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A Conversation with an Independent Provider: William Ofrichter, DPM

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I thought being a member would be helpful to me as an independent physician. It’s easy to feel isolated when you’re in a private practice, without having a connection to what else is going on at the hospital and elsewhere. It is incredibly helpful.

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Nancy T. Maulick, MHS, PA-C, Named Valley Preferred’s Director of Advanced Practice Clinicians (APCs)

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“I emphasize the importance of staff management in the pursuit of higher quality,” says Maulick. This can range from finding ways to improve scheduling to making sure the staff follows the standard workflow to reduce workload and increase team work.

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Pocono Provider Payer Enrollment Transitions to Populytics Provider and Payer Services

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Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG) Revenue Cycle Operations is pleased to share that Pocono Provider Payer Enrollment will additionally transition to the Populytics Provider and Payer Services department on December 16, 2019. The Populytics Provider and Payer Services department will provide and manage Provider Insurance Enrollment for Lehigh and Schuylkill counties, and our Pocono regions. […]

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Valley Preferred Wins 2019 Corporate Challenge

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Co-captain Angelo Procaccino said: “Both our teams worked hard and rode a good race against our competitors. Valley Preferred Team No. 1 was successful bringing home another victory. Our members’ are commitment to participate and support the sport of cycling.

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Former Green Beret Greg Stube to Speak at 2019 Valley Preferred Spirit of Courage

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Gregory A. Stube served as part of an elite team of Green Berets during the war in Afghanistan. He endured 17 surgeries and an 18-month hospital stay after being severely wounded and burned when his unit was attacked by Taliban fighters.

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Populytics and Valley Preferred Join Together in Physician Wellness

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Everyone who works in health care can be susceptible to exceptional levels of stress. “Quality patient care absolutely depends on the health and wellness of our physicians,” says Dr. Wendling. “And no other mission is more important than their well-being.”

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2019 Rodale Corporate Challenge Set for Friday, August 9 in Trexlertown, PA

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Valley Preferred is sponsoring the 2019 Rodale Corporate Challenge, and two teams bearing its name will be racing. The teams include Populytics and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) riders. That gives the August 9 bicycle race at the nationally known Velodrome in Trexlertown, PA three organizational dimensions. If you’re wondering why anyone would even get on a […]

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Kevin McNeill, MD, Receives 2019 Healthcare Heroes Award

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Valley Preferred is proud to announce that Associate Medical Director Kevin McNeill, MD, was selected as a winner in the 2019 Healthcare Heroes Award program, sponsored by Lehigh Valley Business. The award honors individuals who are making a significant impact on health care in the Greater Lehigh Valley through medical expertise, innovative approaches, management skills, community […]

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Burn Survivor, Activist to Speak at 2018 Spirit of Courage

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The annual Spirit of Courage awards event is produced by the local Burn Prevention Network and sponsored by Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) and Valley Preferred, the preferred provider organization affiliated with LVHN. The event, which honors those who have risked their lives to try to save others from burn injury or death – as […]

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VIEW ASK-FIVE VIDEO ON MRIs AND BACK PAIN

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Lehigh Valley Physician Hospital Organization, Inc. (LVPHO) has released its second video series on www.ask-five.com produced to help patients be advocates for their own health care. The latest videos cover five important questions that should be asked when seeing a physician for back pain. These questions are important to help spur discussion between doctor and patient that […]

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