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November - December 2022
Letter from Dr. Shelly Voet - Dr. Shelly Voet, executive community physician leader, highlights resources and updates for physicians and providers in our region.
New Headache Treatment Tool - A new treatment guide tool has been developed by the Cincinnati Children’s Headache Center to provide guidance for patients and families in the treatment of headaches at their onset. Please contact your physician liaison if you would like additional copies.
Liberty Campus Urgent Care Expanding Hours - Our Emergency Departments and Urgent Care sites continue to experience unprecedented volumes this year. Families have experienced 10-plus hour waits and many patients leave without being seen. Our Urgent Care sites are often filled with appointments before opening, and once these appointments are capped, families are forced to go the ED.
NEW Community Practice Support Tools Now Available - The library of Community Practice Support Tools can be accessed digitally via the Provider Hub or the newly redesigned PCP Support Tools app. New CPSTs include:
Pediatric Consult - Podcasts on Clinical Topics for the PCP - Be sure to check out this month’s episode of Pediatric Consult: Consult on Syncope on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. See the podcast episode description for CME credit. New episodes are published each month!
Opioid Use Clinic - Cincinnati Children’s opened the Opioid Use Treatment Clinic in July, providing medication to patients ages 16-21 struggling with opioid addiction. The clinic is specifically for patients using opioids such as heroin, Percocet, oxycontin, fentanyl, oxycodone, hydromorphone and Vicodin. Appointments will be every Wednesday, and the clinic anticipates 400-500 visits during the first year.
Redetermination News – Updated Ohio Medicaid Unwinding Toolkit - States will be required to restart Medicaid and CHIP eligibility reviews when the Public Health Emergency ends.
Cincinnati Children’s HealthVine Spotlights Early Success – and What’s Next - The leadership of Cincinnati Children’s HealthVine, a pediatric accountable care organization (ACO) that serves over 100,000 kids and young adults enrolled in Medicaid through the CareSource insurance company, has shared highlights of the ACO’s accomplishments during the initial 18 months of operation.
Referring to the Reading and Literacy and Discovery Center (RDLC) - The Reading and Literacy Discovery Center (RLDC) is a program designed to advance children’s reading and literacy. We are committed to improving childhood literacy by identifying children with reading and learning disorders, such as dyslexia, and providing evidence-based strategies to families and educational professionals to help children achieve academic and lifelong success.
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
December -January Pediatric Grand Rounds Update - 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.