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Hagel lauded as early VA EHR protector
By Joseph Conn | January 11, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
There is only a brief mention of Chuck Hagel in the unofficial history of the Veteran Affairs Department's venerable VistA electronic health-record system, but comrades in arms, even in a fight to develop a computer software system, have long memories.
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Hospital moves on after break with ER docs
By Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald | December 17, 2012
Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Omaha, Neb., has relied heavily on temporary emergency room physicians this year after breaking with its longtime ER group in February.
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Spirit of Excellence Award for Service Winner: Good Samaritan Hospital, Cancer Center, Kearney, Neb. | Cash on a dime: Cancer center raises money for patients' needs
By Modern Healthcare | December 15, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Many patients at the Cancer Center at 208-bed Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb., either lack insurance and/or drive long distances to receive their care. In addition to the financial burdens of hospital bills, they struggle to cover their copayments on medications and the gas they need for...
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Neb. physician shortage worse than previously reported
By KLKN-TV (Lincoln, Neb.) | December 05, 2012
A University of Nebraska Medical Center study found that 11 of 93 counties in Nebraska don't have a primary-care physician, and the number of primary-care doctors in the state is lower than the American Medical Association previously reported.
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Nebraska Medical Center announces layoffs
By Associated Press | October 30, 2012
Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha will lay off 38 workers by the end of the year and won't fill vacant positions as it adjusts to healthcare reforms.
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Great Plains Regional names Clark CIO
By Ashok Selvam | October 29, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Great Plains Regional Medical Center, North Platte, Neb., has named Mark Clark CIO.
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This election, a stark choice in healthcare
By New York Times | October 11, 2012
Joyce Beck, who runs a small hospital and network of medical clinics in Nebraska, is reluctant to plan for the future until voters decide between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.
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New name in Neb.: Alegent Creighton Health
By Ashok Selvam | August 06, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Alegent Creighton Health is the new name for the Omaha, Neb.-area facilities included in the deal that will allow Alegent Health to acquire Creighton University Medical Center, according to a news release.
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Nebraska study finds sharp rise in uninsured
By Associated Press | July 31, 2012
The number of Nebraskans without health insurance has exploded over the past decade as rising costs force more small businesses, farmers and individuals to drop coverage, a state health researcher said.
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Judge tosses out reform-law contraception case
By Joe Carlson | July 18, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A senior federal judge in Lincoln, Neb., has tossed out a lawsuit filed by seven states and several Catholic organizations and employees who claimed that the healthcare reform law's requirement that insurance plans provide birth control services to women violates their First Amendment rights.
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