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HEALTH SYSTEM CHALLENGES STUDENTS HEALTH & HOSPITAL NEWS
TO DESIGN PATIENT-CENTERED APPS
GEORGIA TREND NAMES
An app challenge united high school and college THE MEDICAL CENTER,
students with healthcare leaders to produce real- NAVICENT HEALTH A TOP
world solutions. TEACHING HOSPITAL
NAVICENT HEALTH’S CENTER for Disruption & Innovation, in Georgia Trend recently released its
partnership with Hutchings College and Career Academy and Mercer “Georgia Trend 2016 Top Hospitals”
University, recently challenged local students to work together to listing, including The Medical Center,
solve real-world problems using innovation and technology. The App Navicent Health as one of the top
Challenge (#Code4Care) was held at Peyton Anderson Cancer Center, teaching hospitals in the state.
Navicent Health.
HOSPITALS WERE RANKED based on their Total
“This was an opportunity for Navicent Health to connect with Performance Score, a measure calculated by the
some of the brightest young minds in central Georgia and give Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and
them an opportunity to solve real-world problems that affect their based on clinical processes, efficiency, patient
community,” says Simeon Sessley, Executive Director of Center for experience and patient outcomes.
Disruption & Innovation, Navicent Health. “It also created invaluable
experiences in teamwork.” “We are honored to be recognized as one of the top
teaching hospitals in our state,” says Dr. Ninfa M.
Five teams, each comprised of two Mercer University students Saunders, President and CEO of Navicent Health. “We
and two Hutchings students, presented prototypes that addressed are not only improving healthcare for our patients
the following topics: campus navigation, dietary education, on-site directly, but also impacting the future of healthcare
meal ordering, surgical wait times and follow up, and physician by educating and training the next generation of
information and education. physicians and clinicians.”
“I really loved the experience overall,” says Tabita Strimbu, a senior CAN SWEATING
at Mercer University studying graphic design. “Something that drew BE GOOD FOR YOU?
me to this was that it had a real-world application. My group actually
got to meet with a patient and sit in as he was educated on his new SUMMERS IN GEORGIA are hot. But before you
dietary restrictions. It showed us that this was someone’s real life and retreat to an air-conditioned space, consider the health
this could potentially really help him.” benefits of spending time in the heat.
NAVICENT HEALTH LOOKS FORWARD TO HOSTING FUTURE
APP CHALLENGES FOR STUDENTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, Research shows that sweating can be good for
PLEASE SEARCH #CODE4CARE ONLINE. your heart. According to one study conducted on men
in Finland, participants who spent time regularly
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lives to heart disease.
Working up a sweat can also be good for your skin
and mood. And sweat contains a natural antibiotic
called dermcidin that helps fight germs.
IF YOU HAVE A MEDICAL CONDITION, CHECK
WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE SPENDING TIME IN
A HOT AREA. NEED A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER?
VISIT WWW.NAVICENTHEALTH.ORG AND
CHOOSE “FIND A DOCTOR.”
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