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Alpine identifies patients at risk of long hospital stays. MIAMI and PEORIA, Ill. , Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpine Health Systems is pleased to announce the launch of an AI-based software platform that can improve hospital discharge for patients with complex health conditions, and in some cases, multiple social needs. The platform allows case managers to quickly identify at-risk patients to safely transition to an appropriate site of care. Peoria, Illinois -based OSF HealthCare and its innovation catalyst OSF Innovation, along with Indianapolis -based venture builder High Alpha Innovation, served as partners for the development of Alpine's tool that can benefit hospitals nationwide. Hospitals are filled with increasingly complex and difficult-to-treat populations, including those entering the hospital with more than one chronic illness and comorbidities. These patients often have multiple challenges, including intensive medical care needs, complex family expect...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Urgent care clinics' rapid rise expected to continue    KOKH FOX25

Ruth Link-Gelles, PhD 1 ; Allison Avrich Ciesla, PhD 1 ,2 ; Lauren E. Roper, MPH 1 ; Heather M. Scobie, PhD 1 ; Akilah R. Ali, MPH 1 ; Joseph D. Miller, PhD 3 ; Ryan E. Wiegand, PhD 1 ; Emma K. Accorsi, PhD 1 ,4 ; Jennifer R. Verani, MD 1 ; Nong Shang, PhD 1 ; Gordana Derado, PhD 1 ; Amadea Britton, MD 1 ; Zachary R. Smith, MA 3 ; Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra, MD 1 (View author affiliations) View suggested citation Summary What is already known about this topic? The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2-related sublineage XBB.1.5 is gaining predominance nationwide. Vaccine effectiveness against XBB and XBB.1.5 is unknown. What is added by this report? Using spike ( S )-gene target presence as a proxy for BA.2 sublineages, including XBB and XBB.1.5, during December 2022–January 2023, the results showed that a bivalent mRNA booster dose provided additional protection against symptomatic XBB/XBB.1.5 infection for at least the first 3 months after vaccination in persons who had previously recei...

BOSTON – Mintz represented HouseWorks, a leading home health care provider, in connection with a strategic investment from InTandem Capital, a healthcare services focused private equity firm. HouseWorks provides older adults and their families with in-home care services. Its proprietary BetterCare at Home® approach leverages personalized care services and innovative technology to help their caregivers provide seniors with a safe, comfortable, and engaging service. Chair of Mintz's Mergers & Acquisitions practice, Dean Zioze, led the Mintz team for HouseWorks, which included Member Matthew Tikonoff and Associate Troy Nichols. Our Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practices include 100+ professionals from many different legal areas who focus on executing transactions that meet our clients' wide-ranging legal, business, and operational goals. Singled out by BTI Consulting Group as one of 32 "D...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City has opened up applications for free, all-day pre-K and 3-K for the 2023-2024 school year. The programs, which provide free, full-day care and education, are part of a broader effort to create more high-quality early care and education programs for children from birth to 5 years old. Here are seven things to know before you apply. Who can apply? 3-K In New York City, you can apply to 3-K in the calendar year that your child turns 3, according to the city Department of Education (DOE). Seats are limited and residents of school districts offering 3-K for All programs have priority to attend programs in their own district. Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, 3-K for All programs are offered in all 32 schools districts. There is a 3-K seat for every 3-year-old in Staten Island's District 31, which encompasses the entire borough. Pre-K In New York City, children begin pre-K in the calendar year they turn 4, or children born in 2019. There is a pr...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Right at Home Agencies Earn National Recognition With 2023 Best of Home Care Awards    Franchising.com

"The placement in Romania gives me the skills I'm looking for, and to me that's more important than location," said Vincent Sweeney, in an interview a couple of weeks before leaving the U.S. for his JRS placement in Bucharest. "I tend to thrive in a crisis situation, and this feels like a good setting for me. Even if the war in Ukraine were to end tomorrow, there are many complex issues here that need to be addressed." Refugees face many daunting challenges, note the Global Practice students, and one of these is the perception that they are beyond the capability to lead any kind of normal life. This view, say the students, ignores the physical and mental trauma refugees endure, and discounts the resilience and strength of character they possess. "This assumption reinforces power imbalances that strip refugees of any agency and deteriorate individual and community resilience," said Carney. "In the Global Practice program, we discussed how dis...

Private Pay Home Health Aide Recruitment Services Did you know that you can get affordable assistance to help recruit the ideal Home Health Aide and that can also save you thousands of dollars? NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, January 28, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Families and individuals in need of Private Pay Home Care Services may want to consider all options available before signing a contract to have services managed by a private home care service agency. Here's why. Depending on where you live, private pay home care services can be very expensive, in comparison to hiring a caregiver and managing services on your own. Most individuals, especially elderly individuals that live alone, cannot simply pick up their phone and call a caregiver or manage care on their own. Finding a suitable, reliable, compassionate, and experienced caregiver is a time consuming and rigorous task. And if you do not have any experience recruiting personne...

The Next Big Thing in Health is a podcast where we explore the new big ideas that will help make health care more affordable, more available, and more effective. AHIP President and CEO Matt Eyles and co-host Laura Evans were joined by Susannah Fox, principal of Internet Geologist, LLC, for a wide-ranging discussion on what being a caregiver means in today's health system. They covered the intersection of technology and caregiving and touched on how employers can better support caregivers. Eyles: Hi everyone and welcome to the Next Big Thing in Help, a podcast from AHIP. I'm your co-host Matt. Evans: And I'm Laura Evans. Eyles: Today our guest is Susanna Fox, who served as Chief Technology Officer of HHS from 2015 to 2017, helping HHS harness the power of data and technology to improve the health and welfare of the nation. She is currently advising organizations on how to navigate the intersection of health and technology. One focus has been the power of co...