Concierge medicine a growing trend in health care
Dayton Daily News
A new trend in health care, concierge medicine, helps patients cut through the maze of pre-approvals and insurance company reimbursements. Patients who use concierge medicine pay a certain amount for a more personal and accessible relationship with ...
CBS Local
Ebola Outbreak Not A Concern In US Say Health Officials
CBS Local
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are monitoring the Ebola outbreak in Africa but say the risk of the deadly germ spreading to the United States is remote. The Centers for Disease Control on Monday sent a health alert to U.S. doctors about the ...
Kansas mental health centers become 'health homes'
Topeka Capital Journal
Mental health centers around Kansas are leading some of the most expensive KanCare recipients through the health care system under a new agreement with the three managed care organizations. The mental health centers are creating “health homes” to ...
New York Times
Newly Insured, Many Now Face Learning Curve
New York Times
PHILADELPHIA — Advocates of the Affordable Care Act, focused until now on persuading people to buy health insurance, have moved to a crucial new phase: making sure the eight million Americans who did so understand their often complicated policies ...
Ohio Abortion Clinic Fined $25K For Shocking Health And Sanitation Violations
Daily Caller
An Ohio Planned Parenthood clinic has been fined $25,000 for health and safety violations, including failure to properly vet abortion doctors, follow infection control policies, and properly maintain surgical equipment, according to a report made ...
Ohio Abortion Clinic Loses License After Failing Health InspectionLifeNews.com
DAILY DOSE: HMA deal paying off for Community Health.
The Tennessean
Tons of interesting items come across my desk each day, and I want to get it to you in the most convenient way possible. We decided to try a morning health care newsletter – which is what this is. It will be less formal than standard articles and will ...
Health Insurer to Stop Covering Uterine Procedure
Wall Street Journal
A health insurer with 5.2 million customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware said it would stop covering a procedure done with a gynecological surgical tool that can spread cancer. Highmark Inc., which is one of the largest Blue Cross Blue ...
Allegheny Health Network suspends surgical procedurePittsburgh Business Times (blog)
Tech Times
Ohio gets $2M in funds for mental health services
News & Observer
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Eight facilities in Ohio are getting a total of $2 million in federal funding to support or expand mental health services for thousands of residents. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the award.
W.Va. to get funds for mental-health servicesCharleston Gazette
Indiana health centers get $500000 federal grantWTHR
Health centers to expand behavioral health servicesBusiness First of Buffalo
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Novant begins transition to new health records system at Forsyth facilities
myfox8.com
FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — Novant Health Inc. begins at 5 a.m. today an electronic health records transition at its major Forsyth County facilities that represents the most pivotal and expensive system changeover in its history, according to the Winston ...
The 5 Most Confusing Health Food Labels
Huffington Post
Natural does not mean organic though, and it doesn't necessarily indicate that a food is healthy. For example, today I saw a cereal labeled natural, and it contained a whopping four different types of added sugar. Tip: When you see this term, read the ...