Team Members in the Media: October Highlights!
When New Yorkers look for quality-based guidance and trends for health care services delivered in the home and community, VNS Health is one of the first places they turn. A quick look at our many team members featured in the news last month speaks to the powerful impact our organization has on the health of our neighbors. Click below to learn more!
Team members featured in news stories this October include:
- Ruth Caballero, RN
- Nicole Casiano, RN
- Christine Chan, Senior Community Center Coordinator
- Arthur Fitting, LGBTQ+ Program Manager
- Desiree Gordon, RN
- Xiang Jin, RN
- Elsa Lam, VP Regional Patient Care Services
- Rebecca Miller-Martinez, Behavioral Health RN
- Evelyn Pozo, Psychiatric Social Worker
- Marzena Proszowska-Lambert, Clinical Director, Personal Care
- Jim Rolla, SVP,Personal Care
- Sanjeev Sinha, Physical Therapist
- Devin Woodley, VP, Managed Care Contracting
Celebrating News of Jim Rolla’s 2023 NYS HCP Award
The New York Business Journal and New York Nonprofit Media featured the exciting news that Jim Rolla, SVP, Personal Care has been awarded the 2023 Founders’ Spirit Award by the New York State Association of Home Care Providers. Both announcements shared details of Jim’s ongoing work and dedication to the home care industry.
Read on Frontline here.
Home Health Care News Spotlights VNS Health’s Approach to Payer Innovation
Home Health Care News spoke with Devin Woodley, VP, Managed Care Contracting about VNS Health’s innovative approach to value-based care and payer innovation. In the piece, Devin noted the organization has seen successful results by leaning into risk. “When the rehospitalization rate goes down, we’ll share in those savings, you actually can earn a bonus. That’s how we’re able to win the plans and gain their trust,” he said.
Read the full piece on Frontline here.
Elsa Lam on What It Takes to Work in Home Care
A new piece in Healthcare Tech Outlook from Elsa Lam, Vice President, Regional Patient Care Services, speaks to the dedication, creativity, and unique skills needed to excel as a home care clinician. In the story, Elsa shares the perspectives of VNS Health clinicians from across the organization, including Behavioral Health Nurse Rebecca Miller-Martinez, Home Care RNs Ruth Caballero, Nicole Casiano, Xiang Jin and Desiree Gordon, and Arthur Fitting, LGBTQ+ Program Manager.
Read the full piece on Frontline.
MobiHealthNews and Crain’s Health Pulse Share Latest on Partnership Between VNS Health and Helpful
MobiHealthNews and Crain’s Health Pulse both published stories on VNS Health’s partnership with tech firm Helpful to create tools that support family caregivers by making it easier for them to manage and track a loved one’s health and information. Helpful provides a HIPAA-compliant platform that guides caregivers through a loved one’s health insurance benefits and gives them access to their medical records. The tool is now available to Health Plans members and their caregivers.
Read more about this exciting collaboration on Frontline, here and here.
HomeCare Magazine Focuses on the Innovative Approach of Clinicians in the GMHI Program
HomeCare Magazine takes a deep dive into the work of the Geriatric Mental Health Initiative at VNS Health, focusing particularly on the program’s outreach to older Latino adults. In the piece, “Bringing Mental Health Care Home,” Psychiatric Social Worker Evelyn Pozo provides thoughtful insight on the program and the importance of culturally sensitive care.
Read the full story on Frontline here.
Personal Care Clinical Director Marzena Proszowska-Lambert Offers Dementia Caregiving Tips
An informative and helpful piece published in Daily Caring from Personal Care Clinical Director Marzena Proszowska-Lambert provides actionable tips for dementia caregivers. Referencing the expertise of HHAs at VNS Health, as well as VNS Health’s Dementia Care at Home Program, she shares helpful guidance for those caring for a loved one with dementia. Marzena also stresses that in addition to taking care of a loved one, it’s important for caregivers to look after themselves as well.
Read more on Frontline here.
Senior Community Center Coordinator Christine Chan Shares Heartwarming Client Story
A piece in Patch from Senior Community Center Coordinator Christine Chan relates the touching story of one inspiring woman and her husband, and how the team at the VNS Health Chinatown Community Center helped them get through a challenging time in their life. The piece, “A Lifetime Building a Home in America’s Melting Pot — and a Team Dedicated to Helping Her Stay There,” details the special bond one of the center’s clients, Ching Leong, built with Christine and her team when they helped her find care and support for Ching’s husband as he struggled with multiple chronic health conditions.
Read the whole story on Frontline here.
For Physical Therapy Month, PT Sanjeev Sinha Provides Health Tips in The Bronx Voice
In a story for The Bronx Voice tied to National Physical Therapy Month, Physical Therapist Sanjeev Sinha shares helpful advice on how physical therapy can help individuals stay healthy at home, and provides an explainer on what he does as a physical therapist and how he works as part of a team to care for his patients.
Read it on Frontline here.
Hospice News Features VNS Health in Story on Rebranding
Hospice News published a story looking at organizations across the industry who have undergone rebranding to better reach the communities they serve. Among those mentioned in the article, VNS Health is identified as a company that has recently undergone a successful rebranding effort to better represent the full scope of services it offers.
Read the full story on Frontline here.
