Author: Dorron Blumberg

AMA Announces First Chief Health Equity Officer

Posted by | May 15, 2019 | |

May 14, 2019 – The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced the hiring of Aletha Maybank, M.D., M.P.H., as its first ever chief health equity officer. Dr. Maybank joins the AMA after serving as deputy commissioner and founding director of the Center for Heath Equity within New York City’s public health department. 

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Delray Medical Center Achieves Healthgrades 2019 Patient Safety Excellence AwardTM and in the top 5% in the Nation for Patient Safety

Posted by | May 15, 2019 | |

May 14, 2019 – Delray Medical Center announced today it’s a recipient of the Healthgrades 2019 Patient Safety Excellence AwardTM for the second year in a row. This distinction places Delray Medical Center among the top 5% of all short-term acute care hospitals reporting patient safety data as evaluated by Healthgrades, a leading online resource for information about physicians and hospitals. 

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Student Spotlight from Yale School of Public Health – Ben Assad Mirza

Posted by | May 15, 2019 | |

by Denise Meyer May 15, 2019 
 
A certified public account and attorney, Ben Assad Mirza has already had a successful career in civil litigation. Ready for new challenges, in 2016 he moved from private practice to a large health system in south Florida where he served as in-house counsel.
Inside the health system he discovered that gaps of knowledge frequently existed between policy makers, physicians, administration and allied health professionals. To deepen his own understanding of health care delivery, he chose to pursue a formal education that would build upon his skills in finance and law.  A believer that life is about continuous learning and there is no substitute for formal education, Ben is now a student in the Advanced Professional MPH program’s health policy track at Yale.  “Stacking and honing one’s skills, makes one a stronger team member,” says Ben. “To truly improve health care, the industry needs individuals with can view the system more strategically.”
 

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Delray Medical Center Receives an ‘A’ for Patient Safety for the Spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Posted by | May 15, 2019 | |

May 15, 2019 – Delray Medical Center reported that is has been awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes Delray Medical Center’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization committed to improving health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers. 

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Health experts discuss solutions to global threats at FIU’s Global Health Conference

Posted by | May 15, 2019 | |

Just as news and information travel around the world with ease, so do diseases and global health trends.As part of the mission of the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, the Global Health Consortium hosted the 2019 Global Health Conference at the InterContinental Miami earlier this month, offering three days of cutting-edge workshops and plenary sessions themed around innovative topics and inspiring panelists and speakers.
 

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