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Incentives push doctors to electronic medical records
Incentives push doctors to electronic medical records WASHINGTON -- More than half of doctors' offices and 80% of hospitals that provide Medicare or Medicaid will have electronic health records by the end of the year, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday. "We have reached a ... Sebelius: Electronic medical record use has reached 'tipping point' The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area Report: 55 percent of doctors now using electronic medical records Wednesday ... Business Record all 4 news articles »

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New LA law on medical marijuana shops faces hazy future
KCET New LA law on medical marijuana shops faces hazy future Los Angeles voters took regulation of the city's medical marijuana shops into their own hands Tuesday, embracing a ballot measure to sharply reduce the number of dispensaries in the city. But as in all things related to pot policy, the future of the ... Los Angeles voters approve limiting medical marijuana shops Reuters LA Voters Pass Plan to Curb Medical -Cannabis Outlets Bloomberg Medical Marijuana: LA voters approve measure to limit number of... Los Angeles Daily News KPBS  - KCET  - NBC Southern California all 59 news articles »

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Sharp limits on LA medical marijuana businesses approved
Sharp limits on LA medical marijuana businesses approved Yami Bolanos, a Proposition D supporter who opened PureLife Alternative Wellness Center in 2006, cried with happiness as the first election results came in, saying she felt as though years of uncertainty about the future of medical marijuana in the ...

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Witness: Michael Jackson passed medical exam 'with flying colors'
Witness: Michael Jackson passed medical exam 'with flying colors' A few months before Michael Jackson's death, AEG executives were told that the performer had passed a medical exam  with flying colors,” an in-house attorney for the company testified Wednesday. Shawn Trell, senior vice president and general counsel ... and more »

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Names of tornado victims released by medical examiner's office
Names of tornado victims released by medical examiner's office Joshua Hornsby says he will always cherish the moments he had with his nine-year-old daughter Ja'Nae, remembering her as energetic, lovable and kind, before she perished in the deadly tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla. Sarah Stewart reports. and more »

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Health officials probe deadly respiratory illness in Alabama
Health officials probe deadly respiratory illness in Alabama Preliminary tests do not indicate the bird flu, nor a new mutation of any known influenza virus, said Dr. Mary McIntyre, an assistant state health officer at the Alabama Department of Public Health . Two patients did test positive for the H1N1 strain of ... Respiratory Illness Cluster Alarms Alabama Health Officials Medscape 'Mystery illness' sickens seven and kills two in Alabama UPI.com Health officials working to determine cause of mysterious illness in southeast ... CBS42 all 54 news articles »

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Why Baby Boomers Need To Get Real About Health And Long
Why Baby Boomers Need To Get Real About Health And Long-Term Care Costs ... Forbes Baby Boomers are in serious denial when it comes to their medical and long-term care costs in retirement. Yes, Medicare provides excellent health insurance (subsidized in large part by taxpayers). But it doesn't come close to paying for a senior's ... and more »

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Two States Seek Help With Health Exchanges
Two States Seek Help With Health Exchanges But both states' health -insurance board chairmen said this week they can't get their computer systems ready by Oct. 1 and need the federal government to help. Open enrollment for currently uninsured Americans to shop and sign up for health insurance on ... and more »

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Hope, Hype, And Health In Silicon Valley
Hope, Hype, And Health In Silicon Valley My experience as a healthcare guy in Silicon Valley seems well described by the technology  hype cycle”   a jolt of excitement when I arrived, thrilled to be immersed in the scene, taking me to the  peak of inflated expectations,” followed by the ...

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Health Costs For Family Of Four Higher Than Year Of Groceries
ThinkProgress Health Costs For Family Of Four Higher Than Year Of Groceries Still, the Milliman report did point to certain aspects the health law is pushing such as the movement to Accountable Care Organizations, or ACOs, that could be  bending the cost curve.” In the health law, ACOs contract with the Medicare health ... Health Care For A Family Of Four Now Costs More Than The Groceries To Feed ... ThinkProgress American Workers' Health Care Costs Increase Again U.S. News & World Report Report: Annual family health costs equal to college tuition Kansas City Business Journal Opposing Views  - Medical Daily all 11 news articles »

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