As the world sits on the brink of a pandemic flu outbreak, Minnesota’s hospitals are attempting to reduce the ranks of personnel most skilled to address emergency health needs. Minnesota Nurses Association, the union representing more than 20,000 Registered Nurses in 89 bargaining units across the state, has received demands from nine hospitals to reopen [ Read More ]
Archive for May, 2009
Markle Connecting for Health announces broad agreement on principles for Getting Health IT Right under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Markle Foundation hosts a forum to discuss the $19 billion allocated to investments in health information technology (IT) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Leaders in health care and information technology will [ Read More ]
Leading Penn State Registered Dietitian Kris Clark, Ph.D., R.D., F.A.C.S.M., Clarifies This Year’s Popular Diet Myths and Offers Help for Women to Get on Track for Spring/Summer Spring. It’s the time of year when we shed our unhealthy winter habits and renew the weight-loss vows we made back in January in hopes of seeing the [ Read More ]