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The Medical Quack (Free subscription) | yesterday
You can read how they are doing it, this goes back to the announcement in October 2008 on the blog. BD Exempla Healthcare Hospitals to interface with the Kaiser ambulatory EMR - Colorado “Three hospitals in the system preparing to integrate and connect with Kaiser facilities, as they will more than likely be seeing a few of their patients . This process is being done through a 3rd party offering...
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Ted Eytan, MD (Free subscription) | yesterday
This week’s photograph is of one Kaiser Permanente’s newest medical offices, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In addition to this photo, I’m posting two panormic views, of the Briargate Senior Center (above) with Memorial Hospital Across the street, and one of the scenic viewpoint from I-25. There are some views of the interior of the new [...]
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BusinessWeek Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
I attended a briefing by the DesignSingapore Council's International Advisory Panel on Friday that discussed making healthcare an economic driver of this city-state in the future. Now think about this. As the politics of the US continues to grind on around providing all Americans with the basics of health care, the government of Singapore has put together a panel of some of the world's top designers...
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Orange County Boot Camp FX | Blog (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Obese women who gain more than 15 pounds during pregnancy tend to retain much of it long after delivery, a new U.S. study finds. Oregon researchers collected data on almost 1,700 obese women (their body mass index was 30 or higher) who gave birth between 2000 and 2005. "We found that 70 percent of the women were exceeding the recommended weight gain for women in their weight category," said...
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Brilliant at Breakfast (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The (task force) recommends against routine screening mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years. - U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, Nov. 17, 2009 When I read stories such as this from guys like Michael Collins I have to wonder aloud how far we've really gotten from the fake panels and ignorant civilians that always seemed to be employed by the Bush administration. True, HHS Secretary Kathleen...
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Welcome Back to Pottersville (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The (task force) recommends against routine screening mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years. - U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, Nov. 17, 2009 When I read stories such as this from guys like Michael Collins I have to wonder aloud how far we've really gotten from the fake panels and ignorant civilians that always seemed to be employed by the Bush administration. True, HHS Secretary Kathleen...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inspired by the educational concept that outdoor learning and play enriches and contributes to the well being, health, and social development of children, Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center today unveiled and dedicated an environmentally friendly outdoor learning space for its Preschool Education for Parents and Children (PEPC). "This newly designed...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Three of the largest Front Range health care organizations are taking an unprecedented leap forward in health care reform by improving care for more than a million Coloradans with an interconnected electronic patient record exchange system. The Children’s Hospital, Kaiser Permanente Colorado and Exempla Healthcare are now live with an electronic health record (EHR) “health...
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The East Bay Business Times (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Kaiser Permanente said Thursday it’s funding 145 scholarships for nursing students in Southern California, as part of a broader effort to subsidize $5 million in RN education this year.
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nursing students from 46 Southern California colleges received a financial boost today to help meet expenses and complete their education when Kaiser Permanente awarded 145 scholarships totaling $256,500. Kaiser Permanente’s Deloras Jones RN Scholarship program has awarded more than $4 million to 1,942 students statewide since it was established in 2001. As...
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Triple Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
As part of a new initiative, every month Kaiser Permanente (KP) will feature an online video of an employee or physician who is doing something worthwhile in regards to healthcare and sustainability. The program is called 60 Sustainable Seconds with Kathy Gerwig, KP’s environmental stewardship officer and vice president of workplace safety. Watch the first [...]
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Colorado Health Insurance Insider (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Ezra Klein recently interviewed George Halvorson, Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente (which operates our largest HMO here in Colorado). Both the questions and answers were insightful and on target in terms of addressing the cost conundrum that is so often glossed-over in the health care reform debate. Mr. Halvorson pointed out that while many developed countries have some form of private health...
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Technologizer (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Very brief reminder: I’ll be watching and tweeting a Web interview with Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson today starting at 2:30pm ET; you can find it here. Drop by if you’re interested in hearing him be interviewed about tech’s role in health care reform… Share/E-Mail
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The Lair of the Catholic Cavemen (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Who Can Brown Murder For You? I just may stick with the good ol' Post Office Life Decisions International has just issued a partial list of companies who fund Planned Parenthood. Craig Taylor (shirts) Whole Foods Market JPMorgan Chase (including Chase Bank, & Bank One) Bank of America Lost Arrow (Patagonia) Wells Fargo (including Wachovia) Chevron (including Caltex, Texaco, Xpress Lube) eBay (including...
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The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Technology may be key to our health, says George Halvorson, Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente’s Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. Join Halvorson live for a talk about one of the biggest issues facing the U.S. at http://inputcreatesoutput.com . During the interview, you'll be able to submit questions via twitter for the chance to hear Halvorson answer you...
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