News for July 21- July 24

In the News

Hospital emergency rooms taking online reservations - According to the IslandPacket.com, (24July2011), "Hilton Head Hospital and Coastal Carolina Hospital are offering an online service that allows patients to reserve a time at the emergency room while waiting at home", TO READ MORE,CLICK HERE. Health care fields hiring; GHS looking to fill 300 positions. - According to Citizen-times.com, (23July2011), Local hospitals, doctor offices, labs, and clinics are hiring, TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Experts say health care jobs are on the rise - According to WMBF news, (21July2011), Healthcare related jobs are on the rise due to the demand from the aging population, colleges respond with new programs of study, TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

News for July6 - July 20 2011

In the News

AnMed breaks ground for family medical clinic - According to IndependentMail.com, (20July2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Kool Smiles Expands Access in South Carolina - According to PR News Wire, (19July2011), "Kook Smiles offers residents convenient new options for affordable dental care." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Many U.S. Medical Schools Give Boost to Primary Care as They Increase Enrollments - According to AAFP News Now, (06July2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

News for June 14 - June 30 2011

In the News

Emergency rooms' crowding problems extend beyond the uninsured - Acoording to GreenvilleOnline.com, (27June2011), "Doctor's hours, mental health issues among factors driving patients to seek high-cost care" TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. South Carolina's Seacoast Medical Center Completes $33M Expansion - According to Becker's Hospital Review, (27June2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Trident Health lays off 35: Cuts in state Medicaid reimbursement cited in reduction of hospital system's workforce - According to The Post and Courier, (14June2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

News June 1 - June 10 2011

Fewer docs expected: Medicaid cuts could curtail medical school residencies - According to The Post and Courier, (10June2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Cuts to be felt at hospitals: State Medicaid reductions to cost Charleston-area facilities millions of dollars - according to The Post and Courier, (10June2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Advanced Practice Nurses Can Help Lead Transitional Care - According to Nurse.com, (01June2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

News May 18-31

In the News

Telemedicine cam speed care to stroke victims - According to GreenvilleOnline.com, (31May2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Northeastern Tech prepares for Dillon campus expansion - According to SCnow.com, (31May2011), "The new building will house a biology lab which are required for nursing programs and Associate of Science degrees." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. 20 percent of S.C. physicians now sharing electronic records - According to The State, (28May2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Unemployment numbers down in South Carolina - According to WMBF News.com, (20May2011), Grand Strand Regional has not suffered during the economy and that business is booming, TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. GHS to open 3 new urgent need facilities in Upstate - According to GreenvilleOnline.com, (18May2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

News April 18- May 7, 2011

Company hopes to bring rehab hospital to Spartanburg- According to GoUpstate.com, (07May2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Boeing gives MUSC Children's Hospital $1 million - According to The Post and Courier, (06May2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Hilton Head Hospital plans $18 million expansion in Bluffton - According to The IslandPacket.com, (19April2011), "The center would create 30 - 40 new jobs."TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Johnsonville adult day care set to open - According to SCnow.com, (18April2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

MUSC tuition rises an average 6 percent - According to The Post and Courier, (12April2011), TO READ MORE,CLICK HERE.

South Carolina Cuts Medicaid Payments by 3% - According to Becker Hospital Review, (11April2011), COPY TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Healthcare Workforce News March 29 - April 5, 2011

Budget cuts reduce program to bring doctors to care for elderly to state - According to GreenvilleOnline.com, (03April2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Hospitals Added Nearly 20K Jobs in Q1 - According to Health Leaders Media, (04April2011), TO READ MORE,CLICK HERE.

Healthcare Workforce News March 23-28 2011

New primary care doctors won't erase shortage in state- According to GreenvilleOnline.com, (28March2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Navigating the current nursing job market - According to The Clinical Advisory, (25March2011), "The job market has changed tremendously over the past couple of years and has allowed hiring managers to become more selective". TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Healthcare Workforce News March 14-22

Firefighters to train as EMTs: North Charleston cites medical-related calls - According to the Post and Courier, (22March2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

New organization to team up on health care - According to the Columbia Regional Business Journal, (16March2011), "Health Science South Carolina, BlueCross and BlueSheild of South Carolina and the S.C. Hospital Association have formed the S.C. Partnership for Health". CLICK HERE.

Medicaid agency names deputy director - According to the Columbia Regional Business Journal, (14March2011), "Tony Keck, director of SC Department of Health and Human Services, has named Sam Waldrep, deputy director of Medicaid's Bureau of Long Term Care and Behavioral Health Services". TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Healthcare Workforce News March 7-13

Goal is fewer routine ER trips - According to the Post and Courier, (13March2011), "Bill would give call boxes to Medicaid patients", TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

5,000 jobs on the line in Medicaid cuts - According to the State, (11March2011), "Health care industry might drop thousands of postions if S.C. cuts payments, USC study says" TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

BlueCross contract saves jobs - According to the Post and Courier, (07March2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

News February 10-15 2011

St. Francis unveils growth plans in cancer care - According to GSA Business, (15Feb2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Severe Shortage of Surgical Specialists Plagues Nation's Emergency Departments - According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, (11Feb2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Ophthalmologists, optometrists battle over eyelid injections - According to GreenvilleOnline.com, (11Feb2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Midlands Tech to expand electronic health records training - According to The Columbia Regional Business Journal, (10Feb2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Budgets cuts could force mental health patients to seek other options - According to Live5news.com, (10Feb2011), "If budget cuts are approved people with physiological problems will be forced to turn to emergency rooms." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

January 11, 2011 to February 2, 2011 News

Greenville medical school hearing awaits new commissioners - According to Greenvilleonline.com, (02/02/11), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Commission on Higher Education to hear GHS case for medical campus - According to the Charleston Regional Business Journal, (26Jan11), “Officials of Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center will have their hearing before the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education on Feb. 3 to make their case for a University of South Carolina School of Medicine campus in Greenville.” TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

SC Senate confirms Keck as state Medicaid director - According to The State, (25Jan11), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

AnMed adds 3 more medical practices to network - According to Greenvilleonline.com, (14Jan2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

SC Medicaid approved to expand Healthy Connections Choices; 2 new plans set to join market - According to the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, (11Jan2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

News December 12th - January 10th

In the News

Stroke care law proposed:Report urges treatment at MUSC for most serius cases - According to the Post and Courier, (10Jan2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. State education, health care cuts loom - According to The State, (02Jan2011), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Adult care funding at risk; Services rely on waiver program - According to The Sun News, (26Dec2010), "Funding may be cut for adult day care and home based services for the elderly poor", TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. SC Medicaid plan: End adult dental, hospice care - According to Bloomberg, (13Dec2010), TO READ MORE,CLICK HERE. Scrutiny for third med school - According to the Post and Courier, (12Dec2010), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

December 6th- December 13th News

SC Medicaid plan: End adult dental, hospice care - According to Bloomberg, (13Dec2010), TO READ MORE,CLICK HERE. Scrutiny for third med school - According to the Post and Courier, (12Dec2010), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. First Citizens gives to ‘Miles of Smiles’ - According to the Cheraw Chronicle, (10Dec2010), "CareFIRST has been awarded $25,000.00 for the new "Miles of Smiles" portable dental program." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

December 1st - December 6th News

Local universities to share in $16 million federal grant - to the Post and Courier, (03Dec10), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Three South Carolina Hospitals Consider Developing a Regional Health System - According to the beckershospitalreview.com, (06Dec21010), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Local universities to share in $16 million federal grant - According to the Post and Courier, (03Dec10), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. Healthcare Job Postings Up in November - According to Health Leaders Media, (02Dec10), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

South University dedicates new pharmacy school in Columbia - According to The State, (02Dec10), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

September News Website Postings

Expanding USC’s medical school won’t solve primary care problem - According to the Post and Courier, (13Sep10) TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

DHEC Working to Reduce Infant Mortality - According to WSPA News Channel 7, (23Sep10), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

CGME Board Approves Final Duty Hour and Supervision Standards to Ensure Excellent Resident Education and Quality Patient Care - According to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), (28Sep10), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Groundbreaking Report Calls for Transformational Change to Nursing Profession - According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, (11Oct10), TO READ MORE,CLICK HERE.

October / November News Website postings

Healthcare Industry thrives in Grand Strand - According to WMBFNews.com, (05Nov10), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

South Carolina DSS Receives $10 Million Dollar Grant to Train Clients for Healthcare Fields - According to South Carolina Department of Social Services, (02Nov10), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Pilot program testing new way to treat patients - According to The State, (01Nov10), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Optometrists, ophthalmologist don't see eye to eye on bill - According to GreenvilleOnline.com, (31Oct10), "Optometrists in South Carolina have pushed two bills to expand their scope of practice." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

The Road to Greater Good - According to SCHA Blog, (26Oct10), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

August / September News

NIH awards $6.5 million grant to USC for health-disparities research, Claflin partnership

According to midlandsbiz.com (22Aug10), the National Institute of Health awarded a $6.7 million grant to the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

USC med school plan questioned

According to the Post and Courier, (31Aug10), the Greenville Hospital System has promised to contribute $35 million to the $39 million over seven to 10 years to help pay for the expansion. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Researchers Say Access to Primary Care Doesn’t Always Guarantee Better Health

According to Kaiser Health News, (09Sep10)TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

Expanding USC’s medical school won’t solve primary care problem

According to the Post and Courier, (13Sep10) TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

DHEC Working to Reduce Infant Mortality

According to WSPA News Channel 7, (23Sep10), TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

MUSC dental program gets grant

According to the Post and Courier (26Sep10), “a federal grant worth $1.7 million will help the Medical University of South Carolina restart a graduate dental program who provides affordable treatment across South Carolina.” TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.

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.

Florence-Darlington Tech leads new training program in SC

According to SCnow.com (14, May) Florence-Darlington Tech will be the only school in South Carolina to educate health information technology professionals as part of a grant received from the Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology for the next two years. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.