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Mercy Medical Center earns national stroke care recognition

Mercy Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award, along with the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite distinction. “The award recognizes Mercy’s continued commitment to delivering high-quality stroke care…

Wellmark, UI Health Alliance partner on new health insurer

By Angela Holmes [email protected] Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest health insurer, and…

Seeing the future though predictive analytics

By Jean Robillard, M.D./Guest Column Predictive analytics – the use of data, statistical algorithms and…

Tools to select your health care provider

By Ron Reed / Guest Column Determining a country’s health status or determining which hospital…

Rockwell’s telehealth trial bodes well

By Adam Moore [email protected] Corridor companies looking for a case study in offering affordable, onsite…

Iowa Caucuses lacking on health care

By Ted Townsend / Guest Column Talk about much ado about fairly little. We took…

Corvida Medical nears finish line

By Dave DeWitte [email protected] For Jared Garfield and John Slump, founders of Coralville-based Corvida Medical,…

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Health Care Summit: Cost-saving measures need top-down support

by Chase Castle [email protected] Wellness programs and accountable care organizations can reduce companies’ health care…

2014 Best of the Corridor

Part I: Best Accounting Firm: McGladrey Best Architectural Firm: OPN Architects Best Brewery: Lion Bridge…

Doing the right thing for all patients

By Ted Townsend / Guest Editorial Personally, I’m tired of hearing, reading and talking about…

UnityPoint Health redefines health care

By Ted Townsend / Guest Editorial Health care in the United States is changing. It’s…

Startup helps rural Iowa pharmacies

By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—Roby Miller’s parents’ businesses were struggling to stay open and he wanted to…

Implementing reform: Where to begin?

By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—You have to start somewhere. That theme applies to both personal…