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Magazine articles on health care providers, pharmaceutical companies, and medical technology.

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Managed Care May 2003	E-Health Gives Kaiser Role In Bioterror Fight Kaiser Permanente has launched a computerized surveillance system designed to alert public health officials to possible disease outbreaks.
Managed Care May 2003 John Carroll	AWP Reimbursement Ruling May Be More Than Meets Eye The managed care industry says that the ramifications of the Supreme Court decision in favor of Kentucky's "any willing provider" statute will be slight. But could that be just wishful thinking?
Managed Care May 2003	Liability insurance premium hikes take bite out of physicians' income No wonder increases in physician liability insurance premiums have caused such uproar over the last year. Data show that physician income rose from 1999 to 2001. Liability insurance premiums skyrocketed, however, siphoning off an even greater portion of physician income.
Managed Care May 2003	Poll: Health care industry needs more regulation The health care industry has its work cut out for it if it intends to gain more of the public's trust.
Managed Care May 2003	Premiums up, benefits down for M+C Premiums continue to rise for Medicare+Choice beneficiaries while the benefit selection gets somewhat narrower, a study funded by the Commonwealth Fund and conducted by Mathematica Policy Research finds. Monthly premiums rose from about $23 in 2001 to about $37 in 2003.
CIO June 1, 2003 Alison Bass	A Big Rollout Bust Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems can reduce medication errors by as much as 86 percent, and save hospitals and doctors' practices billions of dollars, studies show. Yet only 3 percent to 5 percent of American hospitals have fully implemented CPOE systems. What gives?
Inc. June 1, 2003 Leigh Buchanan	The Heart of a Company The birth of a seriously ill child set Kenny Kramm on a course from ordinary guy to extraordinary entrepreneur. His company, FlavorX Inc., flavors liquid medicines for children.
Inc. June 1, 2003 Matthew Fogel	Testing Positive Companies on the frontlines of West Nile and SARS.
Wired June 2003 Brendan I. Koerner	Born Again What's the fastest, cheapest way to develop a wonder drug? Recycle an old one. For biotech companies, reviving remedies that have fallen out of patent may be just what the doctor ordered.
IndustryWeek June 1, 2003 David Drickhamer	Steady As She Goes Electrical products and electronics manufacturers take a bath in 2003. Textile and pharmaceutical firms push on at full speed.
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