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A Health Care Article Provides Important Information On Topics Of Your Interest
A lot of doctors do not keep track of health care articles, but in my opinion it is one of the most important things that a medical professional should do. After all, medical technology changes extremely quickly, and each new development could potentially mean life and death for a patient that you will have one day. If you do not read each and every health care article relevant to your field of expertise - and a good number of ones that are not directly related to your specialty - you may miss out on a crucial new development.

Planned Parenthood Takes Women's Health Message Directly to Congress
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (PPRM), along with the national organization Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), today hosted a Capitol Hill day. PPRM representatives joined more than 300 other Planned Parenthood staff, board members and volunteers from across the country to discuss with members of Congress the importance of making women's health a priority in health care reform.

World Health Care Congress Launches ReformPlans.com to Encourage and Focus Health Care Reform Discussion
The World Health Care Congress today announced the launch of ReformPlans.com (www.reformplans.com), an innovative and comprehensive web site that brings the real issues in health care reform to a broader audience.

Aetna Becomes First National Insurer to Receive NCQA Accreditation for PPO Plans: Quality data provide members, employers with credible information
Aetna (NYSE:AET) announced today that it has received National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) Accreditation at a national level, which means the accreditation will apply to the nearly 10 million Aetna members in PPO plans throughout all 50 states. Aetna is the first national insurer to hold NCQA accreditation for its PPO plans.

How To Create A Living Will
Health care proxies are a type of advanced health care directives that allow you to express how you would like your medical treatments to be handled if you are unable to communicate with your doctors and other medical staff.

PNC Launches New Health Care Brand
Industry specialization differentiates PNC, features experts and services that enhance health care billing, payments and financial management.

Career Resource Guide to Health Care Business Degrees Now Available on All Business Schools
Leading business and education directory provides the cure for questions about health care business degree programs.

Nursing Shortage Portends Ill Will for Colorado
Colorado’s nursing and health care workforce shortages threaten the health of our citizens and our economic viability, according to a new report just released by the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence. Health care reform, an aging labor pool, a growing and graying population and a restricted number of nursing school graduates due to a shortage of faculty and clinical training space are key factors in Colorado’s looming health care crisis.

‘Best in Class’ Nursing Homes Recognized for Exemplary Customer, Workforce Satisfaction
My InnerView – an independent research company – today awards 519 nursing homes the profession’s best-in-class, Excellence in Action award. This honor recognizes nursing homes that achieve high levels of excellence as demonstrated by having overall customer or workforce satisfaction levels that fall within the top ten percent of My InnerView’s database.

VA Maryland Health Care System Researcher Honored with National Middleton Award for Outstanding Achievement
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Dr. Edward J. Weinman the William S. Middleton Award for outstanding scientific achievement in biomedical or behavior research. Weinman, a VA Maryland Health Care System clinician and investigator for more than 27 years and a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, has made influential contributions to the understanding of kidney function. The VA will hosted award ceremony to honor Middleton on April 22 at 1 p.m. in Washington, D.C., the kickoff day for the VA’s 2010 Research Week.

New Book "How Socialized Health Care Will Radically Change America"
New book published "How Socialized Health Care Will Radically Change America - Why Universal Health Care Will Create a Political Hegemony as In Sweden" reveals the long-term political impact in America once health care is socialized.

VA Maryland Health Care System Recognized with an EPA Trailblazer Award
VA Maryland Health Care System Among Six Maryland Hospitals Awarded with EPA Trailblazer Awards

Advantages and Disadvantages of Universal Health Care
What will national health care cost our country and what will be get from it The price of the new health insurance and health care system will include increased taxes

VA Maryland Health Care System Named One of Baltimore’s Best Places to Work
The Baltimore Business Journal has named the VA Maryland Health Care System as one of Baltimore's Best Places to Work for an organization with 500 or more employees. The federal health care system ranked second in this year's competition, rising from fourth place in 2008.