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Aug 17 2010

Bloomberg

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Diabetics who undergo weight-loss surgery need fewer medications to control the condition and have lower health-care costs after the procedure, a study found.

Aug 17 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The study finds that “Americans, who face higher out-of-pocket health care costs, have reduced their routine medical care” much more than people in Britain, Canada, France and Germany.

Aug 17 2010

InformationWeek

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A new report concludes that EHRs will only be able to provide about a third of the data requirements for Stage 1 quality measures outlined in the final rule.

Aug 17 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Among the uninsured, 7.4 percent made two or more visits to an E.R., but so did 5.1 percent of people with private insurance. Medicaid recipients were the heaviest users of E.R.’s, with 15.3 percent of them making two or more visits during the year.

Aug 17 2010

Fiscal Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Democrats, running scared in an election year, are trying to overcome older people’s mistrust of the new health care law

Aug 17 2010

amednews.com

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Investing in an electronic medical records system was not something many physicians late in their careers were probably thinking about a few years ago

Aug 17 2010

Kaiser Health News

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The biggest losers in federal health care reform — the country’s physician-owned specialty hospitals — are on pins and needles

Aug 16 2010

Healthcare IT News

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Ingenix, a leading health information technology and services company, today announced it is acquiring Axolotl, a leading provider of health information exchange (HIE) services

Aug 16 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals have made huge strides against hospital-acquired infections caused by hospital-onset methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, better known as MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus)

Aug 16 2010

New York Times

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Those who are afflicted with chronic conditions are less likely to have Internet access, according to data from Pew.

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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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