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Jun 11 2010

Bllomberg

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Independent pharmacies say they are getting squeezed by a CVS Caremark Corp. drug refill program that restricts where participants can buy prescriptions.

Jun 11 2010

Bloomberg

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The ceramic joint made by Wright Medical Group Inc. shattered, leading to an infection and four more surgeries

Jun 11 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Kaiser Permanente researchers say their ability to control enrollees’ cardiovascular risk factors has led to a decrease in the worst kind of heart attack, called an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Jun 11 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Hospitals have renovated facilities and purchased specialized medical products ranging from blood pressure cuffs to commodes to post-mortem bags to handle their largest patients

Jun 11 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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In new paper called “Pathways For Physician Success Under Health Care Payment And Delivery Reforms,” author says new payment reform proposals vary from the current payment system in at least one of five ways

Jun 11 2010

Crains

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Lewis Computer Services, a provider of software and complementary products designed for home health care agencies, was acquired by Healthcare first

Jun 11 2010

EON

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Castlight Health, the first company to empower consumers with information to effectively navigate the health care system, today announced that it has raised $60 million in Series C funding

Jun 11 2010

BusinessWire

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U.S. HealthWorks announced the acquisition of the Sierra Occupational Services, expanding the number of U.S. HealthWorks operated medical centers to 66 in California and 134 nationwide

Jun 10 2010

Healthcare IT News

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Healthrageous, a new personalized health technology company, has landed $6 million in financing to bring to market technologies developed at the Boston-based Center for Connected Health

Jun 10 2010

Wall Street Journal

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TSO3 Inc. (TOS), maker of medical-sterilization equipment, suffered a setback Tuesday when the FDA requested more tests on its new sterilization product. This could delay approval of the product until the fall.