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When Emergency Physicians Regularly Fear Violence at Work, It’s Past Time for Change

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星期二, 四月 16, 2024
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“When our status quo involves daily fear of assault, it’s time for change,” said Aisha Terry, MD, FACEP, president of ACEP.

Key Points: 
  • “When our status quo involves daily fear of assault, it’s time for change,” said Aisha Terry, MD, FACEP, president of ACEP.
  • “Emergency physicians have to be able to focus on caring for patients, without fearing for their safety.
  • In fact, nearly three-quarters (71%) of respondents believe that violence in the emergency department is worse than last year.
  • As part of the polling, ACEP gathered more than 800 troubling stories directly from emergency physicians.

FirstClass Healthcare Earns Perfect Score on NCCHC (National Commission on Correctional Health Care) Accreditation in the Gwinnett County Jail

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星期三, 四月 10, 2024
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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga., April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FirstClass Healthcare , an Atlanta-based correctional and institutional healthcare organization, earned a perfect score from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) in compliance with the NCCHC’s Standards of Health Services in Jails.

Key Points: 
  • GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga., April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FirstClass Healthcare , an Atlanta-based correctional and institutional healthcare organization, earned a perfect score from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) in compliance with the NCCHC’s Standards of Health Services in Jails.
  • The recent NCCHC accreditation of the Gwinnett County Jail demonstrates our mutual commitment to high-quality, timely, and effective healthcare for those detained in this facility.
  • We look forward to continuing our partnership with Gwinnett County to further the healthcare and safety of the citizens of Gwinnett County and beyond.” said FirstClass CEO Ben Lefkove, MD, FACEP, CCHP
    Ron Sanders, President of FirstClass Healthcare added, “Earning a perfect score on NCCHC accreditation at the Gwinnett County Jail demonstrates our team’s commitment to providing high-quality healthcare to residents of correctional facilities.
  • FirstClass Healthcare FirstClass Healthcare focuses on excellent patient care, health equity, and humanism in medicine.

ApolloMD Wins 2024 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Award for Purpose & Values

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星期三, 四月 24, 2024
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ATLANTA, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ApolloMD has announced today that it is a 2024 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence winner by Energage , a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ApolloMD has announced today that it is a 2024 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence winner by Energage , a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces.
  • This award recognizes that ApolloMD excels in Purpose & Values.
  • Both of these objectives are embedded into the ApolloMD mission and exhibited within the company culture.
  • Details about how ApolloMD builds a great workplace culture are available on Top Workplaces .

PRENOSIS ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION COLLABORATION WITH ROCHE FOR SEPSIS IMMUNOSCORE™, THE FIRST FDA DE NOVO AUTHORIZED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOL FOR SEPSIS DETECTION

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星期三, 四月 10, 2024
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CHICAGO, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Prenosis, Inc., an artificial intelligence company enabling precision medicine in acute care, announced a commercial distribution collaboration with Roche for its Sepsis ImmunoScore™, an artificial intelligence/machine learning software as a medical device (AI SaMD) to guide rapid diagnosis of sepsis and prediction of adverse outcomes. The Sepsis ImmunoScore™, the first-ever FDA De Novo authorized AI diagnostic tool for sepsis, will be available on Roche's navify® Algorithm Suite. The Suite provides the advantage of offering Roche and third party evidence-based, certified medical algorithms to customers in one solution platform (spanning disease areas). Offering clinicians and lab managers an integrated solution, navify® Algorithm Suite aims to transform every stage of care and for confident decision making.

Key Points: 
  • The Sepsis ImmunoScore™, the first-ever FDA De Novo authorized AI diagnostic tool for sepsis, will be available on Roche's navify® Algorithm Suite.
  • "Strategies and solutions have fallen short of expectations, placing patients at risk by overcalling sepsis in patients without sepsis, while overlooking many patients with sepsis.
  • The Sepsis ImmunoScore™ – the first-ever AI sepsis diagnostic granted De Novo authorization by the FDA – provides a validated diagnostic and predictive solution, ushering in a true Clinician-AI partnership.
  • "Including the Sepsis ImmunoScore in Roche's navify® Algorithm Suite is a great step forward for the Sepsis ImmunoScore™," said Bobby Reddy, Jr., Prenosis Co-Founder and CEO.

Genetesis Announces Formal Publication of Results from the MAGNETO Trial

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星期二, 四月 2, 2024
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Genetesis, Inc., a leader in the field of magnetocardiography (MCG), today announced that official results from its MAGNETO trial were published in a special issue of the American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice .

Key Points: 
  • Genetesis, Inc., a leader in the field of magnetocardiography (MCG), today announced that official results from its MAGNETO trial were published in a special issue of the American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice .
  • The results of MAGNETO demonstrate MCG’s ability to identify myocardial ischemia in low-to-intermediate risk patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute chest pain and validate MCG’s performance compared to tests that comprise the current standard of care.
  • “To the extent of my awareness, this constitutes the most extensive MCG trial conducted in the past 60 years, dating back to the inception of MCG research.
  • Additional analyses of data collected in the MAGNETO trial are also planned for publication in the same special issue where topline results have just been published.

Data Usability Takes Root with Release of Validator Tool

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星期五, 三月 8, 2024
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VIENNA, Va., March 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Sequoia Project, a non-profit and trusted advocate for nationwide health IT interoperability, in collaboration with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), today unveiled a data usability validator tool for health information exchanged in the United States.

Key Points: 
  • As part of the Data Usability Taking Root movement, any organization that pledges to adopt The Sequoia Project Data Usability Implementation Guide Version 1 is eligible to subscribe to the first-of-its-kind data usability validator testing tool to improve data usability and quality and testing services.
  • “The groundswell of support for the Data Usability Taking Root movement has been inspiring,” said Mariann Yeager, chief executive officer of The Sequoia Project.
  • Focused on advancing real-world improvements, these pioneering organizations are guiding the creation of a Data Usability Scorecard, Data Usability Implementation Guide Version 1 Compliance Readiness Checklist, Data Usability Implementation Guide Version 2, HL7 Virtual C-CDA Implementation-A-Thon tracks, and a new data usability validator.
  • The data usability validator tests conformance to the Data Usability Implementation Guide Version 1 and is a new module within the best-in-class Interoperability Testing Platform (ITP).

Study Surmounts Barrier to Measuring Healthcare Worker Exposure to Workplace Violence

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星期二, 二月 27, 2024
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OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Workplace violence (WPV), including physical assaults and verbal threats, is a pervasive and significant issue for healthcare workers and organizations.

Key Points: 
  • OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Workplace violence (WPV), including physical assaults and verbal threats, is a pervasive and significant issue for healthcare workers and organizations.
  • WPV directly harms healthcare workers and increases their anxiety, depression and staff turnover.
  • Rates of WPV are likely underestimated because past studies have mostly used surveys that rely on recall of past events.
  • A study featured in the March 2024 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety (JQPS) overcomes this important barrier by precisely measuring nurse and patient care assistant exposure rates to patient aggression in real time, shedding light on prevention and management measures.

Wellstar MCG Health Implements Exo Works™ and Sees 47% Increase in Revenue Capture

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星期二, 三月 5, 2024
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Working with Exo, Wellstar MCG Health has transformed its workflow to streamline imaging, QA, and documentation processes for staff to accommodate the rigorous demands of its emergency and internal medicine departments.

Key Points: 
  • Working with Exo, Wellstar MCG Health has transformed its workflow to streamline imaging, QA, and documentation processes for staff to accommodate the rigorous demands of its emergency and internal medicine departments.
  • As a result, Wellstar MCG Health has been able to break even on its investment in Exo Works a mere three months following its implementation.
  • “Working with Exo to get Exo Works implemented has been an outstanding experience,” said Lee LaRavia, DO, FACEP, Director of Emergency and Clinical Ultrasound at Wellstar MCG Health.
  • “Wellstar MCG Health is dedicated to expanding access to the benefits of POCUS everywhere, which is at the heart of Exo’s vision.

Dr. John Mulhall Joins FirmTech's Scientific Advisory Board to Promote Innovation in Men's Sexual Health

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星期三, 三月 6, 2024
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BOZEMAN, Mont., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirmTech, the revolutionary sexual technology wellness company, today announced that John P. Mulhall, MD, MSc, FECSM, FACS, FRCSI, has joined its Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Mulhall brings decades of experience and leadership in men's sexual health care to FirmTech, and a personal commitment to drive innovation that will improve men's lives. He will partner with renowned colleagues to provide independent guidance, analysis of sextech data, and evaluation of FirmTech product offerings to ensure they are science-backed and effective for men and women who want to improve their sexual performance and health.

Key Points: 
  • A world-renowned leader in men's sexual health, Mulhall joins esteemed colleagues dedicated to providing science-backed research that advances the field of sexual wellness
    BOZEMAN, Mont., March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirmTech , the revolutionary sexual technology wellness company, today announced that John P. Mulhall, MD, MSc, FECSM, FACS, FRCSI, has joined its Scientific Advisory Board.
  • Dr. Mulhall brings decades of experience and leadership in men's sexual health care to FirmTech, and a personal commitment to drive innovation that will improve men's lives.
  • "Wearable technology is the wave of the future for sexual wellness, and I'm excited to join FirmTech's independent scientific advisory board to help drive science-backed innovation," said Dr. Mulhall.
  • Dr. Mulhall is the Director of the Male Sexual and Reproductive Medicine Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

Morehouse School of Medicine Modernizes Remote Patient Monitoring with AI-Powered ThinkAndor®

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星期二, 三月 5, 2024
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ORLANDO, Fla., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Andor Health , the company reimagining how patients are managed and monitored, brings AI power to remote patient monitoring at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) .

Key Points: 
  • ORLANDO, Fla., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Andor Health , the company reimagining how patients are managed and monitored, brings AI power to remote patient monitoring at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) .
  • ThinkAndor® enables AI-powered virtual capabilities that extend access to care and address the needs of the underserved communities MSM serves.
  • "By addressing the unique needs of underserved populations, Morehouse School of Medicine is not just bridging the gaps in healthcare delivery but is empowering our communities with the tools to achieve optimal health," said J. Adrian Tyndall, MD, MPH, FACEP, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean, Morehouse School of Medicine.
  • ThinkAndor® Virtual Patient Monitoring allows providers to track patients against tailored care plans from a virtual command center.