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Top U.S. Policy And Industry Leaders In Miami To Discuss The Future Of Health Business & Policy, Post-Election

 Industry News Release January 16, 2013
In the wake of the 2012 U.S. presidential and congressional elections, the University of Miami School of Business Administration will bring together some of the nation's top health care policy and industry leaders for The Business of Health Care Post-Election, a conference focused on the future of health care reform and what it means for health care organizations and business in general (www.bus.miami.edu/healthcare2013)
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National Minority Quality Forum urges Congress to abolish IPAB

 Industry News Release March 01, 2012
Dr. Gary A. Puckrein, President and CEO of the National Minority Quality Forum, today released the following statement of concern regarding the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB).
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Gingrich foreshadows future healthcare efforts

 Tom Sullivan May 03, 2012
Expressing that he did not communicate some of his healthcare plans very well, Newt Gingrich, during his farewell speech, touches on how he intends to keep working to better healthcare.
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Healthcare associations congratulate Obama, press issues for next term

 Rene Letourneau November 08, 2012
Officials from AHIP, AAFP, AMA and several others call on President Obama, presenting a number of issues of import to their constituencies.
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Pennsylvania previews parties' cost-containment messaging

 Frank Irving April 24, 2012
President Barack Obama and GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney will have to strike the fine balance of containing costs while deciding where they stand on Medicare expansion, as Tuesday's primary in Pennsylvania displays.
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Obamaneycare: Trotskyite takeover or big company bail out?

 Mike Miliard June 15, 2012
Some Republicans are already finding things they like in the Affordable Care Act. And while the Obama administration fails to explain the law's benefits to Americans, Romney's disingenuous campaigning about the ACA's conservative roots might be finally catching up to him.
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Sen. Udall drafting bill to kill telemedicine barriers

 Mary Mosquera February 02, 2012
Legislation is needed to streamline medical license portability among states to accelerate telemedicine in the absence of market changes.
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Obama, Romney trade minor healthcare barbs in second debate

 Tom Sullivan October 17, 2012
President Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney wove healthcare issues such as contraception and rising premiums into a discussion dominated by other topics.
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National Health IT Week: Celebrating HIT as an essential tool

 Carolyn M. Clancy, MD September 10, 2012
In which AHRQ director Carolyn Clancy, MD, reflects on health IT as fundamental for care quality and discusses AHRQ’s progress, projects and products.
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3 truths of health data exchange

 Andrew Fitzpatrick July 10, 2012
By handling data transfer more efficiently and securely we can reduce costs while improving patient care. But there is a cost to achieving this on an industry-wide basis.
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SCOTUS majority embraces individual mandate, ACA

 Mary Mosquera June 28, 2012
The historic and controversial Supreme Court ruling brings some certainty on how health care may proceed in the future.
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Audiovisual tools combine with health to engage patients

 Mary Mosquera November 30, 2012
Videos and other tools promote patient-provider communications and patient involvement with their health, leading to better outcomes.
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PwC finds gap between voters and healthcare agenda in Washington

Chris Anderson November 29, 2012
A new report determined that respondents continue to be dissatisfied with the Affordable Care Act, want Obama to focus on care costs, including reducing pay for doctors and hospitals.
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The John A. Hartford Foundation receives a federal innovation grant to expand IMPACT depression care model into western states and Alaska

Industry News Release August 03, 2012
The John A. Hartford Foundation has received a multi-year, multi-million dollar Social Innovation Fund (SIF) award for a program to improve depression care in medically underserved rural communities in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. The SIF, which is an initiative of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), awarded the Foundation a two-year, $2 million grant.
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New study finds use of generic prescription drugs saved consumers and the U.S. health care system $1 trillion over past decade

Industry News Release August 03, 2012
The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) released an independently conducted analysis showing that the savings to consumers and the U.S. health care system from the use of generic prescription drugs has risen to a current rate of $1 billion every other day — totaling $193 billion in 2011 and more than $1 trillion over the last 10 years(2002-2011).
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Emergency medicine organizations herald Office of Emergency Care Research as an investment in the future

Industry News Release August 01, 2012
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) today lauded the announcement by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) about the creation of a new Office of Emergency Care Research (OECR) as a gift to emergency patients everywhere.  The NIH is the largest federal agency dedicated to medical research.  The formation of the OECR has been heralded as a significant advance for emergency medicine investigators and emergency patients.
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Report gives many hospitals a C in patient safety

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org June 06, 2012
In a contested new report, Leapfrog Group finds surprises among well-respected hospitals, but notes that even public hospitals can choose to be safe.
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US Department of Labor launches virtual network to highlight job opportunities and training in health care field

 Industry News Release April 16, 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a new online tool that will allow current and prospective health care workers to explore more than 80 different occupations, identify local education and training programs, and tap into current job listings. Through the Virtual Career Network, users also can learn how previous experience such as military or on-the-job training can be applied toward a health care career, take free online courses and find sources of financial aid.
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Will health IT bipartisanship survive the elections?

 Mike Miliard February 06, 2012
Parties and candidates will inevitably stoke the health reform debate fires between now and November but the one aspect they all seem to agree on, at least publicly, is the raft of benefits health IT brings. But the survival of HIT's bipartisan nature will ultimately be a matter of federal funding -- and not all health-centric technologies are equal.
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Commentary: Will HITECH money be there tomorrow?

Roberta Mullin November 21, 2011
ONC head Farzad Mostashari, MD, and Dr. Ernie Fletcher, former Governor of Kentucky, share their thoughts on the question.
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