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Jul 06 2010

Healthcare IT News

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Obama announced a $795 million government program to develop broadband access in rural parts of the country. Among the beneficiaries will be 900 health care facilities.

Jul 06 2010

Quicken

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HMS has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Allied Management Group, a leading provider of fraud, waste, and abuse prevention and detection solutions for health care payors

Jul 06 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Study Finds Doctors’ Orders Help Patients Get Preferred End-Of-Life Treatment

Jul 06 2010

Reuters

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USPSTF calls for all women to be screened for osteoporosis starting at age 65, or earlier (of any age) if deemed to have higher risks – the group’s last guidelines said that high-risk women should not begin screening until age 60

Jul 06 2010

Reuters

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Hospital performance on clinical process measures is associated with the quantity and quality of local economic and human resources. Medicare’s hospital pay-for-performance program may exacerbate inequalities across regions

Jul 06 2010

California Healthcare Foundation

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A new study has found that nursing home patients participating in a program enabling them to record their wishes for end-of-life treatment are far less likely to receive unwanted

Jul 06 2010

Washington Post

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Health Reform  – overall costs appear modest at this point, split among taxpayers, employers and individuals who directly benefit, although the biggest part of the health care expansion is still four years away

Jul 06 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Medicare beneficiaries who use certain durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies could see average price reductions of about 32% off the current cost of those items

Jul 06 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Millions are not getting the tests that could save thousands of lives, officials for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Jul 06 2010

Fiscal Times

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The new health coverage for uninsured Americans with health problems won’t be cheap — premiums averaging $300 to $600 a month in the largest states

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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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