AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPatient Safety: University of Iowa Health Care agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a lung mass was missed, delaying a patient’s cancer diagnosis by more than a year. Rural Care: Iowa is receiving more than $209 million in federal rural health funding, with the state reporting early progress in putting its first-year award to work. Access to Care: UI Health Care opened a family medicine clinic in fast-growing Tiffin, citing the need to keep doctors in Iowa. Health Workforce: A shortage of nursing faculty threatens the pipeline of nurses for rural Iowa communities. Water and Cancer: At a roundtable, Iowa Senate candidate Ashley Hinson and attendees discussed water quality and cancer rates; a University of Iowa researcher stressed that identifying cancer causes is complex.
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