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On Feb. 11, we came together to celebrate 25 years of extending healing and wholeness. Watch the recording of our livestream to see the exciting steps we are taking to evolve our current look and visual identity.
Tax season is almost here! If you receive a 1099-G tax form from your state’s Department of Labor but you did not file a claim for unemployment benefits, you may be a victim of identity theft and should contact your state’s Labor Department promptly.
This new process replaces paper forms and all other current communication pathways across our connected ecosystem.
Centura Health at Home Penrose-St. Francis Health Services now holds the highest CMS ratings possible in both Patient Satisfaction and Quality outcomes – an achievement reached by fewer than 1% of agencies nationwide!
Are you applying for credit, renting, financing a purchase or applying for government services? If yes, Centura has made it easier for you to obtain proof of income or employment without having to call the People Resource Center.
The Nurse Residency team recently welcomed our 2021 Winter cohort that includes 68 experienced nurses joining our specialty programs and 137 newly licensed nurses joining our Embark program.
Associates are now able to view a variety of recorded Employee Assistance Program webinars on topics such as managing stress, children & parenting and working from home.
Beginning in March, Microsoft (MS) Teams will be deployed across our connected ecosystem. Discover more about this new collaboration tool and what you can expect when it is deployed.
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Last week, we came together as a connected community to celebrate 25 years of extending healing and wholeness. As part of the festivities, a livestream broadcast was led by Peter D. Banko, President & CEO, where he shared the exciting steps to evolve our current look and visual identity, including the introduction of a new Centura logo. This marks an exciting chapter in our healing ministry and coming together, stronger than ever before, as one connected ecosystem.
A recorded version of the livestream is now available. Please note, the password Centura25th is required. We encourage you to take 60 minutes to watch the recording to learn more about this exciting time.
The security and wellbeing of our people is our priority. During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organizations across the country, including Centura Health, have observed a steep rise in fraudulent unemployment claims.
With tax season approaching, if you receive a 1099-G tax form from your state’s Department of Labor but you did not file a claim for unemployment benefits, you may be a victim of identity theft and should contact your state’s Labor Department promptly.
For Colorado
Until now, the process for requesting a radiation dosimeter (radiation ‘badge’) has varied from site to site across our connected ecosystem.
The process often involved tracking down a specific individual in your site’s radiology department and sending paper forms back and forth. Today, we are excited to announce that a new, more convenient process has been created.
Starting today, Feb. 16, the forms needed to request a radiation dosimeter or a fetal dosimeter (to be worn during pregnancy) can be found under the “Radiation Services” tab on the Self Service Hub page. All submitted forms will then be assigned to an associate who will complete the request and deliver the dosimeter to you once it arrives at your site.
In addition to an order form for a dosimeter for new associates or associates who have changed roles, there is also a form for ordering a fetal dosimeter which can be worn during pregnancy. This dosimeter is an option available to our pregnant associates. Unlike the radiation dosimeter request, which can be completed by a manager on behalf of a new associate, the fetal dosimeter request form must be filled out by the requesting associate.
More information, including which dosimeter is appropriate for you, is included on the respective form pages.
Each quarter, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides star ratings on home health agencies across the nation. This rating system is designed to be an easy-to-access, official source of information about provider quality to help consumers make informed choices about a home health provider.
We are thrilled to share that Centura Health at Home Penrose-St. Francis Health Services has achieved a 5 star-rating – the highest accolade possible, as reported by CMS – for both Patient Satisfaction and Quality outcomes. The PSF Health at Home team has consistently outperformed the competition in quality standards, holding a 5-star Quality rating quarter over quarter, and rose to a 5-star rating in Patient Satisfaction with the most recent CMS data.
There is currently no other home health agency in Colorado that has a 5-star rating on both Quality and Patient Satisfaction. Less than 1 percent of agencies nationwide can claim this accolade!
“It is truly a team effort to achieve this kind of sustained excellence in multiple aspects of the care we provide,” said Cassandra Pratt, Director of Centura Health at Home, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services. “I am grateful for the incredible people at PSF who live their mission each day delivering the highest quality, compassionate home health care to our patients and their families.”
Please join us in congratulating the Centura Health at Home Penrose-St. Francis team on this remarkable achievement!
Across the enterprise, Centura Health at Home has maintained strong CMS ratings, with our Mercy and Bristlecone* agencies also receiving 5 star ratings in Patient Satisfaction and our Denver agency retaining 4 stars in Patient Satisfaction; and both Mercy and Denver achieving 4 stars for Quality. You can learn more about CMS Home Health star ratings, including the measures used to asses star ratings in both categories, by clicking here.
*Centura Health at Home Bristlecone received fewer than 70 surveys returned during the most recent quarterly rating cycle, so this score is not publicly reported.
Our people are our priority, and we are dedicated to caring for your mind, body and spirit inside and outside of work. Are you applying for credit, renting, financing a purchase or applying for government services? If yes, we have made it easier for you to obtain proof of income or employment without having to call the People Resource Center.
Centura Health is now partnering with The Work Number database, a simple, quick, and private way to send your employment and income information to companies when you need to. For your convenience, this service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
When you need proof of your Centura employment or income, you can now reach out to The Work Number in the following ways, using the employer code 20611:
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| Centura’s incredible Nurse Residents – Winter Cohort 2021 |
Beginning in March, Centura Health Information Technology (IT) will introduce the Microsoft (MS) Teams platform across our connected ecosystem. MS Teams will centralize instant messaging, project and team collaboration and daily work management. In July 2021, Skype for Business instant messaging will no longer be supported. By moving to MS Teams, IT is proactively providing a replacement for Skype for Business instant messaging, as well as a communication and collaboration platform that is fully integrated with SharePoint.
MS Teams is a robust collaboration platform where associates can chat/instant message with peers, create project sites, share documents, and collaborate on projects and initiatives. While MS Teams will replace Skype for Business instant messaging, Zoom will continue to remain Centura Health’s preferred meeting platform. Please note, until Skype for Business is discontinued in July 2021, this change will not affect your ability to instant message or attend Skype meetings hosted by individuals outside of our organization.
In 2020, IT began piloting MS Teams to gain an understanding of its capabilities in preparation of the enterprise launch. Starting in February 2021, advanced training is being offered for our early adopters – client desktop, service desk, executive assistants, business support and our clinical informatics teams. These early adopters are getting ready and can be a resource in the future for guidance and assistance across the areas they support.
To ensure all associates are prepared for the MS Teams enterprise-wide deployment, look for more information in the next few weeks regarding virtual training opportunities and the schedule when MS Teams will be deployed to your facility or department. In addition, the Learning Pathways link within MS Teams navigation contains multiple training resources to begin learning about MS Teams. MS Teams End User and Site Owner guides are also available.
Please note, if you work remotely and are not connected to the Centura network when MS Teams is deployed, the installation will begin once you are connected to the network (directly or through VPN). MS Teams also has a mobile app which is available for both Apple and Android users.
We are excited to introduce this new collaboration tool with the aim to better support the important work you do. If you have any questions regarding this change, please call the Service Center at 303 643 4200.