Ferrell Hospital and CareSimple Partner to Deliver Virtual Care to High-Need Patients in Southern Illinois

Ferrell Hospital and CareSimple Partner to Deliver Virtual Care to High-Need Patients in Southern IllinoisThe program tackles chronic disease management in rural areas, leveraging CareSimple’s RPM solution and seamlessly integrating with Ferrell’s Epic EHR system for efficient care delivery.

Ferrell Hospital and CareSimple Partner to Deliver Virtual Care to High-Need Patients in Southern Illinois
CareSimple Ferrell Hospital Partnership

Remote patient monitoring for chronic conditions management

Ferrell Hospital and CareSimple are teaming up to bring innovative virtual care to high-need patients in Southern Illinois. This initiative tackles the challenge of chronic disease management in rural areas, where residents often face limited access to healthcare and experience high rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations.

Ferrell Hospital will leverage CareSimple’s RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) solution. This technology provides patients with connected monitoring devices for use at home, while CareSimple’s care management platform allows clinical staff to track patient progress and adjust care plans remotely. Initially, the program will focus on heart failure patients, aiming to improve post-discharge management and reduce hospital readmissions.

“We are so excited to be partnering with CareSimple to bring this new virtual care capability to our most at-risk patients to better manage their chronic condition and reduce their need for ER visits and hospitalization,” said Jessica Carter, Ferrell Hospital’s Director of Nursing. “The simplicity of the cellular-connected device usage for these patients gives us the exact fit we needed to ensure program adoption and engagement among our patients and clinical staff users.”

The Delta Regional Authority, dedicated to development in the Mississippi Delta Region, provided a grant that facilitated this program’s launch.

“We’re thrilled to see such collaborations bringing advanced care models to those who need them most,” remarks Michael Nadeau, CEO and Founder of CareSimple. “The combined efforts of Ferrell Hospital, the Delta Regional Authority, and CareSimple make this a truly remarkable achievement.”

Ferrell Hospital’s RPM program boasts a seamless integration with their existing Epic EHR system and is scheduled to go live on April 1st.

About Ferrell Hospital

Ferrell Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital located in Eldorado, Illinois, is dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for the people and communities of Southeastern Illinois. Services include Emergency Care, Laboratory, Imaging, Rehabilitation, Breast Services, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Podiatry, Urology, Wound Care, Respiratory, Ear, Nose & Throat, and more. Ferrell has over 40 doctors and advanced practice providers who make up five primary care clinics and specialty services. Ferrell is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC).

About CareSimple

CareSimple is a leading digital health solutions provider enabling advanced virtual care models including, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), Hospital in The Home (HTH), Chronic Care Management (CCM) and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM). The CareSimple platform offers a unifying enterprise solution that integrates into electronic health records, providing health systems, physician groups, and payers with software, medical devices, connectivity, logistics, and professional services required to succeed with virtual care programs leveraging remote monitoring and coaching. For more information about CareSimple, please visit https://caresimple.com/.

Contact Information:

Martin Leclerc

Vice President Of Sales & Business Development

mleclerc@caresimple.com

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Ferrell Hospital and CareSimple Partner to Deliver Virtual Care to High-Need Patients in Southern Illinois

Dr. Irina Introduces the Groundbreaking Podcast ‘Cures, Remedies and Beyond’

Dr. Irina Introduces the Groundbreaking Podcast ‘Cures, Remedies and Beyond’Exploring the Intersection of Medicine, Innovation, Spirituality and Wellness.

Dr. Irina Introduces the Groundbreaking Podcast ‘Cures, Remedies and Beyond’
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The Cures, Remedies and Beyond podcast, hosted by Dr. Irina, a Stanford-trained medical doctor and founder of Comprehensive Spine and Sports, a regenerative non-surgical orthopedics clinic in the Bay Area, is bringing together the science of medicine and the art of healing.

Dr. Irina, as she is known, engages in discussions with health and wellness experts, medical doctors, healthcare providers, and industry leaders, as well as innovators, philosophers, and spiritual leaders. These episodes offer health and wellness seekers practical tips to optimize health and wellbeing while presenting thought-provoking discussions with an impressive lineup of inspiring and often well-known guests. 

In one episode, Dr. Irina talks with Daniel Kottke. As one of the first employees of Apple, Kottke was a personal friend of Steve Jobs and together they embarked on a spiritual pilgrimage to India while they were both in college.

Additionally, listeners can expect to hear from Professor Kenneth Salisbury, a leading specialist in medical robotics at Stanford who was behind the development of the famous DaVinci surgical robot.

In another episode, Dr. Joseph Purita, an orthopedic surgeon renowned for his expertise in sports medicine and stem cell therapeutics, shares his knowledge on the cutting-edge regenerative and anti-aging treatments that help his patients and saved many careers of leading athletes he treats.

These guests and many more will be on the podcast. The “Cures, Remedies and Beyond” podcast aims to educate, inspire, and help listeners on their journey towards optimal health, vitality, and fulfillment.

Listen to the Cures, Remedies and Beyond podcast on Spotify and subscribe for future episodes.

Host Bio

Dr. Irina  – Stanford-trained medical doctor, inventor, and a published author with over 30 years of clinical experience, with specialty in sports and spine rehabilitation, regenerative and non-surgical orthopedics. She completed her training in general surgery and a residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Stanford University Hospital. In addition, she is a fellowship trained in non-surgical orthopedics, interventional spinal procedures, and sports rehabilitation. She utilizes cutting-edge conventional and alternative medicine approaches and is an expert and early pioneer in the field of regenerative non-surgical orthopedics in the San Francisco Bay Area and has been teaching many doctors on regenerative treatments, using therapeutic growth factors, patients’ own plasma or bone marrow and other tissues, to augment healing, improve structural damage and help patients to return to their healthy and functional life. Dr. Irina has strong interest in holistic medical approaches: She did post-graduate studies in medical acupuncture, European botanical medicines, and many Eastern and Western treatment modalities.

Contact Information:

Dr. Irina M

Owner

dririna@curesremediesandbeyond.com

(415) 3885-3808

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AGFA HealthCare Accelerates Growth in Enterprise Imaging Cloud Amidst Strong Market Momentum

AGFA HealthCare Accelerates Growth in Enterprise Imaging Cloud Amidst Strong Market MomentumAGFA HealthCare, a leading provider of healthcare imaging and IT solutions, is pleased to announce continued advancement of its cloud strategy in North America. The growth in its cloud business demonstrates the company’s commitment to advancing healthcare through innovative technology.

Over the past 12 months, AGFA HealthCare has experienced an expansion in its cloud services, marking a significant milestone in its strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing accessibility, flexibility and efficiency for healthcare providers in North America.   

 Key project highlights of AGFA HealthCare’s expanding cloud business in North America: 

  • Secure and reliable storage of petabytes of medical imaging data in public clouds encompassing nearly 30 million studies and 5 billion images  
  • Hosting Enterprise Imaging VNA and the #1 Best in KLAS, XERO® Viewer for both commercial and government health systems in the cloud 
  • Full public cloud deployment of Enterprise Imaging Radiology, Enterprise Imaging VNA, and XERO® Universal Viewer  

“We are thrilled to witness the remarkable growth of our cloud business, reflecting our ongoing commitment to delivering cutting-edge solutions that empower healthcare providers,” said Mark Burgess, President, North America, AGFA HealthCare. “The AGFA HealthCare Cloud Solution is designed for physician efficiency, so they can maximize their focus on patient demands and outcomes.” 

The AGFA HealthCare Enterprise Imaging Cloud offering is being featured at leading industry events, such as HIMSS, highlighting its role in creating an Imaging Health Network ™ (IHN). Through the IHN, across facilities and sites, images are available to all members of the care team — no matter where they are, including on compatible mobile devices. Streaming from a longitudinal distributed health network can help reduce repeat imaging and assist decision-making. AGFA HealthCare previously announced it had joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) to scale up the global availability of AGFA Enterprise Imaging on the cloud. 

Meet AGFA HealthCare enterprise consultants in Orlando at HIMSS24, where we will engage with IT innovators who can discover how our Enterprise Imaging Platform keeps the entire healthcare eco-system in flow: to multi-specialty physicians, IT specialists, management, and patients.  

Contact Information:

Jessica Baldry

Marketing Communications

jessica.baldry@agfa.com

+447583203971

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AGFA HealthCare Accelerates Growth in Enterprise Imaging Cloud Amidst Strong Market Momentum