NATIONAL CENTER ON SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME AND XEALTH INCREASE SPEED AND ACCESSIBILITY OF CRITICAL PARENTING RESOURCES
2024年7月25日 - 9:37PM
Xealth, the leader in enabling digital health at scale, today
announced that the company and the National Center on Shaken Baby
Syndrome are using Xealth’s digital health platform to engage
newborn families with digital content and mobile app. Xealth
automatically sends the program-related app and information to new
families at key moments, driving adoption and reducing caregiver
tasks.
About 1,300 reported cases of shaken baby syndrome (SBS)/abusive
head trauma (AHT) occur in the U.S. each year, with 80% of
surviving victims suffering lifelong disabilities. The National
Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome’s Period of PURPLE Crying program is
the world’s leading SBS/AHT prevention program. Available in both
English and Spanish, nearly 500,000 families across the U.S. are
provided with this education every year. During an eight-year
study, a 35% reduction in the incidence of AHT was shown when this
program was provided to families.
Using Xealth enables faster and easier distribution of
consistent communication across locations, providing families with
timely access to program information. Already live in a
pediatric healthcare system, it also offers organizations the means
to track enrollment, usage and engagement with the Period of PURPLE
Crying app. By leveraging Xealth’s digital health platform to
centralize digital health assets and tools within the EHR, care
teams can digitally order, monitor and measure the use of these
materials. This gives transparency into the adoption and
effectiveness of the program, allowing care teams to adjust if
usage is below target.
“The first two months of a baby’s life are often the most
stressful for a parent and caregiver as the baby’s crying is at its
peak and caregivers are regularly sleep-deprived,” said Danielle
Vázquez, BSW, executive director for the National Center on Shaken
Baby Syndrome. “Our Period of PURPLE Crying program supports
parents and caregivers in their understanding of early increased
infant crying to reduce the incidence of shaken baby syndrome. We
are excited to work with Xealth to equip families and caregivers
with consistent, user-friendly resources.”
“Bringing a newborn home is one of the happiest and most anxious
times in a family’s life as they decipher the baby’s needs,” said
Mike McSherry, CEO and co-founder of Xealth. “Caregivers need as
much information as possible, in a way that is easy to share and
referenceable at any time, and health systems want to know their
programs have the desired impact. We are proud to incorporate the
National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome’s PURPLE program as part of
our standard offering, as it is a no-brainer to prioritize this
important work.”
About the National Center on Shaken Baby
Syndrome
Founded in 2000, the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
(NCSBS) is a non-profit 501(c)3 public charity with a mission to
“The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome commits to prevent
shaken baby syndrome / abusive head trauma and promote the
well-being of infants through supporting and educating families,
caregivers and professionals.”
The NCSBS works nationally and internationally with hospitals,
public health, pediatricians, social workers, home visitors and
other similarly aligned individuals and organizations to provide
education and resources to families and professionals that will
ultimately keep babies safe. The NCSBS is a leader in the
development of shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma (SBS/AHT)
prevention programs, training courses and public education
campaigns. Each year, the National Center's resources and services
reach over a million people worldwide. For more information, please
visit www.dontshake.org.
About Xealth
Xealth scales digital health programs, enabling clinicians to
integrate, prescribe and monitor digital health tools for patients
to drive engagement and utilization. Through the secure Xealth
platform, clinicians can find and order the right digital health
tools and programs for patients directly from the EHR workflow,
send these digital health orders to the patient’s email or patient
portal, and then monitor activity. Xealth spun out of Providence in
2017, and investors include Advocate Health Enterprises, Atrium
Health, Cleveland Clinic, MemorialCare Innovation Fund, Oracle,
McKesson Ventures, Novartis, Philips, and ResMed as well as
Providence Ventures, UPMC and the Froedtert and Medical College of
Wisconsin Health Network.
For more information, visit www.xealth.com or follow
us on LinkedIn or Twitter.
- National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome and Xealth Partner to
Engage Newborn Families
Heather Caouette
RAE Communications
+1 508-579-3894
heatherc@rae-communications.com