Ontario Hospital Association

Kaiser Permanente names new Southern California and Hawaii regional president

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente has announced that Michelle Gaskill-Hames, RN, has been named regional president of Kaiser Permanente for Southern California and Hawaii, a role she has held on an interim basis since April 2023. She will lead the organization's focus on providing integrated, high-quality health care and coverage in partnership with the executive medical director for the Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Kaiser Permanente currently provides care and coverage for more than 5 million members in Southern California and Hawaii.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente has announced that Michelle Gaskill-Hames, RN, has been named regional president of Kaiser Permanente for Southern California and Hawaii, a role she has held on an interim basis since April 2023.
  • Kaiser Permanente currently provides care and coverage for more than 5 million members in Southern California and Hawaii.
  • Gaskill-Hames previously served as the chief operating officer and chief strategy, growth, and experience officer for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California and Hawaii.
  • Gaskill-Hames joined Kaiser Permanente in 2016 and served in a progression of leadership roles in Northern California before moving to Southern California in 2022, including senior vice president and area manager for both Redwood City and Greater Southern Alameda, interim regional chief nurse executive, and senior vice president of hospital and health plan operations.

Ontario Heritage Trust provincial plaque commemorates the history of Moose Factory

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Saturday, August 5, 2023
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MOOSE FACTORY, ON, Aug. 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust, in partnership with the Moose River Heritage and Hospitality Association and the Moose Cree First Nation, unveiled a new provincial plaque commemorating the long history of what is today known as Moose Factory.

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  • MOOSE FACTORY, ON, Aug. 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust, in partnership with the Moose River Heritage and Hospitality Association and the Moose Cree First Nation, unveiled a new provincial plaque commemorating the long history of what is today known as Moose Factory.
  • It presented a colonial perspective on the historical significance of Moose Factory that emphasized the fur trade and the history of European settlement.
  • "The Ontario Heritage Trust is pleased to recognize the long and rich history of the Moose Cree First Nation and Moose Factory with these new provincial plaques," said John Ecker, Chair, Board of Directors, Ontario Heritage Trust.
  • The plaque text is available in Moose Cree (Moose Cree syllabics and Moose Cree Roman orthography), English and French.

PointClickCare Expands its Network throughout Massachusetts, Improving Interoperability Between Healthcare Entities

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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“Investment in technology is an important way of improving coordination of patient care,” said Valerie Fleishman , Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association.

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  • “Investment in technology is an important way of improving coordination of patient care,” said Valerie Fleishman , Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association.
  • As a strong investment in patient-centric technology, PointClickCare will be added to MHA’s Strategic Business Partner (SBP) program.
  • Specifically, the collaboration will provide participating Massachusetts hospitals and health systems with real‐time insights to support high-risk patients across the healthcare continuum.
  • To learn more about how PointClickCare is improving care collaboration, visit our website here .

PointClickCare to Provide an Automated Behavioral Health Treatment and Referral Platform for Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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PointClickCare was awarded a contract with EOHHS to provide a Behavioral Health Treatment and Referral Platform (BH TRP) to facilitate admission to the next appropriate steps of care for patients in the Commonwealth who are awaiting disposition in emergency departments (EDs) related to behavioral health.

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  • PointClickCare was awarded a contract with EOHHS to provide a Behavioral Health Treatment and Referral Platform (BH TRP) to facilitate admission to the next appropriate steps of care for patients in the Commonwealth who are awaiting disposition in emergency departments (EDs) related to behavioral health.
  • This platform will be used by acute and psychiatric hospitals, health insurance carriers, and state agencies, including the Department of Mental Health and MassHealth, the Massachusetts Medicaid program.
  • This platform is intended to help hospitals reduce time spent in the ED and reduce lengths of stay for patients needing behavioral health care, particularly inpatient care.
  • David Whitham, Deputy Secretariat CIO for EOHHS, comments: “This is a great opportunity for the Commonwealth to partner with an industry leader to provide timely health care information exchange.

National Kidney Foundation Appoints Former U.S. Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler to National Board of Directors

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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NEW YORK, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is excited to announce the appointment of Jaime Herrera Beutler, former U.S. Congresswoman and Washington state legislator, to its National Board of Directors. Herrera Beutler was nominated and approved at NKF's most recent Board meeting held in March. 

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  • ~Jaime Herrera Beutler of Clark County, Washington joins the fight against kidney disease ~
    NEW YORK, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is excited to announce the appointment of Jaime Herrera Beutler , former U.S. Congresswoman and Washington state legislator, to its National Board of Directors.
  • Herrera Beutler was nominated and approved at NKF's most recent Board meeting held in March.
  • "Jaime brings experience in bridging the gaps between policies and laws around healthcare and the families they impact.
  • We look forward to working with her as we build greater awareness of kidney disease and ways to achieve optimal kidney health."

Quantum Sound Therapy Suggests Unusual Treatment for Adolescent Mental Health Crisis: Sound Vibrations

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Monday, April 17, 2023
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In fact, the United States routinely spends 201 billion dollars on mental health services, making it the most expensive illness that the country treats.

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  • In fact, the United States routinely spends 201 billion dollars on mental health services, making it the most expensive illness that the country treats.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230417005627/en/
    Though American adults have long struggled with mental health challenges, now children and adolescents are beginning to wrestle with these same issues.
  • As more search for sustainable solutions, audio company Quantum Sound Therapy proposes an interesting solution: audio frequency therapy.
  • Helena Reilly, co-owner of Quantum Sound Therapy, has observed how utilizing sound waves in place of psychotropic medications can craft a harmonious environment, promote healthy emotional regulation, and soothe anxiety.

Stakeholders Release Recommendations for Privacy and Secure Access to Health Information

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, 14 leading associations and non-profits representing patients and consumers, clinicians, hospitals, health insurers, and technology companies released a series of recommendations to advance data privacy and ensure patient access to health information while maintaining consumer trust in health care.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, 14 leading associations and non-profits representing patients and consumers, clinicians, hospitals, health insurers, and technology companies released a series of recommendations to advance data privacy and ensure patient access to health information while maintaining consumer trust in health care.
  • Today's white paper builds on the December 2022 Health IT Leadership Roundtable event, Maintaining Consumer Trust in Health Care Through Data Privacy and Secure Patient Access to Health Information , which was facilitated by Sirona Strategies, a health care consultancy.
  • "Together, with other health and technology leaders, we urge Congress and the administration to take action that strengthens the security, confidentiality and privacy of personal health information."
  • "Health data privacy standards today are not consumer-friendly or fundamentally privacy protective, reducing trust," said Andy Crawford, senior counsel for the Center for Democracy and Technology.

John E. Toerge is recognized by Continental Who's Who

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- John E. Toerge, DO is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Top Pinnacle Professional for his contributions to the medical field.

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  • ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- John E. Toerge, DO is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Top Pinnacle Professional for his contributions to the medical field.
  • Dr. Toerge earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at the College of Wooster.
  • He earned a Doctor of Osteopathic medicine degree at Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University.
  • Dr. Toerge finished a residency at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Cedar Expands Financial Engagement Platform Across Healthcare Ecosystem in 2022

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Thursday, January 5, 2023
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As a result, Cedar , an enterprise financial engagement platform that improves the end-to-end journey for consumers, continued to experience strong demand for its technology suite in 2022, improving consumer engagement and reducing administrative and billing friction across the healthcare industry.

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  • As a result, Cedar , an enterprise financial engagement platform that improves the end-to-end journey for consumers, continued to experience strong demand for its technology suite in 2022, improving consumer engagement and reducing administrative and billing friction across the healthcare industry.
  • "We are seeing that traditional approaches to the patient financial experience are no longer driving positive outcomes for healthcare providers, payers or consumers," said Florian Otto, CEO and Co-founder of Cedar.
  • "Over the past year, we've worked with our client partners to improve important metrics around financial results, patient satisfaction and digital engagement, leveraging our expanded Cedar Suite to simplify and optimize consumer experiences along the end-to-end healthcare journey.
  • In November 2022, Cedar released the Payer Intelligence Layer , enabling Cedar to integrate data from health insurers and healthcare providers to create a single source of truth for consumers managing medical bills.

Fujitsu and Wakayama Medical University start joint trials for millimeter-wave sensor to detect falls of elderly patients

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Monday, November 21, 2022
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TOKYO, Nov 21, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu and Wakayama Medical University today announced the start of joint trials of a technology to support nurses and caregivers in visually monitoring patients in privacy-sensitive contexts, including hospital rooms and nursing facilities.

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  • TOKYO, Nov 21, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu and Wakayama Medical University today announced the start of joint trials of a technology to support nurses and caregivers in visually monitoring patients in privacy-sensitive contexts, including hospital rooms and nursing facilities.
  • Fujitsu will analyze data obtained through the trials and further refine its technology based on analysis results evaluated by Wakayama Medical University, drawing on the Wakayama Medical University's knowledge from the medical field.
  • Based on these results, the two parties aim to offer a millimeter-wave sensor service for privacy-conscious monitoring to hospitals and nursing facilities in fiscal 2023.
  • In fiscal 2021, the Japan Hospital Association(2) counted a total of 290 falls per month at 18 hospitals in Japan.