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May 28 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

With the growing number of CMS-approved RAC issues and the impending medical necessity audits on the horizon, the need for RAC tracking software rises daily for providers nationwide.

May 28 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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CDC officials said yesterday that central line-associated bloodstream infections dropped by 18% overall in 17 states that have mandatory reporting laws

May 28 2010

Federal Computer

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The VA has taken a lead role in adopting telehealth strategies, achieving reductions in hospital admissions and shorter hospital stays for the telehealth populations

May 27 2010

eHealthNews.eu

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Intel announced at the World Congress for Information Technology that it will be expanding availability of the Intel® Health Guide in Europe

May 27 2010

nextgov

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Ahh, but why use free government developed software when all the health IT companies on the planet have stuff that sells for around $40,000?

May 27 2010

nextgov

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Federal health premiums will rise by an average of 7.4 percent in 2010, according to the Office of Personnel Management.

May 27 2010

Reuters

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A Kaiser study found that through 2019, federal spending on Medicaid will increase by at least $443.5 billion while states will see an increase of only $21.1 billion

May 27 2010

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As their numbers have grown, from 800 in the 1990s to 30,000 today, medical experts have come to see hospitalists as potential leaders in the transition to the Obama administration’s health care reforms

May 27 2010

Washington Post

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The federal government will bear virtually the entire cost of expanding Medicaid under the new health-care law, according to a comprehensive new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation

May 27 2010

BizJournals

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Access HealthColumbus has assembled the three legs it needs to support conversion to a so-called medical home model starting in January at the nine offices encompassing 68 doctors.

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