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Report shows gaps in emergency health preparedness efforts

 Chelsey Ledue December 16, 2009
A new report indicates 20 states aren't doing well in efforts to prepare for public health emergencies.
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Nurses, doctors go door-to-door for health reform

 Diana Manos October 12, 2009
Nurses and doctors from nine healthcare battleground states canvassed for health reform on Saturday.
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Merger reshapes healthcare in Dakotas

 Richard Pizzi July 30, 2009
After four months of discussion, South Dakota-based Sanford Health and the North Dakota-based MeritCare Health System have announced plans to merge, creating one of the country's largest integrated healthcare systems.
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North and South Dakota health systems to merge

 Richard Pizzi July 20, 2009
After four months of discussion, South Dakota-based Sanford Health and the North Dakota based MeritCare Health System have announced plans to merge, creating one of the country's largest integrated healthcare systems.
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Recruitment costly for health systems

 Chelsey Ledue May 04, 2009
With the current physician shortage and the ongoing economic recession, the recruitment department in a healthcare organization has become very important.
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Congress poised to vote on budget

 Diana Manos April 02, 2009
Congress is expected to vote today on the fiscal year 2010 budget. President Obama's proposal calls for nearly $77 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services and includes funding to correct the Medicare physician payment structure, advance health IT and expand research of care comparative effectiveness.
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Budget battle begins with healthcare front and center

 Diana Manos March 26, 2009
The battle over the fiscal year 2010 federal budget began Wednesday, and both the House and Senate budget committees expect the long process will include healthcare as one of the focal points.
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Obama pushes health reform in budget proposal, looks for Congressional support

 Diana Manos March 18, 2009
President Barack Obama defended his fiscal year 2010 budget proposal in a meeting Tuesday with Congressional budget committee leaders, saying it makes hard choices but will build health reform to ease the burden on businesses, budgets and families.
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Community Care Briefs - March

 Healthcare Finance News Staff March 04, 2009
Rural healthcare advocate to head HRSA Cardiac conditions lead personal health spending Physicians will receive incentives for EHR use New York leads states in long-term care spending
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Rural healthcare advocate to head HRSA

 Bernie Monegain February 23, 2009
Mary Wakefield, director of the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota, will take the reins at the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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Conrad says stimulus package only a down-payment on healthcare reform

 Diana Manos February 11, 2009
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said it will take more than what's in the stimulus package to reform U.S. healthcare.
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Senators Conrad, Whitehouse call for GAO Health Reform Study

 Richard Pizzi December 03, 2008
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) have asked the Government Accountability Office to study best practices used by states, hospitals and other c...
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MN clinics meeting cardiovascular, diabetes P4P goals doubles

 Molly Merrill July 17, 2008
The Minnesota Bridges to Excellence program will recognize 104 clinics from 22 medical groups in Minnesota, western Wisconsin and North Dakota by paying physicians cash bonuses for meeting diabetes an...
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