TEMPE, Ariz., January 24, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Panoramic Health℠, the leading integrated value-based kidney care platform in the country, announced significant growth as a participant in Medicare's Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) program within the Kidney Care Choices Model.

In its commitment to improving outcomes and access to holistic care coordination at reduced costs for patients suffering from CKD-ESKD, Panoramic Health tripled the number of aligned Medicare beneficiaries under its care to more than 27,000 patients and added 14 new Kidney Contracting Entities (KCEs) for the 2023 CKCC Performance Year. Panoramic Health is the largest CKCC participant not affiliated with a Large Dialysis Organization (LDO), accounting for nearly 40% of non-LDO lives in Professional and Global CKCC program options. Panoramic Health kicks off 2023 supporting 18 KCEs total, 14 KCEs in the highest tier Global Risk Option and 4 KCEs in the Professional Model.

The Panoramic Health platform drives improved outcomes and lowers the total cost of care for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) through unparalleled integration and alignment with nephrology practices, holistic approach to patient care across sites of service, and advanced data and analytics. The integrated capabilities and superior care coordination slow disease progression through data-driven early intervention, improve CKD management, increase optimal dialysis transitions, reduce hospitalizations, and lower hospital readmissions.

"Our remarkable growth in the CKCC program last year is a testament to the unique capabilities that position Panoramic Health's platform as the superior value-based kidney care platform for patients, providers, and payers," said Rajiv Poduval, M.D., FASN, CEO and co-founder of Panoramic Health. "I look forward to another year of growth as we keep nephrologists at the helm of care delivery and further our mission to transform kidney care to better serve patients with CKD and ESKD."

Panoramic Health's novel approach to value-based patient care coordination puts nephrologists at the forefront of care delivery, leading to patient engagement rates above 70%, 2-3 times greater than non-nephrologist-led care coordination vendors. In 2022, when looking at patients in the top half of the population for clinical complexity, engaged patients saw as high as 36% fewer admissions and 22% fewer readmissions compared to non-engaged peers, which is attributable to the unique physician-led model. This engagement also led to a rate of planned dialysis starts in the top quartile of all providers nationally compared to Medicare-published benchmarks.

"Panoramic Health's distinct value-based care capabilities drive superior patient engagement rates, optimal starts, and reduced hospitalizations, ultimately delivering better outcomes for patients with CKD and ESKD," said Dave Miller, Vice President of Value-Based Care. "Our physician-led care model allows us to implement improved care coordination at every level, as we have a direct connection to the patient-provider relationship which is integral in empowering patients to take an active role in their care plans."

The statements contained in this document are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of CMS. The authors assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this document.

About Panoramic Health

Panoramic Health is the nation's leading integrated physician-led value-based kidney care organization. The company remains committed to keeping nephrologists independent, relevant, and at the center of patient-care delivery. Panoramic Health's value-based care delivery platform is driven by proprietary, predictive data analytics and clinical workflows underpinned by one of the world's largest clinical chronic kidney disease ("CKD") data warehouses that enable nephrologists to deliver better patient outcomes through value-based care and clinical research. Panoramic Health's Clinical Research division partners with sponsors and clinical research organizations to bring cutting-edge treatments to patients with kidney disease. For more information, visit panoramichealth.com.

For press inquiries, please contact [email protected]. 

SAN DIEGO, January 24, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Pipette.com is an ISO 17025 Accredited Calibration Facility that calibrates and repairs all pipette brands and models. Pipette.com is the largest independent pipette calibration facility on the West Coast. Pipette.com is also a distributor of several manufacturers of centrifuges, pipettes, pipette tips and lab equipment.

Pipette.com carries the complete line of Eppendorf Centrifuges, rotors, and accessories to meet all centrifugation needs. Eppendorf Centrifuges are the market leaders in centrifugation. With their German engineering, the newest Eppendorf microcentrifuges are also renowned for their low noise level, soft-touch lid closure, and low profile. Including quick-spin microcentrifuges, microcentrifuges, centrifuges, and refrigerated options for a majority of these, the Eppendorf line of centrifuges is versatile enough to fit into any laboratory.

Pipette.com has added new refurbished Eppendorf centrifuges. Pipette.com has several new refurbished Eppendorf 5424 centrifuges.  The Eppendorf 5424 Centrifuge is fast, accurate, and durable. Their 24-place rotor with a maximum speed up to 21,130 × g in a compact footprint is a great centrifuge for laboratories. They are perfect for molecular biology applications in microcentrifuge tubes, spin columns, and PCR tubes. The Eppendorf Centrifuge 5424 R is ideal for those working in molecular biology labs because of its FastTemp technology - it cools down a sample to 4°C in eight minutes.

In addition, to the refurbished 5424 Centrifuges, Pipette.com has added Eppendorf Centrifuge 5810 and Eppendorf 5430 Centrifuge. These refurbished centrifuges feature powerful and maintenance-free motors, while also accommodating a variety of rotors to meet a lab's application needs. They are three centrifuges in one: a high-capacity, general-purpose centrifuge for cell harvesting; a high-speed centrifuge for separating cell lysates; and a microcentrifuge for DNA precipitations. The Eppendorf 5430 Centrifuge compared to the 5810 is very user-friendly, durable and versatile. The unique cross-over Eppendorf 5430 and Eppendorf 5430 R centrifuges combine the best features of a microcentrifuge (small footprint) and multipurpose centrifuge (versatility) in one instrument. With a maximum speed of 30,130 × g (17,500 rpm), these centrifuges spin rotors for Eppendorf tubes, microtubes, PCR strips, or microtiter plates. With its compact size, the Eppendorf 5430 and Eppendorf 5430 R centrifuges also accommodate rotors for microplates and 15/50 mL conical tubes

Lastly, Pipette.com is an ISO 17025 Accredited Calibration Facility that calibrates and repairs all pipette brands and models. Pipette.com also provides companies best-in-class functionality with their Lab Management Software for the management and performance of calibrations and maintenance. Pipette.com's Calibration Software cloud infrastructure enables calibration and documentation to be processed in real-time, increasing efficiencies and productivity, while reducing costs.

NEW YORK, January 24, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Castle Connolly today announced the release of Castle Connolly Top Doctors 2023. With over 850,000 practicing doctors in the United States, Castle Connolly carefully curated the list of 63,000 plus board-certified U.S. physicians, across all 50 states and all major specialties, who comprise its network. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Castle Connolly Top Doctors. 

All Castle Connolly Top Doctors are nominated by their peers, and then the Castle Connolly research team evaluates important criteria to determine who makes the list, including professional qualifications, education, hospital and faculty appointments, research leadership, professional reputation, disciplinary history, interpersonal skills and outcomes data (where available).

"When it comes to medical care, excellence and clinical expertise are extremely important to optimizing patient outcomes," said Steve Leibforth, Managing Director, Castle Connolly. "Castle Connolly's underlying premise is to know where a doctor would go if they needed care, so consumers can have confidence in the care they will receive when they choose a Castle Connolly Top Doctor." 

"My values as a physician are very simple - they are patient centric and I do the best that I can for my patients," said Shahid M Nimjee, MD, PhD, Co-Director of Stroke Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. "The criteria with which Castle Connolly recognizes Top Doctors is based on that same ethos." 

Recent research, conducted by Castle Connolly in conjunction with Everyday Health, underscores the importance of finding a doctor. 82% of consumers consider a doctor to be important in their life, far eclipsing other services, like accountants, lawyers and even childcare. Yet more than half of consumers surveyed reveal that they do not spend a great deal of time searching for a doctor. Additionally, the research found that black patients were more than twice as likely than white patients to say that finding a doctor who shares their race/ethnicity will lead to better health outcomes and will get them to be more compliant. 

"The choice of a doctor is a highly personal and important decision facing all Americans, yet many do not spend the time to find the right provider, and when they do, they struggle to find a doctor like them," continued Steve Leibforth. "At Castle Connolly, we work hard to connect patients with the best care and empower them with the information needed to find high-quality doctors, with shared backgrounds and experiences, to improve their health."

To this end, Castle Connolly will launch new Top Doctor recognitions in 2023, including:

• Black Top Doctors (February)
• Exceptional Women in Medicine (March)
• Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Top Doctors (May)
• LGBTQ+ Top Doctors (June)
• Hispanic/Latino Top Doctors (September)

About Castle Connolly

With over 30 years' experience researching, reviewing and selecting Top Doctors, Castle Connolly is a trusted and credible source. In fact, a study published in the Journal of Medical Research found that across several specialties, evidence indicates that Castle Connolly's peer-reviewed directory is methodologically more reliable than sites that just relied on patient reviews when it came to identifying quality care. Our mission is to help people find the best healthcare by connecting patients with best-in-class healthcare providers. For more information, visit https://www.castleconnolly.com.

About Everyday Health Group

The Everyday Health Group is a recognized leader in patient and provider education, attracting an engaged audience of over 76 million health consumers and over 890,000 U.S. practicing physicians and clinicians to its premier health and wellness digital properties. Our mission is to drive better clinical and health outcomes through decision-making informed by highly relevant information, data and analytics. We empower healthcare providers and consumers with trusted content and services delivered through the Everyday Health Group's world-class brands. Everyday Health Group is a division of Ziff Davis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZD).

The Sheeder Firm: Prevention, Compliance and Advocacy
Offering legal and compliance advice and counsel to the health care industry

DALLAS, January 24, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Frank Sheeder, a leading health care legal and compliance professional, has launched The Sheeder Firm. With over 30 years of experience representing members of the health care industry as a "tall building lawyer," Sheeder has built a platform that expands beyond traditional law firm services — across the continuum of Prevention, Compliance, and Advocacy.

The Sheeder Firm provides individualized solutions in matters involving compliance programs, government investigations and audits, the False Claims Act, whistleblowers, and allegations of billing fraud. Some of the firm's novel offerings include a "Counsel on Demand" ready reference service with rapid response times, rendering second opinions, serving as fractional or interim General Counsel or Compliance Officer, and compliance education supported by artificial intelligence (AI). The firm also publishes video updates to keep members of the health care industry informed on key developments and topics of interest.

Sheeder states, "I have had the privilege of representing health care clients for decades. With all of the risks and pressures they are currently confronting, I have designed The Sheeder Firm to address their needs in flexible, cost-efficient, and innovative ways."

As a licensed attorney in Texas since 1987 and former President of the Health Care Compliance Association/Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics (HCCA/SCCE), Sheeder brings the responsiveness, dedication, and thoroughness for which he has become known to this new firm.

NEW YORK, January 24, 2023 (Newswire.com) - AMC Health today announced the appointment of James Considine as its new Chief Operating Officer, responsible for overseeing the company's business operations and translating AMC Health's strategic vision to drive continued growth and operating efficiency. 

Mr. Considine brings over 20 years of management experience to AMC Health, including most recently serving as Head of Business Operations at Philips, where he was responsible for the company's inpatient monitoring business unit. Prior to that, he was responsible for business operations at Philips Lifeline, the market leader in personal emergency response, and held senior leadership roles at GE Power. James has led multiple organizational transformation initiatives, including Lean Six Sigma deployments, digital initiatives and operational excellence programs.

A leader in providing virtual care and remote patient monitoring nationwide, AMC Health is well-positioned to build upon its recent successes and growth. AMC Health recently entered a major remote patient monitoring collaboration with GE Healthcare to provide patients with chronic and post-acute care in the home. In addition, AMC Health is a major provider of home telehealth technologies to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as well as to other prominent providers and caregivers. AMC Health leverages CareConsole, its FDA Class II cleared platform which supports patients with complex post-acute, chronic, and co-morbid conditions, like heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, depression, hypertension/hypotension, asthma, at-risk maternity, weight loss management, and behavioral health. 

"James has built an impressive record of strategic and operational accomplishments over nearly two decades," said Nesim Bildirici, AMC Health's CEO. "James is a successful and trusted leader and brings a strong reputation for operational excellence."

"I am excited and honored to take on the role of Chief Operating Officer for AMC Health," said Mr. Considine. Zalmie Jacobs, Head of Private Equity at AMC Health investor York Capital and a member of AMC Health's board, added "AMC Health offers a market-leading solution to patients in need and is well positioned to transform the virtual care landscape. I look forward to AMC Health benefiting from Mr. Considine's experience driving operational excellence across organizations." 

About AMC Health: 

AMC Health's Virtual Care and Remote Patient Monitoring suite of solutions leverages a superior analytics platform and a simple and engaging user interface which integrates easily into clinical workflows. AMC Health's advanced, real-time, analytics-driven, virtual care solutions have driven outstanding and measurable outcomes to hundreds of thousands of patients across the healthcare continuum, including payers, provider systems and governmental agencies.

Its FDA Class II cleared, clinical decision support platform is combined with end-to-end, clinical and support RPM services that enable healthcare organizations to confidently extend their services beyond the four walls of hospital and ambulatory clinic settings. 

AMC Health's peer-reviewed, published studies highlight clinical improvements for conditions including heart failure, diabetes, and hypertension, resulting in reductions in hospital admissions and substantial financial returns on investment. 

For more information, visit www.amchealth.com.

HOUSTON, January 24, 2023 (Newswire.com) - As healthcare professionals continue to battle COVID, the flu, and other respiratory illnesses, hospitals nationwide are gaining on-demand access to therapeutic beds with the latest technology to help patients heal. US Med-Equip (USME) partnered with Turn Medical to help meet the extraordinary demand from hospitals turning to smarter options to save costs while providing the highest standard of patient care. 

The partnership accelerates hospitals' access to Turn Medical's Pronova-O₂ Automated Prone Therapy System, which enables a clinician to not only turn a patient into the prone (face-down) position and back into the supine position (on their backs) but also delivers bilateral continuous lateral rotation up to 65 degrees - all with the simple touch of a button. Research has shown that placing patients in pulmonary distress on their abdomens (prone) can help prevent complications from inflammation and fluid buildup in the lungs, poor oxygenation from the weight of the heart and abdominal organs, and pressure injuries on the skin from lying in one position too long, and ultimately result in quicker recovery and reduced mortality.

"It can take six to eight clinicians to physically place a patient in the prone position and just as many to return the patient to the supine position for CPR," Turn Medical CEO Tara Psencik said. "This labor-intensive process takes a toll on patients and clinicians alike, especially as more and more bedside clinicians having experience with the complex process of proning patients are leaving the healthcare practice altogether. Our nation is full of hospital systems reeling from staffing shortages and lack of bedside clinicians to care for the most critically ill patients, and this partnership with US Med-Equip, nationally recognized for supporting healthcare heroes, is a positive step forward. It brings together two customer- and patient-centric organizations offering innovative technology, logistical infrastructure, evidence-based solutions, and the resources necessary to increase the availability of automated prone therapy systems."

US Med-Equip partners with thousands of hospitals across the nation for the rental, sales, service and asset management of medical equipment—diagnostic and clinical devices ranging from ventilators to therapeutic patient beds. 

"As clinicians provide life-saving care, they count on the highest quality medical equipment to help their patients heal," US Med-Equip CEO Greg Salario said. "Our partnership with Turn Medical will offer hospitals greater access to specialized proning beds designed to help their patients heal without risking clinicians' bedside injuries."