News

Summaries of the ten most recent MCG News articles related to Patient- and Family-Centered Care are available below. Additional articles also available.

Program aims to improve patient rounds
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:33 -0500
Nettie Engels remembers the excellent care she received at the Medical College of Georgia after being diagnosed with cervical-uterine cancer five years ago. Today, she is giving back by volunteering as a patient adviser in a project to improve patient rounds.
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State issues Certificate of Need for ambulatory care center
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:17 -0500
The Georgia Department of Community Health has issued a Certificate of Need to the Medical College of Georgia Physicians Practice Group to build an ambulatory care center in Columbia County.
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Nursing student receives Beard Award for compassionate care
Fri, 09 May 2008 16:32 -0500
When Winston Wang cared for a patient awaiting brain surgery, he became more than just a nurse. He became a loyal friend, honorary family member and devoted prayer partner. Mr. Wang received the Medical College of Georgia’s 2008 John F. Beard Award for Compassionate Care in recognition of such a selfless approach to patient care.
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Coordinator named for MCG Center for Patient- and Family-Centered Care
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:26 -0500
Christine O’Meara, a former communications specialist with the North Carolina Healthy Start Foundation, has been appointed to the new position of program development coordinator for the Medical College of Georgia Center for Patient- and Family-Centered Care. “Chris’s appointment represents another important step to developing infrastructure and resources that support patient- and family-centered care and a new culture of safety at MCG,” says Pat Sodomka, director of the MCG Center for Patient- and Family-Centered Care and senior vice president for patient- and family-centered care for MCGHealth.
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Impact of electronic personal health record on hypertension under study
Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:51 -0500
Whether patients with an electronic handle on their health are more successful at beating one of the nation’s leading chronic diseases is under study. The study, funded by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, will give hundreds of patients with hypertension an electronic personal health record that enables them to post their blood pressure, weight, even what they eat in their medical record and e-mail their physicians when needed.
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Dr. LeClair named president of Georgia Academy of Family Physicians
Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:57 -0500
Dr. Bruce M. LeClair, associate professor of family medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, has been named president of the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. LeClair, a faculty member since 1994, was previously the organization’s president-elect and treasurer.
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New MCG programs to improve patient care
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:10 -0500
A new emphasis on patient safety and evidence-based medicine is part of two new education programs in the Medical College of Georgia Department of Family Medicine. Lectures and a Web-based course will address patient safety, how to talk to patients about medical errors, how to report them in the health care system and how to fill out prescriptions correctly.
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Patients will help MCG residents and faculty become better physicians
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:00 -0500
Patients are helping psychology and psychiatry residents and faculty at the Medical College of Georgia and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center of Augusta become better practitioners. They’re doing that by making decisions about their care, a departure from traditionally being told what to do, says Dr. Alex Mabe, the MCG training director for the MCG-VA Medical Center Psychology Residency Consortium.
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New clinic treats children with Spanish-speaking parents
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:51 -0500
At age 6, Heriberto Dominguez sits in a dental chair for the first time in his life. The appointment, which includes an oral exam and cleaning with his mother Lisa by his side, seems pretty typical at first glance. But when Dr. Kale Gray, Medical College of Georgia pediatric dental resident, turns and speaks to Heriberto’s mother in Spanish, it’s clear that this appointment is a little different.
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MCG grant to help establish indigent care network
Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:55 -0500
A two-year planning grant will help establish an Augusta network linking the medically underserved to health care and their providers with resources needed to give quality care, Medical College of Georgia officials announced Thursday.
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