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DMC executive Herman Gray to leave health care system to lead United Way

DMC executive Herman Gray to leave health care system to lead United Way
Gray serves on the boards of national, state and local professional and community organizations, including Children's Hospital Association, Skillman Foundation, Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the U.S. Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission.
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Cooperatives' merger rejected
WEST MANSFIELD — The merger between Heritage and Legacy Farmer cooperatives has been rejected by members, according to statements published on the websites of the two cooperatives. Heritage Cooperative members approved the merger, while …
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Photos Of Pluto Reveal A 'Toy Store' Of Surprises
Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute, the mission's chief scientist, says that icy, soaring peaks on Pluto should "send a lot of geophysicists back to the drawing boards." It's not what the smartest people expected to see. These pictures also …
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Palomar Health Now Testing DIRECT Messaging Technology for Secure Exchange of Patient Information among Health Care Providers

San Diego, Calif. (PRWEB) April 16, 2013

Palomar Health, the largest health care district in California, is piloting a clinical messaging infrastructure that enables the secure exchange of electronic health record information across its 2,200-square mile trauma area in Southern California.

The system uses the DIRECT Project’s protocols for secure messaging and the HPDPlus specifications for online physician directories, which have been proposed as national standards to facilitate secure patient data exchange among independent health care providers.

The participating health care organizations include all three Palomar Health hospitals- the new Palomar Medical Center and Palomar Health Downtown Campus in Escondido and Pomerado Hospital in Poway, in addition to Arch Health Partners, the Arthritis Care and Research Center, Escondido Pulmonology Medical Group, Graybill Medical Group, North County Internists, and Palomar Medical Group. The outpatient facilities range from solo practitioners to large multi-specialty physician groups.

“We believe the potential of the DIRECT Project and HPDPlus standards has yet to be fully realized, and we seek to explore the utility of these standards in our community, as well as explore ways in which they may be improved,” Palomar Health Chief Innovation Officer Orlando Portale said. “In particular, we want to establish a reference model for DIRECT Messaging that could be shared with other healthcare organizations throughout California.”

The technologies being piloted enable the secure electronic delivery of inpatient and emergency department discharge summaries to primary care physicians, as well as the exchange of referral requests and consult notes between primary care physicians and specialists.

“It is exciting to see the first stages of the exchange of health information within our physician and healthcare community,” stated Alan Conrad, M.D., Managing Partner of North County Internists in Poway.

The purpose of the pilot is to assess the feasibility and soundness of the DIRECT and HPDPlus standards as the bases for a practical, cost-effective, and non-proprietary infrastructure for health information exchange (HIE) within and among medical communities, Portale said.

The pilot is primarily funded by a grant from the California Health Care Foundation under a contracting agreement with Sujansky and Associates, both based in Northern California, to provide project management and software integration services. Other organizations that have contributed technology and expertise include GSI Health in Philadelphia, Mirth Corporation in Costa Mesa and Sparseware in Carlsbad.

“This project is a great opportunity for the Palomar Health community and the broader HIE audience to road test the DIRECT Messaging model,” Sujansky and Associates President Walter Sujansky said. “We expect the project to show the value of DIRECT Messaging today, as well as the ways the model may be improved in the future.”

For more information about the project, please visit: http://www.sujansky.com/projects_DIRECT_pilot.html

About Palomar Health

Palomar Health is the largest public health-care district by area in California and the most comprehensive health care delivery system in northern San Diego County. It is governed by a publicly-elected board of directors, and its primary service area in Inland North San Diego County has more than 500,000 residents.

A Magnet® recognized health care system, Palomar Health has several facilities, including hospitals and skilled nursing facilities in Escondido and Poway as well as Palomar Health expresscare health centers in Escondido, Rancho Penasquitos and San Elijo Hills in San Marcos in North San Diego County and Temecula in Riverside County.

Palomar Health provides medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, emergency services, trauma, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery.

For more information about Palomar Health, please visit http://www.PalomarHealth.org.







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We Care Chiropractic Gaining More Attention With New LED Sign From KC Sign

Downingtown, PA (PRWEB) August 18, 2014

We Care Chiropractic is a family owned office that offers full chiropractic and weight loss services. At their location in Downingtown, PA, they are situated along a major route running from town to town. They have approximately 20,000 cars that pass their location on a daily basis. Their existing sign was a changeable letterboard and it needed to be replaced. It took a lot of work to consistently change out the messages. They decided to purchase a completely new illuminated ID sign with an integrated full color LED sign from local sign company, KC Sign and Awnings.

“Not only did we have tons of people passing by our office, but traffic also comes to a complete stop during rush hour in the morning and afternoon which is a perfect opportunity to read all our messages; our old sign only allowed one!” stated Dr. Vince Fraumeni, owner of We Care Chiropractic.

KC Sign and Awnings met with Dr. Fraumeni and listened to his concerns and ideas for a new sign. They drafted up a new design; an internally illuminated ID cabinet with an integrated full color LED sign that allows their client to put up multiple dynamic messages at any time of the day. The scheduling feature even allows them to play specific messages during rush hour.

“[KC Sign and Awnings] did a great job, the sign really turned out great,” stated Dr. Vince Fraumeni.

Joe Clark with KC Sign stated, “This sign is a perfect example of what our company can accomplish for any business looking to attract the attention of everyone who drives by their location with a digital sign.”

Clark continued, “And, we recommended using Vantage LED for the LED display because of the quality they produce. When you put a large investment into a sign like this you want it to work and Vantage provides displays that carry a 5 year parts and labor warranty.”

Integrating LED signs with architectural signage can be challenging, but KC Sign & Awnings delivered with smart engineering, production, and quality components. They produced a landmark sign for We Care Chiropractic that will directly advertise to their target audience and bring that traffic straight to their doorstep.

KC Sign and Awnings has been providing interior and exterior signage to the Mid-Atlantic Region for over 20 years, and have seen steady growth over that time. Originally in a single 2,000 square foot building, they now operate 3 locations serving the PA, DE, NJ, and MD areas, and manufacture signage at their 25,000 square foot facility in Aston, PA. They offer a wide variety of sign products, including awnings, channel letters, digital printing, electric signs and more. Additionally, they provide a full range of services like permitting, design, installation, project management, and service calls both locally and nationwide.







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The Issue of Customer Care Attracts the Highest Number of Negative Comments on the Internet, Reveals First Annual UK Banking Social Media Report by DigitalMR

London (PRWEB UK) 29 March 2012

social research specialist media DigitalMR publishes first ever annual report on the media in the UK Social Banking on what customers are saying about the UK major banks online. DigitalMR analyzed over 200,000 customer comments on banks high street in January-December 2011.

For the first time, British banks will be able to assess customer perceptions of their performance against that of their competitors across a range of criteria for all of 2011,

DigitalMR Group Managing Director, Michalis Michael commented: “This report provides a national reference point for how banking brands are perceived by customers online. Banks attracting criticism will be able to use the analysis to see how they can improve their competitive position. ”

Report Highlights

The top 5 most discussed topics online in 2011:

first loans
Credit cards
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loans attracted about 15,000 entries on the Internet. However, banks are likely to turn their attention to subjects who received the highest number of negative comments. Top of the list was the issue of “Customer Care” with nearly 3,000 negative comments attributed to him in 2011 Customer service will be a major concern for 2012 that banks continue to close branches and reduce the number personnel. Other key topics to attract negative comments were: Loans, Bank employees and credit cards. These subjects each attracted more than 2,000 negative comments online customers.


Legal whole – Top 5 UK banks that receive the largest share of online mentions:

1) HSBC (14.4%)

2) Lloyds TSB (13.5%)

3) Halifax (10%)

4) RBS (9.6%)

5) Santander UK (9%)

There is a large difference in the positive and negative mentions that some banks attract. HSBC (9.5%), Halifax (9.5%) and Lloyds TSB (7.8%) received the largest share positive messages.

However, both HSBC (12.1%) and Lloyds TSB (10.8%) received a relatively higher proportion of negative comments. Conversely Halifax represented only 6.2% of negative comments over a much larger proportion (9.5%) of those positives.

Top 5 net sentiment score

DigitalMR not only the number of comments posted by consumers on the internet, but also sentiment – whether these posts are positive or negative. The difference in the number of positive messages to each bank attracts negative, giving it a score of net sentiment (NSS). NSS is an overall percentage of net positive posts. Top 10 banks measured in 2011, the five best results in terms of achieving the highest NSS were:

1) ING Direct 57.5%

2) Halifax 43.3%

3) Clydesdale Bank 41.7%

4) Barclays 37.4%

5) Santander 26.4%

The Royal Bank of Scotland was the only bank in the Top 10, which achieved a NSS with negative (-2.1%). The next lowest was Bank of Ireland with a NSS of 0.5%.

The full report includes:

Share of votes for all banks.
The monthly trend of the top 10 banks.
Top 10 Topics by number of mentions.
The disruptive forces that users of social networks have on banks.
Individual focusing of the 10 largest banks.
Social media presence.
Strategy Recommendations for the use of media for social research.

The report DigitalMR (powered by SociaNuggets ) analyzed thousands Guest comments posted via a range of relevant finance related and open access platforms of social media websites. It measures not only the number of comments posted by consumers on the Internet, but also the feeling – these posts are positive or negative.

Results are based on comments posted by consumers on the major UK banks, including Lloyds TSB, HSBC, Halifax, NatWest, Bank of Ireland, Santander, Barclays, RBS, ING Direct, Clydesdale Bank, Saxo Bank, American Express, First Direct, Bank of Scotland, Abbey, Northern Rock, Northern Bank and Alliance and Leicester.

For more information on the full report, content and other data click here

Contact

For further information on the UK Banking Social Media Report.

Michalis A. Michael

mmichael (at) digital-mr (dot) com

Tel: +44 751 571 0370

http://www.digital-mr.com

About DigitalMR

DigitalMR understands what people think and feel when they share views online. He is a specialist agency which provides a holistic approach to market research based on the Web. He specializes in the use of social media research, especially active web-listening, and online communities to enhance its business consulting approach. The agency has developed new methods in online focus groups as well as tools such as video diaries, bulletin boards and online ethnography. DigitalMR is headed by founder and Group MD, Michalis Michael and has offices in London UK, Nicosia Cyprus, and Columbus Ohio, in the United States.


About SocialNuggets

SocialNuggets technology provides real-time market intelligence for fast moving industries by analyzing data from various social media sources with a mission to liberate social media data and sentiment analysis for use in real-time research of brands, products and features. SocialNuggets delivered ready to use market intelligence for various industry sectors, including consumer electronics and banking. SocialNuggets data is delivered in bite size, ready-to-consume, infographics and is also available as full access to our data warehouse for analysis and integration with customer data . SocialNuggets, a company Serendio, was founded in 2011 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California For more information, please visit http://www.SociaNuggets.net

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Henry Ford, Childrens Health Fund Expand Access to Health Care with Second Mobile Medical Clinic for Detroits Medically Underserved Children

Detroit, MI (PRWEB) October 28, 2013

To keep up with the extraordinary need for health care services among Detroit’s medically underserved children, Children’s Health Fund and Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) today unveiled a second mobile medical clinic for the Children’s Health Project of Detroit that will double its capacity to provide comprehensive health care services for school children in Detroit’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) joined Children’s Health Fund Executive Director Karen Redlener and Henry Ford Health System CEO Nancy M. Schlichting at Dixon Educational Learning Academy today to celebrate the expansion of services. The Dixon Drill Team and students from Thirkell Elementary School performed at the ribbon cutting ceremony for this new “doctor’s office on wheels.”

Senator Stabenow has worked closely with Children’s Health Fund since 2009 and was instrumental in bringing the first mobile unit to the Children’s Health Project of Detroit three years ago. Senator Stabenow, who pledged her salary for the duration of the federal government shutdown, announced at today’s unveiling that she would donate $ 4,600 to Children’s Health Fund for the second mobile medical clinic.

The Children’s Health Project of Detroit began treating children in 2011 with its first mobile clinic, called “Hank” in honor of Henry Ford. This second mobile clinic, which has been named “Clara” in remembrance of Ford’s wife, has the capacity to double the current level of service to 2,000 medical visits, bringing health care to 700-800 children each year. Students at Thirkell Elementary and Cody High School will immediately benefit from this new capacity, with other schools expected to be added in 2014.

“It is essential that kids are healthy and ready to learn,” said Karen Redlener, the executive director of Children’s Health Fund. “If a child is up all night coughing with asthma, or can’t see the black board, how are they going to learn? Education is their ticket to a brighter future, and we believe every child deserves that chance. We are so pleased to work with Henry Ford Health System, and so thankful for our generous funders, as we work together towards that goal.”

“The first mobile medical clinic made a big difference in the lives of thousands of children in Detroit who couldn’t get basic health care services like wellness exams and checkups,” said U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow. “I’m thrilled that with a second mobile clinic, made possible by the partnership between the Children’s Health Fund, the Henry Ford Health System, and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, even more children will receive the health care they need to succeed both inside and outside of the classroom.”

“The children of Detroit are our greatest asset for the future,” said Nancy Schlichting, CEO of Henry Ford Health System. “It is our job to keep them healthy so they can stay in school and get a good education. We are grateful to Children’s Health Fund for our partnership, and to the national and local funders who have made this second mobile medical clinic a reality and are supporting its operation.”

Henry Ford pediatrician Elliott Attisha, D.O., is the medical director for the Children’s Health Project of Detroit, under the leadership of Charles Barone, M.D., the chair of pediatrics at HFHS.

This new clinic is the first in the Children’s Health Fund fleet of 50 mobile medical clinics to include “slide outs” on both sides of the vehicle to significantly increase the interior and provide more space for two examining rooms as well as a private office for case management, parent meetings and consultations with specialists.

The “greenest” of all Children’s Health Fund clinics to date, the new mobile clinic is made of green certified materials and complies with strict emissions standards. The smiling kids on the exterior graphics showcase recent patients who were photographed by Dr. Attisha. Designed by Children’s Health Fund experts in collaboration with the Children’s Health Project of Detroit, all of these features support an ambitious level of comprehensive care and reflect the project’s goal to be an intrinsic part of the communities it serves. The new clinic was underwritten by W. K. Kellogg Foundation, and the new clinic’s operations will be funded, in part, by the Foundation.

One of the chronic illnesses likely encountered on the mobile clinics is children who suffer from asthma. Asthma is epidemic in Detroit. An estimated 20 percent of children suffer with this chronic but very manageable disease. To help provide support in teaching and treating kids about their illness, Molina Healthcare is working with the Children’s Health Project of Detroit to create an asthma program to help keep kids healthy.

Verizon Foundation has launched a secured text messaging program helping kids in Children’s Health Project of Detroit’s asthma program to better manage their own health and receive reminders and tips to avoid ER visits. Verizon Foundation is also providing enhanced internet connectivity for both Clara and Hank, linking the mobile clinics to HFHS electronic health records to promote continuity of care for patients.

Additional support for the Children’s Health Project of Detroit is generously provided by CATCH Charity for Children, Detroit Lions Charities, The Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, Michigan Department of Community Health, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Superior Ambulance.







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MinuteClinic offers walk-up care for basics

MinuteClinic offers walk-up care for basics
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