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Feb 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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New risk calculators from the American College of Surgeons aim to help evaluate individual patients’ risks of complications and death from surgical procedures

Feb 02 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Risk calculators, used by heart surgeons for several years, are now being developed for other surgical specialties

Feb 02 2010

Bloomberg

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The nation’s largest publicly traded hospital chains are stalking medical centers that have been hurt by the cost of charity care and unpaid bills in a recession

Feb 01 2010

iHealthBeat

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Revolution Health sent e-mails alerting users that it would discontinue its personal health record service at the end of February

Feb 01 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Companies’ efforts to reduce health-care costs by nudging employees into wellness programs are clashing with a federal law designed to prevent discrimination based on genetics.

Feb 01 2010

theMobileHealthCrowd

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University of Florida engineers have designed versions of the sensor for applications ranging from monitoring diabetics’ glucose levels to detecting possible indicators of breast cancer

Feb 01 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The nation’s largest hospital operator, will pay its private-equity owners a $1.75 billion dividend, believed to be among the biggest ever, after reporting stellar 2009 financial results

Feb 01 2010

theMobileHealthCrowd

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Welch Allyn will showcase its newest suite of core diagnostics product offerings that feature next-generation electronic connectivity technology

Feb 01 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Mr. Obama, responding to growing public concern over deficit spending, will propose as part of his fiscal 2011 budget to freeze basic government spending, outside of national security programs

Feb 01 2010

Washington Post

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Conservative lawmakers in about half the states are forging ahead with constitutional amendments to ban government health insurance mandates

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