Emergency medicine

Steward Health Care Names Dr. Octavio Diaz as President of Its North Region

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Steward Health Care announced today that Dr. Octavio (Tavi) Diaz, Steward’s Chief Medical Officer is joining the leadership team in the Massachusetts region as President of its North region, effective Thursday, February 29.

Key Points: 
  • Steward Health Care announced today that Dr. Octavio (Tavi) Diaz, Steward’s Chief Medical Officer is joining the leadership team in the Massachusetts region as President of its North region, effective Thursday, February 29.
  • As CMO, Dr. Diaz has played an integral role in leading programs throughout Steward’s network focused on the safety and quality of care for patients and their families.
  • The appointment underscores Steward’s continued commitment to providing high-quality, compassionate care to every patient at each of its seven acute care hospitals in Massachusetts.
  • As Dr. Diaz begins his new leadership responsibilities in Massachusetts, he will be meeting with hospital staff and leaders at each of Steward’s hospitals in the state.

Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation Partners with Jackson + Coker Locum Tenens to Address Physician Burnout and Mental Health

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation , the only non-profit organization exclusively focused on health worker mental health and well-being, today announced an exclusive partnership with Jackson + Coker Locum Tenens to focus on physician and advanced practitioner burnout and well-being.

Key Points: 
  • The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation , the only non-profit organization exclusively focused on health worker mental health and well-being, today announced an exclusive partnership with Jackson + Coker Locum Tenens to focus on physician and advanced practitioner burnout and well-being.
  • Through this relationship, Jackson + Coker reinforces its commitment to physician and advanced practitioner well-being and positive outcomes for all.
  • By participating in the “ALL IN: Caring for Caregivers Program,” Jackson + Coker commits to:
    Advocate for eliminating barriers to mental health care access for physicians and advanced practitioners.
  • “Partnering with the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation is a proud moment for us, reflecting our dedication to making a positive impact on the lives of everyone we work with,” said Tim Fischer, president, Jackson + Coker Locum Tenens.

ImagineSoftware and Maverick Medical AI Team up to Offer an AI-powered, Fully Automated Medical Coding Solution

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Maverick Medical AI , or Maverick, a provider of an innovative and autonomous AI-powered medical coding platform, partners with ImagineSoftware , the leading provider of revenue cycle management (RCM) technology in the U.S.

Key Points: 
  • Maverick Medical AI , or Maverick, a provider of an innovative and autonomous AI-powered medical coding platform, partners with ImagineSoftware , the leading provider of revenue cycle management (RCM) technology in the U.S.
  • Through the partnership, ImagineSoftware will integrate Maverick’s AI-powered Autonomous Medical Coding Platform as a solution for customers to scale their operations and achieve a higher direct-to-bill rate.
  • As the healthcare industry accumulates inordinate amounts of data while suffering from staff shortages, including among medical coding teams , there is a dire need for more robust coding systems to optimize revenue cycle operations.
  • Maverick combines extensive domain knowledge of medical coding with cutting-edge machine learning and generative AI.

Masimo and UCHealth Announce a Clinical Monitoring Partnership to Improve Care with Telehealth

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Health, Biometrics, Telemedicine, Virtual Medicine, Hospitals, Health Technology, Other Health, General Health, Hospital, Multimedia, D2C, Emergency medicine, UCHealth, Data science, University, Organization, Patient, MASI

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240220607145/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240220607145/en/
    Joe Kiani, Founder and CEO of Masimo, said, “We are grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with world-class organizations like UCHealth.
  • “We are particularly excited by Masimo’s innovations in telehealth, virtual and remote care, and how they can help us support improved outcomes for our patients and for people everywhere.”
    Opportunities for collaboration between Masimo and UCHealth may include:
    Offering innovative virtual care and remote monitoring solutions, through the optimization of enterprise patient monitoring technologies, patient flow management, and advanced analytics.
  • Augmenting UCHealth’s expertise in evidence-based clinical workflows with Masimo virtual care solutions.
  • Collaborating on innovative direct-to-consumer (D2C) and provider-to-provider (P2P) services, to introduce virtual clinical services focusing on episodic and chronic care management.

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, Bohdan Minczak as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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CHELTENHAM, Pa., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Bohdan Minczak is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member for his contributions to the Medical field.

Key Points: 
  • CHELTENHAM, Pa., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Bohdan Minczak is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member for his contributions to the Medical field.
  • Dr. Bohdan Minczak is a distinguished emergency medicine physician with a rich background in healthcare, research, and academia.
  • Dr. Minczak is a renowned specialist in the realm of emergency medicine, with a deep understanding of physiology and biophysics.
  • His multifaceted expertise extends to public speaking and lecturing, enabling him to effectively communicate complex medical concepts to diverse audiences.

Open Call to Cerner Health Systems: End-to-End Cerner Integrations Now Available with Ambience Healthcare

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambience Healthcare , the most comprehensive AI operating system for healthcare organizations, has announced a full integration with Oracle's Cerner Millennium Electronic Health Record (EHR).

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambience Healthcare , the most comprehensive AI operating system for healthcare organizations, has announced a full integration with Oracle's Cerner Millennium Electronic Health Record (EHR).
  • With a native workflow integration into DynDoc, clinicians can leverage their normal workflows to edit their notes section-by-section in Cerner.
  • With this update, Ambience Healthcare is now the only AI solution with end-to-end integrations across Cerner and Epic EHRs.
  • Ambience Healthcare's AI operating system has been deployed at UCSF, Memorial Hermann Health System, John Muir Health, The Oncology Institute, and Eventus WholeHealth.

BRAINBox Solutions to Present Updated Data at Three Leading Conferences from HeadSMART II and NIH-funded Geriatrics Clinical Trials of BRAINBox TBI Concussion Test

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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RICHMOND, Va., March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BRAINBox Solutions today announced current and upcoming presentations of clinical trends and data at three leading, upcoming medical conferences from the HeadSMART II pivotal trial in adult patients and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded clinical trial in geriatric patients of its BRAINBox TBI™ concussion diagnostic and prognostic test.  Concussion is also known as ATE (Acute Traumatic Encephalopathy) or mTBI (mild traumatic brain injury).

Key Points: 
  • The presentation title is, "Biomarker Profiles Distinguish Geriatric Acute TBI from Dementias:  Results from the HeadSMARTII Geriatric Feasibility Study.
  • "  The poster title is: "Biomarker Profiles Distinguish Geriatric TBI from Dementias:  Results From the HeadSMART Geriatric Feasibility Study."
  • "These presentations highlight the breadth of clinical data being assembled to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic potential of the BRAINBox TBI test across a spectrum of age groups.
  • "These two trials have made substantial progress, as enrollment in both is expanding and, in the case of HeadSMART II, almost completed," said Donna Edmonds, BRAINBox Solutions' CEO.

Vi Accelerates Healthcare and Life Sciences AI Expansion with Senior Advisory Board

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Vi , the Enterprise-AI Platform for Health, announced the expanded formation of its Healthcare Advisory Board.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Vi , the Enterprise-AI Platform for Health, announced the expanded formation of its Healthcare Advisory Board.
  • Vi's Healthcare Advisory Board will now include the following members:
    Brad Fluegel is a former senior executive at Walgreens and Wellpoint, overseeing strategy and planning.
  • Brad Fluegel, Healthcare Advisory Board member, states, "Vi has a commitment to maximizing financial returns and health outcomes through AI capabilities, which aligns with the needs of each stakeholder in the healthcare value chain.
  • Joining the advisory board allows me to contribute strategic insights that will help Vi navigate the complex landscape that is our healthcare system.

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, Ricardo Revilla, MD as a Pinnacle Life Professional

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Ricardo Revilla, MD, is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Life Professional for his contributions to the Medical Field.

Key Points: 
  • KEY BISCAYNE, Fla., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Ricardo Revilla, MD, is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Life Professional for his contributions to the Medical Field.
  • He completed residency in anesthesia at Ameijeiras Brothers Hospital in Havana; and a family medicine residency at the AHEC program in El Dorado, Arkansas.
  • Before moving to the United States, he practiced as an anesthesiologist in Cuba.
  • Board-certified as a family physician, Dr. Revilla is the owner and medical director at The Center for Wellness and Hormonal Balance.

John T. Finnell, M.D., M.Sc., and Melissa A. Platt, M.D., Elected to the ABEM Board of Directors

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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EAST LANSING, Mich., Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) has elected two new physician members: John T. Finnell, M.D., M.Sc., and Melissa A. Platt, M.D.

Key Points: 
  • EAST LANSING, Mich., Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) has elected two new physician members: John T. Finnell, M.D., M.Sc., and Melissa A. Platt, M.D.
  • They are both ABEM-certified physicians and have served as dedicated and valued volunteers for ABEM activities.
  • Dr. Finnell also spearheaded the creation of the School's first ACGME-accredited Clinical Informatics Fellowship, for which he served as Fellowship Director.
  • His many activities as an ABEM volunteer include being an oral examiner (since 2002) and an exam question writer (since 2016).