MEDIA CONTACT(S):
10/14/2010
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
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Webinar "Diabetes: The Silent Killer"
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WHAT:
"Diabetes: The Silent Killer" presented by Patrick Carter, M.D.,Chief, Family Medicine and Director of Care Coordination and Quality Improvement for Kelsey-Seybold.
WHY:
Diabetes is a silent disease. One-third of Americans don't even know they have it and an estimated 16 million are living with pre-diabetes.
WHO:
Diabetics, pre-diabetics, those at risk for diabetes, and their friends and family.
WHEN:
Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010
12:15 to 1 p.m.
HOW:
To register for the online event, click here.
About Kelsey-Seybold
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston's premier multispecialty group practice, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston's renowned Texas Medical Center. More than 480 physicians and allied health professionals practice at 25 locations in the Greater Houston area. Kelsey-Seybold offers quality medical care in 55 medical specialties. The organization operates the largest freestanding
Ambulatory Surgery Center in the state of Texas and offers state-of-the-art
Varian TrueBeam and
Varian Edge
radiation therapy technology at a nationally accredited
Cancer Center. An accredited
Sleep Center, comprehensive laboratory services, advanced imaging and diagnostics, 17 onsite Kelsey pharmacies, and
MyKelseyOnline, a secure web portal, are part of its comprehensive offerings. Kelsey-Seybold partners with major insurers to offer value-based commercial health plans.
KelseyCare Advantage, a Medicare Advantage plan offered to Houston-area beneficiaries and affiliated with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, has achieved the coveted 5-out-of-5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for five consecutive years.
Kelsey-Seybold has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as the nation’s first accredited Accountable Care Organization and a Level 3 (highest) Patient-Centered Medical Home. Kelsey-Seybold has many physicians in the Greater Houston area certified for excellence in diabetes and heart and stroke care by the NCQA. In addition to these recognitions, Kelsey-Seybold is home to a nationally accredited
Breast Diagnostic Center,
and
Endoscopy Center.