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Make Sure Adequate Documentation On Hand When Preparing for Nursing Home Survey
Getting Organized Key to Improving Nursing Home Survey Outcome
As In-Person Nursing Home Surveys Resume, Preparation Important First Step
https://comagine.org/article/person-nursing-home-surveys-resume-preparation-important-first-step   In-person surveys for nursing home facilities have restarted for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. In this first installment of a seven-part series, get tips on how being prepared can help your staff and center be survey ready.    Now that in-person nursing home surveys have returned, many facility employees are finding themselves unprepared, which could lead to a high number of citations and/or extending the amount of time a surveyor is in the building.  07/18/2022 Melissa Sullivan https://comagine.org/659bf499-41b5-4d3f-a413-84e5d88c4a38
Comagine Health Awarded Contract to Improve Nevada Chronic Disease Self-Management Education
https://comagine.org/article/comagine-health-awarded-contract-improve-nevada-chronic-disease-self-management-education  Comagine Health has been awarded a contract with the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Community Living (ACL) to improve chronic disease self-management education (CDSME) in Nevada.   Our work will focus on establishing a hub in Nevada to support local chronic disease self-management program delivery organizations by increasing program reach, providing data management services, coordinating provider referrals and identifying additional opportunities for sustainable funding.  05/26/2022 Comagine Health https://comagine.org/ae294336-4ec4-45d0-bda2-727973d2bbb8
Comagine Health Conducting Oregon Mental Health Services Survey
https://comagine.org/article/comagine-health-conducting-oregon-mental-health-services-survey  Comagine Health is surveying Oregon Medicaid recipients about their health care on behalf of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). The purpose of the survey is to find out how people who have received mental health services through the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) feel about those services.  04/28/2022 Comagine Health https://comagine.org/36ff93b0-6d4b-4fd4-ac2f-89cdf402355f
Marc Bennett Named to One Utah Health Collaborative Organizing Committee
https://comagine.org/article/marc-bennett-named-one-utah-health-collaborative-organizing-committee  Comagine Health President and CEO Marc Bennett has been named by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to the executive team charged with creating a framework for the new One Utah Health Collaborative. The initiative, launched by the governor in November, aims to reduce health care costs and improve equitable health outcomes.   03/28/2022 Comagine Health https://comagine.org/a500f186-de72-4161-a982-6cc73b9ed0ab
Comagine Health’s Physician Executive Awarded Steven E. Weinberger Award by the American College of Physicians
https://comagine.org/article/comagine-healths-physician-executive-awarded-steven-e-weinberger-award-american-college  SEATTLE, Washington — Comagine Health’s physician executive John Vassall, MD, was recently awarded the Steven E. Weinberger Award by the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internal medicine physicians. This prestigious award is bestowed upon a physician executive for distinguished contributions to internal medicine and improving health care.  11/02/2021 Melissa Sullivan https://comagine.org/dc326d78-c0f1-4e41-94f1-789a047557d0
Comagine Health's Oral Health Integration Work Part of Nature Article
https://comagine.org/article/comagine-healths-oral-health-integration-work-part-nature-article  Dr. Jeff Hummel, medical director of informatics for Comagine Health, was recently included in a  Nature  article about oral health. The article mentions Comagine Health’s work with oral health integration, which Dr. Hummel spearheaded.  10/28/2021 Melissa Sullivan https://comagine.org/c6b40e2d-fbea-40c2-9b1b-de95f3fe7bde
Comagine Health Contributes Article to Utah Dental Association
https://comagine.org/article/comagine-health-contributes-article-utah-dental-association  Dr. Jeff Hummel, medical director of informatics for Comagine Health, recently contributed  an article  in the Utah Dental Association newsletter that examined the relationship between periodontal disease and diabetes.  09/27/2021 Melissa Sullivan https://comagine.org/f9fff945-f87f-44da-ba4b-22e99d748f4f