Community Health Center, Inc.’s Chief Quality Officer Receives Primary Care Leadership Award

Community Health Center, Inc.’s Chief Quality Officer Receives Primary Care Leadership Award

Middletown, CT (November 22, 2013) – At the 6th Annual Primary Care Summit, hosted by the Connecticut Center for Primary Care on November 21, 2013, Community Health Center, Inc.’s (CHC) Chief Quality Officer, Dr. Daren Anderson, was presented with the Primary Care Leadership Award for his exemplary leadership in quality improvement in primary care. Dr. Anderson, a board –certified internist, joined the staff of CHC in September 1998 and served as a primary care provider and chief medical officer before…

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An Insight to the Rewards to Quit Research Study

An Insight to the Rewards to Quit Research Study

This blog post was written by Bridget Teevan, the HealthCorps member who is working directly with the Rewards to Quit research study. I first learned about the Rewards to Quit program when I was interviewing to join AmeriCorps here at CHC.  My first thoughts about a study that paid some people for going to counseling or taking breathalyzer tests to help them quit smoking was that it was innovative and had great potential.  Sure, there was potential for abuse—people could sign…

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11 Tips to Help SOMEONE Quit Smoking!

11 Tips to Help SOMEONE Quit Smoking!

In honor of the Great American Smokeout, a national day of smoking cessation awareness, I wanted to compile a list of tips for our staff to have access to. Whether or not you are considered a smoker, I believe that passing on this link to a family member, friend, or perhaps your email contact list, can potentially make a positive impact. Know why you want to quit: To get motivated, you need a powerful, personal reason to quit. Maybe you want to protect your family from secondhand…

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A NEW SPIN ON SMOKING CESSATION FOR PATIENTS

A NEW SPIN ON SMOKING CESSATION FOR PATIENTS

Tomorrow marks the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout, a national day of smoking cessation awareness. Worldwide, tobacco use causes more than 5 million deaths per year, and current trends show that tobacco use will cause more than 8 million deaths annually by 2030. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 65% of smokers want to quit, they are just unsuccessful. On October 7th, The Community Health Center’s Weitzman Quality Institute (WQI) launched the Rewards to quit…

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Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear

Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear, the only Southern Governor choosing to both expand Medicaid in his state as well as create an online insurance exchange. He talks about why the exchange, called Kynect, is working so well and discusses the positive impact the Affordable care Act is poised to have on the state’s economy as well as its public health.

Dr. Farzad Mostashari, Brookings Institution

Dr. Farzad Mostashari, Brookings Institution

This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Farzad Mostashari, Visiting Fellow at the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Institution and former National Coordinator for Health IT at the US Department of Health and Human Services. He discusses the roll out of the health care law and the transformational power of health information technology to improve health care delivery.