Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability

Brown Selected to Lead Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing

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Monday, October 30, 2023
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PITTSFORD, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- St. John Fisher University has appointed Dr. Holly Brown as the new executive director of the Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing.

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  • PITTSFORD, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- St. John Fisher University has appointed Dr. Holly Brown as the new executive director of the Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing.
  • Brown succeeds Dr. Dianne Cooney Miner, founding director of the Institute, who has moved into the role of senior advisor.
  • She joined the Institute in fall 2019 as the associate director and also serves as an associate professor in the Wegmans School of Nursing.
  • Brown is a member of the Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education; American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; and Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association, among others.

May Institute Expert Offers Advice to Help Adults with Special Needs Who Also Have Dementia

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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RANDOLPH, Mass., Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the National Institutes of Health, dementia is the most feared condition for people over 65 and the second most feared condition, after cancer, among younger adults.

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  • "Studies show that individuals with intellectual/developmental disability (IDD) are just as much at risk for developing dementia as the general population.
  • A national leader in providing evidence-based services for individuals across the lifespan with autism and other developmental disabilities, May Institute also serves a large number of adults with IDD.
  • Adapting activities to meet the needs and abilities of the individual and using simple one-step directions.
  • Founded more than 65 years ago, we provide a wide range of exceptional educational and rehabilitative services across the lifespan.

EASTERSEALS AND CARESOURCE ANNOUNCE TEN EASTERSEALS AFFILIATE BENEFICIARIES TO RECEIVE FIRST WAVE OF GRANTS FROM CARESOURCE'S $2.55M MULTI-YEAR NATIONAL GIFT TO EASTERSEALS -- Funding Focused on Supporting Critical Home- and Community-Based Services for P

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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Easterseals North Georgia will receive $45,000 to support early intervention therapies and early education and care programs throughout metropolitan Atlanta and four counties in northeast Georgia.

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  • Easterseals North Georgia will receive $45,000 to support early intervention therapies and early education and care programs throughout metropolitan Atlanta and four counties in northeast Georgia.
  • Easterseals Iowa will receive $45,000 to support services at Camp Sunnyside in Des Moines.
  • Easterseals MORC will receive $45,000 for integrated behavioral health services and Autism Spectrum Disorder therapies at its Autism Comprehensive Care Center.
  • Easterseals Southwest Florida will receive $30,000 to support educational services at its Easterseals Academy for children with intellectual and physical disabilities.

Prealize Health Releases 2023 State of Health Market Report - In The Aftermath

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prealize, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled predictive analytics company, today announced the release of its much anticipated, third annual State of Health Report.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prealize , an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled predictive analytics company, today announced the release of its much anticipated, third annual State of Health Report .
  • Prealize's 2023 State of Health – In The Aftermath identifies the top at-risk conditions and utilization spikes that healthcare leaders and stakeholders across the industry must prepare to proactively address in the upcoming year.
  • For the first time, we're tracking substantial connections between SARS-CoV-2 infection and extreme comorbidities, such as acute myocarditis or cardiorenal syndrome, said Linda Hand, CEO Prealize Health .
  • The report forecasts conditions that are predicted to be at risk for increased utilization in 2023.

CareSource CEO Elected to Easterseals National Board of Directors

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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Dayton, Nov. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Easterseals National Board of Directors welcomed CareSource President and CEO Erhardt Preitauer as a new member during its recent annual meeting in Chicago.

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  • Dayton, Nov. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Easterseals National Board of Directors welcomed CareSource President and CEO Erhardt Preitauer as a new member during its recent annual meeting in Chicago.
  • Easterseals is honored to have the commitment of Mr. Preitauer as a volunteer leader on our National Board of Directors, said Easterseals National Board Chair Dr. Catherine Alicia Georges.
  • Preitauer joined CareSource in May of 2018 as an accomplished health care executive with a track record of driving significant growth, profitability, innovation and operational excellence.
  • CareSource also recently announced its intent close gaps in health care for of veterans, active military service members and their families through the subsidiary, CareSource Military and Veterans.

CareSource Funds Expansion of Housing Equity Pilot Program

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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Healthy Beginnings at Home provides housing assistance and stabilization services to pregnant women experiencing housing insecurity while also gathering scientific data on the correlation between stable housing and improved birth outcomes.

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  • Healthy Beginnings at Home provides housing assistance and stabilization services to pregnant women experiencing housing insecurity while also gathering scientific data on the correlation between stable housing and improved birth outcomes.
  • Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA) will lead the program, gathering evidence to determine how the program fares within the city of Dayton.
  • This includes assigning them to a Housing Stabilization Specialist who will help them locate appropriate housing as well as direct them to additional resources.
  • Housing is a major social determinant of both maternal and infant health, said Steve Ringel, president of CareSource Ohio.

Intellinetics Introduces New Employee Onboarding Automation Solution at Ohio Provider Resource Association Fall Conference

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intellinetics, Inc., (NYSE American: INLX), a provider of solutions and services that enable and accelerate digital transformation, is proud to be presenting a new Employee Onboarding Automation Solution at the Ohio Provider Resource Association (OPRA) Fall Conference in Columbus, OH on October 27, 2022.

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  • COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intellinetics, Inc. , (NYSE American: INLX), a provider of solutions and services that enable and accelerate digital transformation, is proud to be presenting a new Employee Onboarding Automation Solution at the Ohio Provider Resource Association (OPRA) Fall Conference in Columbus, OH on October 27, 2022.
  • Users of Intellinetics flagship IntelliCloud Document Management Platform can now replace paper forms with a comprehensive digital solution that streamlines the creation, distribution, completion, and processing of business forms such as employee onboarding packages.
  • This solution eliminates mundane tasks, improves data accuracy, increases employee retention rate, and helps new hires achieve target productivity sooner.
  • We continue to deliver mission-critical solutions within the Human Services industry, said James F. DeSocio, President & CEO of Intellinetics.

Easterseals Announces National Partnership with Nonprofit Health Insurer CareSource

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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CHICAGO, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Easterseals announced today that it has received a donation of $2.55 million from CareSource, a nationally recognized leader in managed care with a legacy of providing quality health care coverage for Medicaid consumers.  The partnership will allow the two organizations to explore groundbreaking innovations for children and adults with disabilities across the country and will help support critical home- and community-based services delivered by Easterseals' national network of 70 Affiliates.

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  • Annual CareSource gifts totaling $725,000 will be provided to Easterseals Affiliates from now through 2024 through an RFP process.
  • "CareSource welcomes opportunities to partner with leading organizations like Easterseals to better address social determinants of health and the unique needs of the communities we serve," said Erhardt Preitauer, President and CEO of CareSource.
  • "As nonprofits with similar missions, Easterseals and CareSource share a goal of providing exceptional care to our members.
  • As a mission-driven organization, CareSource is transforming health care with innovative programs that address the social determinants of health, health equity, prevention and access to care.

Diagnostic overshadowing wake-up call from The Joint Commission: IntellectAbility's innovative curriculum in IDD healthcare meets the needs

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Monday, July 25, 2022
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CLEARWATER, Fla., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- According to a recent Sentinel Event Alert from The Joint Commission, medical providers engage in diagnostic overshadowing when treating patients with existing disabilities. Providers are liable to overlook medical issues because they assume symptoms are related to the person's intellectual/developmental disability (IDD).They may not do appropriate diagnostic testing to check for treatable conditions. Failure to diagnose and treat underlying health issues endangers people with IDD.

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  • We applaud the Joint Commission for raising awareness about the need for expanded training in this area."
  • The Joint Commission laid out clear actions that health care providers can adopt to mitigate diagnostic overshadowing in their practices.
  • IntellectAbility's Curriculum in IDD Healthcare starts with a robust discussion on health equity for people with IDD.
  • IntellectAbility and The Joint Commission both recognize that diagnostic overshadowing is a phenomenon that stems from a correctable cognitive bias.

The Columbus Organization Advances an Innovative Care Coordination Model for Complex Care Lives

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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Melissa Richards, PhD, LBA, BCBA-D, Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations for The Columbus Organization, commented, "We see complex care as a real-time, person-centered, data-driven approach that requires interdisciplinary care teams and cross-sector partnerships to achieve optimal outcomes.

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  • Melissa Richards, PhD, LBA, BCBA-D, Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations for The Columbus Organization, commented, "We see complex care as a real-time, person-centered, data-driven approach that requires interdisciplinary care teams and cross-sector partnerships to achieve optimal outcomes.
  • The Columbus Organization recently presented greater detail on this novel approach to coordinating care for complex populations at the recent Open Minds Strategies and Innovation Institute conference held June 14-16, 2022.
  • For 38+ years, The Columbus Organization has been a national leader and pioneer in care coordination specifically for individuals living with intellectual/developmental disabilities, behavioral concerns, or complex care needs.
  • For more, visit www.ColumbusOrg.com , follow @TheColumbusOrg on Twitter , like The Columbus Organization on Facebook , or follow The Columbus Organization on LinkedIn .