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Insurance plans say health reform bill will drive up premiums

Diana Manos March 18, 2010
As Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill scramble to find votes to pass a healthcare overhaul bill as early as this weekend, America's Health Insurance Plans has launched a nationwide campaign to warn America that premiums will go up if the bill is passed.
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Cogent Healthcare and Seton Medical Center to develop unique hospitalist services

 Industry News Release March 12, 2010
Cogent Healthcare announced a new hospital medicine affiliation with 375-bed Seton Medical Center, located in Daly City, Calif., and the Daly City Hospitalist Medical Group, an existing Seton physician group, to develop a distinctive hospitalist care delivery system.
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Tennessee pediatric IPA chooses ICA’s CareAlign solution to enhance P4P initiatives

 Industry News Release February 26, 2010
Informatics Corporation of America has announced that its CareAlign technology was selected by Tennessee-based Cumberland Pediatrics Independent Practice Association.
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NaviNet offers end-to-end healthcare communications and bill-pay platform

 Industry News Release February 25, 2010
NaviNet, America’s largest real-time healthcare communications network, today revealed its end-to-end healthcare communications solution that allows healthcare providers to interact with health insurers and patients electronically from a single Web portal.
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HealthGrades names America's 50 best hospitals for 2010

 Chelsey Ledue February 24, 2010
The Golden, Colo.-based healthcare ratings organization examined objective patient outcomes over three years at all 5,000 of the nation’s non-federal hospitals.
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Poll: One in four healthcare dollars spent unnecessarily

 Chelsey Ledue February 23, 2010
One in four dollars spent on healthcare in America pays for unnecessary tests and treatments that physicians order to keep from being sued, according to a new Gallup poll.
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HHS spotlights healthcare insurance rate hikes

 Chelsey Ledue February 19, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has unveiled a new report, "Insurance Companies Prosper, Families Suffer: Our Broken Health Insurance System."
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American College of Physicians urges Medicare payment reform

 Diana Manos February 18, 2010
The American College of Physicians said doctors will struggle to provide care without a permanent fix for the flawed Medicare physician payment system.
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Health plans launch initiative to reduce time, expense for physician paperwork

 Chelsey Ledue February 11, 2010
Health plans have launched an initiative to streamline the delivery of care by reducing the time, effort and expense for the paperwork required for each patient office visit.
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What costs $282 million an hour?

 Jay Parkinson, MD February 05, 2010
Healthcare in America. The U.S. spent $2.472 trillion on healthcare last year, according to a paper out today in the journal Health Affairs. That's $282 million an hour.
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Amedisys acquires Arkansas home health agency

 Industry News Release February 03, 2010
Amedisys, Inc., one of America’s leading home health and hospice companies, today announced that it has acquired De Queen Home Health Agency located in De Queen, Arkansas, a Permit of Approval state.
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State of the Union reactions show support for healthcare reform

 Diana Manos January 28, 2010
Reactions to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on Wednesday night were varied in support for Democratic proposals, but stakeholders are in agreement that America needs healthcare reform.
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Bill Clinton speaks out about healthcare reform

 Kester Freeman January 28, 2010
I attended an event this week where Bill Clinton gave a wonderful talk about what happened with recent healthcare reform efforts and where we go from here.
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Premier member hospitals now able to leverage synchronized data

 Industry News Release January 27, 2010
As the healthcare industry moves towards universal data standards to improve patient safety and reduce supply chain costs, 60 healthcare suppliers working with the Premier healthcare alliance have successfully synchronized standardized product data as of December 31, 2009.
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Joint Commission: Hospitals show gains in patient care quality

 Chelsey Ledue January 15, 2010
Accredited hospitals in the United States have steadily improved the quality of patient care over a seven-year period, saving lives and improving the health of thousands of patients, according to The Joint Commission’s annual report.
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Report shows gaps in emergency health preparedness efforts

 Chelsey Ledue December 16, 2009
A new report indicates 20 states aren't doing well in efforts to prepare for public health emergencies.
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MedPAC reveals negative hospital Medicare margins, while AHA criticizes "buy-in" proposal

 Chelsey Ledue December 11, 2009
The American Hospital Association says new data released at the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) meeting shows that Medicare payment for hospital services falls “woefully” short of covering costs.
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Kaiser partners to provide quality improvement programs at safety net hospitals

 Chelsey Ledue December 10, 2009
Kaiser Permanente has launched "Patient Safety Initiative at America's Public Hospitals,” a program designed to enhance patient safety programs at public hospitals to ensure safe, high-quality care for vulnerable and low-income populations.
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WellAWARE Systems raises $7.5M in growth capital

 Industry News Release December 07, 2009
WellAWARE Systems, the leading developer of next-generation wellness monitoring solutions for senior care providers, has closed $7.5 million of growth capital from Valhalla Partners and .406 Ventures.
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Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. Executes Agreement to Acquire a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Located in Dallas, Texas

 Industry News Release December 04, 2009
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., a self-managed, non-traded, real estate investment trust, announced the purchase and sale agreement to acquire a long-term acute care hospital, located in Dallas, Texas, for approximately $27,350,000. The closing of the acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of a number of conditions.
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