Better Day Health is web-based health management platform that automates documentation, encourages participatory care and enables population management.

About Us

VoiceHIT, developer of the Better Day™ Health platform, was founded by Peter Ragusa, MD, MPH and a group of dedicated professionals around a single, unifying purpose: to create innovations that drive dramatic improvements in the way medicine is practiced that lower costs, save lives, extend resources and facilitate closer patient-provider relationships.

The Better Day™ promise is to deliver innovative people-centric solutions that improve wellness behaviors and realign incentives in the healthcare system. By leveraging voice recognition, mobile devices and emerging web-based technologies, Better Day™ transforms clinical documentation, streamlines care and engages patients.

As consumers increasingly take control of their own healthcare, Better Day™ acts as a beacon for the health IT industry by demonstrating the future of health IT and health care today.

What is Better Day™ Health?An end-to-end clinical and practice management platform solution that is:
  Web-Based
Cross-Browser, Cross-Platform
Patient-Centered
Fully-Integrated

      

What makes us different?In addition to our ease of use, we offer:
  Passive Documentation
System-Initiated Care
Mobile Accessibility
Structured Data, Population Management
Third-Party Apps & Devices

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The Team

Peter Ragusa, MD, MPH Chief Executive OfficerPeter Ragusa, MD, MPH is the CEO and Co-Founder of VoiceHIT. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University, the University of Minnesota Medical School & the Yale University School of Public Health. He has 10 years of start-up, health policy, technology, and healthcare experience.View LinkedIn

Jeff MillerSenior Director Accounts and ServicesJeff Miller is the Senior Director of Account Services and a Founding Partner. He has over 10 years of customer service experience in multiple service-related industries.View LinkedIn

Howard Luks, MDHead of Social StrategyHoward Luks, MD heads up Social Strategy and is a Founding Partner. He currently serves as the Chief of Arthroscopy, and Sports Medicine and Orthopedics at New York Medical College and Westchester Medical Center. He is also a national speaker and principal at two companies, HJL20 and Symplur, that aid healthcare professionals in transitioning to a meaningful digital and social media presence.View LinkedIn

The Board

Dr. John Noble, MDOrthopaedic Surgeon, Center for Orthopaedics - Lake CharlesDr. Noble is originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana, and earned his undergraduate degree from McNeese State University. He received his Medical Degree and completed his orthopaedic residency at LSU Medical School-New Orleans. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Dr. Noble has over 16 years of private practice experience, the last 11 of which have been at Center for Orthopaedics.

Andre DuPlessis, MHAChief Operating Office, Presbyterian/St. Luke's  HospitalMr. duPlessis has 15 years of senior level healthcare management experience with a majority of his career managing community hospitals. duPlessis has spent the past six years in academic medicine as Chief Operating Officer of Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans, LA. duPlessis completed his B.S. at The University of Texas at Austin and his M.H.A. from Tulane University.

Don BaumanChief Executive Officer, Isabel Healthcare USAMr. Bauman joined Isabel in 2010 and has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare software sales and marketing activities. In his recent tenure in healthcare safety solutions, Bauman served as vice president of sales and marketing for InformMed, a provider of innovative medication safety solutions and LMS Medical, a leading provider of obstetrical decision support solutions. Bauman holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan.

Gary Ferguson, PharmDChief Healthcare Strategist, TIBCODr. Ferguson leads TIBCO Software, Inc. (TIBX)’s healthcare strategy. TIBCO is located in Palo Alto, CA with approximately $1B annual sales, 2,500 employees and list 75% Fortune 500 companies as clients. Ferguson earned a Doctorate of Pharmacy/Pharmacology at the University of Southern California, and a Bachelors Degree in Pre-Veterinary Medicine at the University of California-Davis.

David F. Fisher, JD, MBA Executive Director of the Corporate Institute, University of Minnesota Law School David Fisher is the Executive Director of the Corporate Institute at the University of Minnesota Law School. He is of counsel with Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren, where he has specialized in business law, business organization, and corporate and board governance and has served clients as general counsel. Previously, he has held positions as general counsel, vice president for international, or business general manager with The Pillsbury Company, ADC Telecommunications, Inc., and G&K Services, Inc., and is founder and former chief executive officer of Internet Destination Sales System, Inc.