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March/April 2016

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Innovative Solutions for Your Health Care Business Akron n Cleveland n Lorain County n www.brouse.com Collective Experience. Collaborative Culture. Creative Solutions. With a keen understanding of the operations, market trends and economics of the health care industry, Brouse is poised to proactively counsel and advise a wide array of health care clients, including: ■ n Multi - & Single - Physician Groups ■ n Hospitals & Health Systems ■ n Ancillary Service Providers ■ n Long Term Care Facilities ■ n Home Health Care Providers ■ n Medical Device Companies ■ n Mental Health Service Providers ■ n Durable Medical Equipment & Supply Companies For more information, please contact: Daniel Glessner, Esq., Practice Chair 330.535.5711 x316 dglessner@brouse.com Christopher Huryn, Esq., Partner 330.535.5711 x389 churyn@brouse.com David Schweighoefer, Esq., Partner 216.830.6830 x277 dschweighoefer@brouse.com J. Ryan Williams, Esq., Partner 216.830.6830 x592 rwilliams@brouse.com Did you know St. Vincent Charity Medical Center's Psychiatric Emergency Department is the only one of its kind in northeast Ohio and one of only six in the United States? The ED is staffed by physicians, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, occupational and recreational therapists, pastoral/spiritual care specialists, chemi - cal dependency educators, and social workers who not only care for patients but also educate family members about mental illness and coping strategies. Southwest General now offers an Amputation Support Group on the first Friday of each month. This program offers an invaluable resource for people with amputations, regardless of the time since amputation. Family members and significant others are also welcomed to attend. Speakers offer a wide variety of topics, such as advances in orthotics and prosthetics, dealing with physical limitations, and coping mechanisms. Summa Health's NewHealth Collaborative was selected as one of nearly 150 renewing Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). As of Jan. 1, 2016, NewHealth will be one of 434 ACOs participating in the Shared Savings Program. ACOs receive a portion of the Medicare savings generated from lowering the growth in health care costs as long as they also meet standards for high quality care.— Union Hospital's Pharmacy now offers naloxone. This drug, also known as Narcan, can reverse an overdose caused by an opioid drug like heroin and prevent death. The medication is available without a prescription. It can be dispensed to a family member, friend, or other person in a position to assist someone believed to be at risk of a her - oin or opioid-related overdose. In addition, the Pharmacy is distribut- ing a brochure entitled "Overdose Recognition and Response Guide." University Hospitals (UH) and Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services recently opened the University Hospitals Rehabilitation Hospital in Avon. The two-story, 58,000-square-foot inpatient facility features 50 private rooms and specialty centers dedicated to neuro - logical and stroke recovery, amputation, orthopedics, and bariat- rics. Kindred and UH also operate a 50-bed rehabilitation hospital in Beachwood. M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S C L E V E L A N D /A K R O N / C A N T O N ■ M A R /A P R 2 016 3 3

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