Premier Pulse
Volume 6, Issue 9 – September 2019
Implicit Bias – Is it Real?
By Marc Belcastro, DO, chief medical officer, Premier Health Southern Region
Implicit, or unconscious, bias is an unconsciously held set of associations about a social group. The word “unconscious” implies that we are not aware of these patterns. A more academic description is often noted as implicit social cognition. These attitudes or stereotypes affect our actions and decisions in an unconscious manner. Read more.
Service Line Update: Specialized Care for Epilepsy
By Jason Merritt, vice president of Premier Physician Network specialty services, service line vice president for neurosciences
The Comprehensive Epilepsy Center of Dayton at Premier Health is the only National Association of Epilepsy Centers-accredited adult care facility in Dayton. As a Level 3 Adult Epilepsy Center, we provide specialized comprehensive care for patients with epilepsy. Read more.
- Spotlight: Dayton’s First and Only Comprehensive Head and Neck Cancer Program
- CompuNet Revises Fasting Requirement for Lipid Panels
- CompuNet Lab Orders Affected by New Anthem Filing Deadline
- System Hospital News: September 2019
- Surviving the Sepsis-3 Conundrum
- Lead With Yes
- Atrium Medical Center Receives Award from American Heart Association
- Provider Praise: September 2019
- Premier Health Regional Referral Center Now Open
Editorial Board: Dr. Marc Belcastro, Dr. Andre Harris, Dr. Jennifer Hauler, Dr. Scott Kanagy, Dr. Matthew Reeves
Vice President, Marketing and Communications: Kathy Harper
Director, System Communications: Ben Sutherly
Editor: Sarah Zoellick