Receives 2023 Frederick C. Morgan Individual Achievement Award for lifelong contributions to HFMA

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — RevSpring, the leading provider of healthcare engagement and payment solutions, proudly announces that Kenneth Stoll, RevSpring vice president of strategic accounts, has received the 2023 Frederick C. Morgan Individual Achievement Award. The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) presented Stoll with the award at its 2023 Annual Conference for his lifelong contributions to HFMA and the healthcare finance profession.

“It’s an honor to receive the Individual Achievement Award from HFMA,” said Stoll. “I have been very fortunate throughout my career and always have made an effort to pay it forward, whether that involves giving back to the Columbus, Ohio area, serving HFMA or helping clients reach their goals.”

Stoll’s HFMA membership spans more than 25 years, during which he has held numerous volunteer roles at the local, regional and national levels. For nearly 20 years, he was a board member of the Central Ohio Chapter, including serving as chapter president and chair from 2007-11. In this term, Stoll led efforts that increased membership satisfaction rates and resulted in the chapter winning six national HFMA awards in 2010.

Since 2019, Stoll has served as chair of the Central Ohio Gives Back Committee, which, among other community efforts, has donated more than 40,000 much-needed socks to the homeless population in Columbus. Beyond Ohio, Stoll held regional executive roles from 2011-13, representing seven local chapters from Michigan and Ohio. Nationally, Stoll was appointed to an HFMA committee tasked with reinventing the chapter volunteer experience from 2015-19.

Stoll joined RevSpring in 2020 as vice president of strategic accounts. In this role, he proactively identifies RevSpring solutions that can help existing clients optimize their patient engagement and billing strategies. Stoll has made significant contributions during his tenure with RevSpring, which include leading the company in sales last year, an achievement he is on pace to repeat this year.

“We join HFMA in applauding Ken for his decades of service,” said Casey Williams, senior vice president, engagement and payment applications, RevSpring. “Through decades of delivering results and giving back, he has earned the trust and respect of revenue cycle management professionals, making him an inspiring colleague and effective steward of the RevSpring name. We are honored to have him on our team.”

Stoll is a graduate from Wittenberg University and has lived in Westerville, Ohio, with his wife Kelly, for the past 33 years. In addition to the Individual Achievement Award, he has been recognized repeatedly for his service by the HFMA, receiving the Central Ohio Chapter’s George Gevis Award; the Dick Schrock Award for promoting collaboration among HFMA chapters; and the President’s Gavel and Pin; and more.

About RevSpring
RevSpring leads the market in engagement and payment solutions that inspire patients to participate in and pay for their healthcare. The company has built the industry’s most comprehensive and impactful patient engagement suite, spanning the clinical, administrative and financial experience. RevSpring’s OmniChannel communications and payment solutions are backed by behavior analysis, propensity-to-pay scoring, contextual messaging, and user experience best practices. Using proprietary data analytics to tailor the engagement from preservice to post-service to payment, RevSpring improves the patient experience and outcomes for providers, members and patients. To learn more, visit revspringinc.com/healthcare. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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BOISE, Idaho (PRWEB)
April 26, 2023

Ideal Option, a national leader in outpatient medication-assisted treatment for addiction to opioids and other substances, has released its 2022 Annual Patient Outcomes Report for patients living in Idaho. This report contains an aggregated view of patients’ geographic and demographic characteristics, their stage and duration of care, adherence to medication and their substance use over time based on lab specimens collected during 2022 from more than 900 patients. The data support the effectiveness of treating addiction with FDA-approved medications combined with regular lab testing to verify medication adherence, create accountability and ensure patient safety.

Among Idaho patients who remained in treatment from initiation to the maintenance stage of care during 2022, the report shows:

• 90% less total opioid use
• 98% less fentanyl use
• 90% less heroin use
• 86% less methamphetamine use
• 81% less cocaine use

The report also reveals synthetic drug use continuing to rise among enrolling patients in 2022, particularly fentanyl. Fentanyl is regularly mixed with other illicit drugs to make them more addictive, often without the user knowing. “Polysubstance use disorder is now the most common diagnosis at Ideal Option,” said Tim Kilgallon, CEO at Ideal Option. “In 2022, 62% of all Idaho patients tested positive for two or more substances at enrollment, and 26% tested positive for three or more substances.”

The data corroborate state reports of the increasingly prevalent role that fentanyl plays in the substance use epidemic. According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, 44% of overdose deaths in Idaho in 2021 involved synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, as compared to 21% in 2020, and 12% in 2019. In addition, according to a report from the Oregon-Idaho High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force, “Fentanyl and methamphetamine were the most significant threats to Oregon and Idaho during 2021 based on drug seizures, drug related death data, initiative interviews, and surveys conducted in early 2022.”

Ideal Option data show that standard treatment for opioid use disorder dramatically reduces the use of methamphetamine in patients who test positive for both. View the full Ideal Option 2022 Annual Patient Outcomes Report for Idaho here: https://www.idealoption.com/patient-outcomes.

Ideal Option has helped more than 65,000 patients through a network of nearly 90 outpatient clinics across 11 states: Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon and Washington. With no waitlists and most forms of insurance accepted, including Medicare and Medicaid, patients can typically get started on treatment for fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, alcohol, or other substances within 1-3 business days. Patients can make an appointment by calling 1.877.522.1275 or visiting http://www.idealoption.com.

About Ideal Option 

Headquartered in Kennewick, Washington, Ideal Option was founded in 2012 and has since helped more than 65,000 patients through a network of nearly 90 office-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) clinics across 11 states. With a mission to serve under-served communities, Ideal Option accepts most forms of insurance including Medicaid and Medicare. Financial assistance and payment plans are also available.  Ideal Option’s team of medical providers carry certifications in Addiction and Emergency Medicine, Internal, and Family Medicine, among other specialties. The company also employs social workers, caseworkers, counselors, and mental health practitioners. This holistic approach helps drive positive outcomes, including family stability, stable housing, improved overall health, and reduced rates of recidivism.  In all the communities it serves, Ideal Option collaborates with existing stakeholders and providers to improve the continuum of care. This approach includes partnerships with emergency rooms and county jail systems, where individuals with substance use disorder often appear, as well as collaborating with numerous support agencies and municipal programs addressing social needs such as housing, mental health, and nutrition support.

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (PRWEB)
April 25, 2023

Ideal Option, a national leader in outpatient medication-assisted treatment for addiction to opioids and other substances, is partnering with the Las Cruces City Council and the Las Cruces Fire Department to bring forward a resolution directing City staff and contractors to provide education and referral information to citizens regarding substance use treatment options within the community.

Due to the increasingly prevalent role that fentanyl, a deadly and highly addictive synthetic opioid, has played in the substance use epidemic, overdose deaths have skyrocketed across New Mexico. According to the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, there were 617 overdose deaths due to synthetic opioids reported in New Mexico during the 12-month period ending in January 2022, an 85% increase from the 333 deaths reported during the same period the year before.

Studies indicate that medication-assisted treatment (MAT) can reduce the risk of death from substance abuse by more than 50%.

“Las Cruces has a number of medication-assisted and alternative substance abuse treatment providers available,” stated Kasandra Gandara, mayor pro-tem and District 1 councilor. “The purpose of this resolution is to ensure that City staff are performing outreach to those that may be in need of MAT services.”

One such treatment provider located in Las Cruces is Ideal Option, who helped more than 500 New Mexico patients get started in recovery last year. With no waitlists and most forms of insurance accepted, including Medicare and Medicaid, patients can typically get started on treatment for fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, alcohol, or other substances within 1-3 business days.

“Too few of our people struggling with addiction are ever offered medication for it,” stated Athena Huckaby, Ideal Option’s community outreach coordinator located in Las Cruces. “This resolution, if adopted by the City Council, could really move the needle here in Las Cruces as far as ensuring people are referred to low barrier, evidence-based treatment options for substance use issues.”

Ideal Option recently released their 2022 Annual Outcomes Report for patients living in New Mexico. Among those who remained in treatment from initiation to the maintenance stage of care during 2022, the report shows:

• 89% less total opioid use
• 94% less fentanyl use
• 94% less heroin use
• 88% less methamphetamine use
• 87% less cocaine use

View the full Ideal Option 2022 Annual Patient Outcomes Report for New Mexico here: [https://www.idealoption.com/patient-outcomes.

This proposal was presented to the City’s Health Policy Review Committee and then recommended for the City Council to consider for adoption.

The resolution will be presented and voted on at the City Council meeting on Monday, May 1, at 1 p.m. in Las Cruces City Hall. Ideal Option would like to invite all members of the community to attend in support and/or speak in favor of the resolution at the meeting.

About Ideal Option Headquartered in Kennewick, Washington, Ideal Option was founded in 2012 and has since helped more than 65,000 patients through a network of nearly 90 office-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) clinics across 11 states. With a mission to serve under-served communities, Ideal Option accepts most forms of insurance including Medicaid and Medicare. Financial assistance and payment plans are also available.

Ideal Option’s team of medical providers carry certifications in Addiction and Emergency Medicine, Internal, and Family Medicine, among other specialties. The company also employs social workers, caseworkers, counselors, and mental health practitioners. This holistic approach helps drive positive outcomes, including family stability, stable housing, improved overall health, and reduced rates of recidivism.

In all the communities it serves, Ideal Option collaborates with existing stakeholders and providers to improve the continuum of care. This approach includes partnerships with emergency rooms and county jail systems, where individuals with substance use disorder often appear, as well as collaborating with numerous support agencies and municipal programs addressing social needs such as housing, mental health, and nutrition support.

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SAN DIEGO (PRWEB)
April 19, 2023

The addiction epidemic is one of the most pressing issues facing our world, and traditional treatments have failed to make lasting changes. But now, Iboga Treatment Center in Ensenada Mexico is revolutionizing addiction treatment with its holistic approach.

Iboga Treatment Center unlike other Ibogaine treatment centers offers more than just a 7-day ibogaine treatment. They provide an in-depth 30-day program and longer that helps guests completely reset their lives and break free from addiction. The program includes psychedelic medicine ceremonies, yoga, art therapy, massage therapy, nutritional counseling, and much more. Through this comprehensive and personalized approach, Iboga Treatment Center creates the best environment for long-term recovery success.

“Our goal is to help each guest develop new healthy habits that will last a lifetime,” said Iboga Treatment Center’s director of clinical psychology Shirly Barclay. “We want to give them the best chance of success as they start their journey towards recovery.”

Iboga Treatment Center’s holistic approach has been proven effective time and time again with successful outcomes reported by former guests. One such guest is John Smith, who credits his newfound sobriety to Iboga Treatment Center’s program:

“It was like I had my life back again,” said Smith. “The team at Iboga helped me turn my life around.”

At Iboga Treatment Center, guests are encouraged to take ownership of their recovery process while being supported every step of the way by experienced staff members trained in mental health counseling and substance abuse treatment protocols. This unique combination creates a safe space where healing can take place without judgment or fear of relapse.

With its revolutionary approach to addiction treatment, Iboga Treatment Center is quickly becoming one of the leading ibogaine treatment centers for addiction recovery

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MATTHEWS, N.C. (PRWEB)
April 19, 2023

Harris Teeter will host a drug take-back event at four of its Charlotte locations from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2023, as part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. These events will provide a safe, convenient and anonymous way for local residents to dispose of unused or expired medications.

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  April 22, 2023 – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• – Davis Lake – 8445 Davis Lake Parkway, Charlotte, N.C.
• – Stonecrest – 7852 Rea Road, Charlotte, N.C.
• – Morrocroft Village – 6701 Morrison Boulevard, Charlotte, N.C.
• – Smith Farm Road – 4701 Smith Farm Road, Charlotte, N.C.

Harris Teeter has partnered with SAFE KIDS and local law enforcement to assist with the event, which provides Mecklenburg County residents a opportunity to properly dispose of old, unused, or outdated prescription medication in an environmentally and legally safe method. The goal is to help the police department keep medications off the street by proper disposal of prescription medications, and knowing the dangers associated with drug abuse.

You can find more information about Harris Teeter’s commitment to drug disposal solutions on our website.

Since its inception in 2010, DEA’s National Prescription Take Back Day has removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country according to the DEA.

According to the DEA, more than seven million Americans abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health. And every day, on average, 2,500 teens use them to get high for the first time, according to the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.

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About Harris Teeter: For more than 60 years, Harris Teeter, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), has enriched lives – one meal, one family, one associate, and one community at a time. Headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina, Harris Teeter employs 36,000 valued associates across more than 250 stores and 60 fuel centers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Maryland, Delaware, Florida, and the District of Columbia.

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BISMARCK, N.D. (PRWEB)
April 17, 2023

Ideal Option, a national leader in outpatient medication-assisted treatment for addiction to opioids and other substances, has released its 2022 Annual Patient Outcomes Report for patients living in North Dakota.

This report contains an aggregated view of patients’ geographic and demographic characteristics, their stage and duration of care, adherence to medication and their substance use over time based on lab specimens collected during 2022 from more than 500 patients.

The data support the effectiveness of treating addiction with FDA-approved medications combined with regular lab testing to verify medication adherence, create accountability and ensure patient safety.

Among North Dakota patients who remained in treatment from initiation to the maintenance stage of care during 2022, the report shows:

• 91% less total opioid use
• 96% less fentanyl use
• 90% less heroin use
• 81% less methamphetamine use
• 86% less cocaine use

The report also reveals synthetic drug use continuing to rise among enrolling patients in 2022, particularly fentanyl. Fentanyl is regularly mixed with other illicit drugs to make them more addictive, often without the user knowing.

“Polysubstance use disorder is now the most common diagnosis at Ideal Option,” said Tim Kilgallon, CEO at Ideal Option. “In 2022, over half of all North Dakota patients tested positive for two or more substances at enrollment, and 20% tested positive for three or more substances.”

The data corroborate state reports of the increasingly prevalent role that fentanyl plays in the substance use epidemic. According to Northeast Central Judicial District Presiding Judge Donald Hager, of all the overdose deaths he has seen in recent years in North Dakota, almost all are fentanyl related.

In addition, according to North Dakota Highway Patrol, opioids and amphetamines were the most common drugs in 2021 overdose deaths. Ideal Option data show that standard treatment for opioid use disorder dramatically reduces the use of methamphetamine in patients who test positive for both.

View the full Ideal Option 2022 Annual Patient Outcomes Report for North Dakota here: [https://www.idealoption.com/patient-outcomes.

Ideal Option has helped more than 65,000 patients through a network of nearly 90 outpatient clinics across 11 states: Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon and Washington.

With no waitlists and most forms of insurance accepted, including Medicare and Medicaid, patients can typically get started on treatment for fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, alcohol, or other substances within 1-3 business days.

Patients can make an appointment by calling 1.877.522.1275 or visiting http://www.idealoption.com.

About Ideal Option

Headquartered in Kennewick, Washington, Ideal Option was founded in 2012 and has since helped more than 65,000 patients through a network of nearly 90 office-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) clinics across 11 states. With a mission to serve under-served communities, Ideal Option accepts most forms of insurance including Medicaid and Medicare. Financial assistance and payment plans are also available.

Ideal Option’s team of medical providers carry certifications in Addiction and Emergency Medicine, Internal, and Family Medicine, among other specialties. The company also employs social workers, caseworkers, counselors, and mental health practitioners. This holistic approach helps drive positive outcomes, including family stability, stable housing, improved overall health, and reduced rates of recidivism.

In all the communities it serves, Ideal Option collaborates with existing stakeholders and providers to improve the continuum of care. This approach includes partnerships with emergency rooms and county jail systems, where individuals with substance use disorder often appear, as well as collaborating with numerous support agencies and municipal programs addressing social needs such as housing, mental health, and nutrition support.

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