2021 Press Releases
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Comptroller Lembo, OHS Director Veltri Announce Connecticut Healthcare Affordability Index
New Healthcare Research and Affordability Tool to Analyze Policy and Guide Lawmakers
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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Office of Healthcare Strategy Executive Director Victoria Veltri today announced that the State of Connecticut has been accepted into the Peterson-Milbank Program for Sustainable Health Care Costs. Launched earlier this year by the Milbank Memorial Fund, the nationwide program was created to advance state efforts on addressing the growth of healthcare costs.
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(Hartford, CT) – Connecticut’s Office of Health Strategy Executive Director Victoria Veltri and the Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani, MD, announced Connecticut, among ten states in total, has been selected to participate in the Strategies to Repair Equity and Transform Community Health (STRETCH) Initiative, a cohort learning opportunity to advance the state’s existing Health Enhancement Community (HEC) model.
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Office of Health Strategy Announces Healthcare Benchmark Initiative Steering Committee
(HARTFORD, CT) – Today, Office of Health Strategy (OHS) Executive Director Vicki Veltri announced the launch of the Healthcare Benchmark Initiative Steering Committee.
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(HARTFORD, CT) - Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) Executive Director Vicki Veltri announced the appointment of Sumit Sajnani to serve as the state’s Health Information Technology Officer (HITO). The HITO is a statutorily appointed position within OHS, in accordance with section 19a-754a of the general statutes.
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Annual Report Details Connecticut Hospitals and Health Systems Data
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Hartford – Office of Health Strategy (OHS) Executive Director Victoria Veltri and officials of Connie, the state’s new health information exchange, today formally announced commencement of operations. Connie provides the technology infrastructure to allow safe and trusted exchange of patient data to improve delivery and coordination of patient care across the spectrum of the state’s healthcare providers.
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Hartford – The Office of Health Strategy (OHS) and its Community Health Worker Advisory Body (CHWAB) today launched the Community Health Worker Training Vendor Application Portal, which is now accessible through the OHS website.
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Hartford – OHS Executive Director Victoria Veltri and Connecticut Department of Public Health Acting Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford, MD, MPH today announced the award of a federal grant, made available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to address health disparities in the state.
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OHS Executive Director released the following statement on the resignation of Comptroller Kevin Lembo.