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Is Patient Privacy Possible in the Social Age?
April 9, 2013
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Health Sciences
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Within the health care industry, there’s much discussion about providers marketing themselves through social media. There is question of whether current information confidentiality policies are adequate in protecting patient health information. Facebook and Twitter have proven to be effective tools in reaching untapped patient markets, and the trend toward marketing health care services through such networks will continue to increase.
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Embracing Diversity in Health Care
April 3, 2013
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Health Sciences
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Diversity within health care is integral in our ability to provide quality care to a growing population. You might imagine the diversity we see in health care on a daily basis; it’s something we embrace. Diversity is a broad term that includes factors like gender, age, race, religion and culture. When we choose to provide care, however, these and other factors like sexual orientation, education level and socio-economic status are areas of diversity that health care providers must protect from personal judgment.
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CTU Distinguished Lecturer Series: The Future of Managing Health Care
March 15, 2013
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Health Sciences
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The CTU Distinguished Lecturer Series continues on March 28th with Ken Vance, Senior Vice President of Bank of America Merrill Lynch in their Specialized Industry Group focusing on health care. With more than 33 years in the financial and health care industries, Ken shared his insight on the future of health care management and its opportunities.
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Is Cloud Technology the “Next Big Thing” in Healthcare?
February 7, 2013
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Health Sciences, IT and Computer Science
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Hands down, cloud technology is changing the IT landscape whether we’re ready for it or not. The cloud offers businesses and their IT functions greater flexibility and at a more cost-effective rate, so we can expect this trend to become a mainstay, especially in health care related businesses.
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It’s a New Year: Make Your Relationships Count
January 31, 2013
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General, Health Sciences
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Like clockwork, when the New Year rolls around people everywhere resolve to make a fresh start. It makes sense. The slower pace of the holiday season that precedes the New Year is a perfect time for personal reflection. It’s during that time, your mind gravitates to the many things you wish you had done but never seemed to make time for.
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How to Prevent Catching the Worst Flu in Decades
January 17, 2013
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Health Sciences
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In early January, Forbes.com reported the flu has arrived nearly five weeks ahead of season, and is already active in over 41 states. Unfortunately 18 child deaths were reported. Those numbers have now risen to at least 47 states and 20 deaths of children under 18 years old. “Eight Chicago area hospitals turned away ambulances Monday night as they dealt with patients,” rings another recent report.
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Health Records Go Paperless
January 9, 2013
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Health Sciences
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If you’ve visited your doctor recently, you may have noticed some changes in your medical record and the accessibility of your medical record. There’s a lot less paper. That’s because many health care providers are taking advantage of an incentive program created by the Department of Health and Human Services to improve the overall quality of health care. These recent changes fall under the Meaningful Use criteria established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.
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Are We Prepared for Pandemics?
December 18, 2012
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Health Sciences, Homeland Security
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CTU’s Global Security Series offers background on current national and homeland security topics. In this series, University Dean of Security Studies, Dr. Morag, focuses on an often unaddressed area of homeland security: pandemics and its impact on public health. In this fourth installment, Dr. Morag surveys the variety of people, systems and processes that need to coordinate to minimize the risk and spread of a pandemic.
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3-D Printer Makes Medical Models: What does this mean for healthcare management?
December 12, 2012
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Health Sciences
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Imagine the possibilities. You’ve probably heard that phrase before and if you’ve ever sat through a human physiology class or other healthcare-related programs of study, you might have wondered, “Is there a better way…?” Skeletal models, patient simulations, and other advanced medical technology provide a certain level of information, but it’s often it’s generic. They don’t offer a true-to-life visual that would allow you to diagnose and prescribe based on a patient’s one-of-a-kind needs.
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“Day of Surgical Giving” Provides Gift of Health to Dozens of Coloradans
December 4, 2012
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Health Sciences, Pueblo
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For dozens of uninsured Coloradans, Nov. 10, 2012 wasn’t like any other day. It was a day an entire community came together -- on their behalf. On that Saturday, Colorado Technical University (CTU) partnered with the Pueblo Surgery Center, Health4Haiti, and International Surgical Missions (ISM) to perform free surgeries for uninsured residents as part of the 5th annual “Day of Surgical Giving” event.
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