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CHAMPS Oncology Appoints New Vice President
CHAMPS Oncology, a business affiliate of The Center for Health Affairs, proudly appoints Karen Schmidt, CTR, as vice president, effective May 6, 2019. Schmidt will succeed Toni Hare, RHIT, CTR, following Hare’s recent retirement from CHAMPS.
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New Team Members Support The Center’s Emergency Preparedness and Community Health Work
This spring, The Center for Health Affairs welcomed two new grant-supported staff members to the team to support the organization’s emergency preparedness and community health work. On April 29, Tracy Pate joined the organization as healthcare coalition readiness and response coordinator, supporting The Center’s emergency preparedness activities.
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The Center for Health Affairs Announces New President and CEO
The Center for Health Affairs’ Board of Directors has named Brian Lane as its new president and CEO, effective May 15. Lane will succeed Phil Mazanec, who has served the organization for nearly 40 years, including as the interim president and CEO for the last 16 months.
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2019 Cuyahoga County Community Health Implementation Strategy Completed
Efforts to create stronger links between clinical medicine and public health continue to gain momentum in Cuyahoga County with the release of the 2019 Cuyahoga County Community Health Implementation Strategy, which details current and emerging efforts to address health priorities.
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New Office-Based Opioid Treatment Rules Take Effect in Ohio
A set of new office-based opioid treatment rules is taking effect April 30 in the state of Ohio. The rules stem from state budget legislation passed in 2017, which included provisions related to medication-assisted treatment (MAT).
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Craciun Moderates Panel on Connection between Healthcare and Community Development
On Wednesday, April 24, Kirstin Craciun, director of community outreach for The Center for Health Affairs, moderated a panel on the connection between healthcare and community development co-hosted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
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The Center, Opioid Consortium Host International Visitors Seeking Information about the Opioid Crisis
The Center for Health Affairs and the Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium this month hosted a group of international visitors who came to Cleveland seeking information about the opioid crisis and innovative work being done to address it in the region.
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HealthComp Foundation Announces Latest Grant, 2019 Grant-Making Focus
The HealthComp Foundation has announced its latest funding award along with the focus of its community-responsive grant-making for 2019.
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Opioid Consortium Supports Federal COPE Act of 2019
The Northeast Ohio Hospital Opioid Consortium has lent its support to the Comprehensive Opioid Program Extension Act (COPE Act) of 2019, federal legislation designed to combat the opioid crisis by augmenting the resources available to the U. S. Department of Justice’s comprehensive opioid abuse reduction activities.
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