HEALTH CARE
Change fatigue in health care
The patient was at the hospital for a straightforward same-day surgery but the admission process fell far short of efficient. She was directed hither and yon - first to the registration desk, then to ...
Posted on 5/9/13 at 3:39 PM
Privilege vs. Rights: an Important Distinction
When I was in grade school, Mr. Dexter, the bus mechanic, gave a speech to us kids about proper bus safety and how if we didn't comply, we wouldn't be allowed the transport. He'd say with authority, "...
Posted on 1/24/13 at 9:19 AM
Lakewood Health System launches new advanced patient care IT system
Lakewood Health System launched a new health information technology (IT) system in its efforts to create an advanced, paperless electronic health record (EHR). For more on this story visit http://www...
Posted on 7/5/12 at 9:24 AM
The Jenna Act
I do believe the cures for theills of the world can be found in the conversations conducted in hair salons, barber shops and nail salons. Theyfunction likethink tanks where the patrons and the stylist...
Posted on 3/7/12 at 10:18 PM
Obamacare?
A thought that came to me last night: Opponents of current health care reform proposals put forth by the Democrats in Washington have been referring to these plans, and in a sense the movement behind...
Posted on 11/10/09 at 3:32 AM
Oil Patch hospitals to get help in screening for bad debt risks
FARGO — Medical centers in western North Dakota’s booming Oil Patch need help in diagnosing which patients requesting nonemergency services are bad debt risks. As part of a fund of almost $10 million to help defray hospitals’ bad debts in 2013-15, lawmakers appropriated $700,000 for new information technology screening tools to curb bad debt expense by evaluating patients’ creditworthiness.By Patrick Springer , May 19, 2013
Quirk in health law will affect few in Dakotas; Tens of thousands of Native Americans could be forced to start paying for insurance
By Chet Brokaw , May 16, 2013
Quirk in health law will affect few in Dakotas
PIERRE, S.D. — A quirk in the federal health care law that could force tens of thousands of people who identify as Native American to start paying for insurance or pay a fine isn't expected to affect many people in the Dakotas.By CHET BROKAW , May 15, 2013
Evolution1 thriving in health care payment world
By Dave Olson , May 11, 2013
Thousands in Minn., N.D. will be eligible for health insurance subsidies
FARGO — More than 69,000 North Dakotans and 459,000 Minnesotans will be eligible for premium tax credit subsidies to make health insurance more affordable next year under the Affordable Care Act.By Patrick Springer , April 21, 2013
Health insurance marketplace could increase competition in ND
FARGO — North Dakota’s health insurance market, long regarded as lacking stiff competition, will enter a new era when health reforms introduce a new marketplace next year.By Patrick Springer , April 21, 2013
The health care market is in need of oversight
Sometimes the best journalism explains what’s right under our noses. In Steven Brill’s exhaustive Time magazine cover article, “Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us,” it’s the staggeringly expensive, grotesquely inefficient and inhumane way Americans pay for medical care.By Gene Lyons , March 19, 2013
ND House embraces Obamacare
BISMARCK — More than 20,000 more North Dakotans may have health insurance after members of the House voted Wednesday to expand Medicaid coverage to align with the federal requirement under the Affordable Care Act.By TJ Jerke , February 28, 2013
Assessing Dickinson's health needs: Local hospital leaders meet with community members as required by Affordable Care Act
Facing a myriad of challenges — from the Bakken oil activity influx in southwest North Dakota to an aging population — health care providers in Dickinson are attempting to stay ahead of the game.By Bryan Horwath , February 27, 2013
Sanford breaks ground on $20M health care facility in Dickinson
By Bryan Horwath , December 20, 2012
ND direction on health care exchange to emerge next year
FARGO — North Dakota still must decide whether to allow the federal government to create a health insurance exchange for the state or to run one in partnership with Washington.By Patrick Springer , November 15, 2012
FOTB: Doctor, Doctor: Couple helps out with Williston's health care demands
By Amy Dalrymple , November 11, 2012
Poll: 60 percent in ND oppose Obamacare
By Mike Nowatzki , October 28, 2012
Getting bling for St. Joe's Auxiliary
By Katherine Grandstrand , October 25, 2012
Banking on the future of medicine: Grand Forks start-up stores human cells for later treatment
GRAND FORKS — The goal of a Grand Forks start-up is to get customers to prepare for a future in which today’s medical breakthroughs based on stem cells are commonplace.By Christopher Bjorke , September 29, 2012
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