More than 3 million Arizonans are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, another milestone as the state increases its protection against the coronavirus, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced today. “Millions now have the full benefit of these safe, highly effective, free, and widely available vaccines,” Governor Doug Ducey said. “I encourage every … [More]
Equality Health Launches Partnership with Devoted Health
Equality Health, a whole-health delivery system that aims to improve access to value-based care, is now working with Devoted Health, one of the fastest-growing Medicare Advantage plans in the United States. “We want to empower patients with knowledge to achieve their healthcare goals in order to live healthy lives and prevent disease,” said Lisa Stevens Anderson, … [More]
Primary Care Centers Coming to Arizona in 2022, Bringing Model for Older Adult Care
Oak Street Health, Inc., a network of value-based primary care centers for adults on Medicare, announced its plans to enter Arizona in 2022, marking its 20th state. The Company will bring its innovative model of care to older adults in Phoenix and Tucson while creating employment opportunities for healthcare providers and other qualified candidates in those cities. “As … [More]
Devereux Arizona Offers LGBTQ, Gender-Expansive Integrated Care
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Arizona recently began providing LGBTQ and gender-expansive affirming integrated care to better meet the needs of youth enrolled in the organization’s outpatient program in Phoenix. Devereux Arizona has been added to Mercy Care’s Maricopa County Direct Support and Specialty Provider Directory as a specialty provider of outpatient … [More]
Akos Medical Campus Opens in Avondale
Providing improved access to healthcare services for the growing population in Greater Phoenix, Akos MD today announced the opening of the Akos Medical Campus in partnership with Apricus Health. The cutting-edge, newly constructed healthcare facility is located at 10825 W. McDowell Road on an eight-acre site in the heart of Avondale’s Health-Tech Corridor. The first of two … [More]
Feedback: June 2021
Question: Stress and mental health are hot topics in the best of times. Since the pandemic started raising people’s stress levels, the issue has gotten increased attention. How does your company help employees deal with mental health issues? Shawn Ellis VP, Human Resources Lovitt & Touché, A Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC Company Sector: Insurance and … [More]
The State of Telehealth – Booming!
It’s referred to by many terms in our industry: virtual care, telehealth, telemedicine, virtual health and remote care. No matter what we may call it, one thing is for certain — it’s here to stay! At eVisit, we call it virtual care, namely to signify that our end-to-end SaaS (Software as a Service) technology platform virtualizes every step in the care process from … [More]
Enabling Remote Analytic System Integration
When looking for silver linings in the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are the positive gains made in the use of telehealth, to minimize the risk of exposure to frontline care workers and patients alike. In this realm, Life365 is continually adding new solutions to help solidify the embrace of virtual care and make the concept of Hospital@Home a reality. The pandemic … [More]
Workplace Stress: Facts and Fictions
Heavy workloads, team conflicts, miscommunications, struggles to balance work and home, and job insecurity — it’s no wonder we’ve come to believe that workplace stress is inevitable. That first fiction, that workplace stress is inevitable, leads us to a second: Stress is something we simply have to live with. In fact, if we want to succeed in our jobs, we have to learn how to … [More]
Phoenix Children’s Building New Hospital in Glendale
In a move that will dramatically expand access to nationally ranked pediatric health care in the West Valley, Phoenix Children’s announced plans to build a new freestanding, three-story hospital in Glendale. Phoenix Children’s Hospital – Arrowhead Campus will offer inpatient care, an emergency department, an outpatient surgery center and a multi-specialty clinic. “Phoenix … [More]
ClearSky Health Breaks Ground for New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital in Avondale
ClearSky Health, an established rehabilitative healthcare provider, recently broke ground for a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Avondale, Ariz. The hospital will be located at 109th Ave. and West McDowell Road. ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Avondale will be a 30-bed facility that is expected to treat about 650 patients annually. Physician-led rehabilitative … [More]
Health Care System Launches Digital Health Program with Virtual Care Platform
Banner Health, one of the country’s largest nonprofit health care systems, today announced the launch of its digital health program with Xealth, the leader in enabling digital health at scale, as the deployment platform. Rolling out this platform system-wide, Banner’s 30 acute-care hospitals and other entities can access digital solutions, beginning with Babyscripts, a leading … [More]
Telehealth Provider Solution Helps Decker Truck Line Reduce Absenteeism, Annual Healthcare Costs
With nearly 70% of all freight tonnage moved in the United States carried on trucks, ensuring professional drivers stay healthy is imperative to avoid supply chain disruption. Understanding the health challenges that drivers face in a 24/7 sedentary job, Decker Truck Line turned to national telehealth provider MeMD to offer its workforce cost-effective access to virtual care … [More]
CVS Pharmacy Makes Adolescent Vaccinations Available Nationwide
CVS Health announced that COVID-19 vaccine appointments for adolescents ages 12 to 15 are now available for scheduling at more than 5,600 Pharmacy locations nationwide, following Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for this age group. Starting tomorrow, May 13, participating CVS Pharmacy locations will begin … [More]
