Posted: May 1, 2023 | Category: News
Awareness of “mindfulness” and increasing acceptance are bolstered by a growing body of scientific evidence that is giving mindfulness new credibility and broader practical applications for wellness and adjunctive treatment.
Posted: April 1, 2023 | Category: News
The primary care physician is often the starting point for patients with mental health concerns. 20 percent of all visits include at least one mental health indicator: depression screening, counseling, a mental health diagnosis, psychotherapy, or provision of a psychotropic drug.
Posted: March 1, 2023 | Category: News
In this time of EMRs and value-based health care, we are required to as accurately and as specifically as we can, record the severity of illness and medical conditions for which we are treating our patients. Here are four key guidelines tell the full story.
Posted: February 1, 2023 | Category: News
Care coordination enables information sharing among the providers involved with a patient’s care. Each member identifies the patient’s needs and preferences and communicate them at the right time to the right people, providing safe, appropriate, and effective care to the patient.
Posted: December 30, 2022 | Category: News
Primary care is the sense of personal connection backed by a technology-driven medical practice, creating more evolved, compassionate, holistic patient care. People value a sense of humanity, and physicians try to rediscover the joy of practicing medicine in the midst of increasing administrative and technological responsibilities.
Posted: October 28, 2022 | Category: News
Tracy Hujsa has been appointed to Director, Finance and Operations. Formerly Finance Manager, Hujsa has been working with LVHN for over 36 years, 20 of those with Valley Preferred. In her new role she is responsible for long-range financial planning and oversight of financial management for Valley Preferred and for Populytics.
Posted: June 13, 2022 | Category: News
Sophisticated health care data analytics may also incorporate claims data, which when combined with EMR data, is capable of producing a 360-degree view of the patient’s health, including medical history that the caregiver may not have already had.
Posted: March 7, 2022 | Category: News
Valley Preferred received a “Gold” recognition in the 2nd Annual Healthcare Digital Marketing (HDM) Awards competition. The award, won in the Institutional Website-Update category, celebrates the organization’s newly redesigned, restructured website.
Posted: January 17, 2022 | Category: News
Dr. Rooney is a medical professional involved in teaching, lecturing, community service in addition to caring for her patients. Dr. Rooney is also the Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Pediatrics, and Program Director of the Pediatric Residency Program.
Posted: November 9, 2021 | Category: News
The annual event, produced by the local Burn Prevention Network, will be broadcast on WFMZ-TV on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. This program shares incredible stories honoring local heroes who have risked their lives to try to save others from burn injury or death.