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New PHMG providers with a start date in May:
Eugene/Springfield
Alan Garcin, ARNP
Neurology, SHMC at RiverBend
Susan Sanderson, MD
Endocrinology, Hilyard Clinic
Florence
William Cely, MD
Obstetrics/Gynecology, Women's Center
Longview Brad Burger, MD
Anesthesiology, LCR Delaware Campus
VancouverTracy Timmons, MD Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery
Whatcom
Eric Johnson, PA-C
Internal Medicine, Cordata Building
Travis Callender, ARNP
Internal Medicine, Cordata Building
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Activations updateOur PatientConnection Contest continues through the end of June with the goal of 50,000 patient activations. As of June 5, there are 33,508 total activations. Contest updates »
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 | | Dr. Howard Graman |
PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center received the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Grant in 2012. More than three million dollars were awarded over three years to fund projects that improve access to care and health outcomes in target patient populations.
Ketchikan's primary focus with this grant is care coordination: connecting with patients upon hospital discharge and those with chronic diseases. Coordinators monitor patient progress, answer questions and link them to PCPs and social services within the community.
In the nine months that care coordination was fully implemented, readmission rates for PHMG patients were 27 percent lower compared with patients not part of the program. Ketchikan has also noticed a decrease in unnecessary ER visits, an increase in access for same-day appointments and a 30 percent increase in immunizations.
Through these collective efforts and preventative measures, reductions in unnecessary and costly treatments have resulted in a cost saving of $1.5 million over the past year. This is good news for our patients and health care system.
We look forward to the continued progress in Year 3. For more on this program, check out this excellent article: "A different measure of success."
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 | | PeaceHealth Medical Group |  On June 10, system-wide scanned document filters will be added to the Media tab. Read More > |  PeaceHealth offers a bonus to qualified caregivers who refer a provider to PeaceHealth for employment in an eligible position. Read More > |  PeaceHealth and health care news. Read More > |  What's better than putting your feet up and relaxing with a good magazine? Read More > |  Effective June 10, the Epic department names that print on all letters and patient correspondence will be updated. Read More > |
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