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Emergency rooms gaining power in US healthcare, study finds
The Hill (blog)
Emergency departments (EDs) play an increasingly important role in U.S. healthcare by sorting through possible hospital admissions and supplementing the work of primary care doctors, according to a new study. The RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research ...

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Research and Markets: US Healthcare IT Market Outlook to 2017
Fort Mills Times
With the cloud computing making a buzz, the U.S. Healthcare IT market is poised to reach new heights. Increasing acceptance of E-health and M-health among medical professionals and hospitals; growing awareness for quality among patients; active ...

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NavGate Takes Changing U.S. Healthcare System by Storm with Revolutionary ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
NavGate Takes Changing U.S. Healthcare System by Storm with Revolutionary, App-Driven Health and Care-Planning Tools. May 15, 2013 11:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time. MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NavGate Technologies is thrilled to announce ...

NavGate Takes Changing US Healthcare System by Storm with Revolutionary ...
Fort Mills Times
NavGate Takes Changing U.S. Healthcare System by Storm with Revolutionary, App-Driven Health and Care-Planning Tools. MADISON, Wis. --. NavGate Technologies is thrilled to announce a ground-breaking new version of its award-winning CareOptions ...

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NavGate Takes Changing U.S. Healthcare System by Storm with Revolutionary ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
NavGate Technologies is thrilled to announce a ground-breaking new version of its award-winning CareOptions OnLine (COOL™). Now completely app-based and cloud-accessed, the new COOL version @pp 3.0 outshines any other app-based system ...

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NavGate Takes Changing US Healthcare System by Storm with Revolutionary ...
Wall Street Journal (press release)
NavGate(R) Technologies is thrilled to announce a ground-breaking new version of its award-winning CareOptions(R) OnLine (COOL(TM) ). Now completely app-based and cloud-accessed, the new COOL version @pp 3.0 outshines any other app-based ...

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US Healthcare IT Market Outlook to 2017
Sacramento Bee
With the cloud computing making a buzz, the U.S. Healthcare IT market is poised to reach new heights. Increasing acceptance of E-health and M-health among medical professionals and hospitals; growing awareness for quality among patients; active ...

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US Healthcare IT Market Outlook to 2017
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
With the cloud computing making a buzz, the U.S. Healthcare IT market is poised to reach new heights. Increasing acceptance of E-health and M-health among medical professionals and hospitals; growing awareness for quality among patients; active ...

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US Healthcare IT Market Outlook to 2017
PR Newswire (press release)
With the cloud computing making a buzz, the U.S. Healthcare IT market is poised to reach new heights. Increasing acceptance of E-health and M-health among medical professionals and hospitals; growing awareness for quality among patients; active ...

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Across the US, healthcare organizations suffer data breaches
FierceHealthIT
Indiana University Health Arnette in Lafayette, Ind., announced last week that an employee's password-protected laptop with patient information--including names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, diagnoses and dates of service--was stolen from a ...

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Extendicare to Split North American Operations, Cites US Healthcare Reform
Senior Housing News
Extendicare Inc. (TSX: EXE) will split up its U.S. and Canadian businesses, the company announced in its first quarter 2013 results . The company's board of directors cited contrasting regulatory environments between the two nations have “long ...

UPI.com
US Medicare supplemental coverage linked to higher spending
UPI.com
U.S. Medicare supplemental coverage linked to higher spending. |. | · Tweet. Medicare recipients attend at a news conference celebrating the 46th anniversary of Medicare in Washington on July 27, 2011. UPI/Kevin Dietsch. License photo. Published: May ...

To reduce US healthcare costs the billing system much change
Big News Network.com
The article, "Achieving Health Care Cost Containment Through Provider Payment Reform That Engages Patients and Providers," also said: "Ending fee-for-service payment -- the predominant U.S. healthcare payment model where services are paid for ...

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UPI.com
To reduce US healthcare costs the billing system much change
UPI.com
The article, "Achieving Health Care Cost Containment Through Provider Payment Reform That Engages Patients and Providers," also said: "Ending fee-for-service payment -- the predominant U.S. healthcare payment model where services are paid for ...

US healthcare spending growth to remain low, says Fitch
Stock Market Wire
StockMarketWire.com - The growth in US healthcare spending will continue to be held down by the sluggish economy, the continued shift of costs from the employer to the employee, and the movement towards value-based reimbursement models, Fitch ...

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Fitch: US Healthcare Spending Growth Expected to Remain Low
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
NEW YORK — The growth in healthcare spending will continue to be held down by the sluggish economy, the continued shift of healthcare costs from the employer to the employee, and the movement towards value-based reimbursement models, Fitch ...

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Fitch: US Healthcare Spending Growth Expected to Remain Low
Fort Mills Times
The growth in healthcare spending will continue to be held down by the sluggish economy, the continued shift of healthcare costs from the employer to the employee, and the movement towards value-based reimbursement models, Fitch Ratings says.

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Fitch: U.S. Healthcare Spending Growth Expected to Remain Low
Business Wire (press release)
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The growth in healthcare spending will continue to be held down by the sluggish economy, the continued shift of healthcare costs from the employer to the employee, and the movement towards value-based reimbursement ...

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Republicans refuse to name members to US healthcare panel
Reuters
The move reflects a ratcheting-up of Republican opposition to Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is only months away from bringing sweeping reforms to the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare system including healthcare coverage for ...

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Republicans refuse to name members to US healthcare panel
TrustLaw
The move reflects a ratcheting-up of Republican opposition to Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is only months away from bringing sweeping reforms to the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare system including healthcare coverage for ...

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