Business Review: New CEO for One of Albany’s Biggest Hospital-Affiliated Physician Groups

St. Peter’s Health Partners and Albany Law School launched a new partnership, which will connect law students to represent eligible patients and their families. The Business Review reported on the announcement.

The Times Union wrote a story about an innovative program taking place at local family practice. Capital Region Family Health Care, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates (SPHPMA), is trying something new: having a medical scribe in the room to take notes during examinations, so the physicians can spend all of their time focusing on the patient. From the story, a quote from SPHPMA Chief Medical Officer Dr. Thomas Lawrence: “This may get us back to something that looks more like the traditional way of interacting with patients — making eye contact.” See the full story here.

Jenna Hume, FNP-BC, has joined Samaritan Bariatric and Metabolic Care, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. A board-certified nurse practitioner, Hume practices nutrition with a focus on metabolic disease for weight loss.