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Health and Wellness

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Nurses association: Court ruling on fluoroscopy a ‘setback’ for rural patients in Iowa


A recent ruling by a Polk County district judge prohibits advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) in Iowa from supervising diagnostic procedures that involve the use of real-time X-ray images, or fluoroscopy.

On Oct. 31, Judge …

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Iowa Health program selected to participate in national education initiative

A national initiative aimed to improve patient care through medical education has selected the medical education program at Iowa Health – Des Moines to participate. The Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers (AIAMC), a national …

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Health-care opinion expected during height of presidential campaign

The U.S. Supreme Court said today it will hear challenges to President Barack Obama’s landmark health-care law, setting the stage for the high court’s ruling on the president’s signature accomplishment in the thick of election …

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Iowa Health reorganizes its financial leadership team

Iowa Health reorganizes its financial leadership team Iowa Health System announced it has reorganized its financial leadership team. Katie Marchik, who had served as vice president of finance since 2009, has been appointed vice president…
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84 communities to compete for Blue Zones designation

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has announced that 84 Iowa communities have submitted a statement of interest to become one of 10 demonstration sites for the Blue Zones Project, part of the Iowa Healthiest …

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Will local insurers enter the discount market?


Though Principal Financial Group Inc. does not directly sell discount dental plans, it recently partnered with discount plan provider New Dental Choice, which added the Principal Dental Access Network to the list of dentists that …

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Discount dental plans offer lower-cost alternative


Two years ago, Dr. Steffany Mohan began offering a discount dental plan as an option to patients who didn’t have dental insurance. Today, she estimates that about 20 percent of her patients are enrolled in …

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Meredith wins wellness award

Meredith wins wellness award Meredith Corp. is one of only three companies in the nation to receive a Platinum Well Workplace Award from the Wellness Council of America. The best-in-class platinum award recognizes organizations that…
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Delta Dental donates to oral health initiative

Delta Dental donates to oral health initiative   The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has committed $168,750 over a three-year period to the Iowa Primary Care Association (PCA) for its Community Health Center Capacity Building…
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Stop-smoking summit

The Iowa Tobacco Prevention Alliance and the American Lung Association will convene a tobacco cessation summit from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 19 at the State Historical Building, 600 E. Locust St. Registration is …

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