http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare Health Care Blog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:11:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 en Employers Predict Their Health Costs Will Rise 5.9% Next Year http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/employers-predict-their-health-costs-will-rise-59-next-year http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/employers-predict-their-health-costs-will-rise-59-next-year#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:11:34 +0000 mewens money saving 10 1 employers estimate read rise an average per employee costs http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/employers-predict-their-health-costs-will-rise-59-next-year MEwens

If they made no money-saving changes, per-employee costs would rise by an average of 10.1%, employers estimate.

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]]> http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/improved-health-care-to-keep-milliions-out-of-poverty/feed/ How Much Would You Pay for a Remote Health Monitoring Device? http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/how-much-would-you-pay-for-a-remote-health-monitoring-device http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/how-much-would-you-pay-for-a-remote-health-monitoring-device#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:34:30 +0000 monitoring programs prove effective read shoulder costs mewens insurance companies http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/how-much-would-you-pay-for-a-remote-health-monitoring-device MEwens

Insurance companies may be willing to shoulder some costs if monitoring programs prove effective.

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]]> http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/how-much-would-you-pay-for-a-remote-health-monitoring-device/feed/ Call for a Randomized Trial to Settle the Low-Carb Diet Questions http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/call-for-a-randomized-trial-to-settle-the-low-carb-diet-questions http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/call-for-a-randomized-trial-to-settle-the-low-carb-diet-questions#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:23:40 +0000 a plant based low carb diet and longer life read low carb diets suggests an association observational study katherine hobson a http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/call-for-a-randomized-trial-to-settle-the-low-carb-diet-questions Katherine Hobson

A recent observational study on low-carb diets suggests an association between a plant-based low-carb diet and longer life.

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]]> http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/call-for-a-randomized-trial-to-settle-the-low-carb-diet-questions/feed/ ‘World Class Virus Hunter’ To Head Up the Latest XMRV Study http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/%e2%80%98world-class-virus-hunter%e2%80%99-to-head-up-the-latest-xmrv-study http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/%e2%80%98world-class-virus-hunter%e2%80%99-to-head-up-the-latest-xmrv-study#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:10:07 +0000 mewens nih head francis collins asked the niaid 8217 head a multi center study the the xmrv cfs conundrum read anthony fauci http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/%e2%80%98world-class-virus-hunter%e2%80%99-to-head-up-the-latest-xmrv-study MEwens

NIH head Francis Collins asked the NIAID’s Anthony Fauci to head up a multi-center study to get to the bottom of the XMRV-CFS conundrum.

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]]> http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/%e2%80%98world-class-virus-hunter%e2%80%99-to-head-up-the-latest-xmrv-study/feed/ What’s It Going to Take To Get the Smoking Rate Below 20%? http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/what%e2%80%99s-it-going-to-take-to-get-the-smoking-rate-below-20 http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/what%e2%80%99s-it-going-to-take-to-get-the-smoking-rate-below-20#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:08:58 +0000 signs secondhand smoke exposure read 40 nonsmokers mewens the cdc http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/what%e2%80%99s-it-going-to-take-to-get-the-smoking-rate-below-20 MEwens

The CDC also said 40% of nonsmokers show signs of secondhand smoke exposure.

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]]> http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/what%e2%80%99s-it-going-to-take-to-get-the-smoking-rate-below-20/feed/ How Much Does Defensive Medicine Cost? One Study Says $46 Billion http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/how-much-does-defensive-medicine-cost-one-study-says-46-billion http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/how-much-does-defensive-medicine-cost-one-study-says-46-billion#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:16:30 +0000 defensive medicine study authors write interpreted caution katherine hobson the findings hard calculate read the cost http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/how-much-does-defensive-medicine-cost-one-study-says-46-billion Katherine Hobson

The findings should be interpreted with caution, study authors write, because the cost of defensive medicine is so hard to calculate.

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]]> http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/how-much-does-defensive-medicine-cost-one-study-says-46-billion/feed/ A ‘Blue Button’ to Help People Download Their Medical Records http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/a-%e2%80%98blue-button%e2%80%99-to-help-people-download-their-medical-records http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/a-%e2%80%98blue-button%e2%80%99-to-help-people-download-their-medical-records#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:16:34 +0000 downloading personal medical info read standards privacy and security mewens a group proposes http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/a-%e2%80%98blue-button%e2%80%99-to-help-people-download-their-medical-records MEwens

A group proposes some standards for privacy and security for downloading personal medical info.

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]]> http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/a-%e2%80%98blue-button%e2%80%99-to-help-people-download-their-medical-records/feed/ Most (But Not All!) State Medical Groups Sign On to Oppose Plaintiff Lawyers’ Tax Break http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/most-but-not-all-state-medical-groups-sign-on-to-oppose-plaintiff-lawyers%e2%80%99-tax-break http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/most-but-not-all-state-medical-groups-sign-on-to-oppose-plaintiff-lawyers%e2%80%99-tax-break#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:09:22 +0000 assumed medical societies and associations north dakota and kansas groups alabama sign the letter katherine hobson 50 states http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/most-but-not-all-state-medical-groups-sign-on-to-oppose-plaintiff-lawyers%e2%80%99-tax-break Katherine Hobson

We assumed medical societies and associations in all 50 states would sign on to the letter, but groups in Alabama, North Dakota and Kansas did not.

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]]> http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/most-but-not-all-state-medical-groups-sign-on-to-oppose-plaintiff-lawyers%e2%80%99-tax-break/feed/ Employer Health Benefits Survey Shows Few Review Plan Quality http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/employer-health-benefits-survey-shows-few-review-plan-quality http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/employer-health-benefits-survey-shows-few-review-plan-quality#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:03:04 +0000 small firms reported reviewing performance indicators clinical and service quality read mewens 5 health plans 8217 http://www.ekstrapalma.com/healthcare/employer-health-benefits-survey-shows-few-review-plan-quality MEwens

Just 5% of small firms reported reviewing performance indicators of health plans’ clinical and service quality.

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