Rural hospitals weigh value over volume in ACO push
Iowa rural facilities Waverly Health Center and Iowa Specialty Hospital Belmond join efforts to navigate low patient volumes while pursuing Medicare ACOs and Triple Aim. They gain data access, staff sharing, and grants to hire care coordinators, aiming to improve outcomes and avoid care gaps across 25 to 18 bed facilities.
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Jim Atty
Waverly Health Center
Atty
Iowa
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
Planetree
Have. Atty
Institute For Healthcare Improvement
Belmond
Clarion
National Rural Aco
Rural Aco
Amy McDaniel
Iowa Specialty Hospital
Michael Hurt
McDaniel
ACO
Iowa private security licensing cited amid low pay turnover
Iowa licensing for private security firms faces criticism over low wages high turnover and minimal training. DPS guards cards lack expiry and background checks, allowing potential undetected criminal issues. At Coral Ridge Mall unarmed guards sometimes serve without current certification amid ongoing investigations and partisan debate over stricter standards.
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Iowa
Ross Loder
DPS Program Services Bureau
Loder
Sandi Davies
International Foundation For Protection Officers
Florida
New York
Davies
Clel Bandler
R-Greenfield
House Public Safety Committee
Universal Services of America
Kozak
Coral Ridge Mall
Santa Ana
Calif
Coral Ridge
Towa
Conley and Davies
Conley
Valor
Universal
Bob Dvorsky
D-Coralville
Erin. Jordan
Thegazette
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