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Why Urgent Care Centers May be a Better Option Than an Emergency Room

Thumbnail image for Why Urgent Care Centers May be a Better Option Than an Emergency Room by Evelyn Sahn January 10, 2012 Health Reform

Have you ever needed a place to go in the evening when you have, say, an earache and your doctor’s office is already closed for the day? Your neighborhood urgent care center can be your solution and they are caring and efficient. My family and I received treatment one recent evening for various conditions that couldn’t wait another [...]

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Weekend Hot Links: Where’s the Snow? Edition

Thumbnail image for Weekend Hot Links: Where’s the Snow? Edition by Sven Gustafson January 7, 2012 Business

Week of Jan. 1-7: The five Ds that could derail your health goals this year; the role of hospitals in health reform; Hamtramck, the Super Bowl ad; tourism and Pure Michigan water trails; and a handy list of statewide snowcams to track accumulation. Happy new year, party people! 20 reasons to feel hopeful about Michigan [...]

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STUDY: Michigan Hospitals Deliver Healthier Newborns

Thumbnail image for STUDY: Michigan Hospitals Deliver Healthier Newborns by Guest Blogger December 20, 2011 Community

According to a study recently released in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Michigan hospitals voluntarily participating in the MHA Keystone: Obstetrics collaborative introduced and sustained labor and delivery best practices that protect the health of newborns and improved safety culture among clinical teams. Such an effort requires adherence to evidence-based guidelines, [...]

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National Campaign Aims to Increase Organ Donation

Thumbnail image for National Campaign Aims to Increase Organ Donation by Guest Blogger December 12, 2011 Health Reform

This guest post is by Sam R. Watson, senior vice president, Patient Safety and Quality at the Michigan Health & Hospital Association and executive director of the MHA Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality. Hospitals across the country have partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Health Resources and Services [...]

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Wellness 2.0: How Social Media Is Engaging the New Health Care Consumer

Thumbnail image for Wellness 2.0: How Social Media Is Engaging the New Health Care Consumer by Sven Gustafson December 6, 2011 Health Reform

Health care is entering a new era where consumers are becoming motivated by value and opportunities to lower costs and stay healthy. And technology and social media offer unprecedented new ways to engage them, a prominent health care economist consultant says. Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, a health care economist, management consultant and Health Populi blogger, says the [...]

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Weekend Hot Links: Holiday Shopping Season Edition

Thumbnail image for Weekend Hot Links: Holiday Shopping Season Edition by Sven Gustafson December 3, 2011 Business

Week of Nov. 27-Dec. 3: An influential urban investor says “Now’s the time” for Detroit; the founder of ArtPrize on investing in creativity; a gourmand’s guide to hanging in Grand Rapids; Michigan fetted for its state parks; and one woman’s quest to walk every street in the Capital City. Don’t forget to check out the [...]

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The Uninsured Find Help in Michigan’s Free Clinics

Thumbnail image for The Uninsured Find Help in Michigan’s Free Clinics by Patricia Hubbell November 29, 2011 Health Reform

Free clinics are the unsung heroes of the health care safety net. They help people who have nowhere else to turn. When I stopped by St. Frances Cabrini Clinic in Detroit to find out more about the services they provide to the uninsured, patients kept saying, “This place is a godsend.” There are approximately 60 [...]

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Weekend Hot Links: Great Lakes Shipwrecks Edition

by Sven Gustafson November 12, 2011 Business

Week of Nov 6-12: A film festival by the banks of the Red Cedar; a Google Street View of polar bears; a museum expansion a Finn would be proud of; government-run health care in the U.S.; and a tribute to the Edmund Fitzgerald and a lesser-known Great Lakes shipwreck. Google goes to the Detroit Zoo [...]

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Senior Medicare Patrol Helps Fight Health Care Fraud; You Can Too

Thumbnail image for Senior Medicare Patrol Helps Fight Health Care Fraud; You Can Too by Cheryl McDonald November 8, 2011 Health Reform

Health care costs are on the rise, and one reason is health care fraud. Fraud is a major contributing factor to rising health care costs and can also put your health and well-being at risk. A recent article in USA Today featured Senior Medicare Patrols. These are teams of volunteers who help the Department of Health [...]

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Weekend Hot Links: Trick or Treat Edition

Thumbnail image for Weekend Hot Links: Trick or Treat Edition by Sven Gustafson October 29, 2011 Community

Week of Oct. 23-29: It’s Restaurant Week again in Grand Rapids; Ann Arbor tries to embrace its river; strange noises in a Lake Michigan lighthouse; and ideas for fixing the obesity crisis. Watch out for things that go bump in the night; it’s your weekend links! Still on Duty at White River Light (Absolute Michigan) [...]

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