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Michelle Nichols had lived in pain since a childhood injury damaged her left knee. It just got worse over the years. When the question on the doctors form asked, How many steps can you take without...
View ArticleErroneous codes on medical bills can affect costs
When you get medical bills, there are many numbers on the page. But not all of them follow dollar signs.Whenever a patient sees a doctor or has a procedure done, a medical code is assigned so that the...
View ArticleResearch mattress may sense seizures, physiological data in kids
Kansas State University students and Heartspring, a center for children with special needs, are working together to develop devices to help improve the quality of life for those with developmental...
View ArticleWichita-area health officials brace for measles cases
Updated: The number of KC metro cases is now 29 cases as of Thursday morning.As measles reaches Kansas, local health care professionals are preparing for it in the Wichita area. Measles a highly...
View ArticleMarried couple to open urgent-care clinic on North Rock Road
A new urgent-care clinic is being opened by husband and wife Mansoor Tahir and Samrah Mansoor.The clinic is a franchise of American Family Care/Doctors Express, which plans to have 160 locations in 26...
View ArticleKU medical school in Wichita to be assessed for expansion plans
In preparation for future expansion, the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita has brought in Helix Architecture and Design of Kansas City, Mo., to assess its facilities, said dean Garold...
View ArticleEmCare plans to terminate its contract to staff Hutchinson hospital’s ER
The emergency room staffing company that recently told Wesley Medical Center physicians that they have to become employees or leave has notified Hutchinson Regional Medical Center it is terminating its...
View ArticleSedgwick County physicians’ group to pilot project on safe sleep for...
A local physicians group and advocates are working together to research how much pregnant women know about safely placing infants during sleep.The pilot program is part of a task force formed by the...
View ArticleGraceMed to open clinic at Oaklawn Elementary near Derby
GraceMeds latest school-based clinic, Oaklawn Family Clinic at Oaklawn Elementary in the Derby school district, is slated to open July 21. Dave Sanford, GraceMed CEO, says the clinic is part of a...
View ArticleOnly part of Health Homes integration program launches in Kansas
Only half of a new Medicaid-funded program to integrate medical, behavioral health and social services launched statewide this week – much to the surprise of health care providers.On Monday, a day...
View ArticleDental practitioners could change workforce in Kansas, backers say
Several groups throughout the state are pushing for a new kind of dental provider – called registered dental practitioners – in an effort to alleviate the state’s shortage of dentists. Dental...
View ArticleSaint Luke’s to open kidney transplant satellite clinic in Wichita
Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., plans to open a kidney transplant satellite clinic in Wichita.Saint Luke’s said in a news release that it would collaborate with Wichita physicians to provide...
View ArticleHalstead Hospital owner 'still determined' to reopen (VIDEO)
The Halstead Hospital and Hertzler Clinic are gone, but not forgotten how could they be when the 265,000-square-foot complex still sits nearly vacant in the center of Halstead?Owner Azzy Reckess,...
View ArticleState health department traces 4 measles cases to Wichita restaurant
Four measles cases in Sedgwick County have been traced to Sal’s Japanese Steakhouse in Wichita, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment confirmed Saturday. The department is asking that anyone...
View ArticleTwo more measles cases confirmed in Sedgwick County; total now 8
Health officials are reporting two more cases of measles in Sedgwick County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to eight in the county, according to a news release from the Kansas Department...
View ArticleRural clinic operated by Via Christi Villages closed
A rural health clinic in Victoria operated by Via Christi Villages closed July 1. Doug Frihart, senior regional operations officer for Via Christi Villages, which has operated the clinic near Hays...
View Article12.6 percent of Kansans uninsured in 2012, report finds
The Topeka-based Kansas Health Institute recently released its annual insurance report that looks at health coverage throughout the state and historical trends to show the impact of the Affordable Care...
View ArticleKDHE confirms 11 cases of measles in Sedgwick County
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Tuesday it had confirmed three more measles cases in Sedgwick County. That brings the total number of cases to 11.Of those three cases, current...
View ArticleFederal grant will fund clinical trials for Wichita oncology program
After several months of not knowing whether the Wichita Community Clinical Oncology Program would be able to continue clinical trials locally, program officials received word Friday morning that they...
View ArticleCerner to buy Siemens Health Services for $1.3B
Cerner Corp. is buying the health information technology business unit of German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG for $1.3 billion in cash.The two companies announced the deal on Tuesday. Cerner's...
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