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VITAS® HEALTHCARE EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR HIGH-QUALITY HOSPICE CARE
May 2, 2023 – Six VITAS Healthcare hospice service areas have earned national recognition for their commitment to quality care through the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Quality Connections program. Structured around four fundamental pillars, the program recognizes hospice and palliative care providers that demonstrate a commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
According to a representative at NHPCO, 311 organizations enrolled in the 2022 Quality Connections program, with just 22 providers completing all pillars—six of which were VITAS.
The VITAS service areas recognized for their efforts to improve patient care and family satisfaction, as well as their commitment to staff education and training, include:
Chicago, Illinois
Citrus County, Florida
Connecticut
Houston, Texas
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
San Gabriel, California
“Of the six VITAS locations that enrolled in 2022, we are proud that all were recognized by NHPCO for their dedication to quality end-of-life care,” said Nick Westfall, VITAS President and CEO. “This recognition is a testament to the hard work and commitment of our employees, who strive every day to provide the highest level of compassionate care to our patients and their families.”
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RESEARCH SHOWS NEW BREAST EXPLANT TECHNIQUE PRESERVES BREAST TISSUE AND SAFELY PROVIDES OVERALL BETTER AESTHETIC OUTCOME
May 2, 2023- A recently published paper in Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum explains a new approach to breast explant (the removal of breast implants) surgery. The paper, titled “Safely Shaping the Breast After Implant Removal and Total Intact Capsulectomy Using the Mammary Imbrication Lift and Fixation Technique” shows that this breast lift and explant technique can be safely performed simultaneously to allow total intact capsulectomy, preservation of the breast tissue and blood supply to the nipple, and a more pleasing aesthetic result.
While current scientific literature is riddled with various approaches for breast implant placement and replacement, there is very little research or publication describing safe aesthetic approaches to breast explant surgery. “I developed the mammary imbrication lift and fixation technique in order to treat the ever-increasing number of explant patients I have seen in my practice over the last 12 years,” says study author Joshua Lampert, M.D., plastic and reconstructive surgeon. “I searched through textbooks, journal articles, and scientific literature and could not find an adequate prior solution.”
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PRISCILLA ESCALONA VILLASMIL, M.D, JOINS BAPTIST HEALTH AS AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST
May 2, 2023 – Priscilla Escalona Villasmil, M.D., is a board-certified endocrinologist at Baptist Health and speaks fluent English and Spanish.
“We are excited that Dr. Escalona is joining Baptist Health,” says Bernie Fernandez, M.D., chief executive officer of Baptist Health Medical Group. “Her expertise as an endocrinologist and her personal approach to patient care make her a wonderful addition to our team and community.”Dr. Escalona Headshot
Prior to joining Baptist Health in 2023, Dr. Escalona worked as an endocrinologist at Prisma Health in Greenville, SC, for seven years. She also taught as a clinical assistant professor at University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville.
As part of her endocrinology practice, Dr. Escalona treats patients with diabetes, thyroid conditions, metabolic disorders, pituitary diseases and more. She also focuses on diabetes during pregnancy along with maternal-fetal medicine and bases her clinical research on this population.
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CLEVELAND CLINIC APPOINTS VICKIE EATON JOHNSON AS FIRST CHIEF COMMUNITY OFFICER
May 1. 2023 – Cleveland Clinic announced the appointment of Vickie Eaton Johnson as the global health system’s inaugural Chief Community Officer, effective today.
Johnson joined Cleveland Clinic in 2014 as senior director of Government and Community Relations. In that role, she facilitated the development of a five-year community health strategic plan and coordinated community conversations with Cleveland Clinic’s CEO in neighborhoods surrounding the system’s main campus.
“Vickie has been at the forefront of several major Cleveland Clinic community initiatives, such as attracting Meijer, a regional grocery store operator, to the Fairfax neighborhood, which has long been considered a food desert,” said Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., Cleveland Clinic CEO and President, and holder of the Morton L. Mandel CEO Chair.
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CRAIG ZINN OF CRAIG ZINN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INITIATES ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY ENDOWMENT AT JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL WITH A COMMITMENT OF $500,000 FOR THE PROGRAM
May 2, 2023 ― Continuing its dedication to giving back to the South Florida community, President and CEO Craig Zinn of Craig Zinn Automotive Group (CZAG) has initiated an animal assisted therapy endowment at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. CZAG will fund the initial needs of the program, while building the endowment of $500,000 to provide income from interest and fund the program in perpetuity.
Upon seeing how valuable and joy-filled the hospital’s Animal Assisted Therapy Program is to so many young patients, CZAG wanted to ensure the program is funded in perpetuity. Animal assisted therapy has been shown to improve mood, reduce stress and anxiety, and provide a sense of comfort and companionship to patients, including children.
The endowment provides necessary funding to purchase an additional therapy dog for Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, as well as supplemental costs associated with having an additional handler on staff at the hospital.
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“BROWARD HEALTH HELPED ME TURN MY LIFE AROUND”
MAY 3, 2023 – Lagos Salami, an energetic father of two, never thought he would have heart problems – especially not at age 44. He didn’t realize that his poor sleep quality was actually the early symptoms of heart arrhythmia.
“I would wake up in the middle of the night gasping for air,” Salami said.
The Fort Lauderdale resident initially dismissed his symptoms until he had a seizure in November 2022 and paramedics rushed him to the Emergency Department at Broward Health Medical Center.
Doctors diagnosed Salami with atrial fibrillation (Afib), which happens when the heart rhythm is irregular and beats too slow or too fast. In Salami’s case, his heartbeat was very slow.
“Atrial fibrillation can also trigger the heart muscle to weaken and cause symptoms of heart failure,” said Yordanka Reyna, M.D., medical director of the heart failure program at Broward Health Medical Center. “It’s important to perform the right test to make the accurate diagnosis and best comprehensive plan.”
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TENET ANNOUNCES $1.350 BILLION PRIVATE OFFERING OF SENIOR SECURED NOTES
May 2, 2023 – DALLAS– Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced a private placement offering of $1.350 billion in aggregate principal amount of new senior secured first lien notes maturing in 2031 (the “notes”). Completion of the notes offering is subject to, among other things, pricing and customary closing conditions.
Tenet intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the notes, after payment of fees and expenses, to finance, together with cash on hand, the redemption of all $756 million outstanding of its 4.625% senior secured first lien notes due July 2024 and all $589 million outstanding of its 4.625% senior secured first lien notes due September 2024 (collectively, the “2024 Notes”).
The notes will be guaranteed by certain of Tenet’s subsidiaries and secured on a first lien priority basis by a pledge of the capital stock and other ownership interests of certain of Tenet’s subsidiaries. The notes will be effectively senior to Tenet’s existing and future indebtedness secured on a more junior basis, as well as unsecured indebtedness and other liabilities, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such borrowings.
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HCA FLORIDA JFK AND JFK NORTH HOSPITALS’ WELCOME NEW ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER
HCA Florida JFK and JFK North Hospitals’ Welcome New Ethics and Compliance Officer
May 1, 2023 – HCA Florida JFK Hospital and JFK North Hospital are pleased to announce, Jamil Wilcox as their new Ethics and Compliance Officer. Jamil joined HCA Florida Healthcare in 2020 as an Echocardiographer at Palms West Hospital. Shortly after, he took the role of Manager in their Risk Management Department, and most recently served as the Director of Patient Safety. Prior to joining Palms West Hospital, he served in several positions within the healthcare sector for more than twelve years.
“I am excited to welcome Jamil to our team,” said Damon Barrett, JFK Hospital’s Chief Operating Officer. “With his experience and expertise, I am confident that he will play a vital role in helping us maintain our commitment to ethical and compliant practices.”
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MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE AND LUNGEVITY FOUNDATION NAMED AWARDEES IN THE ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE
May 1, 2023 – Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC, in collaboration with the Population Health Research team at Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, named LUNGevity Foundation and Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, as awardees in the Advancing Health Equity QuickFire Challenge. As an awardee, Miami Cancer Institute, in collaboration with LUNGevity Foundation, will receive grant funding to develop and implement a geographically tailored and patient-centric lung cancer screening education program for the Latinx community.
“It brings us great joy to be able to offer our patients lung cancer screening. As our Institute serves the patients in South Florida, we look forward to bringing quality care to even more patients, those coming from abroad and from low-income communities in South Florida,” shared Manmeet S. Ahluwalia, M.D., M.B.A, FASCO, deputy director, chief scientific officer, and chief of medical oncology at Miami Cancer Institute, and Fernandez Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Cancer Research. “It’s a personal mission of mine to address health disparities, specifically in cancer. We feel extremely grateful to bring this program to Miami Cancer Institute and thank LUNGevity for choosing us as a co-collaborator.”
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NCH ROONEY HEART INSTITUTE EARNS TOP THREE-STAR RATING FROM SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS
May 3, 2023 – NCH has earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures for the 12th year in a row. The three-star rating, which denotes the highest category of quality, places NCH among the elite for heart bypass surgery in the United States and Canada.
The STS star rating system is one of the most sophisticated and highly regarded overall measures of quality in health care, rating the benchmarked outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery programs across the United States and Canada. The star rating is calculated using a combination of quality measures for specific procedures performed by an STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database participant. Approximately 20% of participants receive the three-star rating for isolated CABG surgery.
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NAACOS NAMES QUALITY EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS
ACOs Recognized for Superior Efforts to Improve Care Delivery
May 2, 2023 – WASHINGTON — The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations (NAACOS) will recognize three members for their outstanding work to improve patient care in their communities. Delaware Valley ACO, University of California, San Francisco, and Southwestern Health Resources are winners of the 2023 Leaders in Quality Excellence Award and will receive awards at the Spring 2023 NAACOS Conference.
The award recognizes ACOs working to improve the quality and safety of patient care and to advance population health goals. From the field of ACOs submitting projects, the NAACOS Quality Committee, chaired by Ashish Parikh, chief quality officer of VillageMD, selected the top three to showcase the quality improvement efforts undertaken by NAACOS members and to disseminate best practices. The three winners exemplify how ACOs across the country are improving care by addressing end-of-life care, intervening in health disparities, and leveraging large data sets to identify high-risk patients. Awardees will share highlights from their work at a breakout session on Thursday, May 4th from 10:30 a.m.– noon ET.
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AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION TO ISSUE FIRST NEW CODE FOR PSYCHEDELIC THERAPIES
COMPASS Pathways and MAPS PBC submitted joint application for new code to facilitate access to psychedelic therapy in the US, if approved
LONDON and SAN JOSE, Calif., May 02, 2023 — COMPASS Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) (COMPASS), a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, and MAPS Public Benefit Corporation (MAPS PBC), a clinical-stage company dedicated to changing the way mental health conditions are treated, today announced that the American Medical Association (AMA) has approved a Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) III code for psychedelic therapies. The full details of the code are expected to be released by the AMA in July 2023 and the code will go into effect when it is published on January 1, 2024. Once effective, the CPT code will provide physicians and other qualified healthcare professionals a means to code and seek reimbursement for delivering psychedelic therapies.
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BLUEKEY EQUITY PARTNERS INVESTS IN ICHOR VASCULAR, INC. TO REVOLUTIONIZE TREATMENT FOR PERIPHERAL VASCULAR OCCLUSIONS
May 2, 2023 – – BlueKey Equity Partners (BKEP), a leading investment firm specializing in small and mid-capital growth companies, is proud to announce its recent investment in ICHOR Vascular, Inc., based in Boca Raton, Fla.
ICHOR is a cutting-edge medical device company focused on developing innovative solutions for treating peripheral vascular occlusions. The investment will support ICHOR’s vision to become the first line on the table therapy for physicians and hospitals by offering a versatile solution aimed at rapid reperfusion without the need for surgery or thrombolytic drug therapies.
ICHOR Vascular, Inc. has developed a groundbreaking 7F arterial and 14F venous percutaneous reperfusion system that offers clinical flexibility and incorporates a health economic element.
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BLUEKEY EQUITY PARTNERS’ REVOLUTION HEALTHCARE SERVICES ACQUIRES FIRSTSTAT MEDICAL STAFFING, EXPANDS HEALTHCARE STAFFING SOLUTIONS
May 2, 2023 – BlueKey Equity Partners (BKEP), a leading private equity firm specializing in small and mid-capital growth companies, announced today that one of its premier investment companies, Revolution Healthcare Services (RHS), has acquired Firststat Medical Staffing. BKEP had previously invested in RHS in November 2019, and this acquisition marks a significant expansion of RHS’s healthcare staffing solutions.
“We are excited to announce the acquisition of Firststat Medical Staffing by Revolution Healthcare Services,” said Amaury Cifuentes, CFP®, CMP®, and a BlueKey Equity Partner. “This strategic acquisition allows us to further strengthen our position in the healthcare staffing industry and expand our services to a wider geographic area.”
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CMS INNOVATION CENTER RELEASES ADDITIONAL MODEL DATA
May 1, 2023 – CMS is pleased to announce the availability of Research Identifiable Files (RIFs) for several CMS Innovation Center models.
CMMI Model Data Sharing (CMDS) Model Participation Files
CMS is releasing new participation data for the following models:
Value in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Demonstration (VIT)
Home Health Value Based Purchasing Model (HHVBP)
These models join the 12 models that released data since 2022, bringing the total to 14 models represented in the CMMI Model Data Sharing (CMDS) model participation files. To get information about the participating models and Research Identifiable Files (RIFs), please visit the CMMI Model Data Sharing Model Participation Data Initiative page.
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ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY DURING NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH
During May, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) recognizes National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month.
Throughout this month, and the entire year, CMS OMH is working to highlight disparities for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders who account for more than 7% of the U.S. population, with Asian Americans being the fastest-growing race group in the United States. Between 2017 and 2019, the population of Asian Americans enrolled in Medicare grew by 11%, which was the highest percentage increase in enrollment compared to White, Black, and Hispanic enrollees.
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CMS NOW ACCEPTING 2023 MIPS EXTREME AND UNCONTROLLABLE CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPTION AND MIPS PROMOTING INTEROPERABILITY PERFORMANCE CATEGORY HARDSHIP EXCEPTION APPLICATIONS
2024 Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) Measure Preview Calls
May 2, 2023 – The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) Exception and MIPS Promoting Interoperability Performance Category Hardship Exception applications are now available for the 2023 performance year. Applications can be submitted until 8 p.m. ET on January 2, 2024.
MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception Application
MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, and virtual groups may apply to reweight any or all MIPS performance categories if they’ve been affected by extreme and uncontrollable circumstances. Extreme and uncontrollable circumstances are defined as rare events entirely outside of your control and the control of the facility in which you practice. These circumstances must:
Cause you to be unable to collect information necessary to submit for a MIPS performance category;
Cause you to be unable to submit information that would be used to score a MIPS performance category for an extended period of time (for example, if you were unable to collect data for the quality performance category for 3 months);
and/or Impact your normal process, affecting your performance on cost measures and other administrative claims measures.
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CENTENE CORPORATION SIGNS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO DIVEST APIXIO TO NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL
May 3, 2023 – Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Apixio, a leading artificial intelligence platform that enables value-based care, to New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented investment firm with more than $37 billion in assets under management. Centene acquired Apixio in December 2020.
Apixio improves administrative, clinical and financial outcomes for some of the nation’s leading health plans and provider groups using its proprietary clinical data curation and artificial intelligence engine. With a patented data science infrastructure, Apixio analyzes structured and unstructured data to develop high-fidelity patient health profiles and support value-based care programs.
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ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS MAY HELP REDUCE DISPARITIES IN BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN
NIH study identifies potential value of financial support programs to decrease health impacts of socioeconomic inequities.
May 2, 2023- States that provide stronger social safety nets have lower socioeconomic disparities in the brain development and mental health of children 9 to 11 years old, according to research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health. The disparity in brain structure between children from high- versus low-income households was more than a third lower in states with greater cash assistance than in those offering less, and the disparity in mental health symptoms was reduced by nearly a half.
The study, published in Nature Communications(link is external), highlights the impact that socioeconomic inequities can have on a child’s brain development, but demonstrates that this gap can be mitigated through state anti-poverty programs, such as Earned Income Tax Credit, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Medicaid.
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RISK OF REHOSPITALIZATION IN YOUNGER WOMEN AFTER HEART ATTACK NEARLY DOUBLE THAT OF MEN
May 2, 2023 – Women aged 55 years and younger have nearly double the risk of rehospitalization in the year immediately after a heart attack compared to men of similar age, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. Higher rates of risk factors such as obesity, heart failure, and depression among women most likely contributed to the disparity.
The findings suggest a need for closer health monitoring of the approximately 40,000 American women aged 18 to 55 years who have heart attacks each year following hospital discharge, and a better understanding of the reasons behind the different outcomes. The study, funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of NIH, was published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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FICPA HEALTH CARE CONFERENCE
The FICPA’s 2023 Annual Health Care Industry Conference brings together experts in the field providing the latest data, resources, and insights to explore the most pressing issues facing the health care accounting and business community. Our conference this year will be hosted at a new location, the Loews Royal Pacific Resort – Universal Orlando, May 25 – 26, 2023. This is great opportunity to stay and play in Orlando.
Mr. Tommy Inzina, retired CEO of Baycare Health Systems will be our featured opening keynote and share “Lessons Learned Over My 30 Years in Health Care.” We will also have sessions on Health Care Private Equity, Fraud in Health Care, Cybersecurity in Health Care to include Ransomware, and Update from Washington DC, Tax Exempt updates, PIP Update, Accounting and Auditing Update, and more.
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CONSORTIUM TO ADDRESS CULTIVATING THE DIMENSIONS OF POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS AT ITS NEXT CONFERENCE JUNE 23, 2023
March 23, 2023 – The Consortium’s next educational conference will be held on Friday, the 23rd of June at the Signature Grand in Davie. The theme will be Cultivating the Dimensions of Powerful Partnerships; Advancing Nursing Academia and Practice Leadership. The day will feature presentations in the morning and a series of concurrent breakout sessions in the afternoon. Watch for our call for abstracts and additional details soon. Meanwhile, you can be among the first to register and take advantage of the early-bird savings by clicking here.
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Miami Cancer Institute – Inaugural Skin Cancer Conference Thursday, May 18, 2023 6:30 – 8:45 p.m.
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Upon completion of this conference, participants should be better able to: Recognize high-risk patients with skin cancer and make appropriate referrals to dermatologists and tertiary centers with a multidisciplinary team. Implement management and follow-up strategies for high-risk patients. Discuss the latest research in a new class of systemic anticancer therapies. Discuss surgical aspects of skin cancer treatment. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
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NAMI MIAMI-DADE (NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS ) TO HOST THIRD ANNUAL WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IN MIAMI ON SATURDAY, MAY 20 AT LOAN DEPOT PARK The walk will increase awareness, present programming about suicide prevention and provide needed funds for NAMI Miami’s free services amidst the continued demand for mental health support in the community.
March 28, 2023 – In honor of Mental Health Awareness month in May, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Miami is hosting A Walk for Mental Health Awareness, on May 20 from 8 am – 11:30 am at Loan Depot Park, Home of the Miami Marlins. The event raises awareness and crucial funding for local mental health services and has sponsorship and walk team opportunities available for those interested in participating.
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