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April is sexual assault awareness month, and the only program of its kind in the metro will be using 21st century technology to help combat the growing problem. The program, SANE provides a forensic team of nurses trained to help these victims, showing us the role it plays in changing the communit…

Dr. Sarah Broadhead is a pediatrician at Methodist Physicians Clinic. She loves children and is dedicated to delivering exceptional care to each of them.Dr. Broadhead believes creating a partnership with parents and children is important, and her medical experience coupled with parents’ knowledge of…

A disabling accident didn’t stop Rick Greer from giving back. Greer, 52, of Council Bluffs volunteers two or three days a week helping in the pharmacy annex at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital. He sells over-the-counter medications to employees and volunteers, orders supplies and stocks shelves…

Revenue cycle leaders have a lot to focus on, but point-of-service collections and the looming ICD-10 switch rank among the top challenges facing those departments in 2015. “Improving processes on the front-end of the revenue cycle is essential,” said Robert Wagner, senior director of revenue cycl…

OMAHA  –  Peer-review evaluations, facility equipment reviews and rigorous assessments by those in the radiology industry have resulted in recent accreditations for the Methodist Imaging Department at Methodist Hospital, Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital and Methodist Physicians Clinic.The recent …

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital and Foundation have teamed up with the Council Bluffs Police, Fire, City and Public Works employees to present "The Bald & The Brave Challenge" and related community events. Funds raised from the events, and from the annual Spirit of Courage Celebrity Weekend…

Since launching EPCS last fall, Nebraska Methodist Health System reports overall e-prescribing rate jumps from 42 percent to 81 percent When three-hospital Nebraska Methodist Health System in Omaha set out to enable electronic prescription of controlled substances (EPCS), its clinical informatics …

Karla Perez was 22 weeks pregnant in early February and was not feeling well at home. She collapsed and was brought by ambulance to Methodist Women’s Hospital. An assessment by staff and a CT scan revealed a brain bleed and she was transferred to Methodist Hospital for further evaluation and ICU adm…

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect time to remember that protecting your skin is in. Tanning is out -- even though teenagers are inundated with messages encouraging them to perfect their skin tone with a “healthy glow” before prom and the summer season. Learn more at "The Bed Is Dead:…

A Methodist Health doctor is battling Ataxia. She was diagnosed when she was just 21, but her symptoms remained dormant for 20 years. "It's scary, even though you know it's going to happen. It's still scary," said Dr. Linda Snider, a Diagnostic Radiologist. Dr. Snider's fight with Ataxia began 3…