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August 2016 // Issue 03
Confluence Health’s Wenatchee Valley Hospital & Clinics
and Moses Lake Clinic have been designated as lung cancer
screening centers by the American College of Radiology.
In this issue:
Lung Cancer
Screening Center
1
Department Spotlight:
Oncology2
Regional Connections3
Education
Opportunities 3
Physician Relations
Contact Info
4
EHR 101
4
Recruiting 4
The ACR Lung
Cancer Screening
Center designation
is a voluntary
program that
recognizes
facilities that have
committed to
practice safe, effective diagnostic care
for individuals at the highest risk for
lung cancer.
In order to receive this distinction,
facilities must be accredited by the
ACR in computed tomography in the
chest module, as well as undergo a
rigorous assessment of its lung cancer
screening protocol and infrastructure.
Casey Vogt
Physician Relations Liaison
509.667.7543 (direct)
509.293.0382 (cell)
casey.vogt@
confluencehealth.org
Low-dose CT screenings began at
Wenatchee Valley Hospital and Moses
Lake last fall, and a user-friendly
EPIC order set with note writer has
been implemented for the required
preliminary shared decision-making
visit needed for best practice, as well
as Medicare compliance.
Confluence Health prioritized the
designation because lung cancer
screening with low-dose computed
tomography scans and appropriate
follow-up care significantly reduces
lung cancer deaths. Participants
in the National Cancer Institutes’s
National Lung Cancer Screening Trial
who received low-dose CT scans had
a 20-percent lower risk of dying from
lung cancer than participants who
received standard chest x-rays.
In December 2013, the United
States Preventive Services Task Force
recommended screening of adults
ages 55 to 80 who have a 30 pack/year
smoking history and currently smoke
or have quit within the past 15 years.
Lung cancer is the nation’s leading
cancer killer, taking the lives of more
people each year than breast, colon
and prostate cancers combined.
CT Lung Screening Order Form is posted
on the Confluence Health website at:
confluencehealth.org
To access, go to:
Medical Specialty > Radiology/Imaging
> Links for External Providers >
CT Lung Screening Order Form
Department Spotlight
Oncology
Wenatchee Valley
Hospital & Clinics
Mares Building
820 N. Chelan Ave.
Wenatchee, WA 98801
509.663.8711
The Oncology Service
Line at Confluence Health
includes providers in
Medical Oncology and
Radiation Oncology.
Chemotherapy and
Infusion services are
delivered at the Wenatchee
Valley Hospital & Clinics
campus in Wenatchee, at
the Moses Lake Clinic,
and at Omak Clinic.
Our Medical Oncology team
of providers includes:
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Moses Lake Clinic
Omak Clinic
Main Building
840 E. Hill Ave.
Moses Lake, WA 98837
509.764.6400
South Entrance
826 Koala Dr.
Omak, WA 98841
509.826.1800
Margaret Ellings, DNP
Katie Kemble, DNP
Mitchell Garrison, MD
Lindsay Overton, MD
Julie Smith, MD
Thomas Tucker, MD
Sandra Youngworth, MD
Medical Oncology has had a
strong outreach presence in
North Central Washington
for several decades, with
Dr. Overton, Dr. Smith,
Dr. Tucker, and Margaret
Ellings DNP traveling to
Moses Lake on a weekly
basis, with the goal of
treating patients in the
communities in which they
live. Dr. Garrison, Katie
Kemble DNP, and Sandra
Youngworth ARNP each
travel to Omak Clinic on a
weekly basis.
Radiation Oncology services
are delivered in Wenatchee,
with follow up outreach
clinic in Moses Lake also
available. Our Radiation
Oncology team of providers
includes:
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Nicholas Kummer, MD
Thomas Carlson, MD
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Regional Connections
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North Region
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Central Region
Basin Region
Thank you for supporting physician Meet & Greets, and
education opportunities with Conf luence Health.
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RediMedi Clinic – East Wenatchee
Karl Lambert, ARNP ............................ Founder and CEO
Gillian Shaw, MD
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Family Health Centers – Brewster and Bridgeport
Kristine Vargas .......................................... Clinic Manager
Julie McKown ............................................. Clinic Manager
Omak Clinic Invites North
Region Providers to lunch
hour presentations by
Confluence Health Specialists
The monthly lunch
presentations will take
place at the Omak Clinic
conference room from
12:00 to 1:00 p.m. and lunch
is provided with advance
registration. Participants
can expect a 20 minute
presentation followed
by an informal Q&A.
To register for the
luncheons, please contact
Sandra Zaragoza at
509.826.1800 x: 8607
Previous topics have included:
Vascular Surgery Pearls, Urology
updates, and Screening in GI.
Education Opportunities
Family Health Centers – Twisp Clinic
Gisela Limon ......................................... Patient Navigator
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Samaritan Healthcare – Moses Lake
Corbin Moberg, PA-C ..................................... Orthopedics
Melodie Rodeback ..................................... Clinic Manager
Contact Physician Relations if you’re interested in touring CWH&C or
WVH&C, or to schedule a Meet & Greet or provider presentation.
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B
2016 brings additional outreach
to the North Region.
Joel Hix, DPM – Podiatry
Omak Clinic, One day per month
Molly Hogan, MD – Dermatology
Brewster Clinic, every Thursday & Friday
Molly Hogan, MD – Dermatology
Omak Clinic, 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month
Monica Lawrence, PAC – Cardiology
Omak Clinic, two days per month
2016 brings additional outreach
to the Columbia Basin.
Mabel Bodell, MD – Nephrology
Moses Lake Clinic, 4th Wednesday of every month
Upcoming CMEs
September 13 & 14, 2016
Washington State
Cardiac & Stroke
Conference
Convention Center
Wenatchee
For info contact:
[email protected]
Check out Morning CME
Stream Live
weekly CME
courses or listen to
recorded lectures
for credit.
For info visit:
www.morningcme.com
Physician Relations Liaison Contact info
Reminder
The following is available on
the Confluence Health
Physician Relations web page:
• Wenatchee campus maps
Casey Vogt
Physician Relations Liaison
509.667.7543 (direct)
509.293.0382 (cell)
[email protected]
Teri Ulrich has retired from this position. I am now
filling this role and am so excited to work with you
all. Please be sure to update the contact information
you have for Confluence Health Physician Relations.
• Moses Lake Clinic specialist
provider schedule
• Omak Clinic traveling specialist
schedule
EHR 101
• EpicCare Link web portal
• EpicCare Link Confidentiality
Agreement
• Upcoming CME events
confluencehealth.org
Recruiting
Physician and APC Opportunities
If you know of good candidates, Confluence Health is
currently recruiting physicians and advanced practice
clinicians (APCs) in the following areas:
•Family Practice (Physician) Moses Lake
•Gastroenterology (APC)
•Hematologist/Oncologist (Physician)
•Neurologist (Physician)
•Pediatrics (Physician) Moses Lake
For a comprehensive list or more information
regarding open positions, please contact us:
phone:509.667.7398
email: [email protected]
web:confluencehealth.org/recruiting
Important changes
with EpicCare Link access
Confluence Health created a new web portal that makes
it easier and faster to access EpicCare Link.
The new URL for Epiccare Link is:
http://confluencehealth.org/epiclink
In addition to the web portal update, new logins and
temporary passwords were assigned to each EpicCare
Link user. If you haven’t received a login and password
via email or have issues logging into the new web portal,
contact the I.T. Help Desk.
I.T. Help Desk – Available 24/7
p: 509.665.6206.
You may notice EpicCare Link looks a little different. In
February we upgraded the Epic system. It will take a little
getting used to, but all of the information is still there.
For those of you who use the tabs across the top of the
page to search patient records or to look for scanned
documents, the media tab can be accessed by clicking
on the arrow to the far right of the letters tabs. By
clicking the arrow additional tabs will appear.
Reminder
The old web portal address should
be updated or removed.