In the News
Cigna Continues Expansion of Collaborative Accountable Care to Improve Health Outcomes and Lower Costs - According to the Fort Mill Times on January 16, 2013 Cigna continues to expand its collaborative accountable care (CAC) program through 10 new initiatives with physician groups in nine states, including the company’s first CACs in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana and South Carolina. These programs focus on expanding patient access to health care, improving care coordination, and achieving the “triple aim” of improved health outcomes (quality), affordability and patient satisfaction.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE
Congratulations to the 2013 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awardees - According to GeriPal on January 15, 2013 the recipients for the 2013 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physican Awards are Charles G. Sasser, M.D., FACP, FAAHPM director of palliative care services at Conway Medical Center, Daniel C. Johnson, M.D., FAAHPM, national physician lead for palliative care at Kaiser Permanente's Care Management Institute, Drew Rosielle, M.D., a palliative care physician and program director for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, Jane de Lima Thomas, M.D., a palliative care physician and associate director of the Harvard Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program, and Alen Voskanian, M.D., regional medical director, VITAS Innovative Hospice Care. This one of a kind national award recognizes excellence in the care of patients at the end of life.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE
Charleston doctor honored for overseas work - According to The Post and Courier on January 17, 2013 Dr. Robert Clifford has been named a recipient of the Save the Children Federation’s REAL Award, a distinction “designed to develop greater respect and appreciation for health workers and the lifesaving care they provide globally, as well as in the United States.” Clifford, a Charleston native, said he was humbled by the nomination and overwhelmed to learn that he won. Clifford graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina in 1996 and serves as a faculty member there.TO READ MORE CLICK HERE
