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June 01, 2014
Mercy begins ‘new era in medicine' with construction of virtual care hub
Mercy launched what Lynn Britton, its president and chief executive, called "a new era in medicine" May 13 with an inventive virtual groundbreaking for the nation's first virtual care center in Chesterfield, Mo.
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June 01, 2014
Ascension Health, CHE Trinity Health form network in Michigan
Ascension Health and CHE Trinity Health have formed a clinically integrated network of health care providers in Michigan to support a population health management approach to health care and to service "value-based" health plan products, including insurance that will be sold through public and private health insurance marketplaces.
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June 01, 2014
Abolishing human trafficking requires individual, public actions
When Ima Matul learned, with the rest of the world, of the April 15 kidnapping of nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls by the extremist group Boko Haram — and when she heard of the terrorists' threat to sell the young women — she was filled with concern for the victims.
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May 15, 2014
Keeping Up
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May 15, 2014
Mercy brings electronic health record services to market
Mercy Technology Services, a shared services organization that is part of Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy, is building on its experience with the Epic electronic health record to offer related services outside of the Mercy system, particularly to small and mid-sized hospitals.
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May 15, 2014
Price estimator tool starts financial conversations with patients to avoid surprises
St. Joseph Regional Health Network, a Catholic Health Initiatives system in Reading, Pa., is providing pricing transparency and countering sticker shock with careful and thorough financial counseling for its patients.
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May 15, 2014
Franciscan sister's hobby produces delicious results
Last fall, as Sr. Louise Hembrecht, OSF, was walking the grounds of the motherhouse and convent of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity in Manitowoc, Wis., she took note of the many maple trees around her and wondered: What would it take to tap those trees and harvest the sap to make syrup?
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May 15, 2014
Signs of progress evident at St. Francis de Sales Hospital
Construction is in full swing at the St. Francis de Sales Hospital complex, and that's a welcome sign of progress here in Haiti's capital city.
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May 15, 2014
Researchers explore mindfulness as preventive medicine
Veteran Karen Breeze, 66, of Lisle, Ill., left military service 45 years ago, after serving as the first female computer programmer in the Marine Corps from 1966 to 1969, during the escalation of the Vietnam War.
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May 15, 2014
Training for a quick and adept medical crisis response
The West Hartford Police Department in Connecticut trains police officers, members of the military and firefighters in how to assist critically injured members of the public and other emergency responders, and in how to provide self-care if injured or wounded.