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Iowa Senate approves telehealth expansion

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Legislation is on its way to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk that would expand access to telemedicine, especially in rural areas facing challenges attracting and retaining health care professionals. House File 2305, approved by …
By BPC Staff | Mar 21, 2018
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An epidemic of errors?

How common are preventable medical errors in Iowa? Are hospitals and doctors taking sufficient steps to prevent medical errors? And how much are medical errors contributing to the high cost of health care? 

According to …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Mar 20, 2018
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Grand View, DMACC start nursing program

Grand View University and Des Moines Area Community College have begun a program that awards Grand View credits to DMACC nursing graduates. Grand View University’s new degree is designed to prepare registered professional nurses to …
By BPC Staff | Mar 20, 2018
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DMACC nursing professor named postsecondary educator of the year

A Des Moines Area Community College nursing professor has received the Iowa Association for Career and Technical Education Postsecondary Educator of the Year award. Melody Bethards, nursing simulation coordinator at DMACC, has been a longtime advocate …
By BPC Staff | Mar 16, 2018
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Aetna, UnityPoint Accountable Care launch new employer health plan option

Health insurer Aetna and UnityPoint Accountable Care L.C. today announced they have formed an accountable care collaboration in Iowa and in central and southern Illinois, along with a new employer health plan option that they …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Mar 15, 2018
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Mercy-Centerville president to retire in August

Clint Christianson, president of Mercy Medical Center-Centerville, has announced his plans to retire from the hospital on Aug. 15, after 21 years in the Mercy system. Mercy-Centerville is one of four campuses owned by Mercy …
By BPC Staff | Mar 14, 2018
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Carver College of Medicine gets $12 million grant for cochlear implant research

The Iowa Cochlear Implant Clinical Research Center at the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine has received a five-year, $12 million grant renewal from the National Institute on Deafness …
By BPC Staff | Mar 13, 2018
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Des Moines’ well-being score slips in national index

If you’re looking for the community with the best overall well-being in the nation, you can’t beat the Naples metro area in Florida. For a third consecutive year, that Gulf Coast community had the highest …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 13, 2018
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Two companies bid to replace AmeriHealth Caritas in Iowa

Iowa officials announced the identity of two companies bidding to replace AmeriHealth Caritas in Iowa’s privatized Medicaid program, reports the Des Moines Register. Missouri-based Centene and Washington, D.C.-based Trusted Health Plan — whose board chair, Tom Scully, …
By BPC Staff | Mar 13, 2018
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Health ranking for Iowa women and children rises

The latest version of America’s Health Rankings places Iowa ninth in the nation when it comes to the health of women, infants and children. The 2018 ranking was the fifth consecutive increase in Iowa’s relative …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 12, 2018