GBUACO: Recent Episodes
Raul Vazquez
Collaborative care sets an accountable care organization (ACO) apart from the system of health care that most patients are used to interacting with. In an ACO, your primary care doctor, along with any specialists other healthcare providers, will work together with you to address your health-related wants and needs. GBUACO aims to provide the right care at the right time in the right place. We believe that you, the patient, always have a voice. Our healthcare providers are ready to work with you to choose the best path to achieving your health and wellness.
Our Values
At GBUACO, we believe:
That patients are at the center of what we do
In transparency and collaboration to maximize and utilize resources well
Letting the data guide us will enable us to provide better care
In equal healthcare for all people
Our Mission
Transforming patient lives and communities with innovative models of healthcare.
Our Vision
To achieve a healthier community through collaborative, transparent healthcare delivery.
Dr. Raul Vazquez meets up with Erie County Clerk, Michael Kearns, on WUFOs ‘Catching Up With The Clerk’ to talk about the continued importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Their conversation addressed concerns those in our community have been asking about the vaccines available and shared the data gathered that shows the vaccination’s effectiveness to date.
Medical Neighborhoods connect the community in a way that promotes health and wellness. G-Health Enterprises takes this a step further by including organizations that help break down barriers created by social determinates of health.
Collaboration between organizations has been key in ensuring successful COVID-19 vaccine pop up events. Today we talk about why such partnerships are important and what goes into making these pop ups a reality.
Dr, Timothy Adams shares why Colorectal Cancer is so dangerous, who is at most risk, and why Colonoscopies are the best method for prevention.
Tim is joined by Alexa Jadock, Practice Facilitator on the GBUACO Value Based Team and Director of the GBUCBO, Ebony White, Community Health Outreach Coordinator at REACH as well as for the African American Health Disparities Task Force, and Jennifer Wood, Doula at Calming Nature Doulas to discuss why getting the Flu Shot is so important.
Learn more about REACH on their page: https://www.caiglobal.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1158&Itemid=1964
Tim and Nicole discuss GBUACO's Value Based Payment contracts and how their performance is measured.
Chelsea Adamski, Assistant Director of Value Based Payments at GBUACO, shares how Urban Family Practice achieved recognition by the American Heart Association for their efforts in improving quality of care for type 2 diabetes and improving blood pressure control among their patients.
Tim and Nicole speak with GBUACO Data Analyst, Evan Castellani, as well as CEO of G-Health Enterprises, Dr. Raul Vazquez, about how GBUACO has been tracking COVID-19 testing data since March of this year.
Here are the links to the GBUAHN COVID-19 test result dashboards:
Overall info of GBUAHN COVID 19 testing – https://public.tableau.com/views/GBUAHNCOVIDDashboard/COVIDDashboard?:language=en&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
GBUAHN COVID 19 test result trend - https://public.tableau.com/views/GBUAHNTrendingCOVIDDashboard/TrendingDashboard?:language=en&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
And here are the links to the UFP COVID-19 test result dashboards:
Overall info of UFP COVID 19 testing – https://public.tableau.com/views/UFPCOVIDDashboard/COVIDDashboard?:language=en&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
UFP COVID 19 test result trend - https://public.tableau.com/views/UFPTrendingCOVIDDashboard/TrendingDashboard?:language=en&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
Overall info of UFP rapid COVID 19 testing – https://public.tableau.com/views/UFPCOVIDRapidTestDashboard/COVIDDashboard?:language=en&:retry=yes&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
UFP rapid COVID 19 test result trend - https://public.tableau.com/views/UFPCOVIDRapidTestTrendingDashboard/TrendingDashboard?:language=en&:display_count=y&:origin=viz_share_link
This week Tim and Nicole speak to Evan Castellani, GBUACO's Data Analyst, to learn about how data helps drive ACO performance.
In this episode, Nicole Pearcy and Alexa Jadoch talk about the upcoming Flu Shot events that G-Health is hosting this October with collaboration with the Buffalo COVID-19 Community Response Team, REACH, United Healthcare, and Buffalo Pharmacies. And we are later joined by Urban Family Practices' Dr. Fox who shares a wealth of information about what the flu shot is and how it can help prevent influenza.
THE FLU SHOT EVENTS WILL BE AT:
GBUAHN - October 15, 2020
555 Niagara St., Buffalo, NY 14201
1pm - 5pm
Second Baptist Church - October 24, 2020
18 Church St., Lackawanna, NY 14218
10am - 2 pm
Mt. Olive Baptist Church - October 31, 2020
701 E. Delavan Ave., Buffalo, NY 14215
10am - 2pm
Due to our collaboration with Buffalo Pharmacies, everyone and anyone can come to receive a flu shot (even if you are not an Urban Family Practice patient). Just remember to bring your insurance card.
If you do not have insurance, United Healthcare will be available at these events to help enroll individuals who are applicable.
Free food will be available for those who participate while supplies last.
REACH has partnered with GBUAHN to address the low rates of African Americans/Blacks and Latinx communities that get Flu vaccination here in the city of Buffalo. The five point plan includes the following through September 29, 2021:
• Support and leverage CDC’s seasonal flu materials;
• Develop and implement community-based, culturally-appropriate messages;
• Identify and train trusted community-level spokespersons;
• Organize events and educational campaigns; and
• Build partnerships with healthcare providers and other health professionals to increase vaccination rates for racial and ethnic minority groups.
For more information, contact Stan Martin (smartin@caiglobal.org) or at (716) 246-3006, Ext: 700.
For more information about our Flu Shot events in October, call: (716) 247-5282
Todd Anderson speaks with Dr. Raul Vazquez about the new Urban Family Practice and Endeavor Mobile Health Clinic.
Nicole Pearcy and Chelsea Adamski from the GBUACO Value Based Team join the podcast to discuss the unveiling of the Urban Family Practice and Endeavor Mobile Health Clinic and how it will help our underserved communities here in WNY.
Keynote speaker at University of Buffalo's 2020 Igniting Hope Conference; Dr. Raul Vazquez, shares his insight on organizing community response efforts in times of a pandemic, restructuring the health care system to better anticipate pandemics, and to never lose hope. This discussion is one of many topics speakers address during the Conference. To listen to other speakers and topics, visit the 2020 Igniting Hope page at: http://www.buffalo.edu/ctsi/ctsi-news/calendar/2020-igniting-hope-conference.html
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, Dr. Raul Vazquez joined a community conversation hosted by Neighborhood Health Center of WNY which featured community leaders and experts in public health.
Todd Anderson speaks with Dr. Raul Vazquez on the topic of schools reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Michael Mroziak, of WBFO, gives an update on how hospitalization rates in Erie County are affecting how soon the County can expect to reopen.
Kerry Sanders invites Senator Timothy Kennedy and Dr. Raul Vazquez on his show, ‘A Senior Moment’, to discuss ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19 in the WNY community. This episode includes the importance of testing, how the tests work, how contact tracing can help reduce the spread of the virus, and why having a primary doctor is so important.
WBFO's Avery Schneider interviews Dr. Raul Vazquez who shares how GBUAHN's integrated medical facility is serving thousands of Buffalo-area residents by building a community based around health care.
Kerry Saunders speaks to Dr. Raul Vazquez and Legislator April Baskin about what is being done for the community against the spread of COVID-19 and the importance of wearing face-masks on his show ‘A Senior Moment’.
Dr. Raul Vazquez, G-Health Enterprises, joined a panel of community leaders to discuss how to stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic on MCC Health Matters with guest host, Kinzer M. Pointer, Agape Fellowship Baptist Church. Included on the panel were Dr. Willie Underwood, Buffalo Center for Health Equity; Pastor George Nicholas, MDiv, Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church; Kelly Wofford, ECMC; and Asim Enoch-Johnson, Healthcare Education Project.
Dr. Vazquez reminds seniors in Buffalo of the severity of COVID-19 on Kerry Saunder’s “A Senior Moment”, and offers some preventive measures that can be taken to prevent exposure.
Dr. Vazquez, CEO of G-Health Enterprises, joins David Meintel, VP of Business Intelligence of Rochester Regional Health, in a discussion hosted by TechRochester about informational technology in the field of healthcare as COVID-19 spreads throughout NY.
Dr. Vazquez shares how using tele-triage technology, to bring the benefits of going into the doctor’s office to the patient’s home, is not only crucial in preventing the spread of COVID-19, but also an invaluable tool in practicing medicine as we proceed into the future.
Providers in the GBUACO network should keep updated with current NYS COVID-19 guidelines. This Healthcare webinar, presented by provided by the NYS Department of Health, offers crucial up-to-date information regarding Coronavirus as of April, 2nd 2020.
To view this webinar with the accompanied slideshow, please use this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE2c2vzOn70&feature=emb_title
In response to COVID-19, the GBUIPA Triage line has become a critical tool that allows individuals to speak to their doctor or nurse without risking further exposure to COVID-19 or spreading it deeper in the community. Steve Nelson, Millennium Director of Value Based Payment and Performance spoke with Dr. Vazquez, CEO of G-Health Enterprises and Chelsea Adamski, MPA, Assistant Director, VBP, G-Health.
Dr. Vazquez joins guests Dr. Alan Lesse and George F. Nicholas as he shares insight into the Coronavirus pandemic on the MCC Health Matters radio show, hosted by Rita Hubbard-Robinson.
Dr. Pratibha Bansal shares her experience with opioid treatment for neck and back pain and why she instead recommends specific exercises as a powerful alternative for pain relief.
To learn more about Dr. Pratibha Bansal’s pain relief techniques, visit: http://www.completewellnesswny.com/painrehabwny
To learn more about GBUAHN and their fitness program visit: https://www.gbuahn.org/members/wellness/fitness
Watch Dr. Bansal's exercise videos to learn how to do pain relief stretches at home!
- Dr. Bansal's Cervical (Neck) Stretches: https://vimeo.com/382086365
- Dr. Bansal's Lumbar (Low Back) and Lower Extremity Stretches: https://vimeo.com/382086082
- Dr. Bansal's Thoracic (Mid Back) Stretches: https://vimeo.com/382085966