Medical-surgical nursing

Visory Health Names Highly Decorated Army Colonel to Serve as Chief Clinical Officer

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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Visory Health , a simple, patient-first platform that provides lower prices on prescriptions, announces the appointment of highly decorated Army Colonel Dr. Cheryl Creamer as the company’s Chief Clinical Officer.

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  • Visory Health , a simple, patient-first platform that provides lower prices on prescriptions, announces the appointment of highly decorated Army Colonel Dr. Cheryl Creamer as the company’s Chief Clinical Officer.
  • Veterans often face significant challenges when it comes to accessing healthcare, particularly in terms of mental health support and prescription medications.
  • According to RAND research , only about half of all veterans who need mental health care ever receive it due to a series of roadblocks.
  • Dr. Creamer brings unmatched expertise, leadership and compassion to Visory Health, positioned as a liaison between Veterans and affordable medications.

Hemet Global Medical Center Voted “Best Hospital” in the Inland Empire by Press-Enterprise Readers for 2023

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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ORANGE, Calif., Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hemet Global Medical Center (“HGMC”), a KPC Health hospital, has been voted “Best Hospital” in the Inland Empire for 2023 by Press-Enterprise readers.

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  • ORANGE, Calif., Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hemet Global Medical Center (“HGMC”), a KPC Health hospital, has been voted “Best Hospital” in the Inland Empire for 2023 by Press-Enterprise readers.
  • The distinguished honor is part of the Press-Enterprise’s 28th Annual “Best of Inland Empire” Readers’ Choice awards for local businesses.
  • “Prior to KPC Health’s acquisition of Hemet Global Medical Center, this was a hospital on the brink of bankruptcy that many believed could not be saved,” said Dr. Kali P. Chaudhuri, Founder and Chairman of the KPC Group.
  • KPC Health’s current system of hospitals includes seven full-service acute care hospitals located throughout southern California, including Orange County Global Medical Center, Chapman Global Medical Center, Anaheim Global Medical Center, South Coast Global Medical Center, Hemet Global Medical Center, Menifee Global Medical Center, and Victor Valley Global Medical Center.

Sarah Bush Lincoln Adopts DoseMe Precision Dosing Platform to Improve Overall Level of Patient Care

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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DoseMe , a leading provider of precision dosing software for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and creators of DoseMeRx and DoseMe Analytics, today announced Sarah Bush Lincoln utilized its precision dosing platform to transition to area under the curve (AUC) dosing for better patient care, upgrading DoseMeRx to integrate directly into their Cerner electronic health record (EHR).

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  • DoseMe , a leading provider of precision dosing software for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and creators of DoseMeRx and DoseMe Analytics, today announced Sarah Bush Lincoln utilized its precision dosing platform to transition to area under the curve (AUC) dosing for better patient care, upgrading DoseMeRx to integrate directly into their Cerner electronic health record (EHR).
  • During drug development, drug level sampling at multiple time points helps define the relationship between drug administration and the AUC.
  • “DoseMeRx’s vancomycin model is the first phase of our precision dosing initiative with pediatric and obesity divisions to follow.
  • Sarah Bush Lincoln has 17 extended campus primary care locations and four walk-in clinics.

Oroville Hospital Expands Partnership with CliniComp to Advance Continuum of Care

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CliniComp, the pioneer in high-performing, reliable electronic health record (EHR) solutions, announced that Oroville Hospital expanded its multi-year partnership beyond Perinatal areas to include Critical Care and high acuity Medical/Surgical units. The CliniComp system will provide Oroville Hospital with a reliable, adaptable, and scalable solution that presents data in meaningful ways, optimizes workflows, and improves coordinated care. 

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  • The CliniComp system will provide Oroville Hospital with a reliable, adaptable, and scalable solution that presents data in meaningful ways, optimizes workflows, and improves coordinated care.
  • "We have seen great success using CliniComp's reliable fetal surveillance solution," said Denise L. LeFevre, Oroville Hospital Chief Information Officer.
  • "CliniComp looks forward to growing our partnership with Oroville Hospital," said Sandra Johnson, CliniComp's Senior Vice President of Client Services.
  • Oroville Hospital originally selected CliniComp in 2021 for fetal surveillance and fetal mobile solutions for their Labor and Delivery unit.

Hanger Announces Pete Stoy as CEO

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Monday, May 1, 2023
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Hanger, Inc., a leading provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) patient care services and solutions, today announced Pete Stoy, formerly the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, has assumed the role of Hanger’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately.

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  • Hanger, Inc., a leading provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) patient care services and solutions, today announced Pete Stoy, formerly the company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, has assumed the role of Hanger’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately.
  • Stoy’s appointment was announced in January as part of a multi-year succession plan, and follows the retirement of Vinit Asar who held the CEO position for more than a decade.
  • “I am pleased to pass the torch to Pete Stoy,” shared Asar.
  • Prior to joining Hanger, Stoy served as the Healthcare Business Unit, East Region President for Sodexo.

Cancer Centers Rush to Adopt Cooler Heads' Scalp Cooling System to Meet Strong Patient Demand

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
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SAN DIEGO , April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cooler Heads, a health tech company that has developed an FDA-cleared, portable patient-administered scalp cooling device to help cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy keep their hair, reports accelerated sales growth during its first year on the market. The company's rapid expansion is driven by intense patient and cancer center demand and Medicare's approval of reimbursement for scalp cooling.

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  • The company's rapid expansion is driven by intense patient and cancer center demand and Medicare's approval of reimbursement for scalp cooling.
  • More than 20 cancer centers have adopted Amma, Cooler Heads' patented scalp cooling platform, since it became commercially available in late summer, 2022.
  • Cooler Heads' portable, affordable, and patient-administered tech-enabled solution solves these problems, and it empowers infusion centers to turn scalp cooling into a low-touch profit center.
  • Our goal is to make it easy for all cancer centers to offer Amma as their scalp cooling solution."

AvaSure Launches Virtual Nursing Application and Care Model

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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BELMONT, Mich., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AvaSure, the inventor of the TeleSitter® solution and the market leader in acute virtual care and remote safety monitoring, announced today that it has launched a Virtual Nursing application and Care Model to support six virtual nursing implementations with many more in early planning phases.

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  • With six virtual nursing implementations underway, AvaSure is leading the way in hospital virtual nursing deployments
    BELMONT, Mich., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AvaSure, the inventor of the TeleSitter® solution and the market leader in acute virtual care and remote safety monitoring, announced today that it has launched a Virtual Nursing application and Care Model to support six virtual nursing implementations with many more in early planning phases.
  • Many of these hospitals are now turning to us to partner on a virtual nursing program in order to reap further clinical, operational, and financial benefits from the AvaSure virtual care platform."
  • An East Coast hospital has expanded its AvaSure program from virtual sitting to virtual nursing, a simple process because both functions are performed via AvaSure's virtual care platform.
  • AvaSure recently announced a six-part virtual classroom series, "Virtual Nursing 101," in which Votruba details how nursing leaders can launch and implement virtual nursing programs.

AvaSure Introduces Virtual Classroom Webinar Series on Virtual Nursing

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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BELMONT, Mich., March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AvaSure, the inventor of the TeleSitter® solution and the market leader in acute virtual care and remote safety monitoring, announced today that it will kick off a virtual classroom series on March 23, "Virtual Nursing 101," which will detail how nursing leaders can launch and implement virtual nursing programs.

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  • Hosted by Chief Clinical Officer Lisbeth Votruba, series will detail how nursing leaders can launch and implement virtual nursing programs
    BELMONT, Mich., March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AvaSure, the inventor of the TeleSitter® solution and the market leader in acute virtual care and remote safety monitoring, announced today that it will kick off a virtual classroom series on March 23, "Virtual Nursing 101," which will detail how nursing leaders can launch and implement virtual nursing programs.
  • The virtual classroom series is hosted by AvaSure Chief Clinical Officer Lisbeth Votruba, MSN, RN, who will be joined by special guests and experts to cover pressing industry topics, such as the role of the virtual nurse and how to build a virtual nursing business case, as well as lessons learned from ongoing programs.
  • "Nursing leaders across the nation understand the numerous benefits that virtual nursing could deliver to their health systems but often have questions about how to get started and what it takes to create a successful virtual nursing program," said Votruba.
  • To learn more about "Virtual Nursing 101" and register to attend, click here .

Fresenius Kabi’s Ivenix Infusion System Goes Live at San Luis Valley Health

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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(Photo: Business Wire)

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  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    San Luis Valley Health has been providing high-quality health services for more than 90 years, offering advanced techniques and technology along with a focus on patient care.
  • An innovative infusion system and smart pump designed to transform infusion delivery, the Ivenix Infusion System directly addresses the need to improve the safety of infusion pumps by rethinking every aspect of medication delivery to improve outcomes and help prevent IV-related medication errors.
  • “We are excited by the high-tech nature of the product and the focus on quality, safety, and work efficiencies,” said Roberta Bean, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, chief nursing officer at San Luis Valley Health.
  • “We’re so proud to be partnering with San Luis Valley Health to place this groundbreaking technology into the hands of nurses and the extended care team.”
    San Luis Valley Health is a regional health provider serving San Luis Valley, Colorado and beyond.

Insights on the Interventional Oncology Global Market to 2028 - More Efficiency and Quick Recovery Offered by Interventional Oncology is Driving Growth - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, December 1, 2022
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The Global Interventional Oncology Market size is expected to reach $2.9 billion by 2028, rising at a market growth of 6.2% CAGR during the forecast period.

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  • The Global Interventional Oncology Market size is expected to reach $2.9 billion by 2028, rising at a market growth of 6.2% CAGR during the forecast period.
  • Interventional oncology (IO) is an emerging subspecialty that emphasizes on using image-guided processes (diagnostics/surgeries) to improve cancer therapy.
  • Along with surgery, medication, and radiation, IO is currently the fourth pillar of modern oncology care.
  • Because of the rising number of cancer cases among individuals around the world, the interventional oncology market is expected to rise faster in the coming years.