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N.M. lawmakers say mental health records may have been compromised
By Las Cruces (N.M.) Sun-News | October 01, 2013
A New Mexico legislative subcommittee wants the attorney general to investigate whether the state improperly released the names of 2,000 to 3,000 patients being treated for drug or alcohol abuse.
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2013 Up and Comers: Dr. Irene Krokos
By Andis Robeznieks | September 21, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Patty Kehoe, president of Molina Healthcare of New Mexico, says the first impressions she had of her Medicaid managed-care plan's chief medical officer, Dr. Irene Krokos, revolved around her creativity and the way...
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N.M. gets ready for Medicaid expansion
By Associated Press | September 15, 2013
New Mexico in a few weeks hopes to start bringing some 150,000 more people onto the Medicaid rolls in advance of the federal government's deadline for expanding the program.
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Teaching by telementoring | Project ECHO advancing physicians' skill sets
By Jessica Zigmond | September 14, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Project ECHO pairs specialists with primary-care physicians and other clinicians via video teleconferencing to teach primary-care providers how to treat complex, chronic conditions.
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N.M. cracks down on non-profit leaders' conflicts of interest
By Associated Press | September 08, 2013
The head of New Mexico's Human Services Department says the relationships between six nonprofit behavioral health service providers and a for-profit Arizona company appear fraught with conflicts of interest.
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N.M. malpractice law covers doctors' businesses, court says
By Associated Press | September 06, 2013
Businesses formed by doctors are covered by a state law that caps the damages that victims of medical malpractice can collect from healthcare providers, New Mexico's highest court ruled Thursday.
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Lawsuit: N.M. attorney fired after audit complaint
By Associated Press | September 01, 2013
A lawyer fired by the state Human Services Department says she was let go because of her criticism of an audit of government-funded mental healthcare, according to a lawsuit against the state agency.
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Reform Update: Texas moves to avert access issues
By Andis Robeznieks | July 01, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
With the anticipated arrival of some 14 million newly insured individuals into the nation's healthcare system in 2014, a major concern that remains is whether coverage will equal access. Texas lawmakers, physicians and nurse practitioners have taken a step forward on that problem while many other...
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ECHO Institute to expand doc 'telementoring'
By Jessica Zigmond | June 29, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Building on its success from the past 10 years, Project ECHO has established a national institute to replicate its model of using “telementoring” to improve the expertise of primary-care clinicians so they can better treat patients with chronic...
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Delivering fast results
By Joseph Conn | June 22, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Dealing with two new owners and meeting seven new quality metrics in just five months has made for a frenetic year for Dr. Robert White at his Albuquerque medical practice.
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