Paperless push grows in Iowa City hospitals
Iowa City universities and St Luke’s in Cedar Rapids move toward digital records. Paper histories shrink as University Hospitals cuts annual paper use and expands online access for appointments and records. Digital radiology and lab results arrive instantly, boosting efficiency across Iowa Health System affiliates.
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Kristy Walker
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Lee Carmen
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Scott Whitson
St. Luke's
John Sheehan
St. Luke’s
Iowa Health System
Iowa
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Paperless Hospital Push Aims To Cut Waste And Errors
Electronic record keeping expands in hospitals to replace paper charts and files. Annette Scandrett notes safer patient care as doctors orders move online since 1996. Mercy Iowa City and the VA pursue digitization with phased implementation and staff training.
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Annette Scandrett
Mercy
Iowa City
Glen Winekauf
Population growth driven by immigration amid aging societies
Demographer Martha Farnsworth Riche notes that modernization and immigration sustain U S growth while economic factors push smaller family sizes. Carl Haub, author of the 2004 World Population Data Sheet, cites delayed childbearing in Italy and rising education costs as reasons for smaller families. Global population is projected to reach about 9.2 billion midcentury, with most growth in developing nations.
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Martha Farnsworth Riche
U.S. Census Bureau
Riche
Japan
Europe
Carl Haub
Population Reference Bureau
Haub
Italy
United Nations
Marion fights landfill expansion over urban service area
Marion City Manager Jeff Schott says the proposal violates land use rules for urban service areas and urges delay until annexation is settled. Council member Paul Rehn criticizes compensation terms for private landowners as noncompliant with existing ordinance, noting no offset for Marion, Linn County or schools. Planning director Tom Treharne cites a decade growth trend in Marion.
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Marion
Jeff Schott
Schott
Paul Rehn
Linn County
Tom Treharne
Marion Planning and Development
Planning panel weighs landfill expansion near Linz County
The Planning and Zoning Commission discussed a proposed landfill expansion, weighing approval or denial options to the Linz County Board of Supervisors. Concerns included potential tax revenue loss and corn suitability rating averaging to keep the site under 65 CSR. The expansion site ratings would drop from 80 to 43 CSR when rezoned with current landfill.
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Linz
County Board of Supervisors
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Linn County
Najaf Crisis Deepens as Al Sadr Misses Peace Talks
U S forces push into Najaf old city amid clashes with al Sadr militiamen while a delegation seeking talks waits three hours for al Sadr who fails to appear citing ongoing aggression. U S Marines shell the cemetery near the shrine as Iraqi police patrol streets under tension.
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Najaf
Qais Qazali
United States
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Old City
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David Holahan
11Th Marine Expeditionary Unit
al Sadr
Baghdad
Back Pain Relief Report Promises Clear Elimination Guide
Cedar Rapids residents learn a new back pain relief method from a free report. The report outlines techniques such as heat and ice, sleeping positions, and leg elevation. A toll free number provides access to the 24 hour recorded message.
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