Impact Advisors has been recognized as one of the top leaders in Canada in KLAS’ Canada EMR Consulting Services 2023 report.

“We are honored to be recognized by KLAS for our EMR consulting services as we know the results are based on direct feedback from our clients,” said John Stanley, vice president and Canadian client executive at Impact Advisors.

CHICAGO (PRWEB)
January 10, 2023

Impact Advisors, a leading healthcare consultancy providing strategy, operations, revenue cycle, and technology services, has been recognized in KLAS’ Canada EMR Consulting Services 2023 report. The firm received a rating of 90.6 (limited data) and is recognized as one of the top leaders in Canada.

“We are honored to be recognized by KLAS for our EMR consulting services as we know the results are based on direct feedback from our clients,” said John Stanley, vice president and Canadian client executive at Impact Advisors. “We are dedicated to understanding the nuances each organization faces so we can deliver the highest-quality results. We are proud of our work and look forward to continuing to grow and enhance our EMR services to meet the needs of our Canadian clients.”

The report, KLAS’ first to focus on EMR services in Canada, draws from the perspectives of 21 Canadian organizations, ranging from small standalone hospitals to provincewide entities. The report covers the services utilized by survey respondents and how well their needs were met. For the report, KLAS defines EMR services as planning and assessment services, core clinical implementation leadership, HIT staffing, go-live support, and clinical optimization services.

Survey respondents were asked questions focused on five customer experience pillars including loyalty, operations, relationship, services, and value. Impact Advisors received high marks in all categories, scored well when customers were asked if they would recommend the firm’s services, and 100% of clients surveyed would buy from Impact Advisors again. Clients noted the firm’s expertise in both EMR and IT Advisory, with strong rankings in both strategic ability and engagement execution.

Impact Advisors offers a complete continuum of EMR services including planning and implementation, as well as optimizing and integrating clinical, revenue cycle, and operational workflows. The firm is known for incorporating industry best practices and lessons learned to help clients obtain greater value from their system investments.

About Impact Advisors

Impact Advisors is a nationally recognized healthcare management consulting and technology services firm that is solving some of the toughest challenges in the industry by delivering strategic advisory, technology implementation and operational improvement services. Our comprehensive suite of strategic planning, digital health, clinical optimization and revenue cycle services spans the lifecycle of our clients’ needs. Our experienced team has a powerful combination of clinical, revenue, operations, consulting and information technology experience. The firm has earned several prestigious industry and workplace awards including Best in KLAS® for 15 consecutive years, Healthcare Informatics HCI 100, Crain’s Chicago Business Fast Fifty, as well as “best place to work” awards from: Modern Healthcare, Consulting Magazine, Becker’s Hospital Review and Achievers. For more information about Impact Advisors, visit http://www.impact-advisors.com.

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ASNC Quality Metrics

The ultimate goal is to put the patient first and improve the quality of imaging services and experience. These metrics should serve as a cornerstone of continuous quality improvement in nuclear cardiology labs. – Andrew J. Einstein, MD, PhD, MASNC

FAIRFAX, Va. (PRWEB)
January 10, 2023

Nuclear stress testing performed with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is the most commonly performed cardiac imaging test in the U.S. The test has been the focus of many practice guidelines, appropriate use criteria, practice standards statements, and laboratory accreditation requirements. Now, a new resource developed by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) harmonizes the recommendations and provides SPECT myocardial perfusion imagers with a comprehensive blueprint for tackling quality improvement in their laboratories and measuring their impact on patient care.

Published online in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, Quality Metrics for Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: An ASNC Information Statement cuts through the challenges practitioners may experience with the volume of prior recommendations by providing eight quality axes that capture the most important aspects of SPECT MPI performance.

Each axis is broken down into a series of measurable metrics that, together with the worksheet templates provided with the new statement, make it easy for nuclear cardiology teams to assess specific areas where their laboratories are deficient, set targets to achieve in defined time periods, and continually reassess their progress.

“The key to quality improvement is selecting a specific target and getting started. With the introduction of these quality metrics, ASNC is providing cardiac imaging professionals with tools that will help us assess and select appropriate target metrics to achieve measurable improvement on the quality of care for our patients,” says Fadi G. Hage, MD, MASNC, director of nuclear cardiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, chief of cardiology at the Birmingham VA medical center and chair of the document’s writing committee.

ASNC’s quality metrics information statement is a result of efforts by a vast network of experts from across nuclear cardiology who not only designed the quality metrics to be useable and impactful for labs but also ensured the cardiac imaging community was engaged in the process. The quality metrics were beta-tested in eight nuclear cardiology labs and made available to ASNC members, who provided feedback online and during a special session at ASNC’s 2022 Annual Scientific Session and Exhibition.

“This document will provide every lab that performs SPECT MPI with multiple opportunities to perform self-assessment across eight axes of practice and identify possibilities for improvement,” says Andrew J. Einstein, MD, PhD, MASNC, director of nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, and cardiac MRI at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and co-chair of the document’s writing committee. “The ultimate goal is to put the patient first and improve the quality of imaging services and experience. These metrics should serve as a cornerstone of continuous quality improvement in nuclear cardiology labs.”

Quality Metrics for Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: An ASNC Information Statement is available for download from the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.

The writing committee chair and co-chair are available for interviews.

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About the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

Now in its 30th year, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and its more than 4,900 members have been improving cardiovascular outcomes through image-guided patient management. As the only society dedicated solely to the field of nuclear cardiology, ASNC establishes standards for excellence in cardiovascular imaging through the development of clinical guidelines, professional medical education, advocacy and research development. ASNC provides peer-reviewed original articles through its official publication Journal of Nuclear Cardiology and operates the nation’s first noninvasive cardiac imaging registry, ImageGuide Registry®, to benchmark quality and improve patient care. For more information, visit http://www.asnc.org.

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Heather Croke

WINDHAM, N.H. (PRWEB)
January 10, 2023

Medicus Healthcare Solutions, a leading locum tenens staffing company focused on making a difference in the lives of others, announced the promotion of Heather Croke to Chief People Officer. In this new role, Heather, who has led the People Team since 2021, will continue to drive the company’s core people strategy and operations as a member of the C-Suite. As Chief People Officer, Heather will provide strategic direction for human resources, learning and development, talent acquisition, internal communications, and employee engagement.

Heather joined Medicus in 2012 as a Contracts Manager. Her legal background and role with our clients and providers served her well in providing a foundation for her operational knowledge within the staffing space. In 2016, Heather was promoted to Director of Human Resources and Risk Management which further leveraged Heather’s experience and skillset. In her current role as Vice President of People, Risk, and Strategy, Heather has played a critical role in progressing Medicus’ “People First, Always” approach, ensuring that Medicus is a top employer in the State of New Hampshire and is a workplace where our employees can thrive.

“A Company like Medicus doesn’t succeed without its most valuable resource – people. Our people are our differentiator. Under Heather’s direction, we have built – and will continue to develop – a culture that is vital to our Company’s success,” said Bob Dickey, Chief Executive Officer. “As a trusted advisor and an integral member of our leadership team, Heather has aligned our people strategy with the Company’s strategic initiatives and will continue to do so in this new role.”

Recently, under Heather’s leadership, Medicus earned the DecisionWise Employee Engagement Top Performer Award. This award spotlights organizations that have finished in the top 10% for overall employee engagement scores in 3 company size tiers: less than 1,000 employees, 1,000-4,999 employees, and 5,000+ employees.

About Medicus Healthcare Solutions

Medicus Healthcare Solutions has been connecting physicians and advanced practice providers to medical groups, practices, health systems, hospitals, and other facilities throughout the United States since 2004. Since then, Medicus has expanded its services to include transition projects, medicusOne – a vendor management system/managed service provider-hybrid offering – resource management services, and consulting services. Through its proprietary solutions and methodologies, including mSolve, Medicus has built a reputation for its unique and highly personalized approach to physician staffing. With nearly 300 employees nationwide, Medicus Healthcare Solutions is one of the fastest-growing companies in the healthcare staffing industry. To learn more, go to http://www.medicushcs.com.

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Dallas plastic surgeon Dr. Rod J. Rohrich

“It is a distinct honor and privilege to be invited to present this Endowed Lectureship, named for the internationally known and highly respected plastic surgeon, Dr. Joseph McCarthy.”— Dr. Rod J. Rohrich

DALLAS (PRWEB)
January 10, 2023

Dr. Rod J. Rohrich, a board certified plastic surgeon in Dallas, Texas , was invited to deliver the Third Biennial Joseph G. McCarthy Endowed Lectureship at NYU.

Dr. Rohrich delivered his talk entitled, ‘Consistency and Excellence in Plastic Surgery – A Career Pathway’, to the NYU Langone Health Plastic Surgery faculty, fellows and residents to expound upon the amazing contributions by Professor Joseph McCarthy while he was the chair of NYU Plastic Surgery. The presentation delineated the pathway for developing consistency and excellence in all of plastic surgery. Dr. Rohrich used his surgical specialty of rhinoplasty as an example to show how he has done this during his over 35 year career in plastic surgery.

This endowed professorship is named for Dr. McCarthy, the past chair of the department of plastic surgery at NYU. Dr. McCarthy is only the second chair of NYU Plastic Surgery in the department’s 57 year history. The current chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at New York University, Dr. Edwardo Rodríguez, facilitated this endowed lectureship to honor Dr. McCarthy’s lifelong contributions to the field of plastic surgery and to the Department of Plastic Surgery at NYU.

Dr. Rohrich also delivered grand rounds, Innovations in Plastic Surgery that Transformed Cosmetic Surgery, in which he exemplified the numerous innovations that have been the hallmark and trademark of plastic surgery as illustrated by his development of a natural facial rejuvenation procedure – the Lift and Fill Facelift which is based upon discovery of the facial fat compartment by Dr. Rohrich and his colleagues. This discover has further enhanced the understanding of the science of facial aging and has allowed plastic surgeons to better understand how to perform a more natural facelift procedure based upon the specific aging of each patient’s face.

About Rod J. Rohrich, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Rod J. Rohrich is a board certified plastic surgeon in Dallas, Texas. He is considered one of the most influential plastic surgeons in this century. He was named the top plastic surgeon in America by Newsweek in both rhinoplasty and facelift surgery in 2021 and 2022. Dr. Rohrich is a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. He was the first Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery as well as the first plastic surgeon selected as a Distinguished Teaching Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He graduated from Baylor College of Medicine with high honors, and completed his plastic surgery training at the University of Michigan Medical Center and fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard (hand/microsurgery) and Oxford University (pediatric plastic surgery). He is Chair of the Dallas Rhinoplasty Meeting, Founding Chair of the Dallas Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine Meeting, Founding Member of the Alliance in Reconstructive Surgery, and a Founding Partner of the Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute.

He is the immediate (after serving for 18 years) past Editor-in-Chief of the most respected global peer reviewed plastic surgery journal – the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal. He is Founding Editor-in-Chief/Editor Emeritus of the first open access peer reviewed plastic surgery journal, PRS Global Open. Dr. Rohrich has published over 1000 peer reviewed articles and seven textbooks in plastic surgery including a best-selling medical book entitled The Facial Danger Zones. Dr. Rohrich recently published an innovative cosmetic surgery video atlas, Cosmetic Surgery by the Masters.

Dr. Rohrich also served as president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the largest organization of board certified plastic surgeons in the world. He repeatedly has been selected by his peers as one of America’s best doctors. He received the ASPS Special Achievement Award and on three occasions has received one of his profession’s highest honors, the Plastic Surgery Foundation (PSF) Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes his contributions to education in plastic surgery. In addition, he has been recognized by the PSF with the Plastic Surgery Foundation Distinguished Career Researcher Award for his contributions to plastic surgery research and innovations. He is also the recipient of the ASPS 2022 Honorary Citation.

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