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July 2022
Letter from Dr. Shelly Voet - Dr. Shelly Voet, executive community physician, highlights resources and updates for physicians and providers in our region.
Opioid Use Treatment Clinic is now Open - This month, Cincinnati Children’s opened the Opioid Use Treatment Clinic which will provide medication to patients ages 16-21 struggling with opioid addiction.
HealthVine Updates - News and updates from HealthVine, including OhioRISE, Medicaid Redetermination and more.
In Memorium: James Tweddell, MD - With great sadness we mourn the loss of James “Jim” Scott Tweddell, MD, Executive Co-Director of the Heart Institute and Director of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Cincinnati Children’s, who passed away on July 1, 2022 after a battle with cancer. He was 62.
Covid-19 Questions: When families ask “Does the Covid-19 Vaccine still work?” - New resources now available to help support providers in having this conversation.
NEW Community Practice Support Tools and the Pediatric Consult Podcast - A new community practice support tool on Macrocephaly is now available. Another new resource, Pediatric Consult podcast, is also available.
FAAN-C Trial Enrolling August 1st - The Follow-up Automatically vs As-Needed Comparison (FAAN-C, or “fancy”) trial compares the effectiveness of automatic versus as-needed follow-up among otherwise healthy children hospitalized for pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infection, UTI, or gastroenteritis.
CareSource Terminates Cincinnati Children’s from the Ohio Marketplace Plan - CareSource terminated the Marketplace plan with Cincinnati Children’s effective August 1st. This does NOT impact CareSource patients with traditional Medicaid plans. We are proactively reaching out to families currently getting care from Cincinnati Children’s who are impacted by this change. If you are aware of patients in your practice who may need help and haven’t been contacted already, please reach out to your practice liaison.
New A1C Testing Options Available at Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center will now be offering two unique Hemoglobin A1C testing options.
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia- Definition and Treatment Update - Premature birth is the leading cause of neonatal intensive care unit admissions, with a high burden of disease and more than $13 billion in health care cost annually in the US.
Clinic Spotlight: OT/PT - Congenital Muscular Torticollis - In a recent publication, physical therapists in the Division of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy at Cincinnati Children’s described infants with congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) who change head presentation (i.e., head tilt, head rotation) over time.
Links You Can Use - List of helpful and frequently used links including Inspire magazine, Physician Hub, parking and more.
Medical Staff - New and Departing Members
August Pediatric Grand Rounds Calendar - Upcoming pediatric grand rounds, also recorded and archived for later viewing.
Upcoming Educational Events - upcoming educational opportunities, live and online, designed for a primary care audience.