Primary care

Gold Kidney Health Plan Raises $60 Million from Chicago Pacific Founders in Partnership to Serve Patients with Kidney Diseases

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Tuesday, December 27, 2022
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As a Special Needs Plan, Gold Kidney can enroll patients all year round.

Key Points: 
  • As a Special Needs Plan, Gold Kidney can enroll patients all year round.
  • Gold Kidney was seeded by over 100 nephrologists discouraged with the limited Medicare plan options for their Chronic Kidney Disease and ESRD patients.
  • "CPF believes that Gold Kidney is a market leading Medicare Advantage product, purpose built to uniquely serve patients with kidney disease.
  • Gold Kidney Health Plan is a Medicare Advantage Plan offering Medicare Advantage products for beneficiaries with Chronic Special Needs.

Centrum Health Announces Partnership with Ambetter from Sunshine Health as Preferred Insurance Provider

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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MIAMI, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Centrum Health, a high-performing, value-based primary care provider, announced today its partnership with Ambetter from Sunshine Health as one of the organization's preferred insurance providers. This partnership provides Centrum Health patients in Florida with access to affordable healthcare coverage through Ambetter's Value Plan.

Key Points: 
  • Collaboration ensures Centrum Health patients have continued access to quality, affordable and accessible healthcare coverage through Ambetter from Sunshine Health
    MIAMI, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Centrum Health, a high-performing, value-based primary care provider, announced today its partnership with Ambetter from Sunshine Health as one of the organization's preferred insurance providers.
  • Ambetter from Sunshine Health is available to Florida residents in 63 counties through the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace.
  • We are proud to partner with Ambetter from Sunshine Health to offer our Florida patients a comprehensive, accessible health plan to access the care they need," said Tomas Orozco, CEO, Centrum Health.
  • About Ambetter from Sunshine Health:
    Ambetter from Sunshine Health is Centene Corporation's Health Insurance Marketplace product offering affordable health insurance options and essential health benefits to Floridians, such as preventive and wellness services, maternity and newborn care, mental health services, prescription coverage and more.

Med First and Concert Health Partner to Bring Behavioral Health Services to Primary Care Patients Across Southeast

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Friday, December 16, 2022
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Concert Health, a leading behavioral health medical group, today announced a partnership with Med First, a North Carolina-based care provider, to deliver integrated behavioral health services directly within its primary care clinics.

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  • Concert Health, a leading behavioral health medical group, today announced a partnership with Med First, a North Carolina-based care provider, to deliver integrated behavioral health services directly within its primary care clinics.
  • The collaboration gives all of Med Firsts primary care and specialty care physicians and patients same-day access to Concert Healths expert clinicians.
  • We are excited to partner with Med First to bring quality behavioral health care to its network of independent practitioners and their teams, said Spencer Hutchins, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Concert Health.
  • Through Collaborative Care, an evidence-based model for treating depression and anxiety in primary care settings, Concert makes it easy for primary care and womens health physicians to deliver high-quality behavioral health care and improve clinical outcomes.

Helix & CDC Expand Partnership to Build First Ever Pan-Respiratory Viral Surveillance Program

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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SAN MATEO, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Helix, the leading population genomics and viral surveillance company in the nation, today announced a new Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to build a pan-respiratory viral surveillance program that standardizes linkage of viral sequencing data to key clinical and demographic data across a multi-site network. As part of the program, Helix will be partnering with HealthPartners, an integrated health care organization based in Bloomington, Minnesota of more than 1,800 physicians that serves more than 1.2 million patients, and Providence, a Renton, Washington-headquartered health care system of 25,000 physicians serving nearly 2 million covered lives across seven states with 28.1 million patient visits annually. This new agreement builds upon the partnership between Helix and the CDC and brings in health systems as critical partners to prepare the nation for the next public health emergency and ensure that COVID-19 never happens again.

Key Points: 
  • Helix was awarded $5 million from the CDC to build a pan-respiratory viral surveillance "early warning" program that will identify and track over 30 respiratory viral variants (including SARS-CoV-2, influenza, RSV, rhinovirus, etc.)
  • along with de-identified EHR data, for up to 16,000 samples over one year using the Company's proprietary Viral Sequencing Respiratory Panel.
  • "The CDC and Helix, working with health care systems, are leading the way to monitor viral outbreaks and improve national pandemic readiness."
  • Helix is the leading population genomics and viral surveillance company operating at the intersection of clinical care, research, and data analytics.

Centrum Health Announces Partnership with Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan as Preferred Insurance Provider in Texas

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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DALLAS, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Centrum Health, a high-performing, value-based primary care provider, announced today its partnership with Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan as one of the organization's preferred insurance providers.

Key Points: 
  • DALLAS, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Centrum Health, a high-performing, value-based primary care provider, announced today its partnership with Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan as one of the organization's preferred insurance providers.
  • This partnership provides Centrum Health patients in Texas with access to affordable healthcare coverage through all Ambetter plan offerings , including Gold, Silver, Value and Virtual Access plans.
  • We are proud to partner with Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan to offer our Texas patients a comprehensive, accessible health plan to receive the care they need," said Tomas Orozco, CEO, Centrum Health.
  • Founded in 1999, Superior HealthPlan is a managed care company that delivers quality health care throughout Texas.

New 65+ Primary Care Clinic Raising the Standard for Healthcare in Deltona

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SaludVIP, a patient-focused primary care network based in Florida, is excited to announce the opening of their new local clinic in Deltona. Their Grand Opening celebration will be held December 16th from 1 – 4 p.m.

Key Points: 
  • She specializes in Primary Care and is a graduate of Syracuse University, the University of Central Florida and Windsor University School of Medicine.
  • "SaludVIP is transforming healthcare to provide a better primary care experience to all Medicare beneficiaries, and I'm delighted and privileged to be a part of that."
  • The new clinic is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies allowing patients to receive all the care they need under one roof.
  • The new SaludVIP primary care clinic, located at 1235 Providence Blvd., Suite G., Deltona, FL 32725, is now accepting patients who receive Medicare Advantage plan benefits.

Imagen Technologies Announces FDA Clearance of Aorta-CAD

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Monday, December 5, 2022
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NEW YORK , Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagen Technologies, Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance of the computer-assisted detection (CADe) device Aorta-CAD. This new, FDA cleared device is designed to assist physicians at detecting findings on chest X-rays that are suggestive of Aortic Atherosclerosis and Aortic Ectasia.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagen Technologies, Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance of the computer-assisted detection (CADe) device Aorta-CAD .
  • This new, FDA cleared device is designed to assist physicians at detecting findings on chest X-rays that are suggestive of Aortic Atherosclerosis and Aortic Ectasia.
  • This FDA clearance, Imagen's 4th, marks another major milestone for the company as it seeks to improve patient outcomes by making frontline imaging diagnostics suitable for PCP offices.
  • About Imagen Technologies, Inc. Imagen's mission is to improve the accessibility, accuracy, and immediacy of frontline diagnostic imaging.

Upswing Health Appoints Roy Sailor as Chief Growth Officer

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Upswing Health, the physician-founded musculoskeletal (MSK) healthcare innovator, today announced the appointment of Roy Sailor as Chief Growth Officer. An experienced healthcare technology leader, Sailor will assume management for driving Upswing's continued growth, collaborating with the company's executive team to expand strategic partnerships while scaling the company's service, product line and sales teams.

Key Points: 
  • STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Upswing Health , the physician-founded musculoskeletal (MSK) healthcare innovator, today announced the appointment of Roy Sailor as Chief Growth Officer.
  • "Roy has been a valued advisor for Upswing Health since our early days, sharing his decades of healthcare leadership and experience," said Yenvy Truong, Upswing Health's CEO.
  • Roy brings more than 30 years of healthcare leadership experience in operational, technology, business development and sales roles.
  • "From the beginning, I have been a strong supporter of Upswing Health's mission to transform healthcare by addressing the significant challenges in MSK care today," said Sailor.

K Health Platform Now Addressing Weight Loss to Help Prevent and Manage Multiple Chronic Conditions

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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Having an accessible, safe solution for weight loss is doing much more than helping people shed pounds, said Dr. Heather Martin, Medical Director of the Primary Care program at K Health and receiving weight loss treatment through K Health herself.

Key Points: 
  • Having an accessible, safe solution for weight loss is doing much more than helping people shed pounds, said Dr. Heather Martin, Medical Director of the Primary Care program at K Health and receiving weight loss treatment through K Health herself.
  • Primary Care clinicians practicing on the K Health platform are able to prescribe FDA-approved GLP-1 receptor agonists for medical weight loss, including Wegovy (semaglutide) and Saxenda (liraglutide).
  • If someone isnt a good fit for weight loss medication, they can still use K Health to manage other areas of their health, including lifestyle changes and chronic disease, behavioral health, and urgent care needs.
  • K Health is available to employers and insurers through Hydrogen Health , an enterprise solution and joint venture between Elevance, Blackstone Growth, and K Health.

Daniel Alexander, MD Appointed Chief Administrative Officer for Orthopedics, Surgical Services, and the Physician Practices affiliated with Auburn Community Hospital (ACH)

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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Dr. Alexander joined Auburn Orthopedic Specialists in October 2022, and brings with him 20 years of experience performing more than 20,000 surgeries.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Alexander joined Auburn Orthopedic Specialists in October 2022, and brings with him 20 years of experience performing more than 20,000 surgeries.
  • Dr. Alexander will continue his very active orthopedics practice in Auburn, and has accepted the additional responsibilities for the planning, implementation and evaluation of the medical care in our Surgical Services and local physician practices affiliated with Auburn Community Hospital with the goal of improving medical and operational practices.
  • "We are thrilled to be able to utilize Dr. Alexander's considerable experience and leadership skills as our new Chief Administrative Officer.
  • Auburn Community Hospital is the largest employer in Cayuga County, with a workforce of over 1,000 employees.