Leading supplier of virtual patient observation solutions, Collette Health, is happy to name Christine Gall DrPH, MS, BSN, a visionary in healthcare, as its new chief nursing officer. In order to strengthen Collette Health’s commitment to assisting hospitals in integrating virtual patient safety solutions to minimize falls and adverse events and improve patient outcomes, she will lead all clinical operations and innovation activities in this role.
Gall has a depth of expertise in quality, public health leadership, patient safety and engagement, and three decades of experience. Over the course of her career, she has developed innovative services and initiatives that address gaps in the delivery of care for vulnerable and at-risk patient populations by utilizing her clinical and leadership abilities. Gall has honed her leadership skills in a range of roles and settings across the continuum of care and in numerous care delivery contexts thanks to her enthusiasm for enhancing healthcare quality, safety, and results.
Gall expressed his excitement at joining Collette Health at such a significant juncture, when the healthcare business is undergoing a technological revolution and the role of clinicians is changing. As hospitals face significant difficulties that are driving innovative care delivery strategies, she was excited to join a team that is advancing better patient outcomes, enhancing clinical processes, and contributing to the transformation of the healthcare landscape. She is eager to make sure that medical professionals get the tools and assistance they require to succeed in their line of work and give their patients the best care possible.
Gall obtained her Master of Science in Healthcare Management (MS) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Business Administration, her Doctorate in Public Health Leadership (DrPH) from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Nursing.
Throughout her professional life, Gall has concentrated on solving new issues facing the industry and growing programs to fill in gaps and satisfy changing demands in the healthcare field. Her leadership is acknowledged for being sincere and goal-oriented. In her new position, she will work with the clinician-led and product teams at Collette Health to deploy human-centered AI to realize novel use cases.
Holly Miller, president of Collette Health, said, Our team and patients will greatly benefit from Christine’s passion for improving healthcare and her mission-driven focus on quality and safety. Her varied background and vast clinical experience make her a priceless asset. We’ll keep fostering innovation and implementing essential clinical feedback for success under her direction.
Collette Health is dedicated to leading innovation with its virtual patient observation solutions, which feature constant two-way video and audio, a 12:1 patient-to-observer ratio, and on-staff virtual observers. Collette Health is now ranked in Best in KLAS in the virtual sitting and nursing category.
To increase patient safety, Collette Health’s clinician-created virtual observation platform and on-staff virtual clinician observers combine to create a plug-and-play virtual care team. Using the power of human-centered AI, this cutting-edge, cloud-native technology gives floor clinicians superpowers in proactive intervention. Physical care teams can operate more efficiently, save expenses associated with care, and enhance patient outcomes by fusing human knowledge with continuous observation technologies. With a KLAS rating of 90.1%, more than 170 hospitals and health systems avoided 83,000 falls and 68% lower fall rates last year, saving $1.17 billion in fall-related expenses.
