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N.Y. hospitals detail flood-proofing measures

By Gale Scott, Crain's New York Business | July 26, 2013

A state health committee examining the impact of floods on New York hospitals learned an important lesson Thursday: Flood-mitigation measures can work.
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DOE study: Fracking chemicals didn't taint water

By Kevin Begos / Associated Press | July 20, 2013

A landmark federal study on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, shows no evidence that chemicals from the natural gas drilling process moved up to contaminate drinking water aquifers at a western Pennsylvania drilling site, the Department of Energy told The Associated Press.
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Racial disparities in life spans narrow, but persist

By New York Times | July 18, 2013

The gap in life expectancy between black and white Americans is at its narrowest since the federal government started systematically tracking it in the 1930s, but a difference of nearly four years remains, and federal researchers have detailed why in a new report.
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Fewer Utah doctors willing to care for Medicaid patients

By Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City) | July 17, 2013

The number of Utah medical providers willing to treat Medicaid patients has been dropping since 2008—even as the number of Utahans on the public health program has climbed, according to new data from state analysts.
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Americans are living longer, but not necessarily healthier, study shows

By Wall Street Journal | July 11, 2013

Americans are living longer than they did two decades ago, but they are losing ground on key measures of health to people in other developed nations, a new study shows.
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Population health drives Medicare spending variation

By Melanie Evans | July 09, 2013

More ailing joints, hearts and other chronic medical conditions may be to blame for higher spending by Medicare in some communities compared with others, new research suggests.
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New insurance option sprouts in Iowa

By Rich Daly | July 08, 2013 | Basic Web

Four of Iowa's largest health systems have joined with the state's new consumer-owned health insurance cooperative plan to offer plans this fall on the new state insurance exchanges.
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Rural hospitals' EHR adoption rate up 257%

By Joseph Conn | July 08, 2013 | Basic Web

The digital divide is still there among rural providers but it appears to be closing, according to a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and new research it references.
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Always on the move | Aging boomers, primary-care doc shortage keep traveling nurses in demand

By Rita Pyrillis | July 06, 2013 | Print Magazine

When registered nurse Patricia Pitts gets called to fill in at a hospital far from her Georgia home, she makes sure to pack the essentials first—a frying pan, a rice cooker, a slow cooker and two ball gowns.
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Under scrutiny | Cardiologists feeling pressure over 70% criterion

By Joe Carlson | July 06, 2013 | Print Magazine

In an era of rising scrutiny of cardiac care, physicians are learning that their legal fates may hinge on one number—70%.
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