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The Importance of Mental Wellness for a Healthy Heart and Brain

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Friday, May 5, 2023
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In fact, the American Heart Association, the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health, identified a strong interconnection between the mind, heart and body in its scientific statement, " Psychological Health, Well-Being and the Mind-Heart-Body Connection ."

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  • In fact, the American Heart Association, the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health, identified a strong interconnection between the mind, heart and body in its scientific statement, " Psychological Health, Well-Being and the Mind-Heart-Body Connection ."
  • "The body's biological reaction to stress, anxiety and other types of poor mental health can manifest physically through an irregular heart rate or rhythm, increased blood pressure and inflammation throughout the body.
  • "Mental health includes our emotional, psychological and social well-being," Levine said.
  • When we strive to reduce negative aspects of psychological health, we are promoting an overall positive and healthy state of being."

Safety recommendations to address diagnostic errors

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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OAKBROOK TERRACE, Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reducing diagnostic errors (such as missed, delayed or wrong diagnoses) is a major challenge for most healthcare organizations.

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  • OAKBROOK TERRACE, Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reducing diagnostic errors (such as missed, delayed or wrong diagnoses) is a major challenge for most healthcare organizations.
  • The complexity of defining and measuring diagnostic errors poses challenges in developing solutions compared to other types of patient safety concerns.
  • A need exists for pragmatic guidance for healthcare organizations to address diagnostic errors.
  • A new study in the November 2022 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Developing the Safer Dx Checklist of Ten Safety Recommendations for Healthcare Organizations to Address Diagnostic Errors , identified potential practices based on literature reviews, reports by national and international organizations, interviews with quality/safety leaders and input from additional experts.

VA Houston Healthcare System Selects ViewRay to Expand Advanced Radiation Therapy Services

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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DENVER, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY) announced today that the VA Houston Healthcare System has selected a MRIdian MRI-guided radiation therapy system to expand radiation therapy services at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. The MRIdian system will enable the VA Houston Cancer Program to offer advanced MRI-guided radiation therapy technology to Veterans throughout the region who are seeking personalized treatment for pancreas, prostate, lung, liver, breast, and oligometastatic cancers.

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  • DENVER, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY) announced today that the VA Houston Healthcare System has selected a MRIdian MRI-guided radiation therapy system to expand radiation therapy services at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.
  • The MRIdian system will enable the VA Houston Cancer Program to offer advanced MRI-guided radiation therapy technology to Veterans throughout the region who are seeking personalized treatment for pancreas, prostate, lung, liver, breast, and oligometastaticcancers.
  • VA Houston Healthcare System provides state-of-the-art healthcare services to Veterans at 12 locations of care in southeast Texas and is one of the leading healthcare systems serving Veterans in the South-Central VA Health Care Network.
  • "ViewRay is excited to see another VA Healthcare system join the MRIdian community.

SIDM and Leapfrog Team Up Against the Growing Threat to Patient Survival Rates Posed by Diagnostic Errors in U.S. Hospitals

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Thursday, August 4, 2022
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Of these, more than half a million diagnostic errors occur in U.S. hospitals and account for 40,000-80,000 inpatient deaths annually.

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  • Of these, more than half a million diagnostic errors occur in U.S. hospitals and account for 40,000-80,000 inpatient deaths annually.
  • The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM), in partnership with The Leapfrog Group, is working to reverse this unfortunate trend through the release of Recognizing Excellence in Diagnosis: Recommended Practices for Hospitals .
  • "The report recommends concrete, evidence-based practices that hospitals and systems of care can implement NOW, that will have an impact in reducing patient harm."
  • The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) catalyzes and leads change to improve diagnosis and eliminate harm from diagnostic error.

Preventing Patient Harm and Death from Diagnostic Errors: New Leapfrog Report Identifies 29 Recommended Practices that Hospitals Should Implement Now

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Thursday, July 28, 2022
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WASHINGTON, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety, today released the report Recognizing Excellence in Diagnosis: Recommended Practices for Hospitals. This landmark report is the result of an intensive year-long effort bringing together the nation's leading experts on diagnostic excellence, including physicians, nurses, patients, health plans, and employers. Together, the multi-stakeholder group reviewed the evidence and identified 29 evidence-based actions hospitals can implement now to protect patients from harm or death due to diagnostic errors.

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  • Together, the multi-stakeholder group reviewed the evidence and identified 29 evidence-based actions hospitals can implement now to protect patients from harm or death due to diagnostic errors.
  • Diagnostic errors contribute to 40,000-80,000 deaths a year, with over 250,000 Americans experiencing a diagnostic error in hospitals.
  • Leapfrog will select practices from the report issued today and survey hospitals on their current implementation status via a national pilot in fall 2022.
  • For each recommended practice, the report includes descriptions and resources to help hospitals implement the practice.

Philip A. Okala Joins City of Hope as System President

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, today announced that Philip Okala, chief operating officer at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, will join the organization as system president.

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  • City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, today announced that Philip Okala, chief operating officer at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, will join the organization as system president.
  • In his role, Okala will be responsible for City of Hopes portfolio of clinical care and research entities, which include City of Hope Los Angeles, City of Hope Orange County, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope and the recently acquired Cancer Treatment Centers of America.
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    Phil Okala will join City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, as system president this September.
  • City of Hopes vision to make cancer care more accessible to more people across the country is part of what really attracted me and got me excited about the opportunity, said Okala, incoming City of Hope system president.

Houston Surgeon to Participate in a National Hernia Patient-Centered Satisfaction and Outcomes Initiative

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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Dr. Buckminster Farrow became the first Houston-area surgeon to implant SURGIMESH, a proprietary, non-woven alternative to traditional hernia mesh, in a national initiative to improve outcomes and lower costs associated with hernia surgery.

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  • Dr. Buckminster Farrow became the first Houston-area surgeon to implant SURGIMESH, a proprietary, non-woven alternative to traditional hernia mesh, in a national initiative to improve outcomes and lower costs associated with hernia surgery.
  • The outcomes initiative, through a partnership with CQInsights, is a first-of-kind endeavor in the hernia industry that applies principles of systems science to track patient outcomes and provide surgeons with real-world data to guide clinical practice.
  • Dr. Farrow is definitely a surgeon who will make a positive impact in the evolution of hernia surgery.
  • We are extremely enthusiastic that he has chosen to partner with the SURGIMESH team on this national initiative.

Houston Companies Awarded Top Honors at Premier Life Science Venture Capital Conference

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Monday, November 16, 2020
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The forum, co-hosted by BioHouston and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship , is one of the premier life science venture capital conferences in the U.S.

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  • The forum, co-hosted by BioHouston and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship , is one of the premier life science venture capital conferences in the U.S.
  • Starling Medical won the Michael E. DeBakey Memorial Life Science Award, established by BioHouston in honor of the groundbreaking Houston cardiovascular surgeon.
  • Ten other entries were chosen by investors as the Rice Alliance Most Promising Life Science Companies, presented by the Greater Houston Partnership .
  • About the Texas Life Science Forum:
    The Texas Life Science Forum is the premier life science event in Texas that brings together members from industry, emerging life science companies, academic, and investors.

Houston Methodist Opens New State-Of-The-Art Patient Tower In Texas Medical Center

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Wednesday, August 8, 2018
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HOUSTON, Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston Methodist soon will open the Paula and Joseph C. "Rusty" Walter III Tower, a 22-story, $700 million patient tower housing new beds and state-of-the-art technology to better serve the community and the institution's growing patient population.

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  • HOUSTON, Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston Methodist soon will open the Paula and Joseph C. "Rusty" Walter III Tower, a 22-story, $700 million patient tower housing new beds and state-of-the-art technology to better serve the community and the institution's growing patient population.
  • The nationally-ranked Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and Houston Methodist Neurological Institute will move into the new building.
  • The 954,705 square-foot facility in the Texas Medical Center features 366 patient beds and 18 high-tech operating rooms, including four hybrid ORs that combine advanced medical imaging devices and an operating room.
  • "It will serve as the centerpiece for Houston Methodist in the Texas Medical Center for decades to come and will help us continue leading medicine."

Fry Construction Awarded Top Project for the South Zone at Michael E. DeBakey Medical Center by Philips Medical Systems

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018
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DALLAS, May 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Fry Construction, Inc., was recently awarded the "Top Project for the South Zone (Multiple Projects) at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center" for 2017 by Philips Medical Systems at the Philips 2018 Turnkey Contractors Conference held recently in Nashville, TN.

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  • DALLAS, May 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Fry Construction, Inc., was recently awarded the "Top Project for the South Zone (Multiple Projects) at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center" for 2017 by Philips Medical Systems at the Philips 2018 Turnkey Contractors Conference held recently in Nashville, TN.
  • Fry Construction is very proud of the level of service we provide all our clients and it is gratifying to have that effort acknowledged by groups like Philips.
  • Fry Construction Company, Inc. is the leader in the construction of medical imaging and radiotherapy facilities throughout the Southwest.
  • 35 years of experience dedicated exclusively to the medical construction field is the only path to provide this level of premium service.