ParadigmHealth's Medical
Informatics Group Focuses on Innovative Research; Presents at
NANN Conference
ParadigmHealth's Medical
Informatics group, whose key responsibilities include internal
and external measurement of value and ROI, oversight of the
company's research program, publications and presentations, and
facilitation of research relationships through Thomas Jefferson
University Medical School and Stanford University School of
Medicine, continues to focus on completing innovative research.
As the leading provider of Neonatal Care Management services
nationwide, ParadigmHealth's Medical Informatics group recently
completed a poster and paper presentation at the 22nd Annual
National Association of Neonatal Nurses Conference (NANN) in
Nashville, Tennessee. This year's conference attracted over 750
participants from across the country. |
ParadigmHealth's
Research Nurse Analyst, Sharon Kirkby, RN, MSN, led both
presentations. These presentations utilized data from
ParadigmHealth's robust Patient Care Management System database
which includes data on over 85,000 managed neonatal infants.
- Is 1800 grams the Magic Weight to Wean to an Open Crib?
1 of 12 selected 30 minute paper presentations.
- When Will I Go Home? Discharge Demographics of the
Preterm Infant.
1 of 60 selected poster presentations available for viewing
andauthor discussion.
"Our Medical Informatics group provides a forum for a structured
and systematic approach to measurement, value assessment, data
quality and research," said Alvin McLean, Ph.D.,
ParadigmHealth's SVP, Medical Informatics. "We were pleased to
present at NANN, as sharing innovative research, assuring the
highest level of data quality and integrity, and promoting
working relationships with clients and professional
organizations are priorities. These efforts are crucial to
ParadigmHealth's continuing growth and we look forward to
presenting our future research findings."
About ParadigmHealth
ParadigmHealth is an integrator of care and disease
management services for its health plan and employer clients.
The company's care management services and innovative
technologies work in concert to improve quality and lower costs
by matching health care management resources with the individual
needs of patients and their families. ParadigmHealth's services
focus on the management of outlier patients -- premature and
medically complex neonates and patients with late-stage cancer,
end-of-life care issues, multiple co-morbidities, and severe
trauma. Its Personal Health Record technology and Integrated
Care Management technology integrate clients' delivery of
services to their members and providers. ParadigmHealth has
managed over 100,000 outlier patients nationwide. Visit
www.paradigmhealth.com. |
