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University Hospitals partners with ValueHealth to create Centers of Excellence for value-based surgical care

October 13, 2020
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The joint venture looks to enhance patient outcomes while reducing overall costs for those who receive and pay for care.

CLEVELAND — University Hospitals has formed a joint venture with ValueHealth LLC, a nationally recognized digital health company empowering consumerism and payment reform, to create a “high-value network of state-of-the-art ambulatory surgical centers.”

This means that UH’s network will be expanding in surgical care with a focus on orthopedic surgery, specifically hip and knee replacements. The facilities will be multi-specialty and may also include clinical services such as pain management, urology, cardiac care, and more.

ValueHealth’s stated expertise and reputation for developing demand matching surgical networks and bundled payment programs will bring enhancements to UH’s facilities while reducing the cost associated with the standard “fee-for-service” model. Executive Chairman John Palumbo said:

“We are pleased to join with UH in expanding value-based care options for the Northeast Ohio community. UH is

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Capital Health Earns National Recognition for Excellence in Stroke Care

October 9, 2020
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TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Capital Health Regional Medical Center (RMC) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Award. This award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success in ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

“When the residents of our community need the most advanced stroke care in the region, they look to Capital Health,” said Al Maghazehe, president and CEO of Capital Health. “Over the last decade, we have made an unparalleled commitment to providing high level stroke care. Our recognition through the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines-Stroke initiative at RMC demonstrates that we never stop working to improve the high quality of care we offer our stroke patients.”

According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the fifth leading cause

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Purdue veterinary medicine receives 2020 health professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award

October 7, 2020
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine has been honored as a recipient of the 2020 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

Presented annually, the national Health Professions HEED Award recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine made the announcement Oct. 2. As an award recipient, the college will be featured, along with 45 other recipients, in the December 2020 issue of the magazine.

Dean Willie Reed said the award is a great reflection of the college’s deep and abiding commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

“This award makes an important statement about the way in which our college doesn’t just talk about diversity and inclusion, but lives it,” Reed said. “The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine

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Federal agency recognizes Fair Haven Community Health Care for excellence

October 5, 2020
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  • Covid-19 testing at Fair Haven Community Health Care Photo: Ian Christmann

    Covid-19 testing at Fair Haven Community Health Care

    Covid-19 testing at Fair Haven Community Health Care


    Photo: Ian Christmann

Covid-19 testing at Fair Haven Community Health Care

Covid-19 testing at Fair Haven Community Health Care



Photo: Ian Christmann


NEW HAVEN — Fair Haven Community Health Care has been recognized as a “health center quality leader” by the Health Resources & Services Administration, according to a release.

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It is the fourth year in a row that Fair Haven Community Health Care has been recognized this way, according to the health center.

The Fair Haven center is the only health center in New Haven and one of only three in Connecticut to be “designated a 2020 Gold Award Health Center Quality Leader for best overall clinical performance,” the release noted.


Fair Haven ranked among the top 10 percent of health centers

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Frontier Nursing University Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award

October 5, 2020
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2020 Marks the Third Consecutive Year that FNU Receives HEED Award

Versailles, KY, Oct. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Frontier Nursing University (FNU) received the 2020 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. This is the third consecutive year that FNU has received this prestigious award. 

As a recipient of the annual Health Professions HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion — FNU will be featured, along with 45 other recipients, in the December 2020 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. 

“The HEED Award process consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application that includes questions relating to the recruitment and retention of students and employees — and best practices for both — continued leadership support for diversity, and other aspects of

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El Camino Health First in State to be Recognized for Excellence with Transcatheter Valve Certification | News

October 1, 2020
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — El Camino Health has been recognized with the Transcatheter Valve Certification from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), acknowledging its exceptional program, physician leadership, quality patient outcomes and team-based care. El Camino Health is the first health care organization in the state of California to receive this certification.

“We are especially proud of this certification from the American College of Cardiology, as the entire transcatheter valve team has worked tirelessly to ensure our program is one of the best in the country,” said Frederick St. Goar, MD, medical director of the Heart and Vascular Institute. “As with everything we do at El Camino Health, our number one goal remains centered around delivering the safest, highest quality care and outcomes for our patients, and our cardiac programs are no exception.”

The ACC’s Transcatheter Valve Certification is an external review and certification

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Carrum Health Expands Executive Team as Momentum and Demand Build for Its Innovative Surgical Centers of Excellence Platform

September 29, 2020
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Carrum Health, the first digital health company connecting employers and their employees with Centers of Excellence (COEs) through a technology-powered platform for better, more cost-effective healthcare, today announced it has hired Brook West as chief commercial officer (CCO). West joins Carrum Health’s powerhouse executive team, bringing more than 20 years of experience and success in leading sales teams across a variety of industries.

Previously, West served as vice president of sales at 98point6, where she led the team and drove the digital healthcare company’s growth. At Carrum Health, she will help employers around the country adopt a COE program to provide employees access to the country’s best surgeons while significantly lowering costs.

“The healthcare industry is in the midst of a dramatic shift away from inefficient, outdated reimbursement models that pay providers for the number of patients they see rather than the

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Black Magazine Covers: An Archive of Black Beauty, Creativity and Excellence

September 28, 2020
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If you love Black folks and Black culture it’s impossible to scroll down the Black Magazine Covers Instagram feed without a chill going down your spine. There’s Ralph Ellison on the cover of the Atlantic. Malcolm X on the front page of the foundational Black general interest and news weekly, Jet. Aaliyah’s posthumous elegance on Vibe. The singular beauty of Pam Grier on New York. Denzel on Essence. And then there are the contemporary works of art like Rihanna for [insert any magazine ever here] or a Kadir Nelson illustration for the New Yorker. Sammy Davis Jr. on GQ in 1967—the first Black man to grace this magazine’s cover—in full profile, which was rare in that era, just radiating pure charisma.

GQ talked to the page’s curator, Donovan X. Ramsey about the Black Magazine Covers account. He tells us that when magazines are at their

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