PUBLISHED: 14:57 06 April 2019 | UPDATED: 15:53 06 April 2019 Oliver Sullivan Brother Paul McAuley, who was found dead in Peru, was previously a teacher at St Joseph's College in Ipswich. Pictures: LA SALLE Archant A Catholic activist found dead in Peru was a former teacher at a top Ipswich school. Paul McAuley, taught at St Joseph’s College, an independent day and boarding school in Belstead Road.Mr McAuley, aged 71, known as Brother Paul to colleagues and friends, moved to Peru in 1995 and worked with indigenous people, campaigning for their human and environmental rights.Before moving to South America Mr McAuley, originally from Portsmouth, taught at St Joseph’s College during the late 1970s.His reportedly burned body was discovered by students at the youth hostel he ran in Iquitos, a large city in the Peruvian Amazon.St Joseph's College in Belstead Road, Ipswich where Brother Paul McAuley was a teacher during the 1970s. Picture: GOOGLE … [Read more...] about Former St Joseph’s College teacher Paul McAuley found dead in Peru
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St. Joseph only Kentucky hospital in Healthgrades’ Top 250
Saint Joseph Hospital of Lexington is the only Kentucky facility to get the America’s 250 Best Hospitals Award from Healthgrades, an online source for information about physicians and hospitals, owner Catholic Health Initiatives announced in a press release. The hospital and Saint Joseph East, also in Lexington, earned several awards for patient care in the latest ratings. “These awards are made possible by the outstanding ministry and service of our dedicated physicians and hospital employees,” said Bruce Tassin, CEO of CHI Saint Joseph Health and president of Saint Joseph Hospital. Saint Joseph was also judged to be one of the 100 best hospitals recognition for stroke care, critical care and pulmonary care. It and Saint Joseph East achieved high ratings in several other service areas. For information on how Healthgrades determines awards, visit www.healthgrades.com/quality. CHI Saint Joseph Health says it is a system with 135 locations in 20 … [Read more...] about St. Joseph only Kentucky hospital in Healthgrades’ Top 250
The Latest: Low-lying part of St. Joseph evacuated
Updated 12:06 pm PDT, Friday, March 22, 2019 The cab of a pickup truck peeks out of floodwaters Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Hamburg, Iowa. As some communities along the Missouri River start to shift their focus to flood recovery after a late-winter storm, residents in two Iowa cities are still in crisis mode because their treatment plants have shut down and they lack fresh water. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP) less The cab of a pickup truck peeks out of floodwaters Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Hamburg, Iowa. As some communities along the Missouri River start to shift their focus to flood recovery after a late-winter ... more Photo: Chris Machian, AP Photo: Chris Machian, AP Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Image 1 of 8 The cab of a pickup truck peeks out of … [Read more...] about The Latest: Low-lying part of St. Joseph evacuated
Providence St. Joseph snaps up blockchain-powered RCM platform Lumedic
Dive Brief: Providence St. Joseph Health has acquired Lumedic, a blockchain-enabled revenue cycle management platform based in Seattle, for an undisclosed sum. Lumedic's next-generation platform uses distributed ledger technology, smart contracts and machine learning with the aim of selling to providers and payers looking to increase efficiencies and reduce costs. The deal makes Providence St. Joseph the first integrated provider-payer system with a scalable blockchain tool for RCM, the nonprofit system said Monday at HIMSS 2019 in Orlando, Florida. Dive Insight: RCM is an important area to providers, and a number of vendors are seeking to capitalize on it. In a Connance survey, 70% of providers claimed it took more than a month to collect from patients. A 2017 Advisory Board analysis found the average 350-bed hospital lost up to $22 million due to revenue cycle issues. Respondents in a recent Billing Tree survey ranked collecting on patient bills the No. 1 payment … [Read more...] about Providence St. Joseph snaps up blockchain-powered RCM platform Lumedic
Providence St. Joseph launches for-profit population health management company
Dive Brief: Providence St. Joseph Health on Monday announced a new for-profit population health management company called Ayin Health Solutions. The health system is the third largest non-profit system in the country, including 51 hospitals across seven states. Providence St. Joseph said Ayin will provide expertise and tools for payers, providers, employers and government departments looking to cut costs, improve care and transition into population health. Ayin will provide capabilities like a pharmacy benefits management program that partners pharmacists and physicians in a coordinated care model and a risk evaluation tool. Dive Insight: Providence St. Joseph is the latest in a growing trend toward population health management. Another example is Intermountain Healthcare, which is investing $12 million in hopes of improving social determinants of health (SDOH) issues in Utah. The Utah Alliance for the Determinants of Health is working with SelectHealth … [Read more...] about Providence St. Joseph launches for-profit population health management company