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American Well Drives Telehealth Into Mainstream Healthcare
Healthcare Technology Online (press release) Access to healthcare providers via telehealth services grew rapidly in 2011, as increasing numbers of consumers gained the ability to conduct online visits from their homes or workplaces – promising improved access to quality care at a low cost. |
 Globe and Mail |
Canada's aging population will strain the health-care system
Globe and Mail A report by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences more than a year ago suggested that patients with chronic health conditions should be able to access care with a team of clinicians who can co-ordinate those services throughout their lives. |
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Caprock Home Health Services shares important news for Medicaid patients
LubbockOnline.com IMPORTANT INFORMATION – Changes are coming March 1 for Medicaid patients in Texas who receive in-home care services. Caprock Home Health Services, Inc. offers valuable information to ensure patients receive uninterrupted service. |
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Cherokee health services undergo revamp
Muskogee Daily Phoenix By Wendy Burton Phoenix Staff Writer — Cherokee Nation Health Services is stripping away red tape and applying better practices to improve patient care with 28 projects. Some of the projects affect every aspect of patient care, and others affect the … |
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International researcher studies health care issues at NMSU
Las Cruces Sun-News Although the health care system in the US may be imperfect, an international researcher is collaborating with colleagues at New Mexico State University to study what practices are successful in order to help cure health care woes in her native Armenia. |
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Morton Meyerson Joins Encore Health Resources' Board of Directors
MarketWatch (press release) HOUSTON, Feb 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Encore Health Resources, a leading provider of advanced healthcare information technology (HIT) consulting services, today announced that it has named Morton H. Meyerson a new member of its Board of Directors. |
 MedCity News |
Watch local 2012 Super Bowl ads from several hospitals, healthcare systems
MedCity News Healthcare was nowhere to be found between Budweiser and Clint Eastwood Super Bowl commercials. Instead, healthcare systems chose the local route for their 2012 Super Bowl advertising. If you were in California, Minnesota, Ohio, Virginia or other … |
 NOLA.com |
LSU system planning on severe mental health cuts
FOX 8 News WVUE-TV Mayor Mitch Landrieu makes a plea to state leaders for the sake of the city's mental health services. The LSU hospital system braces for nearly $30 million in cuts from the state, and now, more than 39 mental health beds are on the line. Mayor Landrieu urges state leaders to reconsider mental health cutsNOLA.com LSU hospital system plugs budget holeThe Advocate |
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Insurance lags on wound care
Minneapolis Star Tribune Local chronic wound care companies said they are struggling to get reimbursed by health insurance, even as demand climbs. Gary Christoferson and wife, Karin, in their Brooklyn Park townhouse, where she uses the TruHeal system on a leg wound that … |
 WisconsinWatch.org |
Mental health care on campus: Need up, services down
St. Louis Beacon More college students are arriving on campus reporting serious mental health problems and more students are threatening suicide than in the past. But some college counseling services, such as those at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, … Gaps persist in campus mental health servicesWisconsinWatch.org Amid surge in demand, UW students combat mental health stigmasLa Crosse Tribune |