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North Memorial turns to elder-care provider

  • Dec 20, 2019
  • Meaghan Puglisi
  • 1-min Read

A new care coordination program to predict and address the health needs of North Memorial’s elderly patients is different from prior attempts, its leaders said, in one key way.

“This time its going to work!” proclaimed Joel Theisen, chief executive of Lifespark, the St. Louis Park-based elder care provider that has joined with North Memorial in the effort.

Read on for the full story featured in Star Tribune

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