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August 15, 2011
System improves quality of life of employees with chronic disease
Three years ago, Jim Fisher was facing a variety of health challenges. He was overweight, had high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels, and suffered from anxiety and depression.
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August 15, 2011
Ascension Health announces PJP
Ascension Health was formed in 1999, when four provinces of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent DePaul brought the Daughters of Charity National Health System together with the Sisters of St. Joseph Health System, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Nazareth (now part of the Congregation of St. Joseph).
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August 01, 2011
Keeping Up
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August 01, 2011
Saint Joseph Ann Arbor sows produce seeds to grow nutrition awareness
Within the past decade, farmers' markets have sprouted inside the lobbies and in parking lots of hospitals around the U.S.
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August 01, 2011
Volunteers in Bon Secours program journey with rape victims
Since no two victims of sexual assault react in exactly the same manner, the emotional support they require both during and after a forensic examination can vary greatly.
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August 01, 2011
Tap into church networks to improve care for elders, presenters advise
In the post-reform health care environment, providers are going to face a heady challenge: They'll need to provide better care, to more people, for less money.
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August 01, 2011
Physician's order deemed appropriate for clarifying patient wishes
Increasingly, clinicians across the U.S. are using a specific type of physician's order to clarify, in advance of a medical event, people's preferences for receiving life-sustaining treatments including resuscitation and intubation. But some ethicists have wondered whether this tool is compatible with Catholic principles.
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August 01, 2011
Joint Commission releases standards for advanced certification in palliative care
This June, the Joint Commission released standards for its new Advanced Certification Program for Palliative Care.
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August 01, 2011
New CHA videos show how health reform law helps real people
CHA has made available a series of four videos profiling people who have been helped by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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August 01, 2011
Quick and creative thinking needed in a disaster
Two-plus months after a mile-wide, multi-vortex tornado devastated Joplin, Mo., and ravaged its St. John's Regional Medical Center, the hospital is focused on reestablishing services in the area and on preparing to rebuild its campus.