Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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for "Health care"
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9659
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Illegal immigrants who are in North Carolina and who are uninsured for health care are straining already tight budgets in hospitals and threatening to erode the quality of care that hospitals can afford to provide.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 3, Mar 2008,
p36-40, 42, 44, 46-47, il
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36248
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Employment benefits offered by the profiled thirty four companies, ranged from small to large, included mentorships, child and pet friendly policies, free dental care, flexible work scheduling, tuition reimbursement up to $5,000, paid volunteer days, and all-expense paid trips for top performers. Profiled companies included Hill, Chesson, and Woody; N2 Publishing; Practicon; CCS Construction Staffing; Insperity; Williams Mullen; Alston and Bird LLP; and CPI Security.
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28572
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Eugene Woods is the new CEO of Carolinas Health Care System. Woods is ready to expand North Carolina’s largest hospital system amid concerns that it packs too much power. Among the greatest challenges are government mandates and pressure to treat sick people collaboratively while limiting time spent in hospitals.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 3, March 2017,
p66-71, il, por, map
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36170
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A medical care program in America provided knee and hip surgery for Cubans not able to obtain these treatments on their native soil. Expressions of English and Spanish not always understood created a language barrier at times between the patients and surgical team. The nonverbal signs of surgery success, though, required no translation or interpreter.
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35972
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Detailed primarily were eventful and uneventful cases of labor and delivery this doctor attended during his six years of services. His descriptions included timely obstetric practices, such as use of pituitrin, and life threatening childbirth-related conditions like sepsis. As for his patients, offered also were observations that showed his respect for the people and their culture.
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36275
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On the downside to the takeover of AI in employment sectors: the elimination of jobs traditionally targeted for elimination, such as factory work; the elimination of highly paid positions such as software designing. Changes that may be a mixed blessing include a minimum guaranteed income provided by the government. However, what may be criticized now as a sign of a socialistic society may one day be regarded as the basis of economic survival.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 2, February 2016,
p67-68
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28318
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Lisa Sorg describes how important having health insurance was to her development as a child. President George W. Bush is currently threatening to veto a reauthorization and expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Several North Carolina politicians have voted against the bill which would dramatically increase the number of uninsured children in the state. The effects of leaving children uninsured in the state and elsewhere are explored.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 40, October 2007,
p3
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24381
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The cost of health-care coverage is rising and many companies are foregoing group insurance policies, instead suggesting employees self-insure.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 9 Issue 11, November 1989,
p36-41, il
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14619
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Spencer comments on the state's insufficient standards of education and health for the children of North Carolina. In 1946, newborns were less likely to survive and their mothers more likely to die in childbirth than elsewhere in America. Education and recreational facilities were also lacking in the state when compared to national averages of the time. Blame is placed on lack of state government intervention to remedy these issues.
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22565
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This article lists the best hospitals in North Carolina by outright best hospitals, patient picks, cutting-edge hospitals, and top-performing hospitals
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 35 Issue 3, March 2015,
p3, por
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39942
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Contemporary medical challenges directly impacting the community, health professionals in facilities such as Pitt County’s health department and Vidant Medical Center are optimistic about overcoming. Reason for optimism is reflected in a timeline, containing highlights such as the eradication of diseases such as smallpox, and in the observations of Dr. Earl Trevathan, whose career left him witness and contributor to sixty years of medical advancements.
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Rankin, Watson Smith, 1879-1970; Bickett, Thomas Walter, 1869-1921; Pitt County Health Department--history ; Health care; Chronic diseases; Trevathan, Earl ; Vaccines; Vidant Health; Communicable diseases; Medicaid; Diabetes--Prevention; Health care and maintenance programs ; North Carolina Medical Society
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36073
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Steven Powell taught his students that just as crucial was caring about improving the quality of life as well as the number of years in a life. Another valuable lesson he instilled: be a positive influence on campus and off, donning the surgical mask and not.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Winter 2009,
p34-35
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25882
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Jonathan Oberlander studies Medicare, Medicaid, and health policy at the state level. According to Oberlander, a national health care system has been difficult to establish because of interests, institutions, and ideology. He thinks we should establish state rather than federal health programs.
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43703
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This article illustrates how some doctors working for major medical facilities have switched over to primary care to better assist their patients. The article also mentions how the Affordable Care Act had negative as well as positive effects on the medical system and how doctors work with or around these effects today.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 42 Issue 12, December 2022,
p52-55
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24150
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has a Chapel Hill-based company that provides coverage to over 660,000 people, making it the largest health care provider in North Carolina. The author presents the history of the insurance agency, as well as the positives and negatives of such a large domineering company.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 11, November 2010,
p56-63, il
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