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Column: BHEC CEO On Practice Acquisition
[Opinion column written by BHEC CEO Dr. Ricky Brathwaite] For the Bermuda Health Council, the news last week of Argus buying Island Health Services and the Family Practice Group was akin to an insurance company in the United States purchasing medical practices that accounted for 100 million Americans — and the entity charged with overseeing the... Read more of this article
Video: BHEC Zoom Discussion About Health IQ
The Bermuda Health Council held a live Zoom discussion on June 11 with senior technologist Lee McArthur and developer Gabe Jones to chat about the newly developed Health IQ application, an online tool that the community can use in tracking Covid-19 symptoms. As the island and world deals with the Covid-19 pandemic, we are doing our best to provide... Read more of this article
50,000 Masks & 1,000 Shields For Care Homes
In the continued effort to reduce the risk of Covid-19 in Care Homes, the Bermuda Health Council has procured personal protective equipment [PPE], securing 50,000 KN95 masks and 1,000 face shields for Bermuda’s Care Homes as part of their Third Sector partnership. A spokesperson said, “The action from the Health Council aims to provide additional... Read more of this article
Health Council Announces ICD-10 Coding
The Bermuda Health Council is getting set to implement ICD-10, a new standard for medical diagnostic coding. A spokesperson said, “The Health Council announced the health system’s move from the use of ICD-9 to the use of ICD-10 to communicate patient diagnoses between health professionals and health insurers. “In just over two weeks, ICD-10... Read more of this article
Video: Bernews Covid-19 Discussion Episode 6
Bermuda Health Council CEO Dr. Ricky Brathwaite, together with nurses Janice Sealey-Khan, Luz Lambert, and Gaynell Hayward-Caesar, joined hosts Eron Hill and Ryan Robinson Perinchief for Bernews’ sixth episode in a special series about the Covid-19 pandemic. The series will continue every Tuesday and Thursday, and is being streamed live on Bernews... Read more of this article
BHEC: Chronic Disease Innovation Programme
The Bermuda Health Council is reminding the public that those interested in submitting a proposal for the Chronic Disease Innovation Programme must do so by the timeline provided. A spokesperson said, “In 2019, The Health Council announced that $2 million in chronic disease funding has been made available to the public as part of their idea to... Read more of this article
Dr Brathwaite Appointed Health Council CEO
The Bermuda Health Council today formally announced the appointment of Dr Ricky Brathwaite as Chief Executive Officer as of 14th January 2020. “He joined the Health Council in 2014 as Programme Manager, Health Economics and later became Director, Health Economics,” a spokesperson said. “In addition to his new role as Director, Health... Read more of this article
PATI: ICO Decision On Health Council & BDA
Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez issued Decision 27/2019 and Decision 28/2019 relating to the Bermuda Health Council and the Bermuda Business Development Agency [BDA], respectively. Decision 27/2019, Bermuda Health Council [PDF] Decision 28/2019, Bermuda Business Development Agency [PDF] A spokesperson said, “On 25 November 2019, Information... Read more of this article
Column: Discussing Health Among Nations
[Written by Dr. Ricky Brathwaite, Acting CEO and Director Health Economics, Bermuda Health Council] This past week, representatives from 31 countries [including Bermuda], talked about supporting the health of over 700 million of their people. The representatives grappled with defining a common purpose of healthcare, and having the difficult conversations... Read more of this article
Health Council Release 2018/19 Annual Report
The Health Council released its 2018 – 2019 Annual Report “highlighting collaborations with stakeholders and the commitment of the Health Council to ensure a sustainable health system where each resident has an opportunity to embrace effective health principles.” A spokesperson said, “Our key accomplishments for the 2018-2019 include: “Relaunching... Read more of this article
BHEC: Learning During Healthy Food Initiative
Since the launch of its Fresh Food Fridays initiative, the Bermuda Health Council says it is “learning more and more about the psychology of healthy eating and getting better insights into the social determinants that affect all of our choices.” A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Health Council [Council] announced its healthy food... Read more of this article
Have An Idea To Help With Chronic Diseases?
The Bermuda Health Council is asking the public to submit ideas for high quality, cost-effective programmes or initiatives that can address the risks associated with, or the development or progression of, non-communicable chronic diseases. A spokesperson said, “In August 2019, the Bermuda Health Council launched a Chronic Disease Innovation Programme... Read more of this article
