Healthcare Data Digest, July 6, 2012 Healthcare Data Digest
July 6, 2012 Volume II Issue 27


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. Regular, Moderate Coffee Drinking May Reduce Heart Failure Risk

  2. Duplicate Spending on Healthcare Services for Veterans Costs Billions

  3. Hospitals' Communication During Residency Matching May Lead to Stress for OB-GYN Residents

  4. New Chart: Top 5 Tools to Identify Patients at Risk for Readmissions

  5. Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Weight Gain in Some Older Women

  6. Study Finds Addiction Treatment Neglected by U.S. Medical System

  7. Diets, Doctors and Obesity: Heavier Weight for Primary Care

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