LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)
March 16, 2020

GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions for Healthcare Providers and Payers, announced that it will be a VIP Experience sponsor for Banner Children’s Open, an annual fund raising event organized by Banner Health Foundation. The golf event will be held on Friday, April 3, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Wildfire Golf Club, Phoenix, AZ

Creating a positive experience for hospitalized children — that is the foundation of Child Life at Banner Children’s medical facilities. Just a few of the services provided by Child Life teams include medical play, sibling support, and bereavement. Proceeds from the Banner Health Foundation’s annual golf tournament will benefit Child Life Programs at the three Banner Children’s facilities in Arizona. For more information about Banner Children’s Open, click here.

“We thank GeBBS Healthcare Solutions for joining us and sponsoring one of Banner Health Foundation’s signature special events,” said Andy Kramer Petersen, President & CEO of Banner Health Foundation. “Banner’s Child Life program is funded in large part by philanthropic support, thanks to generous donors like you. On behalf of children of all ages, with so many varied health needs being met at a Banner Children’s medical center, thank you for supporting Child Life with your participation.”

“We are honored to support such a worthwhile cause,” commented Nitin Thakor, Chairman and CEO, GeBBS Healthcare Solutions. “Through GeBBS foundation and various client partnerships, we remain committed to supporting initiatives that can have a positive impact on the health and well-being of the communities we serve.”

About Banner Health’s Foundation

Established in 2001, the Banner Health Foundation secures and stewards charitable contributions to advance Banner Health’s mission, investing in facilities and programs that support advancements in care, research, health education, patient services and a variety of community programs. Contributions are invested locally to support patient care programs and services operated by Banner’s many hospitals and health care facilities across Arizona. For more information, visit http://www.bannerhealthfoundation.org.

Banner Children’s cares for more children than any other health system in Arizona. Whether delivering medical care in a hospital setting or at school, preventing illness and injury through community outreach programs or helping kids deal with grief, Banner Children’s offers programs and services that touch virtually all aspects of a child’s life.

About GeBBS

GeBBS Healthcare Solutions is a leading provider of Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) services and solutions in Health Information Management (HIM), Accounts Receivable (AR), and Risk Adjustment outsourcing. GeBBS’ innovative technology, combined with its over 8,500-strong global workforce, helps clients improve financial performance, compliance, and patient satisfaction. Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, GeBBS has won numerous accolades for its medical coding outsourcing and medical billing outsourcing, including being ranked in Modern Healthcare’s Top 20 Largest RCM Firms, KLAS, Black Book Market Research’s Top 20 RCM Outsourcing Services, and Inc. 5000’s fastest growing private companies in the U.S. For more information, please visit http://www.gebbs.com.

For more information, press only: Contact Tyler Cowart, GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, Phone, 310-953-4444 ext. 214 Email: tyler.cowart@gebbs.com

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FT. WASHINGTON, Pa. (PRWEB)
March 15, 2020

Futura Mobility did not have to look far for a solution to protect its employees and the members of their households during the current COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Futura Mobility selected fellow Ft. Washington-based service provider HGE Health to remotely monitor exposure and symptoms exhibited by Futura Mobility’s employees. Based on the symptom data, employees suspected of having COVID-19 are able to be monitored before returning to the office or otherwise coming into contact with other employees, thereby preventing the virus from spreading. Medical care can then be rendered remotely to a vast majority of COVID-19 patients who will recuperate at home, while severely-ill patients can be directed to a local healthcare facility.

During the COVID-19 pandemic employees will fall into one of three categories: (i) confirmed COVID-19 positive, (ii) exposed to COVID-19, and (iii) the rest of the workforce. Confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 requires a positive laboratory test, and exposed individuals are those who have been within 6 feet of someone who has been positively diagnosed with COVID-19. Employers will be challenged to balance travel and work requirements with the need to reduce exposure among the workforce through social distancing and telecommuting. Individuals known to have been exposed to persons testing positively for COVID-10 will not necessarily require medical care or limits to be imposed on their activities. Instead, they will require self-quarantining to minimize exposure to others, including during periods prior to exhibiting symptoms, and to monitor symptoms and identify cases severe enough to require immediate in-person medical attention.

This challenge is even more daunting for employers, such as Futura Mobility, that employ a staff of consultants and others who travel as part of their employment and are particularly susceptible to the effects of a widespread outbreak of COVID-19. “Many members of our workforce take flights, spend nights in hotels, and visit customer facilities every month” explained Stephanie DeNicola, Director of Human Resources of Futura Mobility. “Such high-traffic environments exponentially increase the likelihood of contracting COVID-19, which can then be spread to our customers’ personnel as well as the staff in our headquarters.”

“Even a small-scale outbreak has the potential to cause significant disruption to business operations and finances as well as our customers,” said David Guilian, CEO, of Futura Mobility. “We are helping customers deploy systems to support distance learning and telecommuting like Real-Time Learning to promote business continuity, but these solutions will only be successful if they are accessed by a healthy workforce. For this reason and, more importantly, for the wellbeing of our employees and our customers’ employees it was an easy decision to engage HGE Health to monitor the symptoms of our employees and their households during this unprecedented time. We are looking forward to finalizing our onboarding plan and getting started.”

HGE Health’s digital platform and technology-enabled services, called HGE Care, allows physicians to remotely care for and manage patients from anywhere in the nation or internationally. HGE Care was originally developed to help Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients better understand and manage changes in their COPD symptoms, but the platform has been adapted to collect exposure, quarantine, common, and “other” COVID-19 symptoms per the Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, lending itself to containment and management of the COVID-19 pandemic. The platform is simple to use via a smartphone application and tracks symptoms experienced by patients on a daily basis. COVID-related symptoms can be triaged and care coordinated by HGE’s nurses or directed in accordance with an existing action plan.

COVID-19 has now spread to over 110 countries around the world, infecting more than 120,000 and killing more than 4,000. The World Health Organization (“WHO”) recognizes that the severity of Coronavirus is linked to the age and health condition of patients. Patients of an advanced age (at least 60 years old) and diagnosed with a co-morbid disease are the most likely to experience a severe infection of Coronavirus, which requires special treatment of patients such as those enrolled in HGE Health’s platform who suffer from a respiratory condition. The WHO’s clinical management recommendation states that oxygen therapy is the major treatment intervention for patients with a severe Coronavirus infection, as patients with acute respiratory infection are at a significant risk of critical illness. Mortality in those with critical illness has been reported as over 50%, according to the WHO, thus the implementation of proven critical care interventions such as lung-protective ventilation should be optimized.

About HGE Health

Headquartered in Fort Washington, PA, HGE Health harnesses its deep experience in chronic disease management and digital health in pulmonary disease, telemedicine, and mobile health to develop a clinical services platform that delivers better care faster at a much lower cost for patients, physicians, and payors. Built on clinical protocols developed and supported by 16 years of research, the company’s technology has compiled the longest-running and world’s largest longitudinal data set of COPD symptoms, interventions and clinical management to help physicians provide care for a geographically and socio-economically diverse COPD and pulmonary patient population.

About Futura Mobility

Futura Mobility is a privately-held IT services organization specializing in technology solutions for healthcare and enterprise clients. Founded in 1992, the company has evolved from a technology reseller and service organization to a strategic partner by combining mobility with specific industry expertise. Through collaboration with some of the most forward-thinking technology companies, Futura Mobility offers customers an innovative, cohesive solution to address enterprise IT challenges.

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BOSTON (PRWEB)
March 13, 2020

Acting with an abundance of caution to protect the health of employees, visitors, and the community at large, Boston Children’s Museum has announced the decision to close to the public through April 3. The Museum will continue to monitor the quickly evolving situation and will re-evaluate this decision every two weeks.

Although there is no known case of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) at the Museum, the closing will help the community with the “social distancing” that is necessary to slow the spread of the virus at this critical stage. All public and private events to be held at the Museum will not occur during the closure. Some events may be rescheduled to a later date. School visits and other education programs scheduled during the closure will be cancelled.

“In concert with the Museum of Science and the New England Aquarium, we have taken this proactive step to support Federal, State and local efforts to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus. We want to be overly cautious given the high level of uncertainty about the spread of the virus,” said Carole Charnow, President & CEO.

The Museum is presently not closing the building or shutting down Museum operations. Museum business will continue with some staff working remotely and some “socially distanced” in the building. With the short-term closure, staff will be working on future program development, project work, and ways to stay deeply connected to our communities and help them through this crisis. These steps will ensure that families can return to the Museum knowing that our priority is that everyone has a playful, joyful, and healthy hands-on, interactive experience at Boston Children’s Museum.

The Museum staff will update any changes on its website along with social media channels. For additional information, please visit http://www.BostonChildrensMuseum.org

About Boston Children’s Museum

Boston Children’s Museum engages children and families in joyful discovery experiences that instill an appreciation of our world, develop foundational skills, and spark a lifelong love of learning. More information about Boston Children’s Museum can be found at http://www.BostonChildrensMuseum.org. Become a fan of the Museum on Facebook and follow us on Twitter

Hours and Admission

The Museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fridays until 9:00 p.m. Adults, $18, children (1-15) and senior citizens, $18; children under 12 months and Museum members are always free. Fridays 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., all visitors $1.

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PHILADELPHIA (PRWEB)
March 13, 2020

As the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) accelerates across the country, Temple University Hospital (TUH), its Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, and the Temple Lung Center are taking proactive steps to protect its staff and patients using HGE Health’s telemedicine platform. Temple will enroll patients at risk or with mild symptoms of COVID-19 in HGE Health’s platform to remotely monitor them while patients are isolated at home. Additionally, patients will be monitored during their convalescence at home following hospitalization for COVID-19 to ensure continued resolution of their symptoms. The use of telemedicine provides close monitoring of the patient’s symptoms and disease course while avoiding unnecessary staff exposure to COVID-19.

Under this first-of-a-kind containment program, hospital patients are presented with the option to continue having their symptoms remotely monitored for 30-days after being discharged, or longer if additional time is required for their symptoms to subside.

“Patients who are at the hospital for treatment of an existing condition or to undergo a medical procedure have had their immune systems compromised, and are particularly susceptible to COVID-19,” explained Nathaniel Marchetti, DO, Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Medical Director of the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit at TUH. “We attempt to limit their exposure to COVID-19 by providing carriers with remote care without requiring an in-person visit. And by continually monitoring discharged patients when they are discharged and return home, we can quickly and effectively offer medical care to the at-risk patient population when such care is needed most, without a return visit or readmission to the hospital.”

“We have extensive experience with monitoring thousands of patients with COPD and following lung transplantation on a daily basis,” said Michael J. Markus, PhD, the CEO of HGE Health. “We are very proud of the positive impact our platform has had on the lives of our COPD and lung transplant patients. We believe we have the technology and experienced staff to provide an effective and scalable approach to help treat the numbers of patients that may potentially suffer from the COVID-19 pandemic. We worked quickly with Temple to expand use of our platform to remotely isolate potential COVID-19 patients, and provide them with care in their own homes, where they will not expose others to the virus.”

COVID-19 has now spread to over 110 countries around the world, infecting more than 120,000 and killing more than 4,000. The World Health Organization (“WHO”) recognizes that the severity of Coronavirus is linked to the age and health condition of patients and has recently declared it a pandemic. Patients of an advanced age (at least 60 years old) and diagnosed with a co-morbid disease are the most likely to experience a severe infection of Coronavirus. HGE Health’s digital platform and technology-enabled services, called HGE Care, allows pulmonary and primary care physicians to remotely care for patients from anywhere in the nation, and help patients better understand and manage changes in their COPD symptoms. Thanks to a daily digital interaction with their healthcare team, patients are engaged in their own symptom management, and log their symptoms on the HGE Care platform over 80% – 90% of the time. Patients enjoy peace of mind that each day they experience a change from their typical COPD symptoms, their own physician/care team will provide same-day feedback, helping patients breathe easier, avoiding ER visits and hospital admissions, and enjoy an improved quality of life, all while reducing overall healthcare costs for patients and their health plan.

Editor’s Note: HGE Health Care Solutions is the exclusive licensee to certain Temple University intellectual property.

Dr. Gerard Criner, Director of the Temple Lung Center, is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of HGE Health Care Solutions.

Temple University, Dr. Criner and Dr. Marchetti hold minority equity positions in the company.

About HGE Health

Headquartered in Fort Washington, PA, HGE Health harnesses its deep experience in chronic disease management and digital health in pulmonary disease, telemedicine and mobile health to develop a clinical services platform that delivers better care faster at a much lower cost for patients, physicians and payors. Built on clinical protocols developed and supported by 16 years of research, the company’s technology has compiled the longest running and world’s largest longitudinal data set of COPD symptoms, interventions and clinical management to help physicians provide care for a geographically and socio-economically diverse COPD and pulmonary patient population.

About Temple Health

Temple University Health System (TUHS) is a $2.2 billion academic health system dedicated to providing access to quality patient care and supporting excellence in medical education and research. The Health System consists of Temple University Hospital (TUH); TUH-Episcopal Campus; TUH-Jeanes Campus; TUH-Northeastern Campus; The Hospital of Fox Chase Cancer Center and Affiliates, an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center; Temple Transport Team, a ground and air-ambulance company; Temple Physicians, Inc., a network of community-based specialty and primary-care physician practices; and Temple Faculty Practice Plan, Inc., TUHS’s physician practice plan comprised of more than 500 full-time and part-time academic physicians in 20 clinical departments. TUHS is affiliated with the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.

Temple Health refers to the health, education and research activities carried out by the affiliates of Temple University Health System (TUHS) and by the Katz School of Medicine. TUHS neither provides nor controls the provision of health care. All health care is provided by its member organizations or independent health care providers affiliated with TUHS member organizations. Each TUHS member organization is owned and operated pursuant to its governing documents.

It is the policy of Temple University Health System that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

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Telemedicine will be the core of healthcare in the future, and this is where we get efficient to provide affordable care.

SEATTLE (PRWEB)
March 13, 2020

Vcare365, an online teledentistry platform, launched a service that provides instant live professional responses to dental consumers. This service is available online from 8 am to 4 pm Standard Pacific Times, Monday to Friday. Now, this service is FREE OF CHARGE.

The platform allows people to receive dental advice on emergencies, cosmetic concerns, and any other urgent matters immediately in real-time. This platform is HIPAA compliant, available on the web, Offers different types of dental consultations, including second opinions, and advice.

Vcare365, Partnered with CafeX, the leading voice, video, and live interactive streaming platform, enables clinicians to connect with patients and other healthcare providers in real-time, from anywhere in the world.

Telehealth services have expanded to include using the technology to improve and coordinate patient care, according to the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration.

“For most people, the term ‘telehealth’ means an online visit they can schedule with a healthcare provider,” said Dr. Ray Besharati, CEO of Vcare365. “When you have a dental emergency, you can’t always wait around to see someone in your particular city. So, we have made way for regular people to get advice from a professional dentist at any time using our technology.”

In light of the current events in WA state, we are pre-launching our service to all our current and past patients at no charge reserved only for patients in the State of Washington. You can visit our website: http://www.Vcare365.com and present your dental concerns via an online communication portal. We will assess your dental concerns and promptly respond to you via a secured gateway.

Vcare365 Media Contact

Dr. Ray Besharati

(425)-996-0457

Ray@Vcare365.com

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