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Clean Bio Foods Business Unveils Affordable HACCP & NEHA Study Guides and Courses

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

ABILENE, Texas, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clean Bio Foods Business recognizes the often prohibitive costs of professional certification.

Key Points: 
  • Clean Bio Foods Business revolutionizes professional development—affordable HACCP & NEHA courses for a resilient industry.
  • #FoodSafety #ProfessionalDevelopment #CleanBioFoods
    ABILENE, Texas, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clean Bio Foods Business recognizes the often prohibitive costs of professional certification.
  • Amid this tight economic backdrop, Clean Bio Foods Business has launched new, affordable online courses and study guides.
  • Clean Bio Foods Business is also offering substantial discounts on existing HACCP and NEHA study guides and courses.

The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) Selects Cozeva to Support California Advanced Primary Care Initiative, Focusing on the California “Core 4”

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Cozeva is a comprehensive population health solution for clinical quality performance, risk adjustment, and total cost of care management.

Key Points: 
  • Cozeva is a comprehensive population health solution for clinical quality performance, risk adjustment, and total cost of care management.
  • The initiative includes a focus on the “Core 4,” a critical part of the advanced primary care measure set.
  • "Cozeva's support of the California Advanced Primary Care Initiative represents a significant step in our mission to align private payers and providers in their value-based journey,” says Khanh Nguyen, CEO of Cozeva.
  • The initiative is building and scaling a primary care model that emphasizes comprehensive, team-based, patient-centered care, the integration of physical and behavioral health, and high-quality outcomes.

Annual Healthcare Quality Results Highlight California Providers’ Dedication to Improvement

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Thursday, November 16, 2023

AMP is one of the nation’s largest, most established value-based healthcare performance improvement measurement programs.

Key Points: 
  • AMP is one of the nation’s largest, most established value-based healthcare performance improvement measurement programs.
  • Since 2003, AMP has given provider organizations a complete picture of their healthcare quality, cost, and resource use, enabling them to track progress toward improvement goals.
  • The 2022 AMP Commercial HMO program results saw several noteworthy improvements in clinical quality compared to 2021.
  • “It’s an honor to recognize these provider organizations for their dedication to improving the quality of care for patients.

At COP, Itaipu reinforces the importance of partnerships for sustainable local development

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

FOZ DO IGUAÇU, Brazil, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Joint efforts to achieve more effective results, adaptation of global technologies for local use, and investments in environmental and social care. These were some of the messages conveyed by the ITAIPU Binacional hydroelectric power plant, which belongs to and provides energy to Brazil and Paraguay, at COP 28 in Dubai.

Key Points: 
  • For Itaipu's Director-General, Enio Verri, this was a conference of renewed partnerships and agreements.
  • According to Verri, Itaipu leaves COP with an even stronger image as a socially responsible and environmentally committed company.
  • The company also highlighted its efforts within each of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and discussed energy transition and renewable fuels as a viable alternative for the economy.
  • Now we want to go further; we return with very interesting ideas and proposals from these days of dialogue and cooperation," she said.

At COP, Itaipu reinforces the importance of partnerships for sustainable local development

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, December 13, 2023

FOZ DO IGUAÇU, Brazil, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Joint efforts to achieve more effective results, adaptation of global technologies for local use, and investments in environmental and social care. These were some of the messages conveyed by the ITAIPU Binacional hydroelectric power plant, which belongs to and provides energy to Brazil and Paraguay, at COP 28 in Dubai.

Key Points: 
  • For Itaipu's Director-General, Enio Verri, this was a conference of renewed partnerships and agreements.
  • According to Verri, Itaipu leaves COP with an even stronger image as a socially responsible and environmentally committed company.
  • The company also highlighted its efforts within each of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and discussed energy transition and renewable fuels as a viable alternative for the economy.
  • Now we want to go further; we return with very interesting ideas and proposals from these days of dialogue and cooperation," she said.

PIH Health Physicians Honored for High-Quality, Affordable, Patient-Centered Care

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

WHITTIER, Calif., Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PIH Health Physicians was one of 19 provider organizations statewide to receive the Excellence in Healthcare Award from the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) for their performance on clinical quality, patient experience, and cost measures in Measurement Year 2022. This is the seventh year PIH Health Physicians has received this award.

Key Points: 
  • This is the seventh year PIH Health Physicians has received this award.
  • "IHA is committed to partnering with industry leaders to support healthcare providers and their focus on the quality improvements that have the biggest impact on health outcomes."
  • "We are honored to once again be recognized for improving healthcare quality and our efforts to ensure patients have a positive experience while working to keep care affordable," said Roberto Madrid MD, vice president Medical Operations, PIH Health Physicians.
  • "Additionally, PIH Health Physicians was also recognized with the Top 10 Percent Award for Patient Experience for ranking above the 90th percentile in the Patient Experience domain in the AMP Program.

Hill Physicians Medical Group Closes 2023 with Three High Performance Awards from America's Physician Group and Integrated Healthcare Association

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Friday, November 17, 2023

SAN RAMON, Calif., Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hill Physicians Medical Group, California's largest Independent Physician Association, recently received three awards: two from the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) including the Top 10% Patient Experience Award and the Excellence in Healthcare Award for their performance in measurement year 2022, and 'Elite Status' in America's Physician Groups (APG) 2023 Standards of Excellence (SOE®) survey.

Key Points: 
  • SAN RAMON, Calif., Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hill Physicians Medical Group, California's largest Independent Physician Association, recently received three awards: two from the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) including the Top 10% Patient Experience Award and the Excellence in Healthcare Award for their performance in measurement year 2022, and 'Elite Status' in America's Physician Groups (APG) 2023 Standards of Excellence (SOE®) survey.
  • "We are thrilled to be recognized for our dedication to excellence in clinical quality, patient experience, and managing healthcare costs," said David Joyner, CEO of Hill Physicians.
  • Hill Physicians Medical Group also achieved 'Elite Status' in APG's 2023 SOE® program —the organization's highest-ranking level.
  • "Achieving Elite Status once again is a testament to our ongoing commitment of delivering exceptional healthcare," said Shika Pappoe, CMO of Hill Physicians.

Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture and Chicago Council on Global Affairs Announce Committee Experts to Support Study on Responsive Agriculture

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA) and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Center on Global Food and Agriculture (Chicago Council) announced members for the three committees that will work with The Responsive Agriculture Task Force to develop a national roadmap for responsive agriculture solutions.

Key Points: 
  • COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA) and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Center on Global Food and Agriculture (Chicago Council) announced members for the three committees that will work with The Responsive Agriculture Task Force to develop a national roadmap for responsive agriculture solutions.
  • "Collaboration across the entire food value chain is essential to achieve our shared aspiration of lowering diet-related chronic disease through agriculture.
  • The United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) is funding the efforts for this study.
  • To learn more about the study, the Task Force, or the charges for each of the committees, please visit iha.tamu.edu/responsive-agriculture-study .

Texas A&M's Director of Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture calls for a comprehensive approach to combat diet-related chronic diseases and rising health care costs

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Friday, June 9, 2023

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Patrick J. Stover, Ph.D., director of the Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA), testified in front of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture on June 7 to document that swift action is needed to reverse the increasing rates of diet-related chronic diseases and their subsequent economic burden on health care systems and costs.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Patrick Stover testified in front of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture.
  • The IHA's research aims to align Precision Nutrition, Responsive Agriculture, and Healthy Living as a solution to the pressing health crisis affecting all Americans.
  • "Agriculture and food are the only feasible solutions to address our skyrocketing health care costs.
  • We need to develop a systems-based approach to connect agriculture, food, nutrition, and human health," said Dr. Stover.

Kyle Jones, Co-Founder of iCRYO, to Present at the IHA's 14th Annual Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy & Functional Medicine Conference in Hollywood, FL

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Monday, June 5, 2023

HOUSTON, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- iCRYO, the fast-growing recovery and wellness brand, announced today that Kyle Jones, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation & Branding Officer, will join panelists to discuss, analyze, and compare industry marketing trends at the International Hyperbarics Association's (IHA) 14th annual Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy & Functional Medicine Conference in Hollywood, Florida.

Key Points: 
  • "iCRYO's 'people first' mission is what the IHA community is all about.
  • The future is unlimited for health and wellness, and iCRYO adding hyperbarics to their variety of top-quality services is going to change the lives of so many.
  • This is certainly going to be one of the top partnerships that the IHA has formed."
  • "iCRYO is setting the standard for cryotherapy nationwide, and I look forward to sharing how we've grown so efficiently, and learning from other like-minded panelists."