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- Asante’s Balanced Scorecard gets a makeover: Goals, pillars, performance, metrics, 2020, strategic, plan, measure, PEAK, quality, affordability, team, future, integrated delivery
- Changes are coming for the W-4 form: Tax, withholding, estimator, IRS, federal, law
- Get smart with financial webinars: Fidelity, workshops, retirement, savings, Social Security, online, incentive
- BodyFIT programs return in 2020: Wellness, risk, weight, management, metabolic health, lifestyle, coach
- Annual VIA: She helps caregivers become resilient: Jennifer Nidalmia, Behavioral Health Unit, nurse, trauma, Sanctuary Model, resilience, coordinator, program
- Outlook Web App to get a new look: OWA, navigation, ease, design, upgrade, redesign
- Infusions go faster with new system at ARRMC: Fast track, Steve Archer, video, Infusion Lab
- myStrength offers online emotional resources: Mobile, tool, benefit, health plan, stress, anxiety, substance abuse, chronic pain
- STAT: 2019 quality report card: Two passes, one miss: Jamie Grebosky, MD, Balanced Scorecard, hospital-acquired infection, HAI, patient safety, readmissions, patient experience
- Flu cases rising: Infection Prevention says be prepared for masking soon
- Last call for Elements: Don’t forget, complete your online training by Dec. 31
- In the news: Courtney Wilson, MD, Shelly Diaz
- Calling good-deed doers: Holiday, donations, teams, departments, employees, community, volunteer, photos
- For patients on special diets, these meals bring a taste of home: ATRMC, molds, pureed, food, meatloaf, vegetables, fish, swallow, menu, nutrition, Lisa Morales
- Asante hospitals aim to be Baby-Friendly: National, designation, AACH, ARRMC, breastfeeding, surveys, ATRMC, World Health Organization
- Asante employee survey gets a pulse check: Employee Engagement, brief, question, random, selection, HR, quarterly
- Annual VIA: A split second, a remarkable moment: Jared Johnson, ICU, tears, compassion, de-escalation, patient, taser, coworkers
- Life, retirement: Name your beneficiaries: Fidelity, life insurance, myHR, employee benefits
- DAISY Nurse Leader: Caitlin Wright: ATRMC, radiology, compassion, humanity, award
- Epic upgrade a winning formula for users: Storyboard, education, fairs, prizes, roadshow, winners, gift cards
- Are you exceeding your HSA max? Health savings account, IRS, limits, contribution, 2019, tax
- STAT: Being assaulted is not in our job description: Anne Hansen, workplace, violence, nurse, employee, policy, report
- Calendar: Know Your Numbers online health assessment, BodyFIT
- Job of the week: ARRMC patient care supervisor, bonus-eligible positions
- Calling good-deed doers: Holiday, donations, teams, departments, employees, community, volunteer, photos
- Asante Walk-in Care flu season video
- ARRMC named a 50 Top heart hospital: IBM Watson, nation, cardiovascular, mortality, outcomes, lower cost, award, recognition, Scott Wilber, MD, Mick Zdeblick, CEO
- First phase of Zebra rollout a huge success: Mobile device, ATRMC, clinical staff, communicate, go-live, Halo, nursing, implementation
- Last call for biometric screenings: Know Your Numbers, exam, online health assessment, 2020, premium credits, Asante Employee Benefits Plan, health coverage
- As winter approaches, so does flu season: Immunization, visitor, prepare, masking, mandatory, employees, badge ring, patients
- Annual VIA: Asante Contact Center’s solution man: Paul Ownby-Hibner, Patty Kroloff, trainer, call, customer service
- Awesome new benefit for those with diabetes: Livongo Diabetes Program, meters, supplies, lancets, test strips, free, counseling, benefit
- Calling good-deed doers: Holiday, donations, teams, departments, employees, community, volunteer, photos
- STAT: Zebra go-lives, tip sheets, FAQs: Laura Magstadt, intranet page, hub
- Calendar: Fidelity reps onsite, Talent Lights for Life Tree Lighting, BodyFIT
- Social media: Christmas comes early at ARRMC gift shop
- Support groups: Adult Diabetes, Lung Cancer
Nov. 26, no issue
- Asante says thank you: PEAK checks, distribution, employees, leaders, campuses, bonus, on-site
- Geneva Craig receives national AARP award: Nurse, ARRMC, employee, civil rights, longtime, KDRV, Andrus Award
- Annual VIA: She gives her heart and soul: Kristi Frederick, winner, organizational development, leadership, HR
- Three-paycheck month makes it rain: Deductions, HSA, FSA, schedule, calendar, HR, benefits
- Video: A very grateful Thanksgiving: Asante Foundation, NICU, premature, Andrea and Tom Harvey, miracle
- DAISY Award: Megan is a “stellar nurse”: Megan Buma, ATRMC, extraordinary, patients, nomination, care, compassion
- Where do I order these materials now? MyChart brochures, thank-you cards, envelopes, universal discharge, letter, coloring book, Infor, Mustard Press
- Give yourself a gift, plan for retirement: Fidelity, on-site, appointments, December, planning, counseling, campuses
- STAT: Asante changes its fall-prevention strategy: Laura Magstadt, evidence-based, risk, assessment, patient-specific, tailored
- Calendar: Fidelity reps onsite, ARRMC Employee Artisan Faire, Know Your Numbers, BodyFIT
- Job post of the week: ICU nurse, ARRMC
- Support groups: Adult Diabetes, Lung Cancer
- Year-end deadlines loom: 2020 Employee Benefits Plan, flu, immunization, attestation, declination, Know Your Numbers, Elements
- Asante Health Plans 2020: Which plan is right for me? PPO, Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, coverage, categories, renamed, open enrollment, benefits
- It pays to work here (and to refer others): Bonus, Talent Acquisition, jobs, positions, hard-to-fill, critical, candidate
- Annual VIA: “Kris acts with integrity”: Kristopher Blake, ARRMC, cath lab, lead tech, winner
- Protect yourself from flu … and more: Immunization, Asante Pharmacy, Tabitha Norris, shingles, pneumonia, Tdap, benefits, coverage
- Asante’s got talent — see it at the crafts fair: Artisan Faire, ARRMC, Nov. 22, employee, gifts, shopping
- Employees gave back in a big way last quarter: Spirit of Service, volunteer, reward, community
- Calling good-deed doers: Donate, volunteer, community, holidays, team, department, help, give, photos
- STAT: Need smart pump tutorials? We’ve got them: Anne Hansen, web page
- STAT: Emergency Nurses Association meeting
- APPChat: How APP’s PEAK incentives are changing: Jamie Grebosky, MD, composite, strategic goals, primary care, medical specialties, surgical specialties, alternative access
- Calendar: Flu shot clinics, Fidelity reps onsite, Know Your Numbers, BodyFIT
- Social media: AACH’s pumpkin-carving contest, Trunk or Treat
- VIA winners accept their honors: Annual Values in Action, luncheon, Kristopher Blake, Jennifer Nidalmia, Paul Ownby-Hibner, Kristi Frederick, Jared Johnson. VIDEO
- Can I keep my doctor? Asante Health Plans 2020, primary care, Employee Benefits, Asante Preferred Network, specialist, categories, coverage
- Donations spur Spiritual Care revival: ARRMC, Brian Day, Sue Day, chapel, renovation, Russ Hearing, chaplain
- Asante welcomes new leaders: Paisley Meyer, Lindsey McLean, Jay Dishong, Erin Scow, Brian Alvey, managers, promotion, video
- Missed a punch in Kronos? No worries: Hourly, timekeeping, time card, prompt, reminder, Asante Payroll
- Get healthy, lose weight with BodyFIT: class, six-month, program, nutrition, exercise, support, BMI, free, eligible, employees, January
- STAT: How we did on quality in 2019 — and next year’s focus: Holly Nickerson, hospital-acquired infection, HAI, hand hygiene, bundles, surgical site, CAUTI, CLABSI, C. diff, MRSA, delirium, mobility, mortality, teach-back, AVS
- Calendar: Flu shot clinics, open enrollment benefits fairs, Fidelity reps onsite, Know Your Numbers
- Job of the week: RN resource pool, ARRMC
- Year-end PEAK results are in: Productive Employees Achieving Key Goals, bonus, check, incentive, payout, targets, final
- How network categories affect your costs: Employee Benefits Plan, 2020, health, coverage, out-of-pocket, options
- Video: Asante Health Plans 2020 explained: Robert Begg, presentation, HR forum
- Why did Scott Kelly grow that beard? No-Shave November, fundraiser, cancer, insurance coverage, Asante Foundation
- Even biomedical devices at risk of hacking: Karen McMillen, ITS, information, security, cyberattack
- See a dentist for fun — attend this open house: Willamette Dental, Grants Pass, new location, Nov. 7
- STAT: The flu-shot deadline is looming — are you immunized? Holly Nickerson, vaccination, flu clinics, attestation, declination, Nov. 15, forms, badge ring
- STAT: Flu clinics and department rounding schedule
- Calendar: Flu shot clinics, Know Your Numbers, ARRMC scrubs sale, ATRMC Town Hall Forum
- Benefits plan to change in 2020: Employee health plan, new, network, out-of-pocket, costs, open enrollment, deductible, copay, coinsurance, premiums, health savings plan, health reimbursement plan, Asante Health Network
- Do you know the rules of EMTALA? Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, state, audit, federal, law, deficiencies, hospital, emergency department
- Helping out and speaking up — with kindness: ARRMC, Volunteer of the Year, award, celebration, Carl Arkens, Laura Nicholson
- Asante pinks out for a good cause: Wear Pink Day, breast cancer, awareness, Human Bean, fundraiser, Facebook
- You can now schedule a mammogram online: MyChart, screening, mammography, computer, mobile, app
- Benefit makes college planning easier: Employee Assistance Program, EAP, planning, costs, students, searches, campus, SAT,ACT, College Planning USA
- Kronos pages get a facelift for readability: Layout, standardized, hourly, employees, payroll, timekeeping, time card, timecard
- STAT: For one out-of-town visitor, our program was a stroke of luck: Jessie Hibner, Asante Stroke Program, ischemic, endovascular, neurovascular, catheter, minimally invasive, Nishant Ranawat, MD, emergency, ARRMC, Primary Stroke Center
- STAT: ARRMC names pediatrics manager: Shannan Widboom, RN, Sarah Hillyer, Patient Care Services–Pediatrics, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Michelle Cathcart
- Calendar: Flu shot clinics, Know Your Numbers, Monster Dash, Trunk or Treat, ARRMC scrubs sale, ATRMC book sale, National Drug Take-Back Day
- Job post of the week: Patient safety coordinator, Asante
- Saving hearts without opening chests: ARRMC, cardiac, mitral valve, MitraClip, minimally invasive, catheter, Southern Oregon Cardiology, Kent Dauterman, MD
- Open enrollment text reminders available: Employee benefits, health plan, deadlines
- This employee makes Halloween a scream: Shirley Schwab, haunted house, fundraiser, Medford
- “Dadda’s asleep”: Heart attack, soccer, game, Daily Courier, Richard Huffaker, Grants Pass
- Campus flu clinics set for the coming weeks: Immunization, shot, badge, ring, influenza, schedule, attestation, declination
- AACH managers get their tie-dye moment: PEEEC, Patient Experience and Employee Engagement Committee, certificate, recognition, leadership
- Miracle babies and families to celebrate: Miracle Baby Reunion, Oct. 20, NICU, ARRMC, “Toy Story”
- STAT: Zebra devices will help us communicate: Laura Magstadt, Halo, phone, apps, mobile, handheld, hospitals, training
- Calendar: Know Your Numbers, Fidelity reps in Medford, Grants Pass, ATRMC scrubs sale, ARRMC purse sale, Pink-Out Day, senior retirement-planning sessions, AACH pumpkin carving contest, National Drug Take-Back Day
- Asante is abuzz over the annual VIAs: Values in Action, award, recognition, nominate, co-workers, winners, Kris Blake, Kristi Frederick, Jared Johnson, Jennifer Nidalmia, Paul Ownby-Hibner, luncheon
- Day one of the flu campaign a huge success: Employees, immunization, badge ring, turnout, kickoff, clinics, hospitals, campus, vaccine
- Get ready to pink out to support a good cause: Breast cancer awareness, system-wide, scrubs, shirts, Oct. 16
- #IAmAsante: Ellie Franz: APP, translation, translator, medical assistant, profile
- Senior retirement sessions scheduled: Planning, Fidelity, Social Security, Regence, Grants Pass, Medford, benefits
- Save the dates: Open enrollment starts Nov. 1: Asante Health Plan, benefits, myHR, medical, dental, changes, fairs, pre-enrollment Q&A
- Get credit for doing good in the community: Spirit of Service, volunteer, hours, prizes, organization, nonprofit
- STAT: The warriors on the front lines of preventing infection: Holly Nickerson, Infection Prevention and Control, hospital-acquired, CAUTI, CLABSI, C. diff, MRSA, surgical-site infection
- Asante in the news: ARRMC cancer patients get a lift, Road to Recovery, video, KDRV, news
- Calendar: Know Your Numbers, Fidelity reps in Medford, Grants Pass, AACH pumpkin carving contest, Toastmasters club at ARRMC,
- Support groups: Adult Diabetes, Lung Cancer
- Don’t wait, employee clinics start today: Flu, immunization, campus, free, badge ring, masking, attestation, declination
- Save the dates: Open enrollment starts Nov. 1: Asante Health Plan, benefits, myHR, medical, dental, changes, fairs, pre-enrollment Q&A
- Carpool, bike, walk — and maybe win prizes: Get There Challenge, commute, RVTD, Medford
- Eighteen lucky students earn scholarships: Ruth Evans, nurses, college, Asante Community Hospital Foundation
- Take charge of your benefits: Patients are consumers too: Consumerism, empowered, benefits, choice, Nathan Doshier, HR, Part 12, final
- Before you leap into retirement, talk to Fidelity: Retirement, savings, plan, representatives, appointments, one-on-one, Medford, Grants Pass, October
- STAT: Smart pumps go-lives: Campus, NPD, web page, information, details
- ARRMC in the news: Cancer Center, Channel 12, video, announcement
- Support groups: Adult Diabetes, Lung Cancer
- Calendar: Know Your Numbers, ARRMC book sale, AACH pumpkin carving contest, Toastmasters club at ARRMC,
- New “smart” IV infusion pumps mark a leap forward in patient safety: B. Braun, go-live, hospitals, next-generation, drug library, patient safety, medication, reduce errors, Susan Montgomery
- Positive workplace earns honor at ATRMC: Pathway to Excellence, nursing, nurse, credentialing, designation, workplace
- Are you still going the distance? Walking, challenge, health promotion, 600 miles
- Spotlight: At the Contact Center, triage nurses help patients one call at a time: Centralized, primary care, emergency department, urgent care, symptoms
- Take charge of your benefits: Health networks, quality, cost, Nathan Doshier, HR, Part 11, health plan
- Mended Hearts event features cardiac experts: Brian Gross, MD, David Folsom, MD, cardiologist, cardiac surgeon, regional meeting, Smullin, Heart Walk
- STAT: Smart pumps: What you need to know about the go-lives: Anne Hansen, B. Braun, hands-on training, ALEC, large-volume IV, PCA, syringe, Asante Biomed
- Flu clinics start Oct. 1: Immunization, badge ring, shot, employees, masking
- Calendar: Know Your Numbers, ARRMC book sale, Toastmasters club at ARRMC
- Asante Walk-in Care ad
- Save the dates: Employee flu-shot clinics begin Oct. 1 on all campuses: Influenza, immunization, badge rings, ALEC, paperwork, hospitals, masking
- Elements training is coming — with changes: ALEC, modules, mandatory, policy, HIPAA, compliance, bloodborne pathogens, tuberculosis, cultural awareness, drug diversion, workplace harassment, bullying, emergency code response, information security, Midas+
- Citrix access soon will require a two-step login: Duo, two-factor authentication, phishing, hacker, network
- Fall Back into Fitness Challenge returns: organized, activity, prizes, Asante Health Promotion, hiking, running, cycling, autumn, Prove You Move, $100 gift card
- Take charge of your benefits: How plan options affect health care costs, Nathan Doshier, HR, Part 10, out-of-pocket, comparison, having a baby, open enrollment
- Talk to a recruiter [no link]: Talent Acquisition, cafeteria, table, campuses
- STAT: Who is on the front lines of flu prevention? You: Holly Nickerson, hand hygiene, immunize, influenza, employees, nurses, compliance
- Calendar: Know Your Numbers, APP Town Hall Forum, Toastmasters club at ARRMC
- Job post of the week: Intermediate Care Unit nurse, ARRMC
- From Oregon to Kenya, employees share their vacation adventures: Photo, competition, submissions, contest, summer, annual, prize, Jennifer Dengler
- Self-service kiosks ease the way for patients: Hospitals, check-in, facilities, registration, accessible, efficient
- Oregon Wine Experience breaks new records: Fundraiser, auction, Asante Foundation, Children’s Miracle Network, August, Jacksonville
- Miracles come at all ages at Asante: Video, Miracle Kid, cancer, Cameron Caldwell, treatment, Asante Foundation
- Take charge of your benefits: Treatment, cost, estimator, open enrollment, Regence.com, Nathan Doshier, HR, Part 9
- Lose weight, improve your health with BodyFIT: Risk prevention class, yearlong, nutrition, exercise, stress management, sleep management, Asante Health Promotion
- STAT: The unseen program that helps guide us: Jamie Grebosky, MD, value-based purchasing, quality, performance, CMS, incentive
- Calendar: Disaster/Emergency Preparedness & Safety Fair, Know Your Numbers, ATRMC Town Hall Forum, Fidelity appointments,
- APPChat: To err is human … which is why bar codes exist: Jamie Grebosky, MD, scanning, ambulatory, APP, safety, medication
- Updated policy reinforces zero tolerance of harassment: Code of Conduct, bullying, revised, workplace, retaliation, complaint, investigation, Alicia Lorenz, employee, inappropriate
- Nope, that email didn’t come from our CEO: Phishing, hacker, fake, Scott Kelly, security, breach, credentials, Alfonso Powers, ITS, Duo authentication
- What happens if Epic goes down? Outage, test, backup, drill, processes, systemwide
- A passenger, a pepper, a midair crisis: Flight, medical, emergency, Jamie Grebosky, MD, Suzanne Sartain, anaphylaxis, allergy
- Take charge of your benefits: Asante Health Network, HASO, collaboration, partnership, costs, savings, independent, providers, community, health plan, Nathan Doshier, HR, Part 8
- If I change my W-4, how can I estimate my pay? Pre-tax, withholding, retirement, deductions, payroll, calculator, Heather Hamilton
- Volunteers wanted for hospital emergency teams: Disaster, preparedness, HERT, response, training, natural, manmade, classes, campuses, Aaron Ott
- STAT: For faster responses, ARRMC revises its overhead call process: Sarah Carlyle, code blue, rapid response, consistent, emergency, team, policy
- Calendar: Know Your Numbers, ATRMC Town Hall Forum, Fidelity appointments
- Asante media: Facebook, AACH MRI, Employee Engagement Fair donation
- ARRMC welcomes an awesome new OB arrival: OB Emergency Services, Family Birth Center, obstetric, department, Joy Anderson, MD
- Another reason to Lock Before you Walk: Security, HIPAA, privacy, confidential, computer, desktop, compliance
- A communication tool of a different stripe: Zebra, device, mobile, technology, hospitals, caregivers
- Spotlight: While others save patients, we save data: Clinical documentation integrity, Ellen Jantzer, coding, ICD-10, diagnosis, billing
- Take charge of your benefits: Finding a Doctor, tool, Regence, online, search, health plan, coverage, Nathan Doshier, HR, Part 7
- On-site biometric screenings start Sept. 4: Know Your Numbers, premium credits, health plan, 2020, appointments, online health assessment
- Lung screening helps patients breathe easier: APP, cancer, eligible, Medicare, pulmonary, survival, service
- You’re never too young to plan for retirement: Fidelity, appointments, advice, on-site
- STAT: Smart pumps FAQs: Medications, drug library, hands-on training, NPD website, go-live, ALEC
- Asante social: Oregon Wine Experience, Facebook, Relay For Life
- Last call to enter: Annual VIA nominations, vacation photo competition
- Calendar: Toastmasters club at ARRMC
- Leadership: It’s about the thinking: Scott Kelly, CEO, critical thinking, leaders, managing, innovation, keys
- Should providers treat themselves or family? Family and Self-Treatment Policy, Compliance, privacy, AMA recommendation, Andrea TenBrink, emergency, prescription
- On-site biometric screenings start Sept. 4: Know Your Numbers, premium credit, health plan, 2020, appointments, online health assessment, Regence, benefits
- Video: The man, the myth, the legend: Joey Harrington, ARRMC, nutrition services, one-finger, pushup
- Take charge of your benefits: Regence.com, tools, custom, site, health plan, hub, multipart series, Asante Health Plan, insurance, education, Nathan Doshier, HR, Part 6
- ATRMC redesignated as Baby-Friendly: On-site audits, survey, breastfeeding, hospital, World Health Organization
- Annual VIAs: Nominate online! Values in Action, highest recognition, call, form, blueberry, honor
- STAT: What you need to know about smart pumps training: Anne Hansen, RN, ALEC, modules, e-learning, hands-on, clinical mentors, on-site, go-live
- STAT: Ambulatory quality director named: Cassy Leach, system, oversight, nurse, clinical, programs, standardize, performance
- Calendar: Future of Health care conference, Friends of the Family House golf tournament, Oregon Wine Experience, Relay For Life, Toastmasters club at ARRMC
- Vacation photo call
- Outpatient cancer center planned: ARRMC, outpatient, east, campus, infusion, nurse navigator, imaging, lab, pharmacy, massage, telemedicine, 2020
- Employee survey finds loyalty, opportunities: Press Ganey, engagement, responses, participation, pulse, feedback, opinion
- Ten things to know about Robert Begg: Human Resources, HR, vice president, hobbies, management, leadership, profile, workforce
- Does this shirt make me look fab? 15 Top, t-shirt, giveaway, campus, commemorative, complimentary, seven, “Not luck. Dedication,” photo gallery
- Annual VIAs: Nominate online! Values in Action, highest recognition, call, form, blueberry, honor
- Take charge of your benefits: Asante Health Plan’s tier categories defined: Coverage, choices, copay, deductible, out-of-pocket, Nathan Doshier, HR, Part 5
- DAISY: Recognizing the human under the gown: Shelley Laahs, ATRMC, Medical Peds/E Unit, award, nurse, honor, Summer Armstrong, NP-C
- APP gives a boost to student athletes: Sports physicals, exams, White City, Grants Pass, clinics, providers, staff members, schools
- STAT: DNV survey is complete. What did they find? Melissa Bellm, RN, hospitals, nonconformities, reaccreditation, annual
- STAT: Smart pumps clinical mentors sought: Infusion, IV, training, hands-on, B. Braun, open house, ARRMC, ATRMC, AACH
- Calendar: Future of Health care conference, Friends of the Family House golf tournament, Oregon Wine Experience, Relay For Life, Toastmasters club at ARRMC
- Asante Walk-in Care: “The Lobby,” social media, advertising, video
- Vacation photo call
- Third-quarter PEAK results are in: Bonus, measures, performance, patient experience, hospital-acquired infection, operating margin, advance care planning
- Annual VIA nominations are open: Values in Action, submissions, form
- 15 Top T-shirts distributed this week: Complimentary, commemorative, campuses, August, free, 15 Top in nation, IBM Watson Health
- Video: Mercy Flights celebrates its 70th: Anniversary, ARRMC, trauma, commercial, helicopter
- Take charge of your benefits: The difference between health accounts: Health savings account, HSA, health reimbursement account, HRA, flexible spending account, FSA, Nathan Doshier, HR, Part 4
- Vacation photo call
- Video: When you’re only a little bit sick or hurt: Asante Walk-in Care, social media, advertising, “Quarantine,” humor
- STAT: Smart pumps info hub: ALEC modules, hands-on training, clinical mentors, open houses FAQs
- APPChat: Primary Care First is population health in the fast lane
- Calendar: Oregon Wine Experience, Relay For Life, Toastmasters club at ARRMC
- Job post of the week: RN clinical documentation specialist, Grants Pass
- Fidelity reps on-site: August dates
- Video: Parking garage update: ARRMC, construction, $400 million, expansion
- Video: Asante welcomes new leaders: Peter Canning, MD, Desirae MacGillivray Myers, Joshua Woodruff, Lynn Deaver, Melissa Bellm
- Video: Asante Walk-in Care thinks outside the box: Social media, advertisements
- Get your 15 Top T-shirt at these locations: Complimentary, commemorative, campuses, August, free, 15 Top in nation, IBM Watson Health
- Take charge of your benefits: Out-of-pocket maximums: Nathan Doshier, HR, Asante Health Plan, copay, coinsurance, calendar year, Part 3
- 154 hands make for good works: Volunteering, Spirit of Service, employees, third quarter
- #IAmAsante: Genie Long: Asante Hospice, motorcycle, hobbies
- STAT: B. Braun smart pumps clinical mentors needed: Anne Hansen, infusion pumps, IV medication, open houses, hands-on training
- Scrubs sale: ARRMC, benefit, Children’s Miracle Network
- Calendar: Oregon Wine Experience, Relay For Life, Toastmasters club at ARRMC
- Vacation photo call
- Asante and Ashland brace for smoke: Wildfire, AACH, Smokewise Ashland, website, air quality, preparedness, businesses, Sivajothi Kanagalingam, MD
- Patient privacy applies to co-workers, too: Visiting, compliance, HIPAA, Andrea TenBrink, PHI, protected health information, Fair Warning, confidentiality
- Video: A heartwarming story: Firefighter Marlyn Taylor, Mended Hearts, ARRMC, Hospital of the Year
- Get your 15 Top T-shirt at these locations: Complimentary, commemorative, campuses, August, free, 15 Top in nation, IBM Watson Health (corrected ARRMC pickup dates)
- Internal Medicine wins the MyChart challenge: APP, Summit newsletter, Ashland, signup
- Patient experience takes the gold: APP, Summit newsletter, Behavioral Health, Family Medicine, State Street, APPLE, PEAR
- Take charge of your benefits: Understanding copay and coinsurance: Nathan Doshier, Asante Health Plan, option, deductible, Nathan Doshier, HR, Part 2
- Video: BHU construction underway: Behavioral Health Unit, 3 East, 2 North, expansion, ARRMC
- STAT: MRSA the superbug: Holly Nickerson, case study, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, colonization, bacteremia, bloodstream infection, patient
- Correction: ARRMC 15 Top shirt dates updated
- Fidelity reps on-site: Aug. 6–9; retirement, appointments
- Calendar: Miracle Treat Day, Oregon Wine Experience, Relay For Life, Toastmasters club at ARRMC
- Vacation photo call
- New 15 Top shirt giveaway dates set: August, T-shirts, pickup, seventh, IBM Watson
- Robert Begg to lead HR; APP gets new ops director: vice president, human resources, Katie Ledford, Asante Physician Partners, surgical specialty clinics
- Pediatric video visits now available: children, 5 years old, appointments, myChart, Asante Health Plan, APP
- Lee Shapley, MD, named VPMA at Ashland: AACH, hospitalist, vice president of Medical Affairs, medical staff
- When AACH employees need a break: Donation, Bob Holbrook, Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, laboratory, breakroom
- Take charge of your benefits: Understanding deductibles: multipart series, Asante Health Plan, insurance, education, Nathan Doshier, HR, Part 1
- Buy a baseball ticket, help a cancer patients: Relay for Life, Medford Rogues, fundraiser, American Cancer Society, raffle
- STAT: Smart pumps training sessions scheduled: Anne Hansen, IV infusion, ALEC, hands-on, education
- Calendar: Miracle Treat Day, OWE site, Relay For Life, Toastmasters club at ARRMC
- “Homestead Rescue”: ARRMC’s Jerry Hanson makes a return to the Discovery Channel on July 17
- Vacation photo call
- When patients need a little extra help, APP care teams are there: Jacqueline Valenti, Lindsay Marshall, care managers, population health, team-based, Grants Pass, family medicine, pharmacy, behavioral health consultant, medical assistant, provider, nurse
- Video: Who doesn’t love a July 4 parade: Ashland, “Toy Story,” photo gallery, employees, Bruce Budmayr, Lindsey Hicks, Matt Axness, Susan Montgomery, Sheila Clough, Rob Hibner, Gary LaVenture, Jerrye Wright, Roxanne Brown, Kim Rutter, Philip Stanley, Sheri Croy, Keith Lundquist, Cathy Noah
- Infor downtime scheduled: myHR, finance, supply chain, July 12-15
- The Oregon Wine Experience needs you: Asante Foundation, fundraiser, volunteers, August, Jacksonville, Children’s Miracle Network
- Video: How to “stop the bleed”: Jackie DeSilva, Heather Timmins, KTVL, Facebook, demonstration
- STAT: A one-gloved nurse and why we’re standardizing hand hygiene audits: Holly Nickerson, patient safety, monitoring, compliance, decline, survey
- Calendar: OWE site, ATRMC ED groundbreaking, Fidelity reps on-site, Relay For Life
- Vacation photo challenge is back! ETO, competition, Asantewear, prize
- These healthy dishes were no snaccident: Health promotion, cooking demonstration, AACH, ATRMC, ARRMC, snacks, Leslie Looney, Kitty Sallas
- Pillow Talk: A special kind of sewing club: ATRMC, auxiliary, volunteers, patients, giveaway
- Get credit for doing something good in the community: Spirit of Service, volunteers, reward, submit, third quarter
- Two employee benefits bring peace of mind: travel, emergency, bereavement, support
- STAT: Epic tool will improve patient care assignments: Amanda Kotler, workload intensity forecaster, staffing
- Calendar: 4th of July site, OWE site, Fidelity reps on-site, Relay For Life
- ARRMC to get a new bus route: Route 26, transfer, Murphy Road, July 8, commute, north-south
- Asante Compliance offers new reporting tool: privacy, myAsanteNET, online, form, violations, policy, web-based
- ED construction to alter ATRMC parking: Lot D, closed, employee, Grandview, security
- #IAmAsante: Glenna Van Buskirk: Hospice, billing, profile, staff assistant, horses
- AACH soon will operate MRI service: Siskiyou Imaging, joint venture, dissolved, Medford Radiology, Rob Hibner, scanner
- Retirement question? Ask a Fidelity rep: On-site, campus, visits, July, appointments
- Fun fundraiser benefits AACH: Louie’s restaurant, gift card, Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, donate, Trivia Night
- STAT: When to assess for pain and document it: Karey Westbrook, functional pain scale, Nursing Professional Development, comprehensive, focused,
- Calendar: 4th of July site, OWE site, Relay For Life
- Calling all volunteers: 4th of July, Oregon Wine Experience
- Summer photo competition is back! Vacation, submission, pictures, prize, 2019, Asante wear
- Bringing love, comfort on four paws: Dog therapy, volunteer, Steve Roe, ARRMC, AACH, hospice, certification
- Asante hikes train for their next big challenge: Spring Into Wellness, Rogue Ruckers, ARRMC, prove you move
- Video: Asante welcomes new leaders: Jeannie Warren, Nicole Morgan, Dewey Konopa
- #IAmAsante: Jennifer Perry: profile, employee, ATRMC, imaging, radiation oncology, cardiopulmonary, sleep lab
- Grants improve the lives of Ashland’s schoolkids: AACH, school nurse program, Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, healthy snacks
- Vaccinations prevent measles, shingles: Pharmacy, Regence, chickenpox, free, immunization
- Want to be in Ashland’s 4th of July parade? Volunteers, walkers, Toy Story
- STAT: Asante aims to stop drug diversions: Mike Wyant, Controlled Substance Diversion Program, risk, policies
- Calendar: APP Town Hall, Relay For Life, Oregon Wine Experience
- Job post of the week: Med/Surg RN, AACH
- Summer photo competition is back! Vacation, submission, pictures, prize, 2019, Asante wear
- Innovation, with a side of persistence: Scott Kelly, CEO, leadership, ideas
- Changes to how you change your password: ITS, hackers, breach, list, protection, pwned
- Video: Carpool karaoke Asante-style: Satisfaction, patient experience, lip sync, leaders, executives, cameos
- Caution urged after vehicle break-ins: ARRMC, vandalism, car, parking, valuables
- First person: For global medical care, it takes a village: Jennifer Dengler, PA-C, Mozambique, cyclone, mission, disaster, relief Team Rubicon
- Video: When ARRMC’s birds attack: Blackbirds, nests, babies, protect, koi pond
- Want to be in Ashland’s 4th of July parade? Volunteers, walkers, Toy Story
- Asante names system medical staff coordinator: Lynn Deaver, centralized, offices, oversight, hospitals
- STAT: Smart pumps will mark a leap forward in safety: Susan Montgomery, infusion, software, drug library, hospitals, nursing, education, training
- Community lives here: ATRMC Auxiliary wins Boatnik parade, winners of Bike More Challenge
- Calendar: “Preventing Snaccidents”; Produced delivered to Asante Employees
- Job post of the week: PACU supervisor, ARRMC
- Summer photo competition is back! Vacation, submission, pictures, prize, 2019, Asante wear
- ATRMC ED to undergo big expansion: trauma, triage, behavioral health, capacity
- Employee fairs, Hospital Week crown winner: Grand prize, gift cards, donate, community, nonprofit, booths
- Hospitals earn A’s for safety: Leapfrog group, top rating, quality, performance, spring 2019, honor, award
- Can you walk 600 miles in six months? Challenge, tickets, prizes, Regence, Asante Health Promotion, wellness, Go the Distance
- For ARRMC cancer patients, a special bell: USS Hope, radiation, oncology, chemotherapy, World War II, Pacific theater, hospital ship
- Webinars: Organize your life, earn rewards: Reliant Behavioral Health, EAP, work/life
- APP clinics honored for patient experience: Asante Urgent Care, Grants Pass, general surgery, Ashland, APPLE, PEAR, score, Summit, newsletter
- STAT: Falls, safety and a new reporting process: Chris Jostad, RER, responsible event reporting, Midas+, hospital-acquired conditions, risk, debrief, form
- Summer photo competition is back! Vacation, submission, pictures, prize, 2019, Asante wear
- Calendar: Fidelity retirement rep on-site in Medford, GP; Kids’ Dash Carnival, “Preventing Snaccidents”; Produced delivered to Asante Employees
- Job post of the week: PACU supervisor, ARRMC
- Where angels wear pink: ARRMC, volunteers, ceremony, recognition, Krupa Patel, Millie Hamblin, Mary Lindberg, Mick Zdeblick, Hospital Week, video
- One Asante soon means a single medical bill: APP, hospital, charges, balances, single billing, efficiency, cost saving, finance
- Last call to complete Employee Voice survey: May 31, deadline, feedback, opinion, employee, engagement, Press Ganey, responses, leaders
- What does that word mean? It’s in the glossary: Terms, acronyms, business, lingo, clinical, shorthand, Data Governance Council, myAsanteNET, web page
- #IAmAsante: Kaylee Fugate: Profile, APP, administration, project coordinator, wedding, Bruce Budmayr, Sarah Roberts, Shea Quinn, Rachel Eckstein, Ashley Fitzsimmons, Nikki Griffith, Michael Marshall
- O happy May, it’s a three-paycheck month: Deductions, retirement, health, savings, reimbursement, semimonthly, payroll, calendar
- Employee food pantry needs your help: ARRMC, donations, donate, co-workers, volunteer, services, Laura Nicholson, nonperishable food, toiletries
- STAT: Want a chance to shape Asante’s technology? Anne Hansen, technology, Digital Transformation User Group, members, innovations, products, key user
- Summer photo competition is back! Vacation, submission, pictures, prize, 2019, Asante wear
- APPChat: Dr. Jamie Grebosky launches a new clinical newsletter for APP
- Calendar: Scott Kelly speaks at ATRMC forum; Fidelity retirement rep on-site in Medford, GP; “Preventing Snaccidents”; Produced delivered to Asante Employees
- Asante searched for a new CIO … and found a doctor: Lee Milligan, MD, chief information officer, physician, technology, career, ITS, system
- New remote login process goes live: Duo, two-factor authentication, offsite, employee, Kronos, Outlook Webmail, myHR, ALEC, mobile app, push notification
- Hospital Week: Games + goodies + giveaways = good times: Employee Engagement and Communication Fair, prizes, campuses, volunteers, photo gallery
- Asante recruiting fair hopes to woo applicants: ARRMC, job, campuses, entry-level, housekeeping, food service, patient registration
- Miracle Jeans Day breaks a new record: Children’s Miracle Network, fundraising, T-shirts, casual
- Does it really have to be there overnight? Purchasing, freight, supplies, cost, priority, ground, Materials Management
- Meet 1-on-1 with a Fidelity retirement rep: Answers, appointments, June, Grants Pass, Medford
- STAT: Why do we know DNV is coming on May 31? Holly Nickerson, survey, quality, announced, visit
- Summer photo competition is back!: Vacation, announcement, Asante wear, prize, submission, swag bag, employee
- Calendar: Scott Kelly speaks at ATRMC forum, Asante Employee Voice Survey, “Preventing Snaccidents”
- Support groups: Adults with diabetes meet monthly in Medford, GP
- Logging in remotely? You’ll soon need two-factor authentication: Duo, security, hacker, FAQs, Outlook, Kronos, myHR, ALEC, mobile app, push notification, secondary confirmation, login
- Asante employee fairs celebrate community: EECF, “Community Lives Here,” community benefits, in-kind contributions, sponsorships, grand prize, donation, local nonprofit, community health needs assessment, Communications and Marketing, Keith Lundquist
- Physician, pianist to perform free concert: ARRMC, Brian Hall, MD, Alexander Tutunov, May 16, Hospital Week, piano, four-hand
- Employee Voice survey in the (e)mail: Press Ganey, unique link, open, May 13-31, pulse survey, engagement, entity, feedback, leaders, action, satisfaction, opinion
- The code all employees need to know: Code triage, emergency, preparedness, policy, disaster, internal, external, Aaron Ott
- Ready, set, volunteer for Relay For Life: Aug. 14, Asante teams, Medford, Harry & David Field, cancer, survivor, fundraiser, donate, Luminaria
- Double up on bike challenges for more prizes: Bike More Challenge, RVTD Go by Bike Week, DriveLessConnect, cycle, employees, logging trips, drawings
- Volunteers lent 62 hands last quarter: Spirit of Service, random drawings, employees, community, donate, Q2
- STAT: Preparing for unwelcome rashes: Holly Nickerson, measles, vaccination, rise, prevention, MMR vaccine, precautions, Emergency Department, mask, isolate
- STAT: Nursing the End-of-Life Patient: June 6 education
- STAT: Resilience for Healthcare Summit: June 21 education
- Hospital Week photo call
- Calendar: Employment Engagement and Communication Fair; “Stop the Bleed” education courses; Ashland Duffers Golf Tournament
- Come celebrate Hospital Week: May 13-17, ARRMC, ATRMC, AACH, events, photo booth, prizes, games, giveaways, barbecue, root beer floats, cookies, Brian Hall, concert, piano, Employee Engagement and Communication Fair
- 2019 Employee Voice survey coming to your inbox: Press Ganey, pulse survey, engagement, entity, feedback, leaders, action, satisfaction, opinion, May 13-31
- Traveling employee fair starts Wednesday: Employee Engagement and Communication Fair, Asante Contact Center, AACH, ARRMC, ATRMC, APP, “Community Lives Here,” prizes, behavioral health, hidden benefits, myHR, community benefits, wayfinding, resilience, Stop the Bleed
- AACH employees golf for(e) a good cause: Ashland Duffers Golf Tournament, June 1, fundraiser, Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, Oak Knoll Golf Course, Jerrye Wright, Lee Shapley, MD, Mike Toner, Darren Lee, David Lubina, Maddie Elder, Tim Burns
- Spotlight: Asante Laboratory Services by the numbers: testing, lab locations, specimen, couriers, scientists, technicians, histotechs, cytotechs, phlebotomists, blood draws
- Lower your dental bills through prevention: MetLife, Willamette Dental, exam, health plan, periodontal, root canal, HSA, HRA
- Relieve stress in caregiver sessions at ARRMC: Asante Health Promotion, Care of the Caregiver, May 13, massage, Reiki, singing bowls, sound healing, energy medicine, sessions
- STAT: Who does what? Roles of PSAs, nurses clarified: Anne Hansen, patient safety attendants, systemwide policy, CNAs, RN, charge nurse, safety
- Submit your photos: Hospital Week, call, prize, coffee card
- Calendar: Fidelity on-site visits, Employee Engagement and Communication Fair
- Job post of the week: Recruiting assistant, Asante Talent Acquisition
- Second-quarter PEAK results are mixed: Bonus, employee, incentive, goals, Productive Employees Achieving Key Goals
- Be considerate of neighbors when parking: ARRMC, garage, employees, side streets, Siskiyou Boulevard, ticket
- Some reminders about the new leaves process: Asante Absence Management, Matrix, HR, myHR, requests, disability
- Order your 15 Top commemorative shirt: IBM Watson, 2019, T-shirt, distributed, campuses, ARRMC, AACH, ATRMC
- Help out at the Oregon Wine Experience: Volunteers, OWE, fundraiser, Asante Foundation, Sarahanne Driggs, August, Jacksonville
- The Employee Engagement and Communication Fair coming in May: “Community Lives Here,” ARRMC, AACH, ATRMC, Contact Center, May 8-17, prizes, booths
- STAT: Chickens, eggs, quality and safety: Holly Nickerson, purposeful care, preventing harm, code blue, Halo, pressure injury
- Asante names new accreditation manager: Melissa Bellm, quality, nurse, DNV
- Calendar: Fidelity on-site visits, EECF
- Asante named a 15 Top Health System for the seventh time: IBM Watson, outcomes, complications, mortality, length of stay, 30-day readmission, ED throughput, patient experience, T-shirt, employees
- Employee Engagement and Communication Fair arrives in May: EECF, “Community Lives Here,” May 8-17, booths, benefits, charity, APP, Behavioral Health Services, myHR, video visits, trauma care, wayfinding
- AACH Patient Access gets its tie-dye moment: Emergency Department, Same Day Surgery, patient experience, percentile ranking, top box score, HCAHPS
- Access your records in MyChart, not Epic: electronic medical record, snooping, policy, family, friends, co-workers
- #IAmAsante: Ready for your close-up? Profiles, employees, questionnaire, submissions, quiz
- Fidelity reps return for on-site appointments: Retirement plan, advisers, questions, Medford, Grants Pass
- STAT: Masking rule lifted as flu season ends: Kirsten Schutte, MD, influenza, declared, Jackson County Public Health Department, Southern Oregon, infection prevention, hospital, visitor restrictions
- STAT: Jerrye Wright to lead Contact Center programs: Centralized Nurse Triage, Post-Visit Call, Cathy Meinerts, AACH, nursing
- Calendar: AACH Town Hall Forums, medication take-back day
- New clinic helps patients with heart failure stay out of the hospital: Heart Care Clinic, Timo Dygert, MD, Southern Oregon Cardiology, ARRMC, readmission
- Central Point Walk-in Care clinic opens: Jared Hill, patient access, KDRV, video
- Pear Blossom Run draws crowds, spirit: Sponsor, bike ride, photo gallery
- #IAmAsante: William Schmidt: Emergency preparedness, profile
- Bike More Challenge: The things you’ll see: Health Promotion, summer, statewide, May
- When life needs balance, EAP is here to help: Employee Assistance Plan, benefit, counseling, child care, home ownership, legal services
- STAT: Lessons from a fatal blood transfusion: Holly Nickerson, pharmacy, lab, Texas hospital, procedure, quality checks, audits
- STAT: ARRMC critical care nurses take on new roles: Sharon Cullen, Coronary Care Unit, ARRMC, Intensive Care, Intermediate Care, project manager, nursing administration, Kelsea Robinson, Lisa Dancel
- Calendar: ATRMC Town Hall Forum, AACH employee forum, medication take-back day
- Job post of the week: Wound care, ARRMC
- Improving lives one pound at a time: ARRMC, Southern Oregon Bariatric Center, weight loss, obesity, Healthgrades, outcomes, eligibility, employees, savings
- When is it OK to snoop into PHI? Patient chart, termination, Epic, privacy, FairWarning
- Email art: The good, the bad and the ugly: Professional, Communications and Marketing, signatures, wallpaper, font, logo
- #IAmAsante: Sheri Croy: Community benefits, teacher, profile, hula dancer, questionnaire
- How do I view time card totals in Kronos? Payroll, tutorial, hourly, Eric Johnson, paystub
- Volunteers comfort patients at the end of life: ATRMC, spiritual care, chaplains, dying, bedside presence
- STAT: Masking policy in effect as flu season lingers: Holly Nickerson, Kirsten Schutte, MD, infection prevention, influenza, spring, mask off
- STAT: Certified wellness and health coach training: CME
- Calendar: Central Point Walk-In Care opens; Pear Blossom Run; ATRMC, AACH Town Hall Forums
- Jerry’s journey from homelessness to homesteading to reality TV: Jerry Hanson, ARRMC, “Homestead Rescue,” Discovery Channel, cardiac monitor tech
- New employee leave process is now live: Matrix, Oregon Family Leave Act, Federal Family and Medical leave act, in-house, HR
- Gear up for the Pear Blossom Run and ride: Pedals ‘n Pears, bike, sponsor, 43rd
- Employees honor a colleague with a heart: June Squires Francois, dedication, ARRMC, painting, remembrance, memoriam, Heart Center
- Spring Into Wellness with new challenge: outdoor, weekend, fitness, Health Promotion, prizes, community, events
- #IAmAsante: Sue Mendenhall: profile, Asante Foundation
- Facebook: Walk-In Care clinic’s grand opening: Medford, APP, retail, video, ribbon-cutting
- STAT: ARRMC program helps pediatric assault victims: Natalya Miller, MD, Emergency Department, PSANE, nurse examiner, Asante Foundation
- Clarification: ARRMC parking, corporate, employee
- Calendar: Fidelity schedule, Central Point Walk-In Care opening, AACH Town Hall Forums
- Think of our patients when you park at ARRMC during construction: Garage, enforcement, parking, tickets, tow
- Fidelity site now fully accessible. Get started: Retirement plan, register, profile, beneficiaries, NetBenefits, Transamerica
- #IAmAsante quiz: We have a winner! Stephanie Feeley, ITS, Epic analyst, coffee card, hydroflask, perfect score
- Video: Community cherishes nurse program: AACH, Ashland, schools, nurse, Belinda Brown, Oregon Community Foundation, tribute, Reed and Carolee Walker Fund
- Register now for Miracle Jeans Day in May: Children’s Miracle Network, T-shirt, polo shirt, donate, contribute, May 16
- How Asante benefits the community: $112 million, 2017, Community Benefits Report, unreimbursed, Medicare, Medicaid, charity
- STAT: Text orders, flirting and other Halo misuses: Holly Nickerson, professional, CMS, prohibits, secure, mobile
- Calendar: Meet one-on-one with a Fidelity representative; Central Point Walk-In Care clinic grand opening
- #IAmAsante quiz: How well do you know your co-workers? Profiles, questionnaire, nominate, prize
- Asante introduces BodyFIT programs: Lifestyle Medical Weight Management, Risk Prevention, Asante Health Promotion, classes, healthy
- How do I get widescreen PowerPoints? Template, marketing, communications, download
- Palliative care team recognized by peers: APPLE, award, leading, example, ARRMC
- Getting close to retirement? Classes may help: Social Security, Fidelity, education, sessions, seniors
- Students learn about leadership … and giving: Tour, ATRMC, simulation lab, high school, Grants Pass, Children’s Miracle Network
- STAT: Delirium prevention program pilots go live: Laura Magstadt, ATRMC, ARRMC, patients, elderly
- Calendar: Meet one-on-one with Fidelity representatives
- Asante again earns its stripes (and stars) for clinical quality: CMS, Overall Hospital Quality, five-star rating, 5-star, ARRMC, ATRMC
- ARRMC garage construction to begin: Parking, campus, enforcement, employees
- Meet one-on-one with a Fidelity rep: retirement plan, Transamerica, questions, sessions, appointment
- DAISY: “Heart is a beautiful thing”: Connie Thompson, nurse, ATRMC, A/B Unit, award
- ITS web page an anti-hacking news palooza: Information Security, myAsanteNET, phishing, spam, Karen McMillen
- Are you logging your time correctly in Kronos? Timekeeping, attestation, Shannon Lewis, payroll, meals, breaks, hourly
- myTECH replacement is now live: self-service, portal, employee, ITS, requests, orders, reporting
- STAT: What does it mean to be a professional nurse: Anne Hansen, standards, ethics, OSBN, values
- Wellness class delayed: Total Body Wellness, postponed, fall, Asante Health Promotion
- Calendar: ATRMC employee forums
- Got a rash or a sprain? Walk right in: Asante Walk-in Care, Medford, Central Point, minor conditions, retail clinic, opening
- Fidelity site accessible during blackout period: Retirement plans, Transamerica, transition, beneficiaries
- Ashland orthopedic practice to join Asante: Ashland Orthopedic Associates, Hal Townsend, MD, Glen O’Sullivan, MD, Susan Bates, April, APP
- How an ITS manager recouped $204,246: Donald Riehlman, telecommunications, double-billed
- Wind, rain or snow, they took a hike: Asante Health Promotion, Take a Hike Challenge, Ashland, Jacksonville, Table Rock, Cathedral Hills, Prescott Park, prizes
- Got an HSA? You’ll need to do this one thing: HealthEquity, Regence, preferences, claims sharing, update
- Baby-Friendly audit different this year: ATRMC, surveyors, on-site, visit, questions, employees, designation
- STAT: Changes are in the works to improve safety: Casey Blalock, patient, risk assessment
- Matrix update: leave-request, postponed, FMLA, OFLA, claims, FAQs
- Calendar: Total Body Wellness, Fidelity campus visit schedule
- Scott Kelly shares Asante’s priorities for 2019 and beyond: CEO, health care, consumer, remove friction, population health, Medicare break-even, service distribution, patient experience, employee engagement
- New leave-request process goes live March 1: Kronos, Matrix, FMLA, OFLA, HR, extended leave, family leave, FAQs. [This project was postponed after publication.]
- Lights, camera, your provider will see you now: video visits, APP, Gary Marks, DO, video tutorial, MyChart, appointments, mobile app
- Sweet birth inspires charity in Ashland: Ashland Community Hospital Foundation, restaurants, donate, proceeds, Aqua, Taj Indian Cuisine, Stephanie Roland, Family Birth Center, Inder Kaur, Parvinder Singh
- And the Pear and Apple awards to go to …: APP, Grants Pass, Medford, Summit newsletter, CVTS, urology clinic
- A member of Mercy Flights? It’s time to renew: ambulance, insurance, employee, discount, ground transport, air
- STAT: Let’s work to prevent harm from HAD: Holly Nickerson, hospital-acquired deconditioning, mobility, elderly, patients, bed rest, inactivity, Get UP
- News alert: Epic upgrade on March 2 [story on myAsanteNET]
- Calendar: Fidelity campus visit schedule, EAP webinar, Caring for Aging Parents
- Scott Kelly takes the helm at Asante: CEO, chief executive, president, system, Q&A, background, education, interests, Roy Vinyard
- ARRMC conference rooms get new names: wayfinding, floors, hospital, entrances, campus
- Asante’s internal job site is now live:
careers, myHR, employees, candidates, application, resume - Debbie McQueen retires after 32 years: APP, director, colleagues, goodbye, Medford
- Asante welcomes new leaders: video, Chrissy Shepard, Tom Ellis, Susan Bates, Maya Hawkins-Carter, Gail Anderson, Ashley Larson, manager
- Fidelity on-site through mid-March: retirement plan, help desk, transition, Transamerica, March 1
- Ordering supplies through Infor? Know this: requisition center, materials management, purchasing, delivery speed, overnight, second-day
- STAT: How we’re fortifying our hospitals against suicide: Holly Nickerson, ligature risk, DNV, nonconformity, CMS
- STAT: Bella Lucas named to new leadership role: ARRMC, director, Inpatient Services, Marella, infection prevention
- Calendar: EAP webinar, Caring for Aging Parents; cooking class, ATRMC
- ATRMC now a Level III Trauma Center: designation, serious injury, Level IV, Bianca Lyon, Josephine County, transfer, capabilities
- Process changes for internal job applicants: myHR, Talent Acquisition, resume, careers, Asante.org, Feb. 19, go-live
- “Something in his voice sounded funny”: patient, heart attack, intuition, Joe Myler, ARRMC, endoscopy, call, 911, nurse, George Wickham, lifesaving
- Replacement coming for myTECH portal: ITS, service, requests, focus groups, demo, feedback, myAsanteNET
- Do you know the rules of EMTALA?: Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, transfer, emergency department, Medicare, ED, evaluation, hospital, PCU, FBC
- Campaign sought to ease traffic near Exit 27: Reboot Your Commute, East Barnett, South Medford, RVTD, bus, carpool, bicycle
- STAT: Nurses are helping to lower mortality rates: Jamie Grebosky, MD, 30-day, AMI, heart failure, stroke, pneumonia, C. diff, SSI, CMS, bundles
- Calendar: Fidelity on-site visits, EAP webinar, home ownership
- In case you missed it: Form 2019-C available electronically
- First-quarter performance results are in … and they’re mixed: PEAK, FY2019, bonus, patient experience, HAI, operating margin, safety
- Fidelity reps to be on-site throughout February: retirement, Transamerica, shift, workshops, help desk
- Asante’s new leave-request process delayed: Matrix Absence Management, Kronos, March, FMLA, OFLA [no story; blurb only]
- Donations nourish young ones at school: AACH, Belinda Brown, Shop ‘n Kart, healthy snacks, Ashland Community Hospital Foundation
- Coumadin Clinic opens at ATRMC: Grants Pass, warfarin, blood monitoring
- Form 1095-C also available electronically: tax, ACA, myHR, 2018, health insurance, documentation
- STAT: New care bundle will help prevent SSIs: surgical site infection, Bella Lucas, CAUTI, CLABSI, C. diff, total joint patients, Balanced Scorecard
- Calendar: Fidelity on-site visits, EAP webinar, home ownership
- Job post of the week: Staff development specialist, ARRMC
- Why behavioral health is now integrated into primary care: Michael Bachop, APP, clinics, series, outpatient, primary care, consultants, interventions, psychological
- New grants benefit behavioral services: Sanctuary, ATRMC, Asante Foundation, Ford Family Foundation, PacificSource Charitable Foundation, Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation, West Family Foundation, trauma-informed, inpatient
- How do I change or sign up for direct deposit? Payroll, myHR, tutorial, paycheck
- When volunteering is a labor of love: ARRMC, NICU, Stephanie Graham, Cuddler program
- Red email warning message to change: Information Security, caution, phishing, external, internal
- Got nails? Make sure they’re up to code: Long fingernails, extensions, hygiene, artificial, prohibited, dress code, patient, safety, pathogens
- Call for recipes: Healthy crockpot dishes: Asante Health Promotion, contest, prizes
- Asante reaches flu immunization goal: 90 percent, January, hospitals, APP, corporate, masking, influenza, shot
- STAT: How we’re improving the ED handoff: Laura Magstadt, Kylee Vargas, communication, EMR, survey, report, process, data, Med/Surg, inpatient, nurses, systemwide
- Job post of the week: Staff development specialist, ARRMC PACU
- What you need to know about your retirement plan moving to Fidelity: Transamerica, March 1, 403(b), 457, blackout, transfer
- Employee leave filing process to change: Matrix, Asante Absence Management, Oregon Family Leave Act, OFLA, Family Medical Leave Act, FMLA, Kronos, myHR
- Want to work off the holiday pounds? Take a hike: Asante Health Promotion, five-week challenge, outdoor, walks, Saturdays, prizes
- AACH team scores in the top 1 percent: Patient experience, Same Day Surgery, Asante Ashland, 99th percentile, tie-dye, PEEEC
- Retirement Saver’s Credit gives boost to eligible employees: tax, income, Form 8880, IRS, filing
- Form 1095-C will be available by March 4: Affordable Care Act, tax, return, deadline extension, HR
- STAT: Patient safety survey yields improvements: Casey Blalock, Asante Quality, AHRQ, results, hospitals, APP, 2018
- Calendar: Reboot Your Commute, Mardi Gras Celebration of Southern Cooking, Grants Pass
- Outpatient behavioral health clinics help bridge the care gap: Valerie McMeekin, APP, medication management, psychiatrist, Murphy Road
- Navigating Asante Ashland just got easier: Wayfinding, signs, room numbers, entrances
- Reboot your commute and attend an information fair on Jan. 17: Barnett, congestion, bus, RVTD, commute, transportation
- #IAmAsante: T. Boone Richardson: Nursing Professional Development, specialist, nurse, guitar
- Toastmasters comes to Asante in Medford: speaking, leadership, club, ARRMC, Katelyn Carey, onsite
- Blue Zones series explores the power principles of long life: Power 9, series, lectures, Coral Simpson, Asante Outpatient Center, ATRMC, Grants Pass
- STAT: Asante web page helps patients prepare for surgery: Perioperative Services, ARRMC, instructions, Jodi Bostwick
- Calendar: ATRMC Employee Town Hall Forums, ARRMC Pear Blossom Café open house
- Special publication celebrates Roy Vinyard’s service to Asante: Retirement, CEO, president, Win Howard, Sheila Clough, Scott Kelly, Pam Minneci, Mark Hetz, Steve Roe, Jim Wright
- Employees say farewell to Roy Vinyard: Retirement, comments, well-wishes, holiday video
- Is your tax info up to date this year? Payroll, tutorial, W-2, W-4, myHR, 2019, update
- What fun fitness events are planned for 2019? Asante Health Promotion, calendar, Turkey Trot, challenge, Ollie Gonzales, Winielda Irorita-Gonzales, Constance Thompson
- Serving the community with spirit: Spirit of Service, volunteer, community, annual winner, Mandy Robertson, Yvonne Groenhout, Robin Dressler
- Get smart this year with Asante webinars: Health Plan, Reliance Behavioral Health, EAP, classes, life skills
- Gifts bring joy (and Jeeps) to children: Children’s Miracle Network, credit union, donations, kids, holiday, Christmas
- Call for recipes: Healthy crockpot dishes: Asante Health Promotion, employees, palooza
- STAT: Are you using Halo appropriately? Doc Halo, etiquette, Anne Hansen
- Special New Year’s baby: first baby, ARRMC, Chad Padovich, FNP, Asante provider
- Flu season Q&A: Where do I have to wear a mask? FAQs, maps
- Job posting of the week: Medical staff coordinator, ATRMC
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