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UnityPoint Health CEO announces retirement

  Bill Leaver

Bill Leaver, president and CEO of UnityPoint Health, announced today he will retire from the organization in January 2016. Kevin Vermeer, UnityPoint’s chief strategy officer, has been named Leaver’s successor.

 

Vermeer will …

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UnityPoint Health CEO announces retirement

  Bill Leaver

Bill Leaver, president and CEO of UnityPoint Health, announced today he will retire from the organization in January 2016. Kevin Vermeer, UnityPoint’s chief strategy officer, has been named Leaver’s successor.

 

Vermeer will …

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Legislation takes aim at Iowa’s medical error resolution process

Associations representing Iowa’s legal and medical professions have found common ground with proposed legislation aimed at reducing medical error rates and their corresponding costs in Iowa.


How new legislation could curb medical errors A form…
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How new legislation could curb medical errors

Associations representing Iowa’s legal and medical professions have found common ground with proposed legislation aimed at reducing medical error rates and their corresponding costs in Iowa. 

The measures, Senate Study Bill 1176 and House Study …

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Plan ahead to beat the ‘spring forward’ blahs

Here’s a statistic to yawn about. Six out of 10 U.S. adults feel adverse effects from daylight savings time the Monday after turning their clocks forward, and 40 percent of adults say it takes them …

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Red Cross to conduct disaster exercises this week

The Iowa Region of the American Red Cross will conduct disaster exercises this week during a statewide gathering in Des Moines. Starting on Tuesday, disaster volunteers from across the state will gather in Des Moines …

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Athena GTX, Optimae partner on home health monitoring

Athena GTX Inc., a Des Moines-based maker of wireless remote medical monitors, announced it has entered into a partnership agreement with Optimae LifeServices Inc. in Adel, in which Athena will provide its WiMed telemedicine device …

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Athena GTX, Optimae partner on home health monitoring

Athena GTX Inc., a Des Moines-based maker of wireless remote medical monitors, announced it has entered into a partnership agreement with Optimae LifeServices Inc. in Adel, in which Athena will provide its WiMed telemedicine device …

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Erickson to lead Stoddard Cancer Center

Sarah Erickson has been named executive director for John Stoddard Cancer Center, UnityPoint Health – Des Moines officials announced on Friday. Erickson

Sarah Erickson

was previously the outpatient manager for the cancer center. As outpatient …

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Iowa slips to 16th in Healthiest State rankings

 

Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative announced today that Iowa’s ranking in the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index has dropped from 10th last year to 16th in the nation this year.

 

Officials were quick to point out, however, that …