An Innovative Approach to Pain
By Jo Kiester, PharmD, Post-Graduate Year 1 Pharmacy Resident
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center is a 332-bed regional tertiary center located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, with specialty services ranging from a Level 2 Trauma Center, Level 1 Critical Care Service, Level 3(b) NICU, full-spectrum oncology care, open-heart surgery, neurosciences and more. With a broad spectrum of patient acuity, EIRMC has historically used a variety of approaches to successfully manage acute and acute-on-chronic pain, but in 2011, we challenged ourselves to do even better, and thereby improve the patient experience. Read management article
In the Belly of the Beast - Hitting the Target with Mergers & Acquisitions
By Darryl PriceHealthcare Practice Leader
Slalom Consulting
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Idaho chief justice wants more pay for judges 01/27/12 8:32 am "Idaho's judiciary decides our citizens' most important personal and business problems, ranging from the care and custody of our children to the most byzantine of business relationships. For this constitutional requirement, we need our most experienced ...
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OUR VIEW: Careful Optimism Means Idaho's Passed a Hurdle 01/27/12 4:06 am No further lifeline is available for education, health care or anything else. And yet, the panic and concern have eased. We've moved from plugging the hole in the dam to assessing the damage, mindful of what's behind us and what's ahead.
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Molina Healthcare Issues Guidance for Its 2012 Fiscal Year 01/27/12 4:06 am (BUSINESS WIRE)--Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:MOH) today announced its guidance for fiscal year 2012. The Company will host an Investor Day meeting in New York City on Thursday, January 26, 2012, from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm Eastern Time.
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Homeless, services, hook up at Spokane event 01/26/12 9:29 pm The event provided those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless with information on vital services such as housing, employment opportunities, health care, food and free medical and dental screenings. More than 35 agencies were represented.
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Feds give until October 2013 to create exchange, not January 2013 01/26/12 9:29 pm 1, 2013. Certification does not, however, mean Idaho will have a functioning insurance exchange. That will come much later in the year. Healthcare.gov, an HHS website dedicated to providing information about health reforms, says that the Jan.
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Report: Alaska health care industry booming 01/26/12 3:25 pm By Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce The health care industry is booming in Alaska, and growth will continue. Health care providers pay a $1.53 billion annual statewide payroll with nearly $1 billion of that in the Anchorage and Matanuska-Susitna ...
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Health care, tax reform at the top of business leaders' wish lists this session 01/26/12 11:13 am Local chambers of commerce have created “wish lists” for lawmakers in hopes of improving Idaho's business environment. Topics include: * Health insurance exchange: Establish an Idaho health insurance exchange with state and local control.
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Program Manager I, Marketing, Kirkland, WA 01/26/12 10:00 am The Program Manager of Marketing is responsible for leading marketing initiatives, brand management, and targeted communications to support Evergreens mission of advancing the health of the community we serve.
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Otter says don't bet on a health insurance exchange 01/26/12 9:03 am If Idaho doesn't create its own exchange, it will default to a federal one. All exchanges nationwide are required to take effect in January 2014 under the 2010 federal health care law. An exchange is a marketplace where people can buy insurance and ...
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Gingrich Company Helped Clients Attend Bill Signing of Favored Legislation 01/26/12 9:03 am Enlarge image Newt Gingrich Newt Gingrich Alex Wong/Getty Images Newt Gingrich (R-GA) at a workshop on creating a 21st century system of health and healthcare on August 18, 2003 on Capitol Hil. Weeks after Newt Gingrich urged reluctant US House ...
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Natural-foods grocery to open in Boise next month 01/26/12 9:03 am ... the Idaho market for a while," said Kemper Isely, co-president of Natural Grocers. "Boise's community is an excellent fit for [us]. Boise residents are highly educated. They've also got a very strong commitment to taking care of one's own health.
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Hedge Funds Are Buying Up These 20 Healthcare Stocks 01/26/12 9:03 am Interested in the defensive sector of healthcare? For ideas of how to get started on your stock search, we ran a screen. We screened the healthcare sector for stocks seeing the highest net institutional purchases over the current quarter, ...
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New angel fund promising cash for Idaho startups 01/26/12 9:03 am The Treasure Valley fund is a limited liability company separate from the Core, a nonprofit coalition that seeks to support economic development in health care and research in Meridian and across Idaho. The Core seeks to attract angel, private equity, ...
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Molina Healthcare Issues Guidance for Its 2012 Fiscal Year 01/26/12 9:03 am Molina Healthcare, Inc. provides quality and cost-effective Medicaid-related solutions to meet the health care needs of low-income families and individuals and to assist state agencies in their administration of the Medicaid program.
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Gov. Otter: Idaho will not likely have state-based health insurance 01/26/12 9:03 am The governor was put in the hot seat Wednesday morning by a room full of journalists at the Idaho Press Club's annual Breakfast with Gov. CL “Butch” Otter. One of the first topics addressed: the lawsuit against the federal goverment's healthcare plan.
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Hedge Funds Are Buying Up These 20 Healthcare Stocks 01/26/12 1:45 am The Ensign Group, Inc. (ENSG): Provides nursing and rehabilitative care services in California, Arizona, Texas, Washington, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho. Market cap of $529.15M. Net institutional shares purchased over the current quarter at 988.1K, ...
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Survey: Idaho Medicaid claim processor doing better 01/26/12 1:45 am AP BOISE - Many Idaho health care providers are happier with the service they're receiving from a California company that processes the state's Medicaid claims, but one-third of the providers still aren't satisfied, a new survey found.
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Carriers Responding to New Health Care Costs 01/25/12 9:41 pm More than 80% of carriers report that recent health care changes will adversely affect them, according to the recent fourth quarter national Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners. "The cost pressure for driver health care and other ...
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Health Insurance Exchanges Out, Says Otter 01/25/12 7:35 pm Chances are pretty good that we're not gonna have a state-based exchange given the timeline itself. I think I've made my thoughts pretty well known on the subject. I don't like the Affordable Health Care Act." Governor CL Butch Otter believes Idaho is ...
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Stevens-Henager College Adds Health Information Management Degree to Its Array ... 01/25/12 7:35 pm (openPR) - Salt Lake City, UT, Jan.24, 2012 — Adding yet another program to its growing repertoire of healthcare courses, Stevens-Henager College has now introduced a Bachelor's in Health Information Management degree. The development of the ...
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Otter Expects Idaho To Get Federal Exchange 01/25/12 7:35 pm Otter says he's watching a couple things: First, how the US Supreme Court rules in a lawsuit filed by Idaho and others challenging the 2010 federal health care overhaul's constitutionality. And second, whether a Republican is elected president in ...
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Manager, Patient Access, South Puget Sound Region, WA 01/25/12 12:00 pm Large multi-specialty practice is looking to add a team player who can solve problems, manage, and develop people, successfully implement new processes, and one who can streamline and improve upon current scheduling, registration, and referral processes.
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Program Services Director, Tukwila, WA 01/25/12 12:00 pm Under the direction of the Executive Director (or designee) is accountable for work that that supports the achievement of the mission and goals of the Washington Center for Nursing. The Program Services Director is a leader in ensuring WCNs continued success, a visible representative of the organization across the state and in other venues, and a role model for other staff. This position requires energy, positivity, experience, innovation, self-knowledge, critical thinking, and a solution-seeking approach.
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Director of Nursing, Hollywood, CA 01/24/12 3:00 pm AIDS Healthcare Foundation is searching for a Registered Nurse to work as our Director of Nursing. This is a Fulltime, Regular position to oversee the daily operations of one of our healthcare centers and it also includes responsibilities to oversee the nursing operations of all of our healthcare centers in the United States.
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Medical Director, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 01/24/12 3:00 pm Under the supervision of the Chief of Managed Care the Medical Director is responsible for the appropriateness and quality of medical care delivered to members through the Positive HealthCare Partners health plan. The Medical Director shall review all denial medical services and participate in the grievance and appeals process. The Medical Director shall provide guidance of health plan quality improvement, utilization review as well as continuous measuring, monitoring and improvement of the health delivery system for plan members. The Medical Director shall be member of the Executive Management Team and involved in strategic planning.
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Socio-cultural Considerations in Mass Decontamination
Jeremy StacyDisaster Preparedness Coordinator
Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
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Angel Flight West: Bridging the Gap Between Home and Healthcare
By Kathleen MasserProgram Outreach Coordinator
Angel Flight West
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