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Senior Communications and Community Relations Professional, Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC)
Uchenna Hicks joined Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), operator of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, in 2015. She oversees partnership development, planning and activation for the company’s community investment portfolio. She is responsible for overseeing the company’s employee volunteer program and leading enterprise-wide communications and reporting for HCSC’s corporate community involvement efforts. Prior to joining HCSC, Uchenna managed strategic philanthropic outreach initiatives at the University of Chicago Medicine. She spent more than ten years at The New York Times where she held several positions managing corporate communications, media relations and community affairs.
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The American Diabetes Association recommends annual eye examination starting 10 years after diagnosis for Type 1 diabetics and starting at diagnosis for Type 2 diabetics.1 Despite the awareness of the risks associated with diabetic retinopathy, as many as 50% of patients with diabetes do not receive routine retinal examinations.2-5 |
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About the Speaker
Uchenna Hicks joined Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), operator of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, in 2015. She oversees partnership development, planning and activation for the company’s community investment portfolio. She is responsible for overseeing the company’s employee volunteer program and leading enterprise-wide communications and reporting for HCSC’s corporate community involvement efforts. Prior to joining HCSC, Uchenna managed strategic philanthropic outreach initiatives at the University of Chicago Medicine. She spent more than ten years at The New York Times where she held several positions managing corporate communications, media relations and community affairs.
Who Should Attend
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Medical Directors
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Chief Medical Officers
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Directors of Quality
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Quality Improvement
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HEDIS and/or STARS Managers
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Compliance Managers
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Diabetes Managers
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Health Educators
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Business/Operations/Office Managers
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CEOs
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Presidents
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References:
- Solomon SD, Chew E, Duh EJ, et al. Diabetic retinopathy: a position statement by the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care. 2017; 40:412–418
- Rawi S, Wending M. Improving Population Health via a Quality Measurement Analysis: Diabetic Eye Exam. Poster presented at The Prologue II Presentation Day University of South Florida. FL: Tampa; 2015.
- Lee DJ, Kumar N, Feuer WJ, et al. Dilated eye examination screening guideline compliance among patients with diabetes without a diabetic retinopathy diagnosis: the role of geographic access. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2014;2(1):e000031.
- Rajput Y, Fisher M, Gu T, et al. Patient and provider perspectives: why are patients with diabetes mellitus noncompliant with dilated eye exams. IOVS. 2015;56(7):1440.
- Garg S, Jani PD, Kshirsagar AV, et al. Telemedicine and retinal images for improving diabetic retinopathy evaluation. Arch Intern Med. 2012;1–2.
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