| Cerner Selects First Data and UMB to Deliver Combined Real-Time ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2007--Cerner Corp. (NASDAQ: CERN), a leading supplier of healthcare information technology, announced Healthe(TM) has launched one of the industry's first combined health plan ID and payment cards with a fully integrated line of credit for healthcare consumers. Cerner has selected First Data Healthcare Services, part of First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC), and UMB Healthcare Services, a division of UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: UMBF) and a leader in financial services for consumer-directed healthcare products, to provide support on this innovative offering. The Healthe model of health plan administration uses Cerner's software technology and vision to provide transparent, consumer-focused care and has launched a card to support the consumer-directed health plan options for Cerner's associates nationwide.
Sports: Stephenson Resigns as Athletic Director
Emory Director of Athletics and Recreation Betsy Stephenson resigned unexpectedly on Thursday after leading the Eagles' program for the past three years.
Stephenson said she began thinking about stepping down as early as last August after her father passed away and cited a desire to spend more time with her adopted daughter Lily, 2, as her primary motivation.
"[This job has] really been a labor of love," said Stephenson, whose resignation will take effect in early June.
After nearly three years in Atlanta, Stephenson said she plans to move back to California. Prior to being hired at Emory in the summer of 2004, Stephenson had most recently worked as an associate athletic director at the University of California, Los Angeles, for eight years and said, "I didn't realize how much I missed California until I left."
And despite her move back to the West Coast, Stephenson said she's not limiting her career options to athletics.
Shout out to Braun and her heroes
I hope you're not beating yourself up about being out at midnight in that shady area of town. From now on, it's best to stay inside after 7pm in that area of town. Posted by: Billy | Apr 30, 2007 1:42:45 PM I think Julie's comment was very insensitive. No matter what you think about Carol and what she did in office, she could have been seriously injured or worse. Those kids could have been seriously injured! Perhaps she's just happy that she came out of this alive! What this country needs is more compassion! Posted by: Renee | Apr 30, 2007 1:46:44 PM I guess Julie, and Billie will be calling her "nappy-headed". Jeez, we are over 200 years removed from slavery and still these people are out here. Posted by: Darrylm | Apr 30, 2007 1:49:29 PM There's a disclaimer on the web page where these comments are posted that claims that the tribune reviews posts for "...irrelevancies and unfair attacks." It's just above the submission window.
Other Derby events
Kroger's Kentucky Derby Fest-A-Ville On the Waterfront. Today-Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Waterfront Park. Featuring concerts, walk-in movies, family fun, interactive kids' area and more. Admission is a 2007 Pegasus Pin ($3). No coolers, cans, bottles or pets. Sponsor: Kroger. Official Partner: Kentucky Proud. Contributing Sponsor: Budweiser. Derby Festival Chow Wagon. Today-Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Waterfront Park, Festival Plaza. Food and music. Admission is free with a 2007 Pegasus Pin. No coolers, cans, bottles or pets. .
Kokua Line
Question: When your pet dog or cat dies, what is the proper and legal way to dispose of the animal? I have no idea what to do when this happens. Answer: Many people do have their pets cremated through their veterinarians, but the simplest, legal way, albeit not one many animal lovers might care to opt for, is to put the body out for pickup by a city refuse crew. Dead pets also may be taken to the Hawaiian Humane Society, where they will be disposed of for "a small fee." If there is a health concern -- i.e., the animal could be considered infectious waste -- then it would need to be disposed of following state Department of Health guidelines, said Arlene Buchholz, veterinary medical officer with the department. That would preferably entail cremation at a pet crematory, she said.
Local care centers cited for violations
Adler volunteered at Twin Pines Adult Care Center in Kirksville to fulfill her clinical experience as a nursing student. She also works at a nursing home in her hometown of Kansas City, Mo.
There are four types of nursing home facilities: residential care, assisted living, immediate care and skilled nursing, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Residents in skilled nursing facilities usually need the most care, while residents in residential care facilities need the least amount of care.
Kirksville Manor Care Center and Twin Pines are both skilled nursing facilities, and Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc. is a residential care facility.
In her experience at Twin Pines, Continued from Page 1
Adler said the residents were content and autonomous for the most part, considering their physical and mental states.
Bill would require reporting of underage sex
(Kansas Health Institute News Service) Social workers would have to report underage sex under proposal: State social workers who learn about boys and girls having sex before they're 16 would be required to share their findings with police, according to an amendment in the House version of the omnibus budget bill that passed Friday. Currently, social workers report underage sex when it's considered injurious or coerced. (LJW) Key legislators make deal on deferred maintenance: House and Senate leaders agreed Sunday to a $410 million, five-year plan to repair buildings and utilities at state higher education institutions, including Kansas University. (Harris News Service) Technical school reforms approved: Lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a bill that could spark a revamp of the state's approach to technical education.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews find gym to call their own
JERUSALEM -- Yossi, a gangly 19-year-old in a black skullcap, passed through the frosted doors into a silent expanse of StairMasters and weight benches, a gym bag slung over his shoulder. It was 12:30 p.m. at the Kosher Gym, a converted warehouse that stands among loading docks in north Jerusalem. Its bright spaces are free of MTV-tuned televisions and piped-in hip-hop -- whose female singers the gym's male clients are not allowed to hear. The brainchild of David Melki, a former member of Israel's national tae kwon do team, it is the only health club in this increasingly religious city that caters exclusively to ultra-Orthodox and other observant Jews, who have long been encouraged to shun physical exercise in favor of time with the Torah. But prolific childbirth, years of sedentary study and poor diets have brought doctors' orders to exercise.
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