Author: Dorron Blumberg

 

October 21, 2020 – Lee Health announced several promotions and expanded roles to its organizational leadership structure to allow for more integration of clinical operations and improve collaboration across the system. These changes are a reflection of the health system’s strategic approach to fully operationalize and continue to work towards its vision to become a more effective and efficient, nationally recognized, high-value, integrated delivery network.

 

 

October 20th, 2020 – St. Mary’s Medical Center is 5-star rated for Total Knee Replacement outcomes according to new research released by Healthgrades, a leading resource connecting consumers, physicians and health systems. Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 32 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions using Medicare data, and additional analyzes outcomes in appendectomy and bariatric surgery using all-payer data provided by 16 states.
 

Analyze EHR Data in a New, Retrospective Cross-sectional Study  

      

October 21, 2020) – Opioid use disorder affects about 2 million Americans each year and is the No. 1 cause of accidental death. Between 50 to 90 percent of individuals with this disorder were exposed to a prescription opioid first. Opioid use disorder is likely underdiagnosed within the healthcare system setting, which may be due in part to the reticence of practitioners who lack the specialized training in addiction medicine.
 

 

October 21, 2020  – Healthcare Network, a nonprofit organization working to reduce health disparities, is expanding its dental care program with the opening of a new pediatric dental practice in the Nichols Community Health Center located at 12655 Collier Blvd.

 

Committed to filling gaps in care, Healthcare Network’s pediatric dental practice, with 16 operatories and two sedations suites with private recovery rooms, will improve access to appropriate dental care for thousands of underserved children living in Golden Gate and nearby communities.