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Greater Hartford Health — Fall 2017

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{ From The Editor } Lives worth living I n our third quarterly issue of Greater Hartford Health, the timing worked out just right for some crossover with our mother publication, the Hartford Business Journal. In this issue, we're presenting the final two installments of our HBJ series, "Opioids in the Workplace." We bring you the stories of two Connecticut men who have turned their lives around aer battling opioid addictions. Matt Eacott and Kelvin Young are two people brave enough to share their experiences publicly. ey do so on behalf of those who can't or won't. ere's still a strong stigma tied to addiction. It has the best chance of being broken when decision-makers and others view it for what it is — an illness, rather than a moral failing. Drug addiction has many impacts on employers, as our series has detailed, but it's first and foremost a human malady. I think two deeply personal stories are a fitting way to conclude the series. Check them out on PGs. 16 and 18. In our third feature story, we explore the growth of alternative health offerings in hospitals, such as acupuncture and reiki. Hospitals say the treatments are a safe way to relieve patients' stress and pain, particularly at a time when there is such concern over prescription opioids. However, alternative health has its detractors, perhaps the most prominent of which is a Yale neurologist who thinks hospitals should steer clear. Learn more starting on PG. 12. ere's plenty more to read in this issue. On PG. 22, Walden Behavioral Care's Rebekah Bardwell Doweyko discusses the growth of eating-disorder treatment in Connecticut. On PG. 11, Dr. Mark Splaine explains the need for a new medical assistant school recently launched by Community Health Center. In our expert columns, APRN Danielle Morgan decries the degrading experience of addiction treatment and calls for better insurance coverage, and Connecticut Health Foundation's Patricia Baker breaks down the potentially valuable role "community health workers" can play in the healthcare system. anks for reading, — Matt Pilon, Health Editor 4 GREATER HARTFORD HEALTH • Fall 2017 HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL www.HartfordBusiness.com (860) 236-9998 E D I T O R I A L Greg Bordonaro HBJ Editor, ext. 139 gbordonaro@HartfordBusiness.com Matt Pilon Health Editor, ext. 143 mpilon@HartfordBusiness.com Stephanie Meagher Research Director Heide Martin Research Assistant B U S I N E S S Joe Zwiebel President and Publisher, ext. 132 jzwiebel@HartfordBusiness.com Donna Collins Associate Publisher, ext. 121 dcollins@HartfordBusiness.com Allison Williams Office & Sales Coordinator, ext. 122, awilliams@HartfordBusiness.com Amy Orsini Events Manager, ext. 134 aorsini@HartfordBusiness.com Jaime Rudy Sales Director, ext. 124 jrudy@HartfordBusiness.com David Hartley Sr. Accounts Manager, ext. 130 dhartley@HartfordBusiness.com Christopher Mazzaia Senior Accounts Manager, ext. 128, cmazzaia@HartfordBusiness.com Kristen P. Nickerson Senior Accounts Manager, ext. 133, knickerson@HartfordBusiness.com Karen Spatafora Accounts Manager, ext. 131 kspatafora@HartfordBusiness.com Raki Zwiebel Credit and Collections Manager Valerie Clark Accounting Assistant/ Office Manager Kim Vautour HR Director P R O D U C T I O N Christopher Wallace Art Director, ext. 147 cwallace@HartfordBusiness.com Liz Saltzman Graphic Designer, ext. 140 lsaltzman@HartfordBusiness.com Peter Stanton CEO pstanton@nebusinessmedia.com Joseph Zwiebel President, ext. 132 jzwiebel@HartfordBusiness.com Mary Rogers COO/CFO mrogers@nebusinessmedia.com Subscriptions: Annual subscriptions are $84.95. To subscribe, visit HartfordBusiness.com, email hartfordbusiness@ cambeywest.com, or call (845) 267-3008. Advertising: For advertising information, please call (860) 236-9998. Please address all correspondence to: Hartford Business Journal, 15 Lewis Street, Suite 200, Hart ford CT 06103. News Department: If you have a news item: Call us at (860) 236-9998, fax us at (860) 570-2493, or e-mail us at news@HartfordBusiness.com Hartford Business Journal accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or materials and in general does not return them to the sender. Health Care Quarterly is published 4 times a year by New England Business Media LLC. by new England Business Media, LLC, 15 Lewis Street, Suite 200, Hartford, CT 06103. Periodicals postage paid at Hartford, CT and at additional entry points. Tel: (860) 236-9998 • Fax (860) 570-2493 Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Hartford Business Journal, P.O. Box 330, Congers, NY 10920-9894 www.copyright.com

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