Fargo-Moorhead: A growing health care hub

Like many parts of the country, health care is one of the Fargo-Moorhead area’s growth industries.

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Sanford Health, MeritCare complete massive merger

The merger between Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health and Fargo-based MeritCare was finalized early last month, creating one of the nation’s largest integrated health care systems.

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Industry Progress: Health Care

Health care news briefs from around the region.

N.D. tribes call for health care reform

Leaders of the five Indian tribes of North Dakota have called on the state’s congressional delegation to support significant health care reform, in part to improve access to health care for the majority of American Indians who live off reservations.

Merger would create massive health care system

Regional health care giants Sanford Health and MeritCare have signed a letter of intent to merge their health care systems last month, which would create a combined organization with a service area stretching across parts of five states.

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Industry Progress: Health Care

News briefs about health care from North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota.

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A HEALTHY BOTTOM LINE Employers address rising health insurance costs

A growing number of employers are searching for money-saving solutions in response to rising health care costs. In addition to stressing healthy lifestyles and offering wellness programs, many companies are looking for ways to cut costs by altering or restructuring their health plans or finding cheaper insurance providers. Some businesses are also passing on a portion of increased insurance premiums to employees in the form of higher deductibles and co-pays.

• Check out a blog on how employers are responding to rising health insurance costs

Addressing health care worker shortages

South Dakota is one of a growing number of states to introduce programs that address health care worker shortages that are straining providers and threatening patient care.

Hospital competition coming to Aberdeen

Sanford Health to open a community hospital in Aberdeen, SD, by 2011, joining the existing Avera St. Luke's Hospital in the community.

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Medical records go electronic

Health care facilities in the region are joining a nationwide effort to make medical records available electronically to cut down on costs and waste and allow medical providers in different areas access to patients’ medical records.

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