The 5 things you need to know in the news this week

	LINKEDIN TODAY You are getting weekly emails | Change to Daily Hi Alma, check out the top news 5 articles for you today See all headlines 12 entrepreneurs reinventing health care money.cnn.com - These 12 startups are working to make medical care more affordable and efficient -- a change that could save billions of dollars and save lives. Practice Fusion CareCloud GE Healthcare Why patients are turning less to media and friends for health information ama-assn.org - Consumers' access to physicians and the quality of information available are affecting their level of interest in seeking outside guidance on their conditions. Mayo Clinic For Hospitals, There’s No App For That kaiserhealthnews.org - Hospitals are usually eager to embrace the latest medical technology, but the road to deploying tablet computers has been bumpy. iPads have been available since April 2010, but less than one percent of hospitals... Merraine Group, Inc. Merraine Group, Inc. Doctors at Your Door: House Calls Are Making a Comeback | Healthland | TIME.com healthland.time.com - An old idea is becoming new again. To increase access to high-quality health care for Medicare patients, a newly announced federal program called Independence at Home aims to test the effectiveness of the old-fashioned house... Palo Alto Medical Foundation Top 12 Healthcare Buzzwords for 2012 healthleadersmedia.com - Our second annual list of healthcare buzzwords and catchphrases includes a handful of terms that are really oxymorons. And if you think about it,... Blue Cottage Consulting, Inc. Better. Faster. The New LinkedIn Mobile App for iPhone and Android. Don't want to receive email notifications? Adjust your message settings LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. © 2011, LinkedIn Corporation

LinkedIn Network Updates, 12/28/2011

	Twitter Can Expand Your LinkedIn Network - Add Your Twitter Account Now » LinkedIn Network Updates, Dec 21 - Dec 28 Updates from Your Extended Network Connect with them to see what they're up to Gene Carangal (@genecarangal) RT @mashable : Startup Lets You Get Rid of Stuff Left Over from Your Break-Up - http://t.co/yBC7g2Cf via Twitter Startup Lets You Sell Stuff Left Over from Your Break-Up The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the... Connect with Gene · Reply Joseph Arevalo Ramirez DC RN (@drjosepharevalo) RT @engadget : Apple kicks off 12 Days of iTunes, offers a dozen freebies to last into 2012 http://t.co/wddDmfe9 via Twitter Apple kicks off 12 Days of iTunes, offers a dozen freebies to last... Find yourself something Apple-flavored underneath the Christmas tree yesterday? Need some gentle coaxing into using iTunes? Well, you're in luck; Cupertino's annual download giveaway starts today and runs through January 6th.... Connect with Joseph · Reply aron salinas (@agladiator75) Just liked X-MAS Blend On X-MAS Day at Starbucks http://t.co/oM2jfxW0 (via @oinkapp ) via Twitter Connect with aron · Reply Sarah Moncivais Hope this posted the first time! share Going into private practice is a big and sometimes scary step. Even with the most diligent research and planning, actually making the leap is the best way to learn what to do—and what not to do—as you leave the safety of a... Connect with Sarah · Comment View All Updates   How about these people? ma del carmen leal guerra Janie Vargas Brenda Figueroa Priscilla Romo Adriana Dorado Alejandra Valadez Díaz Susana Reynosa itzamara olivarez
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The 5 things you need to know in the news this week

	LINKEDIN TODAY You are getting weekly emails | Change to Daily Hi Alma, check out the top news 5 articles for you today See all headlines This One Leadership Quality Will Make or Break You forbes.com - One of the most often overlooked aspects of leadership is the need for pursuit. Great leaders are never satisfied with traditional practice, static thinking, conventional wisdom, or common performance. In fact, the best leaders... LinkedIn IBM Culver Careers HHS names Pioneer ACOs modernhealthcare.com - HHS on Monday announced the 32 organizations the agency selected from among 80 applicants to participate in the Pioneer accountable care organization model. Overseen by the CMS Innovation Center, the Pioneer ACO model will test... Ascentia Health Care Solutions, LLC. The primary care doc fix is in  kevinmd.com - The formula is remarkably simple: more primary care access led to healthier populations which led to less money spent. Patients Want To Read Doctors' Notes, But Many Doctors Balk : NPR npr.org - Patients have the legal right to see their doctor's notes, but actually getting them can be slow and expensive. Two new surveys say patients overwhelmingly want to read the notes. But doctors are much more dubious about the... Institute for Health Technology Transformation Nurse practitioners don't improve readmissions fiercehealthcare.com - Although adding a nurse practitioner (NP) to a care team can improve the discharge process, it doesn't decrease patient readmissions, according to a study published in this month's Journal of Read more... Better. Faster. The New LinkedIn Mobile App for iPhone and Android. Don't want to receive email notifications? Adjust your message settings LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. © 2011, LinkedIn Corporation