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June 18 · Issue #544 · View online
Providing you with the latest health care headlines almost daily. Carefully crafted by Shawn Rossi. Questions? Email srossi@mhanet.org.
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Conservative Foster Pushing for Medicaid Reform
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Plans Sought to Redevelop Site of Long-Abandoned Hospital
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Officials are seeking proposals to redevelop a demolished Mississippi hospital. The Vicksburg Post reports that the city’s mayor and aldermen released a call to…
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Group's 2010 Report Warned on Mississippi Mental Health Care
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Nine years before Mississippi’s mental health system faced a trial over a federal lawsuit, a psychiatric association warned that the state’s inadequate community mental…
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Listening Session This Week in Search for Ole Miss Leader
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Two listening sessions are set for the search for a new University of Mississippi leader, with the first coming Thursday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in…
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Lobbying. Gifts to Officials. Transparency. Where Do Secretary of State Candidates Stand?
The Clarion Ledger spoke with three candidates for Mississippi Secretary of State, asking their opinions on several issues.
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Mississippi Sales Tax Holiday: When is it? What are the Rules?
For one day in July, shoppers in Mississippi won’t have to pay sales tax on their purchases.
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Mississippi Internet Speed: Second Slowest, Beating Only Alaska
A new report ranked the fastest and slowest states for average internet speeds.
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Telehealth Rises as Medium Increases in Validity
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Jay Berger started by asking Patience Breckenridge how she was feeling. Breckenridge had had a rough night. The seizures continued, as they typically do. After hearing…
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Health Policies Key Factor in Hospitalization of Seniors
Government policy and infrastructure have a substantial impact on hospitalization of older adults, according to a University of Waterloo study.
The study examined the experiences of 254,664 patients in home-care programs and 162,045 residents in long-term care in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario.
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The Changing Landscape of Global Health Procurement, Explained in Four Graphs
Effective procurement of health products—medicines, diagnostics, and devices—is a foundational function for any health system and essential for progress toward the health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
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Research Reveals Lack of Common Language in Value Transformation of U.S. Health Care
Delphi panel finds distinct differences in the way common terms are understood by health care professionals, illustrating the complexity of concepts integral to health care transfo
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Why Health Professionals Need to be Cautious on Social Media
Just one subtle comment expressing workplace frustration was enough for people to view someone as a less credible health professional.
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AMA Votes No on Medicare for All
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Collective Health, a Health-Tech Startup that Seeks to Simplify Employer-Provided Health-Care, Raises $205 Million in Funding Round
Collective Health, a San Francisco, Calif.-based health-care technology startup that seeks to simplify employer-sponsored health insurance, has raised $205…
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Senate Privacy Bill Aims to Set New Federal Standard for Consumer Health Apps
A new bill would create enhanced privacy regulations protecting consumer health data collected through health tracking apps, fitness wearables, and DNA testing kits, according to the Senate sponsors.
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Patients are asking questions — are you providing the right answers?.
Questions about healthcare are becoming more complex, and people want to be able to find information in more places.
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Why Executives are Adopting a More Proactive, Strategic View of Supply Chain.
Hospitals are increasingly viewing supply chain as a core competency required to proactively reduce waste, lower costs and support high-quality patient care.
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