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Improve Data Reliability from MADRS and HAM-D Assessments in Clinical Trials: Scientific and Operational Recommendations, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

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TORONTO, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- For clinical trials in mood disorders, two of the most widely leveraged and long-standing assessments of depression severity are the Montgomery–Åsberg depression rating scale (MADRS) and the Hamilton depression rating scale (HDRS or HAM-D). Both are complex clinician-administered assessments. When used in clinical trials, it is always recommended that raters follow the associated structured clinical interview guides for each scale — structured interview guide for MADRS (SIGMA) and structured interview guide for HDRS (SIGH-D). If not administered properly, the nuances in these scales can lead to data issues around inter-rater reliability and cause potential risks in the validity of study data such as in response to efficacy and safety questions.

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Attendees will learn about targeted and tailored rater training approaches based on common HAM-D and MADRS administration errors.
The featured speakers will discuss ways to catch rater drift before it becomes problematic.
The speakers will also share information on central rating, and how this practice can increase quality and consistency which reduces site burden.
In this webinar, three clinical trial experts with years of experience supporting and utilizing these psychiatric measures will share both scientific and operational considerations to achieve high-quality data collection from MADRS and HAM-D administrations.

NCOA Joins National Initiative to Promote COVID Vaccination

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

The COVID pandemic has revealed and worsened persistent racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic health inequities, with vastly different rates of COVID cases, vaccination rates, and health and life outcomes in communities of color.

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The COVID pandemic has revealed and worsened persistent racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic health inequities, with vastly different rates of COVID cases, vaccination rates, and health and life outcomes in communities of color.
The Communities RISE Together initiative aims to address these gaps through local messengers who are already on the ground and have deep trust in communities.
Over the six-month project, NCOA will work across 12 states in 35 counties for targeted vaccination outreach, education, and awareness.
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is the national voice for every person's right to age well.

U.S. health care organizations select SurveyMonkey Enterprise to improve the feedback experience for patients and staff

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

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With the help of the solution, health care organizations have been able to rapidly systematize and manage post-vaccine health and wellness check-ins for staff and patients, accelerating the loop between feedback and action.

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With the help of the solution, health care organizations have been able to rapidly systematize and manage post-vaccine health and wellness check-ins for staff and patients, accelerating the loop between feedback and action.
Hundreds of organizations across health care, governments, education, and IT deploy SurveyMonkey Enterprise to simplify and streamline their COVID-19 response.
Featuring expert-designed templates, including CAHPS and AHRQ surveys, and easy benchmarking, the intuitive health care solution within SurveyMonkey Enterprise provides scalable, automated ways to gather insights from staff and patients as organizations continue to fight the pandemic.
Constellation Behavioral Health: Constellations IT team consolidated multiple SurveyMonkey accounts and other feedback tools to centrally manage enterprise feedback data collection.

Invitae expands capabilities of its advanced clinical chatbot Gia, enhancing telemedicine support for patients and clinicians

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

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These kinds of tools are essential for helping more clinicians incorporate genetics into routine clinical care for their patients."

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These kinds of tools are essential for helping more clinicians incorporate genetics into routine clinical care for their patients."
Importantly, chatbot technology also helps clinicians overcome disparities in access to genetic information by addressing language and socioeconomic barriers.
Gia, which stands for "genetic information assistant," was designed in partnership with genetic counselors to help streamline communication between patients and clinicians.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and Invitae Corporation disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

ShiftMed Expands into 13 New Markets in the US

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

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ShiftMed gives hospitals and nursing facilities a pool of highly qualified individuals.

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ShiftMed gives hospitals and nursing facilities a pool of highly qualified individuals.
ShiftMed customers are more than 200 enterprise health care partners across the country.
ShiftMed gives them software tools and access to labor to streamline the delivery of care services.
The ShiftMed on-demand platform allows health care providers to get compliant, credentialed workers to meet their unpredictable needs.

Syntropy Joins MITRE’s Mission to Unlock the Power of Real-World Data for Cancer Research and Treatment

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Monday, October 26, 2020

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The partnership seeks to improve the overall quality and consistency of cancer data available to clinicians, patients, researchers, and other stakeholders in the fight against cancer.

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The partnership seeks to improve the overall quality and consistency of cancer data available to clinicians, patients, researchers, and other stakeholders in the fight against cancer.
Cancer centers can use Syntropy for data integration and data modeling, but they often devote significant time and resources to the process of cleaning, structuring, and linking their data.
Syntropy will also streamline administrative, clinical and research collaborations by providing transparency into the uses of institutional data under granular access controls.
Syntropy is a technology company specializing in healthcare data integration and collaboration solutions aimed at unlocking the value of scientific data.

MID ATLANTIC ACADEMIC HOSPITAL SIGNS NEW CONTRACT FOR STREAMLINE HEALTH® eVALUATOR™

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

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Atlanta, GA, June 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRM), provider of the eValuator Revenue Integrity Program, announced it signed a contract last month for Streamline Health eValuator with an academic teaching hospital in the Mid Atlantic region.

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Atlanta, GA, June 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRM), provider of the eValuator Revenue Integrity Program, announced it signed a contract last month for Streamline Health eValuator with an academic teaching hospital in the Mid Atlantic region.
Streamline Health is leading an industry movement to enable every hospital in the country to use pre-bill technology to improve financial performance.
With eValuator, providers are identifying and addressing coding issues before they contribute to revenue leakage, denied claims and non-compliance exposure.
We are very pleased to have another academic hospital system select eValuator to help them improve financial performance, stated Tee Green, President and Chief Executive Officer, Streamline Health.

Press Release: Minneapolis-Based Healthcare Software Company, Provation, Announces Provation® Apex’s New Pathology Interface Partner

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

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Provation Apexs Pathology Interface streamlines communication between healthcare clinicians and pathology labs, such as P4Dx .

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Provation Apexs Pathology Interface streamlines communication between healthcare clinicians and pathology labs, such as P4Dx .
We are very excited to work with P4 Diagnostix to bring Provation Apexs Pathology Interface to our mutual customers, said Provation CEO Daniel Hamburger.
Through this partnership, Provation Apexs Pathology Interface will provide timely exchange of critical patient data between pathologists and clinicians, Hamburger added.
Provation Apexs Pathology Interface gives clinicians the information needed to provide immediate follow-up care to their patients, said Brett Reilly, P4Dxs Senior Vice President of Business Development.

United Health Foundation Donates $750,000 to Support Pennsylvania’s Home Care, Home Health and Hospice Workers Amid COVID-19 Emergency

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

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The United Health Foundation has donated $750,000 to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and support for frontline health care workers fighting COVID-19 and the vulnerable populations they serve in Pennsylvania.

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The United Health Foundation has donated $750,000 to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and support for frontline health care workers fighting COVID-19 and the vulnerable populations they serve in Pennsylvania.
Our partnership with the Pennsylvania Homecare Association will help ensure these critical health care workers have the protection and support they need to provide essential care during these challenging times.
Providing more than $1.5 billion of support for customers in the form of credits and waived cost-sharing for health care.
Pioneering a noninvasive, self-administered COVID-19 test that streamlines testing, reduces PPE usage and increases safety of health care workers.

Field Squared Selected by Health Testing Solutions to Automate Its Mobile Occupational Medical Services Operations

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Monday, May 4, 2020

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HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo., May 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Field Squared, Inc. TM, the industry's first Field Service Automation Platform, announced today that Health Testing Solutions has selected Field Squared to drive digital transformation of the company's mobile occupational medical services operations.

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HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo., May 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Field Squared, Inc. TM, the industry's first Field Service Automation Platform, announced today that Health Testing Solutions has selected Field Squared to drive digital transformation of the company's mobile occupational medical services operations.
No competing solution could automate our onsite medical service delivery with the breadth and depth of capabilities as Field Squared," said Darren Sanders, CEO at Health Testing Solutions.
Servicing many Fortune 500 companies, Health Testing Solutions is a fast-growing mobile occupational medicine services provider that specializes in occupational medical surveillance screening.
Focusing on business process automation, Field Squared enables enterprises to digitally transform, automate and streamline their field service operations, from the frontline to back-office systems.