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Wellness programs: A new layer of compliance22 Jun 2015
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has proposed rules addressing the extent to which employers may offer incentives to promote participation... Continue Reading
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Hello raises $20M for its Sense sleep tracking device22 Jun 2015
San Francisco-based startup Hello has raised $20 million in a round led by Singapore-based investment firm Temasek for its sleep tracking, bedside... Continue Reading
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Information blocking in Health IT: myth or reality?15 Jun 2015
Do we believe in something we can’t see? The suggestion has been made that some vendors are actively engaged in... Continue Reading
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Electronic records’ time hasn’t arrived15 Jun 2015
I rarely do follow-up columns. I am averaging one every 10 years. And while my last such exercise resulted in... Continue Reading
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Why Health Care IT is still on life support15 Jun 2015
When technology “disrupts” it creates winners and losers. Hello smartphone! So long camera, encyclopedia, newspaper, book, CD, courtship, attention span.... Continue Reading
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Reflections on the Recent past with the ACA08 Jun 2015
This is my 100th column for the Record Searchlight (which also appears here on A News Cafe.com) so it seems like... Continue Reading
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Millions might lose their insurance this month08 Jun 2015
Later this month, millions of people could effectively lose their health insurance in one fell swoop. The Supreme Court heard a challenge... Continue Reading
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Big jump looming in health insurance rates08 Jun 2015
Many Georgians could face double-digit increases in their health insurance premiums next year, based on initial rates sought by insurers.... Continue Reading
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Cover Story: Are e-records healthy for medical practices?18 May 2015
AUBURN – The doctors at Grove Medical Associates aren’t above a bit of friendly competition. So when Office Manager Gail... Continue Reading
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Successful health IT deals are Obamacare agnostic18 May 2015
Obamacare has definitely benefited the health sector. My Forbes colleague Zina Moukheiber makes the case the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and the HITECH Act of 2009... Continue Reading
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