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Rapidly rising hospital charges have recently placed hospitals in the spotlight. Charges for hospital care have risen sharply, helping fuel overall healthcare inflation. Price increases reflect higher labor and capital costs. Median charges adjusted to current dollars for common hospital stays are shown below.
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Heart disease accounted for approximately 29% of deaths in this country in 2001; of those 16.6% occurred among persons less than 65 years of age. Premature deaths (defined as less than 65 years) from heart disease is still much higher among ethnic groups than among whites as shown below:
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| More women are selecting medicine as a career. However, some medical specialties are more appealing to women than others. The number of graduating seniors in the United States choosing family medicine has declined nearly 50% since 1997, with less than 10% of US medical graduates choosing family medicine in 2004. 
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Venture capital firms are once again beginning to invest money. Venture capital pumped $5.1 billion into start ups in the first quarter of 2004 according to a recent report. It was the first time quarterly investing topped $5 billion in two years.
Biotech and other life science ventures continue to draw more money from VC’s the VentureOne Report shows. VC’s poured nearly $1.5 billion into biotech ventures in the first quarter – a quarterly record. The share of overall VC money going to biotech, nearly 29%, also was a quarterly record. 
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The four countries that appear to be among the world’s fastest growing economies are Brazil, Russia, India and China. The economies of those four countries are estimated to grow from one-seventh of the combined output of the world’s six biggest industrialized nations to 50% by 2025.
However, these four countries suffer from notable levels of costly and debilitating infectious diseases that may have an impact on their economy. India has the world’s highest incidence of Tuberculosis, and the number of new cases of TB in Russia is surging. The following graphs are a benchmark of the disease statistics (and birth and life span data) against those of Mexico for comparison purposes. 
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Medical costs for uninsured Americans will total nearly $125 billion this year, and about one-third, or $40.7 billion, will be uncompensated. The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured reports that federal, state and local government will fund about 85% of the uncompensated care – primarily in the form of disproportionate – share payments to hospitals. Uninsured rates vary by states. Percentages indicate likelihood of being uninsured.
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| With over twenty-five years of clinical and business experience, we have worked with physician practices, hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers and healthcare businesses in 48 states. With focus on strategy, new business development and operational performance improvement, we specialize in integrating the business and clinical aspects of healthcare. Some of our current projects include:
Our team of seasoned health care professionals and executives provide a national perspective.
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