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Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Names Dr. Franck Rahaghi New President, CEO and Chief Medical Officer

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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CHICAGO , Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) today announced Franck Rahaghi, MD, MHS, FCCP, as its incoming President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer, effective September 15. Following an extensive search, Dr. Rahaghi was selected based on his long-time commitment to care, research, and education in interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary fibrosis (PF). He will serve in an expanded role as President, CEO and Chief Medical Officer for the PFF.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO , Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) today announced Franck Rahaghi, MD, MHS, FCCP, as its incoming President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer, effective September 15.
  • He will serve in an expanded role as President, CEO and Chief Medical Officer for the PFF.
  • In 2003, he joined the medical center as Staff Attending in Pulmonary Critical Care and Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic.
  • Dr. Rahaghi succeeds Bill Schmidt, former President and CEO of the PFF, and Dr. Joseph Lasky, the Foundation's former Chief Medical Officer.

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Announces PFF Community Registry Recruitment Month in April

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Monday, April 3, 2023
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CHICAGO, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) announces that April is PFF Community Registry Recruitment Month with activities including an educational webinar, social media content, and a journal club discussion for healthcare providers in the PFF Care Center Network (CCN).

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) announces that April is PFF Community Registry Recruitment Month with activities including an educational webinar, social media content, and a journal club discussion for healthcare providers in the PFF Care Center Network (CCN).
  • Since its launch in July 2022, more than 1,200 individuals have joined the PFF Community Registry.
  • PFF Community Registry Recruitment Month will include communications to mobilize those in the PF community to share information and recruit peers, patients, friends, and family members.
  • The PFF Community Registry is part of the PFF Registry program, which consists of two databases.

Atrium Health and Best Buy Health Partner to Improve Experience When Receiving Care at Home

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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Atrium Health and Best Buy Health are combining their strengths to develop new hospital at home offerings that will enhance the patient experience of receiving hospital-level care in the home.

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  • Atrium Health and Best Buy Health are combining their strengths to develop new hospital at home offerings that will enhance the patient experience of receiving hospital-level care in the home.
  • Atrium Health and Best Buy Health are teaming up to enhance the health system’s capabilities to provide hospital-quality care in patients’ homes using community paramedics, virtual visits with doctors and advanced wearable technology to monitor vital signs.
  • “We knew Atrium Health was the right partner to help tackle the unique challenges within the care at home experience,” said Deborah Di Sanzo, president of Best Buy Health.
  • Together with Best Buy Health, we will combine our strengths to provide better outcomes and equitable access for patients who will receive their care in the home.

7 Medical Centers Join Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's Care Center Network

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 250,000 Americans living with pulmonary fibrosis now have access to expert treatment at seven medical centers that have been added to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's (PFF) Care Center Network (CCN). With the new sites, the PFF Care Center Network totals 81 medical facilities in 35 states across the U.S.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 250,000 Americans living with pulmonary fibrosis now have access to expert treatment at seven medical centers that have been added to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's (PFF) Care Center Network (CCN).
  • This year we resumed our expansion plans and added a total of 13 leading pulmonology centers to our network."
  • The newest medical centers to receive the Care Center Network designation are:
    Corewell Health East (Royal Oak, Mich.) Coordinator: Heather Whitt, RN
    Loma Linda University (Loma Linda, Calif.) Coordinator: Jeanette Merrill-Henry
    University of California San Diego (San Diego, Calif.) Coordinator: Nadine Basbas
    University of Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha, Neb.)
  • The 81 sites now operating in the PFF Care Center Network are:

Columbia Memorial Health launches the region's first digital "symptom checker" powered by Mediktor

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022
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NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Memorial Health (CMH) announced the launch of its state of the art digital "Symptom Checker" technology—the region's first online virtual medical assistant that will allow patients to efficiently assess and triage their symptoms and quickly access the care they need.

Key Points: 
  • Columbia Memorial Health launches the region's first digital "symptom checker" powered by Mediktor to aid patients in efficiently triaging their symptoms and quickly accessing the most appropriate care.
  • Columbia Memorial Health is an advanced multi-specialty healthcare system serving more than 100,000 residents in Columbia, Greene and Dutchess counties at more than 40 primary care and specialty care centers.
  • Columbia Memorial Health, Albany Med, Saratoga Hospital, Glens Falls Hospital and the VNA of Albany are part of the Albany Med Health System, the largest locally governed health system in the region.
  • Mediktor has managed to close agreements with several international health institutions, including health insurance companies, hospital systems, telemedicine platforms and pharmaceutical companies.

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Introduces Community Registry for Self-Reported Data

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Monday, July 18, 2022
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CHICAGO, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) has launched the PFF Community Registry, a distinct data set of the PFF Registry™ that will collect participant-reported data provided directly by patients with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and interstitial lung disease (ILD), their caregivers and family members, and lung transplant recipients previously diagnosed with PF or ILD.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) has launched the PFF Community Registry, a distinct data set of the PFF Registry that will collect participant-reported data provided directly by patients with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and interstitial lung disease (ILD), their caregivers and family members, and lung transplant recipients previously diagnosed with PF or ILD.
  • Pulmonary fibrosis means scarring of the lung and can be seen in many types of ILD.
  • The PFF Community Registry will complement the PFF Patient Registry, established in 2016 to track medical data from more than 2,000 PF patients across PFF Care Centers nationwide.
  • The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation mobilizes people and resources to provide access to high quality care and leads research for a cure so people with pulmonary fibrosis will live longer, healthier lives.

MDA Names Indianapolis Resident, Amy Shinneman as 2022 MDA National Ambassador, Raising Awareness for People with Disabilities in the Neuromuscular Community

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Monday, January 31, 2022
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"Amy is a dedicated advocate and fundraising champion who has represented MDA with distinction in our state ambassador program.

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  • "Amy is a dedicated advocate and fundraising champion who has represented MDA with distinction in our state ambassador program.
  • MDA Ambassadors play an integral role in furthering MDA's mission of empowering people living with neuromuscular disease to achieve their full potential.
  • To Amy, Ethan, and all our ambassadors, I can't say thank you enough for everything you do."
  • Watch Amy and Ethan's announcement videos:
    Amy is 47 years old and lives in the greater Indianapolis area with her husband, Jamie, and teenage sons, Luke and Jack.

EHR Vendor Reinvents Long-Term Care Software with User-Backed Design

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Monday, September 20, 2021
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"The long-term care software companies weren't having one-to-one conversations with nurses on the floor as far as we could tell," said CEO Jason Long.

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  • "The long-term care software companies weren't having one-to-one conversations with nurses on the floor as far as we could tell," said CEO Jason Long.
  • If successful, the method of relying upon user feedback may just be the future of long-term care software.
  • This suggests that nursing homes will see better outcomes on account of Experience Care's new approach to updating long-term care software.
  • About Experience Care LLC: Founded in 1969, Experience Care LLC provides electronic health records, revenue cycle management, and financial systems to skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, continuing care retirement communities, long-term acute care, and other long-term care organizations in the U.S.

Barlow Respiratory Hospital Publishes Annual Outcomes Book

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Barlow Respiratory Hospital has published its annual Outcomes Book .

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Barlow Respiratory Hospital has published its annual Outcomes Book .
  • As the only not-for-profit long-term acute care hospital in California, Barlow is recognized for excellence in treating medically complex patients dependent on a ventilator to breathe.
  • The hospital serves patients referred by nearly 100 regional hospital Intensive Care Units for specialized respiratory care.
  • Barlow Respiratory Hospital has been awarded the Gold Seal of Approval for Respiratory Failure Certification by the Joint Commission which establishes the hospital as a recognized leader in ventilator weaning and management.