Legacy health records and medical delivery systems were never designed for transparency and portability.

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AdvaMed member companies produce the medical devices, diagnostic products and health information systems that are transforming health care through earlier disease detection, less invasive procedures and more effective treatments.

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These patients will be seen by health systems and physicians in the lowest cost settings, which are medical office buildings.

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The company sells medical and surgical supplies, skin infection prevention products, dental products and health information systems in this sector.

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Admittedly, this American advantage in entrepreneurship and medical care innovation cannot be laid solely at the feet of our competitors having adopted national health systems.

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Among the largest underlying components of RYH, in trading today Quest Diagnostics, Inc. ( NYSE: DGX) is up about 0.4%, Medco Health Solutions, Inc. ( NYSE: MHS) is up about 0.1%, and Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ( NYSE: VAR) is higher by about 2.2%.

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Whether it is through an accountable care organization (ACO) or bundled payment to a patient-centered medical home, insurance companies and government health programs like Medicare are moving toward so-called value-based payment systems and away from fee-for-service medicine.

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