Coordinating Care via Telehealth
By: Mary Crosby, Community Health Worker at SoNE HEALTH As modern healthcare delivery via digital platforms continues to grow, telehealth capabilities are enabling interactions and enhancing outcomes for our patients. Telehealth services allow patients to connect with their healthcare team virtually for medical advice, intervention, education, monitoring, and care coordination without requiring them to go into […]
Cancer’s Juvenescence: An Incoming Tide and the Urgent Need for a Paradigm Shift
The following blog by George Beauregard, DO, Chief Population Health Officer at SoNE HEALTH was published in The Health Care Blog on December 6, 2024. During my years in a bustling metropolitan primary care practice from 1992 to 2010, I recall only a handful of patients under 50 who developed cancer. Not surprisingly, these were mostly cases […]
Celebrating Handwashing Awareness Week
By: Erin McNamara, CPhT, Quality Data Service Coordinator Let us travel back to the 19th century when the concept of hand hygiene was not yet fully understood. Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis, the father of hand hygiene, played a pivotal role in revolutionizing the practices of handwashing and sanitization. Dr. Semmelweis discovered the critical link between hand […]
Knowing & Acting On the Signs of Diabetes
By: Nicky Edwards, RN Care Manager November is known as National Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes is a topic near and dear to my heart as I have been managing my diabetes for 29 years. It was not always a smooth ride, but through education and paying close attention, I’ve become more confident and successful at better managing it. In […]
November is COPD Awareness Month
By: George Beauregard, DO Chief Population Health Officer, SoNE HEALTH I’m certain that many of you are familiar with patients, friends, and perhaps even family members who are afflicted by this chronic disease, which is a common respiratory condition that affects approximately 10 percent of individuals over the age of 40. Approximately 15 percent […]
Reasons for Statin Therapy
By: Bridget O’Donnell, PharmD Has your doctor started you on a statin? It may have been recommended to you after having a stroke, or heart attack, because you have diabetes, or after a routine visit with your primary care provider despite feeling fine. Statins can be used to prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), such as […]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month By: Nina Arnold, MPH, ACM-RN, CHWC Today I attended a funeral for a family member who died of breast cancer. Breast cancer is now the second leading cause of death among women in the United States. Statistics show 1 in 8 women at risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer in […]
Value-based care helps CT businesses of all sizes
The following opinion piece on Value-Based Care appeared on October 2, 2024 in the daily newspapers of Hearst Media Connecticut. Value-Based Care Helps Connecticut Businesses of All Sizes By: John Sunde, MHA To grow the Connecticut economy, we need a healthy workforce. To properly compete, grow, and thrive, businesses in our state need to know […]
Flu shots: Preventing Another Pandemic
By: Nina Arnold, MPH, ACM-RN, CHWC Manager, Care Management Influenza, commonly referred to as “the flu” is a virus that led to a pandemic in 1918 resulting in an estimated 21 million deaths. After FDA approval, Flu vaccines were first administered to the public in 1945. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that […]
CATARACTS: Everything You Need To Know About This Common Age-Related Eye Condition
By: Andrew J. Epstein, MD Northern Connecticut Eye Associates Cataracts cause slow, progressive loss of vision. As we age, the natural lens in the eye becomes cloudy and loses its ability to focus and transmit light clearly. Although cataracts are most commonly caused by the aging process, various factors including diabetes, high blood pressure, excessive […]
