Cano Health, Inc. Announces Healthy Heart Program with Dr. Juan Rivera
September 13, 2021 at 06:30 am EDT
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Cano Health, Inc. announced a new initiative targeting cardiovascular disease, which kills one American every 36 seconds and costs the U.S. health care system $219 billion per year. Cano Health's new cardiovascular disease prevention program, Healthy Heart by Dr. Juan, is launching in six Cano Health medical centers across the country. The program is spearheaded by Dr. Juan Rivera, a nationally recognized cardiologist and Chief Medical Correspondent for the Univision television network, who developed specialized heart disease prevention and risk assessment protocols for Cano Health that will be incorporated into Cano Health's value-based care model. In addition to his role at Univision, Dr. Rivera is a board-certified cardiologist and the author of two best-selling books. He has been a guest expert on Good Morning America and Extra, and created and hosted "My Abuelita Told Me," a series on WebMD. Dr. Rivera is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins Cardiology Fellowship and Cardiovascular Epidemiology programs and maintains a private practice at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach. Healthy Heart by Dr. Juan will first launch at six Cano Health medical centers across Florida, Texas and Nevada.
Cano Health, Inc. is a technology-based healthcare company delivering personalized, value-based primary care services. The Company delivers primary care that measurably improves the health, wellness, and quality of life of its patients and the communities it serves through its primary care medical centers and supporting affiliated providers. It operates primary care centers and supports affiliated medical practices in Florida, Texas, Nevada, and Puerto Rico that specialize in value-based care for seniors. It offers integrated virtual care, wellness services, ancillary services (such as physiotherapy), home services, transportation, telemedicine and 24/7 urgency line services. It provides population health management programs such as wellness activities, pharmacy services, home visits, telehealth, transition of care, and high-risk and complex care management. Its wellness services include dominoes/board games, education courses, laughter yoga, music and dancing and others.