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Healthcare and Insurance

Coping with COVID: Regional CMO COVID-19 briefing

More than a dozen regional hospital medical officers, educators, business leaders and elected officials gathered on-line this morning to issue a stark warning for the Kansas City area: A sharp increase in rates of people testing positive for COVID-19 is… more

John Gresham to transition from Cerner to ValueHealth COO

Following two decades at Cerner Corporation, John Gresham has taken a new role as COO at ValueHealth. The announcement was made by ValueHealth President Don Bisbee Thursday, who said Gresham will focus on the expansion of ValueHealth's consumer strategies along… more

Truman Medical Centers announces new general counsel

Bringing in experience from leadership roles as a council person for the city of Kansas City, Mo. and with the Missouri Senate, Jolie Justus will soon take over as general counsel for Truman Medical Centers/ University Health. On Sept. 4,… more

Nurses union requests inspection of two HCA hospitals in Kansas City area

An ongoing feud between National Nurses United and HCA Healthcare has led to National Nurses United, the union for HCA nurses, to ask OSHA to inspect numerous HCA hospitals including two in the Kansas City area. The union requested inspection… more

New online tool helps connect Missourians to health care resources

Accessible health care and options for residents across all regions has gained increased attention during COVID-19. For Missourians, a new tool is now available that allows them to see what options they have within the state. A new online tool… more

Coping with COVID: Second vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech shows fewer side effects

Plans for a large-scale trial to be conducted with Pfizer and BioNTech’s first vaccine (referred to as B1) were soon altered, the companies instead conducting the trial using a second vaccine, called B2. On July 1, the companies presented data… more

Coping with COVID: U.S. COVID-19 deaths expected to show a drop next week

Encouraging news comes from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield, who said that mitigation measures toward the spread of COVID-19 have a delayed effect which could be seen starting next week. "It is important to… more

Electronic health record vendors work on safe data access

SearchHealthIT – Electronic health record (HER) vendors are busy working to meet new interoperability requirements from federal regulators. The new regulation from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) requires EHR vendors to implement Fast Healthcare Interoperability… more

Q&A with Matt Condon

Q: Have you had to put any in-person services on hold during COVID-19, or found a way to transition any of these services to work during the time of COVID? A: Bardavon Health Innovations transitioned to a remote workforce, practically… more

Coping with COVID: Many steps needed for accurate COVID-19 test results

WASHINGTON (AP) — A widely used coronavirus test is under scrutiny this week after federal health officials warned that it could deliver inaccurate results if laboratory technicians don’t follow the latest updates from the manufacturer. The Food and Drug Administration’s… more