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Officials are considering rebuilding some parts of the federally run health-insurance marketplace that have been identified as the key flaws that blocked many consumers from getting coverage.
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On Jan. 1, nearly 200,000 San Diego County residents will qualify for subsidized health insurance under the healthcare reform law, and an additional 100,000 will be newly eligible for Medi-Cal coverage. Local health systems say they are turning to technology to help increase the capacity of their...
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Just a few years ago, when patients had symptoms, they could either call their doctors, go to emergency rooms or tough it out at home. Now options for care designed for consumer convenience are mounting.
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Online reviews posted by customers have cast physicians under the same criticisms normally reserved for restaurants, and it turns out a majority of doctors pay close attention to those appraisals.
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McKesson Health Solutions, part of healthcare services and information technology company McKesson Corp., named Ian Gordon senior VP and general manager for its Decision Management business, effective Sept. 26.
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An unencrypted laptop containing the medical and personal data of more than 3,500 University of California at San Francisco Medical Center patients was stolen from an employee's car in September.
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A decision by the Obama administration to require that consumers create online accounts before they can browse for insurance plans appears to have led to glitches that have frustrated customers.
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St. Francis Medical Center, Lynwood, Calif., named Dr. Judi Binderman its first chief medical information officer, effective Sept. 30.
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Lawmakers adopted a rule effectively outlawing the practice of telemedicine abortions in Iowa on a party-line vote this week.
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The Texas Health Services Authority and the Health Information Trust Alliance are partnering to develop and implement a program that will improve the security of health information for Texas residents.
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