Geisinger

Risant Health completes acquisition of Geisinger

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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WASHINGTON, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Risant Health has announced the completion of its acquisition of Geisinger as its first health system dedicated to increasing access to value-based care and coverage. Together, the organizations will create a new value-based care platform that includes best practices, tools, technology and services to support leading community-based health systems.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Risant Health has announced the completion of its acquisition of Geisinger as its first health system dedicated to increasing access to value-based care and coverage.
  • With the close of the Risant Health and Geisinger transaction, Jaewon Ryu, M.D., J.D., who has served as Geisinger's president and CEO since 2019, will become the first CEO of Risant Health.
  • "Risant Health and Geisinger share a vision for the future of health care.
  • Risant Health's acquisition of Geisinger Health was reviewed and approved by the appropriate federal and state agencies and the transaction closed on March 31, 2024.

EarlySign Announces Launch of LungFlag™

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
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TEL AVIV, Israel and DANVILLE, Pa., Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Medial EarlySign, a pioneering company developing AI-based clinical predictive analytics, and Geisinger, an integrated health care system, announced today the launch of the LungFlag AlgoMarker. LungFlag identifies patients at high risk for respiratory or pulmonary illnesses, such as lung cancer, by analyzing routine data from the electronic health record (EHR). 

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  • TEL AVIV, Israel and DANVILLE, Pa., Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Medial EarlySign , a pioneering company developing AI-based clinical predictive analytics, and Geisinger , an integrated health care system, announced today the launch of the LungFlag AlgoMarker.
  • Working together with Geisinger, Medial EarlySign designed the LungFlag program to enable earlier interventions.
  • Early intervention is central to Geisinger's value-based care model, leading to improved clinical outcomes, higher patient satisfaction and decreased costs.
  • LungFlag is the latest addition to EarlySign's expanding platform of validated clinical solutions impacting the early diagnosis of serious diseases.

Play Yellow Celebrates its 5th Anniversary with a Commitment to Children's Hospitals

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jack and Barbara Nicklaus, together with the PGA TOUR and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, are proud to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Play Yellow, a program dedicated to supporting pediatric patients treated at member hospitals.

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  • "Play Yellow was born out of our love for children and our passion for making a difference," said Jack and Barbara Nicklaus.
  • The 5th-anniversary celebration of Play Yellow took place earlier this week at the annual Play Yellow Invitational in West Palm Beach, FL, from October 15 to 17, 2023.
  • His annual Play Yellow golf tournament, the NEPA Invitational, supports the Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital, a member hospital of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
  • Play Yellow allows the golf community to give back to the areas in which they play and support.

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, Thomas P. Olenginski, MD, FACP as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member for his contributions to the field of Rheumatology

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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LEWISBURG, Pa., Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Thomas P. Olenginski, MD, FACP is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member for his contributions to the field of Rheumatology.

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  • LEWISBURG, Pa., Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Thomas P. Olenginski, MD, FACP is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member for his contributions to the field of Rheumatology.
  • Dr. Olenginski pursued his pre-medical studies at Pennsylvania State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree.
  • The doctor has many roles at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, including teaching fellows in rheumatology and medical students with a focus on osteoporosis.
  • He actively participates in St. Paul's United Methodist Church, where he is a valued member, embodying his commitment to his faith and community involvement.

PayZen Launches Innovative Financial Solution for Affordable Care with The Care Card & Partners with Geisinger & UTMB

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PayZen, a healthcare focused fintech company tackling healthcare affordability with AI-powered patient affordability solutions, today announced the release of its newest product, the PayZen Care Card, with its major launch partners Geisinger and University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB).

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  • The Care Card is PayZen's second product and expands on the highly successful post care payment plan solution.
  • PayZen uses advanced technology to solve healthcare affordability end-to-end, leading to happier, healthier patients, and improved financial outcomes for providers.
  • The Care Card addresses the growing problem of patients putting off care due to cost, improving healthcare access and providing financial peace of mind for consumers.
  • Once patients understand their out-of-pocket costs, the Care Card ensures that they will have a way to pay for their care.

Best Buy Health and Geisinger expand work to improve chronic disease management at home

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Building on the success of delivering in-home care for patients with chronic conditions through Geek Squad, Best Buy Health and Geisinger announced today that they will expand their work together to bring a better level of care to more patients within the Geisinger network.

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  • Building on the success of delivering in-home care for patients with chronic conditions through Geek Squad, Best Buy Health and Geisinger announced today that they will expand their work together to bring a better level of care to more patients within the Geisinger network.
  • Beginning in July 2022, Best Buy Health and Geisinger began deploying specially trained Geek Squad Agents to deliver, install and activate these remote care management devices in a program that now involves 300 Geisinger patients.
  • Developing innovative care models by leveraging advanced technology and logistics services, Best Buy Health and Geisinger are looking to scale the way chronic disease can be managed at home.
  • “Working with Best Buy Health has allowed us to redefine the care experience and drive positive change in how care is provided and received.”

HHP and Hydra Health team up to expand amenities in hospitals and health systems nationwide

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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HHP (Health Hospitality Partners) has acquired a majority stake in Hydra Health, allowing them to deepen their partnership and expand into new markets.

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  • HHP (Health Hospitality Partners) has acquired a majority stake in Hydra Health, allowing them to deepen their partnership and expand into new markets.
  • HHP and Hydra Health partnered to open the first Hydra Health studio at Geisinger's Henry Cancer Center in 2022.
  • Hydra Health co-founder and CEO Marie Kloor will now serve as Vice President, Operations & Development at HHP.
  • Kloor began her career in investment management at Goldman Sachs before launching Hydra Health.

Bodyport and Geisinger to Launch Innovative Heart Failure Monitoring Program

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bodyport Inc., a virtual care company focused on heart failure, and Geisinger, an integrated health care delivery and coverage organization serving members in central and northeastern Pennsylvania, today announced they will collaborate to develop and implement a fluid-guided care pathway for heart failure. The pathway will augment Geisinger's existing remote heart failure (HF) management program by incorporating the FDA-cleared Bodyport Cardiac Scale and Fluid Alerts.

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  • The pathway will augment Geisinger's existing remote heart failure (HF) management program by incorporating the FDA-cleared Bodyport Cardiac Scale and Fluid Alerts.
  • "We're excited to be working with Geisinger, which is known for its expertise in providing value-based care and delivering innovative and effective heart failure care that incorporates the most advanced therapies and solutions available," said John Lipman, chief executive officer of Bodyport.
  • "Geisinger and Bodyport share in common a preventive approach to care that focuses on keeping patients healthy by helping them avoid worsening heart failure events, a key driver of healthcare costs."
  • The program builds on the success of an earlier study conducted by Geisinger and Bodyport that evaluated the efficacy of the Fluid Alert to detect worsening heart failure in 100 Geisinger patients with HF.

Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast Celebrates Grand Opening in Moosic

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast held a ribbon cutting ceremony today to mark the completion of construction and celebrate the joint venture between Geisinger and Acadia Healthcare.

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  • Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast held a ribbon cutting ceremony today to mark the completion of construction and celebrate the joint venture between Geisinger and Acadia Healthcare.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230717678162/en/
    Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast hosts ceremony celebrating opening in Moosic, Pennsylvania.
  • “The support from the local legislators and the community throughout this project has been so encouraging,” said Kelly Ankenbrand, chief executive officer of Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast.
  • A second, 96-bed hospital –Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville – is currently in development in Danville and is expected to open in 2025.

Acadia Healthcare Opens the First of Two Hospitals Developed in Partnership With Geisinger

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced the opening of its newest operating joint venture hospital, Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast, located in Moosic, Pennsylvania.

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  • Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) today announced the opening of its newest operating joint venture hospital, Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast, located in Moosic, Pennsylvania.
  • A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to mark its grand opening and to celebrate the previously announced partnership between Geisinger and Acadia Healthcare.
  • Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast is a state-of-the-art, 96-bed hospital that will offer a full continuum of inpatient behavioral healthcare services and intensive outpatient programs for adult, adolescent and pediatric patients.
  • The new Center is the first of two hospitals to be constructed under the joint venture between Geisinger and Acadia.