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Here's to a Tremendous 2009!
I hope your holiday was as relaxing, enjoyable, fulfilling and grateful as mine was. I am most fortunate.
Graduation was a wonderful. Gaining traction in 2009 is one of my primary goals for the coming year.
What might you expect for the next 11 1/2 months? What can we help you with? Let us give and share our abundance with you!
Happy Thursday, DaN
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Foodbank
Caryn Unterschuetz, RN, MHI
Last month's graduation ceremony was much more moving than I had anticipated it would be. When we began our studies as graduate students, Dr. Kathy Malloch promised us the best educational experience of our lives. She, Dr. Tim Porter O'Grady, and Sandra Davidson truly delivered. I am grateful for their support and dedication to my ultimate growth and broadening of horizons. Not only am I working in the job of my dreams as an education consultant for the John C. Lincoln Network, but I am also teaching in the MHI program.
I have had time to reflect on where I was when I started and where I am now as I prepare to continue to my journey. To say that the MHI program sparked changes in me is an understatement. I am grateful for the aspects of my life that I might have overlooked in the past. As gratitude has filled my thinking, I have developed a more global perspective of what can happen when unforeseen take unwelcome control of the lives of ordinary people. The MHI program taught us to be comfortable in the chaos that is business as usual on this planet, and to brainstorm new ways to overcome problems and lead others to new territory.
From my position of relative comfort and security, I have only recently become aware of how many Arizonans are facing hunger on a daily basis. As I learn more and more about the pervasive threat of this ancient enemy, I cannot understand how 21st century America can be home to hungry people.
Although our disposable income is limited, my husband, Kurt, and I donate a small amount each month to the Association of Arizona Food Banks. It is our hope that our $25 every four weeks helps keep somebody from suffering, at least for a little while.
Desert Mission is a food bank that is supported at John C. Lincoln by a campaign called Lincoln Gives. Employees donate whatever they can, and just before Christmas it was announced that more than $500,000 had been pledged to the foundation -- an increase of 4 percent from the previous year. I think it is truly wonderful to work with individuals who persevere in their good works, regardless of a faltering economy and the specter of increased strain on their own family budgets.
Therefore, I am asking you to join your energies with mine in an attempt to ease hunger for Arizonans. Even $1 a month makes a difference to somebody, and for less than the cost of a cup of fast food coffee, the Association of Arizona Food Banks can buy food for several meals for an individual at risk.
Nobody is immune to the tragedies and terrors of modern life. And we never know when it will be our turn to face a crisis and need help. So while we are able to help, and as long as others need our assistance, let's do what we can to fight hunger here at home.
Please share your comments with me. I can be reached at caryn@carynunterschuetz.com
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ASU Center for Healthcare Innovation & Clinical Trials proudly announces... Be a part of creating the future of healthcare! Join the Healthcare Innovation Challenge The Healthcare Innovation Challenge® will be the first healthcare
related innovation competition of its kind. Innovation,
entrepreneurship, and collaboration will come together in a forum
designed to transform the quality, efficiency, safety and effectiveness
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Innovative Ideas
Claudia Q. Perez & Tiffany Tcheng
A group of students in the MHI program decided in December to meet and brainstorm innovative ideas to improve our nation's current healthcare system - and submit to the President-Elect. The group of students consists of individuals from various backgrounds including nursing, physical therapy, biotechnology, communications, simulation education and informatics. Three priorities were determined: to modernize the United States healthcare system to contain rising healthcare costs and improve the quality of patient care; to promote and strengthen awareness and education of preventative care and public health; and to prevent disease and protect against natural and manmade disasters.
The group identified three ways to modernize the healthcare system in the U.S. to improve the quality of patient care while containing increasing costs: i) using an electronic medical record (EMR); ii) utilizing telemedicine systems; and iii) implementing the use of a Smart Card. Funding these technological tools would bridge the gap between healthcare and other industries that are industry leaders in the respective fields. One way in which the government could assist with rolling out these initiatives would be to offer tax-break incentives.
While technology is an important tool to improving the healthcare system, we still need to focus efforts on strengthening public health and preventative care education. Two specific areas of focus are prenatal care and dental care. All mothers-to-be benefit from prenatal care. Women who regularly see a healthcare provider during the length of their pregnancy have healthier babies. These women are also less likely to deliver prematurely and experience other serious complications related to pregnancy. According to The Institute of Medicine, the estimated national cost of premature births in 2005 exceeded $26 billion. If we can focus efforts around increasing preventative care awareness around prenatal care, the government could see a significant cost-savings in neonatal intensive care unit (ICU) expenditures. The simple use of taking vitamins and practicing healthier habits during a pregnancy has the potential to decrease the likelihood of delivering a premature baby. In addition, dental care is not only pertinent to dental hygiene. According to the American Academy of Periodontology, pregnant women who have periodontal disease may be seven times more likely to have a baby that is born too early and too small. In much the same way, researcher indicates that people with gum disease are almost twice as likely to suffer from coronary artery disease.
Finally, we need to consider what strategies are necessary to manage chronic conditions such as congestive heart failure, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and mental illness. It is known that our healthcare system today spends most of its money on managing chronic diseases. We believe that the Smart Card, the EMR and telemedicine programs will have aid in containing the costs of healthcare related to chronic diseases. We also believe that each individual should be held accountable for his or her own health, making sure that preventive care is properly practiced. The combination of innovation and accountability would assist the decrease the expenditure in managing chronic diseases.
To learn more or get involved please email: cperez14@asu.edu
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Evidence-Based and Medicare
Seeking advisers, collaborators and partners!
Expertise sought to address non-payment conditions as outlined by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) earlier this year.
A huge challenge and opportunity!
If interested contact dan.weberg@asu.edu or den13@asu.edu -- as soon as possible -- pretty please!
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We'll be thinking about you! Let us know how you are doing. Looking forward to a stupendous 2009 together!
Dan Nienhauser, Editor v2.0
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