CHRISTUS Health

Skanska expands hospital in San Antonio, Texas, USA, for USD 95M, about SEK 960M

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Thursday, December 29, 2022

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Skanska has signed a contract with CHRISTUS Health for an expansion to Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-Westover Hills Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

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  • STOCKHOLM, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Skanska has signed a contract with CHRISTUS Health for an expansion to Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-Westover Hills Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
  • The contract is worth USD 95M, about SEK 960M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • The project consists of a five-level cast in place concrete tower addition at the hospital, approximately 50,000 square meters of new construction with a minor renovation.
  • Construction is slated to begin in January 2023 and expected to reach completion in February 2025.

Inkling Launches Inaugural Customer Advisory Board at Illuminate 2022 Annual User Conference

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inkling, a global leader in digital training and knowledge solutions for frontline workers, today announced the creation of its inaugural Customer Advisory Board (CAB). With 12 members representing a wide array of industries, the CAB underscores the priority Inkling puts on understanding first-hand the challenges its customers face in addressing the needs of modern learners, and aligning its product roadmap with marketplace realities. This announcement follows the company's Illuminate user conference, held October 23-26 at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.

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  • Diverse Group of Strategic Inkling Customers to Collaborate on Customer Community, Product Strategy and Share Best Practices
    SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inkling , a global leader in digital training andknowledge solutions for frontline workers, today announced the creation of its inaugural Customer Advisory Board (CAB).
  • This announcement follows the company's Illuminate user conference, held October 23-26 at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.
  • With a deliberate focus on the voice of the customer, Inkling will gain indispensable market intelligence to validate its corporate strategy.
  • The first in-person meeting took place at Inkling's Illuminate 2022 user conference in October.

Health Systems Collaborate With NAHQ to Standardize Competencies

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) is pleased to announce that Texas-based CHRISTUS Health, Inspira Health of New Jersey, and Oaklawn Hospital in Michigan are collaborating with NAHQ to achieve this level of standardization with its Workforce Accelerator solution.

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  • The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) is pleased to announce that Texas-based CHRISTUS Health, Inspira Health of New Jersey, and Oaklawn Hospital in Michigan are collaborating with NAHQ to achieve this level of standardization with its Workforce Accelerator solution.
  • As a mission-driven organization motivated to make sustainable change in healthcare, NAHQ set out to define and implement a new national standard for healthcare quality and safety.
  • NAHQ has taken ownership of healthcare quality competencies and workforce readiness to do the important work of healthcare quality.
  • NAHQ believes that to reduce variability in healthcare delivery, we must first reduce variability in healthcare quality competencies, so we focus our efforts on healthcare quality competencies and workforce development.

Open Enrollment Season for Medicare Advantage is Now through December 7 and The CHRISTUS Health Plan Has Some Good News to Share

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Factors such as customer satisfaction, access to health care, and how well a plan delivers preventative care to its members are evaluated.

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  • Factors such as customer satisfaction, access to health care, and how well a plan delivers preventative care to its members are evaluated.
  • Ratings reflect the experiences of actual Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plan members and are designed to help people choose a plan that best fits their individual health care needs.
  • In addition to achieving the four-star rating, CHRISTUS Health Plan has expanded the Medicare Advantage coverage to include more counties in Texas and New Mexico.
  • The CHRISTUS Health Plan has expanded to serve all our CHRISTUS ministries throughout Texas and New Mexico, said Ron Hirasaki, Vice President Product Management and Marketing Sales.

Ricoh partners with CHRISTUS Health to improve patient engagement and reduce costs by up to 35%

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

EXTON, Pa., Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh USA, Inc. today announced CHRISTUS Health is optimizing and expanding its direct mail services to reach more customers and increase patient engagement with Ricoh. Together with Ricoh, CHRISTUS Health Print Services is already providing 26-31% cost savings to their interdepartmental customers compared to external vendors, equivalent to $685,000, and combined print and mail processing cost savings are more than 35%.

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  • CHRISTUS Health Print Services is leveraging Ricoh Professional Services including Business Consulting, Wide Format Elite Access , RICOH Pro C9210 color sheet-fed production printers, and the RICOH Pro TF6251 wide format printer with Colex finishing.
  • The partnership hasresulted in new applications that directly enhance patient engagement and reduce costs for producing ADA-compliant/braille facility signage and other communications materials.
  • "We have a tremendous opportunity to deliver more engaging and fulfilling patient experiences through print, and with Ricoh's partnership, have transitioned from a niche service provider to an indispensable resource for the CHRISTUS Health community," said Del Shankle, Director of Operations, CHRISTUS Health Print Services.
  • Focused on innovative health and wellness solutions, CHRISTUS Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system based in Irving, Texas, that was established in 1979.

SCORE - MENTORS TO AMERICA'S SMALL BUSINESSES - WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SCORE, the nation's largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is pleased to announce the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors, as well as new officers for the fiscal year, as of Oct. 1.

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  • "It's my pleasure to welcome these five accomplished professionals to the SCORE Board of Directors as we pursue SCORE's mission of fostering more vibrant small business communities through mentoring and education," said SCORE Association Board Chair Tracy Shaw.
  • "Last year, SCORE's 10,000 volunteer mentors helped to launch 25,000 new small businesses, in turn creating more than 70,000 new jobs.
  • Currently, Jayne serves as a startup advisor, a board member for Destination Imagination and as Executive in Residence for Progress Partners.
  • Returning members of the Board of Directors:
    Mukesh Asarpota, director, Business Platforms with Orchard Therapeutics.

Oceans Healthcare Opens New Behavioral Health Hospital

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oceans Healthcare today announced the opening of Oceans Behavioral Hospital Corpus Christi, a state-of-the-art behavioral health "hospital within a hospital" inside CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi – Shoreline. Oceans and CHRISTUS Spohn Health System announced the project last year and have been working closely to provide behavioral health services to South Texas since early 2020.

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  • CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oceans Healthcare today announced the opening of Oceans Behavioral Hospital Corpus Christi, a state-of-the-art behavioral health "hospital within a hospital" inside CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi Shoreline .Oceans and CHRISTUS Spohn Health System announced the project last year and have been working closely to provide behavioral health services to South Texas since early 2020.
  • As a hospital within a hospital, Oceans Behavioral Hospital Corpus Christi provides a unique setting with access to advanced medical resources in an environment designed specifically for behavioral health patients and allows for greater continuity of care.
  • "The new hospital is the next step in our relationship with CHRISTUS Spohn to expand behavioral health services that, for many, are so often out of reach," said Stuart Archer, CEO of Oceans Healthcare.
  • Oceans Healthcare is a growing behavioral health provider focused on healing and long-term recovery.

Critical Insight Finds Attackers Shifting Focus to Smaller Hospital Systems and Specialty Clinics in H1 2022 Healthcare Data Breach Report

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Critical Insight , a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service provider specializing in protecting the networks of life-saving organizations and critical infrastructure, announced today the release of the firms H1 2022 Healthcare Data Breach Report, which analyzes breach data reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by healthcare organizations.

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  • Critical Insight , a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service provider specializing in protecting the networks of life-saving organizations and critical infrastructure, announced today the release of the firms H1 2022 Healthcare Data Breach Report, which analyzes breach data reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by healthcare organizations.
  • Aside from this change in victim focus, attackers this half of the year hit the jackpot, with the Eye Care Leaders EMR breach, which exposed more than 2 million records.
  • This trend of focusing on a systemic technology that is used across most healthcare providers is a trend we anticipate continuing throughout the remainder of 2022.
  • One Thing Were Watching: When we look at which segments of the healthcare ecosystem had Hacking/IT Incident type breaches, were now seeing smaller hospital systems and specialty clinics rising to the top.

CHRISTUS Health Partners with Kyruus to Streamline Provider Data Management Across Health System and Health Plan

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

CHRISTUS Health, whose clinicians treat patients across four states and its own health plan, wanted to ensure a clear view of its network for the communities it serves, as well its own data.

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  • CHRISTUS Health, whose clinicians treat patients across four states and its own health plan, wanted to ensure a clear view of its network for the communities it serves, as well its own data.
  • Leveraging Kyruus proven expertise in provider data management is enabling CHRISTUS Health to develop a comprehensive, system-wide directory of more than 20,000 physicians and advanced practitioners who serve the organizations health system and health plan.
  • Additionally, through its ProviderMatch platform and experienced clinical services team, Kyruus is helping CHRISTUS Health establish robust data management and governance to ensure physicians and advanced practitioners are readily searchable and that their data remains accurate over time.
  • Through its dedication to creating a robust provider directory, CHRISTUS Health is living its commitment to helping people access the right care, said Scott Andrews, General Manager, Health Systems, at Kyruus.

OvareGroup Announces Strategic Partnership and Investment in Argentine Creative Agency, Togetherwith

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

The move marks the official launch of Togetherwith USAwhich includes a 15,000-square-foot production studio in Louisville.

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  • The move marks the official launch of Togetherwith USAwhich includes a 15,000-square-foot production studio in Louisville.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220804005643/en/
    The partnership with OvareGroup marks the official launch of Togetherwith USAwhich includes a 15,000-square-foot production studio in Louisville.
  • From a strategic and creative standpoint, this is a phenomenal combination that we look forward to putting to work on behalf of our clients.
  • OvareGroup is a private Louisville, KY-based holding company with specialty firms in content development, marketing technology, and strategic services.