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Summary Box: WellPoint to revamp primary care pay

Headlines from the Associated Press  Fri, 01/27/2012 - 13:24

NEW PAYMENT PLAN: Insurer WellPoint Inc. plans to boost primary care reimbursement and start paying for care management it doesn't currently cover to improve quality and save money....


 

Summary Box: WellPoint to revamp primary care pay

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Fri, 01/27/2012 - 13:24

Summary Box: WellPoint to revamp primary care pay Associated Press


 

Wikipedia page on EHR's: ==Disadvantages== material seems to kee...

Health Care Renewal  Fri, 01/27/2012 - 11:42

It's interesting how most of the information below seems to have a hard time "staying put" on the Wikipedia page for "Electronic Health Record" at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_health_record


 

Hard times: Elderly homeless rates jump in NYC

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Fri, 01/27/2012 - 10:52

The number of elderly homeless people in New York City shelters has shot up 55% in the last 10 years, a hidden and growing population among the city’s most vulnerable adults.


 

Talking to Your Pediatrician

WebMD Health  Fri, 01/27/2012 - 08:32

Get tips on how to work with your kid’s doctor to help your overweight child and deal with childhood obesity.


 

Insurer WellPoint to revamp primary care pay

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Fri, 01/27/2012 - 06:14

Insurer WellPoint to revamp primary care pay Associated Press


 

The car: The key to keeping kids off drugs and alcohol

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Fri, 01/27/2012 - 05:02

The best argument against substance use is that it affects the ability to drive, the one things most teens love more than anything.


 

Study Links Cadmium Exposure to Learning Disabilities in Kids

WebMD Health  Thu, 01/26/2012 - 23:02

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Children with high levels of a heavy metal called cadmium in their urine may be more likely to have learning disabilities and/or need special education, a new study shows.


 

Report: Electronic health records still need work

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 01/26/2012 - 23:02

WASHINGTON (AP) -- America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue....


 

Report: Electronic health records still need work

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness  Thu, 01/26/2012 - 23:01

Report: Electronic health records still need work Associated Press