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2008

•  Georgia Department of Community Health Names Director to Georgia Volunteer Health Care Program  - July 2, 2008

•  Georgia Celebrates Men's Health Month- June 11, 2008

•  Georgia Launches $1 Million Grant Program to Resolve Health Disparities - June 6, 2008
•  Georgia Expands Health Care Options Statewide - May 22, 2008
•  Georgia Department of Community Health Announces Georgia Rx Exchange - May 9, 2008
•  Georgia Promotes Health Care Consumerism - Georgia Department of Community Health Awards Transparency Web site Contract - May 6, 2008
•  Georgia Department of Community Health Employees Receive Governor’s Customer Service Commendations – April 30, 2008
•  DCH Report Highlights Georgia Counties with the Best and Greatest Health Needs for Minorities – April 18, 2008
•  Commissioner Medows Appoints Renea Steele as Director of the Office of Health Information Technology and Transparency – April 14, 2008
•  Georgia Celebrates Minority Health Month – April 1, 2008
•  Physicians Collaborate with DCH on Medicare Demonstration Project – March 28, 2008
•  Finlayson Appointed New Inspector General - March 17, 2008
•  Commissioner Medows Appoints Clyde Reese as Department’s General Counsel - March 17, 2008
•  Barnes Appointed Deputy Director of Managed Care and Quality Division - January 31, 2008
•   HITT Advisory Board Takes Steps to Advance Georgia’s Health IT Initiatives - January 17, 2008

2007

•  Commissioner Appoints New Leadership to DCH Communications - December 14, 2007
•  DCH Board of Community Health Makes Decisions on CON Rule Changes - December 13, 2007
•  Dr. Winston Price Appointed DCH Medical Director - December 12, 2007
•  DCH Board Authority Concerning Proposed CON Rule Changes - December 11, 2007
•  PeachCare for Kids™ Program Receives National Recognition - November 30, 2007
•  Edwards Appointed Chief of Staff - November 16, 2007
•  State Alliance for e-Health to Meet in Atlanta - November 9, 2007
•  Four Georgia Health Partnerships Receive $853,088 in Grants - November 5, 2007
•  DCH Partners with 18 State Agencies to Support Making Strides Campaign - October 26, 2007
•  Office of Rural Health to receive $485,000 Grant to Serve Critical Access Hospitals - October 9, 2007
•  Georgia to Receive $3.9 Million in Federal Funds for New Health Transparency Web site - October 4, 2007
•  Companies, Individuals Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Chronic Care - September 17, 2007
•  Six Community Groups Receive $1.5 Million in Health Care Grants - September 7, 2007
•  DCH Statement Concerning Possible Class Action Lawsuit Regarding Medicaid Dental Services  - August 22, 2007
•  Commissioner Announces Georgia Health Information Exchange Pilot Program - August 6, 2007
•  Georgia Department of Community Health Issues Grant to Richland’s Southwest Georgia Health Care, Inc. - August 3, 2007
•  Enrollment Freeze for PeachCare for Kids™ Lifted - July 12, 2007
•  DCH Grants $295,000 to Vidalia’s Meadows Regional Medical Center Network - June 29, 2007
•  DCH Pharmacy Director Appointed to National Association of State Medicaid Directors and the Pharmacy Quality Alliance Data Aggregation Subgroup - June 26, 2007
•  Nancy Goldstein Appointed Director of the State Health Benefit Plan - June 13, 2007
• Georgia Awarded $34 Million Money Follows the Person Grant for Alternatives to Nursing Care - May 17, 2007
• Georgia Medicaid Selected for Long Term Care Partnership Project - May 15, 2007
•  State Office of Rural Health Names New Shortage Designation Program Operations Specialist in the Primary Care Office - May 14, 2007
•  Commissioner Named Co-Chair for the National Governors Association’s State Alliance for e-Health Taskforce - May 14, 2007
•  New Director to Oversee the State Office of Rural Health’s Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker and Healthcare for the Homeless Programs - May 8, 2007
•  Commissioner Appoints Members of the Hospital Advisory Committee - April 18, 2007
• Georgia Medicaid Takes Next Step In Nursing Home Quality Initiative - April 18, 2007
• Director Announces Three New Advisory Board Members - March 20, 2007
• New Director Named to Oversee Primary Care Office within the State Office of Rural Health - March 7, 2007
• PeachCare for Kids™ Enrollment Closes to New Members - February 8, 2007

2006

• Officers Selected at Second Meeting of Health Information Technology and Transparency Board - December 14, 2006
• Commissioner Names Ad Hoc Members to the Health Information Technology and Transparency Advisory Board - December 5, 2006
•  CON Commission Meets for Two-Day Retreat to Build Consensus on Issues Facing the Committee - November 28, 2006
• Georgia Medicaid covers flu and pneumonia shots - November 27, 2006
• Goals for Health Information Technology and Transparency Outlined at first meeting - November 17, 2006
• Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments to Georgia Physicians Partnership - November 16, 2006
• Commissioner Announces Members of the Health Information Technology and Transparency Board - November 9, 2006
• Governor Perdue Creates Health Information Technology and Transparency Advisory Board - October 17, 2006
•  Commissioner Appoints Members of Minority Health Advisory Council - October 5, 2006
• Governor Perdue Names Bruce Cook to DCH Board - September 21, 2006
• Helpful Facts Regarding Georgia Healthy Families Enrollment - September 15, 2006
• Commissioner Appoints New Staff to Steer DCH Communications - September 6, 2006