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Mercy-CR, UI Health Care Form Accountable Care Organization––Mercy Care Physicians

Mercy-CR, UI Health Care Form Accountable Care Organization

Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine

In July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Mercy Medical Center and UI Health Care’s application to form a Medicare Accountable Care Organization was approved. The new ACO, formally named Mercy-CR/UI Health Accountable Care Organization, began operation July 1, 2012. […]

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MammoSite Radiation Therapy Offers Benefits –– Mercy Medical Center

MammoSite Radiation Therapy Offers Benefits
By Karen Vander Sanden, Mercy Medical Center, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine

Pauline Mason was living life––enjoying her job of 25 years as a storeroom clerk, spending time with her grown children and grandchildren, and looking forward to retirement in a few years. Then she heard the “C” word. […]

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EFY Fund a lifesaver for Mercy Medical Center patient – LIVING WELL Magazine

EFY Fund a lifesaver

By Karen Vander Sanden, Mercy Medical Center, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine
Vickie Meisinger felt like she had the world by the tail. But that all changed in 2008 when she experienced some health issues and lost her job of 12 years in the insurance business. Not one to be defeated, Vickie went back to school to pursue a career in interior design, her true passion, at Kirkwood Community College. […]