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Collaborating for Impact: Where Lantana’s Health Technology Priorities Meet Industry Vision
Lantana responded to the CMS RFI on the Healthcare Technology Ecosystem, and we wanted to share highlights from our public response on building a resilient, innovative, and patient-centered health technology ecosystem. Our recommendations emphasize practical, standards-based strategies, and we’re encouraged to see alignment across all public stakeholder submissions, including those from providers, payers, technologists, and…
Read MoreLantana Consulting Group Names New Chief Growth Officer
Lantana Consulting Group announces James Younts as its new Chief Growth Officer (CGO) effective January 13, 2025.
Read MoreCDC MMWR Study—Coverage with Influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 Vaccines Among Nursing Home Residents — NHSN, November 2024
Lantana Public Health Analysts Heather Dubendris and Brynn Lape-Newman co-authored a study published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) assessing COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination coverage for nursing home residents during the 2024-25 respiratory virus season. Learn more about the elevated risks for nursing home…
Read MoreCDC MMWR Study—Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel — NHSN, 2023–24 Respiratory Virus Season
Brynn Lape-Newman, Heather Dubendris, and Elizabeth Kalayil co-authored a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study for the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that assesses COVID-19 influenza vaccination coverage for healthcare personnel in acute care hospitals and nursing homes during the 2023-2024 respiratory virus season.
Read MoreCDC Study Reveals Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage
Emily Haanschoten and Heather Dubendris co-authored the study, Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Status Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents — United States, October 31, 2022–May 7, 2023 published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Disparities in COVID-19 vaccination coverage among Long Term Care residents based on geography and racial demographics were identified by the CDC’s…
Read MoreConnecting the Dots to Make Food Systems Sustainable
References: (1) https://nphw.org/Themes-and-Facts/2023-Food-and-Nutrition (2) https://www.reuters.com/world/us/farmers-call-climate-action-farm-bill-washington-rally-2023-03-07/ (3) https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2014/07/29/12/34/toward-a-healthy-sustainable-food-system (4) https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/farm-bill
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