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Apr 23 2010

Wall Street Journal

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

A genetic test can help some heart-transplant patients avoid frequent biopsies, researchers reported Thursday

Apr 23 2010

AP News

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Nearly 4 million Americans will have to pay a penalty if they fail to get health insurance when that element of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law kicks in

Apr 23 2010

New York Times

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Obama’s health care overhaul law will increase the nation’s health care tab instead of bringing costs down, government economic forecasters concluded Thursday in a sobering assessment of the sweeping legislation

Apr 23 2010

Bloomberg

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Telus, Canada’s third-largest wireless carrier, plans to make acquisitions to expand its business providing telecommunication services to the health-care industry

Apr 23 2010

Healthcare IT News

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Patient access to their summary and discharge data is vital because nowadays they are “kicked out” of the hospital to continue recuperation at home

Apr 22 2010

PRNews

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American Well™ announced today that it has signed an agreement to bring American Well’s Online Care services to select Rite Aid patients in select Rite Aid stores

Apr 22 2010

mobihealthnews

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The FDA announced today that it has cleared Proteus Biomedical’s wireless, adhesive sensor technology Raisin, which can track and record a patient’s heart rate, physical activity, body position and other biometrics

Apr 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The changes to Medicaid rebates that are paring some drug companies’ sales and earnings may also cut into already-ailing state budgets

Apr 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Head honchos at medical societies and top editors at their associated journals will have to sever direct financial ties with industry as part of new ethics rules rolled out today

Apr 21 2010

ITNewsOnline

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TANDBERG, the leading global provider of Telepresence, high-definition video conferencing and mobile video today announced that sales for its products and services during 2009 were up more than* 39 per cent in the UK healthcare sector from 2008.

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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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