In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Dean Rottinghaus, serving as the Chief Clinical Officer for QurHealth and Infinity Care Partners. These affiliated companies are pioneering the use of voice-enabled AI and virtual care management across both inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings.
Dean‘s three decades of experience in healthcare, coupled with his determination to confront prevailing industry challenges such as staffing gaps and elevated readmission rates, underpin these transformative efforts. Tune in for an enlightening discussion with Dean, offering valuable insights into these innovative approaches shaping the future of healthcare.
Guest: Dean Rottinghaus, DC - Chief Medical Officer, Jenkins County Medical Center-Diabetes Management Clinic
Dr. Dean Rottinghaus has over 30+ years working in the healthcare industry. Twenty-one of those years were devoted to his chiropractic practice and the other 9+ years included work in the lab space, hospital IT space and with multiple EMR systems.
As a chiropractor, Dr. Rottinghaus owned and operated a large multi-disciplinary clinic that included pain management, acupuncture, massage therapy and chiropractic care in the greater Cincinnati area. In addition to his clinic, he served as a team physician for several local high schools and two universities, as well as, a staff physician at multiple hospitals.
During his career in the medical field, Dr. Rottinghaus identified a need for improved documentation in the chiropractic, orthopedic and physical medicine outpatient setting. As a result, he designed, developed, and brought to market the first web-based EMR for small practice physicians. Dean led that separate company in an executive position for nearly 15 years.
While treating patients throughout the years, Dr. Rottinghaus has developed a passion for people with chronic conditions who are seeking direction and answers. As a staff physician at multiple hospitals Dr. Rottinghaus provided medical care to many patients with diabetes, hypertension, and other metabolic disorders. He has long seen a need in this area of patient treatment and management as these patients are many times forgotten or just “pushed through the system.”
Dr. Rottinghaus has a deep desire to help these patients dealing with chronic conditions, especially those in small hospital settings and those in underserved areas in our country. Moving the diabetes management concept forward into these areas, will allow these patients the help that they desperately need to improve their quality of life. It is for this reason that Dr. Rottinghaus, along with Lenny Schonfeld and Matthew Pinyerd, brought the Diabetes Management Clinic to Jenkins County Medical Center.