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- Local Credit Unions donate toys, cash to Children’s Miracle Network (Rogue Credit Union, Pacific Crest Credit Union, 21st annual, Roy Vinyard, Floyd Harmon, Asante, Foundation, pediatric, infant, Francis Cheney Family Place, The Family House)
- Employees are asked to help inform patients about surveys (HealthStream, Press Ganey, patient satisfaction, silently satisfied, phone call, email, Red Alert)
- Medford Urgent Care sees steady stream of patients (Black Oak, stats, hours, contact info)
- Holiday Home Tour in Grants Pass sets records for attendance, proceeds (50th annual, ATRMC, stats, donations, sponsorships, raffle, volunteers, itinerary)
- Robust wellness classes offer enrichment and financial incentives (HRA, HSA, Asante 2017 Wellness Program, annual preventive exam, Retirewise Financial Health workshop, Dimensions of Wellness class, Employee Assistance Program)
- Asante donates $30,000 to benefit area food banks (Access, Friends of Josephine County Food Bank, Dennie Conrad, Win Howard, David Kinyon, stats)
- Relocation of payroll offices results in new time sheet turn-in protocols (731 Black Oak Drive, ARRMC, time records, rosters, mail room, delivery)
- 764 more shots needed to reach 76% flu immunization goal (Get Your Dot On, influenza, stats, vaccination, employee health)
- Provider Profile: Bobby Smith-Ede (urgent care, video bio)
- ARRMC heart team receives two American Heart Association awards (heart attack, Mission: Lifeline Gold Receiving Quality Achievement Award, cardiac, STEMI, quality improvement measures, ACTION Registry Get With The Guidelines Platinum Performance Achievement Award)
- Two year process ends in stroke certification for ATRMC (DNV GL Healthcare, acute stroke ready, accrediting)
- ARRMC department relocations increase space for patient care (6-Tower, 2-West, 3-East, Rehabilitation Center, Med/Surg)
- MetLife Home and Auto now available through Asante (benefits, UltiPro, insurance, quote)
- New safety guidelines at Asante for Galaxy Note 7 (smartphone, fire, battery, American Hospital Association, American Society for Healthcare Engineering, American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, safety officer)
- Retirewise financial workshops coming in January 2017 (ATRMC, ARRMC, AACH, MetLife, retirement)
- Affordable Care Act proof of insurance for 2016 tax season will arrive by March (ACA, Form 1095-C, IRS, health-care coverage)
- Hospitals offer warm clothes for winter weather for patients in need (donations, resources, locations, coats, thermals, beanies, hats, gloves, sweats, socks)
- Holiday reflections from Roy Vinyard (video link, holiday message)
- ITS phishing expeditions designed to educate and protect (information security, spam, encrypt, ransom, viruses, malware, confidential, cybercriminals, protected health information)
- Changes to Asante’s retirement plan coming Jan. 1 (403(b), Asante Retirement Committee, Transamerica, contributions, PortfolioXpress)
- Wellness visits reap HRA and HSA contributions (employee, spouse, preventive care, annual, screening)
- Asante’s beWell team invites employees, families for Ugly Sweater Run (promotions, physical activity, employees and families, Jackson County Foster Parent Association, benefit, event)
- Celebrate National Influenza Vaccination with a shot (Get Your Dot On, flu, stats, vaccination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, employee health)
- ELEMENTS 2016 deadline approaching fast (mandatory training, ALEC, UltiPro)
- Holiday Home Tour in Grants Pass to take place Dec. 10 (ATRMC, event, schedule, itinerary)
- Grants Pass High School students decorate ATRMC for the holidays (ATRMC, Advanced Medical Skills class, Jeannie Kinyon, community service hours, cheer, holiday decorating)
- Ask-a-Provider: Rebecca Bolling on Heart Health (Q & A, APP, Ashland, nurse practitioner, internal medicine, stress, sleep, supplements, connection)
- AACH staff teams up to decrease ED wait times and increase patient satisfaction (throughput, imaging techs, nurse, clinical manager, lab, environmental services, stats, Tom Myers, Sheila Clough)
- Annual Spirit of Service award winners (Brenda Perez-White, Jackson County Animal Shelter, Gary Maupin, Special Olympics of Southern Oregon, Darci Mullin, Southern Oregon Runners Association)
- New Chief Finance Officer hired: Steve Short (CAFO, qualifications)
- DAISY Award: Elizabeth McCormick (ARRMC, IMCU, intermediate care unit, compassionate, caring, knowledgeable)
- Know your HSA contribution limits (IRS, Asante Health Plan 2, Health Equity, guidelines, forms)
- Complete requirements by Dec. 31 to earn 2016 wellness program credits (UltiPro, preventive exam, activities, My Benefits)
- The look of UltiPro to change with Dec. 3 upgrade (enhancement, semi-annual maintenance, menu tab, navigation)
- Payroll office returning to former location at 731 Black Oak Drive Dec. 19 (relocation, time records, rosters, check pick-up, hours, contact info)
- The importance of sleep and how to improve it (daylight savings, circadian rhythm, sleep-deprivation, physical health, brain, relationships, National Sleep Foundation, tips, guidelines)
- Renovated Cath Lab 2 to open after New Year’s Day (Siemens biplane cath lab, ARRMC, cardiology, radiology, electrophysiology, structural heart specialties, increase capacity, improve scheduling)
- Roy Vinyard: post-election thoughts on the future of healthcare (Affordable Care Act, strategies, volume to value, population health, primary care, Medicaid)
- Interim compliance officer: Fred Brockstahler (qualifications, bio, profile)
- Asante leaders encourage flu shot participation (immunization, influenza, myths, video, Dr. Loeliger, Sue Kilbourne, stats, employee health)
- AACH to merge into Asante Retirement Plan and Trust Dec. 15 (blackout period, PortfolioXpress, Asante401(a), Transamerica)
- Asante’s shredding policy guides the disposal of sensitive information (patient information, personal, employee, identifying, financial, strategy, privacy breach, consequences)
- ATRMC teaming up with Josephine County Food Bank (community, donations, hunger, stats)
- Ask-a-provider: Brandon Lynch on exercise (APP, Family Medicine, Ashland, physical activity, Q & A, prevention, obesity, disease, blood glucose, guidelines)
- PEAK checks to be distributed this week (schedule, locations)
- Asante Moments: The Carter Family (ARRMC, Family Birth Center, NICU, APP, compassion, caring, campaign, commercial)
- New television ads increase awareness of Asante Urgent Care (campaign, commercial, Black Oak Medical Plaza, TV, print, radio)
- ATRMC introduces new Sim Lab for advanced training at ACOH (multi-disciplinary, nursing professional development, grant funds, Asante Foundation)
- FSA funds must be used by Dec. 31 or forfeited (Flexible Spending Accounts, Health FSA, Limited Purpose FSA, Dependent Care FSA)
- Employee food pantry calling for donations (ARRMC, pick-up, drop-off, qualifications, Laura Nicholson)
- DAISY Award: Ktherin Abdun-Nur (ATRMC, lactation consultant, family birth center, compassion, genuine)
- 50th Annual Homes for the Holidays Tour to take place in Grants Pass Dec. 10 (ATRMC, Auxiliary, fundraiser, event, schedule, itinerary)
- Great American Smoke-Out to take place Nov. 17 (American Cancer Society, tobacco use, cessation, event, location, schedule, stats)
- Electronic W-2 consent forms due by Jan. 15 (IRS, taxes, payroll, UltiPro, TurboTax, Q & A)
- AACH joins ARRMC & ATRMC in offering cardiopulmonary testing services (outpatient, respiratory therapy, diagnostic, pulmonary function test)
- Not too late to get flu shot (Get Your Dot On, influenza, stats, vaccination, employee health)
- ARRMC’s new infection prevention manager: Marella “Bella” Lucas (Infection Prevention and Control, bio, profile, education, qualifications)
- Keep weight off and resolve up with HO-HO fitness challenge (health promotion, physical activity, Regence BlueCross BlueShield, Wellness Tools, tips, videos, support, incentives, prizes)
- VIA October drawing winners announced (Logan Bierman, Jordan Epstein, excellence, respect, honest, service, teamwork, prize)
- Human Bean donates Coffee for a Cure proceeds for women’s breast health (Asante Women’s Imaging, uninsured, under-insured, mammograms, follow-up care, breast cancer)
- Medical record access: snooping, tracking and consequences (privacy policies, security policies, legal action, authorization to disclose medical records, EPIC)
- Asante Urgent Care Medford now open (APP, walk-in, clinic, Black Oak Medical Plaza, X-ray, schedule, hours, services)
- ITS Help Desk is now ITS Service Desk (technical support, Michael Palacios, ITIL, information technology information library, customer service, resolution, consistent communication)
- Urgent Care versus Emergency Department, which to choose? (symptoms, conditions, services)
- Winners announced but not too late to sign up for MedSavvy (Angel Cross, Chaplain John Dungey, Sherry Sorenson, medication comparison, prescriptions, pharmacist, report-card style grading, registration, benefit)
- BeWell team announces holiday HO-HO fitness challenge (health promotion, physical activity, Regence BlueCross BlueShield, Wellness Tools, tips, videos, support, incentives, prizes)
- ATRMC town hall forums to be held Tuesday, Nov. 8 (ATRMC, Win Howard, senior leadership, Josephine County, topics, schedule, simulation lab, PEAK payouts, patient satisfaction surveys)
- No benefit deduction from Nov. 4 paychecks (compensation, benefits, deductions, HR, UltiPro)
- AACH employee teams create and compete in pumpkin carving contests (entries, winners)
- Ask-a-Provider: Stacey Romney on natural prevention for minor depression (APP, Q & A, Talent, nurse practitioner, Family Medicine, Neil Nicholson, blues, insomnia, loss of appetite, lack of energy, antidepressants, self-care, stress-management, prevention)
- Asante Urgent Care opening in Medford (APP, walk-in, clinic, Black Oak Medical Plaza, X-ray, schedule, hours, services)
- Contact Center focuses on phone based hospital and clinic services (scheduling, nurse triage, registration, follow-up calls, patient financial services)
- Open enrollment ends tomorrow (benefits, FSA, ETO cash-out, PTO cash-out, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, UltiPro)
- Final week to secure discounts with Know Your Numbers campaign (biometric screening, Employee Health, FullSlate, baseline health data, health assessment, Regence BlueCross-BlueShield)
- APP family medicine providers return to Black Oak Medical Plaza (Murphy Road, Medford Medical Clinic)
- Miracle Baby Reunion reunites NICU graduates with caregivers (ARRMC, annual event, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
- Flu vaccination fact check (quiz, influenza, statistics, vaccination rates, employee health)
- APP to host Trunk or Treat in Grants Pass (Halloween, community, event, costume, family friendly, photo booth, fire engine tours, petting zoo, face painting activities)
- Ask-a-Provider: Why should I get a 3-D Mammogram (Q & A, tomosynthesis, early detection, statistics, Dr. Jonathon Wood)
- AACH interfaith chapel offers place of solace, reflection for all (Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, Pandora Canton, Spiritual Care)
- Values In Action top five award winners for 2016 announced (VIA, Asante core values, vision, mission, Michele Brown, Emergency Department, AACH, Beth Coker, Cardiopulmonary Services, ARRMC, Sam Garrett, EVS, ACOH, Karl Maddux, Epic analyst, nurse, Medical Informatics, Mike Owen, maintenance engineer, Real Estate)
- ATRMC’s new VP of Nursing: Laura Magstadt (education, qualifications, bio, profile)
- ARRMC IMCU collecting socks, gloves and hats for patients in need (cold, wet, , frostbite, homeless, nurse Amy McCain)
- FSA funds must be used by Dec. 31 or forfeited (Flexible Spending Accounts, Health FSA, Limited Purpose FSA, Dependent Care FSA, open enrollment)
- Deadline to complete mandatory phishing training is Oct. 31 (information security, username, password, ALEC, email, deactivate, consequences, cybercriminals)
- Healthstream now administering hospital patient satisfaction surveys (telephone, email, inpatient, emergency, outpatient surgery, Press Ganey, voice clips, Red Alert)
- MetLife critical illness and accident insurance now available (open enrollment, gap coverage, UltiPro)
- Asante Cardiac Rehab receives national recognition (American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, AACVPR program certification, peer-review, standards, qualifications)
- AACH celebrates updated birth center, midwifery program (Family Birth Center, renovation, donations, Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, event)
- Radiation therapists offer singing sessions to ease patient experience (immobilization mask, cancer treatment, anxiety, medication, Radiation Oncology, ARRMC, Daniah Al bicyclechi, Jennifer Rullamas, Jason Kennedy)
- DAISY Award: Josh Carter (ARRMC, Coronary Care Unit, nurse award, care, compassion, assurance, beyond the call of duty)
- Employee flu shot campaign kickoff clinics announced (Get Your Dot On, Work Health, employee health, influenza, vaccination, prizes, incentives, schedule, dates)
- ARRMC welcomes new EVS manager: Leah Moore (Bio, qualifications, motivation, reducing infection)
- “Run with Heart” fun run/walk to benefit Cardiopulmonary Rehab (Asante Foundation, ARRMC, 5k, Phoenix, Blue Heron Park, Bear Creek Greenway)
- Open enrollment period Oct. 12 – 26 (benefits, plan changes, passive enrollment, annual benefit review, UltiPro, insurance, Unum)
- Asante’s new contract specialist: Mark Dicks (Corporate Compliance Department, education, qualifications, bio, profile)
- ATRMC presents educational end-of-life series (ACHE, Facing Mortality, ACOH, Advance Directive, POLST, hospice, intensive care, palliative care, quality of care)
- Employee Engagement Survey results available (Press Ganey, employee satisfaction, participation rates, stats)
- CVAT saves $600,000 annually across Asante (Clinical Value Analysis Team, Materials Management, Nursing Operations, standardization, reduced cost, improved patient care)
- Values In Action top five award winners for 2016 announced (VIA, AACH, ARRMC, EVS, ACOH, Asante core values, vision, mission, Michele Brown, Emergency Room, Beth Coker, Cardiopulmonary Service, Sam Farrett, EVS, Karl Maddux, Epic analyst, Medical Informatics, Mike Owen, maintenance engineer, Real Estate)
- Winners announced for online hand-hygiene quiz (hand hygiene, solstiequinox, Dr. Candelaria, Kindra Taylor, patient access, Cathy Godfrey, guest services, Robin Terranova, med/surg, PEAK, compliance, stats)
- ATRMC town hall forums permit employees to speak with leaders (ATRMC, Win Howard, senior leadership, Josephine County, patient experience, quality improvement, employee engagement, athletic training, local students, schedule)
- Call for Spirit of Service quarterly award submissions (volunteer service, recognition, community, criteria)
- Know your numbers campaign nearing completion (Employee Health, Regence Blue Cross-Blue Shield, wellness credits, biometric screening, online health assessment, schedule, appointments)
- Open enrollment two week window set to begin Oct. 12 (benefits, plan changes, passive enrollment, annual benefit review, UltiPro)
- Spotlight: charge nurse retreat strengthens bonds, builds team (ARRMC, Tami Geske, Kristi Frederick, RELATE, Words that Work, bedside handoffs, leadership rounding, Asante Experience, professional development)
- HASO’s care advisor program expanding to include Medicare patients (Troy Marion-Arnold, Propel Health, value-based care, patient experience, complex care, co-morbidity, chronic conditions, patient-centered care)
- ATRMC develops wig bank to assist chemo patients (donation, Women’s Imaging, Michelle Lagorio, Phagan’s, Donna Wilson, Toni Kristensen, infection prevention, American Cancer Society, Asante Foundation)
- Breast Cancer Awareness: Mammogram MythBusters (breast cancer, early detection, facts, risk factors, preventive measures, community, benefit, charity events, Asante Imaging-Women’s Services, Women’s Imaging, Women’s Health Center, The Women’s Health Center of Southern Oregon, Human Bean, Breast Cancer Survivorship Conference, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month)
- Truven VP shares ideas about what keeps Asante in the 15 Top (excellence, management, board of directors, medical staff, qualifications, criteria, Jean Chenoweth, Shaun Hall, Daily Courier)
- Last chance to receive incentive for MedSavvy enrollment (prescription, pharmacy benefit management, Asante Health Plan, comparison, data, reviews, grade, Cambia Health Solutions, Regence BlueCross BlueShield, Starbucks)
- Open enrollment packets to arrive at employees’ homes (benefits, plan changes, passive enrollment, annual benefit review, UltiPro)
- Employees can list homes for sale and rentals on myAsanteNET (housing crisis, Southern Oregon Rental Owners Assoications, vacancy rate, shortage, classified ads)
- Ask-a-Provider: Steven Lali on insomnia (Q & A, APP, Grants Pass, family medicine, sleep, fatigue, sleeplessness, risk factors, consequences, treatment, prevention, Sleep Center)
- Spotlight: stories of hand-hygiene and the patient experience (Donna Peace, hospital acquired infection, MRSA, hand washing, infection prevention)
- Transitional Care Clinic for ATRMC open and making a difference (ACOH, preventive measure, discharge, at-risk, hospitalist, primary care, follow-up, appointment, procedure, stats)
- System-wide initiatives improve patient satisfaction scores (HCAHPS, survey, patient experience, emergency, office visit, goals, benchmarks, HealthStream, Balanced Score Card, stats, Words that Work, RELATE, purposeful hourly rounding, leader rounding, PEAK, Win Howard, ALF)
- Patient survey vendor, administration, follow-up and reporting to change Oct. 1 (HealthStream, patient satisfaction, response rates, telephone, email inpatient, emergency, outpatient surgery, Press Ganey, voice clips, Red Alert)
- ELEMENTS 2016 available now (ALEC, UltiPro, annual education assignment, learning module, mandatory training)
- “Run with Heart” fun run/walk to benefit Cardiopulmonary Rehab (Asante Foundation, ARRMC, 5k, Phoenix, Blue Heron Park, Bear Creek Greenway)
- Interoffice mail envelopes: call for return and instructions for use (Materials Management, mailroom, ARRMC, Mail Center, addressee, sender)
- DAISY Award: Deborah Dimmick (ATRMC, kindness, compassion, loving, giving, free-time, helpful)
- ATRMC celebrates Pathway to Excellence with outdoor movie night (nursing, American Nurses Credentialing Center, ANCC, honor, award, criteria, Star Wars, Reinhart Volunteer Park, Grants Pass, employees, families)
- Employee Engagement Survey results available in October (Press Ganey, employee satisfaction, participation rates, stats)
- Coronary Care Unit awarded gold Beacon Award for Excellence (ARRMC, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, excellence, quality, award, qualifications, criteria, exceptional care, supportive work environment)
- Winners to be drawn for online hand-hygiene quiz (hand hygiene, criteria, drawing dates, solstiequinox, Dr. Candelaria, Tango gift card, PEAK)
- Audit reveals privacy incident, affected patients notified (electronic patient records, protected health information, patient information, employment policies, mandatory re-education)
- One Asante, one emergency preparedness guide (AACH, ATRMC, ARRMC, DNV GL, certification, codes, ELEMENTS 2016, UltiPro, ALEC, Aaron Ott)
- ATRMC town hall forums offer employees information on current Asante topics (Win Howard, senior leadership, Josephine County, patient stories, flu vaccinations, open enrollment, schedule)
- New patient safety coordinator for Asante: Casey Blalock (Performance Improvement Department, education, qualifications, bio, profile)
- Know your numbers campaigns offers savings despite changes to program (biometric screening, mini-checkup, baseline health data, health assessment, Regence Blue Cross-Blue Shield)
- Employees advised to ensure beneficiary designations are up-to-date (Asante Human Resources, benefits-eligible employees, UltiPro, retirement accounts, life insurance, health savings accounts, Transamerica, instructions, guidelines)
- Ask-a-Provider: Susan Albright on vegetarian diet (Q & A, APP, Grants Pass, nurse practitioner, nutrition)
- Going back to school adds skills, credentials for two older Asante employees (ARRMC, Palliative Care Unit, tuition reimbursement, PhD, social work, nurse practitioner)
- Asante Moments: Brian Day (ARRMC, neurology, Dr. Lee, myasthenia gravis, , television commercial, campaign, patient experience)
- Oregon Wine Experience raises more than $719,000 (event, donors, sponsorships, Children’s Miracle Network, Asante Foundation, fundraiser, Floyd Harmon, wineries, pediatric, infusion rooms, Bigham Knoll, stats)
- HIPAA compliance, data security are every employee’s responsibility (ITS, ELEMENTS 2016, ALEC, UltiPro, training, privacy standards, patient information, security)
- Asante’s in-house Talent Acquisition team now actively recruiting (Cameron Ericksen, Cielo, hiring, recruiter)
- Open enrollment postcards in mailboxes now (benefits-eligible employees, UltiPro, dependents, information update, Flexible Spending Account, ETO or PTO cash-out, dates)
- Register for MedSavvy by Sept. 30 to qualify for incentives (prescription, pharmacy benefit management, Asante Health Plan, comparison, data, reviews, grade, Cambia Health Solutions, Regence BlueCross BlueShield)
- Benefits and consequences of the Affordable Care Act (Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, OAHHS, Andy Davidson, ALF, charity-care, tax-exempt, not-for-profit, Ballot Measure 97, hospital price transparency, public perception)
- AACH earns gold medal and ATRMC earns bronze in patient safety competition (Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, OAHHS, American Hospital Association, award, qualifications, stats, Partnership for Patients)
- AACH Foundation announces 2016 Evans Scholarship Recipients (education, nursing, financial assistance, OHSU, SOU, RCC, Ruth Tucker Evans, stats)
- Open call for hospital volunteers (ARRMC, ATRMC, AACH, Junior Volunteers, opportunities, qualifications, requirements)
- Flu shots begin for patients mid-September, employees in October (quadirvalent vaccine, influenza, stats)
- New director joins Asante’s project management office: Katie Younkin (telehealth, bio, profile, qualifications)
- Open enrollment postcards to arrive in home mailboxes Sept. 5 (benefits-eligible employees, UltiPro, dependents, information update, Flexible Spending Account, ETO or PTO cash-out, dates)
- ELEMENTS 2016 module available in September (ALEC, UltiPro, annual education assignment, learning module, mandatory training, tuberculosis, bloodborne pathogens, HIPAA, social media, patient falls, oxygen cylinder safety, responsible event reporting, Emergency Response Plan)
- Incentives offered for MedSavvy medication analysis service registration (prescription, pharmacy benefit management, Asante Health Plan, comparison, data, reviews, grade, Cambia Health Solutions, Regence BlueCross BlueShield)
- DAISY Award: Kristi Sewell (ARRMC, CCU, nurse award, kindness, grace, comfort, compassionate care)
- Family Birth Center parking lot and entrances to be blocked temporarily (ARRMC, NICU, crane, alternate access routes)
- Asante partners with Jackson Care Connect on colorectal screening (JCC, cancer, Oregon Health Plan, APP, FIT kits)
- VIA: Denise Shadbolt and Bailey Bradbury (Values in Action, ATRMC, nurse, CNA, transport, compassion, med/surg, ALS, Lou Gehrig’s, dying, last wish, outside)
- Asante Showcase highlights quarterly achievements (ALF, Leadership Forum, video, awards, updates, changes, link)
- Culture of Safety survey to be completed by Sept. 2 (Dr. Grebosky, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHRQ)
- Values in Action nominations due by Sept. 1 (VIA, blueberry, Asante core values, vision, mission, colleagues, qualifications)
- Spirit of Service quarterly winners (volunteer service, recognition, community, Tiffany Allen, Naomi Daily, Daron Dawson, David Eisenberg, Phil Frazier, Kathryn Tobin, Katherine De Vry)
- Open enrollment: time to verify personal information (benefits, UltiPro, dependents, Flexible Spending Account, ETO or PTO cash-out, dates)
- Know your numbers campaigns offers saving on premiums (Employee Health, Regence Blue Cross-Blue Shield, wellness credits, biometric screening, online
- Ask-a-Provider: Tabitha Thrasher on bug bites (Q & A, APP, family medicine, insects, stings, prevention, clothing, bug repellent, treatment, first aid, infection, disease, allergies)
- Data Security efforts ramp up with policies, education modules (data breaches, HIPAA, ITS, privacy and information security training, ALEC, policies and procedures)
- AACH Family Birth Center adds midwifery program (CNM, nurse midwife, primary care, pregnancy, alternative birth services)
- Epic upgrade transitional period begins Aug. 22 (software, training, Epic 2015, electronic medical records)
- ELEMENTS 2016 module available Sept. 1 (ALEC, UltiPro, annual education assignment, learning module, mandatory training)
- Executive director of population health for Asante: Bill Edwards (profile, bio, role, qualifications, Health Alliance of Southern Oregon, Haso, Propel Health)
- MedSavvy medication analysis service added to employee benefits (prescription, pharmacy benefit management, Asante Health Plan, comparison, data, reviews, grade, Cambia Health Solutions, Regence BlueCross BlueShield)
- Holiday Artisan Faire meeting to take place at ARRMC (preliminary, Asante employees, guidelines, West Entrance Lobby, hand-made, gifts)
- Know your numbers campaign underway (Employee Health, Regence Blue Cross-Blue Shield, wellness credits, biometric screening, online health assessment, schedule, appointments)
- Ask-a-Provider: Susan Albright on summer heat (Q & A, APP, Grants Pass, nurse practitioner, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, warning signs, prevention, treatment)
- Memorial: Dr. Alan Bates (bio, profile, senator, APP)
- Employee Engagement Survey participation rate shatters record (Press Ganey, employee satisfaction, objectives)
- Asante Leadership Forum introduces new leaders through video (ALF, bio, profile, Q&A, link)
- Values in Action nominations sought for yearly award (VIA, blueberry, Asante core values, vision, mission, colleagues, qualifications)
- Eight new providers join APP (Asante Physician Partners, emergency, urgent care, psychiatry, behavioral health, Medford, Grants Pass)
- Win Howard and executive team offer town hall forums at ATRMC (senior leadership, Josephine County, topics, APP, Employee Assistance Program, campus security, PEAK employee incentive program, schedule)
- ALEC courses available to all employees (instructions, continuing education, training, Asante Education Services Department)
- Excel classes for employees (technology training, ALEC, Microsoft Office, training, basic, intermediate, advanced)
- To Your Health: Know your numbers save money on health care (Employee Health, Regence Blue Cross-Blue Shield, wellness credits, biometric screening, online health assessment, schedule, appointments)
- Oregon fourth highest in nation on hospital price transparency (Catalyst for Payment Reform, CCR, Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute, HCIII, Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, OAHHS, Patient Friendly Billing Group, Oregon Hospital Guide.org, good-faith estimate, out-of-pocket liability)
- Book “Beauty After Breast Cancer” receives positive reviews in medical journal (The Lancet Oncology, Katelyn Carey, AACH, emergency room, nurse, Asante Foundation)
- Employee Engagement Survey exceeds participation goal (Press Ganey, employee satisfaction, participation rates, objectives)
- Pokemon Go! Is a no go at Asante (reality gaming activities, security, patient safety, infection control)
- Compliance Corner: Clarification of HIPAA rules and violations (snooping, medical records, privacy policies, security policies, values, respect)
- New ERP system from Infor/Lawson now live (materials management, finance, business-side software, support, hotline, crosswalk, ALEC, additional training)
- Excel classes for employees (technology training, ALEC, Microsoft Office, training, basic, intermediate, advanced)
- DAISY Award: Patti Davies (ARRMC, Infusion Services Unit, “true master”, patience, honesty, compassion)
- To Your Health: MedSavvy pharmacy benefit management tool coming to Asante (medication comparison, Cambia Health Solutions, Regence BlueCross BlueShield, report-card style grading)
- APP launches lung cancer screening for select patients (imaging, program qualifications, smoker, chest CT scan, pulmonary, early detection, counseling,)
- ATRMC volunteer profile: Ray Stark marks 100th year (bio, auxiliary, pink lady)
- Employee Engagement Survey nears participation goal (Press Ganey, employee satisfaction, participation rates, objectives)
- Asante’s Ashland and Medford hospice programs unite (consolidation, aging population, home health, standardized model of care)
- Dairy Queen supports Children’s Miracle Network with Miracle Treat Day (Asante Foundation, ARRMC, facts, stats, participation guidelines, blizzard)
- Care of pediatric patients increases, improves under Pediatric Hospital Group (ARRMC, Lora Bergert, MD, stats, child life specialist)
- American Red Cross Blood Drive scheduled at ATRMC (bloodmobile, blood donation, stats, requirements)
- Advanced wound care clinic coming to Smullin Center (clinicians, direct patient care, seminar, Ann Avery, Mario Ponticello, continuing education, advanced training)
- Ask-a-Provider: Angela Mount on Lyme Disease (Q & A, APP, Grants Pass, doctor, bacterial infection, symptoms, complications, facts, treatment options, prevention)
- Employee Engagement Survey participation on pace to exceed last year (Press Ganey, employee satisfaction, participation rates, objectives)
- Helen K. Spears Cancer Center event honors VIPs, donors (ATRMC, philanthropy, celebration, auxiliary, renovation, linear accelerator, Cancer Compassion Fund)
- New ERP system go-live date reset to August 1 (materials management, supply chain, finance, business-side software, invoice, training, work sessions, support)
- Southern Oregon Bariatric Center relocation (SOBC, weight management, ARRMC, Oregon Surgical Specialists, hours of operation, contact information)
- Southern Oregon Subaru and Leukemia Lymphoma Society give blankets (ARRMC, Subaru “Loves to Care” program, Randy Nidalmia, LLS, oncology patients, Medical Oncology, Outpatient Infusion, Radiation, Pediatrics)
- APP adds family medicine location in Grants Pass (TVE Building, Angela Mount, DO, Amy Brown, MD, relocation)
- Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day to benefit Children’s Miracle Network (Asante Foundation, ARRMC, facts, stats, participation guidelines, blizzard)
- Employees win big with Spring into Action challenge (Health Promotions, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, physical activity, incentives, prizes, winners, results)
- Ask-a-Provider: Ramesis Bacolod on eczema (Q & A, APP, family medicine, symptoms, causes, flare-ups, treatment, prevention)
- Giving a patient the shoes off his feet: employee Dennis Franklin (emergency department, patient experience, shoes, ARRMC, caring, empathy, compassion)
- Hospice nurse’s end-of-life portraits to be featured on magazine cover (Mary Landberg, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, national conference, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Enduring Love)
- Asante mourns the loss of John and Max Belnap and Ryan Merker (APP, registered nurse anesthetist, pilot, plane crash, obituary, service)
- Clarification on Asante’s safety and emergency preparedness leadership roles (Aaron Ott, Debra Flickinger, Human Resources, facilities, ARRMC, emergency management, accident investigations, employee injury, compliance)
- Regence iPhone app gives Asante Health Plan members easy access (insurance cards, Regence App, ID card, deductibles, balances, out-of-pocket maximums)
- Hilltop Coffee sets up shop at AACH (small-batch organic, fair-trade coffee, breakfast foods, snacks, hours of operation)
- Drop-in sessions provide AACH employees support in retirement plan merger (Q&A sessions, 403(b), 401(a), employee contributions, eligibility, guidelines)
- New issue of To Your Health magazine now available at AACH, APP clinics (synopsis, water birth, Asante Ashland’s Family Birth Center, Dan Bittick, Dr. Matt Hiesterman, ICU baptism)
- Ask-a-Provider: Amy Brown on seasonal allergies (Q & A, APP, family medicine, symptoms, triggers, relief, treatment, antihistamines, decongestants, corticosteroids, prevention)
- Helen K. Spears Cancer Center open house highlights improvements (ATRMC, linear accelerator, tours, information, radiologist, radiation therapist, renovation, project details)
- Asante takes 100 steps to better health at Ashland’s July 4th celebration (AACH, APP, parade, booth, volunteers, event, activities, prize)
- Employee Engagement Survey begins July 6 (participation rates, goals, opportunities for improvement, Press Ganey, email invitation, Spanish option)
- Call for Spirit of Service quarterly award submissions (volunteer service, recognition, community)
- ARRMC Vascular Ultrasound Department receives accreditation (Intersocietal Accrediation Commission, extracranial, cerebrovascular, peripheral venous, peripheral arterial, visceral vascular testing, quality patient care, national standards)
- Four practitioners plan move to Black Oak Medical Plaza for July 25 (Dr. John Gallen, Carolyn Francis, Dr. Sue Hagar, Eric Van Bean, Angela Dailing, Medford Medical Clinic, APP-Pulmonary Consultants and Sleep Specialists, Asante Sleep Center, Southern Oregon Ear, Nose and Throat)
- Last chance to get a 15 Top Health System t-shirt (Guest Services, order, deadline)
- AACH employee-contribution retirement plan merges with Asante 403(b) (Transamerica, asante.trsretire.com, instructions, guidelines)
- Spotlight: Fax cover sheets revised for better security (Compliance Department, AACH, ARRMC, APP, ATRMC, Asante, customized cover, confidentiality notice)
- Det Norske Veritas annual check-in identifies areas for improvement (DNV, Asante, ARRMC, ATRMC, AACH, NC-1, NC-2, use-by dates, pain management, care plans, secure medications, survey findings, action plans, hospital accreditation)
- Employee Engagement Survey: Epic Ambulatory Team improvements (employee satisfaction, team-building, increase staffing, career development pathways, Press Ganey)
- Free canvases to willing artists: Oregon Wine Experience “Art for Every Palette” (Asante Foundation, fundraiser, Art Wall, event, schedule, paintings, mixed media, art supply discounts)
- Helen K. Spears Cancer Center to debut linear accelerator (ATRMC, open house, tours, information, first procedure, project details)
- American Red Cross Blood Drive scheduled at AACH for July 6 (bloodmobile, blood donation, stats, requirements)
- Grants Pass APP offices celebrate Summerfest (annual event, games, children’s activities, outdoor games and competitions, Olympics, tug-of-war, trophy, employee appreciation)
- Last Chance to take hand-hygiene quiz (deadline, prizes, trivia, PEAK incentive, Hand-Hygiene Herald)
- Grant renewal to continue funding school nurse program in local schools (The Reed and Carolee Walker Fund, Oregon Community Foundation, AACH, Ashland School District, Phoenix-Talent School District)
- Asante employees will educate and parade at Ashland’s July 4th celebration (AACH, APP, parade, booth, prize-wheel. volunteers, event, activities)
- Roy Vinyard: Truven 15 Top (Q & A, award, inpatient outcomes, process of care, extended outcomes, efficiency, patient experience, satisfaction, community benefits, criteria, stats)
- Asante: A Better Way to Health campaign launches this week (television, radio, print ads, promotion, Work Health, healthier choices, health partner, well care, Asante Moments, video link)
- Challenges delay roll-outs for Kronos and ERP (testing phase, parallel punch, planning, implementation, timekeeping, scheduling, accounting, EPSi, go-live)
- Truven 15 Top celebrations wrap up (AACH, ATRMC, recognition, luau, barbecue, commemorative t-shirts, midnight meal, cart rounding, Truven)
- Oregon Wine Experience fundraiser offers payroll deduction (event, Asante Foundation, Oregon Wine University classes, auctions, tastings, meals, Children’s Miracle Network)
- Spring into Action challenge marks midway point with one-mile walks and prizes (Health Promotions, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, physical activity, incentives, prizes, winners, participation guidelines)
- Paula Cumiford joins Asante as accounting manager (bio, qualifications, retirements, reorganization, forecast and audit functions, finance department)
- Compliance Corner: Social Networking Do’s & Don’ts (privacy laws, Social Media Policy 400-HR-0080, personal responsibility, legal responsibility, ethical issues, HIPAA, )
- Ask-a-Provider: Susan Albright on nurse practitioners (Q & A, APP, Grants Pass, nurse practitioner, training, education, qualifications, practice, care, diagnosis, services)
- Asante Moments: employee Rhonda Bartholomew (orthopedics nurse, patient experience, American flag, facilities employees, ceremony, Flag Day)
- Performance Improvement team responds to survey with team building (Press Ganey, employee engagement survey, teamwork, team building)
- ARRMC STEMI program receives prestigious American Heart Association award (heart attack, Mission: Lifeline® Receiving Center-Gold Plus quality achievement award, compliance, cardiac, criteria, stats)
- “Code Blue” alerts staff to both pediatric and adult cardiopulmonary emergencies (Oregon Patient Safety Commission, Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, Code Purple, DNV, Emergency Action Guidelines, ALEC, Aaron Ott)
- ATRMC and AACH 15 Top celebrations continue into next week (recognition, APP, luau, barbecue, commemorative t-shirts, midnight meal, cart rounding, schedule, Truven)
- Relay for Life: Luau fundraiser offers dinner, wine and an auction (event, fundraiser, Edenvale Winery, dinner, prize list, Health Promotions)
- Patient financial service relocated to Asante Contact Center (charge capture staff, patient financial counselors, Revenue Cycle employees)
- Asante News adds searchable archive (keywords, myAsanteNet, access instructions)
- Q & A: David Kinyon on ATRMC Auxiliary and the Spears Cancer Center (volunteers, fundraisers, gift shop, medical equipment, scholarships, renovation, remodel, linear accelerator)
- Annual Employee Engagement Survey to take place in July (Press Ganey, employee satisfaction, opportunity for improvement)
- Xenex UV-C sanitizing robot to be added to ARRMC EVS arsenal (ultraviolet light, C. diff, MRSA, bacteria, disinfection, environmental services, operating room, hospital acquired infection prevention)
- New parking lot construction underway near corporate building (parking spaces, employees, patients, visitors, traffic disruption, sidewalk closure, schedule)
- ARRMC 15 Top luau today, ATRMC and AACH celebrations to follow in June (recognition, APP, luau, barbecue, commemorative t-shirts, midnight meal, cart rounding, schedule, Truven)
- DAISY Awards: Kirk Bokenkamp (ATRMC, Critical Care Unit, affection, care, dignity, comfort)
- Kronos FAQs offer guidance and clarification on the new system (Q & A, timekeeping, scheduling, attendance records, HR, payroll)
- Town Hall Forums take place this week for ATRMC and AACH employees (Win Howard, improvements, employee suggestions, quality awards, Q & A, Sheila Clough, HealthStream, Melissa Wurm, employee engagement, patient experience)
- Asante to participate in Cascadia Rising earthquake preparedness drills (simulated field response, casualty scenarios, hospitals, trauma centers, earthquake facts, stats)
- Ask-a-Provider: Dr. Chris David on Stroke (Q & A, ATRMC, medical director, emergency services, stroke, FAST, warning signs, treatment options)
- Environmental Services: education, audits and encouragement (infection prevention, training, touchpoints, black light inspection, 100 Percent Club)
- June celebrations for 15 Top award kick off next week (recognition, ATRMC, ARRMC, AACH, APP, barbecue, commemorative t-shirts, midnight meal, cart rounding, schedule, Truven)
- Asante to participate in Cascadia Rising earthquake preparedness drills (simulated field response, casualty scenarios, hospitals, trauma centers, earthquake facts, stats)
- AACH Employee Spotlight: Garrett Crowl (Asante Ashland Community Hospital, CT technician, ARRMC Cath Lab, bio, profile, Q & A)
- American Red Cross Blood Drive scheduled at ATRMC (bloodmobile, blood donation, stats, requirements)
- Relay for Life: Luau for a cure scheduled for June 25 (event, fundraiser, silent auction, Edenvale Winery, dinner, Hawaiian dancers, Health Promotions)
- ACOH announces Saturday lab hours (Asante Center for Outpatient Health, Josephine County, MyChart, electronic medical record, Jackson County, Medical Arts Building, ARRMC, AACH, schedules, stats)
- Relay for Life: call for walkers and runners for Saturday’s relay in Medford (event, instructions, stats, Fight Back Lap, beWell, Health Promotions, Josephine County, Alisia Cook, Mary Trask)
- Asante News adds searchable archive (keywords, myAsanteNet, access instructions, link)
- ATRMC achieves Pathway to Excellence (nursing, American Nurses Credentialing Center, ANCC, honor, award, criteria)
- Physician Profile: Jamie Grebosky, MD (chief quality and patient safety officer, vice president for medical affairs, family medicine, credentials, bio, profile, Q & A)
- June celebrations planned at all three hospitals to celebrate Truven 15 Top award (recognition, ATRMC, ARRMC, AACH, APP, barbecue, commemorative T-shirts, midnight meal, cart rounding, schedule)
- Parallel punch period begins Sunday as Kronos timekeeping system rolls out (payroll, clock in, clock out, scheduling, attendance records, HR, training, ALEC)
- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit nurse presents at National Teaching Institute (research, Teresa Campanelli, Sarah Carlyle, Andrew Sanis, poster presentation, platelet mapping, thromboelastography, blood clotting, cardiac surgery, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses)
- Applications being accepted for Evans Endowed Nursing Scholarships (Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, OHSU, SOU, RCC, nursing degree, financial need)
- Spirit of Service quarterly winners (volunteer service, recognition, community, Matthew Bruff, Jason Fiske, Jennifer Monteith, Laura Nokes, Judy Penning, Sandra Sherman, Jennifer Lewellyn)
- Employee Engagement and Communication Fair raffle winners (event, booths, prizes, stats)
- To your health: spring into Action challenge invites staff to get active (Health Promotions, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, physical activity, incentives, prizes)
- Employee Engagement and Communication Fair draws record crowds (ARRMC, ATRMC, AACH, event, Kronos, APP, primary care, id badges, HR, giveaways, prizes, winners)
- Hand hygiene: chances to earn and win cash incentives (Hand-Hygiene Herald, High Five, Dutch Bros, hand washing, sanitizer, points of contact, online quiz, gift card, PEAK)
- ARRMC among best nationally for low readmissions of heart attack patients (quality, patient safely, Becker’s Infection Control & Clinical Quality, stats)
- Compliance Corner: HIPAA walk-throughs (Corporate Compliance Department, audits, privacy laws, confidentiality, Notice of Privacy Practice, protected health information, Phil Koenig, Andrea Tenbrink)
- ERP launch delayed until July 1 to ensure smoother transition (Enterprise Resource Planning, applications, business offices, finance, supply chain, human resources, mandatory training, accounts payable, accounting, materials management, Infor)
- DAISY Awards: Critical Care Unit Empowerment Council and Martina Wearstler (ARRMC, nursing excellence, Infusion Services Department)
- Spring into Action challenge invites staff to get active (Health Promotions, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, physical activity, incentives, prizes)
- Ask-a-Provider: Trudy Noon on advance directives (Q & A, certified nurse practitioner, CNP, APP, family medicine, Grants Pass, legal document, health care provider, incapacitated, end-of-life, durable power of attorney for health care, physician orders for life sustaining treatment, POLST, do not resuscitate, DNR)
- Asante Moment: Mindy Baird (employee, ARRMC, oncology, Brittney Lopez, Advantage Tire, values, Trish and Dave Boettcher)
- RCC Alum of the year: Shana Ogle (nursing professional development specialist, Grants Pass, award, bio, profile, OHSU, nursing, education)
- Amy Watson chosen as Baldrige senior examiner (pharmacy, Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award, criteria, process, best practices, inspiration, bio, profile, qualifications)
- Hospital Week events and activities underway throughout Asante (ARRMC, ATRMC, AACH, event, schedule, Employee Engagement and Communication Fair)
- Kronos system means additional ID Badges for Ashland employees (AACH, Employee Engagement and Communication Fair, timekeeping, current badges, key cards, computer sign-in)
- Employee Engagement and Communication Fairs offer information, prizes (Values in Action, blueberries, Nursing Vital 4, Critical Pursuit, APP, standardized purchasing Kronos, ID badges, raffle, event)
- Nurse of the Year: Shelley Laahs (ATRMC, LPN, medical/surgical A & B unit, patient experience, care, wit, humor)
- American Red Cross Blood Drive scheduled at ATRMC (bloodmobile, blood donation, stats, requirements)
- Ask-a-Provider: Zahra Lakhani on falls and fall prevention (Q & A, ATRMC, rehabilitation department, physical therapist, risk factors, balance, eyesight, environmental factors, Lifeline)
- Employee Engagement and Communication Fair (National Hospital Week, One Asante, One Experience, event, information, interactive activities, programs and initiatives, games, prizes)
- Hand hygiene: five points of care (compliance, hand-hygiene, infection prevention, World Health Organization, patient care)
- Helen K. Spears Cancer Center to debut new linear accelerator (state-of-the-art, radiation therapy, vault, Asante Foundation, ATRMC, Auxiliary, fundraising, renovation)
- Transitional Care Clinic at ATRMC to open in May (ACOH, preventive measure, discharge, at-risk, hospitalist, primary care, follow-up)
- Hospital Week: Behind every great hospital is a great staff (ARRMC, ATRMC, AACH, event, schedule, Employee Engagement and Communication Fair)
- New infection prevention manager: Donna Peace (bio, profile, qualifications, ARRMC)
- Trainings will prepare staff for transition to new ERP (mandatory, required, Enterprise Resource Planning, accounting, accounts payable, materials management, ALEC, webinar, module, open lab)
- Win Howard and ATRMC senior leaders to offer town hall forums in Grants Pass (Asante Foundation projects, PEAK awards, Asante trivia, patient stories)
- Biggest Loser finale showcases triumphs, produces winners (Asante Work Health, promotion, health, wellness, contest, beWell, testimonials)
April 27, 2016 – (Special PEAK Edition) 
- Asante achieves 15 Top Health Systems honor fourth year running (Truven Health Analytics, award, celebration)
- Roy Vinyard: Population Health (Q & A, ATRMC, employee forum, APP, urgent care, Health Alliance of Southern Oregon, HASO, Propel Health, value-based payments)
- Employee Engagement and Communication Fair (National Hospital Week, One Asante, One Experience, event, information, interactive activities, programs and initiatives, prizes)
- Kronos training to begin mid-May (mandatory, ALEC, class instruction, training module)
- DAISY Award: Jennifer Mendenhall (ARRMC, Cardiac Center)
- Transamerica to host roundtable retirement planning discussions (benefits, 401(a), 403(b), contributions, Peg Stewart)
- New director of accreditation: Holly Nickerson (bio, qualifications, credentials, DNV GL, document control, performance improvement, Lean Healthcare)
- Hospital Week: Behind every great hospital is a great staff (ARRMC, ATRMC, AACH, event, schedule, Employee Engagement and Communication Fair)
- Physician profile: Kent Dauterman, cardiologist (bio, qualifications, credentials, hobbies, Q & A, TAVR, carotid stent, ARRMC)
- New talent manager Cameron Erickson to lead in-house recruitment team (talent acquisition, Cielo, values, priorities, bio, profile, Q & A)
- Transitional Care Clinic aims to reduce readmissions for ATRMC (ACOH, preventive measure, discharge, at-risk, hospitalist, primary care, follow-up)
- Kronos roll-out delayed (timekeeping, scheduling, attendance records, HR, payroll, transition)
- APP Neurology offices relocating in Grants Pass and Medford (Dan Dimitriu, Eric Lee, Oscar Sanchez, Shaun Rajah, Regina Grassman)
- Asante Health Promotions to host Biggest Loser finale event (wellness, community, competition, contest, prizes, The New Well, Smullin Center, Regence)
- Asante beWell team to coordinate Relay for Life activities (Health Promotion Services, cancer survivors, AARMC, ATRMC, AACH, APP, event, fundraiser, Spirit of Service, schedule)
- Seasonal program eases employee access to affordable, fresh, local produce (Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, Asante Farmer’s Market, ARRMC, Siskiyou Sustainable Cooperative)
- AACH Spotlight: Amalia Kieley (Asante Ashland Community Hospital, clinical coordinator, medical/surgical unit, Q & A, bio, profile)
- Ask-a-Provider: Scott Nelson on colonscopy (Q & A, ATRMC, APP, General and Colorectal Surgery, cancer, screening, risk factors)
- Words that work improves patient experience at AACH (Relate, employee engagement, patient satisfaction, communication, pain management, narrating care, stats)
- Asante Moments: Dan Bittick (campaign, AACH, Dr. Guenther Knoblich, orthopedic surgery, Outpatient Rehabilitiation, cyclist)
- Ellen Jantzer to present on physician engagement and clinical documentation (The Advisory Board, research, consulting, Health Care Advisory Board, reimbursement, quality scores)
- Roy Vinyard offers town hall forums in Grants Pass (ATRMC, population health, Asante Trivia)
- Louie’s Big Give to benefit Ashland Community Hospital Foundation (charity, donation, gift cards, local restaurant, AACH, patient care initiatives)
- Office supply purchase shifts to Office DEPOT April 18 (Office Max, Materials Management, reduce costs, improve experience)
- Spirit of Service submit participation forms (quarterly, volunteer)
- Tiffany Murdock steps in as interim vice president for nursing at ATRMC (CNO, chief nursing officer, ARRMC, additional role)
- Strong turnout for Asante employees at the Pear Blossom (presenting sponsor, registrants, run, YMCA, Asante Health Promotions, beWell, APP, first aid tent, Regence, log an event)
- Asante’s Lithia clinics provide accessible healthcare, benefit company (Angela Kasprzak, Dr. Mirela Cvijanovic, cost-savings, stats, wellness program, procedures, services)
- AACH Family Birth Center makeover (birthing tub, shower, renovation, remodel, Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, patient experience)
- ARRMC remodel will increase capacity (2-West, 6-Tower, 3-East, inpatient rehabilitation, general medicine, South Lobby elevators)
- IT implements a new SPAM filter (procedures, email, MAXmail, MessageScreen/MailWatch, notifications, whitelist, trusted senders, blocked senders)
- Kronos classes now open for registration on ALEC (mandatory training, timekeeping, scheduling, attendance records, HR, payroll, managers, supervisors)
- Pear Blossom will be well attended by Asante employees (presenting sponsor, registration, run, Pedals ‘n Pears Bike Ride, YMCA, Asante Health Promotions, beWell, APP, packet pick up, first aid tent, Regence, log an event)
- Roundtable retirement discussions (Peg Stewart, Transamerica Retirement Solutions, benefits, 401(a), 403(b), employees, spouses)
- Asante providers host wellness course for seniors (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, OLLI, SOU, community health education)
- Ask-a-Provider: Steven Lali on heart disease risk (Q & A, APP, Grants Pass, family medicine, cholesterol, ASCVD, clogged arteries, diabetes, smoking, high blood pressure, exercise, diet, prevention)
- Asante’s new chief strategy officer: Dennie Conrad (executive, regional development, business growth, service line development, values, priorities, bio, profile, Q & A)
- Physician profile: Rebecca Hutchison, MD (Asante Hospice, quality of life, patient experience, palliative care, values, bio, profile, Q & A)
- Kronos classes to prepare leaders and staff for new timekeeping system (time and attendance, scheduling, IT, HR, payroll, managers, leaders)
- Asante Corporate meets vaccination goal as campaign nears end (employee health, stats, immunization, flu shot, influenza, Get Your Dot On)
- Smullin Center audio-visual upgrades planned for mid-summer (ARRMC, remodel, renovation, improvement, technology, upgrades, closure)
- IMCU used scrub sale planned for April ( Ethan Jostad Foundation for Childhood Cancer, Pay it Forward event, nonprofit, service, donations)
- Corporate compliance survey complete; winners announced (Asante, Asante Compliance Education Committee, drawing, stats, results)
- APP to host town hall forums (AACH, ACOH, Smullin Center)
- Ask-a-Provider: Amy Brown on obesity risks (Q & A, APP, family medicine, preventive and complementary medicine, nutrition, fitness, BMI, diet, exercise, prevention, tips)
- Critical Issues video illustrates One Asante, One Experience (Propel Health, HASO, population health, Mission, Vision)
- Tomosynthesis mammography now available (3-D, breast cancer screening, ATRMC, ARRMC, AACH, Hologic, Selenia Dimensions, stats)
- Asante Moments campaign earns silver and bronze Telly Awards (Shane, Larry, Mary Lou, recognition, Lanphier)
- Pedestrian traffic to be rerouted during reconstruction of steps and sidewalk (ARRMC, maintenance, safety, repair, detour)
- Smullin Center hosts blood drive March 24 (American Red Cross, donors, procedures, stats)
- Informational medical insurance tax forms to arrive next month (IRS, 1095-C, Affordable Care Act)
- Asante Health Promotions to host mid-way Biggest Loser event (wellness, community, competition, contest, prizes, Regence)
- Employees educated on rash of “phishing” scams (Compliance, suspicious email, cyber attacks, SPAM, ITS Help Desk)
- To Your Health: Pear Blossom Run and related events (PrePear Health Fair, South Oregon Foot & Ankle, YMCA, packet pickup, presenting sponsor, Asante Health Promotions, beWell, race, Pedals ‘n Pears Bike Ride, event details)
- MMC providers vacate Black Oak and business carries on (APP, Pulmonary Consultants and Sleep Specialist, Asante Sleep Center, Southern Oregon Ear, Nose and Throat, family medicine, primary care, internal medicine, plans)
- Values In Action award and recognition system sets record highs (VIA comment cards, blueberries, ID badges, Asante core values, vision, mission, stats)
- Reader’s Choice: Best Big Business (award, Southern Oregon Magazine)
- AACH patients benefit from Caregiver Fund projects (Ashland, employee funded, donation, bladder scanner, TV’s, Same-Day Surgery Unit, ED, Family Birth Center, call for applications)
- Biggest Loser competition boasts 53 Asante teams (Asante Work Health, promotion, heath, wellness, community, competition, contest, prizes, Regence)
- AACH to host employee Town Hall Forums (Sheila Clough, population health, finances, patient experience scores)
- Tax day is around the corner: access W-2 on UltiPro (IRS, payroll, TurboTax)
- Asante-wide immunization rate at 73%, nearing goal (Get Your Dot On, influenza, vaccination rates, ATRMC, ARRMC, AACH, corporate, stats)
- Ask-a-Provider: Daniel Wieking on plantar fascitis (Q & A, APP, Grants Pass, orthopedic surgeon, foot and ankle, heel pain, symptoms, stretching, Achilles tendon, orthotics)
- National Patient Safety Awareness Week March 13-19 (core goals, safety initiatives, reduction of harm, infection prevention)
- Asante Moments: Ron Johnson (primary care, cardiology, emergency department, Chris Morgan, Junyang Lou, ARRMC, atrial fibrillation)
- Margo Funk appointed to APA Council on Psychosomatic Medicine (APP, ARRMC Behavioral Health Clinic, psychiatrist)
- Tomosynthesis mammography now available (3-D, breast cancer screening, ATRMC, ARRMC, AACH, Hologic, Selenia Dimensions, stats)
- ATRMC achieves flu shot goal (employee health, stats, immunization, Get Your Dot On)
- New providers join APP (Asante Physician Partners, behavioral health, maternal-fetal, primary care, work health, hospitalist, Medford, Grants Pass, Ashland)
- AACH to host employee Town Hall Forums (Sheila Clough, population health, ALEC)
- ARRMC named 100 Top Hospital for the fourth time (Truven, award, exceptional care, clinical excellence, recognition, benchmarks, stats)
- Spotlight: HASO’s first care advisor (Troy Marion-Arnold, Propel Health, value-based care, patient experience, complex care, patient-centered)
- New Hill-Rom beds arrive to all Asante hospitals (patient experience, consistency, ARRMC, ATRMC, AACH)
- Town Hall Forums coming soon for ATRMC and AACH employees (Win Howard, Sheila Clough, patient experience, urgent care, population health)
- Biggest Loser competition boasts 35 Asante teams (Asante Work Health, promotion, heath, wellness, community, competition, contest, prizes, Regence)
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Conference to be simulcast at Smullin Center (Annie Parker, cancer, survivor, headline speaker, event)
- Electronic W-2 available on UltiPro (IRS, taxes, payroll, UltiPro, TurboTax)
- Pulmonary Rehab program at ARRMC now open for referrals (Beth Coker, Dr. Giacoppe, pulmonary function, chronic lung disease, COPD)
- Ask-a-Provider: Angela Mount on bone health (Q & A, APP, Grants Pass, doctor, exercise recommendations, body mechanics, balance, calcium, diet, supplement)
- IMCU staff surpasses immunization goal (ARRMC, influenza, vaccination, Get Your Dot On, flu shot, stats)
- VIA: Amy McCaskie (Values in Action, kindness, thoughtfulness, ARRMC, nurse)
- Enterprise Resource Planning software to change the way Asante does business (finance, supply chain, human resources, MM12, general ledger, UltiPro)
- Electronic W-2 now available on UltiPro (IRS, taxes, payroll, UltiPro, TurboTax)
- DAISY Award: Allison Jacoban (ARRMC, Family Birth Center, nurse award, attitude, attentive care)
- Intermediate care unit to host used scrubs sale for charity and good works (Ethan Jostad Foundation, childhood cancer, Pay it Forward, fundraiser, donations)
- Biggest Loser Community Challenge invites employee participants (Asante Work Health, promotion, health, wellness, competition, contest, prizes)
- Runners and cyclists: time to start prepping for Pear Blossom (race, employee health, fitness, training, event, community, charity)
- Ask-a-Provider: Brandon Lynch on substance abuse (Q & A, APP, Ashland, doctor, alcohol, drugs, prescription painkillers, signs, recovery)
- Tomosynthesis mammography coming to Asante March 2016 (breast cancer screening, 3D imaging, radiology)
- AACH offers alternative therapies to aid healing (Asante Ashland Community Hospital, volunteers, massage, pet partners, music, reiki, complementary therapy)
- AACH Spotlight: Rob Hibner (Asante Ashland Community Hospital, ancillary and support services, inspiration, Q & A, bio, profile)
- New manager for ARRMC Cardiopulmonary Services Department: Beth Coker (Cardiac Rehab, Pulmonary Rehab Clinic, bio, profile)
- DAISY Award: Augusta Keen (ATRMC, nurse award, attitude, attentive care)
- Registration open for Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Conference telecast (Annie Parker, cancer, survivor, headline speaker, event, Smullin Center)
- Biggest Loser community competition invites employee participants (Asante Work Health, promotion, health, wellness, contest)
- Flu shot goals within reach for Asante entities (employee health, stats, immunization, Get Your Dot On)
- Ask-a-Provider: Laurie Dahl on stress (Q & A, APP, mental health, Ashland, family nurse practitioner, stress reduction, exercise, cortisol, CBT, cognitive behavioral therapy)
- AACH isolation unit for infectious disease seeks staff volunteers (Ebola, Tier 2 assessment hospital, RN, LPN, CAN, nurse, nursing, specialized training, clinical specialty team, Ashland)
- Auxiliary donation helps fund improvements at spears cancer center (ATRMC, linear accelerator, radiation, renovation, remodel)
- Asante style guide (writing, communication, AP, Associated Press, voice)
- Same day care offered at 691 Murphy Road (Asante Physician Partners, family medicine, appointments, non-emergency care, illness, injury, infection, treatment)
- Excel and Powerpoint classes for employees (technology training, ALEC, Microsoft Office, training, basic, intermediate, advanced)
- Seven employee volunteers win Spirit of Service awards (community, drawing, first quarter, school, church, police, fire, non-profit)
- Doc Halo secure text messaging app a hit with clinical staff (app, mobile, web-based, secure, Epic, improve workflow, providers, nurses, HIPAA)
- APP first to reach target in Asante-wide flu vaccination campaign (Asante Physician Partners, Get Your Dot On, influenza, vaccination rates, ATRMC, ARRMC, ACH)
- Ask-a-Provider: Susan Albright on winter blues (Q & A, APP, mental health, Grants Pass, nurse practitioner, Seasonal affective disorder, SAD, depression, serotonin imbalance, light therapy, anti-depressants, outdoor activity)
- Population Health: Asante employees and families (risk stratification, high risk, rising risk, low risk, weight management, tobacco cessation, health coaches)
- VIA: Dr. Milligan (Emergency Department, EPIC, Doc Halo, technology, Values in Action Award, integrity)
- Corporate compliance survey assesses knowledge, awards prizes (Asante, Asante Compliance Education Committee, SurveyMonkey, training)
- Twelve specialists join APP (Asante Physician Partners, emergency medicine, critical care, general surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, ear, nose, throat, doctor, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, Medford, Grants Pass, new providers)
- Uniting forces to reduce readmissions (30-day readmissions, discharge planning, care coordination, Jackson Care Connect, telehealth services, community resources, warm care transitions, follow up, nurse navigator)
- Miracle Jeans Day April 13 (Asante Foundation, Children’s Miracle Network, casual attire, donation, benefit local hospitals)
- Asante’s Relay for Life teams offer employees volunteer opportunities (Spirit of Service, fundraiser, American Cancer Society, beWell, AARMC, ATRMC, AACH, APP, event, benefit)
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Conference telecast March 5 (Annie Parker, cancer, survivor, headline speaker, event, Smullin Center)
- Ask-a-Provider: Timothy Roberts on depression and anxiety (Q & A, ATRMC, mental health, chemical imbalance, hormonal issues, physiological condition, exercise, counseling, medication)
Feb. 1, 2016 – (Special PEAK Edition)
- New Asante Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer (Dr. Grebosky, clinical quality, excellence, patient experience, ARRMC, ATRMC, AACH)
- VIA: Sharon Young (Francis Cheney Family Place, Family House, Values in Action Award)
- AACH Employee Spotlight: Sheila Clough (Asante Ashland Community Hospital, CEO, values, inspiration, bio, profile, Q & A)
- New Primary Care Providers Join APP (Asante Physician Partners, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, doctor, Medford, Ashland, Grants Pass, White City, Talent, new providers)
- Doc Halo brings the Dr. to your electronic device (app, mobile, web-based, secure, Epic, improve workflow, medical staff)
- Rod Graham celebrates retirement (imaging, ATRMC)
- American Red Cross blood drive Jan. 28 (American Red Cross, blood donation)
- New Oregon Sick Leave Law (attendance, illness, family illness, protected hours, unscheduled absence, time off, ETO, PTO, ATO, OPTO)
- Coaching incentive program offers body benefits, plus cash (Regence, employee health, weight loss, healthy lifestyle, goal-setting, rewards)
- Kronos time clocks coming soon (timekeeping, scheduling, attendance records, HR, payroll)
- VIA: Jared Hill (Jared Hill, Values in Action Award, VIA)
- Geneva Craig honors MLK in DC (Geneva Craig, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., MLK, civil rights)
- AARMC named among 100 Best Hospitals (Healthgrades, top performing hospital, recognition)
- Microsoft classes (technology training, ALEC, Excel, Outlook, Office)
- Five more nurses earn oncology certifications (ARRMC, oncology, specialty nurses, certification)
- Medical records staff assembles holiday gifts for seniors (AACH, ARRMC, medical records, ACCESS, Christmas, Shoebox, Seniors)
- Employees asked to help route calls to Asante estimate line (secret shoppers, transparency, OAHHS, health care price, good faith estimates)
- Hand hygiene compliance approaching 100% (hand-hygiene, five points of care, high five, incentive, PEAK)
- Emergency room volume surges at all hospitals (ARRMC, AACH, ATRMC, patient volume, emergency treatment, newly-insured, record setting)
- VIA: Chris Fuller (Chris Fuller, Values in Action Award, VIA)
- Benefits refreshers for employees through June 2016 (HR, incentives, medical plan options, HSAs, HRAs, flexible spending accounts, Asante Retirement Plan)
- Donate Life Northwest shares hope through quilts and education (ARRMC, Donate Life Northwest, organ donation, transplant, donor registration, quilts)
- IRS changes health care coverage filing requirement (IRS, 1095-C, health insurance coverage, tax filing)
- Compliance awareness survey planned for February (Compliance Assessment Survey, compliance education, future training, prizes, incentives)
- Town Hall Forums offer an opportunity for employees to speak with leaders (Town Hall Forum, ATRMC, APP)
- Outpatient behavioral health clinic opens in January (APP, Behavioral Health Unit, ARRMC)
- Asante employees and families join Ugly Sweater Run (beWell, ugly sweater run, promotions, employees and families, event, benefit)
- Asante Physician Partners continues to grow and evolve (APP, primary care providers, medical homes, Affordable Care Act, reduce readmissions)
- VIA: Valerie Chamberlain (Valerie Chamberlain, Values in Action Award, VIA)
- Coumadin Clinic employees live Asante’s values (Coumadin Clinic, Values in Action, The Asante Experience, patient experience)
- Regional credit unions raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network (Children’s Miracle Network, Rogue Credit Union, Pacific Crest Credit Union, Credit Unions for Kids, donation)
- Opt-ins for electronic W-2 due by Jan. 15 (IRS, W-2, UltiPro, tax filing, payroll)
- Spirit of Service participation forms due Jan. 15 (Spirit of Service, volunteer recognition, quarterly prizes)
- Outstanding caregiving honored through Circle of Caring (Circle of Caring, Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, donations, honor)
- ALEC upgrade scheduled for Jan. 18 (Asante Learning and Education Center, ALEC, upgrade, register for a class, classes, transcripts)
- Q & A: Rebecca Bolling on diet (Rebecca Bolling, APP, Mediterranean Diet)
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