Nursing

Dr. Richard Awdeh, CEO of CheckedUp, Named as MM+M 2024 Pinnacle Award Honoree

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Thursday, May 2, 2024
Managed Care, General Health, Health Technology, Health, Point of care, Patient, Medicine, Validation, Multimedia, Point, POC, Condition, Growth, Nursing

CheckedUp announced that its CEO and co-founder, Dr. Richard Awdeh, has been named a 2024 Pinnacle Award honoree by Medical Marketing + Media (MM+M).

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  • CheckedUp announced that its CEO and co-founder, Dr. Richard Awdeh, has been named a 2024 Pinnacle Award honoree by Medical Marketing + Media (MM+M).
  • The 2024 Pinnacle Awards class includes 20 honorees, who hail from a diverse range of health-and wellness-adjacent organizations.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240502068698/en/
    “I am tremendously honored to be part of the 2024 Pinnacle Award class,” said Dr. Awdeh.
  • The Pinnacle Awards are designed to remedy that.”
    The 2024 Pinnacle Awards honorees are profiled in the May print edition of MM+M and will be celebrated at an in-person event on May 2 in New York City.

ISACA’s CMMI Certification Pathways Courses and Exams Updated to Align with CMMI V3.0, Latest Best Practices

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Thursday, May 2, 2024
Software, Accounting, Networks, Professional Services, Internet, Hardware, Data Management, Training, Technology, Security, Education, Data Analytics, Consulting, Ecosystem, Publishing, Doctor of Philosophy, Conference, ECos, ISACA, CMMI, Certification, AHM, HMLA, Student, Knowledge, Nursing

To continue to deliver innovative training to those pursuing credentialing pathways for ISACA’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®), ISACA has updated each of its CMMI certification-related policies and CMMI certification exams to align with the recent CMMI V3.0 release and reflect best practices in managing certification programs.

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  • To continue to deliver innovative training to those pursuing credentialing pathways for ISACA’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®), ISACA has updated each of its CMMI certification-related policies and CMMI certification exams to align with the recent CMMI V3.0 release and reflect best practices in managing certification programs.
  • CMMI helps organizations—more than 19,000 since inception—enhance their performance and seize opportunities as trusted business partners and suppliers.
  • The recent updates to the CMMI credentialing pathway courses and exams include:
    Implementing changes to the certification pathway to align with CMMI V3.0, including the development of new Exam Content Outlines (ECOs) for all CMMI certification exams.
  • Developing new exam questions (items) to align to their respective ECOs to ensure the exams assess the knowledge and competencies required within the specific roles.

CareTrust REIT Announces First Quarter 2024 Operating Results

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Thursday, May 2, 2024
Commercial Building & Real Estate, Nursing, Construction & Property, Finance, REIT, Professional Services, Managed Care, Health, Asset Management, ISS, Investment, FAD, Hand, Normalization, Growth, FFO, ESG, Acquisition, ID, Bank

CareTrust REIT, Inc. (NYSE:CTRE) today reported operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as well as other recent events.

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  • CareTrust REIT, Inc. (NYSE:CTRE) today reported operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as well as other recent events.
  • CareTrust’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Dave Sedgwick, commented on the Company’s 2024 first quarter results.
  • On an annualized basis, the payout ratio was approximately 83% based on first quarter 2024 normalized FFO, and 78% based on normalized FAD.
  • A conference call will be held on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Pacific Time), during which CareTrust’s management will discuss first quarter 2024 results, recent developments and other matters.

Think Together Recognizes Colton Joint Unified School District as its 2024 Champion of Change

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Saturday, May 4, 2024
Organization, LA84 Foundation, Foundation (nonprofit), Sport, Face, Music, Student, TK, Nursing

COLTON, Calif., May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Think Together, California's leading nonprofit provider of afterschool, expanded learning and school improvement programs, is proud to announce it has recognized Colton Joint Unified School District with its Champion of Change Award at the district's board meeting on May 2.

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  • Think Together and Colton Joint Unified School District have partnered since 2010, supporting 22 of the district's elementary and middle school students.
  • COLTON, Calif., May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Think Together , California's leading nonprofit provider of afterschool, expanded learning and school improvement programs, is proud to announce it has recognized Colton Joint Unified School District with its Champion of Change Award at the district's board meeting on May 2.
  • Since 2010, Think Together has partnered with Colton Joint Unified to offer after school and expanded learning programs to students free of charge, serving more than 3,500 students this year.
  • "This year, we're proud to present this award to Colton Joint Unified School District for their innovative approach to scaling academic and enrichment programs so more kids can pursue their greatness."

Valley Children's Receives Historic $15 Million Gift to Create Advanced Cell Therapy Program for Pediatric Cancer

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Friday, May 3, 2024
Cancer, Bone marrow, Protein, Haematopoietic system, Hospital, Travel, Health care, Research, History, Weapon, Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Accreditation, Transplant, Patient, Nursing, Infection, COG, San Francisco Bay Area, Vaccine

MADERA, Calif., May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Valley Children's Healthcare this week announced a historic donation of $15 million that will significantly enhance the hospital's ability to provide the most advanced bone marrow transplant and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy treatments to kids with cancer in the Central Valley.

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  • CAR T-cell therapy is an advanced genetically engineered therapy that uses the body's natural immune system to fight cancer and infections.
  • In a key CAR T-cell study in 2021, approximately 60% of children who underwent CAR T-cell therapy were cancer-free after five years.
  • The gift will support not only the establishment and accreditation of the program but also operational funding for its first 10 years.
  • "Because of this important donation, we will be able to establish a life-saving cellular and gene therapy program at Valley Children's.

Methodist North Hospital once again earns prestigious Magnet® Designation

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Friday, May 3, 2024
Magnet, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, DHA, Hospital, Le bonheur, ANCC, Volunteer State, Documentation, Nursing, Patient, MPH, Health

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare today announced Methodist North Hospital once again earned Magnet Designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), reaffirming its status as the only adult hospital in West Tennessee recognized for providing patients with exceptional nursing care.

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  • MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare today announced Methodist North Hospital once again earned Magnet Designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), reaffirming its status as the only adult hospital in West Tennessee recognized for providing patients with exceptional nursing care.
  • Only 9.7% of U.S. hospitals hold a Magnet Designation, with four adult facilities scattered across the Volunteer State.
  • The Memphis-based healthcare system's children's hospital, Le Bonheur , also holds a Magnet Designation – one of only two pediatric facilities in Tennessee to earn this prestigious recognition.
  • Magnet Designation is renewed every four years with a rigorous reevaluation process that includes robust documentation and an onsite credentialing visit.

Canadian Freelance Union announces massive drive to organize freelancers; interpreters and translators form first unit

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Friday, May 3, 2024
ITU, Arabic, Dignity, Health, Insurance, Partnership, Workplace, Conference, Human, Growth, CFU, Interpretation, Language interpretation, Nursing

TORONTO, May 3, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada's main voice for freelance workers is thrilled to announce an organizing drive that will expand the membership of the Canadian Freelance Union beyond communications workers.

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  • TORONTO, May 3, 2024 /CNW/ - Canada's main voice for freelance workers is thrilled to announce an organizing drive that will expand the membership of the Canadian Freelance Union beyond communications workers.
  • The first group to join en masse are interpreters and translators who work in provincial courtrooms, health centres, and in the community, members of the Interpreters and Translators Unit (ITU).
  • However, alongside this growth, freelance workers face numerous challenges, including precarious working conditions, lack of benefits, and insufficient protections.
  • Recognizing the importance of solidarity and collective action, freelance interpretation and translation workers have united under the banner of Interpreters and Translators Unit - Canadian Freelance Union (ITU-CFU) to address these issues head-on.

Free Microsoft Copilot Adoption Classes Available Weekly Through 2024

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Friday, May 3, 2024
Social media, Responsibility, Publication, AI, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft, Word, Generative, Organization, Microsoft PowerPoint, Nursing

By continuing its free Copilot Adoption Planning Classes through 2024, ONLC demonstrates its commitment to helping organizations plan for Microsoft Copilot.

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  • By continuing its free Copilot Adoption Planning Classes through 2024, ONLC demonstrates its commitment to helping organizations plan for Microsoft Copilot.
  • "By extending the weekly series through the end of the year, we will have classes available whenever organizations are ready to adopt Copilot."
  • In addition to enrolling in public classes, for a limited time your organization may be eligible for a free Copilot for Microsoft 365 class just for your team.
  • Interested in seeing if you qualify for a free Copilot training for your group?

Hoag Receives $15 Million Gift from Philanthropists Julia and George Argyros at 2024 Nurse of the Year Celebration

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Friday, May 3, 2024
Magnet, Education, Cancer, Critical care, MSN, BSN, Hospital, Dream, Health, Heart, ANCC, Diabetes, Vanguard University, Culture, Certification, Patient, Argyros, RN, Sub, Evidence-based practice, Nursing

The generous gift brings the Argyros family's cumulative giving to Hoag to over $32 million, which has provided thousands of scholarships to Hoag nurses.

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  • The generous gift brings the Argyros family's cumulative giving to Hoag to over $32 million, which has provided thousands of scholarships to Hoag nurses.
  • This latest gift by the Argyros family builds upon their ongoing generous philanthropy directed to Hoag's nursing.
  • In 2016, Hoag established the Julia Argyros Center for Nursing Excellence in recognition of the family's dedication.
  • We want to thank Julia, George, Lisa and Stephanie Argyros for their overwhelming generosity, along with many other donors.

Second Opinion Expert Announces Strategic Relationship with Intra Care Home Health Providers

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Friday, May 3, 2024
Hospice, SOE, Nursing, Patient, DANA, Health, Anatomical pathology

DANA POINT, Calif., May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SecondOpinionExpert, Inc. (SOE), a leading healthcare technology company, announced today that it has formed a strategic relationship with Intra Care Home Health Providers, Inc. and its affiliated home health and hospice companies. The strategic relationship will further strengthen SOE's ability to address key patient needs across the full continuum of care.

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  • DANA POINT, Calif., May 3, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SecondOpinionExpert, Inc. (SOE), a leading healthcare technology company, announced today that it has formed a strategic relationship with Intra Care Home Health Providers, Inc. and its affiliated home health and hospice companies.
  • The strategic relationship will further strengthen SOE's ability to address key patient needs across the full continuum of care.
  • "We are excited to be working with SOE and expanding Intra Care's expertise in home health care and hospice care, focusing on improving patient outcomes, decreasing readmissions and improving patient satisfactions," says Dion Ugbebor, CEO of Intra Care Group
    Intra Care Home Health Services, Inc., a Los Angeles, CA based healthcare company, along with the related Intra Care SFV, Inc., Specialized Home Health Services, Inc., and Intra Care Hospice, Inc., (Intra Care) will all work with SOE as part of this relationship.
  • "We are excited to be working with SOE and expanding Intra Care's expertise in home health care and hospice care, focusing on improving patient outcomes, decreasing readmissions and improving patient satisfactions," says Dion Ugbebor, CEO of Intra Care Group.