Geisinger Health System has been named to the Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2010 by Gartner Inc., a leading information technology research and advisory company. The second annual listing identifies top organizations striving for supply chain excellence and better patient care.
Joseph Boscarino, Ph.D, M.P.H.,will be recognized by the International Society of Traumatic Stress (ISTSS) with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the research of traumatic stress.
Timely, acuity-stratified care delivered by the coordinated efforts of a team of healthcare professionals has the potential to nationally save nearly 100,000 hospitalized patient lives a year, as well as significant healthcare dollars, according to a large prospective study by Geisinger’s Director of Surgical Innovation, Thanjavur S. Ravikumar, M.D., FACS.
A new Geisinger study begins to unlock the puzzle of painkiller (opioid) addiction – why some people are more likely to become addicted than others. Geisinger investigators have found that patients with four common risk factors have a significantly higher risk of addiction. In addition, a history of severe drug dependence and drug abuse compounds the risk. The findings appear in the September issue of Addiction.
Results of a Geisinger study published in the August 2010 edition of the American Journal of Managed Care show its advanced medical home model is capable of simultaneously improving the quality of healthcare and reducing the cost.
Age alone should not determine surgical risk in a person age 80 or over, according to expert commentary from Mark Katlic, M.D., director of Thoracic Surgery at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Geisinger researchers are part of an international team that has identified a genetic variant more common in individuals with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). This is one of the largest studies ever into the genetics of AAA.
Geisinger Health System received the elite Seven Seals Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a U.S. Department of Defense organization, in a ceremony today, July 9, at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) in Danville. The Seven Seals Award is the highest award given by ESRG, and was created to publically recognize employers who provide outstanding patriotic support and cooperation to employees and families of those who have been called to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Proven Diagnostics, a clinical diagnostic laboratory located in Bethlehem, Pa., announced today that it has signed a contract with Highmark, the largest health insurer in Pennsylvania.
Cernostics Inc., a biotechnology firm specializing in advanced cancer diagnostics, and Geisinger Health System, a $2.1 billion integrated health services organization, today announced a partnership in personalized healthcare. They will focus on developing diagnostic technologies to detect subtle differences in the cellular and molecular makeup of patient tissue samples.
A new five-year, $1.8 million National Institutes of Health grant awarded to staff scientist Nikolaos Tapinos, M.D., Ph.D., of Geisinger’s Sigfried and Janet Weis Center for Research will be used to study the role of nuclear ErbB3 protein during development of the nervous system and in response to nerve injury.
Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) will participate in ProTECT III, a groundbreaking National Institute of Health (NIH)-sponsored research study for the emergency treatment of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) using the hormone progesterone.
Geisinger has exceeded the national benchmark for testing women who are at risk for developing osteoporosis – a silent and serious disease.
Today the Department of Health and Human Services announced that Geisinger Health System will receive $16 million to create the Keystone Beacon Community as part of HHS’s Beacon Community cooperative program.
Geisinger recently launched www.PAVetFamilyWeb.com. This Web site is designed to serve Pennsylvania families who are coping with military separations and multiple deployments of a service member as well as caregivers, wounded warriors, service members and military veterans.
The health reform legislation passed by Congress on Sunday—largely health insurance reform—is a big first step in addressing the need for universal healthcare coverage. Further hard work and reform will be required to handle the unintended consequences sure to arise from this legislation, as well as to enact positive changes regarding the actual delivery of and payment for healthcare services.
Director of Geisinger’s Obesity Institute Christopher D. Still, D.O., will address the Federal-State Relations Meeting of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA) in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 18. Dr. Still’s talk will focus on the economic burden of obesity on every U.S. state and territory, and what we can do about it.
Geisinger Health System and Yale School of Medicine investigators are researching how young people recover from heart attacks through VIRGO (Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes in Young AMI Patients), a research project funded by the National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Victor G. Vogel, M.D., M.H.S., National Vice President for Research at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, Georgia, has been named Director of Cancer Services at Geisinger Health System. He will begin his new duties on May 3.
While heart disease is traditionally associated with adults, pediatric patients face a number of cardiac conditions that can impact their health.
Deep Brain Stimulation, a new treatment being offered at Geisinger Medical Center and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, can dramatically reduce symptoms of movement disorders.
Geisinger Health System and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) today announced the signing of a strategic research agreement that provides a focused look at the gaps in clinical medicine where biomedical research can make a difference.
Geisinger Ventures recently announced that Mike Hoerres has joined the organization as a Principal. Ventures is Geisinger Health System’s for-profit venture arm focused on translating clinical and operational innovation into practical use and promoting the reinvestment of capital into the system.
Geisinger Medical Center recently awarded Ted E. Feldman, M.D., Professor of Medicine, and Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Ill., with the Charles Laubach, M.D. Interventional Cardiologist Visiting Professorship.
Cardiac catheterizations have been a groundbreaking tool in the field of cardiology. This procedure offers a minimally invasive means for obtaining important information about the heart and its blood vessels, while also providing a less invasive treatment for certain heart conditions. Typically, the catheter is introduced into the body through a vein or artery, usually in the leg, and is guided toward the heart. Although doctors in the United States are increasingly utilizing the radial artery (in the wrist) as an entry point, it is still used less than 10% of the time.
Geisinger Medical Center was recently designated a National Marrow Donation Program collection site, becoming the only site in the region to collect bone marrow or blood stem cells from willing donors.
Bariatric weight-loss surgery may sound dangerous and complicated, but a Geisinger physician warns that the real danger may be a life of obesity.
Two-and-a-half years after the first shovel was put into the ground, Geisinger’s $100 million Hospital for Advanced Medicine (HfAM) prepares to welcome its first patients on Feb. 9.
Researchers at Geisinger Medical Center recently received funding totaling more than $44,000 from a Geisinger Health System (GHS) – NYU Langone Medical Center (NYULMC) collaborative project focusing on personalized healthcare.
Obesity is a condition that often follows family lines, but bariatric surgery offers hope for breaking this generational pattern.
The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), an affiliate of the American Hospital Association (AHA), has selected Glenn D. Steele Jr., MD, PhD president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System, as the recipient of the 2010 TRUST Award.
As skiers and snowboarders prepare to flock to the slopes, a Geisinger physician offers advice for staying safe this winter season.
He’s completing their challenging journey and making them whole. Reconfigured body after reconfigured body, the hands of Alexander Moya, M.D., Director of the Center for Weight Loss Body Contouring and Assistant Director of the Geisinger Center for Aesthetics and Cosmetic Surgery at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC), skillfully addresses the excess skin his patients contend with following the loss of dozens, if not often hundreds, of pounds.
The current economic climate has impacted every aspect of our lives, even our health. Many turn to fast food or unhealthy selections because it seems to be easier on the wallet. But it is possible to make healthy food choices on a budget.
Bariatric surgery is a procedure designed to help patients lose weight, but what may be even more important is that it can also help resolve diabetes for patients with this disease.
A minimally invasive, catheter-based cardiac assist device - the Impella 2.5 - is credited with saving the life of 86-year-old Rose Lombardo of Hazleton. Grandmother to seven and great-grandmother to another 12, Rose was "at death's door" after suffering concurrent heart attacks, according to her daughter, Gabriella Norgard.
Diabetes is one of the nation’s most prevalent chronic diseases, and Geisinger has created a “bundle” of best practice measures to improve the quality of diabetes care and outcomes.
National Handwashing Awareness Week is from Dec. 6 to 12, and a Geisinger physician advises that with the presence of the H1N1 virus this year, handwashing is more important than ever.
Geisinger Medical Center recently opened a new Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery – Vestibular and Balance Center to help patients who are affected by vertigo, dizziness or balance problems.
Geisinger Health System recently signed an agreement with Philips VISICU, to launch an eICU Program® that will enhance physicians’ ability to care for Geisinger’s sickest patients.
Alexander P. Moya, M.D., Director of the Center for Weight Loss Body Contouring and Assistant Director of the Geisinger Center for Aesthetics and Cosmetic Surgery at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC), will deliver an interactive video presentation on his corset trunkplasty surgery in April 2010. This presentation will be made to a group of board-certified plastic surgeons at the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery’s annual Aesthetic Meeting in Washington, D.C.
While the headlines have been dominated with news about H1N1, we cannot lose sight of an equally dangerous illness - respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Diabetics face many health challenges, and among them is the risk of developing foot ulcers.
Geisinger Health System was included in the 2009 InformationWeek 500, a list of companies that are leaders in their use of innovative technology. Geisinger’s inclusion marks the sixth time it has appeared in the InformationWeek 500.
Geisinger Health System is one of only six healthcare organizations in the United States invited by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University to participate in a new pilot program, Medicare Innovations Collaborative (Med-IC).
Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) has been named to the 2009 Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success list, which annually identifies high-performing cardiovascular hospitals nationally and sets performance targets for managing and improving cardiovascular services.
Responding to a growing need in central and northeast Pennsylvania for highly specialized care of pediatric brain tumors and other central nervous system disorders, Geisinger's Janet Weis Children's Hospital has launched a state-of-the-art and comprehensive pediatric neurosurgery program. The multidisciplinary program is led by pediatric neurosurgeon Amir Kershenovich, M.D., who says he is pleased to accept his challenging role.
Geisinger Medical Center’s Adult Intensive Care Unit (AICU) nurses were recently recognized with the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. Created by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), the award recognizes adult critical care, adult progressive care and pediatric critical care units that achieve high-quality outcomes and exemplify excellence in professional practice, patient care and outcomes.
Alexander P. Moya, M.D., director, Center for Weight Loss Body Contouring at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC), performed his newly developed corset trunkplasty surgery for board-certified plastic surgeons at the University of Miami School of Medicine live via televised feed as he worked at an operating room at GMC in Danville on Nov 13.
Childhood obesity is on the rise, and with it comes an increased risk for developing health problems such as type 2 diabetes. The best way to reduce the risk of serious weight-related health issues such as diabetes is to eat healthy and increase physical activity.
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