Children's Health

Parkland Community Health Plan Redefines Member Communications With HealthCrowd

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Southwestern Medical District, Parkland, Children's Health, Texas

SAN MATEO, Calif., June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --HealthCrowd, a leading communications platform-as-a-service innovator in healthcare and Texas-based managed care organization Parkland Community Health Plan (PCHP) hosted a webinar on May 20, 2021 entitled "Do This.

Key Points: 
  • SAN MATEO, Calif., June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --HealthCrowd, a leading communications platform-as-a-service innovator in healthcare and Texas-based managed care organization Parkland Community Health Plan (PCHP) hosted a webinar on May 20, 2021 entitled "Do This.
  • The webinar is moderated by Justin Skerbetz, chief marketing and communications officer at Parkland Community Health Plan, Jackie Maynard, vice president of digital solutions at HealthCrowd and Bianca Hernandez, marketing manager at Parkland Community Health Plan.
  • About Parkland Community Health Plan, Inc.
    Parkland Community Health Plan (PCHP) was started in 1999 by Parkland Health & Hospital System and offers health insurance services for low-income children, teens, pregnant women and adults.
  • The health systems in network include Parkland Health & Hospital System and Children's Health, among others.

UCI Health and CHOC open one of the first fetal care centers in So. Cal

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Orange County, California, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Children's Health, Hospitals, California, Trauma centers, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Mission Hospital

CHOC, a pediatric healthcare system based in Orange County, California, is committed to being a leading destination for children's health by providing exceptional and innovative care.

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  • CHOC, a pediatric healthcare system based in Orange County, California, is committed to being a leading destination for children's health by providing exceptional and innovative care.
  • Patients can access UCI Health at primary and specialty care offices across Orange County and at its main campus, UCI Medical Center in Orange , California.
  • News & World Reportfor the 20thconsecutive year, provides tertiary and quaternary care, ambulatory and specialty medical clinics, and behavioral health and rehabilitation services.
  • UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

Stanford Children's Health's Pediatric Transplant Program Once Again Achieves National Recognition

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Medical specialties, Clinical medicine, Medicine, Organ transplantation, Kidney transplantation, Children's Health, Intestine transplantation, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Kidney Paired Donation

The data is outlined in a new Pediatric Transplant Outcomes Report from Stanford Children's Health, published todaythe first day of Donate Life Month .

Key Points: 
  • The data is outlined in a new Pediatric Transplant Outcomes Report from Stanford Children's Health, published todaythe first day of Donate Life Month .
  • Over the past five years, Stanford Children's Health has performed more pediatric kidney transplants than any other U.S. program.
  • Stanford Children's Health has performed more than 800 pediatric liver and intestinal transplants since the inception of the program in 1995.
  • Patients come from across the United States and even internationally to benefit from the expertise of Stanford Children's Health's pediatric transplant program.

Neighborhood Credit Union Donates a check of $25,000 to the Children's Medical Center Foundation

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Southwestern Medical District, University of Texas System, Children's Health, Hospitals, Children's Medical Center Plano, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Healthcare in the United States, Wolfson Children's Hospital, Lurie Children's Hospital

On Thursday, February 4, 2021, Neighborhood Credit Union donated a check of $25,000 to the Children's Medical Center Foundation.

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  • On Thursday, February 4, 2021, Neighborhood Credit Union donated a check of $25,000 to the Children's Medical Center Foundation.
  • "We are grateful to all of the members of Neighborhood Credit Union," says Kendall Rowden, Development Officer, Corporate Partnerships Children's Medical Center Foundation.
  • About Children's Medical Center Foundation: Children's Medical Center Foundation serves as the fundraising arm for Children's Health, the leading pediatric health care system in North Texas.
  • Children's Medical Center Foundation raises, manages and distributes funds to support Children's Medical Center Dallas, as well as Children's Medical Center Plano, Our Children's House inpatient rehabilitation hospital, multiple specialty centers, Children's Health Pediatric Group primary care practices, rehabilitation facilities, home health, physician services and the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern.

Lawsuit alleges Texas Children's Health Plan's conspiracy, fraud, negligence, and retaliation: placing children in harm's way

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Thursday, December 17, 2020
Trauma centers, Texas Children's Hospital, Children's Health, Children's Hospital, Hospitals, Health care, Health

The Lawsuit further alleges a practice of systematic denial of claims and access to care for hundreds of school-aged children with behavior problems.

Key Points: 
  • The Lawsuit further alleges a practice of systematic denial of claims and access to care for hundreds of school-aged children with behavior problems.
  • In 2015, the State of Texas provided Texas Children's Health Plan with $944 million in Medical and CHIP funding.
  • Texas Children's Health Plan wants to use their immense profits under the guise of helping children, to silence me from warning Texas parents.
  • If Texas Children's Health Plan is independent of Texas Children's Hospital, why is the hospital listed as a Plaintiff on a lawsuit brought about by the health plan?

Stanford Health Care, Stanford Health Care – ValleyCare Earn Top Grade for Patient Safety During Pandemic

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Research, Infectious diseases, Hospitals, Practice Management, Managed care, Health, General Health, Other Science, Science, Stanford University Medical Center, Patient safety, California, Stanford University, Children's Health, Health care, Health, Trauma centers, Atrium Health

Stanford Health Care and Stanford Health Care ValleyCare earned the highest possible grade for patient safety from a leading watchdog group, an accomplishment that leaders of both hospitals said was especially noteworthy during the coronavirus pandemic.

Key Points: 
  • Stanford Health Care and Stanford Health Care ValleyCare earned the highest possible grade for patient safety from a leading watchdog group, an accomplishment that leaders of both hospitals said was especially noteworthy during the coronavirus pandemic.
  • This A is a testament to the care and commitment of those who work for Stanford Health Care and Stanford Health Care ValleyCare.
  • Stanford Health Care delivers clinical innovation across its inpatient services, specialty health centers, physician offices, virtual care offerings and health plan programs.
  • Stanford Health Care is part of Stanford Medicine, a leading academic health system that includes the Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford Children's Health and Stanford Health Care ValleyCare.

Community Rallies to Support Plan to Build Nation's Model Health System for Children and Expand Primary Children's Expertise; Gifts Now Top $100 Million

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Monday, October 5, 2020
Intermountain Healthcare, Regions of the United States, Primary Children's Hospital, Western United States, Intermountain, Children's Health, UTAH, University Orthopaedic Center

"We are entering a new era in pediatric health that will shape the next century of care for children served by Intermountain and Primary Children's Hospital.

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  • "We are entering a new era in pediatric health that will shape the next century of care for children served by Intermountain and Primary Children's Hospital.
  • These generous gifts from the community are helping us embrace this challenge, forge ahead, and achieve our vision to build the nation's model health system for children without delay," said Katy Welkie, RN, MBA, CEO of Primary Children's Hospital and vice president of Intermountain Children's Health.
  • In January, Intermountain Healthcare announced a $500 million promise half of which would come from philanthropy to create a national model for children's health .
  • The new model system for children's health will address these unique challenges, and position Utah as the home for the nation's healthiest kids.

MUSC Children's Health Uses Proficient Health App to Connect Provider Community

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Monday, August 24, 2020
Medical University of South Carolina, V-12 Navy College Training Program, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Children's Health, Cision, Charleston, South Carolina, Privacy law

GREENSBORO, N.C., Aug. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Today Proficient Health announced that MUSC Children's Health in Charleston, S.C., has selected PH Connect, a HIPAA-compliant software solution, for community-wide, provider-to-provider communications.

Key Points: 
  • GREENSBORO, N.C., Aug. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Today Proficient Health announced that MUSC Children's Health in Charleston, S.C., has selected PH Connect, a HIPAA-compliant software solution, for community-wide, provider-to-provider communications.
  • Part of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) health system, MUSC Children's Health specialists often field consultation requests from physicians across the Southeast.
  • At MUSC Children's Health, we are imagining what's possible for each and every child by providing the pediatric expertise your child deserves and needs.
  • Proficient Health is a healthcare information technology company specializing in solutions for the secure exchange of referrals and clinical information.

7-Eleven and Children's Health Open First-Ever Hospital Pop-Up Store for Health Care Workers

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Southwestern Medical District, University of Texas System, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Children's Health, Erlanger Health System

DALLAS, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --7-Eleven announces it has opened its first-ever hospital pop-up store at Children's Medical Center Dallas, the flagship hospital of Children's Health .

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  • DALLAS, April 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --7-Eleven announces it has opened its first-ever hospital pop-up store at Children's Medical Center Dallas, the flagship hospital of Children's Health .
  • The store provides access to food and essential items for health care workers and patient families during the COVID-19 health crisis.
  • The store also offers traditional credit/debit checkout with an acrylic sneeze guard at the counter to reduce person-to-person contact.
  • Children's Health is the eighth-largest pediatric health care provider in the nation and the leading pediatric health care system in North Texas, providing a full spectrum of health care services from daily wellness and primary care to specialty visits and critical care.

U.S. News to Convene National Pediatric Leadership Summit at Texas Children's Hospital

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Southwestern Medical District, Children's Health, Children's Hospital Colorado, Pediatrics, Colorado, FKP Architects, States of the United States, Ralph Feigin

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in health care rankings, will convene a Pediatric Leadership Summit to examine strategies for tackling key threats to children's health on May 11-12, 2020, at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in health care rankings, will convene a Pediatric Leadership Summit to examine strategies for tackling key threats to children's health on May 11-12, 2020, at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston.
  • "These events with Texas Children's represent our shared desire to create an open dialogue that studies, improves and innovates every aspect of pediatric care."
  • Consistently ranked as the best children's hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation, Texas Children's has garnered widespread recognition for its expertise and breakthroughs in pediatric and women's health.
  • The hospital includes the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute; the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children's Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children's care for communities north of Houston.