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Opposition to Obamacare may doom the GOP

by Admin 05.23.2013

The Republican Party is having a hard time dealing with the rebuke it received in the November elections. Party leaders pretty quickly determined that the growing Hispanic vote could not be ignored and that immigrant bashing might not be the wisest policy to pursue. That’s led to talk of some compromise on immigration reform with [...]

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DOD Says New EHR System Will Not Ease Claims Backlog at VAReporting Technology’s Impact on Healthcare

by Admin 05.23.2013

Department of Defense officials have said the agency’s decision to consider purchasing a commercial electronic health record system will not help reduce the disability claims backlog at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Meanwhile, members of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs are calling on Obama to push DOD to select an EHR system. AP/U-T San [...]

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Study: Online Pharmacist Care Helps Patients Control Blood PressureReporting Technology’s Impact on Healthcare

by Admin 05.23.2013

A new study finds that access to online pharmacist care helps patients with hypertension sustain low blood pressure. While some experts say such interventions are costly, the study authors say they are inexpensive considering the potential health improvements. Reuters, FierceHealthIT. from iHealthBeat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ihealthbeat/~3/oeI3ZX7LW3s/study-online-pharmacist-care-helps-patients-control-blood-pressure.aspx

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Hospital-Acquired Conditions To Remain on Hospital Compare SiteReporting Technology’s Impact on Healthcare

by Admin 05.23.2013

Data on eight key hospital-acquired conditions will continue to be included on the Hospital Compare website, CMS officials clarified. A recent story from Bloomberg erroneously said the website after July would no longer contain the information, officials said. HealthLeaders Media. from iHealthBeat http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ihealthbeat/~3/vIM2su1yh0U/hospital-acquired-conditions-to-remain-on-hospital-compare-site.aspx

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