SIUE Healthcare Informatics Program Director Frank Lyerla, PhD, RN.

“The CAHIIM accreditation process involved transforming the program’s curriculum to an entirely online format, which has been most beneficial to everyone, especially our students, given the current issues associated with COVID-19.”

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (PRWEB)
April 01, 2020

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s nationally ranked Healthcare Informatics program has received accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Having always been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, initial program accreditation through the CAHIIM further underscores the premier program’s continuous quality improvement in higher education.

The master’s in healthcare informatics emphasizes the application of state-of-the-art computing technologies to healthcare. Healthcare informatics professionals integrate the worlds of medicine and technology by combining their expertise in data management, patient care and information technology systems.

“The CAHIIM accreditation process involved transforming the program’s curriculum to an entirely online format, which has been most beneficial to everyone, especially our students, given the current issues associated with COVID-19,” said Program Director Frank Lyerla, PhD, RN, CAHIMS, FHIMSS, associate professor in the School of Nursing. “The work necessary to meet CAHIIM standards has resulted in one of the best programs in the country that regularly receives national recognition. Additionally, the knowledge and skills our students obtain equip them to face healthcare threats, meet the needs of the industry, and lead to satisfying careers.”

The graduate program provides a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals to leverage prior education and experience to provide leadership to teams using technology to improve patient healthcare options.

SIUE developed the program in a corporate partnership with BJC HealthCare in 2010, and continues to serve BJC HealthCare as its premiere partner. The program has evolved to an online format which better suits the needs of working adults and students, and has expanded in capacity to accept additional students outside of the BJC HealthCare system.

For more information, visit siue.edu/healthcare-informatics or contact Lyerla at flyerla@siue.edu.

By preparing the next generation of leaders in a knowledge-based economy, SIUE’s Graduate School fulfills the region’s demand for highly trained professionals. Graduate school offerings include arts and sciences, business, education, engineering, nursing and interdisciplinary opportunities. SIUE professors provide students with a unique integration of theoretical education and hands-on research experiences. Students can obtain graduate certificates or pursue master’s degrees, and be part of a supportive learning and rich intellectual environment that is tailored to the needs of adult learners. The Graduate School raises the visibility of research at SIUE, which ranks highest among its Illinois Board of Higher Education peers in total research and development expenditures according to the National Science Foundation. Doctoral programs are available in the Schools of Education (EdD) and Nursing (DNP). The School of Engineering and the Department of Historical Studies feature cooperative doctoral programs (PhD), and the College of Arts and Sciences features an Environmental Resources and Policy cooperative PhD.

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REDCOM’s Derwin Melendez-Diaz and Dave Conover set up the REDCOM Sigma Conference Manager at the Monroe County Emergency Management Offices.

We’re impressed by how quickly the REDCOM system was set up and how easy it is to use.

VICTOR, N.Y. (PRWEB)
April 01, 2020

REDCOM Laboratories, Inc. has loaned its secure conferencing solution and professional services to the Monroe County Office of Emergency Management to help enhance communications during the COVID-19 crisis.

As the county tries to limit the number of people on-site, the need for real-time communication and conferencing tools has increased dramatically. The county’s existing conferencing solution presented several ease-of-use challenges, especially as the number of participants increased. Notably, there was no visual means of monitoring or controlling each conference. Automated announcements would constantly interrupt conversations whenever a user entered or left, and conference organizers had no way to mute individual attendees. Clearly, these technical challenges made it difficult to coordinate resources during an emergency scenario.

Derwin and Dave Setting Up Sigma

REDCOM’s Derwin Melendez-Diaz and Dave Conover set up the REDCOM Sigma Conference Manager at the Monroe County Emergency Management Offices.

REDCOM quickly took action, deploying three of the company’s experts to consult with the county. With the county’s technical staff already busy managing other emergencies, REDCOM donated its team and professional services in order to get REDCOM Conference Manager — a part of REDCOM Sigma® call control software — installed and running on the county’s servers within hours.

“The REDCOM conferencing system is allowing us to focus on the content of the conversation and managing the emergency without interruptions or distractions,” said Tim Kohlmeier, Deputy Public Safety Director and Emergency Manager, Office of Emergency Management. “We’re impressed by how quickly the REDCOM system was set up and how easy it is to use.”

By leveraging the REDCOM Conference Manager, county officials now have a visual overview of all conference attendees, viewable from a web browser. The conference organizer can manually mute participants with loud background noise, and even has the ability to join/split conferences or initiate a conference with a single click. The system will remain in operation at least through the duration of the COVID-19 crisis.

About REDCOM

REDCOM Laboratories, Inc., a 2020 Rochester Top Workplace, is a woman-owned small business that specializes in the design and manufacture of advanced tactical and strategic communications solutions with a focus on security, reliability, and interoperability. REDCOM’s customers include all branches of the military, government agencies, emergency responders, integrators, and telecom service providers.

About the Monroe County Office of Emergency Management

As the County Executive’s Emergency Manager, the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) maintains and administers an integrated Emergency Management program designed to assure a safe environment through prevention/mitigation, readiness, response, and recovery. The OEM plans and coordinates with government and non-government agencies for rapid response in an emergency, and assists towns and villages in the preparation of their emergency response plans.

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Vosita Telemedicine iOS Mobile App

PARAMUS, N.J. (PRWEB)
April 01, 2020

Vosita Healthcare, Inc. https://vosita.com/ – a startup Telemedicine firm providing an online medical care appointment booking service for Telehealth appointments or standard office appointments.

Vosita Healthcare Inc. – located in Paramus, New Jersey – announces the release of Vosita on the iOS App Store for patients to use on iOS devices such as iPad and iPhone. The Vosita 1.0 app is going to make it easier for patients to connect and use the camera on the device with very little technical experience. Vosita has also added a new category for acute COVID-19 screening, which will make it easier for patients to find providers that are willing to virtually screen patients over Telemedicine for COVID-19.

In dealing with a crisis such as the Coronavirus pandemic, or COVID-19, our goal is to provide modern services like telemedicine to the public in order to decrease the risk of infection. Telemedicine allows those who are immunocompromised or quarantined to get doctors’ advice from the safety and comfort of their home. It can also keep patients who believe they may be infected with the virus out of the emergency room.

On Sunday March 29th, 60 Minutes interviewed Dr. Amit Uppal, a critical care specialist at Bellevue Hospital, who is really on the front line of dealing with the coronavirus. Dr. Uppal said, “What’s surprising about this, is sheer volume of the patients that we’re seeing and how rapidly they deteriorate is not what we’re used to, with other conditions, similar to this, when you see patients are deteriorating rapidly.” 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley asked, “What do you mean by that?” “What I mean is patients coming in with moderate symptoms, cough and shortness of breath, and within the course of a few hours some of those patients are on life support. And that’s really hard to watch, just from a human standpoint, to see someone get so sick so quick. And right now that’s a very common story that we’re seeing, I think.”

Dr. MICHAEL BASISTA, MD, a leading provider at Immedicenter, an urgent care facility at Clifton, New Jersey says: “I am able to examine patients over the Vosita Telemedicine videos, I can coach patients to take in deep breaths, inhale and exhale.” Dr. Basista says, “Right now, our most common visit is upper respiratory infections which are common colds, sinusitis fever, cough, a lot of these symptoms are the same symptoms you see with COVID-19. Using Vosita Telemedicine helps me determine if the patient should go to the emergency room for treatment, or they might have alternate or milder symptoms where going to the emergency room can be more harmful than beneficial. We are trying to keep patients who believe they may have the virus, but have only minor symptoms, out of the emergency room where they could spread the disease to others or have their condition deteriorate.”

The Trump Administration this month announced expanded Medicare telemedicine coverage that will enable patients to receive a wider range of healthcare services from their doctors without having to travel to a healthcare facility. Beginning on March 6, 2020, Medicare—administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—will temporarily pay clinicians to provide Telemedicine services for patients residing across the entire country.

President and CEO of Vosita Healthcare Inc. Robert Gabriel commented, “We here at Vosita Telemedicine are donating the technology and software to conduct face-to-face telemedicine visits to all physicians so they can treat patients while staying socially distant. Our goal is to help our physicians, patients, and communities overcome the crisis and flatten the curve of infections by providing Vosita Telemedicine services.” Mr. Gabriel is a proud believer in giving back to the providers as a small price to pay in order to contain such a pandemic. Mr. Gabriel has been working with providers for 23 years serving as the CEO of Microwize Technology, a Healthcare IT firm since 1997.

The use of Vosita Telemedicine will be free for providers and medical groups for one year, with no obligation to continue to use it after the free period. In order for patients and providers to use the service, they need to go to https://vosita.com/ to join or download the app from the App Store free of charge.

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…considering that endodontists are both qualified dentists and specialists in tooth pain, and perform root canal treatments on average of 25 times a week, it might be time for the general public to reconsider their provider…

NEW YORK (PRWEB)
March 31, 2020

Kicking off April’s Oral Cancer awareness month, Mediaplanet launches its March edition of Oral Health campaign. The campaign is aimed at increasing awareness of the importance of oral health to overall health and wellbeing. With topics ranging from the importance of starting a good oral care routine from a young age to the advantages of endodontic care to general dentistry, the campaign is a call to action urging people to advocate for their own oral health.

Tooth pain is a very prevalent problem, and sufferers typically seek out the help of a dentist for relief. But considering that endodontists are both qualified dentists and specialists in tooth pain, and perform root canal treatments on average of 25 times a week, it might be time for the general public to reconsider their provider in these extraordinary situations. Not only are endodontists uniquely skilled at addressing the pain caused by decay, inflammation, cracks, and trauma, they do so by inflicting a minimum of pain of those already in a great deal of it. Their first and last goal is to get patients feeling their best, and the root canal treatment is at the top of the list of dental procedures that can help achieve that.

In one of the campaign’s articles “How Endodontists Can Minimize Tooth Pain” the AAE helps to describe Endodontic treatment in detail and also debunk prevalent dental myths.

The print component of Oral Health is distributed within today’s edition of USA TODAY in New York, Chicago, D.C Baltimore, Los Angeles, Houston, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh/Cleveland, and Boston markets, with a circulation of approximately 200,000 copies and an estimated readership of 600,000. The digital component is distributed nationally, through a vast social media strategy, and across a network of top news sites and partner outlets. To explore the digital version of the campaign, visit: https://www.futureofpersonalhealth.com/oral-health/

This campaign was made possible with the support of the Academy of General Dentistry, American Association of Endodontists, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, Operation Smile, America’s Toothfairy, SmartMouth, Native, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

About Mediaplanet

Mediaplanet specializes in the creation of content marketing campaigns covering a variety of industries. We tell meaningful stories that educate our audience and position our clients as solution providers. Our unique ability to pair the right leaders with the right readers, through the right platforms, has made Mediaplanet a global content marketing powerhouse. Our award-winning stories have won the hearts of countless readers while serving as a valuable platform for brands and their missions. Just call us storytellers with a purpose. Please visit http://www.mediaplanet.com for more on who we are and what we do.

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Nellie Dubin

Nellie.Dubin@mediaplanet.com

(646) 922-1412

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Beverly Hills Physicians is a health and beauty medical group serving the Greater Los Angeles area and beyond.

A successful mommy makeover begins with offering patients support and plenty of information so that they can make the best possible decisions for themselves.

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
March 31, 2020

A March 25 article on Haute Living describes how mommy makeovers are a reliable method for helping a woman to enjoy a body closer to the one she had prior to having children. It adds, however, that every mom/prospective patient considering the procedure should understand what it entails. This includes the details of the surgeries, deciding on when to schedule them, understanding the recovery time needed post-procedure, as well as carefully researching which surgeon is the best for the job. Beverly Hills Physicians, a Los Angeles based medical and cosmetic group, says that a successful mommy makeover begins with offering patients support and plenty of information so that they can make the best possible decisions for themselves.

Beverly Hills Physicians says that, for people who may not be certain what it is,a mommy makeover is a collection of procedures that address the less flattering impacts motherhood can have on a woman’s body. While diet and exercise can help to reduce post-pregnancy weight and build healthy muscle, loose and sagging skin as well as certain types of fatty tissue are very often mostly immune to exercise and diet. Procedures in the package typically include a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) to remove excess tissue and tighten muscles, liposuction to remove fat deposits, as well as breast augmentation and/or breast lift, says Beverly Hills Physicians.

The health and beauty medical group says that there are many factors involved with the success of any plastic surgery or group of surgeries. The first and most important detail, says the group, is the choice of a plastic surgeon. The group says that its most important offering is its selection of many of Southern California’s most respected physicians.

Beverly Hills Physicians adds that its consultants can also help with a great many other tasks beyond coordinating the choice of a physician. These include helping to make whatever arrangements are needed to facilitate procedures, including scheduling a time that will work with the patient’s schedule. In cases where patients may be concerned about finances, the group notes that consultants can nearly always structure an arrangement that can make most procedures affordable to most patients.

Moving on, Beverly Hills Physicians says that, beyond the matter of the date of a procedure there is a different kind of scheduling that prospective mommy makeover patients should know. It is best if a mother waits until she is finished having children before having the procedures. As you may have guessed, waiting ensures that the results of the procedure will last and not be affected due to the exigencies of another pregnancy.

Readers who would like to learn more about a Mommy Makeover procedure or other services provided by Beverly Hills Physicians can call 800-788-1416 or visit the health and beauty medical group’s website at http://www.BeverlyHillsPhysicians.com.

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