WellSpan Health

WellSpan Health and Evangelical Community Hospital Announce Definitive Agreement to Combine Health Systems

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Monday, February 26, 2024

York, Pa., Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WellSpan Health and Evangelical Community Hospital have entered into a definitive agreement to enhance community-based health care across the region.

Key Points: 
  • York, Pa., Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WellSpan Health and Evangelical Community Hospital have entered into a definitive agreement to enhance community-based health care across the region.
  • Pending regulatory approval, Evangelical Community Hospital will become WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital on or about July 1, 2024.
  • We’re excited to build on that commitment with Evangelical,” said Roxanna Gapstur Ph.D., R.N., president and CEO of WellSpan Health.
  • A separate philanthropic foundation will be created as a community pathway for hospital support, similar to WellSpan’s other hospital foundations.

WellSpan Health Advances Its Leadership in Delivering Exceptional Provider and Patient Experience with Nuance DAX Copilot

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

BURLINGTON, Mass., March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuance Communications, Inc., a Microsoft Company, today announced that WellSpan Health is advancing its leadership in providing high-quality provider and patient experiences by adding the Nuance Dragon® Ambient eXperience™ (DAX™) Copilot solution to its existing deployment of innovative solutions to automate and accelerate the creation of clinical documentation during exam room and telehealth visits.

Key Points: 
  • DAX Copilot, embedded within Epic, stands as the sole fully embedded ambient solution currently operational within Epic, with over 55 healthcare organizations.
  • WellSpan's selection of DAX Copilot is based on the long-standing trust and consistently productive working relationship it has with Nuance.
  • WellSpan Health facilities were also recognized for exemplary patient experience among the top 5 percent of U.S. hospitals in 2023 by Press Ganey, a leader in healthcare experience solutions and services.
  • For more information about Nuance DAX Copilot, please visit: www.nuance.com/DAXCopilot or visit us during HIMSS 2024 in Orlando, FL at booth #2741.

Artisight Announces Systemwide Expansion of AI-Driven Smart Hospital Platform at WellSpan Health

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

CHICAGO, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Artisight, Inc., a Smart Hospital Platform powered by industry-defining artificial intelligence to provide virtual care, quality improvement, and care coordination solutions, today announced a systemwide expansion of its collaboration with WellSpan Health. The new program will bring the remote nursing, remote observation, and AI services of Artisight's Smart Hospital Platform to just over 1,000 total beds across the WellSpan Health system.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Artisight, Inc., a Smart Hospital Platform powered by industry-defining artificial intelligence to provide virtual care, quality improvement, and care coordination solutions, today announced a systemwide expansion of its collaboration with WellSpan Health.
  • The new program will bring the remote nursing, remote observation, and AI services of Artisight's Smart Hospital Platform to just over 1,000 total beds across the WellSpan Health system.
  • "The Artisight Smart Hospital Platform advances our vision for the next generation of care delivery," said Dr. R. Hal Baker, senior vice president and chief digital information officer at WellSpan Health.
  • Visit booth 1918 to learn how the AI-driven Smart Hospital Platform transforms healthcare for hospitals and health systems.

Biofourmis and WellSpan Health Collaborate to Deliver High-Quality Hospital-Level Acute and Post-Discharge Care to Patients at Home

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

BOSTON, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Biofourmis, a leading global technology-enabled care delivery company, today announced that WellSpan Health, an eight-hospital integrated delivery system in Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland, has chosen Biofourmis to support the enterprise-wide expansion and management of a bundled program that includes hospital-level and post-acute care at home.

Key Points: 
  • WellSpan boasts one of the largest such programs in the nation, with more than 400 patients managed per month.
  • WellSpan is replacing its legacy system with Biofourmis's remote patient management solution that spans the care continuum.
  • "WellSpan Health is a leading, innovative health system with a clear care-at-home vision and strategy," said Biofourmis Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder Maulik Majmudar, MD.
  • We look forward to growing with WellSpan and supporting an optimal patient care experience and outcomes."

WellSpan Health Expands Relationship with Epic-based KeyCare Platform to Offer Virtual Primary Care and Behavioral Healthcare

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyCare, the nation's first Epic-based virtual care company, announced today that WellSpan Health has become their inaugural partner in expanding into virtual primary care and behavioral health services. WellSpan patients now can schedule online appointments with a growing panel of virtual primary care providers, psychiatrists and therapists who share medical records with their WellSpan colleagues.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KeyCare , the nation's first Epic-based virtual care company, announced today that WellSpan Health has become their inaugural partner in expanding into virtual primary care and behavioral health services.
  • WellSpan patients now can schedule online appointments with a growing panel of virtual primary care providers, psychiatrists and therapists who share medical records with their WellSpan colleagues.
  • Using KeyCare's virtual primary care solution, WellSpan patients can do virtual Annual Wellness Visits from home, which supports WellSpan attribution, risk factor adjustment and care gap closures.
  • These new virtual care options empower WellSpan to augment its care teams, optimize capacity, and widen its digital front door in partnership with a nationwide network of virtual care providers working on KeyCare's Epic platform.

Evolving pediatric care needs in community-based settings

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The evolution of pediatric care in our communities, as well as across the country, has placed a significant emphasis on preventative pediatric care and decreasing the need for hospitalizations.

Key Points: 
  • The evolution of pediatric care in our communities, as well as across the country, has placed a significant emphasis on preventative pediatric care and decreasing the need for hospitalizations.
  • Across our system of care, comprehensive, state-of-the-art primary, specialty, outpatient, surgical, and urgent care options locally – for adults and children – provide high-quality care.
  • Today, more than ever, pediatric care efforts focus on literacy and early childhood development; on ensuring routine care for every child; on promoting infant and child safety; and on enhancing care options and access for children with special health care needs, including behavioral health.
  • WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital physicians will care for pediatric patients in the emergency department as well as provide pediatric surgical, orthopedic and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) care in the hospital.

Generous $1.5M Donation to Support Proposed Nursing Innovation Center at WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

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Monday, December 18, 2023

The proposed Jeanne Donlevy Arnold Center for Nursing Innovation will be the namesake of former WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital team member and community leader Jeanne Donlevy Arnold.

Key Points: 
  • The proposed Jeanne Donlevy Arnold Center for Nursing Innovation will be the namesake of former WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital team member and community leader Jeanne Donlevy Arnold.
  • The center will offer opportunities for nursing leadership to explore and develop best practices, nurse recruitment strategies and retention, and leadership and management programs.
  • “Jeanne has a deep passion for the nursing profession, and she understands the importance of innovating in nursing care delivery across the country and right here at home,” said Patty Donley, vice president, WellSpan Health; president WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital.
  • The proposed center of nursing innovation at WellSpan to build on this progress will have three key focuses:
    Innovation and research, involving academic partnerships and research fellowships.

Arcadia Partners with WellSpan Health to Support the Health System’s Value-Based Care Journey

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Arcadia’s data analytics platform excels at scaling the curation and exchange of data and will connect WellSpan Health’s 220 patient care locations to provide actionable insights that support the healthcare network’s value-based care journey.

Key Points: 
  • Arcadia’s data analytics platform excels at scaling the curation and exchange of data and will connect WellSpan Health’s 220 patient care locations to provide actionable insights that support the healthcare network’s value-based care journey.
  • Part of a successful value-based care journey involves fully delegated risk, which holds providers financially responsible for meeting certain clinical quality and care delivery cost benchmarks.
  • Enhance the accuracy and completeness of value-based care analytics across multiple contract types, including Medicare Advantage, commercial, and self-funded employer plans.
  • “By leveraging data-driven insights and actions, healthcare organizations can meaningfully optimize performance in value-based care,” said Michael Meucci, President and CEO at Arcadia.

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, Dr. Pshtiwan A. Tahir as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member for his contributions to the Comprehensive Medical Care Field

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Monday, November 27, 2023

MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Dr. Pshtiwan A. Tahir is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member for his contributions to the Comprehensive Medical Care Field.

Key Points: 
  • MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Nov. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Dr. Pshtiwan A. Tahir is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member for his contributions to the Comprehensive Medical Care Field.
  • Dr. Tahir pursued higher education from Mosul Medical College at the University of Mosul in Iraq where he earned a Doctor of Medicine degree.
  • A board-certified internist, Dr. Tahir is an expert in diagnosing and treating a broad spectrum of diseases and illnesses in adult patients and specializes in providing comprehensive care and promoting overall well-being.
  • When considering his significant accomplishments, Dr. Tahir cites his expertise as a board-certified internist and dedication to providing comprehensive medical care to hospitalized adult patients as major milestones.

Artisight Powers Care Transformation at WellSpan Health with AI-Driven Smart Hospital Platform

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

CHICAGO, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Artisight, Inc., a smart hospital platform powered by industry-defining artificial intelligence to provide virtual care, quality improvement, and care coordination solutions, today announced its collaboration with WellSpan Health, a health system focused on value-based care, on a pilot patient monitoring and virtual nursing program. The platform is currently being utilized at WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital in York, Pa.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Artisight, Inc., a smart hospital platform powered by industry-defining artificial intelligence to provide virtual care, quality improvement, and care coordination solutions, today announced its collaboration with WellSpan Health, a health system focused on value-based care, on a pilot patient monitoring and virtual nursing program.
  • Artisight's Smart Hospital Platform encompasses AI-driven sensors, computer vision, voice recognition, vital sign monitoring, indoor positioning capabilities, and actionable analytics reports.
  • The Smart Hospital Platform delivers what hospitals and health systems need – reduced provider burden, increased patient and nurse satisfaction, and improved financial results."
  • Please visit booth 2646 to learn about how the AI-driven Smart Hospital Platform is transforming healthcare for hospitals and health systems.