Author: Dorron Blumberg

University of Miami Neurologists Find Link Between Sleep Patterns and Cognitive Decline in Middle-Aged Hispanics

Posted by | Dec 22, 2020 | |

December 22, 2020 – In a collaborative national study of middle-aged Hispanic adults, physician-researchers with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have identified a link between poor sleep patterns and cognitive decline.  Taking longer to fall asleep was associated with lower measures of verbal learning, verbal memory and other functions over a seven-year study period.

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Lee Health Administers First COVID-19 Vaccines

Posted by | Dec 22, 2020 | |

December 22 2020  – Today, Lee Health administered the COVID-19 vaccine to its first employees. The Pfizer vaccine arrived at the health system today and Samara Marin, RN, Henry Jackson, Transportation Services, and Dr. Stephanie Stovall, Pediatric Infection Prevention, were the first to receive the vaccine.

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Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital enhances patient care access with centralized appointment center

Posted by | Dec 22, 2020 | |

December 22, 2020 – Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital is making it easier and more convenient for patients to schedule appointments. The hospital and outpatient locations in Indian River are now part of a centralized appointment center, along with Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital. The appointment center offers new and existing patients an efficient and seamless appointment scheduling experience.
 

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Congress Fixes Alternative Payment Model Incentives in Year-End Bill

Posted by | Dec 21, 2020 | |

NAACOS Thanks Lawmakers Preserving Medicare’s Value Movement 
 
December 21 2020 – The National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) praises the work of congressional offices that saved important value-based payment incentives by including a provision in a year-end spending and COVID-relief bill. The bill encourages continued participation in risk-bearing alternative payment models like accountable care organizations (ACOs) by freezing thresholds needed to secure a 5 percent bonus on annual Medicare payments.
 

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Deerfield Healthcare Technology Acquisitions Corp. Announces Proposed Business Combination to Form CareMax

Posted by | Dec 21, 2020 | |

CareMax is a Technology-Enabled Provider of Value Based Primary Healthcare to Seniors 
 
December 21 2020 – Deerfield Healthcare Technology Acquisitions Corp. ("DFHT") (NASDAQ: DFHT, DFHTW, DFHTU), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Deerfield Management Company, L.P. (“Deerfield”) and Richard Barasch, a veteran healthcare public company executive and investor, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination with CareMax Medical Group, LLC (“CareMax Medical Centers”) and IMC Medical Group Holdings, LLC (“IMC Health”), technology-enabled providers of value-based care to seniors. Following the business combination, DFHT expects to be renamed CareMax, Inc. (“CareMax” or “the Company”) and will remain listed on the NASDAQ stock market under a new ticker symbol.

 

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