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Debate rages after FDA ruling on morning-after pill
By Beth J. Harpaz / Associated Press | May 04, 2013
Allison Guarino understands the controversy over new rules allowing 15-year-olds to buy the morning-after pill without a prescription. But as someone who teaches pregnancy prevention to ninth-graders in Boston, she thinks lowering the age will "help the girls who need the help the most."
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Okla. board putting QR codes on doc licenses
By Rachel Landen | April 08, 2013
The Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision will now include QR codes on all newly issued or renewed licenses of physicians and other medical professionals.
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Ascension completes Marian Health acquisition
By Beth Kutscher | April 01, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Ascension Health, St. Louis, has completed its deal to acquire Marian Health System, the Tulsa, Okla.-based provider with three regional divisions.
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Okla. governor releases documents on Medicaid decision
By Associated Press | March 30, 2013
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin's office refused Friday to release dozens of documents surrounding decisions she made connected to the federal healthcare law, citing exemptions to the state's Open Records Act that media experts say do not exist.
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HIV tests urged for 7,000 Oklahoma dental patients
By Associated Press | March 29, 2013
The crisp, stucco exterior of an Oklahoma dental clinic concealed what health inspectors say they found inside: rusty instruments used on patients with infectious diseases and a pattern of unsanitary practices that put thousands of people at risk for hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS.
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North Dakota governor approves 6-week abortion ban
By Associated Press | March 26, 2013
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed legislation Tuesday that that would make North Dakota the nation's most restrictive state on abortion rights, banning the procedure if a fetal heartbeat can be detected—something that can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.
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Beyond ACOs | FTC approves another path to coordinated care
By Joe Carlson | March 09, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
As healthcare providers scramble to realize the promise of clinically coordinated care, a recent decision from the Federal Trade Commission shows that regulators are giving doctors and hospitals more leeway to set up new models that don't involve sweeping corporate acquisitions.
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Kohl to lead TransforMED Centers of Excellence
By Rachel Landen | March 07, 2013
Dr. Russell Kohl has joined Leawood, Kan.-based TransforMED this week as its new medical director for innovation.
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SSM to acquire Mo. medical center
By Rachel Landen | March 05, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
St. Louis-based SSM Health Care will soon own and operate Audrain Medical Center in Mexico, Mo., along with its nine MedChoice rural clinics. The Catholic not-for-profit health system signed an agreement with the 49-bed acute-care hospital that goes into effect April 1.
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Medical copter crashes in Okla., kills 2, hurts 1
By Associated Press | February 22, 2013
A medical helicopter crash-landed outside an Oklahoma City nursing home early Friday, killing two people onboard and injuring a third who was pulled from the burning wreckage, officials said.
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