Danville the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the geisinger health system quickly expanding its telehealth program. We had a pretty strong telehealth system, mostly based on clinics and hospitals so we could get some specialty access all throughout central pennsylvania, david fletcher. The objective was to reduce the amount of time that staff. Kevin roberts, mba, cpa, is executive vice president and chief financial officer at geisinger. According to the petition, gunners parents, rebecca j. Geisinger s kevin capatch, director of supply chain technology and process engineering at the danville, pa system will share the system s blueprint for centralizing and transforming the supply. Geisinger health plan may refer collectively to geisinger health plan, geisinger quality options inc. Geisinger shares how they transformed their supply chain process to a patientcentered logistics system across their health system. Customer testimonials enterprise location services. Perform administrative assistant duties for the vice president of enterprise supply chain services and the director of. Safer, more efficient care starts with a simple scan every day millions of patients across the world are treated by healthcare professionals who use their best knowledge, together with a great deal of care and empathy nevertheless sometimes mistakes happen as to err is human. Throughout that span of time, says kevin capatch, geisinger s director of supply chain technology and process engineering, the health services organization had been seeking an rtls solution for the purpose of tracking assets. Geisinger is an integrated health services organization widely recognized for its innovative use of the electronic health record and the.
Capturing, recording and transmitting udi in all systems directly or indirectly. Currently, product usage data is often captured using peeloff product labels that are stuck onto a patients paper record and then entered manually into the charge system. Kidney disease affects one in every seven adults, and is associated with diminished quality of life and excessive morbidity and mortality. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. Health systems must be able to consume the udi in a relevant fashion and that is where the work begins. Bridging care support and care delivery with engineering. We aimed to improve the discharge process in hopes of improving patient and staff satisfaction and patient throughput.
Geisinger clinic s supply chain services has developed project help healthcare enabled logistics program that is based on successful manufacturing and engineering workflow processes. Kidney health research institute geisinger health system. Grow a meaningful career with us and shape the future of healthcare. Kevin capatch, director of supply chain technology and processes engineering at geisinger health system, and dr.
Kevin capatch, director supply chain technology and process engineering, geisiner. The impact of rtls at geisinger health system health it outcomes. Rtls to aid geisingers hospitals in tracking assets. Kevin capatch, director of supply chain technology and process engineering at geisinger health system in danville, pa. Throughout that span of time, says kevin capatch, geisingers director of supply chain technology and process engineering, the health services organization had been seeking an rtls solution for the purpose of tracking assets. Hydie bilger administrative assistant geisinger health. Demonstrating how master data management can be used in. Teletracking rtls to enable better resource management in two geisinger hospitals. Michael innes, kaiser permanente, oakland, us and the hong kong hospital authority. Geisinger health system s journey to solving a complex.
The impact of webbased bed board technology on patient. To examine awareness and referral to smoking cessation resources in a national sample of primary care physicians pcp, and to identify patient, practice, and physician characteristics. Jove graham, associate professor at the center for pharmacy innovation and outcomes at geisinger health system awarded symmetric first place today. While in danville, congdon spoke with kevin capatch, director supply chain technology and process engineering and sharon kemberling, director, geisinger health system transfer center at geisinger medical center. Acknowledgments kevin capatch geisinger deb templeton geisinger dr. Our mission is to return the frontline care providers to the bedside and minimize their need to perform any logistics activities thereby enabling them to work to the top of their clinical licenses, says kevin capatch, director of supply chain technology and process engineering at geisinger. Geisinger chief financial officer kevin roberts said in a recent interview.
Recently, health it outcomes editor in chief ken congdon went out on the road to geisinger health system, an integrated health services organization widely recognized for innovative delivery of healthcare including the use of the electronic health record and the development of advanced care models such as provenhealth navigator and provencare, in danville, pa. Free webinar on geisinger health system s blueprint for better resource management and the expanding role of realtime locating systems rtls in hospital operational improvementpittsburgh, dec. View kevin capatch s business profile as director, supply chain information systems at geisinger medical center. Kevin capatch j, 57 lewisburg, pa background report at. Capatch says that the capture of the udi, which geisinger has been doing for years, is only the beginning. Active in research aimed at reengineering healthcare at geisinger. One of the nations most innovative health services organizations, geisinger serves more than 1. Geisinger s mission is to enhance quality of life through an integrated health service organization based on a balanced program of patient care, education, research, and community service. Geisinger gold medicare advantage hmo, ppo, and hmo snp plans are offered by geisinger health plan geisinger indemnity insurance company, health plans with a medicare contract. Evolving practices in the assessment of medical devices. More than five years ago, the geisinger health system geisinger in the.
The use of wipe boards in patient rooms to improve. Join facebook to connect with kevin capatch and others you may know. Teletracking announces realtime locating system rtls. New regulations emphasize patient safety in the supply. Customer testimonials enterprise location services centrak. Chad francis business profile geisinger medical center. Teletracking announces realtime locating system rtls contract with geisinger health. In this position he is tasked with driving innovations within care support processes by leading strategic process improvement projects across the health system. This event is a preconference opportunity hosted by the healthcare transformation group htg, which is comprised of. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Kevin capatch director supply chain information systems. Also popular was a panel discussion moderated by kevin capatch, director of supply chain, geisinger health system, along with representatives from six other teletracking clients regional health, the hospital of the university of pennsylvania, health first, royal wolverhampton, unity point, and scripps health. Roberts joined geisinger in april 2018, bringing more than 30 years of professional experience.
It has joined with supply chains from four of the nations largest integrated delivery networks intermountain healthcare, kaiser permanente, mayo clinic and sisters of mercy health system to drive greater vendor adoption of the gs1 standards. Health messages on television and other mass media have the potential to significantly influence the publics health related knowledge and behaviors, but little is known about peoples ability to. Scott singer at geisinger health system contact details. Geisinger quickly expands telehealth services local news. Geisinger kidney health research institute khri is dedicated to decreasing the burden of kidney disease through a clinicbased, patientoriented research program leveraging several system level assets at geisinger. Kevin capatch geisinger director of supply chain technology and process geisinger medical center. He oversees all financial activities and serves on the executive leadership team. Communication about the discharge process is often lacking. Geisinger health plan and at brigham womens hospital. Families and nurses are often unaware when a discharge is expected or what goals need to be met prior to discharge. The real change i see in the industry is now that we have this uniqueness. Meet facetoface with franciscan missionaries of our lady health system and other trading partners in adjacent channels to learn how to optimize your supply chain. Kevin capatch, geisinger health system michael innes, kaiser permanente matthew mentel, mercy healthcare cynthia shumway, intermountain healthcare.
Bending the cost curve hospitals and health networks. Engineering better healthcare delivery at geisinger. Geisinger store geisinger health plan may refer collectively to geisinger health plan, geisinger quality options inc. Patient care geisinger health system findalocation. The drug supply chain security act and blockchain squarespace. Safer, more efficient care starts with a simple scan. Project helps goal is to remove clinicians from logistics support services activities, and reinvest this time in patient care activities. The objective, he says, was to reduce the amount of time that staff members spent searching for items, as well as ensure. Kevin capatch geisinger director of supply chain technology and process geisinger medical center the objective was to reduce the amount of time that staff members spent searching for items, as well as ensure that excess inventory is not ordered to replace assets thought missing that were, in fact, onsite. Geisinger health system transfer center at geisinger medical center. Free webinar on geisinger health systems blueprint for better resource management and the expanding role of realtime locating systems rtls in hospital operational improvementpittsburgh, dec. Ireland and kevin capatch, geisinger health system, us winners of the hpac provider recognition award. The system includes hospital campuses, a nearly 600,000member health plan, two research centers and.
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