June/ July News

IN THE NEWS

Anderson University moves to add nursing program

A story in GreenvilleOnline.com (6June10), Anderson University will be opening a new nursing school in 2012. The program will offer a 15 month accelerated curriculum once a student meets the general education requirements, resulting in a Bachelor of Science degree. Anderson University hopes this will help the state produce more nurses in the upstate. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Charleston Southern offers master’s program for nurses

According to the Post and Courier (14June10), a new masters program will be added to the list at Charleston Southern University (CSU). The nursing masters program will be offered online and provide aid to the state’s nursing shortage. CSU also added an online program for registered nurses in an effort to help RNs obtain a bachelors degree. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Education grants aim to bolster health-care ranks

According the Washington Post (13July10), the Department of Health and Human Services has provided hundreds of colleges and universities with $96 million in grant money to boost health-profession programs. The funds also focus on providing support to help diversify the health care workforce and increase minority representation. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Feds to Spend $144M to Train Health IT Workers

According to CIO.com (16July10), the federal government will be spending $144M to assist colleges and universities to train health IT workers. This grant money is part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009. The results plan to produce 50,000 trainees to assist rural hospitals and small practices by setting up electronic medical record systems. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Expanded Tax Relief on State Loan Repayment, Forgiveness Programs Benefits Physicians, Medically Underserved Individuals

According to aafp.org (27July10), in an effort to strengthen the healthcare workforce in underserved areas of the country, the federal government will be offering a tax relief for physicians who have been in enrolled in a loan repayment program in 16 states. This tax relief comes from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Provisions in Health Care Reform Law Lay Out Role of Primary Care, Family Physicians

According to aafp.org (28July10), primary care and family physicians will have an increased role when the new health care reform law takes affect. Three ways in which the roles will change are: an increase focus on preventive measures, rewarding positive doctor/patient relationships, and an increase in funding to family medicine residency programs. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.