Intermountain Healthcare Receives Hearst Award
Awarded for Mental Health Integration program
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, March 30, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Hearst Health, a division of Hearst, and the Jefferson College of Population Health of Thomas Jefferson University, have announced that Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare is the winner of the 2017 Hearst Health Prize. Intermountain was awarded the prize for its Mental Health Integration program, which embeds mental health screening and treatment within primary care and select specialty practices. The Hearst Health Prize is an annual $100,000 award given in recognition of an organization’s or individual’s outstanding achievement in managing or improving health in the U.S.
Intermountain created a Mental Health Integration program for patients that made mental health evaluation and service part of the routine care for patients seeking care at Intermountain, with an emphasis on primary care. It utilizes a team-based approach, built upon systematic, evidence-based medicine that is collaborative and measurable, to help patients and their families manage the complexity of both mental and physical health.
More than 100,000 patients were tracked over a 10-year period to observe their outcomes and interactions. Findings of the study included:
• At Intermountain Healthcare, 46 percent of patients in team-based practices were screened for active depression, more than ten times greater than that of traditional physician practices nationally, according to some studies.
• More patients adhered to diabetes care protocols and had documented self-care plans.
• For individuals receiving care through the mental health integration program, emergency room visits dropped 23 percent, hospital admissions declined 10 percent, and primary care doctor visits declined 7 percent.
• With these improvements, the overall cost of care for patients with active depression dropped by more than three percent. Based on Intermountain Healthcare’s experience, they project at least $4 billion in annual U.S. healthcare savings if their mental health integration model was used nationally.
“The caregivers at Intermountain are grateful to receive this recognition and award,” said Marc Harrison, MD, Intermountain president and CEO. “It honors our commitment to our patients, their families, and the communities we serve. It honors our caregivers with whom our patients trust to provide the highest quality, effective, and affordable care.”
Intermountain Healthcare is a not-for-profit system of 22 hospitals, 180 clinics, a Medical Group with about 1,500 employed physicians and advanced practitioners, a health plans group called SelectHealth, and other medical services. Intermountain is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare through high quality and sustainable costs. For more information about Intermountain, visit www.intermountainhealthcare.org.
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Care2 Petition Demands Jailing of Former Mormon Bishop Allowed to Walk Free After Being Convicted of Nearly a Dozen Sex Crimes
***http://www.thepetitionsite.com/574/941/820/***
The Care2 petition is demanding Keith Robert Vallejo be jailed until his April sentencing
UTAH COUNTY — A new Care2 petition is demanding Keith Robert Vallejo, a former Mormon bishop, be jailed until his April sentencing after he was allowed to walk free despite being found guilty of 10 counts of second-degree felony forcible sexual abuse and one count of object rape, a first-degree felony. A hearing will be held today, March 30 where Deputy Utah County Attorney Ryan McBride will ask the judge to reconsider releasing him until his sentencing.
VIEW THE CARE2 PETITION HERE: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/574/941/820/
After being found guilty of nearly a dozen violent crimes, Vallejo was allowed to go home to his wife and eight children.
During the trial, two women testified that Vallejo had sexually assaulted them when they stayed at his Provo home during two separate incidents in 2013 and 2014. The guilty verdict came on Feb. 17.
“His victims are reasonably extremely upset and so are we!” writes Care2 petition author Kelsey Bourgeois, who led a successful Care2 petition campaign that convinced Brigham Young University (BYU) to change its Honor Code policies and stop re-victimizing sexual assault victims in early 2015.
“Two of his victims appeared in court and described him groping them while they pretended to sleep on the family's couch,” Bourgeois writes. “Vallejo was in a position of power as a bishop and so these young girls believed it was safe to stay in his home.”
A state statute reads that, upon conviction, a defendant can go free if a judge finds "clear and convincing evidence" they won’t flee and aren’t a danger to the community.
Fourth District Judge Thomas Low said that because Vallejo posted cash bail, has a large family and works in the community, he would not be a risk, and that there would be "minimal damage" to the victims because they don’t live in Utah.
For Bourgeois and those who signed the Care2 petition, this reasoning is ludicrous.
“It seems the judge did not consider the safety of those around him at all when making this decision,” Bourgeois writes.
For more information, or for interview with petition author Kelsey Bourgeois, please contact Yasmina Dardari at (407) 922-8149 or by email at yasmina@unbendablemedia.com.
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THE YMCA OF NORTHERN UTAH INVITES YOU TO ATTEND THE 'YOU BE THE CHEMIST' STATE CHALLENGE
Ogden, Utah, March 30, 2017 - The top 30 students who participated in the YMCA’s You Be the Chemist Challenge will compete head-to-head in the Statewide Challenge for the opportunity to represent Utah in the program’s National Challenge this summer.
Three hundred Ogden students in grades 5 to 8 tried out for this year’s Challenge, sponsored by Tesoro Foundation and the Bruce and Tammy Schechinger Trust. This is the second year the YMCA of Northern Utah has hosted the State Challenge.
You Be the Chemist is an initiative by the Chemical Educational Foundation to create opportunities for students to engage kids in science and test their knowledge of chemistry. Competitions operate in a quiz bowl format with several rounds of multiple choice questions. Questions are displayed to both the participants and audience on a screen, then students use electronic response devices to show their answers.
The You Be the Chemist Statewide Challenge takes place on Saturday, April 15, at Ben Lomond High School, located at 1080 9th Street in Ogden as part of the STEM Family Fair. The STEM Family Fair begins at 1 p.m. The You Be the Chemist State Challenge begins at 2 p.m.
For more information on the YMCA’s You Be the Chemist Challenge, visit http://www.ymcautah.org/weberafterschool/you-be-the-chemist
About the YMCA of Northern Utah
The Y is and always will be, dedicated to building healthy, confident, connected and secure children, adults, families and communities. The Y is continually looking to provide value, to stay relevant and to serve communities in the ways they need most. The Y offers programs, services and initiatives focused on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, according to the unique needs of the communities it engages. For more information, please visit ymcautah.org.
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Release: Hatch Introduces Bill to Streamline Visa Processing for Missionaries
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-UT, the longest-serving member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation today to streamline religious worker visa processing for missionaries in established international missionary programs.
Under federal law, religious organizations seeking to bring missionaries to the United States must obtain a religious worker visa for each missionary. Because of regulations promulgated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in 2008, such organizations must submit extensive documentation to USCIS about their organizational structure, financial status, and missionary program with each individual application. Even organizations with long-established missionary programs must submit the same lengthy paperwork over and over again.
Due to the high volume of petitions filed, it can take up to nine months for USCIS to process individual petitions for volunteer missionaries. Add in time for petition preparation and consular visa processing, and missionaries today face long delays in starting their service—typically nine to eleven months.
Hatch’s bill, the Religious Worker Visa Improvement Act, would reduce visa processing times by allowing eligible religious organizations to participate in a streamlined blanket petition procedure. Missionaries covered by the blanket petition would be able to get their visas in just a few weeks.
“Missionary service is the lifeblood for many churches across the nation, yet long and unpredictable visa delays are taking a toll on those who have answered the call to serve,” Senator Hatch said. “My bill will shorten the visa processing time for longstanding and reputable religious organizations while preserving existing anti-fraud and security protections. It’s a win-win for everyone involved: USCIS can dedicate its limited resources to other pressing matters while missionaries in established programs can travel to their missions without lengthy delays.”
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