Healthcare Data Digest, April 6, 2012 Healthcare Data Digest
April 6, 2012 Volume II Issue 14


Welcome to this week's Healthcare Data Digest. In case you missed any of this week's headlines in our Twitter news feed, you can view them now:

  1. Most States Took Action on ACA's Patients' Bill of Rights, Other Early Reforms

  2. No Difference Found in High Versus Low Dose Aspirin in Preventing Cardiovascular Events

  3. Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs on the Rise

  4. New Chart: Top 5 Uses of Patient Satisfaction Survey Results

  5. High Out-of-Pocket Costs for Children's Asthma Medication Leads to Less Adherence

  6. Memory Problems May Increase in Elderly After Hospital Stay

  7. Timeline to ICD-10: BCBS Michigan Approach is Business-Driven

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© 2012 Healthcare Data Digest by Healthcare Intelligence Network.
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Publisher: Melanie Matthews, mmatthews@hin.com

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