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Radiation Oncology Expert and Cancer Researcher Dr. Daniel Vanderbilt Joins Associated Medical Professionals of NY, an Affiliate of U.S. Urology Partners

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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is pleased to announce that Daniel B. Vanderbilt, MD, PhD , has joined its care team .

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  • is pleased to announce that Daniel B. Vanderbilt, MD, PhD , has joined its care team .
  • Specialty trained in radiation oncology with a doctorate in cancer cell biology, Dr. Vanderbilt has vast experience in researching, diagnosing and treating cancers utilizing the latest technologies.
  • The Associated Medical Professionals of NY multi-specialty practice spans 19 locations in Central New York, including ten offices and nine hospitals.
  • Dr. Vanderbilt will be based in A.M.P.’s office at 2 Ellinwood Drive in New Hartford, NY 13413.

Insight Global Opens Philippines-Based Training Center to Meet U.S. Healthcare Staffing Needs

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Monday, February 5, 2024
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ATLANTA, Feb. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Insight Global, an international staffing company, celebrated the opening of the company's Manila-based "Grit Academy," a world-class education facility training nurses to operate independently and productively in U.S. hospitals and healthcare facilities.

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  • Those in attendance also welcomed the fourth class of nurses to go through the academy's program—the largest class to date.
  • "We've carefully curated equipment and technology to set our nurses up for success," said Insight Global Health President, Jessica Calzaretta, on a recent interview with CNN Philippines.
  • Graduates of the academy's program will enter the healthcare system as a registered nurses when they relocate to the United States.
  • To learn more about Insight Global's healthcare staffing capabilities, visit our website .

MultiCare Partners with Chapter to Provide Patients With Comprehensive Medicare Guidance

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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With Chapter's commitment to providing unbiased Medicare advice, MultiCare patients can feel confident they're receiving guidance that puts their needs first.

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  • With Chapter's commitment to providing unbiased Medicare advice, MultiCare patients can feel confident they're receiving guidance that puts their needs first.
  • This leads to patients inadvertently signing up for Medicare plans that leave their preferred providers out of network," said Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz, chief executive officer of Chapter.
  • "We look forward to helping MultiCare patients cut through the noise.”
    Chapter and MultiCare are aligned in their mission to provide clear and customized guidance.
  • Chapter is a technology-powered retirement and Medicare navigation company that provides personalized, end-to-end Medicare guidance to Americans.

MULTICARE'S INDIGO URGENT CARE PROVIDERS AUTHORIZE STRIKE

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Monday, September 25, 2023
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TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Providers at MultiCare's Indigo Urgent Care Clinics overwhelmingly approved a strike authorization vote, sending the health network's executives a clear message: Improve safety for patients by ending staff burnout.

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  • TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Providers at MultiCare's Indigo Urgent Care Clinics overwhelmingly approved a strike authorization vote, sending the health network's executives a clear message: Improve safety for patients by ending staff burnout.
  • The vote was approved by a 96 percent margin and clears the way for a strike in as soon as 10 days across 24 urgent care clinic locations.
  • "MultiCare treats our providers like beasts of burden who pull the expensive wagon that administrators ride upon.
  • The Indigo Urgent Care Clinics serve a critical need in local healthcare by seeing patients who might otherwise arrive at already overcrowded hospital emergency rooms across the Puget Sound.

Diligent Robotics Closes $25 Million to Advance Systemwide Expansions of Socially-Intelligent Service Robots, Empower Healthcare Professionals

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Diligent Robotics, the undisputed leader in robotic automation in health care, today announced $25 million in new financing led by Canaan, with True Ventures, DNX Ventures, Next Coast Ventures among the return investors and Northwestern Medicine Innovation joining as a new strategic investor. Rich Boyle from Canaan will join the board of directors. The company will use the funds to fuel system-wide expansions of its revolutionary Moxi robot across hospitals nationwide, enhance product development and triple its market reach.

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  • The company will use the funds to fuel system-wide expansions of its revolutionary Moxi robot across hospitals nationwide, enhance product development and triple its market reach.
  • Founded by Dr. Andrea Thomaz and Dr. Vivian Chu, Diligent Robotics' state-of-the-art robotics technology enables robots to collaborate within and adapt to human environments.
  • Diligent Robotics has signed on several children's hospitals in recent months and expects to increase its market share even further among children's hospitals in 2024.
  • Both are reasons we believe Diligent Robotics has a big future and are thrilled to be leading this newest round of financing."

FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ACROSS MULTICARE INDIGO URGENT CARE CLINICS PICKETING THIS WEEK

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
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Urgent care clinics are becoming mini "emergency rooms" across the region as wait times at hospital emergency rooms continue to grow.

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  • Urgent care clinics are becoming mini "emergency rooms" across the region as wait times at hospital emergency rooms continue to grow.
  • As a result, the type of care patients are seeking at urgent care clinics is growing more complex.
  • The demands for speed have caused many providers to quit, creating a 27 percent turnover rate at Indigo Urgent Care within the last 12 months.
  • In addition to Indigo Urgent Care, the network operates several hospitals, including Tacoma General Hospital.

FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AT MULTICARE INDIGO URGENT CARE CLINICS BEGIN PICKETING THIS WEEK

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Monday, August 14, 2023
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Urgent care clinics are becoming mini "emergency rooms" across the region as wait times at hospital emergency rooms continue to grow.

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  • Urgent care clinics are becoming mini "emergency rooms" across the region as wait times at hospital emergency rooms continue to grow.
  • As a result, the type of care patients are seeking at urgent care clinics is growing more complex.
  • The demands for speed have caused many providers to quit, creating a 27 percent turnover rate at Indigo Urgent Care within the last 12 months.
  • In addition to Indigo Urgent Care, the network operates several hospitals, including Tacoma General Hospital.

ECRI Announces the 2023 Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence Award Winners

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ECRI, the nation's largest independent patient safety organization, announces the winners of its 2023 Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence Award. ECRI's annual award recognizes U.S. healthcare organizations for achieving excellence in overall spend management and adopting best practice solutions into their supply chain processes.

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  • PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ECRI, the nation's largest independent patient safety organization, announces the winners of its 2023 Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence Award.
  • ECRI's annual award recognizes U.S. healthcare organizations for achieving excellence in overall spend management and adopting best practice solutions into their supply chain processes.
  • The winners of ECRI's 2023 Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence Award are listed in alphabetical order:
    Adventist Health System/West | Roseville, CA
    Broward Health | Fort Lauderdale, FL
    Hawai'i Pacific Health | Honolulu, HI
    Jackson Health System | Miami, FL
    MultiCare Health System | Tacoma, WA
    Northeast Georgia Health System | Gainesville, GA
    Northwell Health | New Hyde Park, NY
    RWJBarnabas Health | West Orange, NJ
    University of Miami Health System | Miami, FL
    Wellstar Health System | Marietta, GA
    The Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence Award , now in its twelfth year, recognizes members of ECRI's portfolio of supply chain services who demonstrate exemplary utilization of services across the procurement lifecycle, including budgeting, benchmarking, technology assessment, and strategic development.
  • To learn more about ECRI's Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence Award winners, visit our Winners Circle , e-mail [email protected] , or call (610) 825-6000, ext.

MCG, Regence, and MultiCare Connected Care Receive 2023 KLAS Points of Light Award

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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SEATTLE, Wash., June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MCG Health, part of the Hearst Health network and an industry leader in technology-enabled, evidence-based guidance, along with Regence Health Plans and MultiCare Connected Care, were recognized by KLAS with the 2023 Points of Light award. This was the first collaboration between a payer, provider, and clinical decision support vendor to produce a scalable and automated prior authorization (PA) workflow based on the HL7 Da Vinci Project's implementation guides (IGs). The three organizations were presented with the KLAS Points of Light award during the annual KLAS K2 Summit on May 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City.

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  • SEATTLE, Wash., June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- MCG Health , part of the Hearst Health network and an industry leader in technology-enabled, evidence-based guidance, along with Regence Health Plans and MultiCare Connected Care , were recognized by KLAS with the 2023 Points of Light award.
  • The three organizations were presented with the KLAS Points of Light award during the annual KLAS K2 Summit on May 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City.
  • KLAS recognized MCG, Regence, and MultiCare Connected Care for utilizing interoperability standards from the HL7 Da Vinci Project to create an end-to-end HL7 FHIR® (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) workflow for prior authorizations.
  • In total, 25 collaborations were awarded a 2023 Points of Light award.

INDIGO PROVIDERS REPRESENTED BY UAPD VOTE "NO CONFIDENCE" IN MULTICARE'S CEO BILL ROBERTSON

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Saturday, June 17, 2023
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash., June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Providers at one of the largest Urgent Care Clinics in Washington are a step closer to a picket and going on strike.

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  • Dr. Stuart Bussey, president of the Union of American Physicians & Dentists, representing the providers, called MultiCare's executives "greedy and motivated to make money above all else."
  • Providers are struggling to deliver care while meeting the network's limit of 15 minutes per patient.
  • In addition, providers are asking MultiCare to guarantee them time for bathroom and lunch breaks during their 12-hour shifts.
  • Providers have been bargaining with MultiCare for seven months with little progress on key provider demands, including a cost-of-living adjustment.