Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative

2004 Monthly Newsletters

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RWHC Eye On Health Special Edition, November 1st, 2004 (as a pdf file )
"Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health" from the Institute of Medicine was released November 1st, 2004. The 200+ page report can be viewed on line or purchased at www.nap.edu.

RWHC Eye On Health Newsletter, November 1st, 2004 (as a pdf file )
Developing Shared Electronic Health Records
U.S. Quality Agenda Neglects Excess Use
Mentoring Next Generation of Rural Nurses
Obesity Hard to Cure: Prevention a Must
Eye On Health Cartoons

RWHC Eye On Health Newsletter, October 1st, 2004 (as a pdf file )
Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine
Ad-Hoc Training of Docs Doesn’t Do It
Emerging Bipartisan View Healthcare is Sick
Consumer Directed Care Only to Shift Costs?
Shawano Initiative To Help Farm Families
Dr Smith’s Amazon Report
Eye On Health Cartoons

RWHC Eye On Health Newsletter, September 1st, 2004 (as a pdf file )
Your “Skin” in the Insurance “Game”?
Adding Primary Care Lowers Overall Costs
Healthier America One Community at a Time
Communities Organize Against #1 Killer
Update: Rural Health Works
Rears
Eye On Health Cartoons

RWHC Eye On Health Newsletter, August 1st, 2004 (as a pdf file )
Healthcare—The ‘Calm’ Before the Storm
Healthcare Transformation & Odd Bedfellows
Health Insurance Market Doing Self In?
Giving Rural Kids Something to Smile About
Rural Do & Can Meet Quality Standards
Eye On Health Cartoons

RWHC Eye On Health Newsletter, July 1st, 2004 (as a pdf file )
Non-Rabid Partisans Don’t Get No Respect
Maintaining Essential Rural Providers
We Divide Value When We Need To Make It
Health Care Future Requires New Thinking
New Front on Health Costs: Healthy Workers
E-Commerce No Longer Just for Nerds
Blueprint for Community Builders
Science Finally Proves Men’s Ties Are Dumb
Eye On Health Cartoons

RWHC Eye On Health Newsletter, June 1st, 2004 (as a pdf file )
A Wired Future for Rural Health Networks
A Consumer Role In Care Requires Literacy
Balanced Scorecards & Population Health
Community Health Improvement Support
Catholics Advocates Economic Development
WISC Health Center Grows Its Community
Eye On Health Cartoons

RWHC Eye On Health Newsletter, May 1st, 2004 (as a pdf file )
Wisconsin Can Choose Healthier Communities
Rural Hospitals Get Real About Prevention
Higher Ratio of Specialists Lowers Quality
WI Leadership Calls For Med School Reform
The 2004 RWHC Nurse Excellence Awards
Eye On Health Cartoons

RWHC Eye On Health Newsletter, April, 2004 (as a pdf file )
RWHC Honors Rural Health Ambassadors Managed Care: Nightmare or Opportunity? Restructure GME to Train Rural Physicians Hard to Hit Targets You Don’t See Knowing Rights/Responsibility vs Suing Rights Research Matters to You & Your Heart Cooperative Business Model Aids Rural Synergy Between Advocacy & Shared Services
Eye On Health Cartoons

RWHC Eye On Health Newsletter, March, 2004 (as a pdf file )
Metros Value FQHC Partnership—Rural Next?
We Fail To Offer Kids Basic Dental Care
Health Insurance Reform—Promises & Pitfalls
Medicare Reform—“Let The Tweaking Begin.”
Rural Nurse Leaders Redesign Work
Half CAH New Benefit—Not From Medicare
Dr Smith Back In Amazon Clinic
Eye On Health Cartoons

RWHC Eye On Health Newsletter, February, 2004 (as a pdf file )
Physician Workforce Reform Long Over-Due
Calling for Equality of Care Opportunities
Look for Savings Where Costs Greatest
Federal Reserve Focus on Rural Health
Raucous Times Favor Collaboration
Corporate Culture/Management Matters
Eye On Health Cartoons

RWHC Eye On Health Newsletter, January, 2004 (as a pdf file )
Our Understanding Can Lead to Action
Small Businesses Face Complex Choices
AARP Responds to Medicare Bill Critics
RWHC Annual Rural Health Essay Prize
RWHC Internet Connectivity & Security
Has Your Hospital Linked to the Breast Cancer Recovery Foundation?
Badgers Need to Catch up with Flatlanders Eye On Health Cartoons

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