Community groups seek volunteers for health care and service roles
Visiting Nurses seeks massage therapists and Hospice Patient Companions with training provided, and volunteers for Lawrence Memorial Hospital roles in Food and Nutrition Service, Gift Shop, and Mario's Closet. Kansas Tick-Borne Disease Advocates invite volunteers for a June 16 fundraiser. CLOs Midnight Farm and Ballard Community Services look for day camp and Penn House volunteers. Contact details and hours vary across organizations.
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Sarahro
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Food and Nutrition Service
LMH
Allyson Leland
Allyson. Leland
Imh
Kansas
Kansas Lymefighters
Yahoo.com
CLO
Midnight Farm
Brett Bauer
Brettbauer
Clokan
Ballard Community Services
Penn House
Matt Ritscher
Matt
Ballardcenter.org
Rural Kansas Shelter Gains Momentum From Donated Home
Homelessness rises in Lawrence and Kansas, with Ottawa’s district tally jumping from 5 to 131 in a year. A donated three bedroom Oak Street home spurs a Franklin County transitional shelter plan, aiming to house families within a month and encourage more property gifts.
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Oak Street
Franklin County
Howard
Lawrence
Kansas
Ottawa
Teresa Powers
Bob Marsh
Franklin County Emergency Temporary Shelter Association
Shaun Hittle
Journal-World Photos
Jake Howard
ECEAN
Health network touted as more secure for patient records
Kansas Health Information Network chief Laura McCrary argues that a statewide system improves privacy and safety by reducing reliance on fragile fax sharing. Health expert Davison calls it a cost benefit balance, noting past breaches highlight limits of paper and nonnetwork data.
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Laura McCrary
McCrary
Kansas Health Information Network
KHIN
Joe Davison
Kansas Health Information Exchange Board
West Wichita
Davison
US S
Utah Department of Health
Accendo
Arizona
Tricare
Virginia
Kansas
Kansas Department On Aging
Salina
Matthew Conrad
Wichita
Health
Brull
Kansas network to go live aiding patient care and costs
State officials say the statewide health information exchange will go live July 1 letting providers share patient data to reduce redundant tests and errors. Dr. Robert Moser touts privacy safeguards while officials foresee expansion beyond demographics and lab results to include notes, with substance abuse data limited unless authorized.
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Robert Moser
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas Health Information Exchange Inc
Kansas
Health data exchange marks shift to electronic records
Kansas moves toward nationwide digital health records with KHIE overseeing privacy under HIPAA. VA and state networks connect, enabling cross state care access while opt out options and estimates show thousands may opt out in early years.
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United States
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Eastern Kansas
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KDHE
Aaron Dunkel
Federal Health Information Exchange Agency
Jerry Slaughter
Kansas Medical Society
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Kansas Health Information Exchange
KHIE
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Plainville
LACIE
Khie.org
Bill Wallace
Nebraska
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Metcalf South Shopping Center
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