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Blue Cross Awards $200K In Grants To KC Health Care Projects

Michael Stacy April 17, 2013April 17, 2013 0 Comments Blue Cross And Blue Shield, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Kansas City, Children's Mercy, Children's Mercy Hospitals And Clinics, KU Medical Center, University Of Kansas Medical Center

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City has awarded four grants of $50,000 each to Kansas City-area health care professionals who leading research programs targeted at improving patient care and reducing costs.

The grant recipients are:

Dr. Steven Simpson, University of Kansas Medical Center – Training people to use an online tool to help recognize, diagnose and treat sepsis.
Dr. Jay Portnoy, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics – Using telemedicine to diagnose patients remotely.
Ubolrat Piamjariyakul, KU Medical Center – Conducting training to help recognize the signs of heart failure and provide at-home care for some heart issues.
Dr. Robert Riss, Children’s Mercy – Developing a tool to make sure patients leave the hospital equipped with the information they need.