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Moms Need to Make Time to Care for Themselves with Yearly Mammograms

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Mother’s Day is not just a time to remember how women have cared for their families. It’s also a time to remember what women need to do to care for themselves.

Prevention is the Key to Beating Cancer

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

For more than a decade, Americans have watched the overall cancer death rate drop lower and lower with each passing year. As a Nation, progress has been measured not just in the lives saved, but also in the shared moments – patients lifted up by the promise of remission, parents blessed with the chance to watch their children grow up, young people confident that a diagnosis cannot put a limit on their dreams. But even with the gains that have been made, there is more work to do when more than half a million Americans lose their lives to cancer every year.

West Virginia Medical Institute Advocates for Improved Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

New Project Seeks to Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A new special innovation project in West Virginia will focus on reducing hospital readmission rates by for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.

West Virginia Medical Institute and the Million Hearts Initiative Work to Reduce Heart Disease in West Virginia

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

February is American Heart Month; a month to spread awareness about the importance of heart health. Each year, countless American families are impacted by heart disease and stroke. Although its risk factors can be prevented or controlled, it is still the leading cause of death for all Americans. Fortunately, there are many simple steps we can take to prevent heart disease such as eating healthy foods, exercising regularly, and not smoking.

Resolve to Be a Blood Donor

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Since 1970, January has been recognized as National Blood Donor Month to honor donors and stress the importance of blood donation.

Know Your Medicare Rights

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Medicare consumers have the right to good, quality health care. Make one of your new year’s resolutions to get to know your Medicare rights and what to do if you think they’re being violated.

Tackle Diabetes

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This November, the West Virginia Medical Institute is proud to support American Diabetes Month, a time to raise awareness of this ever-growing disease. For too many Americans, diabetes is thought of as a minor hindrance rather than a life-changing condition. By raising awareness of the seriousness of this disease, as well as sharing important preventative measures that can be implemented now to decrease your chances of developing diabetes, together we can come together as a community to Stop Diabetes.

Think Pink During Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

This October, the West Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI) is proud to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to promote regular mammograms to increase early detection of breast cancer. It is also a time to educate people about ways to reduce their risk, empower communities to join the fight, and a time to celebrate breast cancer survivors.

Sixty Two RECs Changing Health Care, One Provider at a Time

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT

America’s health care system is making progress in embracing health information technology (health IT). That’s according to a July 2012 study by the National Center for Health Statistics, which found more than half (55 percent) of providers made the transition to using electronic health records (EHRs) in their patient’s care. These clinicians are leveraging health IT to achieve the meaningful use of EHRs in order to improve the population’s health, improve patient health and reduce health care costs. Of these providers, more than 140,000 providers in all specialty areas are partnering with 62 Health IT Regional Extension Centers (RECs) in this modernization effort.