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Geisinger Names New President, Next CEO
From Becker’s Healthcare Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger appointed Terry Gilliland, MD, as the next president and CEO of Geisinger Health. Dr. Gilliland will succeed Jaewon Ryu, MD, JD, after he transitions…
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New Resource Published: How Health Professionals Can Work With Head Start
This handout series offers tips on what dentists, dental hygienists, and medical professionals can do to improve the oral health needs of children and pregnant women and people enrolled in Head Start […]
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Updated Catalog of Value-Based Initiatives for Rural Providers Released
The Rural Health Value team is pleased to announce the release of an updated version of the Catalog of Value-Based Initiatives for Rural Providers. The catalog summarizes rural-relevant, value-based…
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CDC Million Hearts® 2024 Hypertension Control Challenge is Now Open!
Did you know… rural Americans are at greater risk for premature death from five leading causes, including heart disease? Call for Applications: Million Hearts® 2024 Hypertension Control Challenge Million…
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Updated Value Based Care Assessment Tool Released
he Rural Health Value team is pleased to announce the release of an updated version of our Value-Based Care (VBC) Assessment Tool. The structure of the assessment, including eight categories […]
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Pennsylvania’s WellSpan Health and Evangelical Community Hospital Announce Definitive Agreement to Combine Health Systems
WellSpan Health and Evangelical Community Hospital have entered into a definitive agreement to enhance community-based health care across the region. Pending regulatory approval, Evangelical Community…
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Study Published: Education in Rural Areas Increases Tendency to Practice There
A study by researchers from the Cecil Sheps Center for Health Services at the University of North Carolina and the National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3RNET) analyzed survey data […]
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Health Care Has a Discrimination Problem
More than half of healthcare workers say racial discrimination against patients is a major problem or crisis, while nearly half report seeing it happen in their own workplaces, according to […]
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Wellspan Is Rolling Out Pennsylvania’s First Med Delivery by Drone
WellSpan Health is partnering with Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous delivery service, to use Zipline’s electric, autonomous drones to transport prescriptions directly to patients’ homes and move lab…
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CBO Finds Increased Health Center Funding = Overall Savings
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), for the first time, has officially recognized that investments in primary care save taxpayer dollars! Increased funding for health centers is associated with lower…
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