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Kenneth L. Fenchel MA, PA
Kenneth Fenchel is Co-Founder and CEO of Independent Practice Management Services Organization, a consulting and services group he Co-Founded with Susanne Madden to help independent practices stay independent by offering solutions to the complex problems that they face on a day to day basis.
Prior to founding the Independent Practice MSO he was employed by Sandhills Pediatrics and the South Carolina Pediatric Alliance for 25 years, first as the Practice Administrator then the Chief Operating Officer. Over the course of his career he guided the group through meaningful use certification, two different EMRs, PCMH level III certification, a practice acquisition, and then a group without walls merger with another large practice. At his departure, after the merger, the alliance included 10 locations with 39 providers.
Previous to his time in Practice Administration, Ken served in the U.S. Army for 21 years, retiring as a PA. While in the Army he served as clinical director and chief medical officer at multiple facilities around the world providing health care to members of the U.S. Armed Services. He also spent 4 years at the U.S. Army Academy of Health Sciences as an adjunct professor in the Medicine and Surgery Division. With a BA and MA in Health Care Management and a Physician’s Assistant degree, Ken brings to the table his formal training in management and medicine along with 46 years of practical experience to provide solutions to problems in today’s ever changing health care field.
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Outsourcing chronic care management can have many benefits for small practices. Here are tips on how to successfully implement a CCM program that would be advantageous for both your practice and patients.
"Successfully implementing a CCM program starts with laying the operational groundwork: integrating new staff and installing healthIT software. Committing time and resources into integrating remote care managers early on is critical to reaping the benefits long term. By treating remote care coordinators as true extensions of your staff, adapting to the culture, tone, and workflow of your practice, they eventually become integral parts of practice operations, and in some cases, may even be willing to work in the office a few days a week to get additional face-to-face time with practice staff and patients. This frees up existing staff to manage other important tasks."
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How to successfully outsource chronic care management at a small practice
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Pfizer reports positive results for COVID-19 vaccine in children. Read the latest here.
"Pfizer and COVID-19 vaccine development partner BioNTech reported Monday positive topline results from a pivotal trial of the vaccine in children aged 5 to 11 years. The vaccine was determined to be safe and well tolerated in the youngest age group yet to receive the 2-shot series, according to a Pfizer press statement.
Results of the phase 2/3 trial showed a robust neutralizing antibody response to the 2-dose regimen of 10 µg administered 21 days apart—a dose smaller than the 30-µg given to people aged ≥12 years. The antibody responses among the younger volunteers were comparable to that seen in trials of the vaccine in those aged 16 to 25 years, according to the company. Side effects, too, were comparable to those seen in the older cohort."
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Coronavirus Delta variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Sept. 21, 2021
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The AAP has new recommendations for using consistent terminology to describe and classify unexpected and unexplained infant deaths.
"Throughout the years, many new terms have been used to classify infant deaths to reflect whether they are believed to be accidental or undetermined or fall under other categories," said Dr. Vincent J. Palusci, MD, MS, FAAP, a co-author of the report.
"This has led to inconsistencies in terms used, which in turn increases the chances of communication errors and misunderstandings. Our goal is to establish uniform and shared terminology so that we can best support families after their loss and work to prevent more deaths."
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Defining Terminology for Unexpected, Unexplained Infant Deaths
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Susanne Madden