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Winter News Briefs: Catch Up on What’s Happening Around VNS Health!
March 5, 2024–Although the weather may not always seem like it, it’s still officially winter. (In case you don’t believe us, here are a couple of photos that were sent into Frontline after our last snowstorm.) Here are the Winter News Briefs—your quick and easy way to catch up on news, updates, and happenings from across the organization over the past few months. If you have any news or announcements that you’d like to submit for consideration in an upcoming edition, please click here. EasyCare and EasyCare Plus Enrollment Exceeds Goals VNS Health’s Medicare Advantage plan, EasyCare, and its Medicare dual special-needs plan, EasyCare Plus, surpassed their enrollment goals for 2024. Together, the two plans enrolled over 2,500 members during last fall’s open enrollment, almost 1,000 members above their target! (And when you include VNS Health Total, our MAP plan, we completed 2,800 enrollments in total.) Credit for the plans’ strong performance goes
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Find Out What’s Happening… News Briefs from Around VNSNY!
March 19, 2021–Welcome to the latest edition of “News Briefs from Around VNSNY”— featuring quick updates on recent news and virtual events across the organization. If you have a news brief you’d like to be considered for an upcoming edition, please click here to submit your idea. VNSNY Welcomes EVP & Chief Financial Keith Patterson On January 25th, Keith Patterson joined VNSNY as our new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Keith has an extensive background in managed care and robust experience in provider and other healthcare services, including senior finance positions with Aetna and UnitedHealthcare. He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for Ready Responders, an on-demand community healthcare service. With his expertise and expertise in health care and finance, Keith will be an outstanding addition to VNSNY! Click here to read his Q+A interview on Frontline. VNSNY CEOs Named to 2021 City & State Health Power 100 Current VNSNY CEO
Find Out What’s Happening… News Briefs From Around VNSNY!
September 28, 2020–Welcome to the September edition of “News Briefs from Around VNSNY”— featuring quick updates on recent news and virtual events across the organization. If you have a news brief you’d like to be considered for an upcoming edition, please click here to submit your idea. Marki Flannery Quoted in Senator Gillibrand Press Release VNSNY President and CEO Marki Flannery was quoted in New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s August 24th press release on the need to support the home care industry. The press release accompanied a letter sent by Senator Gillibrand and four other U.S. Senators to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, calling for more regulatory and funding relief for home health agencies. “[T]o keep our frontline staff safe and our homebound patients healthy, we must have appropriate policies and financial support,” said Marki’s quote. “That means reimbursing home health
Find Out What’s Happening… News Briefs from Around VNSNY!
June 17, 2020–Welcome to an (all-virtual!) edition of “News Briefs from Around VNSNY”— featuring brief updates on recent news and virtual events across the organization. If you have a news brief you’d like to be considered for an upcoming edition, please click here. Mayor de Blasio Appoints Marki Flannery to Advise on City’s Reopening Strategy VNSNY President and CEO Marki Flannery has accepted New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s invitation to serve on the Mayor’s Public Health and Healthcare Sector Advisory Council, one of a number of sector advisory councils created to provide strategic advice and guidance on New York City’s plans for reopening. The Public Health and Healthcare Council will focus on delivery issues, workforce and resilience, the sector’s financial health, and learnings and best practices. Up, Up & Away! Free JetBlue Flights for Nine VNSNY Heroes If anybody deserves a vacation, it’s our healthcare workers actively serving on the
Here’s What’s Happening … News Briefs from Around VNSNY!
October 2, 2019–Welcome to the latest “News Briefs from Around VNSNY”—a Frontline feature that provides brief updates on recent news and events across the organization. If you have a news brief you’d like to be considered for an upcoming edition, please click here. Flu Vaccine Program for 2019-2020 Officially Starts this Week! With the 2019-2020 flu season just around the corner, VNSNY’s flu vaccine program for staff is officially underway as of this week. The first to get a flu shot? VNSNY President and CEO Marki Flannery. (See photo at left!) Click here for a schedule of when free flu shots are being offered at VNSNY’s various regional offices. Information on other ways you can access a free flu shot will be heading your way shortly. “I encourage all employees to get their flu shot as soon as possible,” says Marki. “By doing so, you’ll be protecting our patients and members, as well as yourself
News Briefs from Around VNSNY… Here’s What’s Happening!
July 22, 2019–Welcome to the latest edition of “News Briefs from Around VNSNY”—a Frontline feature that provides brief updates on recent news and events across the organization. If you have a news brief you’d like to be considered for an upcoming edition, please click here. Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) Cuts the Ribbon on Its New Harlem Office On July 9th, Community Mental Health Services celebrated the official opening of its new office at 286 Lenox Avenue in Upper Manhattan. The new office, which is just a few minutes’ walk from CMHS’s West 125th Street location, will house CMHS’s Health Home Care Management and Behavioral Health Community Transitions programs as well as CMHS’s Central Administration staff and the Community Care Management Partners (CCMP) Health Home staff. Saluting VNSNY’s Volunteers On July 16th, VNSNY’s dedicated volunteers were honored at the 2019 VNSNY Volunteer Recognition Ceremony. The event, held in the penthouse of 80 Fifth
News Briefs from Around VNSNY…Here’s What’s Happening!
April 30, 2019–Welcome to the latest edition of “News Briefs from Around VNSNY”—a Frontline feature that provides brief updates on recent news and events across the organization. If you have a news brief you’d like to considered for an upcoming edition, please click here. Five Additional Clinician Care Management Training Cohorts Announced Dates have now been set for five new cohorts of VNSNY’s free online care management training course for clinicians. These popular webinars, offered through New York State’s Workforce Investment Organization (WIO) initiative, are open to all VNSNY nurses, rehabilitation therapists, social workers and physicians. Here are the dates for the upcoming cohorts—to register, click on your preferred date range. Once registered, your class schedule will be sent automatically to your online calendar. May 15 to July 17 (Meets every Wednesday at 4 p.m.) June 18 to August 20 (Meets every Tuesday at 12 noon) July 25 to September 12 (Meets every Thursday at 12
News Briefs from Around VNSNY…Find Out What’s Happening!
February 12, 2019–Welcome to “News Briefs from Around VNSNY”—a new Frontline feature that provides brief updates on news and events across the organization. Bronx Nurse-Family Partnership Highlighted. VNSNY’s Bronx Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) was featured in the January 2019 issue of the NYC Nurse-Family Partnership E-News, an electronic newsletter published by New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The article, which included recent Bronx graduation photos, noted that the Bronx NFP is the program’s largest site in the city, with four teams of nurses serving up to 800 families throughout the borough. VNSNY Hospice Is Accredited by NIJH. VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care has received official accreditation from the National Institute of Jewish Hospice (NIJH). This accreditation includes training to deepen the VNSNY Hospice staff’s understanding of how to provide the highest quality hospice care for Jewish patients and their families in a manner that reflects and respects their faith, tradition and values.