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Jan 29 2010

HealthcareTechnologyNews

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Use of “fully functional” EHR’s remains stubbornly low at 6.3%; use of basic systems rose to 20.5%; use of “any EMR/EHR system” has climbed to 43.9%

Jan 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Novartis agreement to settle allegations involving marketing of an epilepsy drug is the latest in a string of cases showing that improper marketing practices are still a problem

Jan 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The chairman of the drug industry’s main trade group in the U.S. said the group “hasn’t withdrawn support” for the version of health-care reform passed by the Senate

Jan 29 2010

Washington Post

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President Obama’s health care appeal failed to break the congressional gridlock Thursday, dimming hopes for millions of uninsured Americans

Jan 29 2010

Bloomberg

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When the President challenged lawmakers this week to “let me know” if they had a better idea how to overhaul health care, several Republicans shot up their hands

Jan 28 2010

Dark Daily

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Spectrum Laboratory announced a merger with Carilion Labs  – the combined enterprise will have revenue of $300 million and be one of the nation’s larger clinical laboratory companies

Jan 28 2010

BusinessWeek

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Boosting co-pays for doctor visits and other outpatient care reduces seniors’ use of those services, but may sharply increase hospitalizations

Jan 28 2010

rediff.com

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In an emerging trend, doctors are joining hands with VC’s, drug firms and medical equipment vendors to set up advanced medical care facilities at low costs.

Jan 28 2010

Wall Street Journal

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5minutes Ltd. and Prevention magazine are betting that consumers will increasingly integrate health and lifestyle content into their daily Web use

Jan 28 2010

Reuters

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Older people who have higher co-payments are more likely to end up in the hospital, making their treatment more costly, according to U.S. study

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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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