Healthcare and Insurance
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's office released a list of mass vaccination sites for the upcoming week, Feb. 16-20. The list includes a vaccination clinic for those receiving their initial dose at the Cerner World Headquarters Campus in North Kansas City…
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending the Department of Veterans Affairs pause the implementation of its $16 billion Cerner EHR system to perform "critical" tests before deploying the system at any additional facilities. The VA went live with the new…
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Kansas City-based Lockton Companies affiliate, Lockton Affinity, is bringing on an insurance platform company thanks to a recent acquisition. Lockton acquired San Diego, Calif.-based The BluePrint Insurance Services. The company provides technology, training and customer services to help registered investment…
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Many people ask: “When is the best time to buy long-term care insurance (LTCi)?” The answer: “Now, if you can afford the premium on an on-going basis and don’t have higher priority needs.” The amount of coverage today is relatively…
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SelectQuote Inc. is expected to continue upward growth after reporting its quarterly results after the market closed Monday. The Overland Park-based insurance sales agency reported a 103 percent year-over-year increase in revenue for its fiscal second quarter, which ended Dec.…
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Walmart said its pharmacies will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines in Kansas and Missouri through the U.S. Federal Retail Pharmacy Program on Friday. Eligible customers can schedule a vaccine appointment via the Walmart website once appointments are available. Vaccines will be available to…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson identified site locations for week three of the COVID-19 mass vaccination events in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and local health care systems. …
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Establish with the passage of a resolution during a Kansas City Council meeting last week, appointments to the Kansas City COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force have been announced. With the goal of getting as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible, item…
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Multiple facilities of Viracor Eurofins, a subsidiary of Eurofins Viracor, Inc., will be consolidated with the construction of a new facility for the clinical specialty lab. A groundbreaking for the Kansas City area-based company this week will move it from…
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Locally-headquartered Netsmart Technologies Inc. has acquired Geriatric Practice Management Corp. (GPM) out of North Carolina. GPM is a software-as-a-service technology and services company, primarily focused on the support of the long-term/post-acute care (LTPAC) community. In short, GPM's electronic health record…
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