Health care quality

Myomo Receives Accreditation from HQAA

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Myomo, Inc. (NYSE American: MYO) (Myomo or the Company), a wearable medical robotics company that offers increased functionality for those suffering from neurological disorders and upper-limb paralysis, today announced that the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) has certified Myomo meets the accreditation requirements under the Social Security Act and federal regulations.

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  • Myomo, Inc. (NYSE American: MYO) (Myomo or the Company), a wearable medical robotics company that offers increased functionality for those suffering from neurological disorders and upper-limb paralysis, today announced that the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation (HQAA) has certified Myomo meets the accreditation requirements under the Social Security Act and federal regulations.
  • Accreditation is a program in which trained external peer reviewers evaluate a healthcare organization's compliance and compare it with pre-established performance standards.
  • Myomo is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with sales and clinical professionals across the U.S and representatives internationally.
  • This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Companys future business expectations, including benefits expected from HQAA accreditation, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Team-based Healthcare Models Lead to More Collaboration, Higher Morale, and an Increased Focus on Patient Care, athenahealth Physician Sentiment Index Finds

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

The physicians answered questions related to organizational resources, technological challenges, physician wellbeing, quality patient care, and more.

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  • The physicians answered questions related to organizational resources, technological challenges, physician wellbeing, quality patient care, and more.
  • While most physicians responded positively, physicians in a team-based model of care were more likely to feel inspired to go above and beyond what is required.
  • Only 23% of physicians working in a traditional model and 26% of those working in a hybrid model held this belief.
  • Reducing administrative tasks and managing information overload is critical for patient care quality, as well as for physician wellbeing.

PCORI approves $254 million to fund 28 new research studies addressing urgent health problems

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Four studies approved for a total of $33 million will assess interventions to improve care during pregnancy and after childbirth to reduce the higher rates of health problems among Black women and Latinas and their infants.

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  • Four studies approved for a total of $33 million will assess interventions to improve care during pregnancy and after childbirth to reduce the higher rates of health problems among Black women and Latinas and their infants.
  • The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 2010.
  • Its mission is to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed health care decisions.
  • PCORI is committed to continuously seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders to guide its work.

Newsweek in Partnership with The Leapfrog Group Awards Magnolia Medical's Steripath Platform as Category-Exclusive Best Infection Prevention Product of 2021

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

SEATTLE, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Magnolia Medical announced today that Newsweek, in partnership with The Leapfrog Group, an independent, nonprofit healthcare industry watchdog organization that evaluates healthcare quality, designated the Steripath Initial Specimen Diversion Device as a Best Infection Prevention Product of 2021 .

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  • SEATTLE, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Magnolia Medical announced today that Newsweek, in partnership with The Leapfrog Group, an independent, nonprofit healthcare industry watchdog organization that evaluates healthcare quality, designated the Steripath Initial Specimen Diversion Device as a Best Infection Prevention Product of 2021 .
  • This is the second year in a row Steripath has been the only blood culture collection and contamination reduction system named to the distinguished list.
  • This recognition, along with major formal policy and guideline changes, affirm the criticality of our Steripath technology platform to help solve this longstanding patient safety and healthcare quality issue."
  • Magnolia Medical invented and patented the Initial Specimen Diversion Technique (ISDT) and Device (ISDD) for blood culture collection and contamination prevention.

Stellar Health, Highmark Inc. Announce Value-Based Care Initiative

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

NEW YORK, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Stellar Health ("Stellar") announced today it is working with Pittsburgh-based Highmark Inc. ("Highmark"), one of America's leading health insurance organizations, to drive payment transformation and value-based care.

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  • NEW YORK, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Stellar Health ("Stellar") announced today it is working with Pittsburgh-based Highmark Inc. ("Highmark"), one of America's leading health insurance organizations, to drive payment transformation and value-based care.
  • The initiative focuses on practice engagement, quality improvement, management of chronic conditions, reduced ED and inpatient utilization, and affordability of care for Highmark members.
  • Stellar, an innovative value-based care company, activates practices by translating value-based metrics to meaningful and granular workflow steps for providers and their care teams.
  • About Stellar Health: Stellar Health is a point-of-care, cloud-based platform that activates primary care providers to achieve value-based care goals that improve patient outcomes, such as optimizing the patient care journey and improving quality scores through transitions of care and high-value referrals.

Xihua Scientific Selects LifeSphere MultiVigilance to Advance Pharmacovigilance Services

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Xihua Scientific, a CRO providing a one-stop set of cost-effective services to the global pharmaceutical industry, was searching for best-in-class cloud software that would enable them to expand their breadth of services to include pharmacovigilance.

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  • Xihua Scientific, a CRO providing a one-stop set of cost-effective services to the global pharmaceutical industry, was searching for best-in-class cloud software that would enable them to expand their breadth of services to include pharmacovigilance.
  • "LifeSphere MultiVigilance was the best choice to align with our core tenets of high quality and efficiency," said Dr. Jinsong Xing, Founder and Chairman, Xihua Scientific.
  • LifeSphere MultiVigilance was developed in partnership with the world's best life sciences companies and is the core of ArisGlobal's end-to-end automated safety platform, LifeSphere Safety.
  • "We are pleased that LifeSphere MultiVigilance will further Xihua Scientific's rapid growth and commitment to the highest quality standards for their clients.

Xihua Scientific Selects LifeSphere MultiVigilance to Advance Pharmacovigilance Services

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

MIAMI, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ArisGlobal, the leading provider of life sciences software that automates core drug development functions for over 300 life sciences companies, today announced that Shanghai Xihua Scientific Co. Ltd., a fast-growing provider of late-phase drug research and development services for the global pharmaceutical industry, has selected ArisGlobal's LifeSphere MultiVigilance to deliver innovative pharmacovigilance services to their global client base.

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  • Xihua Scientific, a CRO providing a one-stop set of cost-effective services to the global pharmaceutical industry, was searching for best-in-class cloud software that would enable them to expand their breadth of services to include pharmacovigilance.
  • "LifeSphere MultiVigilance was the best choice to align with our core tenets of high quality and efficiency," said Dr. Jinsong Xing, Founder and Chairman, Xihua Scientific.
  • LifeSphere MultiVigilance was developed in partnership with the world's best life sciences companies and is the core of ArisGlobal's end-to-end automated safety platform, LifeSphere Safety.
  • "We are pleased that LifeSphere MultiVigilance will further Xihua Scientific's rapid growth and commitment to the highest quality standards for their clients.

CareView Communications Executes Expansion Hospital Agreement With Clovis Community Medical Center

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

CareView Communications, Inc. ("CareView" or the "Company") (OTCQB: CRVW), an information technology provider to the healthcare industry, today announced the expansion of a hospital agreement with Clovis Community Medical Center in Clovis, California (Clovis Community).

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  • CareView Communications, Inc. ("CareView" or the "Company") (OTCQB: CRVW), an information technology provider to the healthcare industry, today announced the expansion of a hospital agreement with Clovis Community Medical Center in Clovis, California (Clovis Community).
  • Clovis Community has utilized CareViews Patient Safety System with positive outcomes since 2016 and includes CareView as a part of the hospitals expansion.
  • With the use of CareViews innovative system, hospitals can be confident in their efforts of increasing quality care along with patient safety.
  • We look forward to expanding our commitment to helping Clovis Community Medical Center provide their patients with enhanced services using our latest equipment, particularly their at-risk patients who require more observation.

Augmedix to Present at the D.A. Davidson Bison Select Conference

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Monday, July 26, 2021

Davidson Bison Select Conference.

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  • Davidson Bison Select Conference.
  • Augmedixs management is scheduled to present on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
  • Augmedix, Inc. (OTCQX: AUGX) humanizes the clinician-patient experience by enabling clinicians to focus on what matters most: delivering high-quality patient care.
  • Augmedix converts natural clinician-patient conversation into medical documentation and provides real-time administrative support, including referrals, orders, and reminders.

InnovAge Pennsylvania LIFE Centers Recognized for Quality of Patient Care

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Monday, July 26, 2021

The Companys Allegheny, Germantown and St. Barts centers were recognized for their commitment to delivering quality, patient-centered care.

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  • The Companys Allegheny, Germantown and St. Barts centers were recognized for their commitment to delivering quality, patient-centered care.
  • In some communities, including Philadelphia, the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE, is known as LIFE.
  • Earning PCMH Certification demonstrates InnovAges commitment to team-based care and practice; knowing and managing patients; patient-centered access and continuity; care management and support; care coordination and care transitions; and performance measurement and quality improvement.
  • Our patient-centered care model meaningfully improves the quality of care our participants receive, while reducing over-utilization of high-cost care settings.