Eric Neverman, D.O.’12, M.H.A., completed a combined residency in internal medicine and pediatrics, serving a year as chief resident at the University of Missouri. He will begin an internal medicine and pediatrics practice with UnityPoint Clinic/Grundy County (IA) Memorial Hospital […]
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The launch of health insurance marketplaces, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and the broader shift in payment models from fee-for-service to value-based care have spurred provider health systems to explore a variety of risk models, including establishing
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Roberta Wattleworth, D.O.’81, M.H.A.’99, M.P.H.’04, will join the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) on July 12, 2016, as chief physician for test development for the board’s assessment services department. A member of the NBOME Board of Directors since
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Des Moines University awarded 472 degrees in nine programs at the 116th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 28. Family, friends, faculty and staff celebrated the graduates throughout the weekend with banquets, awards and a campus picnic. Check out the photos of
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Pamela D. Elbert Harned, M.H.A.’14, accepted a position as administrator/executive director at Karen Acres Health Care Center in Urbandale, IA. She had been executive director at Accura HealthCare of Pleasantville, IA.
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Jonathan C. Thompson, D.P.M., M.H.A.’10, AACFAS; Troy J. Boffeli, D.P.M.’90, FACFAS; and Jessica A. Tabatt, D.P.M.12, authored “Two-Pin Fixation of Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Fusion for Hammertoe Correction,” published in the May-June issue of the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery.
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Jennifer Hamre, M.H.A.’09, PCMH, CCE, is co-founder and owner of Solace Solutions, a Chapin, SC-based firm that helps health care facilities transform into medical homes for patients and assists with administrative functions to improve health outcomes, improve the patient experience
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Des Moines University’s master’s degree programs in public health and health care administration equip individuals to become leaders in diverse roles that improve the health of individuals, communities and populations on local, regional and even global levels. To effectively equip
New DMU department expands degree options Read More
As a high school student, Catherine “CJ” Koozer worked at Camp Courageous, a facility near Monticello, IA, for children and adults with disabilities. Last year, she joined pediatricians from Des Moines’ Blank Children’s Hospital for 10 days of treating poor
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By Richard F. Belloff, D.B.A., FACHE, PAHM, and Pamela Raye Bostwick, M.S.O.D. A just machine to make big decisions Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision We’ll be clean when their work is done We’ll be eternally free yes and eternally
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