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Western Governors Association launches psychiatric nursing master’s program

Western Governors University announced that its College of Health Professions has launched a Master of Science in Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The new degree program is aimed at addressing the nationwide shortage of qualified mental …
By BPC Staff | Feb 25, 2022
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Drug distributors, J&J commit to $26B opioid agreement; Iowa gets $174M over 18 years

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced today the final approval of the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – Cardinal, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen and Johnson & Johnson. Following successful state sign-on and …
By BPC Staff | Feb 25, 2022
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: New parents’ $80K medical bill shows loopholes in No Surprises Act

I recently did a little digging on the new No Surprises Act that went into effect on Jan. 1 — a federal effort to reduce the number of cases of surprise billings by health care …
By BPC Staff | Feb 24, 2022
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Iowa newspapers build COVID data site after state closes its own

Des Moines Register: A new website, the product of a collaboration among Iowa newspapers, will serve as a central source of Iowa COVID-19 data. The project — IowaCovidData.com — is intended to pull together in one …
By BPC Staff | Feb 24, 2022
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UI raises possibility of broader Children’s Hospital window replacement

Cedar Rapids Gazette: In assessing the scope of faulty windows the University of Iowa discovered were installed in the $392.7 million Stead Family Children’s Hospital five years ago, officials have decided to at least replace every …
By BPC Staff | Feb 24, 2022
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Parents sue MercyOne, stranger who fed baby in NICU

Des Moines Register: The parents of a newborn child who was fed and changed by a stranger at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in December have filed a lawsuit against the man and the hospital. At …
By BPC Staff | Feb 23, 2022
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The Iowa Clinic buys land in Kettlestone for multispecialty medical center in Waukee

The Iowa Clinic announced today that it has closed on an acquisition of 7.6 acres of land in the Kettlestone Development in Waukee, where it plans to break ground for a new multispecialty medical center …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Feb 22, 2022
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University of Iowa Health Care VP Brooks Jackson stepping down

Cedar Rapids Gazette: After four years of leading the University of Iowa’s $1.2 billion health care operation, Brooks Jackson, the UI vice president for medical affairs and dean of the nationally ranked UI Carver College of …
By BPC Staff | Feb 18, 2022
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UnityPoint Health names Joiner chief diversity officer

UnityPoint Health has selected Daniel Joiner to lead the health system’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts as its first chief diversity officer, the Corridor Business Journal reported. Joiner, who previously was interim system DEI consultant for UnityPoint Health, led …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Feb 16, 2022
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Jacobson Foundation commits $70M for new patient care tower at UI Hospitals

The University of Iowa announced today that the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation has committed a $70 million gift to the university to support a new patient care building for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Feb 15, 2022