DIGITAL HEALTH Jennifer Gentzlinger
DIGITAL HEALTH Jennifer Gentzlinger
TITLE : CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
COMPANY : PREMIER HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES
INDUSTRY : HEALTHCARE
LOCATION : UNITED STATES and congestive heart failure ( CHF ). Premier equipped the staff to look for symptoms that might indicate a decline in health . The carer then determines if a nurse or doctor is needed . " Most of the time hospitalisation is avoidable " Gentzlinger says .
The home care workers now collect vital signs and other information in real time , recording it onto a dashboard . Gentzlinger says the tool , called Real Time Data ( RTD ), is a simple web-based platform containing visuals and graphs . It allows Premier ' s staff to access clinical profiles , diagnostics , see the medications they are prescribed , and even how many falls have happened in the past . This in turn helps inform decisions around care .
Gentzlinger started working at
Premier Home Health Care Services in 2011 as an office manager trainee . This role involved working in every position she was going to oversee within the first year , including staffing coordinator and recruiter for long term care home health aide work and hospice supplemental staff .
She became Assistant Director of Operations until 2017 , when she moved up to Director and then Regional Director of Managed Care Services . After a stint as VP of Strategic Development she became the COO in March 2021 .
“ WE WANT TO FOCUS ON REDUCING HOSPITALISATIONS , AND ENABLING DATA POINTS FOR THE POPULATION WE ' RE SERVING ”
JENNIFER GENTZLINGER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER , PREMIER HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES healthcareglobal . com 75