Value Institute’s 2018 spring symposium focuses on how to optimize hospital workflowSep. 29, 2018By embodying the values of excellence and love, Christiana Care is striving for a collaborative environment where individuals work closely as a team of professionals and feel safe in solving problems so as to better meet the needs of patients. The post Value Institute’s 2018 spring symposium focuses on how to optimize hospital workflow appeared first on Christiana Care News.
LeRoi S. Hicks appointed Value Institute physician leaderSep. 10, 2018LeRoi S. Hicks, M.D., MPH, FACP, has been appointed physician leader of the Christiana Care Value Institute. Dr. Hicks is also the the Hugh R. Sharp Jr. Chair of Medicine and physician leader of Christiana Care’s Acute Medicine Service Line. The post LeRoi S. Hicks appointed Value Institute physician leader appeared first on Christiana Care News.
Mia Papas appointed corporate director of the Value InstituteSep. 10, 2018Mia Papas, Ph.D., MS, has been appointed corporate director of the Christiana Care Value Institute. The post Mia Papas appointed corporate director of the Value Institute appeared first on Christiana Care News.
Frontiers of medicine in Delaware: gene editing, smart medications and ZNASep. 10, 2018On an early Tuesday morning in July, more than 100 people gathered at the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center at Christiana Hospital to hear about eye-opening advances in bioscience and health care. The post Frontiers of medicine in Delaware: gene editing, smart medications and ZNA appeared first on Christiana Care News.
Christiana Care launches ambitious health partnership to fight lung cancer in DelawareJul. 28, 2018Christiana Care is launching an ambitious Delaware health initiative to reduce the prevalence, morbidity and mortality of lung cancer, which exacts an enormous toll on families. The kick-off event for this comprehensive initiative was a well-attended Inaugural Lung Cancer Symposium, held April 16 at the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center. The post Christiana Care launches ambitious health partnership to fight lung cancer in Delaware appeared first on Christiana Care News.
This is what it takes to fight opioid addictionNov. 30, 2017Drug overdoses claimed 64,000 American lives in 2016 — more lives than the AIDS epidemic at its height and up 22 percent from just a year before. In Delaware, 308 people died from overdoses in 2016, compared to 228 in the previous year. “The opioid epidemic is a major catastrophe hitting our community,” said Terry Horton, M.D., FACP, FASAM, chief of the Division of Addiction Medicine and associate physician leader of the Behavioral Health Service Line at Christiana Care. Heartbreaking stories of people who became addicted to prescription painkillers and then turned to cheaper heroin are all too common across the nation and in our local community. For all its tragedy, the national crisis also is awakening a greater understanding of addiction — and the strategies that are effective in addressing it. The post This is what it takes to fight opioid addiction appeared first on Christiana Care News.
Value Institute symposium explores issues affecting people with chronic kidney diseaseOct. 23, 2017Patients, caregivers, researchers and physicians shared the stage September 15 at the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center for the Christiana Care Value Institute’s Fall 2017 symposium, “Engaging Stakeholders for a Patient-Centered Agenda for Chronic Kidney Disease in Delaware.” The post Value Institute symposium explores issues affecting people with chronic kidney disease appeared first on Christiana Care News.
Harrington Value Institute Community Partnership Fund accepting grant applicationsOct. 17, 2017The Community Partnership Fund was established in 2015 to foster partnerships between Christina Care, Christiana Care’s Value Institute and the community. The purpose of the fund is to support research and program development in the areas of population health to address community needs, such as providing care for the disadvantaged or underserved and reducing disparities in health. The post Harrington Value Institute Community Partnership Fund accepting grant applications appeared first on Christiana Care News.
Christiana Care researchers explore the cost vs. benefit of intensive blood-pressure treatmentOct. 10, 2017Rigorous interventions to control blood pressure add months to a patient’s life without prohibitive health or financial costs, according to a study co-authored by Christiana Care Health System scholars and published Aug. 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). By connecting a health intervention with both cost-effectiveness and health benefits, the study helps Christiana Care and other health systems transition to value-based care, said Zugui Zhang, Ph.D, a lead biostatistician and Value Institute scholar, who co-authored the paper along with former Cardiology chief and researcher William Weintraub, M.D., MACC, FAHA, FESC. The post Christiana Care researchers explore the cost vs. benefit of intensive blood-pressure treatment appeared first on Christiana Care News.