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Sep 01 2010

BusinessWire

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Availity Acquires RealMed, Adds Award Winning Revenue Cycle Solutions to Suite of Health Information Network Offerings

Aug 31 2010

Washington Times

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Republicans who question whether Don Berwick could have a conflict of interest if medical-device companies or health plans helped make his generous compensation package possible

Aug 31 2010

Kaiser Health News

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The American Medical Association and state medical societies are supporting a proposal by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners on what expenditures insurers can consider medical spending under the new health law

Aug 31 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Almost 2,000 employers and unions will be eligible to submit retirees’ medical bills for reimbursement by a $5 billion federal fund, the Obama administration will disclose Tuesday

Aug 31 2010

businesspress24

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CompuGroup Medical AG has today entered into an agreement for the purchase of 100% of the shares in Visionary Healthware Group

Aug 31 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Healthcare consolidation has begun to attract the attention of anti-trust officials, journalists, and other watchdogs, and the added scrutiny may create a headwind for hospitals looking to make a deal.

Aug 31 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a radio-frequency identification tool that tracks instruments and sponges during surgical procedures.

Aug 31 2010

Washington Post

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The U.S. Department of Labor forecasts that the two fields projected to have the most jobs are technology and healthcare. In the developing area of biomedical and health informatics, you can get the best of both worlds.

Aug 31 2010

Washington Post

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The FDA approved a first-of-its-kind technology: a tiny telescope implanted inside the eye.  The company wouldn’t estimate total costs connected with the procedure but said the device itself costs $15,000.

Aug 31 2010

The Hill

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The Obama administration on Monday named the first two companies empowered to approve the electronic health record (EHR) systems soon to be required of all providers.

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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