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May 26 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Encryption should be mandatory for one-on-one exchanges between providers regarding treatments, a privacy/security workgroup for the ONC reported last week

May 26 2010

Cisco

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Apollo Hospitals, Asia’s largest health care provider, and Cisco today announced an alliance to help transform health care by accelerating access to affordable and high-quality health care via the Cisco HealthPresenceTM Extended Reach technology

May 26 2010

KaiserHealthNews

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Medical Loss Ratio: The law requires that health insurers spend 85 percent of premiums on medical expenses for customers in the large group market and 80 percent for customers in the small and individual markets

May 26 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Thirty-five percent of surveyed employees said they would consider dropping their employer-provided health insurance if they become eligible to purchase similar plans for a lower cost.

May 25 2010

PRNewswire

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Guardian Analytics, the innovator in predictive analytics-based fraud prevention software, today announced that it has raised $9 million in funding, led by Sutter Hill Ventures with participation by existing investor Foundation Capital

May 25 2010

PR Newswire

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Phreesia, the leading patient check-in company, announced today the close of a $16 million Series D investment

May 25 2010

Washington Post

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And a study published this year found that high caregiving strain among spouses increased the risk of strokes by 23 percent

May 25 2010

Washington Post

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In a blunt warning to the health insurance industry, the Obama administration said Monday it won’t hesitate to block mergers that threaten to stifle competition.

May 25 2010

Washington Post

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The Obama administration asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss Virginia’s challenge of the health-care overhaul law

May 25 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A new Web-based tool seeks to help patients spend less time in the waiting room before seeing their doctor

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