SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)
March 25, 2020

ixlayer, an industry leader in technology solutions for health testing, has adapted their platform to address the need to rapidly launch and scale COVID-19 clinical testing. The ixlayer platform, already encompassing the security components that are complex and time consuming to deliver, has been adapted for COVID-19 specific content and user flows, allowing physicians/health systems, organizations, and university groups to quickly connect with partnering labs to deliver COVID-19 clinical testing.

“When the World Health Organization declared rapid and global testing was needed to address COVID-19, I knew that would present challenges. Bringing a new test online can be complicated and time consuming without technology solutions. Thankfully, the ixlayer platform has been efficiently delivering precision health testing across the US using the telehealth model for several years, so we already have the needed security and infrastructure in place,” said Pouria Sanae, CEO of ixlayer. “I am proud of my team’s swift modifications to the ixlayer platform, ensuring the additional measures needed to scale COVID-19 testing nationally are in place. “

Learning from the global responses to COVID-19, ixlayer made sure the platform addressed the issues facing US clinical labs including:

• Scalable technology to support multiple labs and providers across all states,
• Telemedicine infrastructure so ordering physicians can connect with patients at home,
• Secure online (HIPAA compliant) collection of patient health screening and eligibility data,
• 3rd party Telemedicine physician networks to support high demand, and
• Ability to schedule COVID-19 sample collection for patient drive through.

The ixlayer platform has specific user flows and content for each type of relationship, connecting clinical laboratories to:

Organizations,

Employee groups, and

Physicians/health systems.

For example, physicians order tests on the platform using their NPI number. Employee groups or researchers can access the platform through a clinical portal to order tests. Patients can also directly request testing, by logging-in to the secure Patient Portal and completing a Health Screening Eligibility Questionnaire that evaluates their current symptoms, recent travel, and community exposure to COVID-19. They then provide the contact information for their healthcare provider and the platform reaches out to the provider to review the patient’s request and determine if the test is a good-fit for their present situation.

The COVID-19 Clinical Test platform also gathers real-time data, including demographics on positive and negative tests by age, gender and geographic location – allowing the Centers for Disease Control or other researchers to identify trends in disease transmission. In addition, if a large number of inconclusive or “no-call” results are present in a given area, issues with the testing pipeline can be identified and addressed rapidly.

Finally, content throughout the platform was thoughtfully developed, using CDC and WHO guidelines, to ensure patients have accurate, up-to-date educational materials. The content is evaluated and adjusted regularly, as CDC and WHO guidelines and recommendations evolve. It can also be customized for an individual group’s specific needs, while maintaining the integrity of the message from these leading authorities.

“We can support not only the infrastructure and technology issues of the clinical labs and healthcare system, but also deliver metrics to help researchers model and learn from disease trends. Now employee groups can also order bulk testing to clear employees, so only the healthy are in essential positions,” said Pouria Sanae, CEO of ixlayer. “I hope our platform can help connect the critical pathways in the national health ecosystem working diligently to combat COVID-19.”

For more information, visit:

https://ixlayer.com/covid-19-testing-platform/

https://ixlayer.com/blog/technology-solutions-for-covid-19-testing/

About ixlayer:

ixlayer is an industry leader in the health-tech ecosystem, providing innovative solutions to power precision health testing to physicians, health systems, health-focused companies, and pharmaceutical partners. The ixlayer platform delivers end to end solutions for the technical, security, regulatory, and user experience components of complex health testing.

The ixlayer COVID-19 Clinical Test can plug into any health system and lab within 48 hours – enabling labs to digitize ordering and produce real time results delivery while also streamlining healthcare so physicians can pre-screen patients, order tests, coordinate sample collection, and triage patients to the right care… all from afar.

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WESTBROOK, Conn. (PRWEB)
March 25, 2020

An anticipated large influx of COVID-19 infectious patients will require containment in hospital rooms with airborne isolation. This is an overwhelming task for the healthcare system, such as the one New York is currently experiencing. Most hospitals only have a handful of these rooms. In addition, modifying or installing ducted and other forced air systems is imperfect as conventional space ductwork can distribute contaminants throughout an area in both the delivery and return modes.

Studies state that virus aerosolization can extend up to several hours. Virus aerosols can be generated from patients as well as be stirred up from surfaces. An aerosol that encounters a solid object will adhere to that object. Direct source-to-object radiant heat transfer is free of contaminants.

Enerjoy® radiant ceiling panels, manufactured by SSHC, Inc., heat the mass of objects and floor surfaces that reradiate to warm the air. There is no noise, no dust, no allergens, no pollutants, no odors, no ductwork, no air stratification or contaminant-laden drafts. Enerjoy radiant heat panels are used in burn units or “clean” rooms to ensure the safety as well as comfort of patients.

Enerjoy radiant panels heat an entire space for a fraction of convective operating and system cost. Enerjoy electric heaters partner well with alternative energy sources such as photovoltaic and wind energy due to the low energy draw.

Lightweight aluminum panels install directly to the ceiling surface, lay in to a T-bar grid or in the case of industrial height ceilings, suspend with chains. Enerjoy panels install as easily as a light fixture. Furthermore, they are safe to touch and enable full use of all floor space.

SSHC is introducing plug-in Enerjoy Personal Heaters for mobile use. These floor models heat with only 400 to 750 watts and are safe to touch. The Enerjoy Personal Heaters provide personal comfort when, where and as needed in emergency circumstances. Low-wattage Enerjoy Personal Heaters provide the same non-draft, non-contaminant benefits as the ceiling models.

The floor models can be placed in supplied stands or mounted to a nearby wall, if permanent installation is preferred. The smooth panel surfaces allow for disinfection on an as-needed basis. The Enerjoy Personal Heaters are easily transportable for make-shift site locations.

Enerjoy radiant panels, US DOE Energy Related Invention Program #34, are manufactured in Westbrook, Connecticut, in standard and custom sizes, voltages, and wattages. The joint D.O.E NAHB Enerjoy case study found a 32% energy savings over the heat pump and 52% over baseboard, with superior occupant thermal comfort – all with 50% lower BTU sizing.

About the SSHC, Inc.and the Founder

SSHC,Inc. has been a leader in the radiant industry for over 30 years, providing innovative solutions for heating using far infrared technology. Richard Watson, President and Founder of SSHC, Inc. co-authored McGraw-Hill’s 900 page book THE HANDBOOK OF RADIANT HEATING & COOLING. Mr Watson is an ASHRAE member and previous committee chair, and has published many white papers on the subject of radiant heat. Enerjoy radiant panels, flagship product of SSHC, Inc., are used worldwide for residential, commercial, industrial and personal heating applications.

For more information, visit http://www.sshcinc.com or email info@sshcinc

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MARIETTA, Ga. (PRWEB)
March 25, 2020

Dentistry at East Piedmont, a cosmetic dentistry practice and dental spa, is offering free online dental appointments for both patients and members of the community in efforts to promote social distancing without having to sacrifice oral health. These teledental appointments will take place via phone or video call, with either Dr. Ashish Patel or Dr. Dahlia Levine administering the consultation.

Teledentistry allows people to receive dental advice from trusted professionals while in the safety of their own homes, preventing unnecessary physical contact in the wake of the Coronavirus. The Marietta dental spa is offering this complimentary service to everyone, regardless of whether they are a current patient.

On Dentistry at East Piedmont’s new, free service and efforts to reduce the virus from spreading, practice founder Dr. Patel said, “In this tough time it’s really important that we pull together as a community. We want to try to help as much as possible.”

About Dentistry at East Piedmont: Dentistry at East Piedmont is a dental spa located in Marietta, GA that provides both cosmetic and general dentistry services. Founded in 2001, Dentistry at East Piedmont focuses on offering premium oral care while keeping patient comfort top of mind. Practice founder Dr. Patel was named as one of the Top Dentists in Atlanta by Atlanta Magazine in 2018 and 2019.

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BETHESDA, Md. (PRWEB)
March 25, 2020

Mytonomy, an enterprise SaaS company and film studio specializing in virtual care, announced today a novel configuration of its Patient Experience Cloud™ (PEC) platform to respond to the unique challenges presented by COVID-19, which include digitally educating, engaging and triaging large numbers of people outside the hospital to keep workers safe and reduce costs.

As providers turn to virtual care in the form of phone calls and video visits to meet the demand for healthcare, the need to triage the inbound phone calls and potential visits to the ED and Urgent Care takes top priority. Routing visits to telehealth is a common strategy, but not all patients need a telehealth visit right away.

The PEC gives health systems a fast, easy-to-deploy custom publishing platform with built-in surveys, SMS, and email capabilities, which can be rapidly configured to each health system forming the basis for virtual care delivery.

Building on a strong foundation of consumer tech combined with enterprise software, Mytonomy’s PEC for COVID-19 requires no login for patients, complements existing telehealth offerings found both inside and outside patient portals, and eliminates multiple points of friction in digital engagement.

The PEC for COVID-19 builds on Mytonomy’s past success for enabling similar types of virtual engagement across multiple health interactions spanning cardiology, oncology, diabetes and hypertension.

“Mytonomy has demonstrated that we can deliver consumer-internet-like user engagement by delivering hospital-approved and branded video education to patients across multiple condition areas. Our user-experience is designed for a training use case, unlike merely linking out to 3rd party videos. We can deliver this consumer attention to health systems looking to grow patient portal adoption, leading the public to rapidly sign-up for their telehealth offerings and absorb important information quickly,” said Vinay Bhargava, President, and co-founder of Mytonomy.

The PEC for COVID-19 can be deployed without any IT resources, in less than 72 hours and comes with 21 microlearning videos in English and Spanish along with CDC or WHO content. The Mytonomy content is clinically vetted, follows CDC guidelines, and can easily be tailored to support the local practice and messaging.

Mytonomy’s content publishing system allows health systems to rapidly upload any content of their choice to deliver to patients, providing a powerful initial engagement point for patients, followed by dynamic surveys for symptom checking, assignment into risk-based cohorts and delivery of tailored communication plans to patients while at home. This virtual engagement helps keep call volume down, prevents unnecessary flooding of access points, and allows staff to interact with patients most in need of a call or appointment.

Mytonomy microlearning video content for COVID-19 covers timely topics such as Practicing Self-Quarantine and Self-isolation, Reducing Coronavirus Stress, and Applying Social Distancing to Your Life. EMR integration is available with Epic MyChart, and the PEC can be used to mass email patients helping them sign up for MyChart if they don’t already have an account.

“As a leader in patient engagement, education, and experience cloud solutions, Mytonomy has an urgent responsibility to deliver virtual care tools that can help the entire healthcare industry prepare for and respond to the needs of their communities during this challenging time,” said Anjali Kataria, CEO, and co-founder.

To access the complete list of up-to-date Coronavirus content, visit Mytonomy’s COVID-19 response page at https://www.mytonomy.com/covid-19-patient-education-videos.html

About Mytonomy

Mytonomy has a singular mission: empower people to become confident and active participants in their health. Being diagnosed with a health condition and navigating the health system is stressful and confusing, driving people to piece things together through a web search, friends, and social media. Mytonomy’s Patient Experience Cloud™ enables health systems to build trusted, loyal, online relationships using award-winning, microlearning video content delivered through an easy-to-use digital platform. With people spending an average of 30-40 minutes viewing Mytonomy’s short-form video content, on any device, at any time, they learn how to care for themselves and take charge of their health achieving better outcomes. Providers save valuable time and generate better financial results across multiple patient encounters. Mytonomy is like a “Netflix for healthcare”, enabling healthcare’s digital front door. Learn more at http://www.mytonomy.com.

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NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia (PRWEB)
March 25, 2020

The onset of COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on all aspects of life in the past few weeks. Here at Beyond the Dash, we want to help where we can. Therefore we are announcing the launch of a COVID-19 Community Wall: a digital space to share and connect with others as we face this pandemic together.

All messages will be moderated for appropriateness and added to the wall as quickly as we can. Beyond the Dash makes no money from the wall—we see this as a place for us to get together as a community in a positive and supportive way.

Please visit the Community Wall to pay tribute to those who have died, offer condolences to their loved ones, and share positive messages of support to those on the front lines.

For those who are having difficulty with the times and are looking for resources to help them with grieving in isolation during this time, Beyond the Dash has several resources that may help. For thoughts on grieving in isolation, try https://beyondthedash.com/blog/funeral-planning/funerals-grief-and-condolences-during-covid-19/7404.

For help with understanding grief in general, here are a few helpful articles:

https://beyondthedash.com/blog/grief/grief-theory-the-dual-process-model-of-coping/7327

https://beyondthedash.com/blog/grief/how-to-support-a-friend-who-has-lost-a-loved-one/7273

https://beyondthedash.com/blog/grief/what-does-healthy-grief-look-like/6202

Link to Community Wall:

https://beyondthedash.com/obituary/covid-19-community-wall-1078889081

About Beyond the Dash

The life of a loved one is more than just a dash, bookended by two dates. That dash is their life story. Beyond the Dash helps users share, remember and celebrate life stories. We offer simple, elegant and affordable online obituaries to grieving families, giving them the tools they need to publish meaningful, detailed and memorable tributes to their loved ones.

For media enquiries contact Brigitte Ganger, press@beyondthedash.com.

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