ATLANTA (PRWEB)
April 15, 2020

Capio® is pleased to announce the addition of Jamie Hill-Walters as Vice President, National Accounts. In her new role, Hill-Walters will be responsible for identifying new, and nurturing existing opportunities with our national provider clients. Many of our partners may already know Jamie through her extensive involvement in HFMA.

With nearly 20 years in healthcare revenue cycle collaboration and sales, Jamie has worked with mid to large size health systems across the country. She is a member of the HFMA Lone Star Chapter and currently serves as an elected member of the Board of Directors. In 2019, Jamie received the chapter award for Outstanding Service and Leadership. Additionally, Jamie is a CRCR-Certified Revenue Cycle Representative and a Lean Six Sigma yellow belt certificate holder.

“It is a pleasure to welcome Jamie to our Capio team. Although Jamie joins us at an unprecedented time, her knowledge, experience and skills will play a key role immediately as we navigate the upheaval COVID-19 continues to have across the nation,” said Steve Wright, Capio’s Chief Revenue Officer. “Jamie is an exceptionally accomplished professional and will be a great asset to our organization now and well into the future,” added Wright.

About Capio

Capio assists healthcare providers and physician organizations increase cashflow, while also lowering their bad debt expense. To date, Capio has acquired and provided consumer services with over $30B in patient accounts receivable, via partnerships alongside more than 450 provider clients across the United States. To learn more about Capio, please visit http://www.capiopfw.com.

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MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (PRWEB)
April 15, 2020

Telehealth has reached its tipping point. These are historic and unprecedented times as healthcare organizations, clinicians, consumers, payers, and regulators recognize the value of telehealth and are quickly pivoting to remote models of care as a safe, effective, and timely way to deliver services during this critical time of need.

In the wake of COVID-19, hospitals need to conserve available beds and resources; clinics and clinicians have countless reasons to virtualize and bring services into the home. Payers are increasingly supporting new methods of delivering healthcare services across communities at scale. And regulations are evolving to make all of this happen. This is the watershed moment for telehealth. Telehealth is finally in the national spotlight and is being heralded as the ideal solution to meet the escalating need for care during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.

It is obvious that remote services via telehealth makes great sense for primary care right now. Many are also recognizing that telehealth makes intuitive sense for behavioral healthcare now and forever into the future.

An individual’s mental health, physical health, and overall well-being are inseparable, and with widespread closures, self-quarantines, and expectations of social distancing, telebehavioral health services have become virtually the only mechanism for maintaining access to care amid this unfolding COVID-19 crisis.

Telebehavioral health has become the new normal, and this mechanism for receiving services is here to stay. Telepsychiatry will survive as a standard for delivering care long after this crisis because it empowers healthcare organizations to use scarce resources wisely, payers to increase access and manage costs, clinicians to practice safely and effectively, and for individuals to have choice in where, when, and how they access vital behavioral health services.

To read the full article on how telepsychiatry can used in various settings across the continuum of care to deliver behavioral health services to communities in need and the importance of keeping the telehealth-friendly regulations that were rapidly put into place in response to COVID-19 once the initial crisis subsides, visit http://insighttelepsychiatry.com/this-is-the-watershed-moment-for-telebehavioral-health/.

About the Author

Geoffrey Boyce is the CEO of InSight + Regroup, the leading telepsychiatry service provider in the United States with a mission to transform access to quality behavioral health care. Boyce is a leader in telemedicine advocacy, education and reform initiatives. He serves as a national voice promoting telemedicine and telepsychiatry and regularly interacts with state and local healthcare regulators and administrators. In 2017, he received the Industry Leader Award from the American Telemedicine Association. Boyce is an active participant in several ATA Special Interest Groups and Workgroups including: the Telemental Health SIG, the Interstate SIG, the controlled substances prescribing and telehealth workgroup and the proposed workgroup on the expatriate telemedicine providers. He also serves on the advisory board of directors for the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC). In 2018, he was appointed to the New Jersey Telehealth Review Commission. Boyce frequently speaks about the potential of telemedicine and the best practices for establishing new programs. He holds an MBA from Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia with a focus on entrepreneurship.

About InSight + Regroup

InSight + Regroup is the leading and largest telepsychiatry service provider in the US with a mission to transform access to quality behavioral health care. InSight + Regroup serves hundreds of organizations and individuals in various settings across the continuum of care with its on-demand, scheduled services and direct-to-consumer (Inpathy) divisions. Given its size, diversity of services and extensive experience and expertise, InSight + Regroup is uniquely positioned to enable scalable telepsychiatry programs across the care continuum. As an industry thought leader, InSight + Regroup has helped shape the field, define the standard of care and advocate for improved telepsychiatry-friendly regulations. To learn more, visit http://www.InSightTelepsychiatry.com and http://www.RegroupTelehealth.com.

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HOWARD BEACH, N.Y. (PRWEB)
April 15, 2020

Founded in 2016, ProHEALTH Dental was formed to break down the historical barrier between medicine and dentistry with the goal to improve oral and overall health, as many patients are unaware of the connection between poor oral health and chronic diseases. Due to the COVID – 19 pandemic, ProHEALTH Dental has suspended all elective or non-emergency dental care, but it has remained open on a limited basis as a community resource for patients with dental emergencies.

“We felt it was critical to provide our patients an alternative manner in which to connect with our dental team. Teledentistry enables ProHEALTH Dental patients the opportunity to securely interact with a dentist in real-time without having to leave their home,” said Dr. Bruce Valauri, Chief Dental Officer – Clinical Affairs. “Our goal with Teledentistry is to understand the patient’s dental needs and, as a first priority, recommend solutions they could possibly use at home to help reduce their pain and symptoms, rather than have an in-office visit. In addition, ProHEALTH Dental fully supports the hospitals and health care professionals who are treating COVID-19 patients and we feel, with Teledentistry, we are doing our part to keep people out of the hospital ER and limiting exposure when at all possible.”

Conducted using secure video conferencing from Virtual Dental Care, Inc., ProHealth Dental’s teledentistry visits allow a dentist to assess the symptoms that a patient is experiencing and, using the camera, to get a visual sense of any swelling or infection. This information can help determine the best next steps for the patient, which may be a prescription or an in-office visit with a dentist. If an office visit is determined to be necessary, patients are screened for COVID-19 symptoms and risk factors prior to their visit and in-person, including fever.

“Launching Teledentix now enables us to handle the demand for emergency care through the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic,” added Dr. Valauri. “ProHEALTH Dental is known for having state-of-the-art offices that utilize the latest in dental technology. Virtual Dental Care’s implementation was very quick and easy. We intend to continue to partner with Virtual Dental Care to offer Teledentistry solutions to our patients long after the current COVID-19 situation ends.”

ABOUT PROHEALTH DENTAL

ProHEALTH DENTAL is committed to providing our patients with the best preventative and restorative dental care. We pride ourselves on educating the community that good oral health can improve total wellness, save significant healthcare expenditures, and help people of all ages to live healthier and more productive lives. We work with the most respected dentists and specialists across nine locations in Long Island, Queens, and Westchester to make sure that our patients have optimal oral health, as we know that this is a crucial part of overall health and wellness. For more information about us, please visit our website at http://www.prohealthcaredental.com

ABOUT VIRTUAL DENTAL CARE, INC.

Virtual Dental Care, Inc. is the industry’s leading provider of a robust proprietary Software-as-a-Service platform that supports all aspects of teledentistry delivery. The platform is called Teledentix. The Company’s vision is that teledentistry will become a widely used industry norm, expanding dentistry and a dentist’s role beyond the walls of a dental office – even into the broader healthcare system. Virtual Dental Care will supply the necessary software solutions to facilitate the rapid adoption of teledentistry.

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ST. LOUIS (PRWEB)
April 15, 2020

CrisisGo, the leading incident management and emergency communication technology provider, announced its latest product release designed to help virtually any institution impacted by the pandemic across the United States begin the recovery efforts and planning to reopen schools, business offices and campuses, warehouses, retail establishments and shops, churches and more.

CrisisGo is introducing Safety CheckIn – a non-intrusive intelligent survey solution with immediate escalation that allows administrators and managers to frequently ‘check in’ with their staff and community and gather real-time data to inform critical decisions they must make. This tool is frictionless – it does not require an app to download and works simply through email and/or SMS, and it provides localized data to make better decisions. The tool also features automatic and immediate escalation – meaning subject matter experts or local authorities can be instantly alerted as warranted by a specific answer to a survey question.

School district superintendents, business owners and managers can now monitor the impacts of a pandemic or other illness in and around the communities they serve. Incoming data can be used to inform leaders when vital businesses and institutions should be re-opened based on the spread or control of the illness in the area.

The company launched a microsite (covidresponse.crisisgo.com) to distribute resources and information to help schools, businesses, government agencies and other organizations begin planning for the reopening and recovery phases of the pandemic response.

With this product release, CrisisGo is also rolling out a facilities audit tool that will help users ensure the safety, security and health-quality of buildings and campuses, fleets and more. These new tools will work in tandem to help virtually any institution impacted to begin to emerge from the extended closures brought on by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.

“This latest product release reinforces CrisisGo’s commitment to helping our customers begin the recovery process from the current pandemic,” said Chris Vuillaume, General Manager for CrisisGo. “We moved quickly to develop and bring to market tools and features that will have real value for our customers as they continue their response to the challenges of the COVID-19 situation.”

CrisisGo has been a leader in ensuring the safety and security through communication technology. With so many institutions across the country impacted by the pandemic, CrisisGo has turned its development efforts to helping leaders continue operations, begin looking ahead and planning for the eventual reopening of buildings to people.

“Our customers’ stories about how they have responded to this situation have been amazing,” said James Spicuzza, co-founder and Chief Product Officer for CrisisGo. “To see the clients we work with react so quickly to ensure some level of continuity of operations – it has been amazing to see so much done in such a short period of time. At CrisisGo, we remain committed to helping people move from the ‘react’ phase of this situation to start planning and preparing for the next stage, which we expect to be reopening and recovery.”

The current release also includes enhancements to location services for 911 calls made from mobile phones, further reducing the time it takes law enforcement, fire or medical services to respond to an incident. CrisisGo Direct911 will provide accurate details to the 911 operator during an emergency call. In situations where a CrisisGo Alert is escalated to public safety personnel and a 911 call is placed from a mobile phone, the CrisisGo Direct911 feature will transmit location information to the 911 dispatch operator, anywhere in the country, without having to first install CrisisGo technology at the public-safety answering point (PSAP). Every PSAP supporting E911 will get CrisisGo Direct911 location information automatically – without requiring any incremental installation of any kind.

The release will be made publicly available on April 15, 2020. The microsite is currently available and free to the public. Visit covidresponse.crisisgo.com for more information.

About CrisisGo

CrisisGo is the premier safety and incident management platform that aligns communication across and within multiple agencies. First responders, safety and security teams, organizations and staff, and their communities trust the platform to rapidly respond to incidents, notify people based on roles in real-time, and facilitate recovery faster. CrisisGo is highly secure as demonstrated by its approved inclusion in the App Catalog for FirstNet, and reliability is demonstrated as an AWS Advanced Technology Partner. CrisisGo’s OpenAPI enables easy integration with IoT devices and virtually all communication systems and channels, creating robust, comprehensive safety networks for virtually any organization. CrisisGo’s digital safety tools have been chosen by over 16,000 schools and organizations. To learn more, visit http://www.crisisgo.com.

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SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (PRWEB)
April 15, 2020

Key Interiors is a local Chicagoland company that is accustomed to designing commercial interiors and manufacturing commercial office furniture. Like many businesses, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the company to rethink its business processes and capabilities. One change to the way the company does business is having a positive impact on both the company itself and healthcare workers on the front lines of the pandemic. Key Interiors has transitioned their warehouse and distribution center in Schaumburg, IL from the manufacture of office furnishings to the manufacture of face shields and masks to protect healthcare workers from the COVID-19 virus.

“Given the severe shortage of these products and the dire need, we took a look at how we could help and realized we had the ability to produce hospital-approved face shields in our Schaumburg facility. We currently have contracts with several medical supply companies and are shipping masks nationwide where they are being supplied to healthcare workers and first responders,” said Jerry Johnstone, Operations, Key Interiors (https://www.keyinteriors.us/).

The transition allows the commercial interior design company to meet a critical public health need and to retain about 45 shift workers who would otherwise be unemployed during this time. As of early April, Key Interiors was producing over 47,000 masks every 7 days and had received orders for an additional 200,000 masks.

Key Interiors has a long history in Chicago, tracing its roots back to 1947. Today the company provides full-service “concept to completion” commercial office design and dental office design services. The company’s turnkey approach streamlines the commercial design and construction process, eliminating the need for their clients to manage multiple different vendors and timelines as a project progresses.

“We manage the construction process for our clients from start to finish, including management of the different trade professionals as well as the permitting and inspection process. It’s very much a one-stop-shop for commercial office design that just makes the entire process easier for our clients,” explained Johnstone.

Key Interiors plans to continue manufacturing the face shields as long as there is demand. They are continuing to accept orders from healthcare facilities as well as public and private entities, that need masks. Inquiries should be directed to Key Interiors by calling 877.288.9919 or by visiting https://www.keyinteriors.us/contact/.

About Key Interiors:

Key Interiors provides office interior design services from design to build to furnish to businesses and organizations throughout Chicagoland. The firm offers a full range of services including design-build, architectural design, construction management plus a design center with over 300 lines of office furnishings and contract furniture. Visit Key Interiors at http://www.keyinteriors.us.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Tom Johnstone | Key Interiors Design LLC

1072 N. Garfield Street | Lombard, IL 60148

D: 847.994.7478 | C: 224.628.4100 | E: tom@keyinteriors.us

http://www.keyinteriors.us

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PITTSBURGH (PRWEB)
April 14, 2020

As part of its ongoing efforts to make testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) more accessible and convenient to patients across the western Pennsylvania region, today Allegheny Health Network (AHN) will open additional collection sites for COVID-19 testing in Braddock and on Pittsburgh’s North Side.

The new community testing locations bring to six the number of remote sites being operated by AHN in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 2,500 patients have been tested through the network’s drive-up collection sites (ahn.org/collectionsites) in Bethel Park, Erie, Monroeville and Wexford since those programs were launched in late March.

AHN’s testing site in Braddock will be located at the network’s urgent care center at 501 Braddock Avenue, and the North Side testing site will be established at the former Divine Providence Hospital at 1004 Arch Street. The collection sites will be open daily from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.

To undergo testing at the new locations, patients will need to have a valid prescription order for the test from an AHN affiliated health care provider and have an appointment scheduled. Those who have appointments for testing at the Braddock or North Side location can either drive through or walk into the site for their test.

On-demand or walk-up testing without an appointment is not available at these locations.

“With the success to date of our initial drive up testing sites, we continue to explore other possible locations based on the pandemic’s progress and the demand for testing in the many communities we serve,” said Tom Walsh, MD, infectious disease specialist and medical director of AHN’s antimicrobial stewardship program. “We are very excited to be opening two new sites within our urban footprint where we can safely and expeditiously administer COVID-19 testing for those who live in these communities and other nearby neighborhoods.”

To obtain a COVID-19 test order, AHN continues to encourage patients experiencing flu-like symptoms, such as fever, cough, and shortness of breath, to call their physician’s office, schedule a video visit or e-health visit through Mychart, or call AHN’s 24/7 nurse on call line (412-Nurse4U). After the COVID-19 test is ordered, patients will be contacted directly by AHN to set up a collection appointment.

For patients experiencing symptoms who inquire about testing at one of the AHN sites and who do not have a primary care physician, efforts will be made to connect them with an AHN provider. Patients can also select an AHN primary care physician by calling 412-Doctors.

Those who have been directed to the testing locations should be aware of the following:

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  Patients will be given a specific appointment window, in order to minimize wait times.
• Patients will drive or walk through a secured, marked area.
• No outdoor restrooms will be available at the collection locations.
• The sample is collected via a nasal swab and the process typically takes less than 30 seconds, not including any wait times.
• The sample will be tested for influenza as well as the novel coronavirus.
• Testing results for the coronavirus typically take 5-7 days, depending on regional test volume. Individuals will be contacted directly with their results. As volumes increase, wait times for results may be longer.
• While waiting for their test results, individuals should stay at home. Those who receive positive COVID-19 test results may be issued additional care orders or self-isolation orders.

AHN’s drive-up collection sites have helped to greatly minimize unnecessary visits into physician offices and hospital emergency departments, supporting efforts across the community to slow the potential spread of COVID-19, Dr. Walsh said.

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