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Orchard Place CEO to leave for Minnesota position

Brock Wolff, CEO of Orchard Place, will leave his position on Oct. 16 to become chief operating officer of Nexus Treatment, a multistate nonprofit children’s organization based in Minnesota. Orchard Place provides a wide range …

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Girls Night in the Village Sept. 20

The John Stoddard Cancer Center will host Girls Night in the Village, a cancer awareness event in the East Village on Thursday at 5 p.m. The event kicks off at the State Historical Building with …

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Key dates for health-care providers

Oct. 1, 2012
• Medicare quality bonuses begin
• Standardized bill coding and electronic medical records requirements start
• Penalties begin for excess readmissions

Jan. 1, 2013
Increased Medicaid payments for primary care doctors take …

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1.1.14 Health-Care Reform: How will health-care providers (and your care) be affected

Editor’s Note: Whether you agree with the law or not, health-care reform is coming. This is part three in a series exploring the effect of the reform on businesses, insurance companies and health-care providers.

Iowa’s …

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New census report shows more Iowans have health insurance

A new U.S. Census Bureau report announced today shows that the percentage of Iowans who lack health insurance declined from 12 percent of the state’s population in 2010 to 10 percent in 2011.

The information was …

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Hospital associations predict Medicare cuts will mean layoffs

The Iowa Hospital Association said Wednesday that  a new report shows that nearly 8,500 jobs in health care and related industries could be lost in Iowa in the next nine years because of federal reductions in Medicare…
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Seminar on reducing unplanned pregnancies Sept. 27

Iowa Initiative, a five-year program led by former Lt. Gov. Sally Pedersen aimed at finding ways to reduce unplanned pregnancies, will highlight its findings at a Sept.  27 seminar at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines …

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Flu shots to be offered at airport

Des Moines International Airport will once again offer flu shots for travelers and airport visitors. The shots will be administered by Wesley Community Services, airport officials announced. Beginning Oct. 10, Wesley Community Services staff will …

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Iowa Radiology upgrades to 3-D mammography scanners

Iowa Radiology P.C. has installed new state-of-the-art digital mammography technology at three of its Greater Des Moines clinics. The diagnostic tools will help doctors detect breast cancers at earlier stages and save more lives.

Iowa …

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Healthiest State Initiative to give update

Officials for the Healthiest State Initiative will give a progress update on Sept. 18.

Officials will release specific details on Iowa’s 2011 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index results and provide an update on the state’s Blue Zones …