ProtoHIT™ SaaS Compliant With ACOEM Third Edition Occupational Practice Guidelines
Updated treatment protocols, developed in conjunction with The Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational & Environmental Health, improve patient outcomes in workers’ compensation clinics.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 21, 2011 ‒ ProtoHIT, Inc., working in conjunction with The Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational & Environmental Health (RMCOEH), released updated patient treatment protocols to help occupational health providers optimize treatment of injured workers, communicate effectively with employers, and measure efficacy of implemented treatment plans.
“ProtoHIT’s patient protocols are the only Third Edition optimized protocols available on the market,” said Dr. Christopher J. Wolfkiel, Director ACOEM Practice Guidelines.
“These protocols function as a surveillance tool to focus the professional on what needs deeper evaluation,” said Dr. Barry Chaiken, Chair, ProtoHIT advisory board. “It is not to pass judgment. It is to guide and focus treatment. There will always be variation, and our job is to examine the variation and be sure it is at a level we deem acceptable. Without variation there is no progress or new discoveries. With too much variation there is poor quality and poor outcomes.”
ProtoHIT is the only occupational health software that measures patient outcomes to help workers’ compensation health providers improve patient treatments. Dr. Phillip Wagner, ProtoHIT’s Chief Medical Officer, originally developed and perfected the system using 12,000 cases at his occupational health clinic. In addition to achieving better quality and outcomes with ProtoHIT, medical costs decreased by 15% in the treatment of patients.
ACOEM’s Third Edition of Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines is the most comprehensive collection of musculoskeletal medical recommendations in the industry. They are based on years of research by ACOEM, the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and hundreds of multidisciplinary panel members and reviewers, delivering evidence-based methodology to assist occupational health providers in making medical treatment decisions. The guidelines contain more than 12,650 references and 2,500 recommendations with supporting evidence levels, tables, and references.
About ACOEM
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) represents nearly 5000 physicians specializing in occupational and environmental medicine. Founded in 1916, ACOEM is the nation’s largest medical society dedicated to promoting the health of workers through preventive medicine, clinical care, disability management, research, and education. For more information, visit www.acoem.org.
About RMCOEH
The Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational & Environmental Health (RMCOEH) was established in 1977 to meet the need for comprehensive occupational and environmental safety and health programs in the West. RMCOEH became a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-sponsored Education and Research Center (ERC) in 1978. RMCOEH provides comprehensive occupational safety and health degree programs, continuing education, hazardous substance training, OSHA, outreach courses, and research to improve the safety and health of workers. RMCOEH is housed in the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine within the University of Utah’s School of Medicine. For more information, visit medicine.utah.edu/rmcoeh/index.htm.
About ProtoHIT, Inc.
ProtoHIT, Inc. delivers patient treatment optimization for the workers’ compensation market. ProtoHIT is a web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) for occupational health clinics that streamlines their processes, enhances communications with employers, and helps providers return injured employees back to work sooner. ProtoHIT enables health clinics to implement evidence-based and outcomes-based medicine to improve patient outcomes. Because it is web-based, clinics do not need to make any IT investment in hardware or software, and minimal training is required to get up and running fast. For more information about ProtoHIT software, please visit www.protohit.com.
Contact: Bruce Fryer – (505) 798-2666
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ProtoHIT to Show SaaS Software at American Occupational Health Conference in Washington DC
Software Helps Occupational Health Providers Improve Patient Outcomes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 21, 2011 ‒ ProtoHIT, Inc. announced today that it will be showing its web-based software at the American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC) to physician attendees, who primary specialize in occupational and environmental medicine (OEM). ProtoHIT will be in booth 417 in the exhibit hall at the conference, which is being held at the Grand Hyatt in Washington DC from March 26-29.
ProtoHIT is designed for occupational health clinics focused on workers’ compensation. It provides treatment guidelines for 85% of the most common job related injuries, simplifying providers’ work and enabling them to focus on those cases that require greater attention. It enhances the clinics’ communication with their employers, and measures treatment outcomes to give providers feedback for continuous improvement. It helps clinics get injured patients to maximum medical improvement (MMI) faster, cut the number of patient visits and reduce healthcare costs up to 15% while not compromising patient outcomes.
“We are delighted to be at the AOHC conference,” said Bruce Fryer, president and CEO of ProtoHIT. “We look forward to speaking with OEM physicians about the work we have done with ACOEM to enhance our treatment guidelines as well as discuss the success our customers are having using the software.”
The ProtoHIT software includes treatment guidelines which are now compliant with ACOEM’s third edition occupational medical practice guidelines.
Attending the show with Mr. Fryer will be Barry Chaiken, MD, MPH, FHIMSS and board advisor to ProtoHIT. Mr. Chaiken has been a past chairman of HIMSS and fully understands the use of healthcare IT technology to achieve two of the most important objectives in healthcare today: improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.
ProtoHIT is delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS) minimizing the need for clinics to install or manage complex server configurations. ProtoHIT can set up new customers in a few hours. The software is also unique in its security management. Instead of a large database with separate access controls like many other SaaS solutions, ProtoHIT provides an “isolation architecture” which provides each client with a distinct and separate database. Coupled with unique private encryption keys helps guarantee each health clinic’s system is totally secure.
About AOHC
The American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC) is designed for physicians who specialize in or have an interest in occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) as well as non-physicians who are involved in the field. AOHC offers a variety of educational activities for participants new to OEM as well as for the experienced professional. The conference is sponsored by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). The 2011 American Occupational Health Conference is ACOEM’s 96th Annual Meeting. For more information about the conference, visit www.acoem.org/aohc.aspx.
About ProtoHIT, Inc.
ProtoHIT, Inc. delivers patient treatment optimization for the workers’ compensation market. ProtoHIT is a web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) for occupational health clinics that streamlines their processes, enhances communications with employers, and helps providers return injured employees back to work sooner. ProtoHIT enables health clinics to implement evidence-based and outcomes-based medicine to improve patient outcomes. Because it is web-based, clinics do not need to make any IT investment in hardware or software, and minimal training is required to get up and running fast. For more information about ProtoHIT software, please visit www.protohit.com.
Contact: Bruce Fryer – (505) 798-2666
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Mark Calkins Joins ProtoHIT as Chief Operating Officer
Seasoned Technology Executive to Bring Deep Experience to Team
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., January 4, 2011 ‒ ProtoHIT, Inc. announced today that Mark Calkins has joined the company as its chief operating officer. Calkins has been in the information technology industry for over 30 years.
Mr. Calkins comes to ProtoHIT from Agilix Labs where he was Vice President of Product Marketing for an educational software-as-a-service application. In that capacity, he was responsible for marketing, marketing communications, sales support, product management, and client services. During his 30 plus years of experience in information technology, Mr. Calkins has been general manager of a $500M division, with responsibilities for marketing, product development and product management of a suite of business applications. He was Vice President of Marketing at Novell when the company experienced explosive growth from $50M to over $1B in revenue. He has twice been named one of the top 25 executives to watch in the computer industry by a major technology publication. He has also worked at WordPerfect, Sun Microsystems, Dynix, Ungermann-Bass, Texas Instruments and a number of startup companies. His experience is in cloud computing, mobile applications, business applications and networking. ProtoHIT is his second startup focused on the healthcare industry. Mr. Calkins received his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and his M.B.A. from Santa Clara University.
“We are excited to have Mark as part of the ProtoHIT team,” said Bruce Fryer, ProtoHIT CEO. “He brings a wealth of experience that will help us take ProtoHIT to the next level. As COO, Mr. Calkins will be responsible for product development, marketing and customer service.”
ProtoHIT provides software for occupational health clinics focused on workers’ compensation. The software provides treatment guidelines for 85% of the most common job related injuries, simplifying providers work and enabling them to focus on those cases that require greater attention. It enhances the clinics’ communication with their employers, and measures outcome performance to give the providers feedback for continuous improvement. As such, it provides the tools to effectively implement and evidence-based practice. It can also help clinics to cut the number of patient visits in half and reduce costs by up to 15%.
About ProtoHIT, Inc.
ProtoHIT, Inc. delivers patient treatment optimization for the workers’ compensation market. ProtoHIT is a web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) for occupational health clinics that streamlines their processes, enhances communications with employers, and helps providers return injured employees back to work sooner. ProtoHIT enables health clinics to implement evidence-based and outcomes-based medicine to improve patient outcomes. Because it is web-based, clinics do not need to make any IT investment in hardware or software, and minimal training is required to get up and running fast. For more information about ProtoHIT software, please visit www.protohit.com.
Contact: Bruce Fryer – (505) 798-2666
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TotalRehab to Use ProtoHIT Patient Treatment Optimization Software
Occupational Health Clinic Using ProtoHIT’s Workers’ Compensation Software to Treat International Automotive Safety Parts Manufacturer Autoliv’s Injured Workers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., September 7, 2010 ‒ ProtoHIT, Inc. announced today that TotalRehab, an occupational health clinic in Brigham City, Utah, has implemented ProtoHIT software to improve patient outcomes for workers’ compensation cases. TotalRehab is using the software for Autoliv, an international manufacturer of automotive safety equipment with plants in Ogden and Brigham City, Utah.
ProtoHIT is a web application designed for workers’ compensation clinics. The software helps health clinics optimize treatment of injured workers, communicate better with employers and measure results for ongoing patient outcomes improvement. For employers, ProtoHIT helps injured workers return to work faster.
“ProtoHIT is a great tool for us to evaluate our data. It is going to reduce our workload as an onsite service provider,” said Mont Didericksen, TotalRehab President. “It will help us to streamline our processes and eliminate a lot of the redundant paperwork. ProtoHIT is a lot more efficient for us. And we were amazed at how quickly ProtoHIT enabled us to start using the software.”
“We are delighted to have TotalRehab and Autoliv as our first users,” said Bruce Fryer, CEO of ProtoHIT. “They have a strong commitment to improving patient outcomes and getting injured employees back to work sooner.”
The ProtoHIT software provides treatment protocols for the most common job related injuries, simplifying occupational health clinics work. The protocols provide treatment recommendations and help occupational providers track patient progress against normal progress. The software also helps occupational physicians and nurses quickly identify high-cost cases early so more resources can be given to these patients. ProtoHIT protocols provide return to work dates at maximum medical improvement after provider diagnosis. This information and patient progress can be quickly communicated to employer HR and risk managers for easier tracking of their workers. The software also measures outcome performance to give occupational health clinics feedback for continuous improvement. As such, it provides the tools to effectively implement an evidence-based practice. It can also help clinics to cut the number of patient visits in half and reduce costs by up to 15%.
About Autoliv Inc.
Autoliv Inc., the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, develops and manufactures automotive safety systems for all major automotive manufacturers in the world. Together with its joint ventures, Autoliv has 80 facilities with approximately 37,000 employees in 28 vehicle-producing countries. In addition, the Company has technical centers in eleven countries around the world, with 21 test tracks, more than any other automotive safety supplier. Sales in 2008 amounted to US $6.5 billion. The Company’s shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ALV) and its Swedish Depository Receipts on the OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm (ALIVsdb).
About ProtoHIT, Inc.
ProtoHIT, Inc. delivers patient treatment optimization for the workers’ compensation market. ProtoHIT is a web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) for occupational health clinics that streamlines their processes, enhances communications with employers, and helps providers return injured employees back to work sooner. ProtoHIT enables health clinics to implement evidence-based and outcomes-based medicine to improve patient outcomes. Because it is web-based, clinics do not need to make any IT investment in hardware or software, and minimal training is required to get up and running fast. For more information about ProtoHIT software, please visit www.protohit.com.
Contact: Bruce Fryer – (505) 798-2666
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Dr. Barry Chaiken Joins ProtoHIT’s Advisory Board
Former Board Chair of HIMSS to Help Guide Company’s Direction in Delivering Patient Treatment Optimization Software for Workers’ Comp
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., April 5, 2010 ‒ ProtoHIT, Inc. announced today that Dr. Barry Chaiken, former chair of the HIMSS board of directors, has joined ProtoHIT’s advisory board. Dr. Chaiken is a firm believer that healthcare IT has the potential to transform the healthcare economy to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs, including workers’ compensation.
Dr. Chaiken has over 20 years’ experience in healthcare information technology, patient safety, clinical transformation, and public health. During his career, he has worked with the National Institutes of Health, U.K.’s National Health Service, McKesson, and BearingPoint. Over the past 15 years Dr. Chaiken provided expertise in quality and patient safety to provider and payor organizations helping them utilize information technology to improve clinical and administrative activities. He has served as guest lecturer and consultant on topics including patient safety, clinician adoption of information technology, quality improvement and managed care. Dr. Chaiken served as a HIMSS board member from 2006 to 2010 and as its board chair from 2009 to 2010.
Dr. Chaiken became involved with ProtoHIT when learning the company was designing software to help workers’ compensation clinics optimize treatment of injured workers. The ProtoHIT software will enable occupational health clinics improve patient outcomes by implementing an evidence-based clinical practice.
“I like the focus of ProtoHIT, helping providers improve patient outcomes,” Dr. Chaiken said. “This is exactly where the health industry is going. Delivering a solution that helps providers implement evidence-based medicine will be a great boon to the industry.”
“We are excited to have Barry on our advisory board,” said Bruce Fryer, CEO of ProtoHIT. “He brings a wealth of practical knowledge and insight into helping us deliver a compelling solution for occupational health clinics.”
ProtoHIT is commercializing the work of Dr. Phillip Wagner, an occupational health physician at the New Mexico Veterans Hospital and associate professor at the University of New Mexico’s Department of Occupational Medicine. After 12,000 cases and 50,000 patient encounters at his occupational health clinic in northern California over a five year period, Dr. Wagner was able to determine a set of best practices for treating 80-85% of the most common job related injuries. He found that by setting clear protocols for injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome, patients were guided into established therapies that improved outcomes and reduced costs. And, by sharing information through a centralized data base, they saw administrative overhead cut for all parties.
About ProtoHIT, Inc.
ProtoHIT, Inc. delivers patient treatment optimization for the workers’ compensation market. ProtoHIT is a web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) for occupational health clinics that streamlines their processes, enhances communications with employers, and helps providers return injured employees back to work sooner. ProtoHIT enables health clinics to implement evidence-based and outcomes-based medicine to improve patient outcomes. Because it is web-based, clinics do not need to make any IT investment in hardware or software, and minimal training is required to get up and running fast. For more information about ProtoHIT software, please visit www.protohit.com.
Contact: Bruce Fryer – (505) 798-2666
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Dr. Dinesh Patel Joins ProtoHIT’s Advisory Board
Venture Capitalist to Advise Company in Effort to Improve Occupational Health Clinics’ Patient Outcomes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., June 15, 2009 ‒ ProtoHIT, Inc. announced today that Dr. Dinesh Patel, founding managing director of vSpring Capital, has joined ProtoHIT’s advisory board. Dr. Patel is considered by many to be the father of biotechnology in the Rocky Mountain region.
Dr. Dinesh Patel
Dr. Patel has been an active angel investor in over 20 biotech and technology companies. He has served as founder, chairman, president & CEO of a number of biotechnology companies, many which he took public and sold. Dr. Patel currently holds 15 US patents. He serves on several non-profit boards, and has won numerous awards including 2006 Utah Technology Council Hall of Fame Inductee, US Small Business Administration’s Business Achiever Award, Scientific and Technology Award (State of Utah), Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Mountain West Venture Group) and Scientific and Technology Development Pioneer of Progress Award.
Dr. Patel became an early investor in ProtoHIT when he learned the company was developing software to help workers’ compensation clinics improve patient outcomes. The ProtoHIT software will provide clinics with the tools to better manage patient treatment, improve communications with employers and measure patient outcomes for continuous improvement.
“ProtoHIT is right in the sweet spot of the healthcare industry,” Dr. Patel said. “Everyone has been talking about improving patient outcomes. Having a web-based solution to implement this will be a great advancement for the workers’ compensation market.”
“We are excited to have Dinesh on our advisory board,” said Bruce Fryer, CEO of ProtoHIT. “He has personally founded many healthcare technology firms and will be a great resource to guide us as we deliver this solution for occupational health clinics.”
The ProtoHIT workers’ compensation software uses treatment protocols developed by Dr. Phillip Wagner, an occupational health physician at the New Mexico Veterans Hospital and associate professor of occupational medicine at the University of New Mexico’s Department of Occupational Medicine. After 12,000 cases and 50,000 patient encounters at his occupational health clinic in northern California over a five year period, Dr. Wagner was able to determine a set of best practices for treating 80-85% of the most common job related injuries. He saw patient outcomes improve and was able to reduce the number of visits per claim from 13 to 6. He also found he was able to more quickly identify high-cost cases so more resources could be given to these patients. Based on his work, Dr. Wagner wrote the occupational treatment guidelines for the California Medical Association. ProtoHIT is in the process of commercializing Dr. Wagner’s breakthrough work for use by any occupational health clinic.
About ProtoHIT, Inc.
ProtoHIT, Inc. delivers patient treatment optimization for the workers’ compensation market. ProtoHIT is a web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) for occupational health clinics that streamlines their processes, enhances communications with employers, and helps providers return injured employees back to work sooner. ProtoHIT enables health clinics to implement evidence-based and outcomes-based medicine to improve patient outcomes. Because it is web-based, clinics do not need to make any IT investment in hardware or software, and minimal training is required to get up and running fast. For more information about ProtoHIT software, please visit www.protohit.com.
Contact: Bruce Fryer – (505) 798-2666
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