Immunologist Shares Tips on How to Boost Your Immune System to Fight COVID-19
By Ryan Kelly, PhD, MBA, Innovation Lab General Manager After years of working in immunology research and health care innovation, I have learned that it really comes down to some commonly known, but sometimes difficult, ways to stay healthy during times like this. First and foremost, washing your hands and practicing good hygiene is paramount.…
Read More2020 Values Recognition Awards Recipients
TEAMWORK: Michele Genet Senior Director, Far West Staffing Services (FWSS) Michele Genet was nominated by several of her peers and all have praised her for her perseverance and teamwork during very challenging times, especially the loss of a beloved colleague. She has the diplomacy and expertise to create a perfect balance between the needs of…
Read MoreFutureSense and Talent Plus Form Strategic Partnership
Jim Finkelstein, President, CEO and Founder, FutureSense, LLC; and Makenzie Rath, President, Talent Plus, Inc., announced today they have formed a strategic partnership. “The ability to partner with a long-term business and trusted advisor with know-how and expertise in areas that complement the types of services and solutions Talent Plus wants to be able to…
Read MoreWRAL TechWire | These are The Top 8 Chronic Health Conditions – How Data Can Help You Manage Your Modifiable Risk Factors
By Latisha Catchatoorian An individual can reverse or prevent certain chronic conditions by making lifestyle changes. These conditions are influenced by modifiable risk factors (such as smoking) that can increase your chances of getting a condition (like lung disease). Living healthy lives requires intentional choices about what we eat, how physically active we are, what kind…
Read MoreInnovation in a Box Helps Heart Failure Patients Live Their Best Lives
Newport Beach, Calif. & Baton Rouge, La. – March 5, 2020 — Today, Innovation Lab, a subsidiary of The Innovation Institute, announced the availability of the Congestive Heart Failure health kit, a take home “health coach” following diagnosis and instruction at the hospital. According to cardiologist and inventor Kenny Civello, MD at Our Lady of…
Read MoreTechNation | Biomed 101: Clinical Safety Begins with Equipment Cleanliness, Maintenance Program
By Dave Francoeur Where is it?Is it being used?Is it broken?Is it clean? Every day, hospital clinical staff waste valuable time asking these questions about portable clinical devices – questions an established clinical equipment maintenance program would render moot, because staff would have what they need when they need it. Without a clinical equipment cleanliness…
Read MoreThe Innovation Institute and MIT Hacking Medicine Hacking Pediatrics 2020 3-Day Event Results in Top Three Ideas
Newport Beach, Calif. – Today, Innovation Lab, a subsidiary of The Innovation Institute, announced the top three ideas that resulted from their first Hackathon, a collaborative endeavor focused on transforming pediatrics held at their Orange County incubator facility February 7-9, 2020. Hacking Pediatrics 2020 participants included researchers, coders, data scientists, software engineers, nurses, physicians, entrepreneurs…
Read MoreWAFB9 |Special Box, App Designed by Doctor at Our Lady of the Lake Helps Heart Failure Patients Live Their Best Lives
By Graham Ulkins BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Thinking outside the box comes naturally to Dr. Kenny Civello. But, it’s what he’s putting in some boxes that helps patients diagnosed with heart failure. “When you come in the hospital, you’re sick, it’s a diagnosis for you, it’s very overwhelming for you to take in new…
Read More“i” in Girl Scouts Stands for Innovator: OC Troop Does Deep Dive at Innovation Lab in Newport Beach
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Girls from Girl Scout Cadette Troop 3116 in Laguna Niguel were given the opportunity this week to earn their Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) badge by experiencing STEM in action at the Innovation Lab in Newport Beach, Calif. Innovation Lab National Director Suzy Engwall said, “We began with a Deep Dive…
Read MoreThe Innovation Institute and MIT Hacking Medicine Present Hacking Pediatrics 2020
Newport Beach, Calif. – Today, the Innovation Lab, a subsidiary of The Innovation Institute, announced that they will be launching their first Hackathon to transform pediatrics through technology on February 7-9, 2020. The Lab is working in partnership with MIT Hacking Medicine on behalf of the Innovation Lab’s seven Member Owner health systems. The event…
Read MoreBecker’s Hospital Review | 18 Hospital Innovation Initiatives launched in 2019
Innovation became more of an organizational imperative than ever before in 2019, with many hospitals and health systems creating innovation centers, programs and investment funds throughout the year. Here are 18 organizations that launched new innovation programs and projects in the second half of the year, when Becker’s began documenting these efforts on a dedicated…
Read MoreHealth News Digest | Why Injuries to the Ulnar Nerve at the Elbow are Not Easily Healed By Surgery or Medication
As an athlete, most don’t have time to wait for the injury to heal properly so they take desperate measures like medications that can be addicting or surgeries that are invasive and are not guaranteed to work. Dr. Martino said that while trying to heal, it wasn’t easy because when he slept or sat at…
Read MoreTechNation | Biomed 101: Four Reasons Inventory Management is Mission-Critical
By Gus Guevara, CHTM Over my career spanning more than three decades in healthcare technology management, I’ve learned a thing or two. One thing I’ve learned is that proper management of your inventory of medical devices and equipment will help you improve patient care, strengthen patient safety, reduce risk, and save time and money. Is…
Read MoreHIT Consultant | Valley Children’s Healthcare Launches Healthcare Innovation Lab
– Valley Children’s launches healthcare innovation lab named George’s Idea Lab to accelerate new digital health solutions that will transform pediatric healthcare. – Innovation program builds off Valley Children’s recent partnership with The Innovation Institute and will operate as part of The Innovation Lab. Valley Children’s Healthcare, one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in…
Read MoreBecker’s Hospital Review | Valley Children’s Healthcare Launches Innovation Program
Madera, Calif.-based Valley Children’s Healthcare announced Oct. 16 a new partnership between its innovation program and The Innovation Institute. Valley Children’s innovation program, known as George’s Idea Lab, will operate as part of The Innovation Institute’s Innovation Lab. The Innovation Institute is a national medical product incubator and healthcare services provider. Its Innovation Lab staff…
Read MoreFresno Bee | Valley Children’s Launches Initiative to Push Pediatric Care to the Next Level
Valley Children’s Healthcare in Madera on Wednesday announced a new partnership it hopes will help transform pediatric care. Valley Children’s entered into an agreement with The Innovation Institute, a for-profit healthcare company, for this endeavor, according to a newsrelease. The institute has a an Innovation Lab, which houses scientists, doctors, and commercialization experts who are…
Read MoreValley Children’s Healthcare to Launch Innovation Program
Madera, California – Valley Children’s Healthcare announced today the launch of a new partnership to provide physicians and staff an opportunity to accelerate new technology, new processes and new equipment ideas that have the potential to transform pediatric healthcare. Earlier this year, Valley Children’s entered into an agreement with The Innovation Institute, a national,…
Read MoreMedical Construction & Design | 3-Story Wing Integral to NorthBay Modernization
NorthBay Medical Center’s three-story North Wing, located in Fairfield, California, has been completed. The 77,000-square-foot wing includes 22 patient rooms, eight high-tech surgical suites, a 16-bed post-anesthesia care unit, diagnostic imaging, a new kitchen and café and a new central sterile department. The $200-million project was integral to a five-year modernization project. The project team…
Read MoreInnovation Lab Participates in UCI BioEngine Reverse Pitch Event
On October 1, 2019, the Innovation Lab participated in the UCI BioEngine reverse pitch event, pitching two CHOC ideas from our portal. Lab participants included Dr. Ryan Kelly, Dr. Afshin Nadershahi, and Suzy Engwall who did a terrific job organizing and pitching the two CHOC ideas. The BioEngine program uses this “fast-pitch” event to pair…
Read MoreInnovation Lab Gives Back to Community
The Innovation Lab team rolled up their sleeves recently and volunteered at the Second Harvest Food Bank in Orange County. Through volunteers and donations, the Food Banks brings nourishment and hope to 290,000 hungry people throughout Orange County. Together we can #EndHungerinOC.
Read MoreConnect California Commercial Real Estate News | Brea MOB Leased to St. Jude Medical Sold
JLL closed the sale of 2767 East Imperial Highway, an 89,650-square-foot, single-tenant, net-lease medical office property in Brea, CA. The buyer was LaSalle Investment Management, through its medical office fund. The seller was a joint venture between Healthcare Property Advisors and The Innovation Institute. The MOB is fully leased to St. Jude Hospital for 14…
Read MoreReal Estate Business Online | LaSalle Investment Management Buys 89,650 SF Medical Office Property in Orange County
BREA, CALIF. — LaSalle Investment Management, through its medical office fund, has acquired a medical office property located at 2767 E. Imperial Highway in Brea. A joint venture between Healthcare Property Advisors and The Innovation Institute sold the asset for an undisclosed price. St. Jude fully occupies the 89,650-square-foot property on a net-lease basis with…
Read MoreO’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 MoreElectroMAGNET Software Introduced to Drastically Reduce Cost & Complexity of ANCC Magnet Certification
Newport Beach, Calif. – August 7, 2019 – 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 ElectroMAGNET, a new software…
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…
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