Author name: Michael Romano, MD

Dr. Mike Romano is currently the Chief Medical Officer for the Nebraska Health Network, an accountable care organization in Omaha, NE. He has served in a variety of a physician executive positions since 1998. He received his MD from Creighton University in Omaha in 1983; completed residency in Family Medicine at Creighton in 1986 and completed his Masters of Healthcare Administration from Bellevue University in 1998. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Hospice & Palliative Medicine. He is the Immediate Past President of the Iowa Medical Society; Board Chair of the Iowa Healthcare Collaborative and the 2015 Robert Raszkowski Hero Award winner for his service to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

What Ultra-Processed Foods Due to Your Brain

CMO, Preventive Care / By Michael Romano, MD

Pour a little sugar on it, oh yeah Pour a little sugar on it, honey Pour a little sugar on […]

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CMO Update: Hearing Loss and Fall Risk

CMO, Preventive Care, Value Based Care / By Michael Romano, MD

Can you hear me, can you hear me running? Can you hear me running, can you hear me calling you?

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Primary Care Provider working with a patient

CMO Update: Do I really need a primary care provider?

CMO, Preventive Care, Value Based Care / By Michael Romano, MD

Today, let’s attempt to answer the age-old health care consumer question: Do I really need a primary care provider? Health care has

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CMO Update: Social Determinants of Health are More than Just Buzz Words

CMO, Social Determinants of Health, Value Based Care / By Michael Romano, MD

“You’re going to need a bigger boat” (Chief Martin Brody to Quint, captain of the Orca, Jaws, 1975). It may be a little

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CMO Update: Haven Healthcare

CMO, Value Based Care / By Michael Romano, MD

Haven Healthcare will cease operations at the end of February. In case you missed it, Haven Healthcare was the brainchild of

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Preventive Care

Preventive Health Screenings

Preventive Care / By Michael Romano, MD

It’s no surprise that many patients delayed preventive screenings or appointments during the COVID-19 crisis; and some experts project it

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