Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital NICU nurses with baby Lily

“It is our privilege to protect, guide and work with the region’s most fragile newborns and continue to do so as we add an even greater range of services and support,” said Dr. Cherie Foster, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Chief of Neonatology.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (PRWEB)
May 05, 2023

The Wasie Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital continues to offer the highest level of neonatal care and is now designated as a Level IV NICU in Florida, and the only Level IV in Broward County.

“It is our privilege to protect, guide and work with the region’s most fragile newborns and continue to do so as we add an even greater range of services and support,” said Dr. Cherie Foster, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Chief of Neonatology. “All Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital’s NICUs ensure moms and their babies heal together, while receiving world-class pediatric care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.”

All three Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital NICUs offer highly specialized care to infants born prematurely or in distress. Equipped to deliver immediate onsite care, the NICUs are strategically adjacent to the Family Birthplaces at Memorial Regional Hospital, Memorial Hospital West and Memorial Hospital Miramar, respectively.

The multidisciplinary teams at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and Memorial Healthcare System provide complex and compassionate care to over 1,000 neonates each year, receiving newborns from neighboring hospitals within the South Florida community, and internationally. With 84 beds at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, and 36 beds located throughout the system, the three NICUs have become trusted sources for high-level acute care, supplying love, comfort, and superior services to its littlest patients and their families. Utilizing expert physicians, clinicians and state-of-the art technology, the goal is to help each newborn achieve their full health potential.

According to Florida state statue, Level IV NICU services must meet the staffing and personnel, equipment and service standards required of Level III NICUs in addition to the following services: Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology-oncology, Infectious Disease, Maternal-fetal medicine for women with high-risk pregnancies, Nephrology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Palliative care, Pulmonology, Radiology and Urology.

“No matter where a baby is delivered in South Florida, whether a Memorial Healthcare System Family Birthplace location or another hospital in the region, a newborn who needs acute care will receive it at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital,” said Dr. Foster.

About Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is one of the nation’s leading pediatric hospitals, offering a comprehensive scope of healthcare services and programs in a caring, compassionate setting designed specifically for children. The level one pediatric trauma center combines advanced technology, the expertise of some of the region’s most diverse, board-certified specialists, and a patient and family-centered focus to heal the body, mind, and spirit. Part of Memorial Healthcare System, the pediatric hospital in Hollywood, Florida, recently doubled in size, adding four floors, including a comprehensive cardiac care floor, an intraoperative MRI, an inpatient rehabilitation gym, family and staff support areas, and the 14th Garth Brooks Teammates for Kids Child Life Zone, among other offerings. To learn more, visit jdch.com and connect with @jdchospital on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

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After adjusting for possible cofounders, our results show women with a recorded exposure to domestic violence and abuse had a 52% increased risk of developing atopic diseases.

MILWAUKEE (PRWEB)
May 05, 2023

Being a woman exposed to domestic violence and abuse is positively associated with the development of atopic disease, with the association strongest for asthma development, according to research published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice (JACI: In Practice), a journal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).

“After adjusting for possible cofounders, our results show women with a recorded exposure to domestic violence and abuse had a 52% increased risk of developing atopic diseases,” said Dr Joht Singh Chandan, PhD, corresponding author of the study.

Domestic violence and abuse is a global issue that disproportionately affects women. “We set out to deepen our understanding of the health impacts of domestic violence so evidence-based public health policies can be further developed to address not only domestic violence, but secondary effects like the development of atopic diseases,” Dr. Chandan said.

Researchers performed a retrospective open cohort study in the United Kingdom, looking at adult women (those aged 18 and older) with a physician recorded exposure to domestic violence and comparing them to women over 18 without a recorded exposure. Patients with pre-existing reports of atopic disease were excluded from the study.

A total of 13,852 women were identified as being exposed to domestic violence and were matched to 49,036 similar women without a reported exposure. In total, 967/13,852 women in the exposed group (incidence rate (IR) 20.10 per 1,000 py) were diagnosed with atopic disease compared to 2,607/49,036 in the unexposed group (IR 13.24 per 1,000 py).

There were limitations to the study. Women in the exposed group were more likely to be a current smoker than women in the unexposed group. Ethnicity data was often lacking in the database and median follow-up for both groups of women was relatively short given the relapsing nature of atopic disease. Researchers hope to address these limitations in future studies.

You can learn more about atopic diseases here. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, visit the National Domestic Violence Hotline website or contact their hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for assistance.

The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) is the leading membership organization of more than 7,100 allergists, asthma specialists, clinical immunologists, allied health professionals and others with a special interest in the research and treatment of allergic and immunologic diseases. The AAAAI is the go-to resource for patients living with allergies, asthma and immune deficiency disorders. Established in 1943, the AAAAI has more than 7,100 members in the United States, Canada and 72 other countries. AAAAI’s Find an Allergist/Immunologist service is a trusted resource to help you find a specialist close to home.

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“As we continue to lead the way, we remain committed to our mission to deliver safe, effective, and accessible tattoo removal treatments worldwide, and look forward to the industry’s continued growth and evolution,” said Tom Weber, CEO of Removery.

AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB)
May 05, 2023

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) has announced that Tom Weber, Chief Executive Officer of Removery, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Gulf South Award finalist. Now in its 37th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the preeminent competitive business awards for transformative entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who are building a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous world for all.

Weber was selected by an independent panel of judges. Entrepreneurs were evaluated based on their demonstration of building long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.

“It is an honor to be recognized as a finalist for Entrepreneur Of The Year,” said Weber. “This has been a team effort since day one. Our visionary founding team identified a unique opportunity to revolutionize and enhance an industry that had a need for progress through leading-edge research, innovative corporate infrastructure, and high clinical and safety standards. As we continue to lead the way, we remain committed to our mission to deliver safe, effective, and accessible tattoo removal treatments worldwide, and look forward to the industry’s continued growth and evolution.”

Regional award winners will be announced on June 15, during a special celebration. The winners will then be considered by the National judges for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Awards, which will be presented in November at the annual Strategic Growth Forum®, one of the nation’s most prestigious gatherings of high-growth, market-leading companies. The Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner will then move on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Award in June 2024.

The Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized more than 11,000 entrepreneurs throughout the US since its inception in 1986, and it has grown to recognize business leaders across 145 cities in over 60 countries around the world.

Sponsors

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards include presenting sponsors PNC Bank, N.A.; SAP America; and the Kauffman Foundation. In the Gulf South, sponsors also include Colliers, DLA Piper, Marsh McLennan Agency, ADP, Pierpont Communications and vcfo.

About Entrepreneur Of The Year®

Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world’s most prestigious business awards program for unstoppable entrepreneurs. These visionary leaders deliver innovation, growth and prosperity that transform our world. The program engages entrepreneurs with insights and experiences that foster growth. It connects them with their peers to strengthen entrepreneurship around the world. Entrepreneur Of The Year is the first and only truly global awards program of its kind. It celebrates entrepreneurs through regional and national awards programs in more than 145 cities in over 60 countries. National Overall Award winners go on to compete for the EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™ title. Visit ey.com/us/eoy.

About EY Private

As Advisors to the ambitious™, EY Private professionals possess the experience and passion to support private businesses and their owners in unlocking the full potential of their ambitions. EY Private teams offer distinct insights born from the long EY history of working with business owners and entrepreneurs. These teams support the full spectrum of private enterprises including private capital managers and investors and the portfolio businesses they fund, business owners, family businesses, family offices and entrepreneurs. Visit ey.com/us/private.

About EY

EY exists to build a better working world, helping create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. Information about how EY collects and uses personal data and a description of the rights individuals have under data protection legislation are available via ey.com/privacy. EY member firms do not practice law where prohibited by local laws. For more information about our organization, please visit ey.com.

About Removery

Removery, the world’s tattoo removal experts, helps people reflect on the outside, who they are on the inside. Born from the partnership of North America’s four largest and most trusted tattoo removal brands, we are committed to driving research and advancements in the world of laser tattoo removal while ensuring client safety and effective results. Removery is home to the world’s first tattoo removal Clinical Advisory Board dedicated to the advancement of the industry.

Removery’s research empowers our tattoo removal specialists to deliver the safest, most effective, and most accessible laser tattoo removal procedures using the state-of-the-art PicoWay® laser system by Candela. Currently, Removery is approaching 150 locations across the United States, Canada, and Australia and has performed 800,000+ treatments. Our goal is to normalize tattoo removal and empower clients to feel confident in their own skin.

For more information, please visit us at removery.com and connect with them on Instagram (@removery) or Facebook (@removery).

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Evogen Omega Premium Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplement

“I’ve been using fish oil for years to support my own heart and brain health and wanted something with a higher potency but without the fish taste or fish burps. This led me to formulate Evogen Omega. Focusing on the quality of your nutrition isn’t only for elite athletes.”

IRVING, Texas (PRWEB)
May 05, 2023

Fat has been a macronutrient under fire for many years, yet research clearly shows how important healthy fat can be to a diet. Unfortunately, most Americans fall short of the recommended intake due to a lack of fish in their diet. Whether you’re a fan of fish or not, omega-3 fatty acids, such as EPA and DHA, are essential to a healthy diet and shouldn’t be neglected. A deficiency in healthy fats can lead to several health risks.

For those who avoid fish altogether or keep their intake to a minimum, Hany Rambod, Founder and CEO of Evogen Nutrition, has found a way to help solve your omega-3 deficiencies and improve your overall health through the launch of their potent and powerful new omega-3 fatty acid supplement — Evogen Omega. This omega-3 supplement contains 1,200mg of EPA and 900mg of DHA per serving.

“I’ve been using fish oil for years to support my own heart and brain health and wanted something with a higher potency but without the fish taste or fish burps. This led me to formulate Evogen Omega. Focusing on the quality of your nutrition isn’t only for elite athletes. Everyone should be working towards preventing deficiencies that can negatively affect their health, functioning, and performance.

“Lacking essential healthy fats can disrupt the production of key hormones and create health issues that affect not only performance but quality of life. We’ve sourced the highest quality ingredients when formulating Evogen Omega, and I’m confident that this product can help support heart and brain health, performance, and overall wellness. I can’t wait for you to try it!” says Rambod.

With the launch of Evogen Omega, users can fill nutrient gaps due to low consumption of foods that contain helpful and healthy fatty acids. A diet deficient in omega-3 fatty acids does not align with a healthy heart and brain — two crucial organs in the body. Evogen Omega provides adequate amounts of key ingredients like DHA and EPA to help reduce inflammation, support heart and brain health, and provide optimal functioning and performance.

Evogen Omega is available now at http://www.EvogenNutrition.com. Get yours today to help optimize your overall health and performance!

About Evogen Nutrition

Evogen Nutrition, headquartered in Irving, Texas, is a rapidly expanding, healthy lifestyle sports nutrition company that designs and creates a cutting-edge line of nutritional supplements. Founded and led by world-class trainer Hany Rambod, Evogen’s elite products appeal to all categories of an active lifestyle, including muscle building, weight loss, and general fitness through a daily nutritional supplement regimen. The foundation of Evogen’s nutritional protocols is based on the world-famous FST-7 physique training system invented by Rambod. Evogen Nutrition is sold in over 60 countries worldwide.

For more information, please visit http://www.EvogenNutrition.com.

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In Honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Elevated Mayhem
Applies Comedy as a Means to Raise Awareness About Mental Health
Issues and Reduce the Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness

NEW YORK (PRWEB)
May 04, 2023

Aware Meditation Inc. in collaboration with Rise Up Comedy and Hard Headed Comedy present Elevated Mayhem, an inaugural event bringing support and awareness of mental health issues and stigmas during Mental Health Awareness Month. Elevated Mayhem will be held at the St. Mark’s Comedy Club on May 21st, 2023 from 7pm – 9pm ET.

In recent years, there has been a growing movement to use comedy as a tool to raise awareness about mental health issues and reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness. Events like Elevated Mayhem’s mental health awareness comedy show are important in this regard because they provide a platform for comedians to discuss mental health in a lighthearted and relatable way, which can help to open up discourse and reduce the shame and secrecy surrounding mental illness.

Furthermore, Elevated Mayhem is also looking to help to raise funds for Aware Meditation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which provides simple, self-sufficient stress reducing techniques aimed at eliminating stress and expanding cognitive capacities. Through its Global Outreach Initiative, Aware Meditation makes instruction available to lower-income and marginalized people at no cost.

Elevated Mayhem was created by Luz Michelle, founder of Hard Headed Comedy Inc., and Paula Jane Newman, founder, Rise Up Comedy in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Elevated Mayhem is their inaugural campaign which will focus on ‘Anxiety’.

“Combining comedy and mental health knowledge in support of this important cause hopefully breaks new ground. Audience members will have an opportunity to learn and improve their mental health through laughter, supporting a cause, and learning relaxation techniques which are proven to improve mental well being,” shared Paula Jane Newman of Aware Meditation Inc. and Rise Up Comedy. “Collaboration in action is key. When we create from various perspectives for a higher purpose, we surrender the ego and develop a new understanding. It is for these reasons that I am excited to work with Luz and Hard Headed Comedy to bring the Elevated Mayhem show to New York City and help destigmatize and raise awareness around mental health this May.”

“They say laughter is the best medicine because laughter has been shown to have both physical and psychological benefits, such as reducing stress and anxiety, boosting the immune system, and releasing endorphins,” said Luz Michelle of Hard Headed Comedy. “As with many things in life, comedy can play an important role in mental health by serving as an outlet for self-expression as well as a means of coping with difficult emotions such as Anxiety. For those suffering from mental health issues, humor can be a way of finding relief, understanding and comfort. I am honored to collaborate with Paula and Rise Up Comedy to create a safe space to explore this concept further and bring awareness to comedy’s potential role in processing and living with mental health issues.”

About The Event Producers

Rise Up Comedy, is an innovative minority-based collective (female, BIPoC, LGBT, Mental and/or Physical Disabilities) and outreach project of Los Angeles-based Aware Meditation Inc. Rise Up Comedy produces shows with clean comedy that are free of racism, sexism, prejudice, and abuse.

Aware Meditation, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides simple, self-sufficient stress reducing techniques aimed at eliminating stress and expanding cognitive capacities. Through its Global Outreach Initiative, Aware Meditation makes instruction available to lower-income and marginalized people at no cost.

Hard Headed Comedy is a minority and women-owned comedy and entertainment production company based in New York. Its founder Luz Michelle is a prominent voice and rising star in the New York stand-up scene. Via Hard Headed Comedy she’s hosted and produced more than a 100 shows in the Tri-State NY, NJ and CT area that feature dynamic, diverse and inclusive line-ups of underrepresented female, BIPOC, LGBTQ comics alongside some of the nation’s hottest comedians.

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May is Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month

“We hope that Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month inspires more families, members of the medical community, educational institutions, government entities, insurers and the broader community worldwide to ask questions and seek support,” said Jaclyn Pederson, CEO of Feeding Matters.

PHOENIX (PRWEB)
May 04, 2023

Adding to their many pioneering efforts, Feeding Matters, is proud to celebrate the 5th annual PFD Awareness month which is recognized around the globe with fourteen officially approved states and counting. The Arizona based nonprofit requested this special designation in 2019 to highlight the medical, emotional, financial, educational and social struggles that families navigating the broad spectrum of pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) face. Arizona Governor, Katie Hobbs, issued a proclamation declaring May 2023 as annual Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month. View the Governor’s proclamation in full here.

PFD impacts more than one in 37 American children under the age of five annually. This makes PFD more prevalent than well-known childhood conditions such as cerebral palsy and autism. Defined as impaired oral intake that is not age-appropriate and is associated with medical, nutritional, feeding skills, and/or psychosocial dysfunction, PFD is more than a symptom, it is its own condition. Struggling families face many barriers including; a lack of evidence-based data, the diverse and often misunderstood or underserved nature of PFD, grief and pressure when they cannot feed their child. Moreover, they face the challenge of painstaking meal times where every bite, every calorie and every milestone is extremely hard-earned.

In attempt to advocate for these families, Feeding Matters is proud to announce their first annual PFD Awareness Month Campaign: Call it PFD: Feed the Cause, helping individuals educate themselves and others through ample opportunities to get involved:

“There is an undeniable link between heightened awareness of PFD and equitable access to screening, diagnosis, and early intervention that will positively contribute to the health outcomes for thousands of children,” said Jaclyn Pederson, chief executive officer of Feeding Matters. “We hope that Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Month inspires more families, members of the medical community, educational institutions, government entities, insurers and the broader community worldwide to ask questions and seek support,” Pederson concluded.

The simple Feeding Matters Infant and Child Feeding Questionnaire may help target areas of concern for families and physicians. Families, caretakers and members of the medical community are also encouraged to visit: Resources and Support or to join us and attend our virtual International PFD conference, available on-demand through May 31, 2023.

About Feeding Matters

For kids with pediatric feeding disorder (PFD), every bite of food can be painful, scary, or simply impossible to swallow, potentially impeding nutrition, development, growth, and overall well-being. Yet, there is no functional system of care for PFD locally, nationally, or internationally. That’s why Feeding Matters is dedicated to creating a world where children with pediatric feeding disorder will thrive. Established in 2006, Feeding Matters is the first organization in the world uniting the concerns of families with the field’s leading advocates, experts, and allied healthcare professionals to ignite unprecedented change to the system of care through advocacy, education, support, and research – including a stand-alone diagnosis, the International Pediatric Feeding Disorder Conference, and the Infant and Child Feeding Questionnaire. In 2021, Feeding Matters reached nearly 200,000 individuals in 50 states and 143 countries through their programs and website. To learn more about pediatric feeding disorder, visit feedingmatters.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube at @FeedingMatters.

Media Contacts:

Stephanie Sanstead

Public Relations

stephanie@communicadenceco.com

602-476-9997

Jaclyn Pederson, MHI

Chief Executive Officer

Feeding Matters

jpederson@feedingmatters.org

602-690-6680

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We’ve gone BIG this year. Smilyn Rewards members can score 5x points on any product sitewide. And the best part is if you are not a Smilyn Rewards member, it’s free to sign-up. Not to mention, we are starting the party a day early.

CARLSBAD, Calif. (PRWEB)
May 04, 2023

Smilyn Wellness is starting the Cinco de Mayo celebration early. The leading Delta 8 brand has unveiled a huge 40 percent off sitewide sale PLUS 5x Points Rewards* on every purchase through May 7, 2023. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with your favorite CBD and Delta products! No promo codes needed. (*Must be enrolled in Smilyn Rewards Program to Collect and Redeem Points. Sign up is free.)

“May 5th isn’t just your lucky day here at Smilyn. The Cinco de Mayo holiday signifies Mexico’s win over the French army in 1862 and has become a huge celebration across the United States,” stated Howie Haber, General Manager of the Smilyn brand. “We’ve gone BIG this year. Smilyn Rewards members can score 5x points on any product sitewide. And the best part is if you are not a Smilyn Rewards member, it’s free to sign-up. Not to mention, we are starting the party a day early.”

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About Smilyn Wellness

Smilyn Wellness in California is a CBD-wellness brand simplifying the benefits of premium hemp extract. We exist to revolutionize. We exist not only to help individuals look and feel amazing — but also smile throughout the adventures of life. Combining scientific data with health-based knowledge, Smilyn offers a portfolio of hemp-derived CBD, Delta, and Mushroom products that are trustworthy, tasty, and geared toward an active new-age lifestyle.

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At Sun Mar Healthcare, we believe our employees are our most valuable asset, and we are committed to recognizing their hard work and dedication.

BREA, Calif. (PRWEB)
May 04, 2023

Sun Mar Healthcare, a long-term care advisory and services organization with skilled nursing facilities across California, has awarded brand-new cars to three of its top employees in an annual giveaway as tokens of appreciation for their hard work and dedication.

The company surprised Estela Urbina, a long-tenured licensed vocational nurse at Mission Care Center, with keys to her brand-new Hyundai Elantra. Elizabeth Sewah, another long-time employee at Diamond Ridge Healthcare Center, was also surprised with a brand-new Hyundai. Belinda Pagsisihan, an employee at both Del Mar Convalescent Hospital and Monterey Park Convalescent who has been with Sun Mar for 18 years, was the third employee to receive a brand-new car from the company during the giveaway.

“At Sun Mar Healthcare, we believe our employees are our most valuable asset, and we are committed to recognizing their hard work and dedication,” said Mike Oxford, COO of Sun Mar Healthcare. “We are thrilled to reward Estela, Elizabeth and Belinda with brand-new cars as a token of our appreciation for their contributions to our organization. We are proud to have such fantastic employees, and we will continue to invest in their success and well-being.”

The annual safety car giveaway is just one of many events Sun Mar holds in recognition of its employees. While they can become finalists in the car giveaway as a result of their outstanding levels of commitment and care, all of Sun Mar’s employees are regularly celebrated with activities such as parking lot cookouts catered by the likes of In-N-Out Burger, Marie Callender pies, Little Caesars pizza and Rich Farm ice cream.

For more information, contact Nicole Rios at NRios@sunmarhealthcare.com.

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“We are humbled by this honor which stands to accelerate our continuous journey toward providing the best value-based care to the communities we serve.”

PITTSBURGH (PRWEB)
May 04, 2023

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) has named Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Premier Medical Associates (PMA) as this year’s recipient of its Acclaim Award. This is the second time that the physician group, based just outside of Pittsburgh, has received the prestigious award.

As the Acclaim Award recipient, Premier Medical Associates is recognized as the nation’s premier health care delivery organization that has successfully aligned itself with the ‘Quadruple Aim’ – a health care framework which AMGA believes is essential for medical groups and integrated health systems as they move toward value-based care.

The framework encompasses improving the patient experience, improving population health with a focus on quality health outcomes, improving equitable access to care, reducing the per capita cost of health care and emphasizing workplace wellness for health care workers.

“The purpose of the Acclaim Award is to recognize organizations that exemplify the highest ideals of the AMGA model of care,” said Jerry Penso, MD, president and CEO, AMGA. “Premier Medical Associates has aligned their physician workforce within a culture of value-based care and demonstrated remarkable improvements in both patient satisfaction and provider wellness.”

According to AMGA, Premier was recognized for the following initiatives:

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  Developing a strong focus on improving the control of chronic diseases, increasing screening rates and improving immunization rates to reduce the incidence of preventable diseases
• Creating a patient experience committee and appointing patient experience managers
• Participating in a Clinically Integrated Network (CIN) that includes provider and hospital participants across three states
• Attaining level 3 NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home certification continuously since 2013
• Creating an equity dashboard for colorectal cancer screening rates, hypertension control, diabetes control and more

“The AMGA framework drives all our value-based programs at Premier, and their guidance has greatly assisted us in our quest to develop a sustainable population health model of care,” said Bob Crossey, DO, president of Premier and quality officer at the AHN Primary Care Institute. “As a two-time recipient of the Acclaim Award, we are humbled by this honor which stands to accelerate our continuous journey toward providing the best value-based care to the communities we serve.”

Premier Medical Associates is the largest multi-specialty physician practice in the Greater Pittsburgh area with 100 providers, 22 medical services and specialties delivering care in 10 convenient locations. Premier is headed by a nationally awarded physician and leadership team, representing over 400 employees.

“We congratulate the clinicians and staff at Premier for once again being recognized with this much deserved award. Their unique approach to providing outstanding care in supportive environments for both patients and caregivers has helped set a standard for health care delivery that is emulated across our network,” said Bill Johnjulio, MD, chair, AHN Primary Care Institute.

To learn more about the AMGA Acclaim Award, visit http://www.amga.org.

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About Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network (AHN.org), is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving the greater Western Pennsylvania region. The Network is composed of 14 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, Health + Wellness Pavilions, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute and a group purchasing organization. The Network provides patients with access to a complete spectrum of advanced medical services, including nationally recognized programs for primary and emergency care, cardiovascular disease, cancer care, orthopedic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, women’s health, diabetes and more. AHN employs approximately 21,000 people, has more than 2,600 physicians on its medical staff and serves as a clinical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.

About American Medical Group Association

AMGA is a trade association leading the transformation of healthcare in America. Representing multispecialty medical groups and integrated systems of care, we advocate, educate, and empower our members to deliver the next level of high-performance health. AMGA is the national voice promoting awareness of medical groups’ recognized excellence in the delivery of coordinated, high-quality, cost-effective care. More than 175,000 physicians practice in our member organizations, delivering care to one in three Americans. Learn more at http://www.amga.org.

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“Now that we have shown that our technology can produce accurate results for OTC deficiency, we are applying it to other rare metabolic diseases.” Russell Lo, PNRI Senior Research Project Specialist and study lead author

SEATTLE (PRWEB)
May 04, 2023

Every expectant parent hopes to welcome a healthy baby into the world. Unfortunately, infants with some genetic diseases appear healthy at birth, but then rapidly deteriorate—they become lethargic, stop eating, develop seizures, and may progress to coma—symptoms common to a variety of metabolic disorders. For the physicians charged with their care, it is a race against time to determine which disorder is causing their fragile patient to decline.

For these newborns and their families, there is hope in the form of a new technology that can provide physicians with the information they need to rapidly diagnose and treat these patients. PNRI Senior Investigator Aimée Dudley, Ph.D., and her team have developed a powerful set of scientific tools that allows them to predict whether a change in the genetic sequence of a specific gene is likely to cause disease.

A study published today in the American Journal of Human Genetics describes the tools that the Dudley Lab developed to assess the changes in a genetic sequence (variant) associated with ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTC deficiency), a rare, inherited metabolic disorder. OTC deficiency causes ammonia to accumulate to toxic levels in the blood and brain. Infants born with the severest forms of this disease rapidly develop life-threatening symptoms.

“OTC deficiency is a devastating disease, but we have potentially lifesaving treatments. The key is to make the diagnosis and start treatment in time,” said Andrea Gropman, M.D., Division Chief of Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics and Neurogenetics at Children’s National Hospital, Principle Investigator of the Urea Cycle Rare Disease Consortium (UCDC), and co-author of the study. The UCDC is one of 26 rare disease consortia sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The UCDC network consists of thirteen U.S. and three international sites.

The tools developed came out of the Dudley Lab’s research using yeast cells–the same type of yeast used in baking–to understand the impact of variants in the genes responsible for human metabolism. By testing the impact of over 1,500 variants in the gene associated with OTC deficiency, they were able to determine which variants were likely to cause severe disease and which were not.

“It is now possible to rapidly sequence the genomes of critically ill newborns. But to use this information, we need to be able to associate the genetic variants we find in a patient with the risk of developing a particular disease,” said Nicholas Ah Mew, M.D., Director of the Inherited Metabolic Disorders Program at Children’s National Hospital, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The George Washington University, and study co-author. “Having this dataset is a big step toward being able to do that for OTC deficiency.”

The next step will be to evaluate the use of this data in real-life settings. The hope is that clinicians will be able to use this information to identify and treat those newborns at the highest risk of developing severe OTC deficiency more rapidly. “This is an excellent example of what can be accomplished by strong partnerships between basic science researchers and clinicians,” said Dr. Aimée Dudley. “We hope that our data will also accelerate the development of new treatments and cures for OTC deficiency.”

“Now that we have shown that our technology can produce accurate results for OTC deficiency, we are applying it to other rare metabolic diseases. We hope to make this type of data available for many more rare diseases,” said Russell Lo, PNRI Senior Research Project Specialist and lead author of the study.

The technology built by the Dudley Lab at PNRI offers hope for a brighter future for infants with life-threatening metabolic diseases.

About PNRI:

Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) is a nonprofit biomedical research institute, where scientists are using innovative approaches in genetics and genomics to tackle some of the most difficult problems in science and medicine. The institute was founded 67 years ago in Seattle, Washington, as a place where scientists were free to pursue discoveries that promised the highest chance of improving human health. The goal was at the beginning, and remains today, to conduct foundational science leading to impactful medical innovations. To learn more, visit pnri.org.

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