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Uninsured? Underinsured? Discount Mammogram Pricing for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

10.8.2020

Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the U.S. and affects those of every ethnicity and socioeconomic background. According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.

Navicent Health Adopts Profound AI for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

10.5.2020

Clinically Proven Technology Enhances Breast Cancer Detection, Improves Accuracy MACON, GA (Monday, October 5, 2020) - Navicent Health is pleased to introduce the latest development in the fight against breast cancer – iCAD’s Profound AI for digital breast tomosyntheses (DBT), also known as 3D mammography. ProFound AI for DBT was the first artificial intelligence (AI) software for DBT to be FDA-cleared.

Navicent Health Adopts Profound AI for Enhanced Breast Cancer Detection

10.5.2020

Clinically Proven Technology Enhances Breast Cancer Detection, Improves Accuracy Navicent Health is pleased to introduce the latest development in the fight against breast cancer - iCAD's Profound AI for digital breast tomosyntheses (DBT), also known as 3D mammography. ProFound AI for DBT was the first artificial intelligence (AI) software for DBT to be FDA-cleared.

Navicent Health Receives $1,529 for its Babys First Book Program to Encourage Education During College Savings Month and Year round

9.23.2020

To celebrate College Savings Month and to help raise awareness about the importance of saving for college and early education, the state of Georgia's Path2College 529 Plan provided Atrium Health Navicent with $1,529, intended for its baby's first book program in the hospital's birthing center. "Atrium Health Navicent has partnered with us for years to recognize the first Tax Day Baby born at their hospital, and we wanted to give something back to help them provide resources for new parents," said Lynne Riley, president of the Georgia Student Finance Commission which partners with the Office of the State Treasurer to administer the Path2College 529 Plan for the state of Georgia. "Both reading and financial planning are vital to the educational success of children, so it's the perfect way for us both to help Georgia children achieve their goals." Through Atrium Health Navicent's baby's first book program, each newborn delivered at Atrium Health Navicent will be provided a book prior to discharge. The program encourages new parents to begin reading to their infants from the beginning. "It is never too early to begin reading to your little one.

3 Teen Volunteers Receive College Scholarships

9.22.2020

Don Faulk Teen Volunteer Scholarship Presented to Three Local Students The Medical Center, Navicent Health Auxiliary is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Don Faulk Teen Volunteer Scholarship. The scholarship is presented annually to three outstanding teens who have participated in Navicent Health's teen volunteer program.

Finalists Announced in 2020 Georgia Healthcare Innovation Challenge (GHIC)

9.21.2020

Entrepreneurs Invited to Propose Solutions to Real World Healthcare Challenges Atrium Health Navicent - in partnership with Atlanta Tech Village, Georgia HIMSS and TAG Digital Health - has announced the finalists for the 2020 Georgia Healthcare Innovation Challenge (GHIC). The partners launched the Challenge on July 30 with the mission of fostering collaboration between medical and technology providers to improve the delivery of healthcare in Georgia.

Navicent Health Improves Care for the Vulnerable with Medicaid Transformation Project

9.18.2020

Atrium Health Navicent is pleased to announce the results of its participation in the Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP). The results of the full Project can be found in the recently published Phase One Report, which summarizes the Project's first two years of work.

Navicent Health Transforms Performance through ISO 9001

9.17.2020

American Society for Quality Publishes Results in September Magazine The American Society for Quality has included in its September issue of Quality Progress Magazine an article entitled "Driving Performance: How ISO 9001 helped a Georgia healthcare system provide safer, more effective care" by Casey Bedgood, certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Accreditation Optimization Officer for Atrium Health Navicent. The article examines the benefits of applying the principles of ISO 9001:2015 to innovate and improve care when faced with disruptions, such as decreasing reimbursements. "In the past few years, the healthcare market arguably has experienced more change than in the past several decades.

Navicent Health Invests $1.2 Million in the Lives of Teammates, Raises Internal Minimum Wage

9.16.2020

Atrium Health Navicent has increased its internal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.00 per hour, investing $1.2 million into the lives and careers of its teammates. Hourly workers will benefit from the increase, which exceeds the federal government's minimum pay requirements. "At Atrium Health Navicent, we base our decisions on three categories - strategy, operations and people.

Diagnostics Cowles Clinic Now Offers Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy

9.14.2020

Paul Dale, MD, Joins Clinic to Offer New Service Diagnostics Cowles Clinic, Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin is pleased to announce the addition of ultrasound guided breast biopsies for the Greensboro area. Ultrasound guided breast biopsy uses sound waves to locate abnormalities and remove tissue samples for testing, leading to quicker diagnosis and treatment.