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Local
Johnson County Mental Center offering free mental health education in schools across county (August 29, 2019)
Truman Medical Center techs, lab workers file unfair labor practice charge (August 28, 2019)
KU Health sets opening date for KCK behavioral health campus (August 27, 2019)
New York health insurer (Oscar Health) will expand to KC area -- Official Press Release (August 22, 2019)
Children's Mercy Progress Notes (August 2019)

Regional (Midwest)
Doctors, pharmacists offer marijuana expertise to Missouri peers (August 30, 2019)
As Missouri trims its Medicaid rolls, families say they've been kicked off unfairly (August 29, 2019)
Report: More than 2,100 Kansas students diagnosed with concussions last school year (August 29, 2019)

National & International
Employer medical costs forecast to raise at more than double the inflation rate (September 13, 2019)
CVS Health exec: Retail giant wants to create a Netflix-like healthcare experience (September 10, 2019)
Fewer children had health insurance in 2018 than year before, census data shows (September 10, 2019)
Value-based care: Turning healthcare theory into a dynamic and patient-focused reality

Pediatric Medicine & Research
'Off-Label' drugs for kids raises concerns (September 16, 2019)
Proton therapy continues to show promise for children with cancer (September 13, 2019)
As deaths add up, experts say physicians should advise patients to stop vaping (September 12, 2019)
What's behind the recent vaping deaths? Health officials may have a lead (September 6, 2019)
US on the verge of losing its measles elimination status, CDC warns (September 3, 2019)
Measles case in 2019 (August 29, 2019)
Vaping-linked disease reported in Kansas as schools fight 'epidemic' of teen use (August 29, 2019)
Better seizure control with ketogenic diet in infants with genetic epilepsy (August 28, 2019)
A mysterious lung illness leads to new concerns about vaping (August 20, 2019)
Mom's voice may help babies sleep better in NICU (August 15, 2019)

Hospital Workforce & Operations
Pediatric sepsis cases 12 times costlier than other childhood hospitalizations (August 29, 2019)
Missouri will rank among top five for nurse surplus by 2030 (August 26, 2019)

Patient Experience & Healthcare Affordability
Here's how much Missourians spend on health care costs -- Data is from Health Care Cost Institute Report (August 29, 2019)
The spike in families health care spending, charted (August 19, 2019)

Digital Health
Healthcare Outside of the Hospital: three remote monitoring devices are transforming how we track health (September 10, 2019)
New app helps Los Angeles parents care for high-risk infants (August 31, 2019)
The six technologies that can most help practices, according to MGMA study (August 29, 2019)
Assistive technology helps kids connect with the world (July 29, 2019)

Community Benefit & Development
Embracing the Social Determinants of Health in pediatric healthcare (August 26, 2019)

HIT & Healthcare Analytics
The business case for integrating claims and clinical data (September 13, 2019)