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Six Wisconsin health care systems form statewide network - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Six Wisconsin health care systems form statewide network
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Aurora Health Care and five of the state's largest health systems have created a partnership with the goal of working together to improve health care quality and lower costs. The partnership — announced Wednesday and yet to be named — also hopes to ...
health care groups form statewide partnershipAppleton Post Crescent
Aurora Health Care, five other Wisconsin health care leaders forming statewide ...Milwaukee Business Journal
UW Health, five other providers enter statewide partnershipWisconsin State Journal
Minneapolis Star Tribune -WISC Madison -Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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The Health Benefits Of Aspirin May Outweigh The Risks - Forbes


Forbes

The Health Benefits Of Aspirin May Outweigh The Risks
Forbes
Because of the bleeding risks associated with aspirin, there's been some debate over whether the health benefits are worth this potentially serious risk. But the new study from Queen Mary University of London finds that, if taken over a decade, aspirin ...

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Ebola death toll tops 900; UN considers declaring international health emergency - New York Daily News


New York Daily News

Ebola death toll tops 900; UN considers declaring international health emergency
New York Daily News
The news comes as WHO is holding a two-day emergency meeting to discuss West Africa's Ebola outbreak and its possible impacts on global health. The session, which kicked off Wednesday, is the first time the UN emergency committee will discuss Ebola.
Health Officials Race to Contain Ebola in Africa's Largest CityNBCNews.com
Ebola Death Toll Rises; 932 Confirmed, World Health Organization SaysKKTV 11 News
Ebola: UN health agency to convene emergency meeting on deadly diseaseUN News Centre
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Liberia declares state of emergency over Ebola - CBS News


CBS News

Liberia declares state of emergency over Ebola
CBS News
ABUJA, Nigeria --Liberia's president declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the World Health Organization said the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 932. The new figures come as Nigeria confirmed the death of a nurse of ...
Liberian Health Workers Face Angry Residents Over Ebola DeathsABC News
Ebola Virus Inflicts Deadly Toll on African Health WorkersWall Street Journal
Health Expert: 'No Strategic Plan' For Controlling Ebola OutbreakHuffington Post
BBC News -Minneapolis Star Tribune -UN News Centre
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Gains Under Health Law Show What Is Possible for Other Poor States - New York Times


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Gains Under Health Law Show What Is Possible for Other Poor States
New York Times
We've seen a few polls now that have demonstrated a real, measurable drop in the number of Americans who lack health insurance since the Affordable Care Act's major provisions kicked in this January. Now we finally have a picture of what's happening at ...
Health care (Photo: USA TODAY )The Courier-Journal
More health care coverage, though not enoughMadison.com
Poll: Obama health law is a tale of 2 AmericasYahoo News
WebMD -Press Herald
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Health data exchange a first for California - Sacramento Business Journal


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Health data exchange a first for California
Sacramento Business Journal
Health plans and health systems have done this privately, but state health information exchange efforts have focused on information for treatment, said Pam Lane, deputy secretary for health information at the California Health and Human Services Agency.
Anthem, Blue Shield Announce Development of Health Data ExchangeCalifornia Healthline
HEALTH CARE: Insurers will pool patients' dataPress-Enterprise
2 big health insurers aim to create, share huge records database89.3 KPCC
Yahoo News
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Health data exchange a first for California - Sacramento Business Journal


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Health data exchange a first for California
Sacramento Business Journal
Health plans and health systems have done this privately, but state health information exchange efforts have focused on information for treatment, said Pam Lane, deputy secretary for health information at the California Health and Human Services Agency.
Anthem, Blue Shield Announce Development of Health Data ExchangeCalifornia Healthline
HEALTH CARE: Insurers will pool patients' dataPress-Enterprise
Insurers launch huge health-records info exchangeYahoo News
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Anthem, Blue Shield Announce Development of Health Data Exchange - California Healthline


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Anthem, Blue Shield Announce Development of Health Data Exchange
California Healthline
Health plan members will be notified of this project and can opt out. The insurers expect hospitals, physicians and other insurers in the state eventually to contribute data to the system. Initially, patients will not be able to access their own data ...
Health data exchange a first for CaliforniaSacramento Business Journal
2 big health insurers aim to create, share huge records database89.3 KPCC
Insurers launch huge health-records info exchangeSacramento Bee
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Studies Link Slowdown in Health Care Spending Growth to Recession - California Healthline


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Studies Link Slowdown in Health Care Spending Growth to Recession
California Healthline
About 70% of the slowdown in health care spending growth between 2009 and 2011 was caused by the recent recession, according to a new study published Monday in Health Affairs, the Washington Post's "Wonkblog" reports (Millman, "Wonkblog," ...
The Relationship Between Taxes and Health Care: 5 Things You Need to KnowHuffington Post
Primary Health seeing growth after Affordable Care ActKTVB
The poor continue to fall through health care system cracksPittsburgh Post-Gazette
MSNBC -The Hill (blog) -Jacksonville Daily Record
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Ebola Virus Inflicts Deadly Toll on African Health Workers - Wall Street Journal


Wall Street Journal

Ebola Virus Inflicts Deadly Toll on African Health Workers
Wall Street Journal
The number of people to have died in the worst Ebola outbreak in history has risen to at least 932, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, as overworked hospital staff struggled to quell the epidemic and in many cases became its front-line ...