across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients in their care.
Hanadi Abou Dargham, MD
St. Joseph’s invites you to nominate physicians practicing humankindness at St. Joseph’s or in the community to receive recognition. Call 209.467.6486 or email Catherine. Swenson@dignityhealth.org for more information.
Christina Funghi, MD
Coming January 1st for MediCal Members: California State Pharmacy Carve-Out: MediCal Rx Health Plan of San Joaquin is proceeding full steam ahead to prepare both their members and providers for the January 1, 2021 effective date. HPSJ now has begun to roll out a provider awareness and education campaign. The goal is to generate clarity for HPSJ providers so that they are equipped to correctly engage with the State’s Medi-Cal Rx system from day one. The campaign is driven by recognition that providers are the lynchpin for both members’ uninterrupted health care and – now that the State will be assuming those substantial costs – avoiding pharmacy claims that by mistake land with HPSJ.
Masks for Public Schools in San Joaquin County – Update from Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ) On October 20, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved the use of Timothy Bechtel, MD Shyh-Fang Cheng, MD up to $428,440 in CARES Act funds for Masks for Schools. In partnership with the San Joaquin County Health Care Services Agency and Recognizing Physicians with Humankindness in coordination with the San Joaquin Office of Education, Each quarter, St. Joseph’s Medical Center recognizes HPSJ ordered 304,000 masks, or twice the number of masks physicians in the community that go beyond clinical as students. The vendor estimates the delivery of masks in excellence to deliver healing with compassion and kindness, batches through the month of November. The Office of also known as humankindness. Most recently, Hanadi Education will distribute the masks to the 14 school districts Abou Dargham, MD, Internal/Family Medicine, Christina and 239 public schools in San Joaquin County by the end Funghi, MD, Pediatrics, Timothy Bechtel, MD, Surgery, of 2020. All involved parties view this as a step to help our and Shyh-Fang Cheng, MD, Neonatology were recognized schools safely reopen, along with other important factors by their patients and peers for going above and beyond and and considerations. displaying genuine kindness to their patients.
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