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Apr 26 2010

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The Veterans Affairs Department has used in-home monitoring and teleconferencing systems to cut hospital admissions by 19 percent

Apr 26 2010

Federal Telemedicine News

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Currently, the FDA does not have a clear regulatory pathway for devices intended for home use

Apr 26 2010

Federal Telemedicine News

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Speakers at the Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on April 22nd emphasized the need to use telehealth technologies to improve patient care especially in the aging population

Apr 26 2010

Washington Post

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The Department of Health and Human Services has begun posting a list of breaches of private computerized health records affecting 500 or more individuals – the list already includes more than 60 incidents

Apr 26 2010

New York Times

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A report, issued by the academy’s Institute of Medicine, says that about 40 percent of all advanced clinical trials sponsored by the Cancer Institute are never completed.

Apr 26 2010

PR Newswire

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GTCR, one of the country’s leading private equity firms, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Protection One, a national provider of electronic security alarm monitoring services, for approximately $828 million

Apr 26 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Barely a month later, are Democrats scrambling to pass a new bill that would impose price controls on insurance?

Apr 26 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Home health care—treating sick patients in their homes rather than paying for costly hospitalizations—is the fastest growing area of the health-care industry, aimed at saving billions of dollars every year.

Apr 26 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Health-care giant Johnson & Johnson said the recently enacted U.S. health-care overhaul would take a bite out of financial results this year and next

Apr 26 2010

Washington Times

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What’s it going to cost me?  That’s the single biggest unanswered question about Obama’s new health care overhaul law – and its weak spot

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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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