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Fort Worth prepares to dismantle Public Health Department (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Some elected officials worry that key health problems may not get the attention they need.
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Study suggests health care fraud drives up medical costs (BizJournals)
While health care companies are spending billions on construction, a recent study has found that health care fraud may be one of the biggest factors driving up health care costs, to the tune of billions of dollars, new research indicates.
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Health Care Heroes named (BizJournals)
The winners of Memphis Business Journal’s 10th annual Health Care Heroes Awards were announced Thursday night at a banquet at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn.
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San Mateo County consolidates hospital, health services (BizJournals)
San Mateo County is merging its health department and San Mateo Medical Center, its public safety net hospital, into a single department, the new San Mateo County Health System. It’s also named Health Director Charlene Silva as interim chief of the system until a permanent leader can be hired.
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Health department offers smoking cessation class (Daily Herald)
McHenry County Department of Health will offer a 7-week Adult Smoking Cessation class from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. starting Wednesday, Sept. 10 at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14 in Crystal Lake.
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Milwaukee health plan starts paying doctors a bonus (BizJournals)
A Milwaukee health insurance company has started paying bonuses to physicians who improve their patients’ health.
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Mildred Elley focuses on health care curriculums to boost revenue (BizJournals)
Mildred Elley moved its campus to Central Avenue in Albany this week as the school prepares to offer new health care programs and introduce four-year degrees.
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Health care systems add energy savings goals (BizJournals)
According to Practice Greenhealth, a national nonprofit focused on green practices in health care, hospitals and health-care facilities are the second-largest consumers of energy in the United States, after the food service industry. Hospitals use about twice the amount of energy as similarly sized office buildings, according to the organization.
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Health care major concern for seniors (Akron Beacon Journal)
T he first three years of retirement were a frightening experience for Peggy Lambert. She was repeatedly denied proper health insurance because of pre-existing health problems.
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Labor pledges youth health centre (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
ACT Health Minister Katy Gallagher says the Labor Party will investigate the establishment of a centre for adolescent health if it wins the election next month.
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