Month: December 2022

SpendMend Pharmacy Podcast “340B Unscripted” has been recognized as the top pharmacy podcast in the annual Corporate Excellence Awards.

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – December 20, 2022 – (Newswire.com)

SpendMend, the leading provider of tech-enabled solutions to optimize the cost-cycle for the healthcare industry, announced today that they have won Pharmacy Podcast of the Year for the “340B Unscripted” podcast.

Hosted by pharmacy industry experts Rob ‘Hoopi’ Nahoopii, PharmD, MS, ACE, and Greg Wilson, PharmD, BCPS, ACE, “340B Unscripted” explores the complicated and contentious 340B Program as well as many other pressing Pharmacy industry matters. Launched in August 2022, the new podcast has been downloaded and streamed thousands of times and has ranked in the top 15% of all podcasts across all digital platforms.

“Our goal as a company,” states Greg Wilson, Director of Pharmacy Services at SpendMend Pharmacy, “is to enable and empower healthcare organizations and pharmacies to perform at their very best. The podcast really is an extension of how we support healthcare providers – by sharing information and creating dialogue around the complexities of the 340B Program.”

Now in its seventh year, the Corporate Excellence Awards were launched by Corporate Vision Magazine to showcase the companies and individuals that are committed to innovation, business growth, and providing the very best products and services to clients across a wide range of industries.

About SpendMend
SpendMend is the leading provider of tech-enabled, cost-savings solutions in the healthcare industry. Combining the use of data, proprietary technology, and rigorous analytics with its healthcare focus and expertise, SpendMend partners with healthcare networks to improve and optimize their costs in meaningful and collaborative ways. SpendMend’s mission is to help its clients improve their patient care through innovative cost-savings solutions. 

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Marketing Manager

ksavage@spendmend.com

616-257-8331

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The health system joins the company’s list of strategic investors, underscoring the value of a consumer-first healthcare experience.

NEW YORK & HOUSTON – December 19, 2022 – (Newswire.com)

Cedar, an enterprise healthcare engagement platform that improves the end-to-end consumer financial journey, today announced that Memorial Hermann Health System, a nonprofit, award-winning health system committed to creating healthier Houston communities, has joined the company’s growing list of strategic investors.

“Without a connected, consumer-first approach, medical billing often leads to confusion and frustration for patients at best, and an inability to pay medical debt at worst,” said Florian Otto, CEO and Co-founder of Cedar. “Our goal is to provide a patient experience that is convenient and clear, leading to significantly better outcomes for providers, payers and the people we all serve. We are pleased to welcome Memorial Hermann as an investor in this important work.”

Cedar is on a mission to empower individuals to easily and affordably pursue the care they need, transforming the patient financial experience through a unique end-to-end solution. The Cedar Suite delivers a consistent and unified experience across the patient journey, from appointment confirmation and price estimates pre-service to final payment post-service. And with the launch of the Payer Intelligence Layer in November, Cedar’s platform consolidates payer and provider data into a single source of information for consumers managing medical bills.

“Our organization’s goals very much align with Cedar’s in that we also aim to make healthcare more affordable and accessible while providing a highly personalized and compassionate patient experience. That’s one of the many reasons we made the strategic decision to invest in Cedar,” said Alec King, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Memorial Hermann. 

“We recognize that the healthcare industry has much room for improvement in the areas of consumer-friendly digital platforms, access and affordability. As part of our strategic investment efforts, we want to support the work of innovative companies who are accomplishing these key objectives,” said Feby Abraham, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer for Memorial Hermann. 

To learn more about Cedar’s innovative platform, visit https://www.cedar.com/. 

About Cedar

Cedar is committed to improving the healthcare billing experience for all. With an innovative platform that connects providers and payers, Cedar empowers healthcare consumers with an optimized journey—all powered by data science and interactive design. For Cedar clients, this leads to improved financial outcomes, more efficient operations and greater consumer loyalty. To learn more about why leading U.S. healthcare organizations trust Cedar to manage the end-to-end consumer experience from pre-registration to post-visit billing, visit www.cedar.com and join us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

About Memorial Hermann Health System

Charting a better future. A future that’s built upon the HEALTH of our community. This is the driving force for Memorial Hermann, redefining healthcare for the individuals and many diverse populations we serve. Our 6,700 affiliated physicians and more than 30,000 employees practice the highest standards of safe, evidence-based, quality care to provide a personalized and outcome-oriented experience across our more than 260 care delivery sites. As one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in Southeast Texas, Memorial Hermann has an award-winning and nationally acclaimed Accountable Care Organization, 17* hospitals and numerous specialty programs and services conveniently located throughout the Greater Houston area. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is one of the nation’s busiest Level I trauma centers and serves as the primary teaching hospital for McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. For more than 115 years, our focus has been the best interest of our community, contributing nearly $500 million annually through school-based health centers and other community benefit programs. Now and for generations to come, the health of our community will be at the center of what we do – charting a better future for all.

*Memorial Hermann Health System owns and operates 14 hospitals and has joint ventures with three other hospital facilities, including Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital First Colony, Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood and Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital-Katy.

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Jenny Fiegoli

Cedar

jenny@cedar.com

Memorial Hermann

media.relations@memorialhermann.org

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EKF Donates $50k to Mount Sinai KidsZone TV

MANHATTAN, N.Y. – December 16, 2022 – (Newswire.com)

It was an exciting afternoon when Joe Wessely, Board Chair of enCourage Kids Foundation (EKF), presented a $50,000 check to Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital in support of KidZone TV in memory of EKF’s late CEO Michele Hall-Duncan. Diane Rode, Senior Director, Patient and Family Centered Care, and Dennis Charney, M.D., Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of Icahn Mount Sinai and President for Academic Affairs of the Mount Sinai Health System, were on hand to receive the check and join in on the fun with the pediatric patients.

The gift was given through EKF’s Jay Anderson Pediatric Hospital Support Fund, which funds projects in pediatric facilities that would otherwise not be funded through hospital budgets.

“On behalf of EKF, it was such a pleasure to donate $50,000 in Michele’s honor to KidZone TV, a state-of-the-art interactive production and broadcast studio offering live and pre-recorded programming for viewing within the hospital. We are grateful for their hard work and long-term partnership,” stated Joe Wessely.

“Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital is enormously grateful to EKF for their generous support and presence in our mission to humanize healthcare for our children and families. For over 30 years, EKF has been at the forefront nationally of responding to the needs of child life programs and services for pediatric patients. We dedicate this generous gift in memory of the life’s work of Michele Hall-Duncan and her formative leadership with this dynamic and innovative organization,” said Diane Rode.

Special guest and EKF ambassador, WABC Sports Anchor Ryan Field, played sports trivia alongside Dr. Charney, and brought smiles to the patients who played and asked sports questions from their bedsides. 

“It was such a fun afternoon playing sports trivia with the patients and their families at KZTV Studio. I’m honored to work with EKF and proud of their generous donation today. I look forward to the next time that I can test my sports knowledge and put a smile on the faces of hospitalized children,” said Ryan Field.

“KidZone TV Studio was filled with laughter and excitement as our patients and families enjoyed an afternoon of fun with EKF and Ryan Field! We feel so fortunate to have EKF as a partner,” stated Morgan Stojanowski, Director, Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy. 

About enCourage Kids Foundation

Since 1985, EKF has helped humanize healthcare for children and their families by resourcing impact-driven pediatric programs and supporting the child life community. Serving nearly one million children annually, our programs offer relief from the constant burden of treatment, hospital stays, and doctor appointments while also helping pediatric facilities meet the unique needs of their patients. EKF envisions a world where every child — regardless of the difficulty of their medical journey — experiences joy, hope, resilience, and healing. www.encourage-kids.org

About the Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the NY metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, including Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital, over 400 outpatient practices, over 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital offers the most advanced diagnostics, treatments, and technologies available in every area of pediatrics because the health and care of your child is our first priority. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex healthcare challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. https://www.mountsinai.org

For EKF media opportunities, please contact MJ Pedone – Indra Public Relations – MJ@indrapr.com.  

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President

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(917) 319-9600

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