Posts by Francine Marlenee
O’Brien Group Launches New Campaign and Website to Promote Breakthrough Framework for Executive Leaders
La Palma, Calif. – The O’Brien Group, The Innovation Institute’s leadership consultant subsidiary, announced today that it has launched a new campaign and website www.obriengroup.us to promote and highlight their breakthrough framework that involves working alongside executive leaders to observe and collaborate with them to develop and implement a path to success. “This unique framework features…
Read MoreElectro Software Introduced to Drastically Reduce Cost & Complexity of ANCC Magnet Certification
Newport Beach, Calif. – As a Chief Nursing Officer, if you could reduce the cost, time and complexity of ongoing American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Certification, would you? If your answer is yes, then this is your lucky day because the Innovation Lab announced today that Electro, a new software program for PC/Windows that…
Read MoreDHIS: Healthcare is Hard | A Podcast for Insiders | Innovation Institute CEO Joe Randolph Shares How to Build a Sustainable Model for Creating New Ideas
It takes a lot of time and resources for health systems to drive innovation, but the investment has to happen if providers want to adapt to the fast pace of change on their own terms. Starting an internal innovation program can require a $10 million hit to the P&L in year one, and then many…
Read MoreTKA VP Dave Francoeur to Serve Second Term as AAMI Board Member
Collaboration Across OEM, ISO, and HDO Communities Planned to Maximize HTM La Palma, Calif. – Tech Knowledge Associates’ (TKA’s) Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Dave Francoeur, has been selected to serve another three-year term on the Board of Directors for the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). A major focus of…
Read MoreInnovation Lab Introduces Design Thinking to CHOC Children’s Student Interns
Newport Beach, Calif. — Innovation Lab, the Innovation Institute’s national medical product incubator in Newport Beach, hosted a Design Thinking workshop today as part of their contribution to the summer internship program, which is part of the Sharon Disney Lund Medical Intelligence and Innovation Institute (MI3) at CHOC Children’s. The unique program gives high school…
Read MoreLinkedIn Hard Cases | When Physician Whiplash Gets in the Way of Good Medicine
By Michael O’Brien, Ed.D., Founder & President, O’Brien Group This article is part of LinkedIn’s Hard Cases series, where healthcare professionals share the toughest challenges they’ve faced in their careers. You can read more about it here and follow along using hashtag #HardCases. One emerging challenge in the health care industry as of late has been the phenomenon of “physician’s…
Read MoreInnovation Lab Launches Project DART at St. Jude Centers for Rehabilitation and Wellness
Brea, Calif. – The Innovation Lab announced today a limited market release of five Dynamic Ankle Resistance Trainers (DARTs) to the St. Jude Centers for Rehabilitation and Wellness, marking the start of Project DART, a 3-month evaluation of the new medical product. During the evaluation period, the Innovation Lab will collect feedback from physical therapists…
Read MoreFutureSense’s Dan Walter Appointed as Inaugural “Fellow of Global Equity” By Global Equity Organization
Dan Walter, FutureSense, is the recipient of the Global Equity Organization’s (GEO) Fellowship designation. This honor is bestowed upon distinguished senior-level members of the global equity and executive compensation industry who demonstrate leadership, integrity, involvement, and contributions to the global equity profession. LA PALMA, CALIF – JUNE 6, 2019 — FutureSense, LLC, is pleased to announce…
Read MoreMedical Construction & Design | Hospital Restrooms: Creating Beautiful, Functional Spaces with Budget in Mind
A visit to the restroom – it’s a mundane aspect of our humanity, but within the context of a hospital setting, its role and impact are far greater. For many patients, it’s an instant read on a facility’s cleanliness. Its potential to engender trust travels beyond a hospital’s four walls, into a patient’s state of…
Read MoreFutureSense’s Dan Walter Appointed as Inaugural “Fellow of Global Equity” By Global Equity Organization
Dan Walter, FutureSense, is the recipient of the Global Equity Organization’s (GEO) Fellowship designation. This honor is bestowed upon distinguished senior-level members of the global equity and executive compensation industry who demonstrate leadership, integrity, involvement, and contributions to the global equity profession. LA PALMA, CALIF — FutureSense, LLC, is pleased to announce Dan Walter, Managing…
Read MorePetra Participates in Groundbreaking for Covenant Health’s Short-Stay Surgical Hospital
Lubbock, TX – On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, ground was broken for Covenant Health’s 115,000 square foot, short-stay surgical hospital. According to Covenant Health, the 32-bed hospital will be built to enhance the patient experience with special attention to healing elements such as access to natural light, views to green spaces, and optimization of privacy…
Read MoreTechNation | HTM Industry Veteran David Francoeur Joins Tech Knowledge Associates
Healthcare Technology Management(HTM) industry leader David Francoeur has joined Tech Knowledge Associates (TKA) as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Francoeur’s technology and leadership roles in clinical engineering and health care industries span 30 years. He most recently served as Senior Corporate Director of Brand & Quality of Clinical Technology Management for Sodexo in…
Read MoreMedical Construction & Design | Covenant Health Breaks Ground on New Short-Stay Surgical Hospital
Ground was recently broken for Covenant Health’s 115,000-square-foot, short-stay surgical hospital, located in Lubbock, Texas. According to Covenant Health, the 32-bed hospital will be built to enhance the patient experience with special attention to healing elements such as access to natural light, views to green spaces and optimization of privacy within patient rooms. Construction is…
Read MoreDOTmed | David Francoeur Tech Knowledge Associates (TKA) Appoints Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales
La Palma, Calif. – Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) industry leader David Francoeur has joined Tech Knowledge Associates (TKA) as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Francoeur’s technology and leadership roles in clinical engineering and health care industries span 30 years. He most recently served as Senior Corporate Director of Brand & Quality of Clinical…
Read MoreHTM Industry Veteran David Francoeur Joins Tech Knowledge Associates
La Palma, Calif. – Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) industry leader David Francoeur has joined Tech Knowledge Associates (TKA) as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Francoeur’s technology and leadership roles in clinical engineering and health care industries span 30 years. He most recently served as Senior Corporate Director of Brand & Quality of Clinical…
Read MoreLinkedIn Hard Cases|How a Mother’s Grief Led to an Invention to Improve Patient Safety
This article is part of LinkedIn’s Hard Cases series, where doctors and medical professionals share the toughest challenges they’ve faced in their careers. You can read more about it here and follow along using hashtag #HardCases. Jean Snyder By Jean Snyder, Owner, Jean F. Snyder CRNA Inc., Co-owner Goodwin and Snyder Anesthesia Associates, PLLC I can still remember it like…
Read MoreCrain’s Cleveland Business | Cleveland Clinic Innovations Teams Up With Digital Manufacturing Company to Offer Innovation Award
Minnesota-based digital manufacturing company Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) has teamed up with the Cleveland Clinic Healthcare Innovations Alliance — a network of health care organizations, corporations and universities focused on innovation in health care — to offer an awards program to help propel novel health care ideas. The new initiative is part of Protolabs’ Cool Idea Award program, which began…
Read MoreMedical Product Outsourcing | Investing in What You Know
A crowdsourcing investment firm pulls back the curtain to reveal the workings of the organization and the alternate route to raising capital it offers. By Thomas Vogelsong, Ph.D., RedCrow Thought Leader | The smartest person in the CROWD is the CROWD, and the crowd’s greatest strength is the CROWD itself. The team at RedCrow is…
Read MoreHealthcare Dive | Innovation Lab Top Ten Inventions Showcased in “Fast Pitch” Event
Now on Fast-Track for Commercialization Newport Beach, CA –- Today, Innovation Lab, a healthcare incubator, announced its Top Ten medical products that will be put on a fast-track to commercialization. The product selections were the final result of an evaluation of over 1,000 idea submissions. The list was narrowed down to 237, then a final…
Read MoreInnovation Lab Top Ten Inventions Showcased in “Fast Pitch” Event
Now on Fast-Track for Commercialization Newport Beach, CA – Today, Innovation Lab, a healthcare incubator, announced its Top Ten medical products that will be put on a fast-track to commercialization. The product selections were the final result of an evaluation of over 1,000 idea submissions. The list was narrowed down to 237, then a final…
Read MoreTechNation | MultiMedical Systems Expands Into State of Washington
$2.5 Million in New Business Contracts in Multiple States, ISO 13485 Certification MultiMedical Systems (MMS), a subsidiary of The Innovation Institute, announced today its latest expansion into the state of Washington. MMS President Daren Kneeland says that Perry Morgan, Northwest Sales Director, and a team of technicians have hit the ground running. Washington adds to…
Read MoreMultiMedical Systems Expands into Washington
$2.5 Million in New Business Contracts in Multiple States, ISO 13485 Certification Fresno, CA — MultiMedical Systems (MMS), a subsidiary of The Innovation Institute, announced today its latest expansion into the state of Washington. MMS President Daren Kneeland says that Perry Morgan, Northwest Sales Director, and a team of technicians have hit the ground running.…
Read MoreOrthopedic Design & Technology | Fostering Breakthrough Device Development
The Innovation Institute’s president shares several insights on the mission of the firm and offers a number of examples of real-world development projects. By Joe Randolph | It takes a specific type of know-how to determine which ideas and opportunities are worth investing in. This means professionals who have medical sense, financial finesse, and marketing expertise…
Read MoreRichmond Magazine | Healing Hues
You need a germ-free setting when you’re providing health care, but you don’t want a sterile environment. That’s why architects and others who plan health care facilities seek to create an environment where people can be comfortable, a place that evokes a sense of home, not just for patients and their families, but also for…
Read MoreSpringfield News-Sun | Mercy Boosting Investments Outside of Traditional Health Care
Mercy rolled out new high-tech medical scrubs for its employees in Springfield earlier this fall as part of an investment with Vestagen Protective Technologies, Inc., an Orlando company that received financing from Mercy and a variety of other firms. Over the past year and a half to two years, company officials said Mercy has ramped…
Read MoreHighlights from Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit
The Innovation Institute and Innovation Lab partner RedCrow participated in the 2018 Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit as collaborators and as musical guests. Larry Stofko from The Innovation Institute and Jerry Harrison and Aishlin Harrison from RedCrow entertained Summit participants at the House of Blues, along with The Side Deal band. Other highlights from the…
Read MoreHealthcare Business News | What Can Healthcare Learn From Baseball?
By Joe Randolph Having grown up in Southern California as a life-long Dodger fan, it’s that time of year when I’m pulling for them to win the World Series. Having also spent over 30 years as a healthcare executive, I started thinking about how healthcare might learn from baseball. Are there correlations between major league…
Read MoreThe Innovation Institute to Be Featured at SoCal HIMSS CIO Forum | Health IT Driving Innovation: The Road to Care Transformation
Newport Beach, CA – Today, The Innovation Institute announced that it will participate in the SoCal HIMSS 11th Annual CIO Forum Health IT driving Innovation: The Road to Care Transformation on November 13, 2018 at The Center at Cathedral Plaza in Los Angeles. The action-packed Forum will include national thought leaders Daniel Barchi, SVP and CIO…
Read MoreWomen Who Wow | Things That Make Life So Much Better
The LOOK BETTER THAN YOU FEEL CAMISOLE is a one of a kind product, a post-surgical camisole which is the legacy of Kim Newlen. Kim Newlen was 47 and enjoying life with her husband and daughter in Richmond, VA when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Following her mastectomy, she was unable to find anything…
Read MoreBecker’s Hospital Review | Innovators Reduce Adverse Patient Events Through Innovation
Written by Joe Randolph, President & CEO, The Innovation Institute | According to a study by Frost & Sullivan, the rising incidences of adverse patient safety events and cyber security risks are pushing the demand for innovative solutions in the health care industry as it affects millions of patients and imposes a significant cost burden to health…
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