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About 160 million Americans currently receive health coverage through their employer, and a strong majority of Americans with health benefits are happy with their personal care and coverage. 17 percent of the population has limited or no access to health care. Health care is now 18 percent of the U.S. economy. That's more than six percentage points higher than most! Read more ...- David Coe |
Upcoming events
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Evidence-based Child and Teen Mental Health: 2nd National Institute for Primary Care Providers October 22-23, 2009 ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus NHI2/Room 110 500 N. 3rd Street Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Call for Abstracts Abstract submissions are now being accepted for poster presentations. See nursing.asu.edu/ace for guidelines and forms. Due by July 27, 2009.
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Sponsor us!
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If you are interested in sponsoring the Master of Healthcare Innovation Program, please e-mail Dan Nienhauser.
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DIRECTOR'S CORNER
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As you may have already heard, our College has changed its name to
the College of Nursing & Health Innovation (formerly Healthcare
Innovation) to reflect the recent integration of several units from
another school at Arizona State University, and the exciting expansion
of our mission.
More specifically, several health-related programs of the former
School of Applied Arts and Sciences have been consolidated into the
College of Nursing & Health Innovation. Some of these departments
include Exercise and Wellness, and Nutrition, as well as the proposed
Health Sciences program
What does this mean to the MHI program and its students? Well,
first, it is an affirmation of the College's commitment to a
multi-disciplinary approach to leadership and innovation for which our
program has been and is a model for. Second, we will have more
resources to tap to enrich the MHI program that will aid in the
development of our students' Capstone project interests. Finally, it is
an innovation yet to unfold. In other words, it puts the College in its
own huge Capstone project for which we can make a difference through
our study, our learning, and our commitment to innovation.
Unlike the summer, it's pretty cool!
- Jack Gilbert, EdD, FACHE
Program Director
Master of Healthcare Innovation
Arizona State University
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Q & A: Bill Sabram, game designer
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Bill Sabram's job is to "think like a kid."
The professional game designer has more than 14 years of experience which he draws from working alongside some of the best companies in the industry, including Fisher-Price and Mattel, that make popular electronic gaming devices and systems found in households across the country. He specializes in innovative concept development and helps people capture their visions and bring them to life.
Kimberly Briggs, a student in the Master of Healthcare Innovation program at Arizona State Univeristy, spent five minutes with Sabram to find out the story behind his success, and how he "injects some fun" into the design process.
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EXPLORE: Students design mobile apps
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Students design mobile apps to solve common health care problems
by Rachael Vasko
Cellular phones are no longer just for making calls or sending a
text message: Mobile apps are taking over with a vengeance. Your
imagination and creativity is the only limit to the great potential of
creating apps.
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LEAD: Life in a Jar
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Leadership comes in many forms: Life in a Jar
by Tony Mollica
In
1999, Megan Stewart and her friends were inspired by their high school
history teacher Norman Conard, to investigate a small clipping on the
life of an unsung hero, nurse Irena Sendler. When the students began
their research in Southeast Kansas, they found a Web site that
mentioned her. Based on their findings, the students created a play, Life in a Jar,
named after the nurse's hiding place for documents. After 10 years,
their play and the subsequent media attention made the previously
unknown nurse world-famous.
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NEXT: Tech tip
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Next best thing: Get Drop Box
by David Coe
GetDropBox.com - I recently downloaded this online tool, as a lot of people were excited by it coming out of beta. The excitement was deserved, as DropBox is the fastest and easiest way to share files online between my many computers that I have ever come across. It looks just like a folder, acts just like a folder, and is easy to get to from any computer or operating system. The free version is adequate with 2 GB of space. It's all secure, but I wouldn't use it for transferring patient data as the files do reside on the DropBox server. Beyond that, DropBox is the best next thing I have found in the last few months!
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