Texting, driving don’t mix, doctors say
To be fair, physicians at the semi-annual American Medical Association took on some weightier issues, too. But among the actions they took Monday: Adopting a policy that says text messaging while...
View ArticleChurchgoers live longer?
There should be some marketing potential here: People who attend religious services regularly — and denomination didn’t matter — have a 20 percent overall lower risk of death than those who don’t,...
View ArticleHealth care reform, via the Web
Want to weigh in on what health care reform might look like after Jan. 20? More than 4,000 people already have, including former Sen. Tom Daschle, who will head Health and Human Services. He used a...
View ArticleKiplinger’s pick: Galichia Heart Hospital
Galichia Heart Hospital’s discounted fees are getting national attention. In February, the hospital made news by announcing it would offer heart bypass surgery for a flat fee of $10,000, undercutting...
View ArticleAre free antibiotics good business?
First, Wal-Mart, Target, Dillons and others said they’d offer certain prescription drugs for $4 for a 30-day supply. The next big marketing move was offering 90-day supplies for $10. Now comes Giant...
View ArticleWatch ‘NewsHour’ segment from Wichita
As Carrie Rengers wrote last week and Bill Wilson mentioned on the blog yesterday, PBS’s “NewHour with Jim Lehrer” was in Wichita to do a story on burdens of health care on small businesses and their...
View ArticleLawrence hospital goes green
Beginning Wednesday, Lawrence Memorial Hospital will sell water in paper cartons rather than bottles to be more environmentally conscious. It says it will be the first hospital in the country to make...
View ArticleDoctors want career do-overs
A national study by HCD Research of more than 900 physicians showed that 30 percent of them would choose a new profession if starting over today. Those between 35 and 64 were most likely to say they’d...
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Kansas Heart Hospital, physician recognized for support of deployed nurse...
From left, Jeremy Salsbury and Ernie Hoeckel of Kansas Heart Hospital and Jim Wishart of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Representatives of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve...
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Former Via Christi executive garners national recognition
Saad Ehtisham, former chief nursing officer at Via Christi Hospitals in Wichita, has been named an honoree in Modern Healthcare magazine’s 2012 Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare. Ehtisham left...
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