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April 30th Deadline For Licensed Mental Health Professionals To Apply For Free Child-Parent Psychotherapy Training

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Psychiatry, Psychology, Health, Abnormal psychology, Mental health, Mental health professional, Mental disorder, Psychological trauma, Health professional, Attachment theory, Psychotherapy

BATON ROUGE, La., April 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Recognizing the value of evidence-based treatment, Louisiana Healthcare Connections is offering its in-network Licensed Mental Health Professionals (LMHPs) an opportunity to apply to earn 19.5 continuing education credits (CEUs) in Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP).

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  • BATON ROUGE, La., April 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Recognizing the value of evidence-based treatment, Louisiana Healthcare Connections is offering its in-network Licensed Mental Health Professionals (LMHPs) an opportunity to apply to earn 19.5 continuing education credits (CEUs) in Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP).
  • CPP is a trauma-informed, evidence-based and relationship-based therapeutic treatment for children ages 0-6 who have early trauma history and/or are experiencing emotional, behavioral, attachment and/or mental health problems.
  • The training is designed to teach mental health clinicians working with young children and their families.
  • "We are pleased to be able to bring this training to the providers in Louisiana," said Richard Dalton, MD, Behavioral Health Medical Director for Louisiana Healthcare Connections.

Philips Avent uGrow App Gives Parents Peace-of-Mind with Immediate Video Access to Healthcare Providers

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Technology, Health, Telehealth, Health informatics, Assistive technology, Videotelephony, American Well, Philips, Health professional

The previously announced partnership between Philips and American Well the leading U.S. telehealth provider that connects millions of consumers with care professionals through video visits will enable users to gain remote access to a large database of providers through the Philips Avent uGrow app platform.

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  • The previously announced partnership between Philips and American Well the leading U.S. telehealth provider that connects millions of consumers with care professionals through video visits will enable users to gain remote access to a large database of providers through the Philips Avent uGrow app platform.
  • The uGrow app helps parents track their baby's development and get insights based on their development and routines.
  • With the addition of telehealth technology provided by American Well to the uGrow app, parents can connect directly via video call to doctors and healthcare professionals, 24/7.
  • The app will offer healthcare professionals specializing in children and adult health, as well as lactation consultants and mental health professionals.

OnlyBoth Inc. Launches Free Benchmarking Tool for Evaluating Home Health Agencies

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Health, Healthcare reform in the United States, Caregiving, Nursing, Medicare, Health professional

Earlier this year, OnlyBoth launched its first benchmarking engine at www.BenchMine.com , leveraging Medicare data to bring transparency to the nursing home sector.

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  • Earlier this year, OnlyBoth launched its first benchmarking engine at www.BenchMine.com , leveraging Medicare data to bring transparency to the nursing home sector.
  • "We designed the OnlyBoth solution so users could quickly and easily understand insights about home health agencies in plain English.
  • Pittsburgh-based OnlyBoth Inc. offers complete performance transparency across nursing home and home health environments through its unique Web-based benchmarking engine, www.BenchMine.com .
  • Just as search engines seamlessly streamlined information-seeking, OnlyBoth revolutionizes benchmarking of nursing homes, home health agencies, and ultimately of all healthcare providers.

Registered Practical Nurses are experts in care at the bedside

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Monday, May 7, 2018
Health, Nursing, Licensed practical nurse, Health professional, Community nursing, Nursing in Canada, Critical care nursing

Patients and families know the care and knowledge nurses bring to their work every single day.

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  • Patients and families know the care and knowledge nurses bring to their work every single day.
  • As knowledge-based health professionals working in a wide variety of practice settings, registered practical nurses are central to Ontario health care.
  • In providing high-quality direct care, they free registered nurses to focus on more complex patients where they're most needed.
  • "RPNs are experts in nursing care at the bedside and work at the heart of patient care teams," says Dianne Martin, Chief Executive Officer of the Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario (RPNAO).

Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) Announces Partnership with Medscape and Launch of ABC Clinical Updates & Insights

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Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Health professional, Health care

NEW YORK, April 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) is pleased to announce its partnership with Medscape that will highlight recent medical publications in our newsletter, ABC Clinical Updates & Insights.

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  • NEW YORK, April 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) is pleased to announce its partnership with Medscape that will highlight recent medical publications in our newsletter, ABC Clinical Updates & Insights.
  • ABC's Clinical Updates & Insights is a concise and accessible weekly communication designed to provide trusted, timely and valuable clinical information and health care updates that health professionals can apply to daily practice.
  • The target audience for ABC Clinical Updates & Insights is physicians, advanced practice and registered nurses, and other health professionals who care for patients with or at risk for cardiovascular diseases.
  • ABC members and supporters may subscribe and access archived copies of ABC Clinical Updates & Insights via abcardio.org.

Privis Health Announces Brian Morton as Chief Operating Officer

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Health, Health Economics, Personal life, Health professional, Health care, Population health

Innovative Population Health Solution

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  • Brian Morton joins Privis Health as Chief Operating Office and one of several new senior executives to form its next generation leadership team.
  • We are extremely pleased to have Mr. Morton on the Privis Health team.
  • Brian brings an impressive skill set in operations that will enable Privis to meet its corporate goals.
  • - Brian Morton COO Privis Health

    ABOUT Privis Health

    Privis Health is a leading provider of innovative data-driven population health programs and technology rich services that enable healthcare providers to deliver high quality efficient care to their patient populations.