Kids’ Doc on Wheels

“KDOW ensures regular school attendance for students, reducing missed workdays and lost wages for parents,” said Richard Lubin, senior producer for the Advancements series.

JUPITER, Fla. (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

Advancements with Ted Danson will focus on innovations in healthcare in an upcoming episode, scheduled to broadcast in the fall of 2020. Check local listings for more info.

As the U.S. healthcare system transforms its care delivery model to increase healthcare accessibility and improve health outcomes, it is undergoing changes in the context of ever-increasing chronic disease burdens and healthcare costs. Many illnesses disproportionately affect certain populations, due to disparities in healthcare access and social determinants of health. Today, school-based healthcare is becoming a powerful tool for achieving health equity among children and adolescents who unjustly experience disparities in outcomes.

In this segment, Advancements will focus on Kids’ Doc on Wheels (KDOW), sponsors of the iCare Telemedicine Center, which serves as a community-based health clinic in schools, early head-start programs, parks, and recreation facilities and apartment complexes.

In addition to exploring the iCare Telemedicine Center, viewers will learn about the KDOW Medical Mobile Unit (MMU), which serves as a complement to the iCare Telemedicine Center providing on-site services.

“Kids’-Doc-On-Wheels utilizes the latest HIPAA secure telemedicine platform to deliver medical care to children in their school-based health clinic. It improves access to a health provider and improves their health outcomes. The rapid advances in technology allow the physician to visualize the child’s inner ear and mouth as well as listen to the heart and lungs from a distant site. The parent can participate in the visit without leaving work. Most of the children served are from marginalized communities. This innovative program serves as a model that can be implemented throughout the country. The Advancement series will highlight the recent intersection between medicine and technology and how it can diminish health disparities,” said Melinda Williams, Willingham, MD, FAAP Co-Medical Director.

Audiences will see how the KDOW MMU serves as a primary care provider, as well as a compliment to community pediatricians in order to improve children’s access to pediatric medical, dental, and behavioral health services.

“KDOW ensures regular school attendance for students, reducing missed workdays and lost wages for parents,” said Richard Lubin, senior producer for the Advancements series. “The program gives children who do not currently see a children’s practitioner regular access to a primary care provider. We look forward to bringing this vital information to the public.”

About KDOW:

Kids’-Doc-n-Wheels is a comprehensive medical program that serves as a community-based health clinic in schools, early head-start programs, parks and recreation facilities and apartment complexes. It leverages telemedicine to provide virtual services and a medical mobile unit (MMU) to provide wrap around on-site services. The KDOW MMU serves as a Primary Care Provider, as well as a compliment to the community pediatricians in order to improve children’s access to pediatric medical, dental, and behavioral health services.

For more information, visit: http://www.kidsdoconwheels.org.

About Advancements and DMG Productions:

The Advancements series is an information-based educational show targeting recent advances across a number of industries and economies. Featuring state-of-the-art solutions and important issues facing today’s consumers and business professionals, Advancements focuses on cutting-edge developments, and brings this information to the public with the vision to enlighten about how technology and innovation continue to transform our world.

Backed by experts in various fields, DMG Productions is dedicated to education and advancement, and to consistently producing commercial-free, educational programming on which both viewers and networks depend.

For more information, please visit http://www.AdvancementsTV.com or call Richard Lubin at 866-496-4065.

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“You have within you the resources to become the shining example of humanity you were created to be.” – Dr. E. Gaylon McCollough, author of The Gift You Give Yourself

DALLAS (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

For over three decades, Dr. E. Gaylon McCollough has given his patients the best care and results at McCollough Plastic Surgery Clinic & Skin Center and Total Health Spa. As a renowned facial plastic surgeon, Dr. McCollough created a successful, unique plan to allow everyone to feel beautiful AND healthy inside and out.

Informative and inspiring, The Gift You Give Yourself (eBook to be released today by Brown Books Publishing Group) is a guide to help people navigate the overwhelming world of beauty, skin and health care. Dr. McCollough’s holistic approach will help people find their path to better health and confidence because beauty is deeper than surface appearances. He walks readers through popular cosmetic surgical procedures, skin care regiments, diet and nutrition guidelines, providing them ways to develop well-rounded, personalized goals.

“The Gift You Give Yourself is a treasure – the collection of a life’s work of study and practice now generously shared with the world,” Dr. Jan Seward said. “[Dr. McCollough] is a true exemplar of the adage that beauty is so much more than skin deep. By addressing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – [he] makes his patients whole.”

In addition to revealing plastic surgery secrets, Dr. McCollough explains why and how a full body transformation helps people achieve their beauty and health goals. Not only will he tell how to achieve them but also how to maintain them for years to come. He wants to help everyone feel comfortable in their skin so that they can go out into the world and conquer life.

“You have within you the resources to become the shining example of humanity you were created to be,” Dr. McCollough argues, and The Gift You Give Yourself can help people learn how to use those resources to mold themselves into the person they have always wanted and can be.

For more information, visit http://www.McColloughPlasticSurgery.com.

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“Jvion can be recognized as an organization that can be counted on for keeping information safe.”

ATLANTA (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

Jvion, a leading provider of clinical AI, today announced the Jvion CORE has been certified for information security by HITRUST. HITRUST CSF Certified status demonstrates that the Jvion CORE has met key regulations and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk.

“Jvion’s AI CORE is a powerful tool for helping healthcare organizations identify patients at risk for negative outcomes and getting them on a path towards health. Data is critical to accomplishing this, and we are committed to protecting and preserving the privacy of patients throughout our processes,” said Jay Deady, CEO, Jvion. “By achieving the HITRUST CSF Certification, we are proud to validate to our customers that we have met the highest standards for protecting sensitive data and information.”

This achievement places Jvion in an elite group of organizations worldwide that have earned this certification. By including federal and state regulations, standards, and frameworks, and incorporating a risk-based approach, the HITRUST CSF helps organizations address compliance and security challenges through a comprehensive and flexible framework of prescriptive and scalable security controls.

Data science is at the heart of the Jvion CORE, which contains anonymized clinical data from over 30 million Americans and analyzes 4,500 risk factors for every patient. This data enables the Jvion CORE to identify patients at risk for adverse outcomes and recommend individualized interventions to prevent avoidable patient harm. Most recently, the Jvion CORE was utilized to develop a COVID Response Suite that identifies vulnerable patients and helps inform back-to-work planning. Across over 300 hospitals where the Jvion CORE has been deployed, preventable harm incidents were reduced by an average of 30%. As powerful as this data may be, maintaining data security is imperative to protecting patient privacy.

“HITRUST is helping organizations ensure that the highest standards of information protection

requirements are met when sensitive data is accessed or stored,” stated Jeremy Huval, Chief Compliance Officer, HITRUST. “Jvion can be recognized as an organization that can be counted on for keeping information safe.”

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, public health leaders have increasingly turned to data to help allocate resources to communities and hospitals in need. This demand for greater data sharing has collided with concerns about protecting patient privacy. The HITRUST CSF certification of the Jvion CORE demonstrates that it’s possible to do both: insights from the Jvion CORE are available in a suite of resources that Jvion is providing to communities, employers, and healthcare providers to inform their COVID response strategies and back-to-work plans. To learn more about the Jvion COVID Response Suite, visit jvion.com/jvionclinicalai/.

About Jvion:

Jvion enables healthcare organizations to prevent avoidable patient harm and lower costs through its clinical AI solution. An industry first, the Jvion CORE AI goes beyond simple predictive analytics and machine learning to identify patients on a trajectory to becoming high risk and for whom intervention will likely be successful. Jvion determines the interventions that will more effectively reduce risk and enable clinical action. And it accelerates time to value by leveraging established patient-level intelligence to drive engagement across hospitals, populations, and patients. To date, the Jvion CORE AI has been deployed across about 50 hospital systems and 300 hospitals, who report average reductions of 30% for preventable harm incidents and annual cost savings of $6.3 million. For more information, visit http://www.jvion.com.

Jvion PR Contact:

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The power of eClear is a quick temperature reading using thermal imaging. In an instant, it also checks for a mask, and then uses face match to enable access.

LAS VEGAS (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

eConnect, Inc., announces eClear. eClear is a thermal imaging device that can read temperature in a contact-free, self-serve manner quickly and effortlessly. eClear also can be connected to employee databases thus serving as the new time clock.

Checking our temperature has become more and more important as we reopen the economy and move forward with critical life-saving safety and sanitary measures.

“It has been a very tough time for the hospitality industry,” said Henry Valentino, eConnect’s CEO. “We are learning about the new best practices and standards being set forth throughout businesses around the country, and eClear will help everyone get back to business. The power of eClear is a quick temperature reading using thermal imaging. In an instant, it also checks for a mask, and then uses face match to enable access.”

With this solution, eConnect continues to lead the hospitality industry by leveraging its facial recognition offering to help further facilitate touchless authentication. eClear can be placed at guest or employee entrances and can be permanently mounted or placed on a tripod as needed.

In addition to the basics of preventing the spread of disease by automatically checking temperatures, the facial recognition component offers many benefits, such as a real-time aggregate count of all entrances and exits while simultaneously recognizing and alerting about valuable customers. The system can also alert the team about the arrival of banned customers even if they are wearing face masks.

About eConnect

eConnect™ is a cutting-edge technology company that helps improve business performance through data and video intelligence. The company seamlessly integrates digital video surveillance analytics, including facial recognition, with transactional data from point-of-sale (POS), casino systems and other data sources to quickly and directly improve profitability, efficiency and the guest experience. eConnect offers measurable ROI within months of system deployment. The software tools are world-renowned for their ability to discover previously unknown problems, thereby reducing eliminating sources of loss and correcting operational problems. For more information, visit http://www.econnectglobal.com.

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Brandon Marugg, Chief Technology and Privacy Officer at ALOM

FREMONT, Calif. (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

ALOM, a global leader in supply chain management, has achieved Service Organization Control (SOC2) Type I certification for its cloud information security and data privacy protection measures.

SOC2 is one of the most coveted and rigorous information-security certifications, enabling ALOM to even more fully deliver premier data privacy, integrity and trusted client relationships that are integral to its supply chain services for Fortune 500 corporations and global innovators. In particular, its customer-facing eCommerce sites ensure rigorous security protocols in the collection of private data needed for fulfillment, payment services and traceability.

“Being a global supply chain leader, we are committed to ensuring world-class IT system and data security. ALOM systems are built to manage complex global supply chain networks processing large volumes of transactions. With SOC2 certification, ALOM adds yet another layer of expertise and assurance to our clients as they do business in a world with increasing uncertainty and risk factors,” said ALOM President and CEO Hannah Kain.

As a SOC-certified company, ALOM establishes and adheres to strict information security policies and procedures, encompassing the security, availability, processing, integrity, and confidentiality of client data. SOC2 certification verifies that an expertly trained independent accounting and auditing firm has examined an organization’s non-financial reporting control objectives and activities.

“Keeping our clients’ data secure is our highest priority,” added Brandon Marugg, Chief Technology and Privacy Officer at ALOM. “In this unprecedented time we are all extremely reliant on technology and must remain especially vigilant in keeping our systems secure so that our customers can focus on making their businesses successful.”

To optimize its global supply chain operations, ALOM is an award-winning technology leader recognized for industry innovation and environmental sustainability practices. The company utilizes proprietary order management systems and operational processes with built-in data security and privacy protections, including disaster recovery protocols and redundant system data backups.

Throughout its 23-year trajectory it has expanded its presence to 19 locations including Europe, Asia and North America, providing state-of-the-art technology solutions, data-driven business intelligence and capacity growth initiatives to enhance supply chain visibility and mitigate the challenges of global trade uncertainty.

Additionally, ALOM is certified and complies with the EU-US and UK-US Privacy Shield framework, each of which require ALOM to maintain certain safeguards for personal data transferred to the United States.

SOC2 is an auditing procedure that ensures that a company’s information security measures are in line with the unique parameters of today’s cloud requirements. SOC2 requires companies to establish and follow strict information security policies and procedures, encompassing the security, availability, storage and confidentiality of customer data.

Kain concluded, “We respect the rights of the end-users and consumers to have their data safeguarded and kept private. Supply chain breaches are considered one of the biggest IT security risks, and we are committed to facing this threat head-on.”

About ALOM

ALOM is a global supply chain management services and solutions provider serving as a partner to its Fortune 500 clients in the technology, automotive, government, medical, telecommunications, and utility/energy sectors. Headquartered in Fremont, CA, its expert team of strategists, technology engineers, and supply chain specialists operate globally from 19 locations. ALOM supply chain service offerings include procurement, eCommerce, inventory, assembly, digital media duplication, print management, fulfillment, IT and visibility tools, logistics management, and operations. ALOM is proud to deliver its clients’ products and services impeccably, enrich the end-user experience, and uphold their brand reputations. http://www.alom.com

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“We are excited to announce the expansion of Vetsource’s integrated services,” said Kurt Green, president and CEO of Vetsource. “With the addition of Vet2Pet, the future of the veterinary experience becomes more cohesive for both veterinary practices and pet owners.”

PORTLAND, Ore. (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

Vetsource®, a technology-enabled health care services company with a platform designed to empower veterinarians to deliver better care to their patients, has acquired a majority position in Vet2Pet, the leading client engagement platform for veterinary practices.

Vet2Pet joins Vetsource’s other companies, which includes Vetsource’s Home Delivery service and VetSuccess, a leader in veterinary data analytics.

“We are incredibly excited to announce the expansion of Vetsource’s integrated services to help veterinarians strengthen their connection with pet parents, run a better business, and keep more pets happy and healthy,” said Kurt Green, president and CEO of Vetsource. “With the addition of Vet2Pet, the future of the veterinary experience becomes more cohesive for both veterinary practices and pet owners.”

Vet2Pet’s platform, which includes a practice-branded mobile app, helps practices sustain and grow their business while deepening the critical connection between veterinarians and their clients. It features appointment requests, automated reminders, a loyalty program, and social media integration. Its recently released telemedicine solution includes 2-way app chat, in-app payment, and video consultation. Vet2Pet also provides expert-led telemedicine coaching for doctors to help get them started and to provide ongoing advice.

“As a veterinarian, I saw a need in the market for a client engagement solution that puts the practice at the center. I’m very proud that our incredible team has built the only customizable, practice-branded platform,” said Dr. Stacee Santi, founder and CEO of Vet2Pet, based in Durango, Colo. “We are so excited to be a part of Vetsource and shape the future of the veterinary industry together with the power of our combined teams!”

In addition to Dr. Santi’s ongoing leadership of the Vet2Pet business, she will assume a leadership role at Vetsource, advising the broader business and contributing to Vetsource’s mission of providing a seamlessly integrated full-suite technology platform.

The Vetsource family of companies includes Vetsource Home Delivery, an industry-leading online pharmacy service that helps practices ensure they can meet the needs of pet parents and provide them with convenient access to pet products. It includes the mobile-optimized ScriptRight® ePrescribing tool and practice-branded e-commerce shopping sites where pet owners can shop for medications, food, and over-the-counter health care products. Prescriptions are then filled by Vetsource’s pharmacy and shipped right to clients’ homes.

VetSuccess, acquired by Vetsource in 2018, provides practice performance reports, dashboards and automated marketing solutions for veterinary practices and industry partners. VetSuccess makes sense of veterinary data and turns it into actionable information, metrics and benchmarks, and enables customers to harness the power of data to stay one step ahead.

In addition, all Vetsource companies offer one-on-one coaching with in-house experts and have a growing network of peer-to-peer advisors who use the services to help ensure practices and their staff get the most value out of the platform. With these comprehensive solutions, Vetsource is able to provide veterinary practices with access to services that solve the biggest challenges in managing their practices.

“Our journey is just getting started,” Green said. “We look forward to continuing to introduce solutions that are designed to take work off the plate of already overburdened veterinarians and their teams, as well as help them deepen their bond with clients and patients.”

About Vetsource

Vetsource is a health care information technology company that provides innovative pharmacy, technology and business services to veterinarians. As the largest Home Delivery pharmacy provider to veterinarians, it sources products directly from the manufacturers and ships them to clients’ front doors. Vetsource’s Home Delivery services, including AutoShip and RemindMe, empower practices and their clients to schedule medications and nutritional products — including individual doses — for convenient home delivery with no shipping charges. At the same time, practices benefit from improved compliance, enhanced client relationships, and better control over providing the prescriptions and health care products their clients need. More than 9,000 veterinary practices in the United States use Vetsource’s full suite of pharmacy services, with an additional 12,000 practices using its prescription management platform. Vetsource also offers additional software solutions, including veterinary data analytics through VetSuccess and a client engagement app via Vet2Pet.

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Dr. Donald Whiting, AHN Chief Medical Officer

“After more than a month limiting medical visits and encouraging the public to seek health care services by phone or online, AHN is prepared to safely resume in-person care at all of our facilities,” said Donald Whiting, MD, AHN’s Chief Medical Officer.

PITTSBURGH (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is returning to a more normalized schedule and protocols for medical appointments and non-emergent surgical procedures after six weeks of restrictions due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Heightened safety measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 – such as restricting hospital visitation, screening all patients and employees for COVID-19 symptoms based on the recently expanded criteria of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and requiring employees to wear masks and other forms of protective equipment – remain in effect at all AHN facilities.

“After more than a month limiting medical visits and encouraging the public to seek health care services by phone or online, AHN is prepared to safely resume in-person care at all of our facilities,” said Donald Whiting, MD, AHN’s Chief Medical Officer. “However, the health of patients and caregivers remains our top priority, and we will continue to strictly adhere to the safety precautions and protocols established by the CDC and OSHA.”

AHN’s decision was made after consultation with local health officials and the state Department of Health, which has authorized health care providers to resume in-person appointments and elective surgical procedures, as long as they can do so safely, and as long as they have enough ICU beds, coronavirus test kits and personal protective equipment – such as masks, gowns, gloves, and face shields – to respond to a COVID-19 surge.

“We are fortunate to be in such a position at AHN,” said Sri Chalikonda, MD, AHN’s Chief Medical Operations Officer. “Because of safety measures and social-distancing requirements put in place by the state and county health departments, Western Pennsylvania didn’t have as many COVID-19 cases as the rest of the state. As a result, it appears we have flattened the curve regionally, and at this point we are confident that we can safely resume clinical appointments and elective surgeries.”

AHN will continue to screen every patient for COVID-19 symptoms and risk factors, and those who do not pass the screening will be tested for COVID-19. In addition, AHN will test surgical patients regardless of symptoms if a positive result would impact whether the surgeon would proceed with the surgery.

While AHN and all health care providers are mindful about the potential for additional waves of COVID-19 cases, it’s important that patients feel comfortable keeping their medical appointments, visiting their specialists, and coming to the hospital in a health care emergency.

“We do not want patients to avoid seeking care for more serious conditions or health emergencies for fear of contracting COVID-19,” said Dr. Whiting. “We understand that concern, but it’s vital that patients come to a hospital if they have an emergency, and we want to assure patients that because of the steps we are taking they will be safe and well cared-for when they come to an AHN facility.”

Safety precautions and accommodations at AHN facilities include:

• Extended office hours, with staggered staffing shifts, to spread the patient traffic flow over a longer time period, to mitigate congestion at facilities.
• Setting up separate entrances and treatment areas for COVID-19 patients — and utilizing our specially trained infectious disease care teams to treat those patients.
• Spaced out chairs in waiting rooms, and other visual markers, to encourage physical distancing.
• Strategic sneeze guard installations in reception areas and other patient touchpoints.
• Deep cleaning throughout our facilities every two hours, at minimum.
• Pre-screening procedures to expedite appointments.
• Clinical staff wearing protective masks at all times.
• Visitation restrictions at AHN facilities remain in place, with limited exceptions for end-of-life-care and visits to obstetrical units and neonatal intensive care units, disabilities, developmental disabilities or cognitive impairment.

About the Allegheny Health Network:

Allegheny Health Network (AHN.org), a Highmark Health company, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving the greater Western Pennsylvania region. The Network is composed of 10 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, Health + Wellness Pavilions, an employed physician organization, home and community based health services, a research institute, and a group purchasing organization. The Network provides patients with access to a complete spectrum of advanced medical services, including nationally recognized programs for primary and emergency care, cardiovascular disease, cancer care, orthopedic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, women’s health, diabetes and more. AHN employs approximately 21,000 people, has more than 2,500 physicians on its medical staff and serves as a clinical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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