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Cigna Continues Expansion of Collaborative Accountable Care to Improve Health Outcomes and Lower Costs - According to the Fort Mill Times on January 16, 2013 Cigna continues to expand its collaborative accountable care (CAC) program through 10 new initiatives with physician groups in nine states, including the company’s first CACs in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana and South Carolina. These programs focus on expanding patient access to health care, improving care coordination, and achieving the “triple aim” of improved health outcomes (quality), affordability and patient satisfaction.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE



Congratulations to the 2013 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awardees - According to GeriPal on January 15, 2013 the recipients for the 2013 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physican Awards are Charles G. Sasser, M.D., FACP, FAAHPM director of palliative care services at Conway Medical Center, Daniel C. Johnson, M.D., FAAHPM, national physician lead for palliative care at Kaiser Permanente's Care Management Institute, Drew Rosielle, M.D., a palliative care physician and program director for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Jane de Lima Thomas, M.D., a palliative care physician and associate director of the Harvard Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program, and Alen Voskanian, M.D., regional medical director, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care. This one of a kind national award recognizes excellence in the care of patients at the end of life.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE



Charleston doctor honored for overseas work - According to The Post and Courier on January 17, 2013 Dr. Robert Clifford has been named a recipient of the Save the Children Federation’s REAL Award, a distinction “designed to develop greater respect and appreciation for health workers and the lifesaving care they provide globally, as well as in the United States.” Clifford, a Charleston native, said he was humbled by the nomination and overwhelmed to learn that he won. Clifford graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1996 and serves as a faculty member there.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE



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For nursing jobs, new grads need not apply - According to CNN Money, on January 14th, 2013 Registered nurses fresh out of school are coming across thousands of job postings with an impossible requirement: "no new grads." About 43% of newly licensed RNs still do not have jobs within 18 months after graduation, according to a survey conducted by the American Society of Registered Nurses. The recession is to blame, says Peter Buerhaus, a registered nurse and economist who teaches at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE



Francis Marion University to Introduce Two New Graduate Nursing Programs in January - According to SCNOW.com on December 1, 2012 January will mark the start of two new graduate nursing programs at Francis Marion University and, according to the faculty orchestrating them, a move toward better health care in the Pee Dee. Though it took two years to get the tracks up and running, according to nursing department chair Dr. Ruth Wittmann-Price, there were virtually not obstacles to get the degrees in place. “The area is in such dire need,” Wittmann-Price said. CLICK HERE



Rural Physician Honored by South Carolina Office Of Rural Health - According to TheTandD.com on November 30, 2012 Bamberg physician Dr. Danette McAlhaney has been named the 2012 Outstanding Rural Practitioner of the Year by the South Carolina Office of Rural Health. The award, presented at the organization’s annual conference in Hilton Head, is awarded to a rural primary health care provider whose services and community commitment have resulted in significant improvement in the delivery of primary health care service.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE