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Health Care in the News 2009
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Date News Item
Aug 31 Accountable care organizations: A new idea for managing Medicare
Aug 31 HHS to dole out $1.2 billion for health IT grants Money would go toward setting up key infrastructure
Aug 31 Technically Speaking - How to determine an EHR's "usability"
Aug 31 Maddox earns statewide nursing award
Aug 29 Froedtert, Medical College to open Waukesha health center
Aug 29 Concordia Pharmacy School receives $1 million donation
Aug 29 3-state collaboration receives national grant to address nursing ...
Aug 24 Primary physician shortage spurs search for alternatives
Aug 24 Aspirus Wausau Hospital honored as a Magnet Hospital for nursing ...
Aug 24 Conference seeks solutions to pending physician shortage
Aug 24 Experiencing Life, Briefly, Inside a Nursing Home
Aug 20 Home care workers' pay is crucial, sideline issue
Aug 20 UAMS Tackling State's Geriatrics Nursing Shortage
Aug 19 All Allied Health Schools Launches "Health Care Community"
Aug 18 $500000 Grant to Reduce Nursing Turnover
Aug 18 American Nurses Association Releases 2nd Edition Of Teaching IOM ...
Aug 18 Doctor shortage looms as primary care loses its pull
Aug 13 Migrant workers' children try out jobs in healthcare
Aug 13 HHS providing $13.4M to help support nurses
Aug 13 Health Care 'Reform' Could Overwhelm Family Caregivers
Aug 11 Rural Health Care Workforce Opportunities to Improve Care Delivery ...
Aug 10 Audrey Nelson: On a Quest to Protect Health-Care Workers
Aug 7 Reform Could Strain Community Health Centers
Aug 5 Health care Hospital CEO sees workforce shortage as looming issue
Aug 5 Training for high potential jobs planned
Aug 3 RUSCH program addresses areas lacking adequate health care
Aug 3 Healthcare's Green Initiative: The Healthy Hospital Movement
July 30 All Nursing Schools Sheds Light on Online Nursing Degree ...
July 29 Sebelius Announces $200M for Training Health Care Workers
July 28 The Struggle to Recruit Family Doctors
July 28 Free Training for Home Care Careers
July 28 Professional Nurses Recruited To Teach Nursing Students
July 28 Study Looks at How Many Public Health Care Workers Will Be on the ...
July 26 Long Term Care Workforce receives award
July 22 Hispanic nurses a growing force
July 21 House committee approves funds to fight nursing workforce shortage ...
July 21 Budget would give HHS more money for nursing education
July 21 All Allied Health Schools Helps Medical Coding Students Prepare ...
July 20 Bill Proposes Health Care for Elderly While Creating Jobs
July 17 Hospital will add 500 jobs
July 15 In historic vote, Dodd and HELP Committee approve the Affordable ...
July 13 Displaced Workers Look to Health Care for Second Chance
July 1 Work-Force Worries a Key Part of Health Care Reform, Murray Says
June 22 Massachusetts has been named the top e-prescribing state for the second year in a row by Surescripts
June 22 Health Care Workforce ideas issues trends
June 19 States Use Stimulus Funds to Help Direct-Care Workers
June 18 Wisconsin grants to fund training programs
June 17 Nursing Jobs Grow Despite Recession
June 12 Wisconsin Awards Grants to Evaluate Health Care Workforce ...
June 11 Medical College grant will address work force needs
June 10 Nurses needed in New York State
June 10 A Win–Win Approach to Financing Health Care Reform
June 10 New Report Highlights Health Disparities
June 10 Wellness, Prevention Likely to Survive Battle Over Health Care Reform
June 10 Doctor of nursing practice exam challenged by some physicians
June 10 Senate Republicans voice opposition to government-run health insurance
June 10 Evolution of the new public health specialists
June 9 Area nursing shortage to be addressed
June 9 Health Care Rx: How to mend our broken system?
June 8 HealthNews Dozen: Best Medical Careers in 2009 and Beyond
June 8 Budget initiatives bode well for expanding nurse workforce ...
June 5 Education Secretary Announces Grants to Retrain Workforce
June 4 Feingold Bill Would Help Displaced Workers Find Health Care Jobs ...
June 4 Doctor and Patient Letting the Patient Call the Shots
June 4 Report: Second-degree nurses report higher pay, more work-family ...
June 3 The 10 Hardest Jobs To Fill In America
June 3 UW-Green Bay names Block to interim dean post
May 20 Thrive: Regional healthcare data released
May 20 National League for Nursing Certified Nurse Educator CNE Program ...
May 20 Pa Legislator Walks in Shoes of Direct Care Workers
May 19 Which Way From Here?
May 18 Taking Care of Our Caregivers
May 18 Mismatch between supply and demand ails nursing profession
May 18 Health Outcomes Driving New Hospital Design
May 18 Industry Insider: Allied Health Care
May 18 Sebelius: New nurse, home health aide surveys designed to increase ...
May 15 Groups Press for Long-Term Care to Be Part of Health Reform
May 15 More providers won't solve all health care access problems
May 14 Nursing Assistant Workforce Facing Financial And Health Challenges
May 14 Cornyn and Harkin: Jumpstart workplace wellness
May 14 Quality improvement program for Missouri nursing homes leads to ... 
May 14 Young boost diversity as population ages 
May 13 Dentists drop opposition to new practitioner position 
May 12 Filling the gaps with midlevel health providers 
May 12 Are schools preparing kids who want a job rather than college life? 
May 12 Put primary care doctors at the center of reform 
May 11 Health care interpreter roster now available 
May 10 "Dental care in short supply for low-income Wisconsin children" 
May 8 Immigration Amid a Recession 
May 7 GE to invest $6 billion on health care over next 6 years 
May 7 UW-Eau Claire: Nursing doctorate program on regents agenda this week 
May 7 HHS Budget Puts Reform First 
May 6 Amid nurse shortage, hospitals focus on retention 
May 4 U.S. health data czar sees role for government hand 
April 29 Local Health Agencies, Hurt by Cuts, Brace for Flu 
April 23 Wis. could be first to require cochlear implants 
April 17 Now is not the time to put wellness on hold 
April 16 Seeking a more perfect union for personal-care workers 
April 11 WRX Launches Hospital Labor Waste Calculator 
April 15 County health programs may take $60M hit 
April 14 Health industry cuts affecting frontline patient care in Madison
April 14 UW School of Medicine and Public Health to end program that trains lab techs 
April 13 Fewer Openings in Nursing Field 
April 11 Stimulus funds to spread a wider net 
April 9 Funds given to help nursing educators
April 7 Health care forum focuses on chronic illness 
April 7 Push for digital health records sparks debate 
April 7 Economic Recession Has Temporarily Alleviated Nationwide Nursing
April 6 In Depth: Doctor Shortage Looms In Wisconsin
April 5th New dental school sought, Marshfield Clinic aims to train dentists to aid rural, poor areas 
April 2 Doyle pushes health plan
April 1 Law School, Thompson to host health care summit
April 1 wisbusiness: Doyle touts expansion of state health care program
Mar 31 10 Best and Worst Cities for Health Care Job Hunters
Mar 30 THRIVE In The News 
Mar 30 Grant Program Helps Entry-level Workers Transition into Patient Care
Mar 30 Medical students encouraged to consider careers in primary care
Mar 27 Encore Careers make headway in Serve America Act
Mar 26 Concern Over Nursing Shortage Increases
Mar 21 CNA program a boon to Oregon High School students
Mar 17 Gundersen Lutheran Health System is Recognized for Safe Lifting
Mar 17 National League for Nursing Breaks Ground in Assessing Challenge
Mar 17 Report Offers Workforce Data Collection Recommendations for LTC
Mar 16 No job, no bill: Physicians tell how they help longtime patients struggling during recession 
Mar 13 Marian University receives nursing education project funding
Mar 6 Job seekers hoping to make move to health care as nursing assistants
Mar 5 Healthcare Jobs, Pt. I: surviving the economy
Mar 5 President Obama Speaks at Healthcare Summit
Mar 5 Healthcare Jobs, Part II: Education & Rewards
Mar 5 Doyle announces training grants
Mar 5 Men becoming welcome in nursing field
Mar 4 Shortage of primary-care and general-practice physicians driving ...
Mar 3 Workforce Development Essential to Obama's Health Care IT initiative
Feb 27 Health care and hard drives
Feb 18 Now Is the Time to Invest in America's Caregivers
Feb 17 Exploring the appropriateness of using PowerPoint in nursing education
Feb 17 High school for health care?
Feb 16 $1.6 Million Grant Will Fund Efforts to Build Awareness of Careers ...
Feb 10 Senate Recovery and Reinvestment Act Sells Health Care Short
Feb 10 After California Implemented Minimum Nurse-Staffing Regulations, Wages For RNs Grew Faster In California Than In Other States
Feb 10 Bemidji State unveils Clinical Resource Center for nursing 
Feb 10 Health Watch: Health careers in high demand
Feb 10 Stimulus bill to boost health care
Feb 9 Economic stimulus package should invest in direct-care workforce
Feb 9 Texas coalition asks state for $60M to stem nurse shortage
Feb 9 Greater Chicago Works Together to Quell Impending RN Shortage
Feb 9 Hi-tech smart phones bring rural nursing into the 21st century
Feb 8 Health care career night at UWS
Feb 8 Patient seeks care for home aides
Feb 3 Rasmussen College May Be Coming to Wausau And Bringing Jobs
Feb 3 African-American Parents More Likely To Report Distrust Of Medical ...
Feb 3 $1.7 million grant will benefit MPTC health programs
Feb 3 Not enough nurses graduating to meet state’s demand
Feb 2 University of Wisconsin System must graduate more nurses, reports says
Feb 2 Minnesota health care: Condition critical
Jan 31 Baldwin pitches recovery bill
Jan 27 Caring for the Caregivers
Jan 25 Doctor shortage: a two-year wait list for child psychiatric ...
Jan 23 Health Care Giving Health Care a Dose of IT
Jan 23 Nurses With a Second Degree Could Impact Workforce
Jan 22 Obama pledged rural health care improvements
Jan 22 AHCA/Alliance Detail Components of Long Term Care Economic ...
Jan 21 Democrats file bill addressing geriatric provider shortage
Jan 21 Joint effort tries to address nursing shortfall with program for ...
Jan 21 How to Make Primary Care Better
Jan 20 New degree for Doctors of Nursing Practice
Jan 20 As retail-based clinics grow, so do jobs for specialty nurses
Jan 20 Where will the jobs be?
Jan 17 For skilled workers, there ARE jobs to be had in Wisconsin
Jan 16 GLAD YOU ASKED: I keep reading about a nursing shortage in the ..
Jan, 2009 HRSA Moves to Head Off Health Care Workforce Shortages
Jan 15 Legislation to boost caregiving workforce introduced
Jan 14 Northeast Ohio hospitals recruit Army Reserve soldiers
Jan 13 Health care career workshop planned
Jan 12 Economic woes haven’t hurt field of nursing
Jan 12 Caregivers Need a Bailout Too! (or 1% for Families)
Jan 8 New push for nurses to take doctors' roles
Jan 8 Hospital Scrubs Are a Germy, Deadly Mess
Jan 7 Shortages Leave Hospitals Nation-wide Looking for Nurses
Jan 4 Primary care shortage exists
Jan 1 CVTC graduates its largest-ever nursing class