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"Healthcare State of the Industry" event, May 27, 2009 at the Oak Hills Country Club.
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For more information on advertising in this newsletter or the upcoming magazine, contact Melba Romero at 210-878-9978 or email to hcbmag@sbcglobal.net |
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Welcome!
Later this week look for your email alert announcing the release of the May/June 2009 issue.
Best!
Melba Romero Publisher/Editor S.A. Healthcare & Bioscience Magazine |
San Antonio Physician Elected to TMA's Board of Trustees |
 Texas Medical Association, Austin, TX - May 13, 2009David Henkes, MD, a pathologist from San Antonio, was elected to serve on the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Board of Trustees. TMA's House of Delegates, the association's governing body, elected Dr. Henkes to the position during TMA's annual conference this month. Full Story. |
Henrich Named Sole Finalist for President of UT Health Science Center at San Antonio |
 UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX - May 15, 2009The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System named William L. Henrich, M.D., as the sole finalist for the presidency of the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. The Board today (May 14) voted unanimously during a meeting in which candidates were interviewed for the position. Candidates for the position recently met with several constituent groups at the health science center in San Antonio as part of a series of campus visits. Full Story. |
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Hospital Energy Alliance |
 U.S. Department of Energy, May 12, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy says it's starting the Hospital Energy Alliance, a program designed to promote energy efficiency in the nation's hospitals.The partnership between the Energy Department and national healthcare sector leaders is expected to promote the integration of advanced energy efficiency and renewable technologies in hospital design, construction, retrofit, operations, and maintenance. Full Story. |
| AAGP Lauds Introduction of Geriatricians Loan Forgiveness Act |
 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) - May 18, 2009
The Geriatricians Loan Forgiveness Act of 2009 (HR 1457), introduced in Congress today by Reps. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), James McGovern (D-MA), and Ron Klein (D-FL), will help meet the needs of a growing population of older adults by building a health care workforce trained in geriatrics, says the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP). AAGP lauds the efforts of legislators concerned about a shortage of providers trained in late-life health care. Full Story. |
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Patients Reveal a Willingness to Trade Hands-On Medical Care for Computer Consultations |
 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - May 18, 2009
As President Barack Obama calls for streamlining heath care by fully converting to electronic medical records and as Congress prepares to debate issues of patient privacy, one question has largely gone unasked: What do patients want? Full Story. | |
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