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Jun 23 2010

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched on Monday a new website detailing its electronic health records incentives program

Jun 22 2010

ideaworks

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Mobile health takes another step forward with the announcement of a new wireless platform that connects medical devices to on-line health services

Jun 22 2010

TheFiscalTimes

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Now that sweeping health care reform has been signed into law, eventually providing health care to 32 million uninsured Americans, the fun begins for companies trying to fine-tune their employer-sponsored health programs

Jun 22 2010

Washington Post

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High-deductible health plans and the health savings accounts (HSAs) that link to them are becoming a familiar fixture on the insurance landscape

Jun 22 2010

Bloomberg

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Americans buying their own health insurance face an average 20 percent increase in premiums, according to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

Jun 22 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Doc Fix contains unwelcome news for hospitals, preventing them from submitting separate claims for inpatient and outpatient therapeutic care provided within 72 hours of an admission

Jun 22 2010

Boston Globe

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Pilot projects around the country have proven that hospital readmission rates can be brought down

Jun 22 2010

New York Times

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A battle has erupted over his nomination, suggesting that Dr. Berwick faces a long uphill struggle to win Senate confirmation

Jun 22 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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After announcing $250 million to bolster the nation’s workforce of primary care providers, the Obama administration announced another $250 million to expand prevention and public health infrastructure

Jun 22 2010

New York Times

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Geisinger now pays the salaries of extra nurses in doctors’ offices to help patients with chronic diseases stay on top of their conditions – WellPoint, Aetna and Cigna are also flirting with the concept

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