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Mediaplanet's "Neurological Disorders" campaign, available in USA TODAY and online, sheds light on the advancements in Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, migraine, brain injury, and overall brain health.

NEW YORK (PRWEB) MARCH 31, 2020
In recognition of Brain Awareness Week and ahead of Parkinson's Awareness Month, Mediaplanet is proud to announce the launch of its "Neurological Disorders" campaign.
Up to one billion people, nearly one-sixth of the world's population, suffer from neurological disorders, with some 6.8 million dying of the disorders each year. There is no cure for any of these disorders, and patients, healthcare professionals, and family caregivers alike are in desperate need of improved therapies and technologies that will help manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life.
In recognition of Brain Awareness Week, this campaign will inspire and educate patients, families, and healthcare professionals by spotlighting the leading diagnostics and treatment options available to promote neurological health and advocate for increased awareness and funding for these disorders.
In light of the campaign's focus on epilepsy, the late actor, dancer, and philanthropist Cameron Boyce graces the cover of the campaign. In an exclusive interview with parents Libby and Victor Boyce, the story honors his legacy. His family started The Cameron Boyce Foundation (TCBF) to support the causes that Cameron was passionate about: ending gun violence, advocating for clean water, and spreading kindness. Now, they're sharing their son's story, and advocating for awareness of SUDEP, the rare condition that takes the life of 1 in 1,000 people with epilepsy each year.
Boyce's family is encouraging families to speak up and be proactive when faced with an epilepsy diagnosis, especially as they were unaware of what kind of specialists to go to and what their son needed beyond his medications.
"We can't wither away. He didn't and he wouldn't," says Victor Boyce, explaining they're motivated by their son's strength and determination. "We can't wither away and back down from what's going on."
The print component of "Neurological Disorders" is distributed within today's edition of USA Today in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, South Florida, Washington D.C./Baltimore, and Houston. The digital component is distributed nationally through a vast social media strategy and across a network of top news sites and partner outlets. To explore the digital version of the campaign, visit https://www.futureofpersonalhealth.com/campaign/neurological-disorders/
The edition will also make an appearance at several key brain health conferences and events throughout 2020, including the American Academy of Neurology's Annual Meeting in April, Shake It Till We Make It 2020 presented by Wieden + Kennedy in May, The 10th Annual Traumatic Brain Injury Conference hosted by Arrowhead Publishers in June, and Epilepsy Awareness Day at Disneyland in November; and well into spring 2021 at the Parkinson's Expo hosted by the Neuro Challenge for Parkinson's.
This campaign was made possible with the support of the American Brain Foundation, American Parkinson Disease Association, Parkinson's Foundation, Acorda Therapeutics, Neurocrine Biosciences, Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Kyowa Kirin, Prebiotin, The Cameron Boyce Foundation, the Brian Grant Foundation, the Epilepsy Foundation, American Migraine Foundation, Natrol, BrainMD, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE), UK HealthCare, Theranica, the Anita Kaufmann Foundation, Brain Injury Alliance, NeuroChallenge Foundation for Parkinson's, and more.
About Mediaplanet 
Mediaplanet specializes in the creation of content marketing campaigns covering a variety of industries. We tell meaningful stories that educate our audience and position our clients as solution providers. Our unique ability to pair the right leaders with the right readers, through the right platforms, has made Mediaplanet a global content marketing powerhouse. Our award-winning stories have won the hearts of countless readers while serving as a valuable platform for brands and their missions. Just call us storytellers with a purpose. Please visit http://www.mediaplanet.com for more on who we are and what we do.
Press Contact: 
Victoria Borkowski 
(646) 755-7949 
victoria.borkowski@mediaplanet.com

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Up to one billion people, nearly one-sixth of the world's population, suffer from neurological disorders, with some 6.8 million dying of the disorders each year.



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Mediaplanet's Oral Health Campaign found within USA Today and online is shedding light on the importance of oral health on your overall wellbeing.

NEW YORK (PRWEB) MARCH 31, 2020
Kicking off April's Oral Cancer awareness month, Mediaplanet launches its newest edition of the Oral Health campaign. The campaign is aimed at increasing awareness of the importance of oral health to overall health and wellbeing. With topics ranging from the importance of starting a good oral care routine from a young age to how early detection of oral cancer can save your life, the campaign is a call to action urging people to advocate for their own oral health.
According to the Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 50 percent of children will have tooth decay by the age of five. By neglecting their oral health, many Americans face a number of oral health diseases that not only can result in partial to total tooth loss, infection, and even death, but also overall wellbeing and mental health. 85 percent of Americans believe that oral health is extremely important to their overall health (according to a Delta Dental), yet only half of those surveyed reported they visit the dentist at least one time per year. This discrepancy highlights the importance of raising awareness on these topics and educating people on best practices.
The print component of Oral Health is distributed within today's edition of USA Today in New York, Chicago, D.C Baltimore, Los Angeles, Houston, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh/Cleveland, and Boston markets, with a circulation of approximately 200,000 copies and an estimated readership of 600,000. The digital component is distributed nationally, through a vast social media strategy, and across a network of top news sites and partner outlets. To explore the digital version of the campaign, visit: https://www.futureofpersonalhealth.com/campaign/oral-health/
Profiled in the cover story is Rob Paulsen, American voice actor and throat cancer survivor. As the 2020 spokesperson for the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, Paulsen has been advocating to raise awareness of the disease and preventative measures. In an interview with Mediaplanet he shares his experience with throat cancer and his motivation behind his advocacy.
This campaign was made possible with the support of the Academy of General Dentistry, American Association of Endodontists, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, Operation Smile, America's Toothfairy, SmartMouth, Native, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
About Mediaplanet 
Mediaplanet specializes in the creation of content marketing campaigns covering a variety of industries. We tell meaningful stories that educate our audience and position our clients as solution providers. Our unique ability to pair the right leaders with the right readers, through the right platforms, has made Mediaplanet a global content marketing powerhouse. Our award-winning stories have won the hearts of countless readers while serving as a valuable platform for brands and their missions. Just call us storytellers with a purpose. Please visit http://www.mediaplanet.com for more on who we are and what we do.
Press Contact: 
Nellie Dubin 
Nellie.Dubin@mediaplanet.com 
(646) 922-1412 

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With topics ranging from the importance of starting a good oral care routine from a young age to how early detection of oral cancer can save your life, the campaign is a call to action urging people to advocate for their own oral health.



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To help support the nation's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, SSE Technologies has developed Golden Test, a patient tracking and data validation application for remote testing facilities using TracerPlus, a mobile application development software created by Long Island-based Portable Technology Solutions (PTS).
Golden Test is a HIPAA-compliant application that's designed to assist medical professionals with patient data entry, check-in, and completion of a screening questionnaire based on CDC guidelines. It allows healthcare providers to scan a patient's drivers license through the car window, minimizing patient-to-caregiver contact and increasing throughput speed.
"My daughter recently spent some time with a friend that tested positive for COVID-19," said Adam Egert, partner of SSE Technologies. "When she developed a low-grade fever and chills, we decided to visit a drive-up testing facility that had just opened up that day. What we experienced was not up to hospital standards. While they did their best to limit patient-to-caregiver contact, patient registration was still paper-based, delaying the input process and increasing the chance of exposure. It was pretty obvious that we could improve the process with barcode readers. Golden Test was developed to help those healthcare professionals out there protecting and taking care of us with a safer and more efficient patient registration process and test sample tracking."
In addition to patient registration, the Golden Test application has the ability to track the COVID-19 testing process from administration and collection to transportation and result, while providing printable test tube labels and scannable barcodes that can be used for patient retrieval and data entry by laboratory information management systems (LIMS). The app also allows healthcare professionals to print QR mobile labels for patients that allow them to scan and retrieve their results, what to do in the case of positive or negative results and any other pertinent information from the screening facility.
Golden Test is based on TracerPlus and can be run on iOS, Android and Windows mobile phones, laptops and data collection terminals. It's scalable to any number of needed devices and available with limited to no network connectivity. 
"No one is immune to the effects COVID-19 has on our communities," said Brad Horn, CEO and Co-Founder of PTS. "We're all adapting to this constantly evolving situation and PTS is committed to supporting our customers and partners, especially those directly involved with bringing this unprecedented crisis to an end."
About Portable Technology Solutions 
Portable Technology Solutions, LLC (PTS) is a leading provider of user-configurable, data collection software and systems with over 8,000 active customers. As developers of TracerPlus mobility software and ClearStream fixed RFID software, PTS provides solutions for any kind of organization, any type of system and any budget. PTS solutions require no programming experience, enabling users of any ability to configure, deploy and use. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Calverton, NY, Portable Technology Solutions also maintains an active presence in Europe and partners with hardware manufacturers, worldwide distributors, and OEM solution providers. For additional information visit tracerplus.com and clearstreamrfid.com
About SSE Technologies 
SSE Technologies is a leading provider of auto-identification and data collection solutions using barcode, RFID, and wireless technologies. Founded in 1936, SSE Technologies started at the forefront of the Electronic Industry as a marketing organization, evolved into an Electronics Distributor and became an original adopter of barcode technologies in 1981. Leverage our 35+ years of expertise and key partnerships in the industry to select, configure, deploy, train, and support the right solutions for our clients. For more information, visit ssetechnologies.com. 

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Golden Test

"We're all adapting to this constantly evolving situation and PTS is committed to supporting our customers and partners, especially those directly involved with bringing this unprecedented crisis to an end."



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Market research publisher, BioInformatics, shares insights from recent survey of 1,000+ life scientists from around the world answering questions regarding the impact of Covid-19 on their research.

ARLINGTON, VA. (PRWEB) MARCH 31, 2020
At a time when the life science community is responding to the coronavirus pandemic, a recent survey of scientists shows that nearly half of all life science labs around the world are currently closed.
BioInformatics, part of Science and Medicine Group, is the leading research and advisory firm supporting the manufacturers of instruments and consumables used in life science research and drug discovery. In a flash survey conducted between March 27th and March 29th, 2020, a total of 1,137 life scientists from around the world answered questions regarding the impact of Covid-19 on their research. The respondents are members of The Science Advisory Board, an online community created by BioInformatics to better understand the needs and experiences of professionals engaged in life science research.
Forty-eight percent of those surveyed report that their lab is currently closed with another 13% running at reduced capacity. Closed labs were far more common at academic institutions (56%) than at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies where only 27% have been shut down. Labs in Asia report 43% are closed which is somewhat lower than in North America (48%) and Europe (50%). As of late last week, these scientists were expecting their labs to remain closed, on average, for the next seven months. BioInformatics will continue to track these expectations weekly and publish the BioInformatics COVID Lab Impact Factor.
Understandably, 52% of scientists surveyed also believe the coronavirus pandemic is having a significant impact on their research, with just 17% saying the crisis is having little to no impact on their work. Academic researchers are more likely to feel their research has been significantly impacted (57%) than their counterparts working in pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies (39%). Covid-19's impact on research has been felt around the world but most significantly among North American (56%) and European (53%) scientists than their Asian colleagues (45%).
"Scientists are using their time outside of the lab to catch up on other important tasks – writing, publishing and planning new experiments," said Craig Overpeck, CEO of Science and Medicine Group. "When the current restrictions are lifted we expect there to be a rapid resumption of their research activities along with a renewed appreciation of the importance of science by policy makers and the general public."
The scientists also answered questions related to their operating budgets, spending plans for the remainder of the year. Those surveyed who are also engaged in infectious disease research also indicated where suppliers can best help them detect, prevent and treat infectious diseases.
An interactive report showing the locations of closed laboratories is available online at http://www.bioinfoinc.com. Additional data and updates will be made available in the coming weeks for our Knowledge Center subscribers.
To learn how to be a Knowledge Center subscriber please contact Devin Holland d.holland@bioinfoinc.com
ABOUT BIOINFORMATICS 
BioInformatics Inc., now part of Science and Medicine Group. is the premier research and advisory firm serving the life science, clinical diagnostics and analytical instrument industries. By leveraging our expert network of more than 50,000 life scientists, the company has supported more than 500 companies in creating insights that lead to better business decisions. Offerings include assessing the size and attractiveness of scientific markets, optimizing product configurations and pricing, validating corporate acquisitions, measuring customer loyalty, and evaluating brand strength and positioning.

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When the current restrictions are lifted we expect there to be a rapid resumption of their research activities along with a renewed appreciation of the importance of science by policy makers and the general public.



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Poplar Healthcare, a leading anatomic and molecular pathology laboratory headquartered in Memphis, TN, announced today that it is now processing COVID-19 tests in its 113,000-square-foot, high-complexity CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited laboratory in Memphis, Tennessee. Testing is performed on the cobas SARS-CoV-2 Test via the cobas 6800 System which received Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 13, 2020. In addition, Poplar Healthcare is performing testing on the Roche cobas z480 analyzer and has submitted for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA.
"As coronavirus spreads across the nation at an alarming rate, Poplar Healthcare is well situated to help control the outbreak by providing patients and providers access to COVID-19 testing," stated Poplar Healthcare Medical Director, Shawn Kinsey, MD. "Our proximity to FedEx allows our laboratory to not only service the city of Memphis and surrounding communities, but anywhere FedEx flies. We are routinely providing results in 24 to 48 hours from receipt of the specimen."
Poplar Healthcare's Vice President of Genomic Operations and Development, Anami Patel, PhD, commented, "Providing testing on different platforms allows the laboratory flexibility to adapt to challenges in the supply chain and provides additional capacity to serve patients and healthcare workers who need the testing the most."
Poplar Healthcare is one of the largest physician-owned pathology group practices in the United States, offering a wide variety of DNA- and RNA-based molecular tests. It receives thousands of samples each day and is supported by a team of over 25 board-certified and fellowship-trained pathologists.
Healthcare providers and institutions interested in obtaining access to the test can contact Poplar Healthcare at 901-526-1912 or email covid19@poplarhealthcare.com.
About Poplar Healthcare 
Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, Poplar Healthcare is a leading laboratory services company. Through its GI Pathology, Bostwick Laboratories, D-PATH, OncoMetrix and Women's Health Laboratories brands, Poplar Healthcare provides specialized laboratory testing services to a nationwide client base of gastroenterologists, dermatologists, oncologists, urologists, gynecologists and their patients.
For more information, visit poplarhealthcare.com or micropathid.info.

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A team led by Pawel Kalinski, MD, PhD, of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has earned a five-year, $14.54 million award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to expand a promising immunotherapy platform.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (PRWEB) MARCH 31, 2020
- Prestigious grant will fund 5 clinical trials in patients with 3 cancer types 

Focus is targeting chemokine system to make 'cold' tumors 'hot'

Strategy to be studied in patients with colorectal, ovarian or melanoma tumors

A team led by Pawel Kalinski, MD, PhD, of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has earned a five-year, $14.54 million award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to expand a promising immunotherapy platform. Funded through the NCI's Program Project Grant program, this prestigious five-year grant will fund five clinical trials, all focused on a strategy for making some of the most common immunotherapies work for more cancer patients.
"Our goal with this project is to convert cancers that are traditionally checkpoint-resistant into treatable, 'hot' tumors so that more patients will be able to benefit from some of the most commonly prescribed immunotherapies," says Dr. Kalinski, who is Vice Chair for Translational Research, the Rustum Family Professor for Molecular Therapeutics and Translational Research and Director of Cancer Vaccine and Dendritic Cell Therapies at Roswell Park.
"This five-year National Cancer Institute grant continues a long tradition of groundbreaking immunotherapy research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center," says Congressman Brian Higgins. "The research the clinicians at Roswell are conducting represents the next generation of transformational care for cancer patients."
"Cancer touches every family in one way or another," says Congressman Tom Reed. "We are pleased to see this critical grant funding delivered to right here in our backyard to promote innovative breakthroughs for cancer treatment. We will continue to be a constant advocate for Roswell Park in the halls of Congress."
Currently, depending on their cancer type and the genetic characteristics of their tumors, only about 20% of cancer patients are good candidates for a newer class of treatments called checkpoint inhibitors — drugs such as pembrolizumab (Keytruda), nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy). Even among those patients who are likely to respond initially to treatment with a checkpoint inhibitor, 60% to 70% are likely to have their cancers recur or progress.
"Dr. Kalinski and colleagues have built a compelling case in support of their out-of-the-box approach to cancer immunotherapy," says Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG, Deputy Director and Executive Director of the Center for Immunotherapy at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. "All of us in the field will be eagerly following this elegant work, which involves combinations that would uniquely harness previously untapped properties of the human immune system, and accompanied by innovative translational science that should yield greater understanding of immune responses to solid tumors."
Dr. Kalinski has spent the last 15 years developing a unique approach to cancer immunotherapy, or cancer treatment strategies that engage the immune system — first as a faculty member at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), and more recently at Roswell Park.
The NCI grant, which involves partners from both UPMC and The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, will enable five new phase II or phase IIA clinical trials to assess the efficacy of this multipronged approach — two studies in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, one in patients with checkpoint-resistant advanced melanoma and two in advanced ovarian cancer. Three of the five studies will be conducted at Roswell Park, with the two ovarian cancer studies to be led at UPMC's Hillman Cancer Center, with participation from Roswell Park.
Chemokines are a type of signaling protein with the ability to control the movements and growth of many immune cells, including cancer-fighting cells called cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). Together, the trials will explore three complementary strategies for targeting chemokines to alter the tumor microenvironment, or cells surrounding cancer cells, to promote the attraction and activation of CTLs, the key antitumor immune cells.
"Based on our earlier studies both in the lab and in early-phase clinical trials, we have evidence that we can selectively promote entry of antitumor killer cells into tumor microenvironments and reduce local accumulation of suppressive cells in order to sensitize 'cold' tumors to immune checkpoint-inhibition therapy," notes Dr. Kalinski.
The clinical trials will employ a chemokine-modulating regimen targeting three separate pathways of immune response — the toll-like receptor-3, type-1 interferon and prostaglandin networks — as well as specialized dendritic-cell therapeutic vaccines.
The team will also work to assess the immunologic and clinical efficacy of this new therapeutic strategy; identify the biomarkers of response; and develop optimized treatment combinations for many patients with hard-to-treat ovarian and colorectal tumors. The program will also address the pressing challenge of determining the best treatment for patients with melanoma whose tumors recur or persist despite treatment with immunotherapy.
OmniSeq Inc. will conduct advanced molecular diagnostic testing on participating patients' tumor cells as part of the studies. AIM ImmunoTech Inc. has agreed to provide rintatolimod (brand name Ampligen), the chemokine-modulating agent to be incorporated into these studies.
The clinical trials are not yet underway. Dr. Kalinski and team expect to open all five studies by year-end 2021. When active and open to accrual, the studies will be listed on both roswellpark.org/clinicaltrialsand clinicaltrials.gov.
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For an online version of this release, please visit Roswell Park's website.
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is a community united by the drive to eliminate cancer's grip on humanity by unlocking its secrets through personalized approaches and unleashing the healing power of hope. Founded by Dr. Roswell Park in 1898, it is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in Upstate New York. Learn more at http://www.roswellpark.org, or contact us at 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355) or ASKRoswell@RoswellPark.org.

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Pawel Kalinski, MD, PhD, will lead an effort involving five clinical trials in patients with three cancer types.

"Our goal with this project is to convert cancers that are traditionally checkpoint-resistant into treatable, 'hot' tumors so that more patients will be able to benefit from some of the most commonly prescribed immunotherapies."



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Definitive Healthcare, the leading provider of data, intelligence, and analytics on the healthcare provider market, today announced that it has developed – during this weekend's Datavant virtual Pandemic Response Hackathon – a COVID-19 Capacity Predictor map, to predict where US hospitals may become overwhelmed with regard to mechanical ventilators and ICU beds.
Even by the most optimistic estimates, the demand for intensive care beds and ventilators is expected to exceed supply as the number of COVID-19 cases increases. Public officials at all levels of the government – as well as healthcare organizations providing these beds and ventilators – will need to determine quickly when and where additional treatment supplies should be channeled. To help solve for this, Definitive Healthcare designed this interactive, visual Tableau map of the United States to make it easier to identify where supplies will likely run out, to help officials and organizations allocate resources where they are most needed in time to improve outcomes for patients.
By combining proprietary Definitive Healthcare ICU hospital bed and ventilator availability/utilization data with population density, demographic information, and New York Times COVID-19 cases per day, Definitive Healthcare's data science team was able to graph supply capacity against predicted cases and hospitalizations by county and state. This information and analysis is being provided to the public to help our country address the growing pandemic.
"At Definitive Healthcare, we work with practitioner, patient, and facility data across the entire continuum of care all day, every day. We understand a pandemic the magnitude of COVID-19 is an incredible stressor on our current healthcare system, and we hope this tool helps officials and organizations identify the areas of greatest need," said Zach Sanders, Hackathon Team Lead and Manager of Product Engineering at Definitive Healthcare. "Our 13-person Hackathon team consisted of consisted of members from across Definitive Healthcare's organization, all of whom brought this project together in a single, 48-hour weekend. Recently, we've seen a lot of visualizations that cover COVID-19 spread, which are incredibly important – but we hope our tool can help solve the question of capacity: where and when important resources should be allocated as case volume continues to grow."
Users of Definitive Healthcare's COVID-19 Capacity Predictor can filter to a state and/or county of interest. Based on the filters a user applies, information is provided about that area's total available treatment resources (beds, ventilators), as well as projected days until current resources in the health care system are maxed out.
"Because this data can be viewed at a national, state, and county level, we believe our dashboard can be leveraged by officials at all levels of government and the public to plan resource distribution and understand potential ramifications. It has been a truly fulfilling endeavor enabling those decisions to be as data driven as possible," continued Sanders. "We're grateful for Definitive Healthcare's willingness to allow us to use its data on health system capacity and proud to add that data to the growing national discourse."
View Definitive Healthcare's COVID-19 Capacity Predictor here. This map is dynamic – updated on the Definitive Healthcare website in real time through live data feeds and modified as relevant data sources become available. For a video walk-through, please watch Definitive Healthcare's hackathon submission video.
"As a business, we are determined to do whatever it takes to be part of the COVID-19 solution. Over the past three weeks, we have been donating our data to branches of the government, universities, and organizations to drive solutions as fast as possible to the market. The Definitive Healthcare team worked tirelessly and passionately over the weekend to develop this impressive tool. We remain dedicated to making our data accessible during this critical time," said Jason Krantz, CEO at Definitive Healthcare. "I continue to be incredibly proud of Definitive employees, who generously donate their nights and weekends to developing such important and publicly-accessible tools. This type of engagement is already a hallmark of our company culture, but particularly commendable during this time of crisis."
To learn about other spotlight data projects developed at this weekend's Datavant Pandemic Response Hackathon, please tune in on Wednesday, April 1st at 7:00pm EST.
About Definitive Healthcare 
Definitive Healthcare is the most comprehensive and accurate source for data insights and analytics on the healthcare provider market. Its product suite provides the most comprehensive and highest quality data available anywhere on 8,800 hospitals and IDNs; 135,000 physician groups; 1.7 million physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals; 11,000 ambulatory surgery centers; 15,800 imaging centers; 85,500 long-term care facilities; 40,000 clinics; 1,800 ACOs and HIEs; and 6.8 billion medical commercial claims covering 310 million patient lives. The company's data provides its 2,500 clients with the analytics and insight needed to effectively segment and research the healthcare provider market. Definitive Healthcare is backed by 22C Capital, Advent International, and Spectrum Equity. For more information, or to trial the service, visit https://www.definitivehc.com/.
Media Contact 
Tory Waldron 
PR Manager 
twaldron@definitivehc.com 
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Definitive Healthcare COVID-19 Capacity US Map

"We understand a pandemic the magnitude of COVID-19 is an incredible stressor on our current healthcare system, and we hope this tool helps officials and organizations identify the areas of greatest need," said Zach Sanders, Definitive Healthcare.




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Ms. Karina Pismichenko, the owner of Procap Medical Billing, LLC, wants to reach out to the many medical offices and physicians in and around the Staten Island area with free consultations for 2020! This will be her opportunity to see her unique approach to medical billing, and realize that when choosing a company to provide this service, hers is the best in the New York area! Ms. Pismichenko wants to let her many years of experience go to work for health facilities or clinics, and make sure that these business get their payment reimbursements promptly!

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PRWEB) MARCH 31, 2020
Karina Pismichenko knows that medical professionals, such as family physicians, are not only some of the most needed types of physicians in the U.S., but are also ones that need help from medical billers frequently. These physicians are always on-call, and without them many children and parents alike couldn't get the immediate attention they need at home. Our entire society depends on family physicians so much, so why should they have to struggle when it is time for them to be paid for their services? This is why Ms. Pismichenko's Staten Island based Procap Medical Billing is making sure that no-cost consultations are available this year for them, as well as all other physicians and medical clinics and hospitals in and around the area.
Another type of physician that Karina Pismichenko realizes needs her medical billing services greatly right now are pediatricians. With the recent appearance of COVID-19 aka the Coronavirus, many parents want to be sure that their children are staying healthy. With so many kids out of school and now at home, pediatricians are currently even busier with the role of home visits, and don't have time to put extra energy into tracking down reimbursements for their medical services, networking with insurance companies, etc.
Medical billing services like Karina Pismichenko's makes the payment process fluid, and does all the necessary networking that clinics and physicians just don't have the time to do. They deserve to be represented by a medical billing service that will allow them the peace of mind they need to do what they do best, and that is to make sure that the general public stays healthy. Now is the time to contact Ms. Karina Pismichenko, owner of Staten Island's Procap Medical Billing, LLC for an absolutely free consultation, to ensure that all of your reimbursement worries are over. 

Karina Pismichenko knows that medical professionals, such as family physicians, are not only some of the most needed types of physicians in the U.S., but are also ones that need help from medical billers frequently.



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Vosita Healthcare, Inc. https://vosita.com/ – a startup Telemedicine firm providing an online medical care appointment booking service for Telehealth appointments or standard office appointments.
Vosita Healthcare Inc. – located in Paramus, New Jersey – announces the release of Vosita on the iOS App Store for patients to use on iOS devices such as iPad and iPhone. The Vosita 1.0 app is going to make it easier for patients to connect and use the camera on the device with very little technical experience. Vosita has also added a new category for acute COVID-19 screening, which will make it easier for patients to find providers that are willing to virtually screen patients over Telemedicine for COVID-19.
In dealing with a crisis such as the Coronavirus pandemic, or COVID-19, our goal is to provide modern services like telemedicine to the public in order to decrease the risk of infection. Telemedicine allows those who are immunocompromised or quarantined to get doctors' advice from the safety and comfort of their home. It can also keep patients who believe they may be infected with the virus out of the emergency room.
On Sunday March 29th, 60 Minutes interviewed Dr. Amit Uppal, a critical care specialist at Bellevue Hospital, who is really on the front line of dealing with the coronavirus. Dr. Uppal said, "What's surprising about this, is sheer volume of the patients that we're seeing and how rapidly they deteriorate is not what we're used to, with other conditions, similar to this, when you see patients are deteriorating rapidly." 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley asked, "What do you mean by that?" "What I mean is patients coming in with moderate symptoms, cough and shortness of breath, and within the course of a few hours some of those patients are on life support. And that's really hard to watch, just from a human standpoint, to see someone get so sick so quick. And right now that's a very common story that we're seeing, I think."
Dr. MICHAEL BASISTA, MD, a leading provider at Immedicenter, an urgent care facility at Clifton, New Jersey says: "I am able to examine patients over the Vosita Telemedicine videos, I can coach patients to take in deep breaths, inhale and exhale." Dr. Basista says, "Right now, our most common visit is upper respiratory infections which are common colds, sinusitis fever, cough, a lot of these symptoms are the same symptoms you see with COVID-19. Using Vosita Telemedicine helps me determine if the patient should go to the emergency room for treatment, or they might have alternate or milder symptoms where going to the emergency room can be more harmful than beneficial. We are trying to keep patients who believe they may have the virus, but have only minor symptoms, out of the emergency room where they could spread the disease to others or have their condition deteriorate."
The Trump Administration this month announced expanded Medicare telemedicine coverage that will enable patients to receive a wider range of healthcare services from their doctors without having to travel to a healthcare facility. Beginning on March 6, 2020, Medicare—administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—will temporarily pay clinicians to provide Telemedicine services for patients residing across the entire country.
President and CEO of Vosita Healthcare Inc. Robert Gabriel commented, "We here at Vosita Telemedicine are donating the technology and software to conduct face-to-face telemedicine visits to all physicians so they can treat patients while staying socially distant. Our goal is to help our physicians, patients, and communities overcome the crisis and flatten the curve of infections by providing Vosita Telemedicine services." Mr. Gabriel is a proud believer in giving back to the providers as a small price to pay in order to contain such a pandemic. Mr. Gabriel has been working with providers for 23 years serving as the CEO of Microwize Technology, a Healthcare IT firm since 1997.
The use of Vosita Telemedicine will be free for providers and medical groups for one year, with no obligation to continue to use it after the free period. In order for patients and providers to use the service, they need to go to https://vosita.com/ to join or download the app from the App Store free of charge.


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A March 25 article on Haute Living describes how mommy makeovers are a reliable method for helping a woman to enjoy a body closer to the one she had prior to having children. It adds, however, that every mom/prospective patient considering the procedure should understand what it entails. This includes the details of the surgeries, deciding on when to schedule them, understanding the recovery time needed post-procedure, as well as carefully researching which surgeon is the best for the job. Beverly Hills Physicians, a Los Angeles based medical and cosmetic group, says that a successful mommy makeover begins with offering patients support and plenty of information so that they can make the best possible decisions for themselves.
Beverly Hills Physicians says that, for people who may not be certain what it is,a mommy makeover is a collection of procedures that address the less flattering impacts motherhood can have on a woman's body. While diet and exercise can help to reduce post-pregnancy weight and build healthy muscle, loose and sagging skin as well as certain types of fatty tissue are very often mostly immune to exercise and diet. Procedures in the package typically include a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) to remove excess tissue and tighten muscles, liposuction to remove fat deposits, as well as breast augmentation and/or breast lift, says Beverly Hills Physicians.
The health and beauty medical group says that there are many factors involved with the success of any plastic surgery or group of surgeries. The first and most important detail, says the group, is the choice of a plastic surgeon. The group says that its most important offering is its selection of many of Southern California's most respected physicians.
Beverly Hills Physicians adds that its consultants can also help with a great many other tasks beyond coordinating the choice of a physician. These include helping to make whatever arrangements are needed to facilitate procedures, including scheduling a time that will work with the patient's schedule. In cases where patients may be concerned about finances, the group notes that consultants can nearly always structure an arrangement that can make most procedures affordable to most patients.
Moving on, Beverly Hills Physicians says that, beyond the matter of the date of a procedure there is a different kind of scheduling that prospective mommy makeover patients should know. It is best if a mother waits until she is finished having children before having the procedures. As you may have guessed, waiting ensures that the results of the procedure will last and not be affected due to the exigencies of another pregnancy.
Readers who would like to learn more about a Mommy Makeover procedure or other services provided by Beverly Hills Physicians can call 800-788-1416 or visit the health and beauty medical group's website at http://www.beverlyhillsphysicians.com.

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Chalice Network, an online member-based digital marketplace for independent, small and midsized business owners, is waiving its annual membership fee to provide immediate access to discounted, affordable healthcare insurance options.
"We created Chalice to be a trusted partner that provides support and savings to small and midsized business owners," said Keith Gregg, Chalice CEO. "With this latest unprecedented challenge, we know businesses need to cut costs wherever possible, but the health of their families and employees remains a top priority. This is why we're waiving membership fees and providing immediate free access to affordable healthcare coverage."
This offer is for new members who request a consultation with Oasis, Chalice's health insurance partner, before April 30, 2020. If a new member then purchases insurance through Oasis, Chalice Network will waive its annual membership fee of $1,200.
To learn more and to receive a quote, visit http://www.chalicenetwork.com/marketplace/healthor call (858) 376-3959.
About Chalice Network 
Chalice Network, is an exclusive member-benefit organization dedicated to empowering today's small to midsized advisor. More than 52,000 members find solutions to their business challenges daily. Members enjoy access to exceptional benefits and solutions via its digital marketplace – all designed to help members run, grow and protect their business. Members may also access the Chalice Community where they can network, connect and learn from like-minded entrepreneurs. For more information, visit http://www.chalicenetwork.com. 

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Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS, Inc.), a leading provider of health information technology (HIT) solutions for federal, private and public healthcare organizations, today announced the notice of allowance was granted to by the U.S. Patent Office for U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 14/313,766 entitled AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF PATIENT PRESENCE FOR PATIENT PORTALS.
With the management of electronic healthcare records sweeping the industry, the patent is directed to health record management systems, and how users and healthcare providers can access and interact with these systems.
This patent protects the DSS technology that allows patients, healthcare providers and facilities to transmit patient health related data to a health record management system in a secure and efficient manner.
The patented system also allows for any healthcare entity to securely submit health related data for any patient and be automatically registered with the system. Therefore, patients are no longer required to access multiple different health record management systems due to their healthcare providers being registered with different systems.
"Enhanced health data interoperability is critical for providing the best quality of care possible for patients," said Mark Byers, president and CEO of DSS. "This patent reinforces DSS' legacy of being a trusted provider of the most innovative health technology solutions."
DSS Incorporated has other patents pending.
About Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS, Inc.) 
With over 25 years of experience, DSS knows what works. We are a health information software development and systems integration company, providing services and solutions used daily by thousands of clinicians and administrative staff nationwide, to reduce costs, streamline workflows and improve patient care. For more information about DSS, visit http://www.dssinc.com. 

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Carterra Inc., the world leader in high-throughput antibody screening and characterization tools, and La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), announced today that they will use Carterra's proprietary LSA platform to screen hundreds of antibodies in just a few days allowing CoVIC to move therapeutic candidates to the clinic as early as this summer.
La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) has been awarded a $1.73 million grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to establish a Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium (CoVIC) as part of the foundation's global efforts to stem the tide of the current coronavirus outbreak, the Institute announced yesterday. Antibody therapies are often the first novel therapies advanced for an emerging infectious disease.
Headquartered at LJI, CoVIC will serve as a clearinghouse to understand which antibodies are most effective against the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and to accelerate the research pipeline to provide immunotherapeutics in order to protect vulnerable individuals from severe manifestations of COVID-19 in all parts of the world including low-resource settings.
This effort is being funded as part of the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator launched in early March by the Gates Foundation, Wellcome, and Mastercard. The Accelerator provides fast and flexible funding at key stages of the development process to de-risk the pathway for drugs and biologics to prevent and treat COVID-19.
The effort is led by Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D., a professor in LJI's Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, who draws on her broad research experience guiding the development of antibody drugs and galvanizing a global research coalition that helped define which therapeutic antibodies effectively combat disease in humans infected with Ebola virus.
"We are thrilled that Carterra will provide full antibody characterization data using affinity measurements and, potentially more importantly, ultra-high resolution information of the epitopes," says Dr. Ollmann Saphire. "Knowing how well these antibodies bind to the target is important but understanding their mechanism of action and how different antibodies can complement each other will determine what ends up in the clinic."
Traditional antibody discovery requires a primary screen of ever-expanding antibody libraries. Only a small group of candidate antibodies are then characterized on traditional, low-throughput, low-resolution biosensor tools which provide real-time readout of the binding profile. This workflow runs the risk that potential drug candidates could be missed or that the process of candidate selection could be exceedingly long.
Carterra's LSA is turning that model on its head by enabling the high-resolution analysis of entire libraries, combining screening and characterization into one seamless step, thereby minimizing the risk of missing a potent therapeutic candidate. The LSA's dramatic throughput condenses months of work into days. Infectious diseases are ideal for leveraging the power of the LSA platform as evidenced in recent studies of Yellow Fever and Ebola where the LSA helped elucidate the immunity of survivors.
Additionally, the LSA platform offers investigators the most resolved view of the epitope – the location an antibody binds to its target. An epitope is an innate property that cannot be changed and must be discovered empirically. The LSA is the only technology that enables characterization of epitope binding at the full library level.
"The world is in need of a solution to COVID-19," says Josh Eckman, Carterra's Chief Executive Officer. "We're honored to be the provider of high-throughput antibody screening and characterization data to CoVIC. They have the most ambitious research goals and aggressive timelines. The Carterra LSA is the right tool at the right time."
About Carterra, Inc. 
Carterra is the leading provider of high throughput technologies designed to accelerate and improve the discovery of novel therapeutic candidates. Carterra's LSA instrument, software, and consumables for monoclonal antibody (mAb) characterization deliver up to 100 times the throughput of existing platforms in 10% of the time while using only 1% of the sample required by other systems. The LSA combines patented microfluidics technology with real-time high throughput Surface Plasmon Resonance (HT-SPR) and industry-leading data analysis and visualization software to revolutionize mAb screening. Carterra, Inc. is based in Salt Lake City Utah, and has Customer Experience Centers in Dublin, California, Boston, Massachusetts, and Munich, Germany. For additional information, please visit: http://www.carterra-bio.com
About La Jolla Institute for Immunology 
La Jolla Institute for Immunology is dedicated to understanding the intricacies and power of the immune system so that we may apply that knowledge to promote human health and prevent a wide range of diseases. Since its founding in 1988 as an independent, nonprofit research organization, the Institute has made numerous advances leading towards its goal: life without disease.

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Virtual doctor office visits? eCare? Advanced communications technology is revolutionizing the way health services are delivered – and "we can thank a virus for helping make that happen," says orthopedic surgeon Alejandro Badia MD, author of the upcoming book, "Healthcare from the Trenches," an insider account of the complex barriers of US Healthcare from the providers and patients' perspective. He is referring to the significant uptick in patients' use of mobile health apps, remote monitoring and video consultations via iPad and computer to "meet" with physicians and nurses and receive care from the comfort and safety of their homes during the current coronavirus pandemic.
In fact, Dr. Badia predicts the virus COVID-19 is likely to impact the future direction of the entire health care industry, encouraging more Americans to utilize telemedicine applications for non-emergent health issues, prompting more physicians to adopt the technology for their practices and revising insurance companies' reimbursement policies for care given by app and video. Badia emphasizes that there are many benefits to Telehealth, but at the moment, with COVID-19, the main benefit is that it keeps healthy patients with an orthopedic problem out of the ER and at the same time it respects social distancing protocols.
Experts agree. Early in March (2020), officials of Teladoc Health, a global leader in virtual care, reported that the COVID-19 outbreak had caused a surge in telehealth usage, with the company supporting approximately 100,000 virtual medical visits in the United States during just a single week. American Telemedicine Association leaders suggest that patients who experience the convenience of telehealth communications for the first time may continue relying on the technology when the pandemic is over.
All of this represents a significant turnaround from mid-2019 when a consumer survey by J.D. Power Company indicated that fewer than 10 percent of Americans were using telehealth services; 75 percent of respondents reported either having no access to such technology or being unaware of its availability.
Even some hospitals, crowded with coronavirus-infected individuals, have been increasingly turning to telemedicine and remote devices to perform physical examinations of patients who are at home. The intent is to relieve pressure on emergency rooms and outpatient clinics, while keeping patients safe from contact with other sick persons.
The viral outbreak has resulted in a relaxation of Medicare rules involving reimbursement for virtual doctor visits and caused state governments to call on private, third-party insurers to revise coverage policies related to telehealth.
Dr. Badia, a specialist in treating musculoskeletal disorders of the hand, wrist and upper limb, is an early adopter of telemedicine. He introduced it into his practice – the Miami-based Badia Hand to Shoulder Center and OrthoNOW -- about four years ago. Today he regularly schedules patient "e-visits" via smartphone, iPad and computer, utilizing a software platform that keeps patient information secure, while facilitating two-way patient-doctor communications in real-time using video conferencing. OrthoNOW ultilizes OrthoLIVE for its e-visits.
"For patients who develop non-urgent orthopedic problems or sustain relatively minor injuries, such as rotator cuff tears, tennis elbow or carpal tunnel syndrome, we are scheduling video visits by computer or mobile phone. Doing so helps keep our patients at home and safe from the virus, but still allows us to examine their injuries or condition remotely, check the range of motion of their joints and limbs and discuss the best treatment options," Dr. Badia says.
Even before COVID-19, telemedicine technology was demonstrating its value, Dr. Badia states. 
"Patients who lack easy transportation to our offices or who experience non-emergent injuries that may make it painful or awkward for them to travel have been able to interact remotely with physicians in our practice through telehealth. The technology also has given access to our services to patients who reside outside the Miami area, including patients from other countries."
Literally hundreds of evaluative telemedicine studies underscore Dr. Badia's contention. Scientists have found that, besides offering patients convenience – and safety, eCare lowers hospital admissions, enhances patient compliance, encourages healthy lifestyles, reduces the number of cancelled appointments and cuts overall health care costs – all reasons why more and more health insurance companies are offering coverage for virtual provider visits.
Telehealth can be especially beneficial to orthopedic patients, Dr. Badia says. The ready access and quick connection to orthopedic specialists through eVisits and mobile apps mean fewer patients with non-urgent musculoskeletal problems will seek care in hospital emergency rooms where waits are long, care costly and diagnoses sometimes missed because emergency and general physicians are not trained in orthopedics.
"Quicker access to health services, greater convenience, lower costs, better management of health problems, improved health outcomes -- what's not to like? That's telehealth. Thank a virus," Dr. Badia says.
Alejandro Badia, MD, FACS, internationally renowned hand and upper-limb surgeon and founder of Badia Hand to Shoulder Center and OrthoNOW, a network of walk-in orthopedic care clinics. He is a member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Association for Hand Surgery and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Dr. Badia specializes in treating trauma, sports injury, joint reconstruction, nerve injuries and arthroscopic surgeries. He's the author of the upcoming book, "Healthcare from the Trenches," an insider account of the complex barriers of US Healthcare from the providers and patients' perspective. 
http://www.OrthoNOWlive.com and http://www.drbadia.com.

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A team of healthcare professionals and evidence-based medical experts at EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has launched a COVID-19 portalwhich aggregates real-time information updates from authoritative sources to provide information on all aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The portal was created to meet the needs of the healthcare information community in a time when information is released at a rapid rate, from all areas of the knowledge ecosystem. The COVID-19 portal provides researchers and healthcare professionals with consolidated access to real-time, credible information. Librarians and information professionals are also called upon to suggest resources that should be added to the site.
EBSCO Information Services Chief Medical Knowledge Officer Brian S. Alper, MD, MSPH, FAAFP, FAMIA, says the portal was developed to provide useful information to many professionals seeking information about COVID-19. "This is a time of massive and rapid information demand. By creating this portal, we are responding to the needs of many sectors of society by making COVID-19 information available for a diverse set of users. To meet this great need, we have enabled information professionals and others to contribute — to leverage their expertise developing collections and vetting sources — which we've made possible through this portal."
The portal was created in collaboration with EBSCO's Stacks division. Stacks Founder and EBSCO Information Services Vice President of SaaS Product and Technology Kristin Delwo says the portal is an evolving platform that aims to include all trusted resources to best meet the needs of the online research community. "At its simplest level, the COVID-19 portal is a way to help people share and find information. As experts in clinical content, EBSCO is well positioned to curate a site of this magnitude and to understand the best curators of this valuable content."
The EBSCO Clinical Decisions division provides clinical decision support resources to healthcare institutions around the world. The COVID-19 portal is one of several ways that EBSCO has made healthcare information accessible during the pandemic. DynaMed, EBSCO's clinical decision support tool, has made its COVID-19 clinical topic open, offering easy access to evidence-based information related to treatment that is updated daily. EBSCO has also developed a healthcare resource center to provide open access to the content it provides to medical, nursing and allied health professionals.
To learn more, visit covid-19.ebscomedical.com.
About EBSCO's Health Resources 
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is a leading provider of clinical decision support solutions, medical research information and healthcare business intelligence for the healthcare industry. EBSCO users include professionals in medicine, nursing, and allied health. Flagship products include DynaMed, Dynamic Health, clinical e-books and e-journals, EBSCO Discovery Service, licensed databases (such as CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE Complete) plus EBSCONET. EBSCO's health databases are powered by EBSCOhost, the research platform favored by libraries around the world.
For more information, please contact: 
Jessica Holmes 
Communications Director 
978-356-6500 x3485 
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Today Toronto-based estate planning platform Willful announced it has partnered with U.S.-based Trust & Will to offer thousands of free wills and Power of Attorney documents to frontline healthcare workers in the U.S. and Canada who are working in hospitals and urgent care centres treating COVID-19. Healthcare administrators in both countries have called for doctors, nurses, and other frontline healthcare professionals to get these documents in order since their jobs result in higher exposure to the virus. Online platforms like Willful and Trust & Will make it easy for anyone to create a legally-binding will and Power of Attorney documents online in less than 20 minutes, giving healthcare workers an easy way to complete these documents without having to visit a lawyer. An AngusReid survey conducted by Willful showed that 57% of Canadian adults don't have a will, of those who do, 10% are out-of-date.
"We're incredibly grateful to the healthcare workers who are risking their lives to keep us safe, and as a Canadian small business, we wanted to do whatever we could to help our local frontline workers who are treating COVID-19 patients," said Erin Bury, co-founder & CEO, Willful. "We've seen an increasing number of Canadians discussing end-of-life planning with loved ones and turning to tools like Willful to complete their estate plan while social distancing, and we hope this makes it easier for healthcare workers to get these documents finalized."
Willful launched in 2017 and has helped thousands of Canadians create their wills and Power of Attorney documents from home. The platform offers three plans catered to singles and couples ranging from $99-249, and as part of this initiative the company will be giving away 1,000 of its Premium plans, each valued at $149, until April 30. The Premium plan comes with three documents: a will, which allows users to plan for what happens when they pass away, and two Power of Attorney documents, which allow users to appoint someone to make medical and financial decisions in case they become incapacitated. Each plan also comes with free will registry on the CanadaWillRegistry, a $35 value.
Canadian law requires that wills are printed, signed, and witnessed correctly in order to be legally-valid, which presents challenges for anyone social distancing, self-isolating, or quarantining. Since many Canadians have lost access to a printer, Willful is offering free printing and shipping of documents for a limited time. The company also created a guide outlining how to get a will signed and witnessed during COVID-19. Recognizing the limitations in current laws, Willful partner NoticeConnect, the owner of the CanadaWillRegistry, launched a petition to amend the law to recognize virtual witnesses to address this issue.
Willful is available in seven Canadian provinces, and the company has partnered with San Diego-based Trust & Will to refer customers to each other's services. Trust & Will's modern estate planning platform is available nationwide, and executed the first digital Will (eWill) in 2019 in Nevada. Several U.S. states now allow for the digital signing of Wills. Trust & Will is offering free Wills, Power of Attorney, and Healthcare Directive documents to frontline healthcare workers in the U.S., where COVID-19 cases are now the highest globally.
"As a husband to a spouse who works in a hospital, and whose colleagues are like family to us, it hit close to home seeing the risk that healthcare professionals are putting themselves in every day right now. The last thing that should be weighing down on any healthcare professional, especially if they are a parent, is not having an estate plan in place," said Cody Barbo, CEO, Trust & Will. "We are grateful to be working with our friends to the North at Willful, to help spread the word about their offer to help Canadian healthcare professionals. We are all in this together!"
To learn more about Willful's initiative for healthcare workers, visit willful.co/support-healthcare 
To learn more about Trust & Will's initiative for healthcare workers, visit trustandwill.com/frontline-heroes
About Willful
Willful's mission is to change the way Canadians prepare for and deal with death. Their first product is an online platform that makes it affordable, convenient, and easy for Canadians to create a legal will online. The platform provides simplified estate planning services (creation of a Legal Will and Power of Attorney documents), enabling consumers to create a will and/or power of attorney by following a clear step-by-step process. Willful's platform was developed in collaboration with leading estate lawyers, with pricing plans starting at $99. Willful is based in Toronto, and it is currently available to residents of Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.

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e-TeleQuote Insurance, Inc., a digital insurance marketplace that helps Medicare eligible beneficiaries find healthcare plans that best meet their needs, announces they have transitioned their workforce of nearly 750 employees to an environment in which they will work at home. This move not only allows the company's employees to continue working during this unstable time, but also allows the organization to continue helping Medicare-eligible people across the country during a time when they need it the most.
To make this move possible, the company made an investment of more than half of a million dollars. e-TeleQuote purchased more than 400 new computers, headsets, and cameras, as well as 800 new monitors. This endeavor also included a massive effort to create underlying technologies to support e-TeleQuote's team of licensed insurance agents while working at home. These technologies ensure digitally secure work environments that meet both Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements and standards set forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
"I am extremely proud of our organization," says Anthony P. Solazzo, CEO and Founder of e-TeleQuote. "We knew that making this type of transition would not be easy. We knew it would take an extra effort by all of us to achieve it in the short amount of time with which we had to work. Accomplishing this goal demonstrates the agility of our leadership, and the resilience of all our employees to adapt to a difficult situation. We all found a way to continue to provide services for the people who really need it — most of whom are over the age of 65."
The continuity of the business and providing security for the vast majority of the company's employees during an unstable economic environment was also important to Solazzo. "For many reasons, we have always worked hard to make sure our business isn't seasonal. Not the least of those reasons is wanting to provide year-round employment to a dedicated group of employees. Making sure we can provide an environment where our employees can work at home and continue to generate income for themselves and their families was a high priority. We understand that many people across the country are not afforded that opportunity during this time. The fact we can do that at such a critical time is something I consider to be one of the greatest accomplishments in my professional career."
Branden Edwards, the leader of e-TeleQuote's Customer Support Team, is appreciative of the company's efforts. "I am very thankful for what Tony and the e-TeleQuote team have done to make it possible for us to do our jobs at home. My wife, Sara, is a licensed insurance agent for e-TeleQuote and on our first day working at home, I was able to hear her enroll someone in a Medicare Advantage plan. Someone who needed her help. It made me feel good to know we were helping other people during this difficult time, while not having to worry about whether or not we had a job. And we're able to do it from a safe environment!"
e-TeleQuote has six locations across the country that will be impacted by this initiative, including its corporate office in Clearwater, Fla. The company has two other centers in the state, one in Brooksville and one in Fort Lauderdale. The centers in New Braunfels, Texas, Phoenix, Ariz., and Salt Lake City, Utah will all have employees working at home.
About e-TeleQuote and easyMedicare.com 
e-TeleQuote Insurance, Inc., the owner and operator of easyMedicare.com (https://www.easymedicare.com), is an independent digital insurance marketplace providing individuals the ability to purchase Medicare insurance from the comfort of their homes. The company diligently researches available plan options from multiple insurance carriers, helping people choose a plan that best suits their needs. e-TeleQuote provides personal consultation through experienced licensed Medicare advisors who suggest plan coverage options based on an individual's particular needs. The company has proudly served tens of thousands of people across the United States.

"I am extremely proud of our organization," says Anthony P. Solazzo, CEO and Founder of e-TeleQuote. "We all found a way to continue to provide services for the people who really need it — most of whom are over the age of 65."




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NeoTract, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX) focused on addressing unmet needs in the field of urology, today announced that Philip Brodak, M.D., Tri Valley Urology in Murrieta, CA, has been designated as a UroLift Center of Excellence. The designation recognizes that Dr. Brodak has achieved a high level of training and experience with the UroLift System and demonstrated a commitment to exemplary care for men suffering from symptoms associated with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), also known as enlarged prostate.
Recommended for the treatment of BPH in both the American Urological Association and European Association of Urology clinical guidelines, the FDA-cleared Prostatic Urethral Lift procedure using the UroLift System is a proven, minimally invasive technology for treating lower urinary tract symptoms due to BPH. The UroLift permanent implants, delivered during a transurethral outpatient procedure, relieve prostate obstruction and open the urethra directly without cutting, heating, or removing prostate tissue.
The UroLift Center of Excellence program is designed to highlight urologists who are committed to educating their patients on BPH and the UroLift System as a treatment option and consistently seek to deliver excellent patient outcomes and experiences.
"Dr. Philip Brodak has earned the UroLift Center of Excellence designation for his dedication to improving the lives of men who previously suffered from BPH symptoms and delivering superior patient outcomes with the UroLift System treatment," said Dave Amerson, president of the Teleflex Interventional Urology business unit.
Over 40 million men in the United States are affected by BPH, a condition that occurs when the prostate gland that surrounds the male urethra becomes enlarged with advancing age and begins to obstruct the urinary system. Symptoms of BPH often include interrupted sleep and urinary problems and can cause loss of productivity, depression and decreased quality of life.
Medication is often the first-line therapy for enlarged prostate, but relief can be inadequate and temporary. Side effects of medication treatment can include sexual dysfunction, dizziness and headaches, prompting many patients to quit using the drugs. For these patients, the classic alternative is surgery that cuts, heats or removes prostate tissue to open the blocked urethra. While current surgical options can be very effective in relieving symptoms, they can also leave patients with permanent side effects such as urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and retrograde ejaculation.
About the UroLift System
The FDA-cleared UroLift System is a proven, minimally invasive technology for treating lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The UroLift permanent implants, delivered during a minimally invasive transurethral outpatient procedure, relieve prostate obstruction and open the urethra directly without cutting, heating, or removing prostate tissue. Clinical data from a pivotal 206-patient randomized controlled study showed that patients with enlarged prostate receiving UroLift implants reported rapid and durable symptomatic and urinary flow rate improvement without compromising sexual function*1,2. Patients also experienced a significant improvement in quality of life. Over 100,000 men have been treated with the UroLift System in the U.S. Most common adverse events reported include hematuria, dysuria, micturition urgency, pelvic pain, and urge incontinence. Most symptoms were mild to moderate in severity and resolved within two to four weeks after the procedure. The Prostatic Urethral Lift procedure using the UroLift System is recommended for the treatment of BPH in both the American Urological Association and European Association of Urology clinical guidelines. The UroLift System is available in the U.S., Europe, Australia, Canada, Mexico and South Korea. Learn more at http://www.urolift.com.
About NeoTract | Teleflex Interventional Urology
A wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated, the Interventional Urology Business Unit is dedicated to developing innovative, minimally invasive and clinically effective devices that address unmet needs in the field of urology. Our initial focus is on improving the standard of care for patients with BPH using the UroLift System, a minimally invasive permanent implant system that treats symptoms while preserving normal sexual function*1,2. Learn more at http://www.neotract.com.
About Teleflex Incorporated
Teleflex is a global provider of medical technologies designed to improve the health and quality of people's lives. We apply purpose driven innovation – a relentless pursuit of identifying unmet clinical needs – to benefit patients and healthcare providers. Our portfolio is diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, urology, emergency medicine and respiratory care. Teleflex employees worldwide are united in the understanding that what we do every day makes a difference. For more information, please visit http://www.teleflex.com.
Teleflex is the home of Arrow, Deknatel, Hudson RCI, LMA, Pilling, Rusch, UroLift and Weck – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose
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*No instances of new, sustained erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction 
1. Roehrborn, J Urology 2013 LIFT Study 
2.McVary, J Sex Med 2016
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Flagship Biosciences, providers of expert tissue data insights, today announced that Geoff Metcalf, MBA, PMP, will join its executive team as Vice President Clinical Diagnostics. Geoff brings 25 years of experience in developing and commercializing diagnostic tests and medical devices. In his new role, Geoff will lead the creation and implementation of diagnostic tissue tests utilizing Flagship's unique tissue analysis technology, workflow, and CAP/CLIA lab.
Geoff has served in a variety of leadership roles from strategic planning and product development to sales and marketing and business development. His background includes successes with industry leaders Eli Lilly, Siemens, and Beckman Coulter, and most recently with start-up organizations, creating businesses based on novel technologies. Geoff earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Harvard University.
"It's my pleasure to welcome Geoff to the Flagship family," said Trevor Johnson, Flagship Biosciences CEO. "Geoff's broad industry experience and specifically in preparing and marketing diagnostic tests make him the perfect new leader for our growing clinical diagnostics business unit."
Flagship already supports diagnostic labs, cancer centers, and academic medical centers with tissue data insights gained in its College of American Pathologists (CAP)-accredited and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified lab. Geoff will expand these offerings for clinical clients and partners.
"I couldn't be happier about joining Flagship to expand clinical diagnostics," said Geoff. "Flagship clients already benefit from the company's scientific process enhanced by machine learning, and from its laboratory capabilities and tissue analysis technology. I'm excited to build on this strong foundation to bring new diagnostic tissue tests to market."
About Flagship Biosciences 
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, Flagship Biosciences, Inc. is a technology-driven tissue analysis services company delivering the most accurate and informative data available. It is revolutionizing tissue analysis to improve drug development and diagnostics using the power of AI with a consultative approach. Flagship's services and technology dramatically improve on the data and interpretation from traditional pathology methods, eliminating variability and bringing new insights to tissue analysis results. With expert scientific consultation on every project, Flagship's team interprets results, contextualizes tissue biology, and identifies the best course for success. flagshipbio.com

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Geoff Metcalf, MBA, PMP, is new Flagship Biosciences Vice President Clinical Diagnostics

Flagship clients already benefit from the company's scientific process enhanced by machine learning, and from its laboratory capabilities and tissue analysis technology. I'm excited to build on this strong foundation to bring new diagnostic tissue tests to market.




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In response to the urgent need to efficiently assess infectious exposures and assist with operating medical surge sites, Prompt.Health (an Infinite Leap company), provider of easy and affordable real-time technology solutions, has released rapid deployment kits for Contact Tracing and Medical Surge Site Visibility solutions.
These COVID-19 Emergency Response Solutions are cloud-based and pre-configured, enabling healthcare facilities and public health organizations to install the solutions by themselves in under an hour. 

Contact Tracing – immediately view who was in proximity to an infected person while they were in the facility by leveraging an automatically-generated Contact Tracing Report, which uses data collected by Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS).

Medical Surge Site Visibility – quickly look up the location of patients, staff, and medical equipment in temporary surge sites by leveraging real-time location information.

"As members of the healthcare community we serve, we felt obligated to do what we can to help contain the spread of COVID-19 and make the work of healthcare providers less turbulent as they face unprecedented challenges providing care for patients," said Mark Rheault, CEO of Infinite Leap. "Therefore, we challenged our team to make our solutions even faster and easier to deploy, so healthcare organizations can more quickly begin realizing the benefits of real-time technologies to make their environments safer and less chaotic for their patients and staff."
According to John Stehle, Ph.D., CIC, CCHM, and Chief Infection Prevention Consultant at Infinite Leap, based on his experience as Director of Infection Prevention at a large academic healthcare system, "Health care providers need to put in a tremendous amount of time and effort working up potential exposures in order to keep patients and staff safe. An RTLS-based contact tracing solution provides an efficient way to quickly identify and develop an exposure response plan."
In the face of a novel pathogen, as we are experiencing with COVID-19, he sees great value in the Contact Tracing solution capable of rapid deployment in areas such as EDs, urgent cares, and other high-risk areas. "It is critical to monitor a broader catchment area to ensure all potential contacts can be identified, especially since definitive transmission routes have not been confirmed which may still include airborne transmission in some scenarios for COVID-19," Stehle added.
The need to provide an easy to deploy real-time visibility system at medical surge sites has been strongly advocated by Mary Jagim, MSN, RN, CEN, FAEN, and past national president of Emergency Nurse Association (ENA). Jagim, who serves as CNO at Infinite Leap, helped design the Medical Surge Site Visibility solution, drawing on her years of experience as an emergency nurse and an emergency preparedness planner.
According to Jagim, knowing the location of patients, staff, and critical equipment during any type of medical surge event, such as a pandemic or mass casualty event, is critical. "It's easy to get lost in the chaos. With the Medical Surge Site Visibility solution, medical staff working on the frontlines, and the emergency command center, gain the visibility they need to efficiently and appropriately manage the influx of patients and assure the right resources are in the right places to care for them."
The quick deployment of the Contact Tracing and Medical Surge Site Visibility solutions is enabled by utilizing "plug-and-play" real-time location infrastructure. Prompt.Health's COVID-19 Emergency Response Solutions also provide contact tracing and real-time visibility capabilities to healthcare organizations that already have an RTLS infrastructure in place, allowing them to leverage their existing RTLS hardware to support infection containment and emergency response.
For more information, please visit: https://prompt.health/covid-19-emergency-response-solutions/.
About Prompt.Health 
Prompt.Health (an Infinite Leap company) provides easy and affordable real-time technology solutions that make a big impact on patient experience and safety, increased capacity and access, and improved staff satisfaction.

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Contact Tracing Report from Prompt.Health

"An RTLS-based contact tracing solution provides an efficient way to quickly identify and develop an exposure response plan." - John Stehle, Ph.D., CIC, CCHM, and Chief Infection Prevention Consultant at Infinite Leap".



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Harmony Healthcare announces its partnership with Tampa educator and author Kevin Howard to promote his children's book series The Kooky Adventures of My Friend Kookabuk this April in recognition of National Autism Awareness Month. This series is a collection of social stories designed to entertain and educate all children. Each book acts as a guide to help individuals and families through some of the unique challenges autism presents.
"I embrace diversity and inclusion and strive to create a workplace that is understanding, accepting, and valuing of differences in people," Christian Brown, founder and CEO of Harmony Healthcare, said. "Kevin's books promote those virtues and teaches the importance of understanding and acceptance to young people in a fun and enriching way. I'm happy to join the Kooky Kampaign and partner with my long-time friend during National Autism Awareness Month to spread awareness and recognize that a diverse and inclusive society benefits everyone."
As National Autism Awareness Month ramps up, the Autism Society of America emphasizes the importance of building better awareness of the signs and realities of autism. The month's focus is also about celebrating differences so communities can be more aware of and more inclusive of our neurodiverse population.
"In a world where neurodiversity is gaining popular currency, the need to teach both understanding and acceptance becomes glaringly apparent," Howard said. "My books are intended to help the neurotypical population prepare for inclusion as much as their neurodiverse counterparts. There is no reason why we can't have fun while getting that done."
Each Tuesday in April, Harmony Healthcare will feature exclusive images from the series to share on its social media platforms. These images will provide valuable tips for children with autism as well as their parents on how to approach experiences such as sharing, referencing, using nice hands, and meeting new friends.
"I'm excited to combine forces with an organization that promotes the value of diversity and inclusion," Howard continued. "Harmony Healthcare is a leader is one of the world's fastest growing industries, an industry made up of empathetic individuals who want to help others and who better to promote the virtues of kindness, understanding and acceptance than those who do it every day. The Kooky Krew is thankful to be teaming up with such wonderful people including my very dear friend Christian Brown."
To view the images created for this partnership, please follow Harmony Healthcare on Facebook and LinkedIn.
To learn more about The Kooky Adventures of My Friend Kookabuk series, please visit the series website at https://www.kookabuk.com/.
For more information on National Autism Awareness Month, please visit https://www.autism-society.org/get-involved/national-autism-awareness-month/.
About Harmony Healthcare 
Harmony Healthcare, a human capital management company, provides a diverse range of nonclinical staffing and consulting solutions to healthcare organizations nationwide. The company's portfolio delivers quality solutions to empower healthcare organization success, enhance clinical and financial outcomes, and enable the transition to value-based healthcare. Harmony is a trusted partner to over 300 clients including 11 of the top 15 largest health systems in the nation, major academic health centers, hospitals, physician practices, payers, 9 of the 15 largest CPA firms, and the federal government.

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Now more than ever, hospitals are expected to improve healthcare outcomes and increase patient satisfaction at a rapid pace. Such initiatives mean not only analyzing data but also putting that data into action for patients. Harmony Healthcare is ready to enable health systems to do just that with its new business intelligence and data analytics solution.
"Our entry in healthcare data analytics is part of our planned expansion into population health," founder and CEO Christian Brown said. "It is our belief that population health solutions will lead to healthier outcomes and lower healthcare costs and will relieve some of the burden on clinicians. We are excited to be a part of that."
The world of business intelligence and data analytics is fast-changing, but Harmony says most healthcare institutions can't move fast enough to keep up. Changing that, according to company leadership, means infusing institutions with experts trained in leading tools such as Tableau and Microsoft's Power BI.
"The COVID-19 virus has been the greatest challenge to date for health systems and their mastery of data," Brandon Martin, Vice President, Client Solutions, said. "Organizations that understand patient population data are making quicker and more informed decisions on managing patient safety, patient care strategies, knowing where supplies are, and much more. This will serve as a lesson and a reminder of the power big data possesses and organizations that invest in population health initiatives will be better equipped for unexpected challenges and normal day to day operations."
Harmony designed this solution to help healthcare institutions realize the value of their data investments. Experts can support facilities' projects via remote connections or on-site in roles such as system administrators, developers, and analysts while:
-optimizing the revenue cycle 
-increasing productivity 
-delivering population health 
-improving healthcare outcomes
Harmony is ready now to respond to clients' needs for Power BI and Tableau professionals. "Our quality process will both impress and bring efficiency to this exciting expansion," Brown said.
About Harmony Healthcare 
Harmony Healthcare, a human capital management company, provides a diverse range of nonclinical staffing and consulting solutions to healthcare organizations nationwide. The company's portfolio delivers quality solutions to empower healthcare organization success, enhance clinical and financial outcomes, and enable the transition to value-based healthcare. Harmony is a trusted partner to over 300 clients including 11 of the top 15 largest health systems in the nation, major academic health centers, hospitals, physician practices, payers, 9 of the 15 largest CPA firms, and the federal government.

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A March 20 article on CDA provides the California Dental Association's updated recommendations for dental treatments. The primary recommendation is that treatment should be restricted to emergency care until further notice. Board-certified periodontist Sahar Verdi, D.D.S. of Dental Specialists of California, says that the seriousness of the COVID-19/coronavirus crisis fully justifies this step. At the same time, people with dental or oral health issues should not hesitate to get in touch electronically with an oral health care specialist.
"Emergencies don't always announce themselves clearly. People with extreme pain, of course, will usually seek out care immediately but other symptoms might make patients wonder whether or not their situation is truly urgent," Dr. Verdi said. "As a board-certified periodontist and a specialist in multiple areas, I regularly deal with the most serious oral healthcare issues. The worst tooth problems usually impact or start in the gums, and serious gum issues can very often require the removal of one or more teeth – a poor outcome which is even worse than most people think it is," Dr. Verdi added.
"People should even consider reaching out with what they see as fairly mild symptoms. Relatively moderate but very persistent pain is always cause for at least some concern. Also, bad breath that doesn't go away is a common sign of gum disease," said Dr. Verdi. "It might not seem like the worst symptom in a time of social distancing, but it is it a red flag that needs to at least be discussed. The same goes for bleeding gums – even a somewhat pink toothbrush shouldn't be ignored," said Dr. Verdi.
"I offer virtual consultations where I can talk with patients and often look at photos they've taken of their mouths. That way I can at least provide them with peace of mind if their issue is not so urgent," says Dr. Verdi. "On the other hand, if things look more serious, then we can make arrangements to deal with that," she says.
"If people do need to come it for an emergency treatment," says Dr. Verdi, "they should rest easy that we always take every possible step to prevent the transmission of microbes. That's for the benefit of both the patient and ourselves. During the crisis, of course, we will take additional steps to ensure that there is as little contact between patients and our teams as we can possibly manage," Dr. Verdi added.
"At a time like this, it's more important than ever for everyone to practice outstanding oral hygiene including brushing and flossing at least two times every day. To kill any viruses that may be in a person's mouth, I suggest either dissolving a teaspoon of salt in a cup [eight ounces] of water or making a 50/50 solution of water and hydrogen peroxide and rinsing with either for 20 seconds," Dr. Verdi added.
"Finally, even if people have concerns they know for a fact aren't emergencies but want to get an early start, they are very welcome to give us a call. No one knows when the crisis will end but, whenever that is, there is going to be a rush of people who've been putting of all kinds of issues, it never hurts to start things early," concludes Dr. Verdi.
Readers who are interested in learning more about Dr. Verdi's services in Thousand Oaks are invited to call 805-370-7171. They can also visit the Dental Specialists of California website at https://dentalspecialistsofca.com/. Los Angeles residents may wish to call the number for her West L.A. offices, (310) 477-1691.

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If people do need to come it for an emergency treatment, they should rest easy that we always take every possible step to prevent the transmission of microbes.



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Starting this April, Trident at American InterContinental University (Trident) will begin offering its new Doctor of Health Administration(DHA) program. This is Trident's sixth doctoral-level program and second within its College of Health and Human Services.
The goal of this program is to help health administrators prepare to pursue opportunities in this growing field. Impacted by regulatory and legal policy, political and social trends, and technological innovations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of medical and health services manager will see growth of 18% from 2018 to 2028*.
Students in this online doctoral program will be taught to critically evaluate research, and the political, social, and legal climates of modern healthcare administration. Successful graduates will have an expert-level understanding of applied research, and an understanding of how this information can be used to effectively lead health organizations in ethical, social, legally, financially, and culturally responsible ways.
The DHA program culminates in a Doctoral Study Project that graduates must successfully defend. The project is a comprehensive study using applied research methods to investigate an area of healthcare administration that is of interest to the student.
Like other Trident programs, the DHA program is stackable. This allows graduates from Trident's Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA) or Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) programs the option of applying up to 16 credits towards the DHA program. Students who have successfully obtained a health-related graduate degree from another regionally accredited institution may also be eligible to transfer up to 16 credits into this new program.
Courses that can be transferred into the DHA program include Health Care Finance, Health Care Law, Regulations, and Ethics, Healthcare Delivery Systems, and Health Equity.
Enrollment is now open for Trident's Doctor of Health Administration program. Instruction begins on April 13. 

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Medical and Health Services Managers, on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm (visited January 30, 2020). Conditions in your area may vary.

About Trident at American InterContinental University
Founded in 1998, Trident at American InterContinental University (Trident at AIU) is part of an online postsecondary university serving adult learners. Trident at AIU uses the EdActive learning approach, which employs case-based learning in an online setting to teach real-world relevant critical thinking skills designed to enhance the lives and education of students. Trident offers quality associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs and certificates, led by a qualified faculty team, over 80% of whom have doctoral degrees. Trident at AIU is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) and has more than 22,000 alumni with a military affiliation. Trident has received acknowledgements from Washington Monthly, Military Times, and Military Advanced Education & Transition for their dedication to student success. Visit http://www.trident.edu or call at (855) 290-0290 to learn more about Trident at AIU's wide range of educational options.


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According to data released by Power to Decide, nearly all (98.8%) of Maine women of reproductive age (13-44) in need of publicly funded contraception have been impacted by the implementation of the Title X Family Planning Program "domestic gag rule." Fifteen of 16 of Maine's counties have lost some or all of their Title X resources to support vital health services leaving an estimated 79,700 women with less access.
The domestic gag rule requires health providers receiving Title X funds to withhold information from patients about abortion services and care. In addition, health centers are required to cease providing abortion care with non-Title X funds at sites that offer Title X supported services, such as contraceptive care, breast and cervical cancer screening and STI testing. The rule requires that abortion services, no matter how they are funded, be performed at a separate physical site, which is impossible for many health centers.
"Access for almost all women who are living at or below 250% of the poverty level in Maine has been impacted by the implementation of the domestic gag rule," said Ginny Ehrlich, CEO, Power to Decide. "The domestic gag rule exacerbates an already challenging contraceptive access landscape for women struggling to make ends meet. These women face untenable decisions about how they will use already limited dollars to pay for transportation and child care costs to get to a clinic just to get the contraception they need."
Data from Power to Decide show that 52,630 womenliving at or below 250% of the poverty level in Maine live in contraceptive deserts, counties in which there is not reasonable access to a health center offering the full range of contraceptive methods. Nationally, more than 19 million U.S. women of low income live in contraceptive deserts.
In this challenging landscape, states like Maine can take proactive steps to partially alleviate the impact of damaging federal policies and to expand access to contraception in various ways. Maine has already expanded Medicaid to low-income adults, which helps decrease the percentage of uninsured women, and by extension, give them contraceptive coverage they need to live healthy lives. In addition, Maine requires insurance to cover an extended supply of prescription contraceptives and has enacted policy that protects insurance coverage of the full range of contraceptive methods. To further expand access, Maine could allow pharmacists to prescribe contraception. More information about these policies can be found here.
Power to Decide is a private, non-partisan, non-profit organization that works to ensure all people—no matter who they are, where they live or what their economic status might be—have the power to decide if, when and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child. Please visit us at http://www.PowerToDecide.org or follow us on Facebook and Twitter. 

"Access for almost all women who are living at or below 250% of the poverty level in Maine has been impacted by the implementation of the domestic gag rule," said Ginny Ehrlich, CEO, Power to Decide.



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According to data released by Power to Decide, an estimated 1,193,360 women living at or below 250% of the poverty level in Florida live in contraceptive deserts, counties in which there is not reasonable access to a health center offering the full range of contraceptive methods. Currently, across the country more than 19 million U.S. women of low income live in contraceptive deserts.
"Nearly 1.2 million women in Florida face tremendous barriers to accessing contraception they need and deserve," said Ginny Ehrlich, CEO, Power to Decide. "This is unacceptable and stands in the way of these women's power to decide if, when and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child. Because access to contraception is limited in many parts of Florida, women who are already struggling to make ends meet are burdened with additional costs to access basic health care. When the only clinics available to them are far from home, many of these women face untenable decisions, like whether to use their limited transportation dollars to get to work or to the clinic, how they will pay for extra child care hours and if they can afford to take time off work."
Women in Florida are also far less likely to have health coverage than women in other parts of the country, which limits their ability to access reproductive health services, including contraceptive services. In Florida, 18% of women of reproductive age (13-44) are uninsured, as compared to 11.7% of their peers nationally.
"The implementation of the Title X Family Planning Program domestic gag rule made things even worse for women struggling to make ends meet in Florida. The domestic gag rule has led to a loss of funds to support vital health services, including contraceptive services in Hillsborough County, making it harder for an estimated 90,000 women in need to access contraceptive services and supplies," said Ehrlich.
The domestic gag rule requires health providers receiving Title X funds to withhold information from patients about abortion services and care. In addition, health centers are required to cease providing abortion care with non-Title X funds at sites that offer Title X supported services, such as contraceptive care, breast and cervical cancer screening and STI testing. The rule requires that abortion services, no matter how they are funded, be performed at a separate physical site, which is impossible for many health centers.
In this challenging landscape, states like Florida can take proactive steps to partially alleviate the impact of damaging federal policies and to expand access to contraception in various ways. Expanding Medicaid to childless adults would help decrease the percentage of uninsured women, and by extension, give them contraceptive coverage. In addition, allowing pharmacists to prescribe contraception, and requiring insurance to cover an extended supply of prescription contraceptives can make it easier to access some contraceptive methods. Florida can also guard against additional barriers to access by enacting policies that protect insurance coverage of the full range of contraceptive methods. More information about these policies can be found here.
Power to Decide is a private, non-partisan, non-profit organization that works to ensure all people—no matter who they are, where they live or what their economic status might be—have the power to decide if, when and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child. Please visit us at http://www.PowerToDecide.org or follow us on Facebook and Twitter. 

"The domestic gag rule has led to a loss of funds to support vital health services, including contraceptive services in Hillsborough County, making it harder for an estimated 90,000 women in need to access contraceptive services and supplies," said Ginny Ehrlich, CEO, Power to Decide.



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With schools and extracurricular activities canceled around the nation and many adults working at home, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and national presenting sponsor Nationwide are encouraging parents to take this extraordinary time of family togetherness to talk to their children about the risks of underage alcohol and drug use.
Every year, as part of MADD's Power of Parents program, Spring is designated "PowerTalk 21" — a time for parents to initiate or revisit conversations about upcoming events where alcohol or drugs may be more prevalent. This year, MADD is expanding the online availability of PowerTalk 21, "Weed Out Fact from Fiction," to reach the many families who are at home and social distancing. New research on the effects of marijuana use and teens, in addition to the well-known facts about the dangers of underage drinking, are featured in this year's program.
"Traditionally, this has been a crucial time to start having conversations or to renew them. The spring months are filled with milestone events like spring break, prom and graduation, occasions that can increase the presence of alcohol and other drugs," said MADD National President Helen Witty. "We recognize that many of these events have been canceled or could be canceled in the coming weeks. We also recognize that in time, our children and grandchildren will return to school. Local businesses will reopen. And the risks of underage alcohol and drug use will remain."
Witty will provide a free, Facebook Live presentation of the latest research and tips for parents to start conversations with their underage children on Wednesday, April 1 at noon Eastern on MADD's Facebook page @MADD.Official. The following week at the same time and location, Dr. Robert Turrisi, PhD, Penn State professor of Biobehavioral Health and Prevention Research Center, will discuss "Coping with Stress" during this challenging time and how that ties in to preventing underage drinking and drug use. He will return April 15 with a Q&A on new research about teen marijuana use. The series will continue every Wednesday at noon through April 29. Local MADD offices across the country, which typically hold in-person programs within their communities, will also host presentations via video conferencing to ensure parents are still able to access this crucial support. In addition, a free download of the Power of Parents Handbook for parents of middle school and high school students is available at http://www.madd.org/powerofparents.
"Studies show that parents are the leading influencers of their children's decisions about whether or not to drink or use other drugs," Witty said. "We want to help parents with these sometimes uncomfortable conversations because they are so vitally important to preventing bad decisions that can lead to tragedy."
MADD is grateful to presenting sponsor Nationwide for supporting MADD's mission to prevent the consequences of underage drinking and impaired driving.
"At Nationwide, we exist to protect people, businesses and futures with extraordinary care," said Martha Frye, Senior Regional Vice President at Nationwide. "Part of being a trusted, caring and customer-focused protection company is educating young people on the dangers of underage drinking and drug use. We're proud to continue to partner with MADD to equip parents and teenagers with the resources they need to have these critical conversations and to ultimately prevent senseless tragedies from occurring on our roadways."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), excessive drinking is responsible for more than 4,300 deaths among underage youth each year and can lead to early addiction as well as many other dangerous outcomes. In addition, marijuana is the leading cause of substance dependence other than alcohol in the United States.
According to new research, 1 in 3 middle school students have consumed marijuana by the time they finish middle school, and 1 in 8 middle school students reported consuming marijuana in the past month.
This new research also shows: 

By the age of 20, approximately 50% of youth have used marijuana in their lifetime.

When recent marijuana use is examined, 1 in 5 reported using in the past month.

1 in 3 youth who drink alcohol have also combined alcohol with marijuana. This combination resulted in 2 to 3 times more problems than when alcohol alone was consumed.

MADD's Power of Parents program wants to help parents "weed out" fact from fiction. Some of the common myths about marijuana:
1) "Marijuana is safer than alcohol." 

Both are drugs and are associated with serious problems especially if used by those under the age of 21 while the brain and body are still in a rapid period of development.

2) "Marijuana makes me a better driver." It is not safer to drive after marijuana consumption. 

Studies have shown that, of seriously injured drivers admitted to trauma centers, more than 1 out of 4 tested positive for marijuana. In another study of fatally injured drivers, more than 1 in 10 tested positive for marijuana.

3) "You cannot get addicted to marijuana." 

Marijuana is currently the leading cause of substance dependence other than alcohol in the United States. Studies show that marijuana accounts for over 50 percent of the 7 million people aged 12 or older who are dependent on or abusing a drug.

For more information or to download free Power of Parents handbooks for parents of middle school and high school students, visit http://www.madd.org/powerofparents.
About Mothers Against Drunk Driving 
Founded in 1980 by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is the nation's largest nonprofit working to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes and prevent underage drinking. MADD has helped to save more than 390,000 lives, reduce drunk driving deaths by more than 50 percent and promote designating a non-drinking driver. MADD's Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving calls for law enforcement support, ignition interlocks for all offenders and advanced vehicle technology. MADD has provided supportive services to nearly one million drunk and drugged driving victims and survivors at no charge through local victim advocates and the 24-Hour Victim Help Line 1-877-MADD-HELP. Visit http://www.madd.org or call 1-877-ASK-MADD.
About Nationwide 
Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the United States. Nationwide is rated A+ by both A.M. Best and Standard & Poor's. An industry leader in driving customer-focused innovation, Nationwide provides a full range of insurance and financial services products including auto, business, homeowners, farm and life insurance; public and private sector retirement plans, annuities and mutual funds; excess & surplus, specialty and surety; pet, motorcycle and boat insurance. For more information, visit http://www.nationwide.com . Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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Drake's Organic Spirits announced today that it anticipates donating up to one million ounces of hand sanitizer to medical facilities, law enforcement personnel, EMTs and other first responders who answer emergency calls and place themselves in harm's way. The sanitizer will help provide critical protection against the coronavirus crisis that has crippled the country and the world.
Consumers and other businesses are encouraged to purchase Drake's Organic Hand Sanitizer by visiting eachouncecounts.com. For every ounce purchased, Drake's will make a donation of an ounce to frontline workers fighting COVID-19.
"This is the time to step up as businesses, as neighbors and as citizens to fight COVID-19," said Mark Anderson, founder/CEO of Drake's Organic Spirits. "That's why we have converted our entire Drake's Organic Spiked Ice capacity to the production of hand sanitizer. We'll focus on our spirits when this is over. Right now, we're focused on doing our part to save lives."
The conversion also allows Drake's to continue to provide jobs during the economic downturn.
First responders, medical facilities, managed care facilities and other organizations on the front lines of the crisis can visit eachouncecounts.com for details on how to apply for a donation of Drake's hand sanitizer.
Drake's has the ability to produce up to 20 million 2 oz. packets per month in their Las Vegas and New Orleans facilities. The Minnesota-based manufacturer of premium organic vodka and organic rum converted packaging for its Spiked Ice freeze-and-eat adult treats into convenient individual use pouches of hand sanitizer.
Drake's is following the guidelines provided by the US Food & Drug Administration and World Health Organization for the production of hand sanitizers. Each pack includes six (6) 2 oz. eco pouches designed to be easily opened and used to refill an existing hand sanitizer dispenser, soap pump, or spray bottle. A single eco pouch contains enough product to sanitize hands on average 59 times. Other pack sizes include 300 count cases and 4,000 count bulk bins.
About Drake's Organic Spirits 
Launched in 2017, Minneapolis, MN-based Drake's Organic Spirits is the first and only spirit line in the world to be certified USDA organic, non-GMO Project Verified, gluten-free, vegan and kosher. The five certifications ensure a cleaner drinking option that comes only from the highest quality organic ingredients. Drake's continues to be among the most environmentally conscious brands in the spirits industry and deeply committed to using ingredients and processes that lead to a healthier, more sustainable planet. A portion of proceeds from the sale of all Drake's products benefit Long Lake Animal Rescue, which provides animals in need with a second chance at life.
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Banc Intranets, a provider of secure, web-based enterprise content management solutions, was recently chosen to install its BancWorks employee intranet system for United Community Bank. The Chatham-Ill.-based bank will be implementing BancWorks during First Quarter 2020, with plans to go live in April.
Once the implementation of BancWorks is completed, United Community Bank will be able to take advantage of an array of features from time-saving e-forms and an advanced ticketing system to site analytics and other valuable tools. This will indirectly support the bank's longstanding commitment to provide the best possible products and services for its customers.
United Community Bank selected Banc Intranets as its solution partner after evaluating a number of potential providers over a 12-month period. Banc Intranets emerged as the best option, in part, because of BancWorks' ease of use for both employees and administrators. The diverse features and industry-specific nature of the product were also key factors in the final decision.
"Banc Intranets is dedicated to delivering innovative products that help financial institutions improve their access to information, save time and reduce their costs," said Mark Anderson, CEO of Banc Intranets. "We are pleased that United Community Bank will be employing the features of BancWorks to enhance its processes and operations."
BancWorks is a user-friendly, turnkey intranet solution that employees can use to get immediate access to their company's information. They can log into the system to view everything from policies and procedures to rates, employee profiles/directory, and company news. BancWorks also offers an assortment of helpful features that can enhance employee engagement, including learning management, an employee recognition tool, interactive calendars, announcements, surveys, polls, job opportunities and classifieds.
BancWorks is filling an important niche in the marketplace, as it allows organizations to leverage technology to transfer their paper-based documents, manuals, forms and other information to a secure online environment. With more companies trending toward eco-friendly digital information, BancWorks can support their efforts to print fewer hardcopies, conserve trees and, ultimately, help sustain the environment.
About United Community Bank 
Headquartered in Chatham, Ill., United Community Bank has more than $2.6 billion in assets, 600 employees and 47 banking centers. The bank's roots extend back to 1907, with the establishment of Farmer's State Bank in Greenfield, Ill. In 1973, a local group invested in Farmer's State Bank with the goal of delivering the ultimate customer service while welcoming other banks in central, southern, and western Illinois in the United Community Bank family. Today, United Community Bank is an employee-owned and -managed institution that operates seven bank brands with more than 100 bank and ATM locations in 33 communities. To learn more about United Community Bank, visit http://www.ucbbank.com.
About Banc Intranets 
Established in 2002, Banc Intranets, LLC is a leading provider of secure, web-based enterprise content management solutions for financial institutions. Its technology provides a single point of access across multiple devices for information and centralizes employee onboarding and training, streamlining day-to-day operations for bank directors and senior managers. In addition to increasing efficiency and productivity, Banc Intranets' solutions are developed by financial industry professionals, providing comprehensive reporting that is critical to maintaining regulatory compliance. For more information, visit http://www.bancintranets.com or follow the company on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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The Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC) will host its next Virtual Town Hall on Thursday, April 2 at noon ET via Zoom. This weekly video conference is open to all members of the MedTech community and will feature expert presentations, followed by Q & A and networking.
Topics for this week's event include: 

A breakdown of the CARES Act and COVID-19 updates with Anthony DeMaio, Director of Government Relations, ML Strategies.

A review with Stacy Swider, Director, UMass SBIR Center of Excellence on COVID-19 R&D funding opportunities.

Tips and a Group Discussion on How to Motivate Teams Remotely with Scott Schorer, President & CEO, GI Dynamics.

These virtual gatherings are intended to keep our members up to date, share knowledge on current issues impacting healthcare and our industry, and provide a regular opportunity for networking and discussion.
Register here in advance to join the Town Hall.
About the MassMEDIC Virtual Town Hall: 
MassMEDIC is launching the "MedTech Virtual Town Hall" in part as an alternative to in-person events. The online video conference will be held regularly and is open to all MassMEDIC members. These virtual gatherings are intended to keep our members up to date, to share knowledge on current issues impacting healthcare and our industry; and provide an ongoing opportunity for networking and discussion. This 45-minute interactive video chat will feature expert voices on a range of subjects including regulatory news, HR and remote working, innovation and our industry's response to the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as break-out sessions of smaller groups.
Spots will be limited and reserved on a first come first served basis. An audio recording of some Town Hall calls will be made available to all MassMEDIC members. Attendees will receive the attendee list.
About MassMEDIC: 
The Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC), an organization of more than 300 manufacturers, suppliers, research institutions, and academic health centers, promotes the unique interests of the Bay State's growing and vibrant medical device sector. Through a variety of programs, informational seminars, advocacy campaigns and other projects, MassMEDIC provides medical device manufacturers and suppliers with information on industry trends and regulatory policies and creates forums that allow members to exchange ideas and information on issues affecting the industry. For more information on MassMEDIC, visit http://www.massmedic.com.

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AU10TIX, a global cloud-based, machine learning, ID verification, and authentication platform, recently joined the FIDO Alliance. The FIDO Alliance is a cross-industry coalition developing open, interoperable authentication standards that reduce reliance on passwords with authentication that is more secure, private, and easier to use.
"Providing safer and compliant solutions, requires us to be at the forefront of global and local regulation while shaping future policies," said Carey Kolaja, President and Chief Operating Officer, AU10TIX. "AU10TIX is certified under ISO/IEC standard, adheres to SOC and CCPA, and is compliant with GDPR. Our vision is to protect consumer identities by creating secure and seamless transactions for our partners and their customers. Trust is critical as we become more globally-connected, and by joining the FIDO Alliance, we will work alongside industry leaders to directly influence the development of standards that will enable leading businesses to build trust, creating a more inclusive and secure world."
"We are excited to welcome our newest sponsor member, AU10TIX, to the FIDO Alliance," said Christina Hulka, executive director and COO of the FIDO Alliance. "AU10TIX brings unique expertise and knowledge that will prove valuable to our growing member network. We look forward to their contributions and perspective as we aim to strengthen identity verification processes and change the nature of authentication."
"The Alliance's new focus on identity verification, including remote, possession-based techniques leveraging government-issued identity documents, was the catalyst for us to join forces. Over the last decade, we have been leading the market in automated global ID verification, and we felt it was our responsibility to be part of the discussion in a more formal way," stated Kolaja.
About AU10TIX 
AU10TIX is providing critical infrastructure that enables companies and their customers to operate efficiently and responsibly in today's digital world. Over the last decade, AU10TIX has become the preferred solution for customer onboarding and customer verification automation. The company's proprietary technology provides results in less than 8 seconds, allowing companies to onboard faster, prevent fraud, meet compliance mandates, and importantly, establish trust with their customers. AU10TIX recently announced an $80M investment from TPG and Oak ft/hc to fuel growth and innovation. AU10TIX is a subsidiary of ICTS International N.V. For more information, visit AU10TIX.Com

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COVID-19 by Hayver announces the launch of a comprehensive, end-to-end solution utilizing smartphone technology, metadata and predictive analytics to stop the spread of COVID-19 and help people to go safely back to work. COVID-19 by Hayver monitors, tracks and holds accountable populations, while respecting privacy, in order to 1) mitigate COVID-19 community spread, 2) protect vulnerable populations, 3) manage quarantines and isolations, 4) monitor viral expansion so resources can be applied in a directed fashion and 5) enable society to go back to normal in a controlled manner, once the viral expansion has been contained.
"We are concentrating all of our efforts on making our solutions available to health authorities fighting against this pandemic," Hayver CEO Barry Hayut said. "We believe that we have the platform to dramatically load-balance their work, and ensure their efforts are efficient in regards to protecting the population and stopping the spread of COVID-19."
Hayver's solution includes a Daily Diary screening tool that collects HIPAA-compliant data points for COVID-19 tracking and management. Members will check in daily and relay information such as any symptoms of fever, cough or difficulty breathing, along with any possible contact with a COVID-19 infected-person. Users are asked additional questions regarding feelings of confusion, difficulty waking up, or any new or developing aches and pains, and more.
As well, the platform's GPS tracking ability allows for contact tracing, which permits healthcare professionals to more easily track the spread of the infection and understand who has recovered, who is infectious and who is trending towards becoming infected.
Hayver has also embedded into the COVID-19 by Hayver system its Circle of Support program to allow participants to include family members or individuals living in the same household, and contacts, who can be notified about any changes concerning their health status. This Early Warning System helps the user and their family to identify possible cross-infection situations and then be able to notify the proper health authorities to receive prioritized care.
Hayut has gone on to say, "This COVID-19 system by Hayver provides information to the patient about their best 'next steps', based on their exposure and symptomatology; additionally, by aggregating the information from many individuals in a geographic area, healthcare organizations and governments can predict resource requirements and load balance the requirements with the available supplies and personnel. By providing real-time phone-location data, and geo-fencing, to track the movements of virus carriers and the people they come in contact with, containment and flattening of the curve is potentially within our grasp."
Whether it's going in to obtain urgent care, being in quarantine, isolating from others, wearing a face mask, or social distancing, the science drives the recommendation and the individual can be optimally informed so they can take the appropriate precautions. With the ability to provide testing advice and alter these parameters as we learn more, COVID-19 by Hayver informs the individual when and where to be tested, and ensures that the right people are able to obtain access to limited resources.
Through anonymized data, Health Authorities can also better understand where infections are growing or peaking, how they are spreading (travel vs. community), if travelers are abiding by self-isolation protocols, and when wholesale policies such as mass quarantines need to be implemented to forestall the spread of COVID-19.
Contact tracing is a critical component of dampening the viral spread; and the average person cannot possibly know or remember everywhere they have traveled in the last two weeks. Identification and notification can be done anonymously, to ensure privacy and still support public health goals.
The platform also enables healthcare professionals to communicate with the user in one-on-one or one-on-many telecommunication sessions to provide treatment information, as well as educational and instructional information -- or area-wide alerts or warnings. Additional informational content, such as videos and documents, can be distributed through the platform to help facilitate the flow of information to the user. The platform allows professionals to distribute information easily, saving them time and easing the workload on healthcare workers.
Since 2017, Hayver has operated a HIPAA-compliant, smart phone-based population monitoring and accountability app, with a complete analytical, predictive platform to monitor and change health-related behaviors. The company has developed and successfully tested in "real life" the monitoring system for one of the least compliant populations: alcohol and drug addicts.
For more information, contact: 
Barry Hayut, Co-Founder, CEO 
BHayut@Hayver.com 
Phone number: 678-701-9122 

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Premier Mortgage Resources, LLC, (PMR) is calling on the federal government to consider the needs of low-income homebuyers who may be unable to purchase homes in the wake of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis.
Many low-income borrowers who don't qualify for loans through Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae could soon be out of alternatives to obtain a home loan. This is largely because lenders across the country are being forced to increase the minimum FICO score requirements on Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans to levels that traditional borrowers of these programs would have never qualified for in the past (in some instances to as high as 660, according to Housing Wire). The same could apply to VA and USDA loans.
With many homeowners being extended the opportunity for forbearance over the next several months, lenders across the country could face billions of dollars in losses. This is forcing qualification guidelines to become more strict.
The Mortgage Bankers Association, along with several other housing and banking associations, put out a statement recently that said:
"To give one a sense of scale, if 25% of the nation receives forbearance for only 3 months, servicers will have to cover payments of roughly $36 billion. If they received it for 9 months, then the cost would exceed $100 billion ... It is critical that policymakers work together to create a vehicle to provide lenders and servicers with access to the liquidity needed for the nation to weather the national emergency resulting from COVID- 19."
PMR Chairman Cory Swain recently sent a letter to Sen. James Risch and Sen. Mike Crapo calling on the U.S. Senate to take action by sending assistance to lenders looking to extend loans to low-income borrowers.
"The Fed has pushed on one lever and completely ignored the loan aggregation side, which is grinding to a halt and hurting low-income borrowers," Swain said. "We are doing what we can to provide pricing and locking on what we can, but government loans are being hit particularly hard on price and on the lower FICO score loans are vanishing. We are calling for relief to the consumer and to companies like ours as soon as possible. The culprit here is not just the Fed, but Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They should immediately price in step with the market and stop trying to act like a private company. Frankly, I am not sure that their charter even allows them to do this, and for lenders it's extremely perplexing and negative in so many aspects."
The risk is that a large chunk of the U.S. population is going to get completely priced out of the market. This has a negative impact on housing now and in the future. The real estate market is an important part of our economy and by not protecting it appropriately, it could end up widening the wealth gap in our country.
Additionally, the Fed's bond purchases has forced a freeze in liquidity and caused a lot of pain to lender hedges. This, as detailed by Yahoo! Finance, has put pressure on brokers to dump more money in trading accounts or sell off holdings.
"PMR is calling our Senators and the federal government to hear our call to get the mortgage market working again," Swain said.
About Premier Mortgage Resources
Premier Mortgage Resources (PMR) has been helping customers achieve the dream of homeownership since 1991. With 31 licensed locations west of the Mississippi and staffed by over 120 loan officers, the company offers a full menu of mortgage products and is delegated to underwrite Conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, and several state bond programs. PMR has branches across seven states (Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Minnesota, Hawaii and Missouri). For more information, visit pmrloans.com.

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With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the world population, and the recent aggressive outbreaks across the United States, Copley has designed an application utilizing the Qlik platform, to measure and track this virus and the effect it has had across financial markets and environmental conditions, in addition to health data. Unifying disparate data from multiple sources including Johns Hopkins, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other data sources, Copley has built an interactive Qlik Sense application to track daily, weekly and monthly critical data elements to provide a more holistic view of the viruses impact. We have melded this information with the new unemployment statistics to understand the correlation of the pandemic with the financial fallout.
At a high level, individuals can visualize key metrics such as Total Cases, Mortality Rates and Recoveries globally while melding it with correlated financial and environmental information. Given the capability for on-line, real time interactivity, users can compare country, region, state, and local critical data points to better understand the profound impact of COVID-19 while allowing for personalized geographic focus.
As stated, by consolidating data from the multiple, disparate data sources, the application provides you with a broader vantage point of the overall impact of the virus on our economy and environment.
Having the most up-to-date and accurate data can be accomplished with Qlik. This data is being provided with the hope that people will gain deeper and meaningful insight as to the challenges we face and provide some degree of reassurance as we move towards controlling and hopefully eradicating this virus.
We will continue to enhance the application as we evaluate new data sources as we work to provide you with updates as we progress and continue to support our community.
If you have any questions regarding Qlik or the data provided, please feel free to contact us at qlik@copleycg.com.
To access the interactive Qlik application to track COVID-19, click here.
About The Copley Consulting Group 
The Copley Consulting Group helps organizations drive business transformation. With 30 years of experience in ERP and business analytics, it is our mission to guide organizations and help them enhance business processes and increase efficiencies in operations. https://copleycg.com 
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All unmatched U.S. doctors who graduated from U.S. medical schools in good standing should be given the opportunity to serve in communities throughout the country where they are most needed in this pandemic.
This month, more than 1,200 U.S. medical school seniors learned they did not match to a medical residency. In addition, an untold number of prior-year medical school graduates did not match to a residency. In fact, since 2011, each year a total of approximately 2,000 current-year grads and prior-year graduates haven't matched.
After spending four years on an undergraduate education, those who enter medical school have gone through a highly competitive and rigorous process to get one of the limited number of seats available in U.S. medical schools. Those who commit eight years of their lives to a very specialized education have a reasonable expectation that they will be able to practice medicine. That a doctor has invested eight years of his or her life in an intellectually demanding field of study and is then shut out of the process is a tremendous violation of the social contract in America.
We call on President Donald Trump, Vice President Pence, Dr. Anthony Fauci, VP Pence's coronavirus team, Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, the AMA, The Match, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons and the heads of U.S. medical colleges to work together to deploy those unmatched, and willing to serve. In turn for their commitment to serve for one year, we ask that they be given one-year residency equivalency.
For interviews, contact Maria Fotopoulos at 310.479.2002 or mfotopoulos@pfirdc.org, Los Angeles. 
FB @doctorswithoutjobs 
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Kyash has raised $45 million in a Series C Funding round co-led by Greenspring Associates and Goodwater Capital, a global consumer technology investor along with several venture capital firms from around the world to accelerate its full-stack mobile banking business in Japan. Total funds raised as of today are $73 million.
Investors in the round include Goodwater Capital, which initially invested in Kyash's Series B Round, Greenspring Associates, a global venture capital investment platform with over $10 billion in assets under management, Greyhound Capital, a UK growth equity investment firm, US venture capital firm Altos Ventures, global investment firm Partech Partners, US FinTech venture capital fund Broadhaven Ventures, US venture capital firm Tekton Ventures, and Mr. Rahul Mehta, Managing Partner of DST Global. This is the first time Greenspring Associates, Partech, and Broadhaven Ventures have invested in a Japanese startup. Previous investor JAFCO also participated and remains committed to supporting Kyash's vision.
The funding will be used to further Kyash's overall growth strategy and business domain expansion, particularly into the banking space. ​
Since October 2019, Japan has undergone a nationwide cashless transformation driven by the government's subsidization of a portion of cashless payments. This transformation has become even more pressing with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. With social distancing protocols being enforced worldwide, cashless payments are quickly becoming the norm, reducing physical contact and making people's lives easier, safer, and less stressful during this difficult time.
"I am delighted to announce Kyash's partnerships with these global investors as a result of the company's progress in product development and significant user traction in Japan amid the uncertain market conditions resulting from the widespread effects of the pandemic," said Shinichi Takatori, Founder & CEO of Kyash. "We are confident that our focus on developing proprietary payment technology and strategic merchant network partnerships continues to bring value to users and addresses the need for remote financial transactions in a digital economy."
About Kyash 
Kyash is a Tokyo-based fast growing mobile financial startup that offers a mobile banking experience to consumers. Founded in 2015, the company's mission is to create a new financial infrastructure to transform the Japanese banking landscape. Kyash's proprietary payment processing technology facilitates better unit economics and more flexibility around product development. Investors in the company include all three major Japanese mega bank groups, as well as global venture capital firms. Kyash has also made its APIs available to other business partners for their payment services by issuing Visa cards.

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PITTSBURGH (PRWEB) MARCH 31, 2020
Industrial Scientific, the global leader in gas detection and connected safety, is pleased to announce the integration of the Radius BZ1 Area Monitor with SAFER One Dynamic Plume Modeling Software.
By pairing real-time gas concentration data from the Radius BZ1 with on-site weather data, SAFER One creates a dynamic dispersion model that quickly identifies the source and predicted path of a hazard following a chemical release. Responders can easily assess the severity and potential community impact of any chemical situation and take control by determining where to shelter workers, whether to evacuate nearby residents, and more.
"Incorporating gas data from Radius BZ1 Area Monitors into SAFER One software shows users where a leak is coming from, where it's going, and who could be impacted," said Jason Kettler, product manager at Industrial Scientific. "This real-time information allows users to adapt to changing conditions and make decisions that will protect their workers and communities, placing us one crucial step closer toward our vision of ending death on the job by 2050."
Customers with Radius BZ1 Area Monitors can pair their existing equipment with SAFER One to begin operating with increased confidence in a chemical emergency.   
Learn more about SAFER One.
About Industrial Scientific Corporation
As a global leader in connected safety, Industrial Scientific provides gas detection products, services and software to keep workers safe in hazardous environments. To date, the company supports 3,000 iNet customers and monitors 360,000 devices across 13,000 sites. Established in 1985 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Industrial Scientific has more than 1,200 global employees across 21 countries committed to preserving human life and eliminating death on the job by the year 2050. Industrial Scientific is also the parent company to Predictive Solutions Corporation (http://www.predictivesolutions.com) and Intelex Technologies (http://www.intelex.com). For more information, visit http://www.indsci.com.

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Americans are feeling the economic pain of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and their confidence in the U.S. economy has been badly shaken, according to a new poll by American Consumer Credit Counseling.
The ACCC Financial Health Index found nearly 80 percent of those surveyed have been impacted by the shutdown of entire economic sectors and other effects from the spread of the novel Coronavirus to more than 740,000 people worldwide, and over 140,000 in the U.S. alone. COVID-19 has claimed over 35,000 lives around the globe.
"Our Financial Health Index was created to measure how Americans are feeling about their household finances as well as the overall U.S. economy. As we find ourselves amid an unprecedented crisis, the picture right now is bleak," said Steve Trumble, President and CEO of American Consumer Credit Counseling. "Income security, financial stability, and household debt levels are all major pressing issues on the minds of American consumers."
The poll of 430 Americans – aged 25-65 with incomes of $100,000 or less – found that 29 percent have been "significantly impacted" financially by COVID-19, while close to 50 percent have been at least "somewhat impacted."
Additionally, a combined 55 percent of those polled said they were either "not so confident" or "not confident at all" in the U.S. economy right now. In comparison, just 13 percent reported being "very confident." Forty-one percent of respondents said they were "uncomfortable" in some way with their current household income, and 40 percent lack confidence in their ability to reduce their household debt by at least 10 percent over the next six months.
The ACCC Financial Health Index poll has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 6 percent. (An infographic is attached below depicting select results.)
A record 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in the past week, according to the Labor Department – more than four times the prior historical peak of 695,000 unemployment claims during one week in 1982. Thousands of businesses have been shuttered nationwide as a result of quarantines, stay-at-home orders, social distancing measures, and the resulting plummet in demand for almost anything not considered essential goods or services. Lawmakers in Washington have approved a $2 trillion economic stimulus and relief package to try and shore up the economy as the U.S. grapples with COVID-19 and tries to control the rapid pace of infection.
Those who are in the most-dire circumstances responded in smaller, but not insignificant, numbers. The poll found 12 percent consider their current employment "very unstable," 16 percent have lost all confidence in the U.S. economy, and 16 percent have almost no ability to pay down debt.
"We are experiencing a historic economic event brought on by this global pandemic. Americans need immediate financial assistance and support to get their households and families through this crisis," Trumble said. "They will also require budget counseling, assistance from creditors through forbearance and payment deferral, and flexibility from mortgage banks and landlords on housing payments."
Some positive findings: The Financial Health Index found 70 percent of respondents consider their current employment "stable," and 60 percent still feel confident in their prospects for continued employment six months from now. The poll also found 52 percent feel their debt-to-income ratio is either "somewhat healthy" or "very healthy," with 60 percent still in a position to pay down debt.
Financial counselors at ACCC continue to provide callers with budget counseling and assistance with creditors, while providing further assistance through ConsumerCredit.com and the ACCC Talking Cents blog. Counselors are also directing clients to resources such as the Ready.gov section on financial preparedness, and the downloadable EFFAK (Emergency Financial First Aid Kit) guide.
About American Consumer Credit Counseling 
American Consumer Credit Counseling (ACCC) is a nonprofit credit counseling 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to empowering consumers to achieve financial management through credit counseling, debt management, bankruptcy counseling, housing counseling, student loan counseling, and financial education concerning debt solutions. To help consumers reach their goal of debt relief, ACCC provides a range of free consumer personal finance resources on a variety of topics including budgeting, credit and debt management, student loan assistance, youth and money, homeownership, identity theft, senior living, and retirement. Consumers can use ACCC's worksheets, videos, calculators, and blog articles to make the best possible decisions regarding their financial future. ACCC holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and is a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC). For more information or to access free financial education resources, log on to ConsumerCredit.com or visit http://www.consumercredit.com/financial-education.aspx

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We are experiencing a historic economic event brought on by this global pandemic. Americans need immediate financial assistance and support to get their households and families through this crisis.



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4medica and KPI Ninja announced today teaming up to launch a comprehensive lab analytics solution to support rapid treatment, prevention and spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The COVID-19 Alerts and Reporting Solution helps healthcare organizations and medical professionals identify and prioritize patients at higher risk of contracting severe forms of the respiratory disease. The solution also finds and tracks healthcare facility and ICU bed utilization across the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports, "In the event of a discrepancy between CDC cases and cases reported by state and local public health officials, data reported by states should be considered the most up to date." This statement points to a national need for precise data to identify and track suspected or confirmed patient cases concurrently with the availability of bed capacity. First responders, hospitals, health systems, medical practices, ACOs, HIEs and public health agencies need the data insights to make informed decisions mobilizing people and facilities to care for the growing number of cases in various regions across the U.S.
The COVID-19 Alerts and Reporting Solution integrates the 4medica Lab Hub and KPI's Ninja Universe analytics platform to provide real-time lab pandemic analytics and ADT notifications. Commercial laboratories such as Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp, BioReference Laboratories and public health laboratories send results to 4medica to normalize and match to the right patient identity. The validated data is then submitted to the Ninja Universe platform to analyze and share with the appropriate front-line providers, public health agencies and patients.
Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NEHII) is the first health information exchange using the solution to analyze the risk, prevalence and characteristics of COVID-19 cases and perform risk stratification analysis of other social resources and factors impacted by the virus across the state of Nebraska.
"The COVID-19 Lab Alerts and Reporting Solution augments our HIE to report accurate, knowledge-based data that informs life-saving decisions and community emergency prevention efforts at a time of unprecedented need," said Jaime Bland, NEHII CEO.
"The COVID-19 Alerts and Reporting Solution make sense of the confusing collection of data to prevent the transmission of COVID-19," said Gregg Church, president of 4medica. "While interoperability is a persistent challenge in the U.S. healthcare system, we've proactively built a solution that interprets the data into clear, succinct and actionable knowledge to help healthcare organizations address critical COVID-19 pandemic issues quickly and efficiently."
"The solution immediately equips frontline healthcare workers with the right, accurate data they need to perform their jobs at the highest level," said Vineeth Yeddula, CEO of KPI Ninja. "Whether this is a first responder's having real-time data to locate the best hospital to transfer a patient or a state authority needing a density map to pinpoint case surges regionally, the solution's detailed output supports decision-makers strategizing and allocating appropriate emergency response and resources for people requiring the greatest amount of aid."
Journalists: Click here to download a screenshot of COVID-19 Alerts and Reporting Solution.
About 4medica 
Guaranteeing an unprecedented 1% patient record duplication rate, 4medica solves data integrity and financial challenges to minimize patient safety and other clinical risks and achieve true clinical interoperability and transparency for patients. Our Big Data Management and Clinical Data Exchangecloud solutions help healthcare organizations facilitate patient identity management and data exchange to ensure the right data is captured at the right time, the first time. 4medica's Perfect Order for Perfect Payment ensures labs and imaging centers get paid by integrating high-volume revenue cycle management services throughout the entire order management process. 4medica has processed up to 6 billion clinical results representing more than 70 million patient identities. The company connects 40,000-plus physicians to hundreds of ACOs, HIEs, HINs, hospitals, health systems, laboratories, radiology imaging centers and payers nationwide. Learn more at http://www.4medica.com.
About KPI Ninja 
KPI Ninja is a healthcare analytics company that supports healthcare organizations to meet their population health and value-based initiatives. Using our signature mix of innovative technology solutions and services, we work shoulder-to-shoulder with clients to accelerate goal achievement. In harmony with our data-centered ethos, we truly believe that our success is strongly correlated with yours. We are differentiated by our comprehensive capabilities that transcend value-based programs and data sources to support stakeholders' use of data to improve outcomes. Our platform is aligned to initiatives led by CMS, ONC, NCQA, including holding NCQA's eCQM Certification, Measure Certification for HEDIS Health Plan 2020, PCMH and PCSP Prevalidation; demonstrating our commitment to providing you a trusted brand.


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Dutch biotechnology company, Molecular Biology Systems, B.V. (MBS) has developed a method using its revolutionary NEXTGENPCR endpoint thermocycler and consumables that decreases PCR amplification time for SARS-CoV-2 to eight minutes. Combined with smaller reaction volumes, increased samples per run, and standard, affordable laboratory equipment, a qualitative protocol was generated that could readily detect SARS-CoV-2 control DNA, with equivalent sensitivity. A single unit, the size of a shoebox, could perform a hundred and eighty (180) amplification runs a day, an almost ten-fold increase over the current US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended instrumentation. Detection of amplified product can be done with widely-available blue light gel document systems.
"We sought to decrease what we identified as the longest step in the current testing scheme, amplification," says MBS CEO and founder, Gert de Vos. "We started with the CDC assay because it is well characterized and has been readily available."
Since the NEXTGENPCR accepts both 96 and 384-well reaction plates, MBS tested both versions to increase throughput. By utilizing 384-well plates, the machine successfully processed four times as many samples without a loss in performance. The 384-well reaction chambers only require twenty-five percent of the reaction volume which would lower the supply burden placed on laboratories following the current CDC protocol.
NEXTGENPCR machines launched about two years ago and are available globally. Gert de Vos stated, "This protocol produces a simple yes/no answer — so a single machine, is capable of running 24/7, with 8-minute runs may provide a scalable screening solution analyzing 22,860 samples per day."
MBS is now collaborating with testing laboratories in the USA and the Netherlands to transfer and validate the method.
Find out more at http://www.nextgenpcr.com
About Molecular Biology Systems 
Molecular Biology Systems, B.V., founded in 2015, is a molecular biology solutions company based in Netherlands. Their NEXTGENPCR thermocycler uses patented heating and cooling technology to reduce PCR amplification cycles from hours to minutes. These technological advances are intended to support laboratorians across the life sciences market reduce costs and accelerate results.
All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners. 
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"We sought to decrease what we identified as the longest step in the current testing scheme, amplification." - Gert de Vos, MBS CEO and founder



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Acumed is excited to welcome Acute Innovations, a manufacturer of innovative solutions for challenging traumatic chest wall injuries, to join us in developing industry-first products and sharing our commitment to Education, Evidence, Innovation, and Quality. The Acute product portfolio specifically offers surgeons solutions to address rib fractures associated with traumatic injury, as well as technologies for chest wall reconstruction.
Acute's thoracic solutions will be integrated into the operations of Acumed to fully leverage the infrastructure and optimize best practices in quality affairs, marketing, medical education, manufacturing, and finance. The Acute product line has enjoyed robust growth through its innovative and clinically compelling solutions: the RibLoc chest wall plating system, the BioBridge resorbable chest wall stabilization plate, and the AcuTie II sternum closure system.
"Acute Innovations has observed solid growth and clinical support in its family of products. The integration within Acumed will immediately recognize operational synergies. This integration allows Acumed to expand on the delivery of these premium products to all of our surgeon customers in general trauma, orthopaedic trauma, and thoracic surgery," commented Jagi Gill, Vice President of Business Development for Acumed.
Sharon Wolfington, President and CEO of Acumed, added, "Over the past 30 years, Acumed has earned a reputation for delivering innovative and high-quality extremity fixation products. The addition of rib fracture fixation and chest wall stabilization and reconstruction products will further enhance our ability to support surgeons who treat patients in their time of need."
About Acumed 
Acumed is a global leader in developing innovative orthopaedic and medical solutions to improve patient care. Acumed has more than three decades of experience in the orthopaedic industry, with the mission of aiding the afflicted through the ingenuity of our minds, the labor of our hands, and the compassion of our hearts. Founded in 1988, Acumed is headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon, with offices and a distribution network around the world. For more information, visit http://www.acumed.net. 

"The integration of Acute allows Acumed to expand on the delivery of these premium products to all of our surgeon customers in general trauma, orthopaedic trauma, and thoracic surgery."



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Celebrated each March, the 2020 iteration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' National Nutrition Month invites people to focus on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. The theme is "Eat Right, Bite by Bite." The message is simple: Even small dietary changes can have a big impact on health.
Each week of the 2020 National Nutrition Month shares a distinct message about healthy living and diet choices. 

Week one instructs people to "eat a variety of nutritious foods every day." This entails including foods from all food groups, hydrating well, practicing portion control and adopting healthy dietary habits—such as eating slowly.

Week two asks people to "plan meals each week." Meal planning can be challenging. But using a grocery list to shop for healthy foods and choosing healthful recipes can help simplify the decision of choosing wholesome options. Additionally, being menu-savvy when eating out can make a difference to overall health.

Week three invites individuals to "learn skills to create tasty meals." Trying new flavors and foods can be an effective way to make eating healthy more satisfying.

Week four encourages people to "consult a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN)." An RDN can provide those with unique needs personalized nutrition advice to meet their goals—and show others how to thrive with a healthy diet.

These suggestions, in part, mirror those established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. According to the department's MyPlate guide, a healthy diet requires fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy and protein every day. However, with American's busy lifestyles, it can be challenging to meet the recommendations of MyPlate.
Healthy YOU Vending helps provide wholesome snacks, drinks and entrées that can fill nutrient gaps through its network of independent healthy vending machine operators. Studies show that smart snacking has a positive impact on mental alertness, energy levels, overall performance and staving off the hunger pangs that cause overeating at mealtime.
"We're happy to be a part of providing healthier options," said Healthy YOU Vending's Director of Operator Services Jill Navidomskis. "Healthy snacking really is a great example of how small dietary changes can have a big impact on an individual's overall health. And we want to share that message."
Healthy YOU Vending is the world leader in the healthy vending industry. With corporate offices in Kaysville, Utah, the Healthy YOU Vending team is dedicated to making healthier snacks, drinks and food products more accessible to people across North America. All company vending equipment is privately manufactured in the United States at a state-of-the-art facility. Owner/Operator opportunities for serious-minded and health-conscious entrepreneurs are currently available in most states.




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The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) – the nation's largest non-profit organization devoted to funding innovative lymphoma research and serving the lymphoma community through education programs, outreach initiatives and patient services – today announced it has awarded 16 grants totaling $1.375 million to early career and disease-specific scientists based at many of the world's leading cancer research institutes.
The 2020 LRF research portfolio includes grants in three categories: the LRF Clinical Investigator Career Development Award (CDA), the LRF Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant, and the LRF Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP).
The LRF CDA is a three-year grant that supports innovative programs from clinical researchers within five years of the completion of their postdoctoral training. Supported by an institutional mentor, grantees must spend at least 35 percent of their time in independent clinical research.
The 2020 LRF CDA recipients are Natalie Grover, MD (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Ryan Lynch, MD (University of Washington); and Paolo Strati, MD (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center). Drs. Lynch and Strati are alumni of the Lymphoma Clinical Research Mentoring Program (LCRMP). This is the sixth consecutive year alumni of the prestigious LCRMP received a CDA from the Foundation.
The LRF Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant is a two-year grant that supports PhD fellows who have not completed more than five years of postdoctoral work, and MD fellows who have completed at least two years and no more than five years of their fellowship work. Grantees must spend at least 80 percent of their time in research; their award provides salary support, professional development, and research expenses.
The 2020 LRF Postdoctoral Fellowship grantees are Xu Cao, PhD (City of Hope and Beckman Research Institute); Frederico Gaiti, PhD (Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University); Yong Gu Lee, PhD (The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania); Adam Lin, MD, PhD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine); Alexia Martinez de Paz, PhD (Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University); and Laurianne Scourzic, PhD (Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University). Dr. Gaiti is the 2020 Bruce D. Cheson, MD Postdoctoral Fellow; and Dr. Scourzic is the Oliver Press, MD, PhD Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow.
The LRF LCRMP awards two-year grants along with mentoring and education to hematology and oncology fellows and junior faculty dedicated to clinical research in the field of non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphoma. Program participants, called LRF Scholars, attend and participate in a week-long intensive introductory workshop and follow-up programming intended to enhance their abilities to successfully design and administer clinical research studies and secure future grant funding. Participants also receive a professional development grant and are matched with experts in the field to foster future participation and collaboration within the Foundation through follow-up programming and activities. This year's class of Scholars were selected by LRF's Scientific Advisory Board for their promise in their study of lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
The 2020 Class of LRF Scholars includes Pamela Allen, MD (Emory University – Winship Cancer Institute); Jamie Flerlage, MD (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.); Boyu Hu, MD (University of Utah/Huntsman Cancer Institute); Christina Lee, MD (Weill Cornell Medical College); Raphael Steiner, MD (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center); Christopher Strouse, MD (The University of Iowa); and Abi Vijenthira, MD (University Health Network). Drs. Hu and Steiner are mentored by past 2014 and 2015 LCRMP Scholars Deborah Stephens, DO (University of Utah/Huntsman Cancer Institute) and Jason Westin, MD (University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center).
LRF's grant selections are awarded with the guidance of the LRF Scientific Advisory Board, which is comprised of 45 world-renowned lymphoma experts dedicated to seeking out the most innovative and promising lymphoma research projects for investment.
"The Lymphoma Research Foundation has always recognized the critical importance of ensuring early career scientists with an interest in blood cancer are able to pursue and continue their investigation of hematological malignancies," said Andrew D. Zelenetz, MD, PhD, Medical Director, Quality Informatics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Chair of the Lymphoma Research Foundation's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). "We are confident that the research programs that we are able to put forth today provide that opportunity to early career scientists and will yield meaningful results for lymphoma patients, caregivers and loved ones."
"We are pleased to announce this important investment in early career lymphoma scientists," said Meghan Gutierrez, Chief Executive Officer at the Lymphoma Research Foundation. "During this time of great concern amid the COVID-19 pandemic and as funds for early career scientists continue to decrease, receiving a Lymphoma Research Foundation grant provides funding at a crucial stage in their career, ensuring that the brightest minds in oncology remain committed to the study of lymphoma for the benefit of patients everywhere."
To learn more about LRF's research grant program, visit lymphoma.org/research.
About the Lymphoma Research Foundation 
The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) is the nation's largest non-profit organization devoted to funding innovative research and serving the lymphoma community through a comprehensive series of education programs, outreach initiatives and patient services. To date, LRF has awarded more than $62 million in lymphoma-specific research.
For additional information on LRF's research, education and services, visit lymphoma.org.


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The COVID-19 Philanthropic Funders Collaborative (COVID Collaborative) of Ausherman Family Foundation, Community Foundation of Frederick County, Delaplaine Foundation, Helen J. Serini Foundation, United Way of Frederick County and Women's Giving Circle are releasing $172,700 in first-wave funding to meet the immediate needs of nonprofit organizations serving adversely affected by the COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath. Additional funds will be released at a later time.
Through a collaborative approach, philanthropic funders are coordinating funding efforts to ensure that funds are going to areas of greatest need. Funding released at this time represents a portion of funding available to support nonprofits who are meeting the needs of individuals and families adversely affected the COVID-19 crisis.
Four funders, Ausherman Family Foundation, Delaplaine Foundation, Helen J. Serini Foundation and United Way of Frederick County, are releasing funds to meet immediate needs. Two funders, Community Foundation of Frederick County and Women's Giving Circle, are strategically reserving funds to meet needs that will emerge in the coming week. Additional waves of funding, including distribution of remaining funds from the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Campaign, will be distributed in the weeks ahead.
In addition to $15,000 in purchases of medical equipment, sanitary gloves, masks, feminine hygiene products, diapers, and other necessities, Ausherman Family Foundation is granting $100,000 to the following: 

Advocates for Homeless Families Rent, Food, and Transportation Relief for Homeless Families $10,000

Frederick Rescue Mission, Inc. Funding for Shelter and Food Distribution $10,000

The Arc of Frederick County Emergency funding for critical supplies for clients $5,000

The Religious Coalition Alternative Emergency Shelter for Homeless Individuals and Families $20,000

YMCA of Frederick County Supporting Partnership to provide Temporary Shelter for Homeless Families $10,000

Asian American Center Critical supplies for recently unemployed clients $10,000

Blessings in a Backpack Food for out-of-school FCPS students $5,000

Frederick County Government, Senior Services Division Funding for Frozen and Shelf Stable Meals for Seniors $10,000

Housing Authority of the City of Frederick Emergency supplies and services for recently unemployed residents $5,000

Mental Health Association of Frederick County Stop-gap funding for 2-1-1 and mental health services $10,000

Interfaith Housing Association Emergency supplies and services for recently unemployed residents $5,000

Delaplaine Foundation is granting $25,000 to the following: 

Frederick Community College Foundation Student Success Fund Program at the FCC Foundation$5,000

Frederick Rescue Mission, Inc. Frederick Rescue Mission COVID-19 Operations Grant $5,000

Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs Alternative Emergency Shelter for Homeless Individuals and Families $10,000

YMCA of Frederick County Childcare for essential workers and first responders $5,000

Helen J. Serini Foundation is granting $22,200 to the following: 

The Religious Coalition General Operations$5,000

YMCA of Frederick County General Operations $5,000

Wells House @ Gale Recovery General Operations $7,200

Community Action Agency General Operations $5,000

United Way of Frederick County is granting $25,500 to the following: 

Advocates for Homeless Families Rent, Food, and Transportation Relief for Homeless Families $5,000

Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County BGCFC Initial Closure & Essential Personnel $6,500

YMCA of Frederick County Installation of new HVAC at Camp West Mar so Religious Coalition can host homeless families $3,500

Asian American Center Emergency supplies for recently unemployed clients $1,000

Heartly House Support for individuals experiencing domestic abuse $2,500

Mental Health Association of Frederick County Stop-gap funding for 2-1-1 services call center $7,000

About COVID-19 Emergency Relief Campaign 
The economic fallout from Coronavirus is causing significant hardship for many Frederick County families. 39% of households in Frederick County already struggled to afford basic households. Today, many of these families, known as ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), face an even more uncertain future.
This COVID-19 Emergency Relief Campaign is a community fundraising effort to support nonprofits who directly help those adversely affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Programmatic impacts may include, but are not limited to, emergency shelter, financial stability programs, transportation needs, prescriptions and medical supplies, food and food supplies for seniors, and suicide prevention and other mental health services.
As of March 27, 2020, the Emergency Relief Campaign raised over $155,000. The campaign will remain open until the COVID-19 crisis abates. United Way commits to granting funds on an ongoing basis.
Gifts to the Covid-19 Emergency Relief Campaign can be made at http://www.uwfrederick.org, by mailing checks to United Way COVID-19 Campaign, PO Box 307, Frederick, MD 21705 or by texting COVIDFREDERICK to 71777.


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The COVID-19 Philanthropic Funders Collaborative (COVID Collaborative) of Ausherman Family Foundation, Community Foundation of Frederick County, Delaplaine Foundation, Helen J. Serini Foundation, United Way of Frederick County and Women's Giving Circle are releasing $172,700 in first-wave funding to meet the immediate needs of nonprofit organizations serving adversely affected by the COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath. Additional funds will be released at a later time.
Through a collaborative approach, philanthropic funders are coordinating funding efforts to ensure that funds are going to areas of greatest need. Funding released at this time represents a portion of funding available to support nonprofits who are meeting the needs of individuals and families adversely affected the COVID-19 crisis.
Four funders, Ausherman Family Foundation, Delaplaine Foundation, Helen J. Serini Foundation and United Way of Frederick County, are releasing funds to meet immediate needs. Two funders, Community Foundation of Frederick County and Women's Giving Circle, are strategically reserving funds to meet needs that will emerge in the coming week. Additional waves of funding, including distribution of remaining funds from the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Campaign, will be distributed in the weeks ahead.
In addition to $15,000 in purchases of medical equipment, sanitary gloves, masks, feminine hygiene products, diapers, and other necessities, Ausherman Family Foundation is granting $100,000 to the following: 

Advocates for Homeless Families Rent, Food, and Transportation Relief for Homeless Families $10,000

Frederick Rescue Mission, Inc. Funding for Shelter and Food Distribution $10,000

The Arc of Frederick County Emergency funding for critical supplies for clients $5,000

The Religious Coalition Alternative Emergency Shelter for Homeless Individuals and Families $20,000

YMCA of Frederick County Supporting Partnership to provide Temporary Shelter for Homeless Families $10,000

Asian American Center Critical supplies for recently unemployed clients $10,000

Blessings in a Backpack Food for out-of-school FCPS students $5,000

Frederick County Government, Senior Services Division Funding for Frozen and Shelf Stable Meals for Seniors $10,000

Housing Authority of the City of Frederick Emergency supplies and services for recently unemployed residents $5,000

Mental Health Association of Frederick County Stop-gap funding for 2-1-1 and mental health services $10,000

Interfaith Housing Association Emergency supplies and services for recently unemployed residents $5,000

Delaplaine Foundation is granting $25,000 to the following: 

Frederick Community College Foundation Student Success Fund Program at the FCC Foundation$5,000

Frederick Rescue Mission, Inc. Frederick Rescue Mission COVID-19 Operations Grant $5,000

Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs Alternative Emergency Shelter for Homeless Individuals and Families $10,000

YMCA of Frederick County Childcare for essential workers and first responders $5,000

Helen J. Serini Foundation is granting $22,200 to the following: 

The Religious Coalition General Operations$5,000

YMCA of Frederick County General Operations $5,000

Wells House @ Gale Recovery General Operations $7,200

Community Action Agency General Operations $5,000

United Way of Frederick County is granting $25,500 to the following: 

Advocates for Homeless Families Rent, Food, and Transportation Relief for Homeless Families $5,000

Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County BGCFC Initial Closure & Essential Personnel $6,500

YMCA of Frederick County Installation of new HVAC at Camp West Mar so Religious Coalition can host homeless families $3,500

Asian American Center Emergency supplies for recently unemployed clients $1,000

Heartly House Support for individuals experiencing domestic abuse $2,500

Mental Health Association of Frederick County Stop-gap funding for 2-1-1 services call center $7,000

About COVID-19 Emergency Relief Campaign 
The economic fallout from Coronavirus is causing significant hardship for many Frederick County families. 39% of households in Frederick County already struggled to afford basic households. Today, many of these families, known as ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), face an even more uncertain future.
This COVID-19 Emergency Relief Campaign is a community fundraising effort to support nonprofits who directly help those adversely affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Programmatic impacts may include, but are not limited to, emergency shelter, financial stability programs, transportation needs, prescriptions and medical supplies, food and food supplies for seniors, and suicide prevention and other mental health services.
As of March 27, 2020, the Emergency Relief Campaign raised over $155,000. The campaign will remain open until the COVID-19 crisis abates. United Way commits to granting funds on an ongoing basis.
Gifts to the Covid-19 Emergency Relief Campaign can be made at http://www.uwfrederick.org, by mailing checks to United Way COVID-19 Campaign, PO Box 307, Frederick, MD 21705 or by texting COVIDFREDERICK to 71777.


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The COVID-19 Philanthropic Funders Collaborative (COVID Collaborative) of Ausherman Family Foundation, Community Foundation of Frederick County, Delaplaine Foundation, Helen J. Serini Foundation, United Way of Frederick County and Women's Giving Circle are releasing $172,700 in first-wave funding to meet the immediate needs of nonprofit organizations serving adversely affected by the COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath. Additional funds will be released at a later time.
Through a collaborative approach, philanthropic funders are coordinating funding efforts to ensure that funds are going to areas of greatest need. Funding released at this time represents a portion of funding available to support nonprofits who are meeting the needs of individuals and families adversely affected the COVID-19 crisis.
Four funders, Ausherman Family Foundation, Delaplaine Foundation, Helen J. Serini Foundation and United Way of Frederick County, are releasing funds to meet immediate needs. Two funders, Community Foundation of Frederick County and Women's Giving Circle, are strategically reserving funds to meet needs that will emerge in the coming week. Additional waves of funding, including distribution of remaining funds from the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Campaign, will be distributed in the weeks ahead.
In addition to $15,000 in purchases of medical equipment, sanitary gloves, masks, feminine hygiene products, diapers, and other necessities, Ausherman Family Foundation is granting $100,000 to the following: 

Advocates for Homeless Families Rent, Food, and Transportation Relief for Homeless Families $10,000

Frederick Rescue Mission, Inc. Funding for Shelter and Food Distribution $10,000

The Arc of Frederick County Emergency funding for critical supplies for clients $5,000

The Religious Coalition Alternative Emergency Shelter for Homeless Individuals and Families $20,000

YMCA of Frederick County Supporting Partnership to provide Temporary Shelter for Homeless Families $10,000

Asian American Center Critical supplies for recently unemployed clients $10,000

Blessings in a Backpack Food for out-of-school FCPS students $5,000

Frederick County Government, Senior Services Division Funding for Frozen and Shelf Stable Meals for Seniors $10,000

Housing Authority of the City of Frederick Emergency supplies and services for recently unemployed residents $5,000

Mental Health Association of Frederick County Stop-gap funding for 2-1-1 and mental health services $10,000

Interfaith Housing Association Emergency supplies and services for recently unemployed residents $5,000

Delaplaine Foundation is granting $25,000 to the following: 

Frederick Community College Foundation Student Success Fund Program at the FCC Foundation$5,000

Frederick Rescue Mission, Inc. Frederick Rescue Mission COVID-19 Operations Grant $5,000

Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs Alternative Emergency Shelter for Homeless Individuals and Families $10,000

YMCA of Frederick County Childcare for essential workers and first responders $5,000

Helen J. Serini Foundation is granting $22,200 to the following: 

The Religious Coalition General Operations$5,000

YMCA of Frederick County General Operations $5,000

Wells House @ Gale Recovery General Operations $7,200

Community Action Agency General Operations $5,000

United Way of Frederick County is granting $25,500 to the following: 

Advocates for Homeless Families Rent, Food, and Transportation Relief for Homeless Families $5,000

Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County BGCFC Initial Closure & Essential Personnel $6,500

YMCA of Frederick County Installation of new HVAC at Camp West Mar so Religious Coalition can host homeless families $3,500

Asian American Center Emergency supplies for recently unemployed clients $1,000

Heartly House Support for individuals experiencing domestic abuse $2,500

Mental Health Association of Frederick County Stop-gap funding for 2-1-1 services call center $7,000

About COVID-19 Emergency Relief Campaign 
The economic fallout from Coronavirus is causing significant hardship for many Frederick County families. 39% of households in Frederick County already struggled to afford basic households. Today, many of these families, known as ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), face an even more uncertain future.
This COVID-19 Emergency Relief Campaign is a community fundraising effort to support nonprofits who directly help those adversely affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Programmatic impacts may include, but are not limited to, emergency shelter, financial stability programs, transportation needs, prescriptions and medical supplies, food and food supplies for seniors, and suicide prevention and other mental health services.
As of March 27, 2020, the Emergency Relief Campaign raised over $155,000. The campaign will remain open until the COVID-19 crisis abates. United Way commits to granting funds on an ongoing basis.
Gifts to the Covid-19 Emergency Relief Campaign can be made at http://www.uwfrederick.org, by mailing checks to United Way COVID-19 Campaign, PO Box 307, Frederick, MD 21705 or by texting COVIDFREDERICK to 71777.


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PlayMaker Health, the industry-leading post-acute sales enablement and business intelligence platform, today announced its Q3 2019 Post-Acute Market Data Update, containing Home Health and Hospice data released in February 2020 with claims through September 30, 2019.
"The beginning of 2020 has brought the official implementation of the new Patient-Driven Grouping Model (PDGM), and providers are finding themselves navigating new waters. It is more vital than ever to understand the competitive landscape and gain expanded visibility into market trends," says Holly Miller, chief revenue officer of PlayMaker Health. "As our clients continue to innovate to meet those regulatory requirements, it's imperative for us to evolve by proactively delivering and executing more in-depth benchmark analytics and real-time insights so providers and their sales teams can adapt quickly."
Medicare Advantage (Q3 2018 - Q3 2019) 

National Volume: Patients are using Medicare Advantage (MA) at a rate of 29% of Medicare

From Q3 2018 to Q3 2019, the growth in Medicare Advantage enrollment as a percentage of Medicare is on par with national trends and is expected to continue as 28 additional plans become available in 2020. The percentage of patients utilizing MA for paid services is also expected to grow as more patients adopt condition-specific MA flex benefits.
Q3 2019 Home Health Insights 
Year over Year Growth 

Nationally: 3.38% decline in home health admissions, based on volume

By State: Range of 15.6% decline to a 12.6% increase with eight states over 0%

The benchmarks validate the transition from traditional Medicare to Medicare Advantage and demonstrate the ongoing enrollment increase in Medicare Advantage utilization.
PDGM Admissions Source 

Nationally: 59.9% of home health referrals were from community sources, while 41.1% of referrals were from institutional sources

By State: 40.2%-76.6% of home health admissions came from community sources

Because institutional admissions are reimbursed at a higher rate under the PDGM payment model, it is essential to understand where admissions are coming from, so agencies can make minor mix adjustments where possible to positively impact cash flow.
Q3 2019 Hospice Insights 
Year Over Year Growth 

Nationally: 3.8% increase in hospice admissions, based on volume

By State: Range of 7.7% decline to a 19.3% increase in hospice admissions

Average Length of Stay (LOS) 
(*PlayMaker Health LOS calculation only includes patients who have discharged) 

Nationally: Average hospice length of stay was 55 days, with a median of 16 days

By State: Average hospice length of stay ranged from 35 to 72 days

The median value indicates that 50% of hospice patients were on hospice service for 16 days or less. Both of the LOS benchmarks demonstrate a significant opportunity for patients and families to receive the full benefit of hospice from a longer length of stay.
As the impact of PDGM, the COVID-19 pandemic, and consolidation continues, home health and hospice agencies who proactively leverage a deeper, more in-depth view of actionable competitive and referral data will be the ones who thrive. PlayMaker Health's Market Insights, the next evolution of the platform and already used by several customers, provides both predictive and personalized analytics, delivering performance and business intelligence that agency leadership requires to strategically differentiate and grow market share.
"Our ability to provide actionable insights on claims data trends empowers our clients with a competitive advantage that goes beyond simply purchasing market data," says Gregg Boyle, CEO of PlayMaker Health. "We will continue to enhance the platform and work toward real-time data to deliver more value to our client partners as they work to expand their business."
About PlayMaker Health 
With 12 years of unparalleled growth for clients and partners, PlayMaker Health is proud to be the post-acute growth platform for more than 2,300 home health, hospice, HME, Infusion, and long-term care agencies and organizations nationwide. PlayMaker delivers the most comprehensive and current claims data, including Medicare Parts A and B, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and Commercial. By combining market data and over 35 EMR integrations with a mobile CRM, PlayMaker's platform facilitates interoperability, turning data insights into actionable sales and growth intelligence. Learn more at https://www.playmakerhealth.com.


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Care.Coach, a Silicon Valley healthcare startup, disclosed today details of a rapid expansion of its virtual avatar program for health plans to combat COVID-19's exacerbation of the loneliness epidemic in the United States. The company, founded in 2012 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate Victor Wang, develops virtual avatars that provide companionship to individuals who live with complex health conditions and chronic loneliness. A large body of published research demonstrates that the feeling of loneliness increases morbidity and mortality; in a time of social distancing, self-isolation, and quarantine, loneliness has become a clear public health crisis. Care.Coach is rising to the challenge by providing its customers with as many avatars as are needed to support these at-risk populations.
For the past 8 years, Care.Coach has been working with care providers to help those populations which possess "outsized risk", focusing on older adults with psychosocial risks such as loneliness, depression, and anxiety, alongside medical risks such as diabetes, hypertension, COPD, heart failure, and medication non-adherence. Now, broadly enforced self-isolation and shelter-in-place policies are increasingly expected to accelerate an already-growing loneliness epidemic across the nation.
Understanding this reality, the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS) North Shore Area Office, an existing customer of Care.Coach, asked the company to quickly provide a 4x increase in the number of avatars deployed to individuals, with the goal of better supporting individuals with coping strategies and a way to stay connected while confined to their homes.
Similarly, Element Care's Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) which is both a provider organization and a health plan, is another customer of Care.Coach. Element Care has ordered and is deploying more avatars to better support their hundreds of participants impacted by the shutdown of their PACE Wellness Centers in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Bob Wakefield, Element Care's CEO, stated, "We care for more than 1,000 frail elders who receive comprehensive medical care and socialize with friends at our PACE Wellness Centers, so it presents an enormous challenge when those centers are all closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak and we need to care for our participants in their homes."
The situation is stressing individuals as much as the healthcare system. "I woke up this morning and realized I am not going anywhere. I thought I could handle this, but I am struggling," says Gail Sauvan, an Element Care participant. "I have asked Angel [my Care.Coach avatar] to do chair exercises with me as I miss doing them every day at PACE. I also like his jokes as they make me laugh while I am here alone. I am going to do meditation daily with him too to help keep me calm and reduce my chance of having a panic attack."
Care.Coach provides specialized tablet-based devices that display an avatar of a pet animal, which serves as a non-judgemental, 24x7 available relationship to support complex, high risk patients and health plan members. For these individuals, the Care.Coach avatar has been shown to reduce loneliness, as described by published research studies from Pace University and the University of Washington. Individuals talk naturally with the avatar using their voice, and receive 24x7 psychosocial support and coaching on managing multiple chronic conditions. The system is powered by a specially-trained team of health advocates employed by Care.Coach and supported by evidence-based protocols and artificial intelligence. Traditional care teams are automatically alerted about adverse events and changes in health status, and receive actionable analytics. Each Care.Coach device includes its own cellular Internet connection, so individuals do not need Wi-Fi at home.
"When I started this company eight years ago to help people like my grandmother with loneliness, I could not have predicted social distancing would become the new normal," says Victor Wang, founder and CEO of Care.Coach. "I'm very proud of our growing team here at Care.Coach for stepping up to the challenge of helping many more individuals and for rapidly scaling up with our Medicare Advantage, PACE, and other customers in this time of great need."
About Element Care PACE Health Plan 
Founded in 1995, Element Care is a non-profit, healthcare organization with a simple mission: to help people live safely and comfortably in their homes and their communities for as long as they can, keeping their stays in hospitals and nursing facilities as minimal as possible. Element Care provides complete health care to eligible people through the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) throughout the North Shore, Merrimack Valley and northeast region of Middlesex County in Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.elementcare.org
About Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services 
The Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS) provides support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder. The DDS's mission is to create, in partnership with others, innovative and genuine opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to participate fully as valued members of their community. The DDS serves over 30,000 individuals across its 28 offices throughout Massachusetts. For more information, visit https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-developmental-services
About Care.Coach 
Care.Coach is a California-based conversational and relational automation technology company backed by over $7 million in public and private funding from Congress, the NIH, and private investors. The Care.Coach platform, deployed nationally across more than 20 states, combines human empathy, intelligent technology, and an engaging animal avatar to build real relationships with the most complex, high-need individuals within the healthcare system. The avatars leverage these personal relationships to deliver evidence-based coaching, driving value by reducing the need for home nursing visits, reducing emergency department and hospital visits, and improving key health plan quality measures. Care.Coach was named one of the Top 5 IT Innovations of 2019 by the HealthLeaders IT Spending Guide, one of the Best Healthcare Startups to Watch in 2020 by Healthcare Weekly, and one of the Top 10 Aging in Place Innovations by GuideWell in 2020. For more information, visit https://care.coach

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As busy first responders like doctors, nurses, and EMT's are being asked to work overtime, many no longer have the time left in the day to do simple things like having their hospital scrubs, lab coats, and uniforms cleaned.
Meanwhile, with nearly all offices and businesses closed down, the need to clean business attire has been dramatically reduced, leaving dry cleaners and launderers with excess capacity.
To solve both problems at once, The Greener Cleaner, a Chicago based company that offers pick-up and delivery across Chicagoland, recently announced an "Adopt a First Reponder" program.
The program is a way for the public to donate laundry and cleaning services to local first responders via a GoFundMe page. 100% of funds donated are in turn given as credit towards cleaning services of verified first responders.
"Tackling these two problems with one solution was my goal", said Michael Bleier, owner of The Greener Cleaner, said. "We wanted a way to both help our first responders, but also to keep our employees working", Bleier said.
First responders are encouraged to apply for free dry cleaning and laundry through the Greener Cleaner website. Anyone signing up for free services will be given credits in blocks of $100, as long as there are funds available via the donation site.
For more information, visit http://www.greenercleaner.net.

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The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), the foremost gathering of international leaders in the $4.5 trillion global wellness economy, today announced that it is now accepting student submissions for its fifth annual "Shark Tank of Wellness" competition. The contest is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students (18 years and older) around the world; entries will be accepted now through May 31, 2020.
Contestants will vie for $10,000 in prize money, with the first-place winner receiving $5,000, second-place receiving $3,000, and third-place $2,000, which can be used toward kick-starting their business concepts. The top three finalists will be announced mid-August.
Entries will be judged on their viability and can serve any aspect of the wellness spectrum, including architecture/design, beauty, education, fitness, hospitality, medicine, nutrition, real estate, spa, technology, workplace wellness, tourism, etc. The finalists will present their concepts to a panel of "Wellness Sharks" who will question them in front of an audience of 600+ business and thought leaders at the 14th annual Summit in Tel Aviv, Israel, taking place from November 10–13, 2020.
"It's so fitting to host our 5th annual Shark Tank-style student competition in Israel, which is also known as 'Start-up Nation.' Entrepreneurialism is in Israel's DNA—with 6,000+ start-ups, the country is second only to Silicon Valley when it comes to innovation and invention," said Chief Creative Officer & Executive Director Nancy Davis. "The students will have a particularly rapt and receptive audience!"
Chiva-Som (Thailand) is among the returning sponsors of the competition, and Karen Campbell, a business development director, will be among the "Wellness Sharks" at the 2020 Summit. Campbell said, "Chiva-Som loves the enthusiasm of our young innovators and is delighted to be part of creating a platform where their aspirations can be showcased."
In addition to Chiva-Som (Thailand) returning as a sponsor, both Hyatt (US) and ResortSuite (Canada) will also return. Executives from each sponsoring company take to the stage as "Wellness Sharks."
In 2019, the first prize winner was Jazmin Darling, from Georgia's Savannah College of Art & Design, for her WEL organic organizers, which are designed to increase the longevity of fresh produce while stimulating healthy eating habits through visualization. Runners-up included Matthew Payne for RU Wellness Straw, a reusable straw with biodegradable flavor capsules to encourage hydration, and Simon Lewis for Enfuze Home Goods, a product that infuses the stress-relieving benefits of CBD into the home and clothing.
Student participants are asked to submit a Concept Submission Form detailing their viable business idea and a one-to-two-minute video presentation.
Images can be found here.
For more information about the opportunity to support wellness innovation through sponsorship of the 2020 "Shark Tank of Wellness" competition, contact Michelle Gamble: michelle.gamble@globalwellnesssummit.com.
About the Global Wellness Summit: The Global Wellness Summit is an invitation-only international gathering that brings together leaders and visionaries to positively shape the future of the $4.5 trillion global wellness economy. Held in a different location each year, Summits have taken place in the US, Switzerland, Turkey, Bali, India, Morocco, Mexico, Austria, Italy and Singapore. The 14th annual Summit will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel, from November 10–13, 2020. 


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The COVID-19 Communications Pallet is a communications tool born out of urgency and forged with purpose. The tool is specifically designed to surge performance by governmental leaders and provide critical data to healthcare stakeholders and the public by providing meaningful up to date information to them. That information, can then seamlessly be passed along for the various "calls to action" that will need to take place on a state and local level in order to "bend the curve" in America and beyond.
"The COVID-19 Communications Pallet model is Kyryptonite to poor communication," says Solomon Carter, architect of the COVID-19 tool as well as The Performance Ethics Risk & Communication Enhancement Model known as The PIERCE Model. PIERCE, served as the foundation for the communications pallet. "In order to bend the curve, stakeholders must understand that we have to bend human behavior through hyper-effective, concise and uniformed communications. Flooding the airwaves with often fragmented and confusing messages that vary from news entity to news entity hurts our national strategy and is not conducive to the brave healthcare professionals fighting this pandemic. It also degrades the decision matrix for our local and state leaders charged with making critical decisions. It is specifically what led me to integrate, enhance and surge concepts from The PIERCE model into the COVID-19 communications pallet model so that it could offer leaders of all areas, the kind of concise intelligence needed to succeed. It also creates a communications repository for analysis and reconfiguration which will make it an idea factory for winning this war."
The new COVID-19 communications tool allows states to post the top ten categories (challenges) and what they did to successfully mitigate them. From local businesses being re-purposed to produce resources to an effective technique of one kind or another, they list what works on one central clutter-less pallet. Once posted nationally, it allows other states to glean off of what other states have done and activate their own similar resources in their respective geographical areas instead of learning about it on television or the internet. It's saves time when time is of the essence. And offers concise information when effective communications are of the highest importance.
See the COVID-19 Communications Pallet for Government Leaders, Policy and Healthcare Professionals is a free resource and can be downloaded and viewed in the attachment.
Solomon Carter leads Emory Healthcare's, Physician Group Practices, Patient Financial Services, Office of Professional Development. He also serves as an executive leader with All Power in His Hands Christian Mission which is an aid organization that operates in Haiti. There, Solomon overseas the organization's food distribution and children's medicine programs among other Church mission- based initiatives. Some of his work is created in part, by his work in Haiti during the cholera outbreak. Solomon@allpowermissions.com


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Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and Open Health Network have collaborated on a digital system to coordinate effective care for thousands of high-risk patients living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The solution is designed to improve patient outcomes, including a reduction in patient complications requiring hospitalization, freeing critical care resources that are under enormous strain at Mount Sinai and other hospitals because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The GRItT-Pro system is a digital replacement for a manual system designed by Mount Sinai to closely coordinate the care teams responsible for treating patients with complex, chronic, and costly to treat conditions including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Built atop Open Health Network's blockchain-based core framework for healthcare, a pilot version of GRItT-Pro was created in just two months with no coding from scratch.
Immediately scalable, the system eliminates the manual system's limit of 200 simultaneous patients out of the 12,000 IBD patients under the hospital's care. While IBD is the first disease area to be handled by the tool, the tool also has the potential to be applied to a range of other chronic conditions that require long-term, coordinated care.
Managing Complex Treatment 
Treating patients with IBD requires a long-term holistic treatment plan that involves a diverse set of specialized providers, making it the third costliest disease after heart disease and cancer. In addition, many of those patients also are dealing with stress, anxiety or depression as a result of their disease. That can interfere with their ability to follow their treatment plans or communicate with the care team, and as a result lead to worsened symptoms, diminished outcomes, reduced quality of life, and an increased likelihood of surgery.
"As a result, they fall through the cracks, and nobody keeps track of them between appointments," said Laurie Keefer, PhD, a health psychologist at Mount Sinai's Susan and Leonard Feinstein Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Clinical Center.
That inspired Mount Sinai to create a proprietary scoring and care team management system called Gaining Resilience through Transitions (GRItTTM). The method allowed for greater coordination of care, but it was paper-based, with time consuming manual entry and challenging communications among the team. Open Health's core framework enabled the team to create a more powerful digital system that automated the information exchange among providers.
An Integrated Solution for Providers and Patients 
The GRItT-PRO tool presents everything about a case to each member of the care team instantly on a provider dashboard. This allows the care coordinator as well as the team to understand the particular situation faced by each patient and respond to that by changing or adding various care routines. A pilot version of the clinician-facing GRITT tool is currently undergoing initial clinical testing, and a fully integrated patient-facing component is being created.
"Our platform was created specifically to address the needs of healthcare, including the crucial issues of privacy and cost-effective development," said Tatyana Kanzaveli, CEO of Open Health. "Our team was able to collaborate with Mount Sinai and understand exactly what they needed and produce it very quickly with existing modules."
Reducing Hospital and In-Person Visits to Free Resources 
The tool also integrates with Mount Sinai's existing Telehealth services. This ability is important for high-risk IBD patients, who are often reluctant to leave their homes because of the unpredictable nature of their symptoms. It also is vital for providers during times when either a patient or a provider is unable to come to the hospital, as is the case during a public health emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Having a digital provider communication tool for use while the team is all working remotely has been critical to our continued ability to provide high quality care to our IBD patients," Keefer said.
Case study is available to download at Open Health Network web site.
About Open Health Network 
Open Health Network is using Blockchain and smart contracts to enable consumers to control and monetize their health information. Powered by Artificial Intelligence and Big Data analytics, our platform enables rapid development of mobile health applications and chatbots for patients, healthcare providers, payers and medical researchers. Learn more at https://www.openhealth.cc.
About the Mount Sinai Health System 
The Mount Sinai Health System is New York City's largest academic medical system, encompassing eight hospitals, a leading medical school, and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York region. Mount Sinai is a national and international source of unrivaled education, translational research and discovery, and collaborative clinical leadership ensuring that we deliver the highest quality care—from prevention to treatment of the most serious and complex human diseases. The Health System includes more than 7,200 physicians and features a robust and continually expanding network of multispecialty services, including more than 400 ambulatory practice locations throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, and Long Island. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 14 on U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" of the Top 20 Best Hospitals in the country and the Icahn School of Medicine as one of the Top 20 Best Medical Schools in country. Mount Sinai Health System hospitals are consistently ranked regionally by specialty and our physicians in the top 1% of all physicians nationally by U.S. News & World Report. For more information, visit https://www.mountsinai.org or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.


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The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) announced that it is suspending membership expirations retroactively to March 1 and continuing until the end of June. All members will continue to enjoy the benefits of membership, even if you are unable to pay due to the impact of the corona virus pandemic.
"The PDA team wants everyone in our community to stay safe during this difficult time," said PDA President/CEO Richard Johnson. "PDA remains dedicated to providing our members with the useful tools and resources you need, particularly when as they face unexpected challenges."
While PDA puts in place alternative solutions for training and conferences, here is a partial list of the benefits you can take advantage of immediately as you continue to work and advance your career: 

Access to the full contents of all active Technical Reports on the Technical Report Portal

Review the PDA Glossary of Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Terminology

Read the PDA Letter with its just-refreshed website. Share articles with your colleagues, as all new content will be open access during the COVID-19 crisis.

Find peer-reviewed, industry-critical research at the PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology The Mar/Apr issue will be open access, so share with colleagues!

Connect with the PDA Community across social media platforms including PDA Connect, PDA's LinkedIn Group, on Twitter, including the US and Europe, and on PDA's YouTube channel.

And don't forget that many local PDA Chapters are also active on social media; search for them on the same platforms where you find PDA.

Catch up on your technical reading at the PDA Bookstore.

Continue to enjoy member discounts on PDA Conference and Education registration, with new virtual options being added now.

About PDA – Connecting People, Science and Regulation 
The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is the leading global provider of science, technology and regulatory information and education for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical community. Founded in 1946 as a nonprofit organization, PDA is committed to developing scientifically sound, practical technical information and resources to advance science and regulation through the expertise of over 10,500 members worldwide. PDA is an ANSI accredited Standards Developing Organization. Go to http://www.pda.org/footer/about-pda to learn more.
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PatientPay, the leading patient payments partner for acute, ambulatory, and specialty care, today announced it secured $6.15 million in growth financing. The investment will be used to significantly expand its ability to serve the needs of Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) companies as well as further enhance its omni-channel patient payments platform.
The round was led by Mosaik Partners and an existing investor, with participation from other current and new investors. This financing supports PatientPay's industry-leading end-to-end patient engagement and payment solution that captures more payments while making the patient billing experience an integrated part of patient care.
"This new financing will enable PatientPay to bring more innovation and efficiencies in healthcare with electronic strategies for patient payments that serve to drive more payments, lower the cost of care while providing a positive patient experience during the billing process," said Tom Furr, PatientPay's CEO.
"PatientPay has been partnering successfully with several of the largest healthcare RCM operations in the country who use our omni-channel strategies to target mobile patient payments via text and email as the initial touch points for healthcare bills. Time and again, we've seen when patients understand their financial responsibilities – and feel more in control of their healthcare payment experience – it is a win-win-win equation for them, the RCM and the healthcare provider," Furr said.
According to a recent report from KeyBank, "The U.S. healthcare industry has been notoriously slow to embrace new payment systems and processes, largely due to the complexity that arises from regulatory and privacy requirements. Only 17% of consumers receive a medical bill electronically, despite over 70% preferring electronic statements." In stark contrast, PatientPay's electronic medical billing has yielded the following success metrics: 

53% of patient statements are paid in the first 28 days.

60% of electronic bills are paid online.

63% of payments are made via customized payment plans.

PatientPay's patents and software leverage existing central billing office infrastructure and systems to bill and reconcile patient payments using existing insurance claims data that ultimately simplifies the entire billing process for the patient. This unique architecture enables PatientPay to match patient bills to their insurance's explanation of benefits (EOB) allowing patients to trust their bill. PatientPay's flexible payment plan options help patients better manage certain bills that might be difficult to pay in full due to the continual rise of patient financial responsibility. PatientPay RCM clients use integrated analytics to provide smarter collection strategies to better understand how patients navigate and pay their bills.
PatientPay's platform gives RCM operations visibility into their complete patient payment strategy by utilizing their current eligibility and estimation solution as well as integrating it into their early out call centers. PatientPay has as much as doubled patient payment collections compared to RCM's prior collection capabilities.
To learn more about how PatientPay drives end-to-end patient payments and, ultimately, value for both patients and providers, visit http://www.patientpay.com.
About PatientPay 
PatientPay partners with RCM companies to capture more patient payments faster at every step of the healthcare journey. As patient financial responsibility grows, acute care providers, physician groups and specialty services such as labs, therapy, radiology and anesthesiology rely on PatientPay to get paid more and faster. Ultimately PatientPay aims to extend the patient experience with enhanced overall patient satisfaction by matching bills with EOBs, flexible payment options, and custom communications. Learn more about how PatientPay drives end-to-end patient payments and, ultimately, value for both patients and providers at http://www.patientpay.com.

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PatientPay, the leading patient payments partner for acute, ambulatory, and specialty care, today announced it secured $6.15 million in growth financing.



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Today, oneSOURCE, a leading healthcare management solution, announced a new database to assist healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. The COVID-19 database will be available to new and current users at no cost and will feature tools that include instructions for use (IFUs) to help protect healthcare workers, reduce community spread and maintain patient safety related to ventilators, respirators, bypass machines, and reusable surgical gowns.
"With healthcare facilities in the midst of a crisis, infection control and proper sterile processing practices are of the utmost importance to managing COVID-19. The implementation of a platform like oneSOURCE will increase efficiency and provide healthcare workers with the tools they need to successfully decrease the spread of COVID-19," said Jack Speer, co-founder and president of oneSOURCE. "This free e-library will be continuously updated and support those on the frontlines to get the information they need to manage any potential growth of the virus from equipment and protective gear as quickly as possible. These are unprecedented times and we're working diligently with our partners to help manage this global emergency through preventative measures and continue to facilitate the demands of our industry during this critical time."
Along with featuring key IFUs, the complimentary COVID-19 database will also include vital information regarding ventilators, bypass machines, respirators, surgical gowns and other related equipment that is being used to create safer environments for both patients and medical professionals. oneSOURCE users will also receive free tutorials on how to use the platform and up-to-date information about the COVID-19 crisis.
"Tools like oneSOURCE are imperative when it comes to providing healthcare workers with the resources to fight diseases like COVID-19," said Heather Thomas, CMO and executive VP of sales and marketing of oneSOURCE. "We recognize the severity and struggle our world is facing and felt it was our responsibility to arm those on the frontlines of this medical crisis with ways to effectively execute their duties in the safest way possible. As we continue to use our platform's key benefits to address the concerns and needs of our industry, building a database that provides biomedical and sterile processing professionals with the materials necessary to do so was a top priority to our team."
oneSOURCE has a track record of using its platform to address the needs of the medical industry and provide the proper tools to promote the highest level of patient safety. As a resource for top healthcare organizations such as Mayo Clinic, Sutter Health, VHA and HCA, the range of databases reaches from facilities maintenance to surgical instruments to dental. oneSOURCE currently dominates the sterile processing market with more than 80 percent saturation. The free, segmented database is available now at onesourcedocs.com/covid-19-database and will be updated with necessary IFUs for the duration of the pandemic. For more information on becoming a subscriber to the full suite of databases, visit onesourcedocs.com/contact.
About oneSOURCE 
oneSOURCE is a leading healthcare management solution that enables facilities to stay in compliance 24/7 through its robust online platform equipped with the world's most updated IFUs (instructions for use) and PM (preventative maintenance) Service Manuals. Since 2009 oneSOURCE has become a reliable resource for top healthcare organizations such as Mayo Clinic, Sutter Health and HCA and currently dominates the sterile processing market with more than 80 percent saturation. Approved and trusted by the Joint Commission, AAMI, CMS and AAAHC, oneSOURCE's accurate and up-to-date databases for the surgical and equipment, biomed and dental verticals, improves patient safety and reduces healthcare-acquired infections. For additional information on oneSOURCE, visit onesourcedocs.com.

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"Tools like oneSOURCE are imperative when it comes to providing healthcare workers with the resources to fight diseases like COVID-19," said Heather Thomas, CMO and executive VP of sales and marketing of oneSOURCE.




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On March 20, AAGL (American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists), the premier organization in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery with membership of over 7,000 physicians worldwide, hosted a publicly available global webinar for physician to physician discussion of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Crisis.
Front line physicians from China, France, Italy, Korea, Spain and the US gathered live via virtual operations to present their experiences, insights and recommendations. These valuable and unfiltered contributions of each participant come at a vital point in time as the United States and the world gear up to battle COVID-19.
Moderators Jubilee Brown, MD, President of AAGL and Professor at Atrium Health, and Linda D. Bradley, MD, Cleveland Clinic, presided over the critical exchange of information and facilitated questions and answers from physicians listening live from around the world.
The webinar now has over 11,000 views and presented a sobering reality. Dr. Marcello Ceccaroni of Verona, Italy, shared the extreme strain placed on the medical system and staggering loss of life. He stated that Italy is "in the middle of a huge storm and the worst has yet to come". Dr. Pere Barri from Spain reported that despite a tremendous collaboration between private and public hospitals in Spain, there are not enough ICU beds for the expected number of patients and not enough personal protective measures for doctors. Italy, China, and Spain report that a significant number of doctors are infected and unable to treat patients. Additional contributions echoed the severity and overwhelm of the medical systems in their countries and the demand on doctors of all specialties.
In the United States, Drs. Derek Raghavan and Catherine L. Passaretti of Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina discussed preparations being made by US medical communities and their assessment of a need for more ICU beds and protective gear. From the state of Washington, Dr. Barbara Goff documented the staggering reality of what is happening in Seattle and their preparations for the surge in hospitalizations expected around April 10.
This historical, must-see webinar is available on AAGL's Online Video Platform – SurgeryU and on the AAGL Facebook page.
Webinar Highlights (3 minutes):https://www.aagl.org/news/covid-19-webinar-highlights/ 
Full version (120 minutes): https://surgeryu.com/public/covid19
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AAGL is a professional medical association of laparoscopic surgeons and is the global leader in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. AAGL's mission is to elevate the quality and safety of health care for women through excellence in clinical practice, education, research, innovation, and advocacy. For the last 51 years, the AAGL has created a culture of contribution among its members and facilitated a worldwide exchange of information regarding gynecological breakthroughs and best practices. These trusted, professional relationships and long earned respect for each other's medical expertise made the formation of this webinar possible. Find out more about the AAGL at:http://www.aagl.org.
For more information please contact Linda Michels, Executive Director, AAGL, at 714-503-6204 or lmichels@aagl.org.

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AAGL Hosts Global Webinar Featuring Physicians on the COVID-19 Front Lines

This historical, must-see webinar is available on AAGL's Online Video Platform – SurgeryU and on the AAGL Facebook page.



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With the implications of the novel coronavirus, there is an urgent need for remote, work from homeoptions for employees. In addition to their current menu if services, SkyView Technology is now providing immediate remote-working solutions for companies all over the country. The team of experienced IT professionals at SkyView Technology can help companies build dynamic systems to keep everything running smoothly in these uncertain times. SkyView Technology offers the implementation of dependable infrastructure to allow a business to have staff work from anywhere, including home. The SkyView Technology team can now provide services to get people working from remote locations promptly, on a compliant, secure cloud platform. The cloud services offered provide a virtual environment that is closely monitored and maintained by a team of network and security professionals. With the use of the cloud, companies can streamline current processes to easily allow for collaborative work and file sharing.
SkyView Technology offers expertise to help businesses in this time of instability, keeping people working and the economy moving. They provide the flexibility and peace of mind that companies need to run effectively, with cloud and server management solutions that set businesses up for the future. Other quick-fix options found on the internet are not secure and could possibly be illegal software. By using SkyView Technology professional services, an employee's remote work environment can be up and running fast, with the correct implementation of effective security measures and compliance. The team of IT experts can set you up with your current home computers, your current work computers/laptop or with new hardware, fully setting them up and getting your remote network operating fast.
"The professionals at SkyView Technology are focused on helping you keep your business running without productivity or profit loss. We will implement a remote working plan that is designed and configured specifically for your business while protecting you from the implications of the coronavirus" says Michael Camodeca, President
More about SkyView Technology: 
SkyView Technology has provided computer consulting and technology services in Chicago since 2002. They specialize in providing comprehensive technology solutions to help clients of every size take their business to the next level. SkyView Technology services include managed computer networking, cloud and server management solutions, data and disaster protection strategies, networking solutions and security. These IT professionals have received numerous awards and accolades, including multiple Best In computer networking Awards and have been recognized as a Top-Rated IT Company by Find Local Contractors.
For more information on SkyView Technology and how they can help you provide you with fast work from home solutions, please call (877) 818-3247 or visit http://www.skyviewtechnology.com.

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The professionals at SkyView Technology are focused on keeping your business running without productivity or profit loss. We will implement a remote working plan that is designed specifically for you while protecting you from the implications of the coronavirus, says Michael Camodeca



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The Los Angeles labor law attorneys at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP filed a class action lawsuit against Health Net of California, Inc., alleging the healthcare solutions provider failed to properly classify employees, failed to provide accurate itemized wage statements, and failed to provide required meal and rest periods. The Health Net of California, Inc. lawsuit, Case No. 56-2020-00540550-CU-OE-VTA, is currently pending in Ventura County Superior Court for the State of California. A copy of the complaint can be accessed by clicking here.
The complaint alleges PLAINTIFF and the other CALIFORNIA CLASS members were misclassified as exempt from California overtime and related laws by DEFENDANT, however these employees did not have managerial duties or authority. Although the PLAINTIFF and other Marketing Specialists primarily performed non-exempt clerical labor, DEFENDANT instituted a blanket classification policy. PLAINTIFF and the CALIFORNIA CLASS members employed by DEFENDANT were not primarily engaged in work of a type that was or now is directly related to the management or general business operation of the DEFENDANT.
Additionally, DEFENDANT from time to time allegedly violated Cal. Lab. Code § 226 by failing to provide wage statements that identified the correct gross and net wages earned. Cal. Lab. Code § 226 provides that every employer shall furnish each of his or her employees with an accurate itemized wage statement in writing showing, among other things, gross wages earned and all applicable hourly rates in effect during the pay period and the corresponding amount of time worked at each hourly rate. The lawsuit also alleges DEFENDANT failed to provide all the legally required off-duty meal and rest breaks to the PLAINTIFF due to not having a policy or practice in place which provides meal and rest breaks to employees.
For more information about the class action lawsuit against Health Net of California, Inc., or if you think your company is violating the California Labor Code and would like to know if you qualify to make a claim, please contact attorney Nicholas J. De Blouw by calling (800) 586-8020.
Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP is a labor law firm with law offices located in San Diego County, Los Angeles County, San Francisco County, Sacramento County, Riverside County, and Chicago that dedicates its practices to helping employees, investors and consumers fight back against unfair business practices, including violations of the California Labor Code and Fair Labor Standards Act. If you need help in collecting unpaid overtime wages, unpaid commissions, being wrongfully terminated from work, and other employment law claims, contact one of their attorneys today.
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For more information about the class action lawsuit against Health Net of California, Inc., or if you think your company is violating the California Labor Code and would like to know if you qualify to make a claim, please contact attorney Nicholas J. De Blouw by calling (800) 586-8020.



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A leading provider of digital wayfinding solutions, Steerpath, today announced the availability of its digital wayfinding solutions to hospitals, who may need help in managing the uptick in critical patients that the outbreak is likely to bring.
Steerpath's digital wayfinding solution will provide the following support to hospitals and incoming new patients:
1) Wayfinding with a digital online map: hospitals can publish the recommended routing online, guiding visitors to hospital doors and entrances that are dedicated to accepting new patients
2) Mobile tools: hospitals can send new patients a text message, or use QR code, with a link to the online hospital map, where the proper routing is clearly shown
3) All hospitals on one global map: We help hospitals to create a unified global map of all hospitals and their COVID-19 patient reception journeys.
"Steerpath wants to help hospitals, cities, and countries communicate to the citizens a safe way to register in their local healthcare provider without causing other patients or staff a risk of contagion." Says Mr. Tuomas Ilola, CEO, Steerpath. "Steerpath digital wayfinding solution provides hospitals with digital online maps that navigate patients to the right part of the hospital campus, through the right entrance to the designated check-in area. We are all in this together, so the map digitization service is free of charge. We do this as long as we can keep the mapping operations matching the overwhelming need. Let's overcome this together!"
Steerpath's campaign is available for a limited time, and the first-come-first-served basis, as long as the company has the resources to support hospital map digitization.
To learn more about Steerpath Smart Hospital, visit: https://steerpath.com/smart-hospital.
As a hospital to apply to the program visit: https://steerpath.typeform.com/to/N0yVKg?industry=hospital
About Steerpath:
Steerpath's digital wayfinding solutions enable amazing visitor experience in modern hospital campuses, with innovative mobile apps, cloud-based analytics, and IoT sensors. The company headquarters is in Espoo, Finland, with a US office in Boston, MA, and an APAC office in Singapore. For more details see http://www.steerpath.com.
Media Contact:
Mr. Nicolas Kivistö, Steerpath Media Relations
Tel: +358 40 173 8867 email: nicolas.kivisto@steerpath.com

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Steerpath digital wayfinding guides hospital patients and visitors from the parking lot to the patient room.

Says Mr Tuomas Ilola, CEO, Steerpath: "During the pandemic, Steerpath wants to help hospitals, cities, and countries communicate to the citizens a safe way to register to their local healthcare provider."




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"Due to State of California mandated closures of non-essential businesses and in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across our communities, West Coast Dental has closed majority of its dental offices across Southern California," says Dr. Payam Sohrab, CEO of West Coast Dental. "However, patient's access to care is of the utmost importance to us. Therefore, we have designated a few offices across Southern California that will remain open in case of any dental emergencies. We hope that our efforts will help all hard working front line ER and hospital personnel so they can focus on treating life threatening emergencies."
If you are experiencing a dental emergency, please call 888-329-8111 to speak to a qualified dental associate. If you require an in-person visit, we have offices opened in the Greater Los Angeles Area, South Bay and Inland Empire.
About West Coast Dental 
Privately held for over 25 years, West Coast Dental Services has continued to serve Southern California with the finest dental and orthodontic care in the state. Started by a group of dedicated dental professionals who saw the need for quality, multi-specialty dental care, West Coast Dental now has 37 state-of-the-art dental care practices across the state of California. West Coast Dental Services delivers the highest standard of care using the latest technologies with a team of talented general dentists and specialists. 
For more information, visit http://www.westcoastdental.com


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In an effort to aid the ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), AI platform CrowdANALYTIX has launched a contest amongst data scientists to visualize and present the publicly released CORD-19 dataset in intuitive manner, and has opened up access to its community of 25,000+ data scientists for COVID-19 researchers. Please contact the company directly at connect@crowdanalytix.com if you would like this free access.
There is an urgent need for researchers across the globe to apply text mining and data mining approaches to help the medical community find solutions related to novel coronavirus. The current CrowdANALYTIX contest encourages data scientists to apply their expertise to the interpretation of CORD-19, a resource of over 44,000 scholarly articles relevant to COVID-19.
Additionally, CrowdANALYTIX encourages COVID-19 researchers associated with pharmaceutical companies, the FDA, WHO, and other government and private agencies to utilize free access to the company's community of 25,000+ data scientists. Cutting-edge data analytics produced by the CrowdANALYTIX community can assist researchers in statistical analysis, clinical data analysis, and evaluation of existing drugs. Leveraging these methods could lead to better allocation of resources, more rapid development of new drugs and vaccines, and speedier application of effective existing drugs in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
About CrowdANALYTIX 
CrowdANALYTIX is an end-to-end platform for developing, implementing, and monitoring secure AI and Data Science solutions. We enable clients across almost every industry to make significant improvements in efficiency and growth. CrowdANALYTIX leverages a vast network of 25,000+ data scientists, resulting in unmatched abilities to experiment, iterate, customize, and optimize.
Contact 
connect@crowdanalytix.com 
+1-972-332-4999


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In this time of rapidly changing situations and information, Arrow Benefits Group (ABG) wants to make sure language is not an added barrier or reason employees don't receive vital information, messages and council. This is a critical and sensitive time for businesses and employees alike. In a commitment to their community, ABG will extend complimentary services from Alianza, its Spanish Language Division, which consists of a team of bilingual and bicultural specialists and makes available for Spanish speaking employees access for help via email, text, video chat and a dedicated phone line. Benefits translation is an intricate process and translation services are not always reliable, in fact, too often the interpretation can fail to communicate the true meaning intended. ABG does not charge for this service for clients and at this time has extended the service to any interested employer or employee who has the need for translation of benefits while the COVID-19 crisis continues. "Our commitment to the community goes beyond what we do for clients - it's about people and their security and safety," says Alianza team lead Rosario Avila. She can be contacted directly for consult at (707) 992-3795 - email: rosarioa@arrowbenefitsgroup.com.
Alianza will Translate: 

Notices and documents pertaining to COVID-19

Employment notices and letters

Notices and letters regarding employee benefits (including COBRA, FSA, etc.)

ABG is available for personalized phone conversations or virtual group meetings, video chats, and recordings. Right now, benefits information is rapidly changing. Written translations aren't enough, and do not lessen the confusion. The team will speak directly with employees in Spanish to help them understand the message you need to send and convey.
About Alianza – Spanish Language Division: 
Communicating your employee benefits program in one's own native language while being culturally sensitive is essential for employee morale and adds significant value to your employee benefits program. Alianza breaks down the complexity of insurance by eliminating the language barrier. Our Spanish Language Division was specifically designed to educate, answer questions, and give guidance and resources regarding not only health insurance but employer benefits as well. Employees and their families can call, email and text their questions and concerns. They will receive a direct response from a fluent, native Spanish speaking benefit specialist offering one-on-one guidance and support. We understand that translation alone is NOT always enough to serve your audience, especially when dealing with the most important aspect of insurance – one's own health.
About Arrow Benefits Group 
Arrow Benefits Group, the third largest benefits firm in the North Bay, is a proud member of TRUE Network Advisors. Arrow Benefits Group is the single-source solution for managing the complexities of benefits with expert advice, customized programs, and personalized solutions. Arrow's innovative programs control costs and give employees a greater sense of financial and emotional security. For straight answers to employee benefits call 707-992-3780 or visit http://www.arrowbenefitsgroup.com.
For latest updates and news on COVID-19, see our dedicated portal at http://www.arrowbenefitsgroup.com and follow us at: 
https://www.facebook.com/ArrowBenefitsGroup 
https://www.linkedin.com/company/arrow-benefits-group/ 
https://twitter.com/ArrowBenefits


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Inspired by the heroic efforts of healthcare workers around the world, and taking a cue from the spontaneous applause breaking out in cities everywhere, #StandingDonation is on a mission to get Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other essential medical supplies to those who need it most: the doctors, nurses and hospital personnel who are putting themselves at risk to save lives.
Organized by a group of individuals drawn from the creative, humanitarian and corporate sectors, #StandingDonation is a pro-bono effort to raise funds for healthcare workers and the protective gear they need to stay safe. To accomplish this, #StandingDonation has launched a campaign with a powerful message and a simple call to action: turn your standing ovation into a standing donation.
Each week, the campaign focuses attention on three cities impacted by COVID-19, culminating in #StandUpFriday – a day of donating to a healthcare institution in each of the respective cities. This coming Friday, April 3rd, the campaign will direct donations to organizations in Bergamo (Italy), New York City (US) and Madrid (Spain).
"We're all watching the counts. The numbers of people infected are growing by the hour, and the heroic healthcare workers who are treating them need new personal protective equipment (PPE) for each patient they see. Yet, we're sending them into hospital rooms unprotected. We launched #StandingDonation because protective gear can literally mean the difference between life or death for the very people who are trying to save our lives," said Einav Jacubovich, one of the initiative's founders.
The campaign includes a microsite "StandingDonation.com" that allows users to make donations directly to the healthcare institutions featured that week, or to a local healthcare facility in their area or region. The site also includes a list of additional hospitals and COVID-19 response organizations that direct funds to support medical workers and their efforts to treat a growing number of patients.
The campaign also includes social media outreach with the hashtag #StandingDonation and worldwide digital events to drive people to the site. Donations can be made by visiting standingdonations.com and clicking on "Donate" to choose a city or a healthcare facility to support.
"As the Coronavirus continues to make headlines, and work continues to prevent and fight the disease, people everywhere are looking for ways to help with this global crisis. Turning your standing ovation into a #StandingDonation is a way to do just that. Even with a dollar, a euro, or a dinar, you can make a meaningful difference," said Billy Linker, another member of the initiative.
For more information go to http://www.standingdonation.com.
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About #StandingDonation
#StandingDonation was created by a group of creative, humanitarian and marketing professionals to provide immediate support to healthcare workers fighting on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. Our goal is to drive immediate action by way of direct donation to hospitals and medical workers in need. Seeing the dire shortages of equipment and supplies available to the healthcare community, #StandingDonation believes it is our responsibility to help citizens turn messages of support into action. Together we can get our medical heroes the equipment they need to safely and effectively fight this pandemic.

We launched #StandingDonation because protective gear can literally mean the difference between life or death for the very people who are trying to save our lives," said Einav Jacubovich, one of #StandingDonation's founders.



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PTS Diagnostics, a U.S.-based manufacturer of point-of-care medical testing devices announced today that they are partnering with MedPro Healthcare Sales Solutions, a leading healthcare contract sales organization.
The partnership adds positions to the existing PTS Diagnostics sales force. These new representatives will be strategically staggered throughout the country and managed by PTS Diagnostics directors and senior sales managers. Together they'll be responsible for expanding the footprint of the CardioChek and A1CNow product lines.
"MedPro's support is crucial to achieving our core mission of closing gaps in care and potentially improving the outcomes of individuals with chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease," said Cliffe Allen, VP of U.S. Sales of PTS Diagnostics. "Their knowledge regarding point-of-care testing combined with exceptional distribution relationships positions us for ongoing success in numerous vertical markets."
MedPro was founded in 2006 and has grown into a leading sales force that's trusted by manufacturers and distributors of all sizes. Their team's connections span across a wide spectrum of healthcare delivery models, allowing for a streamlined sales cycle.
PTS Diagnostics' solutions represent the first and only point-of-care lipid, glucose, and HbA1c tests sold by MedPro representatives.
"We're thrilled to partner with PTS Diagnostics and believe that the certified accuracy, precision, and speed of their solutions will be a value add for physician offices, pharmacies, walk-in clinics, and more," said Manny Losada, President of MedPro Healthcare Sales Solutions. Together we hope to positively impact at-risk populations at the point of care.
This announcement comes on the heels of PTS Diagnostics' recent A1CNow+ ControlsTM product launch and it precedes future 2020 product announcements.
To learn more about PTS Diagnostics or to connect with a sales representative, email: customerservice@ptsdiagnostics.com, or call 877-870-5610.
About PTS Diagnostics 
Through its People, Technology and Service, PTS Diagnostics creates health innovation that drives action and results. Since 1992, we have helped medical professionals and patients achieve better health outcomes through our accurate, precise, fast, affordable, and certified point-of-care medical devices. Healthcare professionals have used our CardioChek products to assess cardiovascular disease risks for millions of patients worldwide through lipid panel screening. And, our A1CNow systems, which provide fast and reliable HbA1c testing, have helped physicians deliver more effective treatments to patients with diabetes. For more information, visit ptsdiagnostics.com.
About MedPro Healthcare Sales Solutions 
Med-Pro Associates is a nationwide independent rep group specializing in representing leading manufacturers across the country who sell their products both through distribution and direct to the hospital, long term care, physician, dental and veterinary markets.

MedPro's support is crucial to achieving our core mission of closing gaps in care and potentially improving the outcomes of individuals with chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.



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In response to calls for help from healthcare workers, BioMax has begun producing reusable face shields. As large manufacturers nation-wide scramble to retool their machinery to build N95 masks and ventilators, hospitals are being forced to make do reusing masks or in extreme cases, using hand-sewn masks to protect employees from contracting infectious diseases. "We don't know when these items will be readily available so we're trying to provide some stop-gap support. Proper use of face shields offers a greater level of protection to N95 masks, allowing hospitals to conserve scarce resources." said Bruce Powell, President and Founder of BioMax.
Designed specially to accommodate masks and glasses/googles being worn beneath the shield, BioMax Face Shields are a one-size-fits-all solution for those on the frontline of testing and treatment. They are built to meet Johns Hopkins medical standards using durable PETG plastic. Acting as a splatter guard, the face shield lessens the chance of large particles and/or moisture rendering a provider's N95 mask unusable. When used correctly, the surfaces of the BioMax Face Shield can be wiped clean and re-used several times.
As the US surpasses China in total number of COVID-19 "Coronavirus" cases, there is growing concern about the number of medical professionals who are contracting the virus due largely to a lack of proper protection. In many cases, shortages are leaving hospitals woefully undersupplied; even going so far as to ask employees to supply their own personal protective equipment.
If healthcare workers continue to practice unprotected, not only will they themselves be at higher risk for infection, but previously uninfected patients they treated while contagious will be as well. There is a very real possibility that so many doctors and nurses will fall ill that hospitals will find themselves totally understaffed and unable to respond to the rapidly swelling number of COVID-19 patients. Experts believe that implementing higher levels of PPE like BioMax Face Shields is one of the most important ways to prevent provider illness and help slow the spread of the virus.
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ExhibitMax, BioMax, and BioMax Face Shield are either registered trademarks or trademarks of ExhibitMax Inc. 
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
For more information on BioMax Face Shields: 
https://biomaxsystems.com/
For pricing and availability, please contact: 
Bruce Powell 
(952) 641-6771 or (612) 804-9264 
bpowell@exhibitmax.net

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"Proper use of face shields offers a greater level of protection to N95 masks, allowing hospitals to conserve scarce resources." - Bruce Powell, President and Founder of BioMax."



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In an effort to provide answers and serve as a resource to healthcare compliance officers around the country, First Healthcare Compliance is partnering with experts and attorneys for a complimentary webinar series.

WILMINGTON, DEL. (PRWEB) APRIL 02, 2020
In an effort to provide answers and serve as a resource to healthcare compliance officers around the country, First Healthcare Compliance is partnering with experts and attorneys for a complimentary webinar series. The impacts of the pandemic are acute for healthcare organizations as they deal with competing priorities and struggle to take care of patients and staff. Maintaining compliance with changing regulations related to billing, HIPAA, and infection control is an additional challenge.
Sheba Vine, Vice President and General Counsel of First Healthcare Compliance states, "we're thankful to all of those working in healthcare facilities who make sacrifices to keep all of us safe and our goal is to provide up to date and accurate information." The series is available to anyone in the United States and offers free CEU credits for attendance of live sessions. Following the live broadcasts, modules will be available on the First Healthcare Compliance YouTube channel. The evolving schedule for virtual learning related to COVID- 19 includes:
The TeleHealth Revolution to Fight COVID-19 by Stephen Bittinger, Esq. of Nexsen Pruet's Health Care Practice Group Available On-Demand
Coronavirus and Its Impact on HIPAA, Telecommuting, and Patient Care by Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA of Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, P.L.L.C.Available On-Demand
COVID-19 for Healthcare Workers by Channing D. Sheets, MSEd, RVT, RBP, Senior Safety Engineer of the Division of Occupational Safety & Health, San Francisco District Office Registration available for Tuesday, April 7th at 1:00 pm ET
Funding in the Time of COVID-19 by Neil Johnson, Managing Partner, & David Opalek, Director of Lawrence, Evans & Co., LLC. Registration available soon for Tuesday, April 14th at 12:00 pm ET
Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standard (ATD) using California Standards as a Model by Channing D. Sheets, MSEd, RVT, RBP, Senior Safety Engineer of the Division of Occupational Safety & Health, San Francisco District Office. Registration available for Wednesday, April 29th at 1:00 pm ET
HHS Final Rules, Patient Access to PHI & Health Apps Intersect by Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, principal of Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, P.L.L.C. Registration available for Tuesday, May 12th at 12:00 pm ET
Additional online learning is available through a virtual Healthcare Compliance Symposium on April 23, 2020, offered by First Healthcare Compliance in collaboration with Delaware Law School.
About First Healthcare Compliance: Founded in 2012 by a nurse attorney, the First Healthcare Compliance software solution creates confidence among compliance professionals through education, resources, and support in the areas of HIPAA, OSHA, human resources compliance, and fraud waste and abuse laws. Serving clients across the United States, the company's evolving platform provides real-time insight for board reporting and across multiple locations. For more information please visit https://1sthcc.com/



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Zerion Software offers free iFormBuilder accounts and forms for businesses and organizations affected by COVID-19 and new health-tracking requirements.

HERNDON, VA. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
Global mobile data platform provider Zerion Software announced the launch of free iFormBuilder data collection accounts, and forms for teams adjusting to new needs based on COVID-19.
As cases continue to rise across the world, filling out paper forms has become a hurdle for groups of all types.
Zerion will extend support by offering free basic iFormBuilder accounts and forms - including HIPAA-compliant environments when necessary - to those modifying operations due to the COVID-19 outbreak including businesses, healthcare professionals, non-profit organizations and government responders through September 2020 (adjusting if necessary based on conditions).
"The world has changed, and organizations of all types have new data collection needs. Our goal is to provide support and tools to keep essential businesses and teams running, no matter what," explained Sze Wong, CEO of Zerion Software.
For existing customers, Zerion will make the following resources available in current accounts.
The ready-to-use forms include: 

Temperature/fever tracking forms.

Health questionnaires.

CDC Case Report form.

Check-in/Check-out form.

If teams have other specific needs, they can let Zerion know; they'll work together to find a solution. Each form is designed to keep groups running, minimize time spent completing and compiling forms, and more.
Together is Better
Zerion believes that when everyone comes together, the world is better. This is more true today than ever before. To learn more about the free offer, visit: http://www.zerionsoftware.com/free-ifb-for-covid-19-response-2.
About Zerion
For over a decade, Zerion Software has believed that there has to be a better way. Zerion builds products that enable customers to consistently improve how they use and interact with their data. Zerion knows that good data drives better decision-making, which allows our clients to focus on what matters most, and in the process save time, money, resources, and lives. Zerion is committed to building the world's most flexible, and scalable enterprise software platform that offers end-to-end inspection, survey, and audit solutions to help drive safety, compliance, and better decision-making throughout organizations.
*Offer valid through September 2020, with possible extension if conditions persist. Zerion Software does not consist of healthcare professionals and is not providing health-related advice and/or guidance. Any data provided is based on recommendations from the CDC, http://www.cdc.gov.

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Former Harlem Globetrotter, International Best-Selling Author and Motivational Speaker, Herbert 'Flight Time' Lang was recently interviewed by International Speaker and Linkedin Expert, Dennis Koutoudis. The main topic of the interview was how to make the best of these terrible times of coronavirus pandemic and why now is the best time to grow as an individual and professional.

LONDON (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
'Let's use this time to grow.' That's the resounding message from Former Harlem Globetrotter, International Best-Selling Author and Motivational Speaker, Herbert 'Flight Time' Lang, during a recent interview with International Speaker and Linkedin Expert, Dennis Koutoudis.
Koutoudis posted the 1:58 second interview on his LinkedIn page in which Lang gave a passionate plea for people to use this time wisely. The author of the inspiring book, Projects, Popes and Presidents said: "This is definitely a trying time for all of us and it's totally sad that people are losing their lives. But it is important that we take this thing seriously and also use this time to grow as individuals. Some of us have been working jobs for 5 to 10 years that we don't really like, and we've been looking to do other things. Let's use this time to grow businesses that we've been working on. Let's use this time to connect with our kids. Figure out why your friends are making money during this time. Don't look at it as an obstacle. Use it as a learning season and an opportunity to grow.
Watch the interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcsEpKO7KjA
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many countries to implement a national lockdown. Most of the workforce is now at home, with many going out of their minds with all the free time they now have. Koutoudis endorsed Lang's message. He said "Remember that this too will pass. It's just a matter of time. So, let's stay safe and make the best use of this time."
The interview was well received by Koutoudis' LinkedIn followers eliciting nearly 300 likes and more than 120 comments. One follower. Jonathan W. said: "I agree that times of adversity are a great time to reflect on our purpose in life, and strive to improve our quality of life and those of the family and clients that depend on us."
For further information or to listen to the complete interview, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6646687680086319104/.
Media contact: Dennis Koutoudis 
Email: info@LinkedSuperPowers.com 



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The Intubation box is an inexpensive temporary protection device originally devised by Dr Hsien Yung Lai in Taiwan. After each intubation, the box can be cleaned with a bleach or alcohol solution. The Sani-Cloth wipes that most hospitals have will work perfectly.

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
OrthoSpine Partners, a global orthopedics, spine, and biologics value acceleration consulting firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona, has teamed up with Weston, Florida-based Swift Response, LLC, makers of The Flex Seal Family of Products, to help protect our nation's first responders. Flex Seal Family's substantial donation, along with an ample supply of Flex Tape, will all go towards the production of the life-saving device known as the Intubation Box. Time is critical, but thanks to their generous contribution, over 100 boxes will be distributed across the US this week alone.
Brandon Lawrence, M.D., an ER physician in Phoenix, stated, "The Intubation Box, a temporary protection device designed by Dr. Hsien Yung Lai of Taiwan, works by sitting over the head and shoulders of a patient during the intubation process. Along with my physician colleagues and OrthoSpine Partners, I am working to not only produce them ourselves, but to share information on how hospitals and physicians can make them as well. After posting their GoFundMe and putting it on Facebook they started receiving orders from around the US. Within the first 2 hours they had 40 units ordered and 70+ by the end of the first day."
Mike Adams, Chief Commercial Officer for OrthoSpine Partners, said, "When we reached out to Flex Seal with a request for sponsorship, they did not hesitate. Their rubberized, waterproof tape—Flex Tape—is the ideal sealant for the Intubation Box. Their product, along with their generous monetary sponsorship, will help us save lives."
Phil Swift, CEO, Inventor and Spokesperson for The Flex Seal Family of Products, stated, "It's so important we keep first responders and health workers safe, especially during this crucial time. We wanted to help protect the people putting their lives on the line every day for all of us. We are so grateful we've been able to help provide relief and get the Intubation Box out into the field, protecting our healthcare workers."
Patrick R. Conley of Phoenix-based Acrylic Designs Inc. is manufacturing the boxes. "We know that time is of the essence and we will do our all to ensure that we can make as many Intubation Boxes as possible."
Mike Adams: "We would all like to express our gratitude to OrthoEx for their intensive efforts to package and ship these invaluable, life-saving devices."
For more information, please visit: https://intubationbox.com
About Swift Response
Swift Response, LLC created The Flex Seal Family of Products in 2011. The company provides a variety of adhesive bonding products. To find out more about The Flex Seal Family of Products, click here.
About OrthoSpine Partners
OrthoSpine Partners has created a unique platform to help companies in any stage commercialize their products with maximum efficiency. We have worked closely with many organizations and produced results that have profoundly impacted each client's business.
Our market knowledge is based on current trends and competitive analysis from industry stalwarts and some of the highest growth companies. OrthoSpine Partners is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona with additional offices across the US. (http://www.orthospinepartners.com).

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Free, online toolkit prioritizes safety, connection and problem-solving in uncertain times

ORLANDO, FLA. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
Conscious Discipline, a provider of social emotional learning (SEL) and classroom management best practices, recently unveiled a new collection of free, online tools for educators and parents on managing stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19: Resources for Families and Educators includes virtual professional development opportunities, free membership to SEL lesson libraries and downloadable family and student activities focused on coping strategies and restoring a sense of normalcy.
"A virus that requires social distancing to slow its spread has drawn our attention to how intimately connected we are as friends, neighbors and communities," said Dr. Becky Bailey, Founder of Conscious Discipline. "We want to provide families with resources to enjoy each day with loved ones – while still achieving personal, work and learning goals. Let's take care of ourselves and each other. Now and always, we're all in this together."
Conscious Discipline's offerings include: 

Virtual support for educators, including enhanced Site License accessibility for a 10-session online course. Additionally, many popular e-learning tools are available for free through June 30th, including professional learning webinars about trauma-informed education and access to a Premium Resource Membership.

Family support resources, including webinars, videos, articles and podcasts that help manage big feelings, establish new routines and balance home learning and working during these uncertain times.

Free digital downloads for all ages to understand the coronavirus, how it affects schools and how to manage feelings of confusion and stress brought on by a disruption to daily routines.

The entire resource library is offered for free at https://consciousdiscipline.com/covid19.
About Conscious Discipline 
Conscious Discipline provides a comprehensive, trauma-informed social emotional program that is based on current brain research, child development information and developmentally appropriate practices. All aspects of Conscious Discipline focus on creating a safe, connected environment for children to learn and practice the skills needed for healthy social, emotional and academic development. Conscious Discipline methodology has been recognized by SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP), and it was named a national model for character education by the Florida State Legislature. Research shows that Conscious Discipline decreases aggression, impulsivity and hyperactivity while creating a positive environment in the school or home. In schools, Conscious Discipline has been shown to decrease discipline referrals while increasing teaching time and academic achievement. Learn more at http://www.consciousdiscipline.com.

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"A virus that requires social distancing to slow its spread has drawn our attention to how intimately connected we are as friends, neighbors and communities," said Dr. Becky Bailey, Founder of Conscious Discipline.



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Blue Sky Vision, Michigan's leading eye care group, is pioneering the way during this challenging time. The immediate creation of the COVID-19 Response Team has given the team members a clear path to implement immediate actions to protect patients, families, partners and team members.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
The world is facing unprecedented challenges and a future defined by stress and uncertainty. Blue Sky Vision, a management services organization for leading eye care providers in Michigan, is pioneering these uncharted waters and demonstrating the value of integrated, cohesive partnerships.
"Our COVID-19 Response Team has been fantastic during this difficult time supporting our doctors and team members, allowing us to continue to serve our most critical patients and our community." says Dan Shoemaker, President and Chief Financial Officer. "Blue Sky Vision provides a wealth of resources to its network of ophthalmology and optometry practices, optical stores, and ambulatory surgery centers. Leveraging the historical integration of unified platforms for patient communication, recall systems, social media, and the Blue Sky Vision call center has allowed us to rapidly respond during this crucial and unprecedented event."
The COVID-19 Response Team, quickly created by Blue Sky Vision, has monitored the coronavirus since its outbreak. Following recommendations by the AAO, AOA, CDC, CMS, as well as local, state, and federal governments, the organization has acted swiftly in providing support to its partners in their continued efforts to see only medically necessary and emergent patients while providing a safe clinic environment.
To protect patients, families, and team members for all partners, Blue Sky Vision: 

Set up its call center team to work remotely and maintain personal communication for patients.

Implemented telehealth for eye care patients.

Created protocols, tools, and resources for all partners and referral sources.

Utilized systems to continue providing consistent updates to patients and team members through previously integrated social media and BSV platforms.

"Our focus is on safety and sustainability," says Shoemaker. "We are here to support and protect each other and are determined to get through this and be stronger on the other end."

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"Our COVID-19 Response Team has been fantastic during this difficult time supporting our doctors and team members, allowing us to continue to serve our most critical patients and our community." says Dan Shoemaker, President and Chief Financial Officer.



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REDCOM Laboratories, Inc. has loaned its secure conferencing solution and professional services to the Monroe County Office of Emergency Management to help enhance communications during the COVID-19 crisis.

VICTOR, N.Y. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
REDCOM Laboratories, Inc. has loaned its secure conferencing solution and professional services to the Monroe County Office of Emergency Management to help enhance communications during the COVID-19 crisis.
As the county tries to limit the number of people on-site, the need for real-time communication and conferencing tools has increased dramatically. The county's existing conferencing solution presented several ease-of-use challenges, especially as the number of participants increased. Notably, there was no visual means of monitoring or controlling each conference. Automated announcements would constantly interrupt conversations whenever a user entered or left, and conference organizers had no way to mute individual attendees. Clearly, these technical challenges made it difficult to coordinate resources during an emergency scenario.
Derwin and Dave Setting Up Sigma 
REDCOM's Derwin Melendez-Diaz and Dave Conover set up the REDCOM Sigma Conference Manager at the Monroe County Emergency Management Offices.
REDCOM quickly took action, deploying three of the company's experts to consult with the county. With the county's technical staff already busy managing other emergencies, REDCOM donated its team and professional services in order to get REDCOM Conference Manager — a part of REDCOM Sigma call control software — installed and running on the county's servers within hours.
"The REDCOM conferencing system is allowing us to focus on the content of the conversation and managing the emergency without interruptions or distractions," said Tim Kohlmeier, Deputy Public Safety Director and Emergency Manager, Office of Emergency Management. "We're impressed by how quickly the REDCOM system was set up and how easy it is to use."
By leveraging the REDCOM Conference Manager, county officials now have a visual overview of all conference attendees, viewable from a web browser. The conference organizer can manually mute participants with loud background noise, and even has the ability to join/split conferences or initiate a conference with a single click. The system will remain in operation at least through the duration of the COVID-19 crisis.
About REDCOM 
REDCOM Laboratories, Inc., a 2020 Rochester Top Workplace, is a woman-owned small business that specializes in the design and manufacture of advanced tactical and strategic communications solutions with a focus on security, reliability, and interoperability. REDCOM's customers include all branches of the military, government agencies, emergency responders, integrators, and telecom service providers.
About the Monroe County Office of Emergency Management 
As the County Executive's Emergency Manager, the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) maintains and administers an integrated Emergency Management program designed to assure a safe environment through prevention/mitigation, readiness, response, and recovery. The OEM plans and coordinates with government and non-government agencies for rapid response in an emergency, and assists towns and villages in the preparation of their emergency response plans.

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REDCOM's Derwin Melendez-Diaz and Dave Conover set up the REDCOM Sigma Conference Manager at the Monroe County Emergency Management Offices.

We're impressed by how quickly the REDCOM system was set up and how easy it is to use.




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The series continues to educate audiences with content on the skilled trades.

MIAMI (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
"Black-ish" star Laurence Fishburne is lending his skills as host to the informational television program "Behind The Scenes" with Laurence Fishburne. The show features a wide variety of topics that affect people across the country. An impending episode will take a turn into the construction industry and will explore the longevity of career opportunities in the construction field.
Many college students graduate and find that the degree they spent four years earning is no longer a career they have an interest in, or is no longer a job that exists. As a result, more and more people are seeking out trade jobs, with careers in construction climbing to the top of the list. A position in construction can earn a respectable income and does not always require prior experience.
The average median wage for construction occupations in 2018 was about $51K. Construction project managers bring in a median income of $91K annually, and civil engineers on average can take home $84K a year. Buildings, roads, and pipes will always need to be created and maintained, and because there is still a need for them, jobs in construction have a longevity that many careers may not.
The upcoming episode of "Behind The Scenes" with Laurence Fishburne will feature industry experts who will further discuss these career opportunities in construction professions, and highlight how these careers are lucrative for many. Fishburne was also recently seen as part of a coordinated by the cast of "Contagion" to implement safe procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic (https://www.fastcompany.com/90484375/watch-the-stars-of-contagion-give-advice-on-how-to-keep-yourself-safe-from-covid-19).
"Behind The Scenes" with Laurence Fishburne is carefully inspected before broadcast. The educational program has received a variety of Tellys for its endeavors in the television arena.

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The upcoming episode of "Behind The Scenes" with Laurence Fishburne will feature industry experts who will further discuss these career opportunities in construction professions, and highlight how these careers are lucrative for many.




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HITRUST CSF Certification Validates That FraudScope is Committed to Meeting Key Regulations and Protecting Sensitive Information.

ATLANTA (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
FraudScope, an AI-based platform that helps health plan special investigations units, payment integrity, and medical review teams investigate fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA), today announced that the FraudScope Application has earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.
HITRUST CSF Certified status demonstrates that the FraudScope Application has met key regulations and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places FraudScope in an elite group of organizations worldwide that have earned this certification. By including federal and state regulations, standards, and frameworks, and incorporating a risk-based approach, the HITRUST CSF helps organizations address these challenges through a comprehensive and flexible framework of prescriptive and scalable security controls.
"Securing our infrastructure and data has always been a top priority for us. We are constantly exploring ways to exceed complex compliance and privacy requirements in the industry," said Musheer Ahmed, CEO at FraudScope. "Our customers can have peace of mind when sharing their sensitive data that we follow the highest standards for protecting data and information as shown by our HITRUST CSF Certification."
"HITRUST is helping organizations ensure that the highest standards of information protection requirements are met when sensitive data is accessed or stored," stated Jeremy Huval, Chief Compliance Officer, HITRUST. "FraudScope can be recognized as an organization that can be counted on for keeping information safe."
About FraudScope 
FraudScope is an AI-based platform that accelerates the identification of fraud, waste, and abuse. Our comprehensive claims investigation platform utilizes proven and patented AI-based technology to empower investigators and analysts to derive insights and conduct full investigations of suspect claims. For additional information about FraudScope and our solutions, visit https://www.fraudscope.com.

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FraudScope Achieves HITRUST CSF Certification

We are constantly exploring ways to exceed complex compliance and privacy requirements in the industry. Our customers can have peace of mind when sharing their sensitive data that we follow the highest standards for protecting data and information as shown by our HITRUST CSF Certification.



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ACLS Desktop Simulation Training allows for quick reacquisition of key clinical skills needed as providers shift gears into multiple departments during COVID-19 crisis.

WESTMINSTER, COLO. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
Health Scholars, the creator of the first ever virtual reality (VR) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training announces a $1M in grant funding for surge provider training to help combat COVID-19.
The grant will provide approximately14,000 providers ACLS Desktop Simulation Training to assist health systems with preparedness training. It will enable hospitals to quickly deploy training to surge providers needing to acquire or re-acquire clinical skills related to emergency situations—such as dysrhythmia or a code event.
"Our ACLS simulation provides a deliberate practice environment for surge providers to prepare themselves for acute care—providing the real-to-life reference experience needed to handle inpatient emergencies while on the frontlines of this pandemic," says Dr. Brian Gillett, President and Chief Medical Officer of Health Scholars.
As hospitals continue to ramp up with the assistance of additional providers to handle the patient surge due to COVID-19, this will entail preparing outpatient providers to perform acute care for inpatients or cross-training providers from other areas of the hospital.
"Surge providers may need to assist with the care of critical patients in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit or General Med-Surge floors, bringing along a challenge of needing to have large numbers of providers quickly acquiring or re-acquiring key clinical skills related to acute care, like ACLS." Gillett continued.
Health Scholars is currently offering two programs as part of the grant; a matching program for state hospital associations who purchase training at a state level, or individual hospitals or hospital systems that have financial and clinical need can apply to receive ACLS Desktop Simulation Training
The desktop application is available for purchase now for those looking for a faster way to address emergency preparedness training.
The ACLS Desktop Simulation Training provides a deliberate practice environment for providers to prepare themselves for acute care—which is best achieved through a real-to-life reference experience. The application is an entirely voice-driven, screen-based simulation that trains providers to respond to all 13 core American Heart Association (AHA) rhythms in stable, unstable and cardiac arrest scenarios. The simulation also trains providers on a traditional ACLS Mega Code and refreshes post-arrest care after return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) is achieved.
Unique to ACLS Simulation is the use of 100% natural language processing. The provider uses voice direction to communicate all of the actions needed to run a resuscitation team, which provides the most immersive, effective and scalable approach to ACLS skills practice available today. The training takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete, provides a detailed debrief and readiness assessment, and is repeatable on an unlimited basis. And it is immediately available for use.
For more information please visit https://bit.ly/3anI0bP.
About Health Scholars 
Our mission is to advance healthcare education through virtualization, making experience-based training scalable, accessible and affordable to both Healthcare and Public Safety providers. Health Scholars is a cloud-based, VR-ready clinical training platform with VR Simulations, Simulation Management, and Clinical Readiness Reporting solutions for the management, delivery and analysis of clinical training. Our VR simulations extend physical simulation beyond the simulation center, enabling repeatable practice of proper workflows as well as critical soft skills like communications, situational awareness and critical thinking.
For more information, see http://www.healthscholars.com. You may also contact Chris Ingwalson at (303) 915.0087, or by email at Chris.Ingwalson@HealthScholars.com

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ACLS Desktop Simulation

Our ACLS simulation provides a deliberate practice environment for surge providers to prepare themselves for acute care—providing the real-to-life reference experience needed to handle inpatient emergencies while on the frontlines of this pandemic," says Dr. Brian Gillett, President and Chief Medica.



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Automated calls and in-app notifications helps seniors stay safe during Covid-19

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
HIBOU, a subsidiary of Tsunami, a world leader in people health and safety monitoring solutions, today announced HIBOU automated daily wellness calls for seniors will be free during the Covid-19 crisis. With HIBOU, seniors receive a daily, automated phone call that will prompt them to indicate if they are well or if they need help; if a senior misses a Wellness check, friends or family are notified, helping to keep loved-ones safe and connected during these times of self-isolation and social distancing.
Family members or seniors anywhere in North America can sign up at http://www.hellohibou.com. Once registered, automated calling will start immediately.
"We know many people looking for ways to support their family, especially those at higher risk as they struggle with the virus", said Heather Eastman Founder of HIBOU. "I hope by offering HIBOU for free we can help our most vulnerable people feel safe and connected. If we can prevent one death or avoid a single hospitalization, we think it is worth it."
HIBOU is a cloud-based, software as a service solution that is designed to support aging-in-place and to keep seniors connected to their families while maintaining their independence. For the next two months, HIBOU will give users unlimited access to all features such automatic phone calls, unlimited friends and family circle members, and up to 2 daily wellness checks a day.
We have amazing teams across HIBOU that are here for you and your family. This moment reminds us that we're all connected. We're called upon to be our best selves, with patience, understanding, and compassion. On behalf of all of us at HIBOU, we're committed to being your partner and persevering together in all the days and years ahead.
"My biggest fear was that I would have found my mom had passed away in the night and I wouldn't have known about it. Knowing that she is being checked on daily is such a stress relief." – Mary- HIBOU user
ABOUT HIBOU – HELLOHIBOU.COM
HIBOU was created to operate as a social enterprise, supported by its parent company; Tsunami Solutions. Founded in 1998 in Vancouver, BC as a world leader in people health and safety monitoring solutions, Tsunami is the provider of SafetyLine Lone worker, HIBOU and Scattering. Tsunami holds multiple federal and Provincial contracts and holds high level security clearance.
HIBOU leverages sophisticated technology to make a user centric experience that is accessible for all levels of technological literacy. Users can interact with HIBOU through a smartphone or tablet or simply use their landlines with a friendly automated call. The goal is to make everyone a little more connected and safe.
"Tsunami provides the solutions necessary to keep people safe at home and safe while working during these challenging times. I care deeply about Canadians and our global citizens and I believe it is our duty to make our technology available to as many people as we possibly can during their time of need. No matter if you are at home or at work, we have your back and we will be there for you." – Heather Eastman- Chief Operating Officer; Tsunami.




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AcesoCloud, a leading Silicon Valley-based technology company that provides cloud-based solutions for healthcare providers, today announced it launched its COVID-19 Patient Surveillance Assistant (PSA). COVID-19 PSA compiles patient data within one system so healthcare providers can effortlessly track a patient's status, location and vital signs as well as easily see treatments administered, resources used and medication history, all in real time.
By automating data collection from hospital electronic health records (EHRs) or electronic medical records (EMRs), COVID-19 PSA tracks each patient from the moment they present at the hospital through essential treatment protocols. Nurses, doctors and rapid response teams no longer need to waste time with manual data entry, allowing them to spend more time saving lives.
"COVID-19 has taken the world by storm but the healthcare community is fighting back," said Pravat Rout, CEO at Inovaare and AcesoCloud. "And, to help providers efficiently plan for and manage the onslaught of positive novel coronavirus hospitalizations, AcesoCloud has rapidly responded to the call with the release of COVID-19 Patient Surveillance Assistant."
Automation Coordinates Data to Empower Staff Collaboration
With artificial intelligence designed into the system, COVID-19 PSA calculates ICU, sub-ICU, floor bed and medicine utilization so hospital staff receive a real-time picture of the facility's capacity at a moment's notice. Better still, it empowers care givers to predict future resource requirements by the hour.
COVID-19 PSA offers the ability to predict trends through embedded KPI analytics. The fully integrated system will even compile treatment analysis, length of stay, mortality and other required metrics into standard CMS and state-level reports, which compliance teams can generate at the touch of a button.
The launch of COVID-19 Patient Surveillance Assistant comes at a critical time for our nation. By removing administrative tasks formerly performed by hospital staff, COVID-19 PSA saves healthcare providers precious time so they can focus on saving patients' lives.
https://www.acesocloud.com/covid-19-patient-surveillance-assistant/
About AcesoCloud
AcesoCloud (an Inovaare company) transforms complex hospital financial, quality, administrative, operations and compliance processes by designing configurable solutions so healthcare providers can collect real-time data across internal and external departments, creating one patient surveillance and management system. AcesoCloud's comprehensive suite of HIPAA-compliant software solutions features best-practice processes to help healthcare providers efficiently meet their unique care and operational requirements while improving value-based care.

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COVID-19 Patient Surveillance Assistant will help hospitals save lives

To help providers efficiently plan for and manage the onslaught of positive novel coronavirus hospitalizations, AcesoCloud has rapidly responded to the call with the release of COVID-19 Patient Surveillance Assistant."



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Project Hosts' Partner Success Story by Microsoft highlights their healthcare compliant clouds on Microsoft Azure, as hospitals all over the world are realizing the importantance of securely hosted telemedicine, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.

SUNNYVALE, CALIF. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
Project Hosts, Inc. is announcing their Microsoft Partner Success Story, "Project Hosts delivers turnkey security and compliance on Microsoft Azure for healthcare companies." This story highlights the cloud adoption barriers for healthcare organizations, and how Project Hosts removes those barriers by providing a simple solution.
A leading provider of medical services and products was seeking a Cloud Service Provider with proven Azure expertise to help it achieve and maintain security and compliance while developing its new global home health monitoring solution. The company's goal was to develop the application in a consolidated cloud environment, which meant that this environment needed to be secure, HIPAA compliant, and HITRUST certified. Since this company was designing its cloud-based monitoring service as a PaaS solution, monitoring sign ins and access to the various PaaS tools and services on Microsoft Azure was imperative because this service dealt with Protected Health Information (PHI) and Personally Identifiable Information (PII)—two types of data that healthcare organizations are required by law to keep secure. On top of that, the company also needed to maintain some of the servers on premises, which further complicated the design and architecture of the deployment.
To address these complex challenges and meet the mandated requirements, the company engaged Project Hosts to serve as an extension of its IT department. This allowed the medical provider to allocate more resources toward developing its innovative remote health service, which included making adaptations to its medical devices and software applications.
By working with Project Hosts, the otherwise convoluted and time-consuming process for achieving compliance with healthcare information security standards was dramatically streamlined, allowing the medical provider to focus on mission-critical development tasks through its digital transformation—leaving the provisioning, continuous monitoring, and ongoing compliance to Project Hosts.
"By gaining the HITRUST Alliance's CSF-Certification for our Security Envelope, healthcare organizations and ISVs can deploy applications and workloads into Microsoft Azure knowing they will be compliant with HITRUST security standards." – Erez Avidan-Antonir, Vice President of Business Development, Project Hosts
About Project Hosts
Project Hosts is a cloud service provider that specializes in securing, managing, and meeting regulatory security compliance standards for Windows and Linux applications in Azure for customers and ISVs. Our comprehensive set of Azure managed services extend Microsoft's security beyond the infrastructure (IaaS) and platform (PaaS) level to protect entire applications at the Software (SaaS) level. Project Hosts implements the most rigorous cloud security standards including FedRAMP DoD IL5, HIPAA/HITRUST, and ISO 27001. Healthcare organizations, federal, state and local government agencies and enterprises rely on Project Hosts to ensure they have a cloud solution that meets their business needs, their budget and most importantly, protects their business, employees and patient's data from unauthorized access or theft.

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"By gaining the HITRUST Alliance's CSF-Certification for our Security Envelope, healthcare organizations and ISVs can deploy applications and workloads into Microsoft Azure knowing they will be compliant with HITRUST security standards."



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The Southern-California based two-way radio firm leveraged its state-of-the-art repair facilities, advanced diagnostics equipment, and award winning service technicians to repair Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's fleet of of two-way radios in record time.

LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
When the novel corona virus started wreaking havoc across the globe, the Facilities Management Department at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine contacted Discount Two-Way Radio to help get the university's two-way radio communications systems in top notch condition in anticipation of the impending pandemic.
"Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's Facilities Department selected Discount Two-Way Radio to repair their radios after a highly competitive vendor selection process," said Ben Burns, Discount Two-Way Radio CEO and Founder. "We always pride ourselves on providing the fastest repair turn-around time in the industry, but we set a new record after repairing the University's radios and getting them back in their hands in just three days," said Burns.
The School of Medicine's Facilities Management Department is responsible for ensuring that all of the school's building and medical equipment are safe to be able to support the institution's mission of providing the best in patient care, education and research in the world. Specifically, the School of Medicine's Facilities Department maintains everything relating to building and ground operations, electrical services, power plant, and business services. With a campus that covers 140 acres, the most efficient and reliable way to communicate is with two-way radio technology.
"Professional Facilities Managers know that using cell phones is just a ticket to disaster, especially when you're talking about a critically important facility like Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and especially during a pandemic. They are overseeing literally every piece of moving equipment on the campus and medical facilities, and if they need something, they need it right away. Cell phones are not a viable substitute for instant critical communications," explained Burns. "That's why first responders cannot operate unless they have a two-way radio on their hip."
Steve Jacobs, Assistant Director of Facilities at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine agreed.
"Radios are critically important tools for our maintenance department. We rely on them to communicate with our other maintenance team members. I've got 38 crew members that are responsible for the entire School of Medicine's facility which includes 23 separate buildings. Especially these days, we really rely on these radios. Unfortunately, my guys ride the radios pretty hard and put them away wet, but Discount Two-Way Radio did a good job for us," said Jacobs.
According to Burns, Discount Two-Way Radio uses a state-of-the-art repair facility where factory trained technicians and some of the most advanced equipment in the world combined to rapidly complete the University's radio repairs.
"We successfully repaired the radios and got them back to school in tip-top condition within just three days. They were ecstatic at how quickly we responded and were very impressed at the caliber of our repair work," explained Burns.
About Discount Two-Way Radio 
Discount Two Way Radio, established in 1997, is a privately owned corporation that sells and services commercial two-way radio equipment directly to businesses and governments nationwide. They were one of the first companies to sell commercial two-way radio equipment online and is the largest distributor of RCA industrial two-way radios in North America, serving more than 64,000 customers in industries that include education, construction, facilities management, petroleum, warehousing, and public service to name just a few.



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Interface for new test from Abbott will automatically save results into the electronic health record at the front line, bringing speed, accuracy and reporting to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

ORLANDO, FLA. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
Relaymed announced today the launch of their interface for the new molecular point-of-care test from Abbott for the detection of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that will see test results saved instantly and accurately into the electronic health record (EHR).
Relaymed middleware connects point-of-care testing devices to the EHR, automatically marrying results to orders in real-time, eliminating manual entry and errors.
The new test will run on the Abbott ID NOW platform, one of the most popular devices already in use by Relaymed customers across the US today. Positive results will be delivered in as little as five minutes, whereupon Relaymed will automatically save the result into the EHR. Negative results are delivered within 13 minutes.
This will bring rapid COVID-19 testing to the front lines, into physician offices and urgent care centers, where it is needed. These are the healthcare settings where people show up for care. An accurate, rapid test delivered close to the patient, outside of hospitals, will be transformative to help alleviate the pressure on the healthcare system.
"We've worked with Abbott over the weekend to interface with their new COVID-19 test on their ID NOW platform. The speed and agility is testament to both our partnership and the cloud platform we deploy on. This is how we at Relaymed can play our part -- our very small part -- to help. This new test from Abbott is simply awesome. A positive result delivered directly to the EHR in just 5 minutes, at the point of care. That speed is a game changer," said Neil Farish, CEO at Relaymed.
Automate COVID-19 testing 
Speed, accuracy and reporting of test results are critical in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and for the safety of healthcare workers.
COVID-19 is a test result that must be recorded correctly in the patient chart, with no human transcription error sneaking in. Not just for the sake of the individual patient, but also their family, healthcare workers and the wider community. Furthermore, this is a test result that must be made as widely available as fast as possible, with no delay in getting to the electronic patient record, to enable effective population health management.
Automatically and instantly placing test results to the patient chart is the part Relaymed will play to help overcome this COVID-19 challenge.
About Relaymed 
Relaymed exists to put lab results automatically, instantly and securely into the EHR. Relaymed makes possible the secure, immediate transfer of data between these two worlds. We've built the fastest and most cost-effective middleware solution the ambulatory market was missing. We move and handle point-of-care testing data, enabling dramatic improvements to healthcare delivery through efficiency, speed and simplicity. Now millions of patient test results are transmitted securely and efficiently across a growing network of healthcare organizations leveraging a single connectivity platform, which is compatible with the leading vendors of point-of-care diagnostic testing devices and electronic health records.

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This new test from Abbott is simply awesome. A positive result delivered directly to the EHR in just 5 minutes, at the point of care. That speed is a game changer.



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Salimetrics' original panel of cytokines validated in saliva integrated the four popular cytokines IL-1 Beta, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-Alpha so that researchers could immediately study inflammation and immune function using non-invasive saliva sampling. These cytokines are closely related in function and more in line with an acute inflammatory response. Subsequently, Salimetrics validated IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-10, IL-12p70, and IL-13, some of which are anti-inflammatory, critical for more chronic conditions of immune pathology or produced in response to ongoing infections.
Now, the newly validated cytokine markers IL-5, IL-7, and IL-17A further expand the list of cytokines that can be accurately tested in saliva. Salivary cytokine testing from the Salimetrics SalivaLab will aid researchers in building a critical foundation of peer-reviewed research and accelerate the evolution of new discoveries. "The biological relationships combined with the continued interest in salivary cytokines by investigators underpins the necessity for assays that work together to expand the cutting edge of salivary cytokine research," says Supriya Gaitonde, Ph.D., Salimetrics Senior Applications Scientist. "By combining additional cytokines, researchers are now able to obtain a more complete picture with respect to how the body responds to inflammation and immune function."
"Today, the ideal solution for research critically focused on multiple analytes being assayed from the same sample just got even better," says Steve Granger, Ph.D., Salimetrics CSO. "These new additions will further bridge the multi-disciplinary gap to provide even more objective and comprehensive conclusions to be drawn without any negative impact to the study workflow or participant compliance."
Human Interleukin-17A (IL-17A) is an important marker for chronic inflammation. In fact, elevated levels of IL-17A have been associated with many chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), psoriasis, multiple sclerosis (MS), and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). IL-17A is also elevated in fluids from the lungs of patients with asthma and COPD. It comes as no surprise that IL-17A is a popular drug target and drugs (ixekizumab, secukinumab) have been approved by the FDA for psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and are being used as off label therapeutics for treating RA, IBD, and SLE. More specific to the salivary glands, IL-17A is also involved in Sjogren's syndrome.
Human Interleukin-5 (IL-5) mainly drives the maturation and maintenance of eosinophils and antibody secreting B cells. Dysregulation of IL-5 is associated with eosinophilia, atopic dermatitis, and pulmonary fibrosis. IL-5 is also expressed in the mast cells of asthmatic airways and is a promising drug target for the treatment of asthma. In fact, three therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mepolizumab, benralizumab and reslizumab) have received FDA approval targeting IL-5 to treat severe eosinophilic asthma. Measuring IL-5, in combination with IL-13 and TNF, in oral fluid is of interest for asthma researchers since fluids from the lung exchange with saliva and levels are elevated in asthmatic patients.
Human Interleukin-7 (IL-7) activity is important for every stage of T cell development, survival of naïve T cells, and generation and maintenance of CD4 and CD8 memory. Pathologies associated with IL-7 are those mediated by dysregulation of lymphoid function such as autoimmune diseases (diabetes and multiple sclerosis) and chronic inflammatory diseases (rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease). IL-7 signaling is also associated with lymphoid leukemias.
The Salimetrics Cytokine Panel will continue to feature the core-4 cytokines (IL-1 Beta, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-Alpha), but now includes the ability to add-on up to 8 additional cytokines, including salivary; IFN-Gamma, IL-2, IL-5, IL-7, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-13, and IL-17A. This means that researchers can now measure up to 12 cytokines from one saliva sample at Salimetrics' SalivaLab, which makes Salimetrics' panel the most robust salivary cytokine panel available. This expansion reinforces Salimetrics' commitment to further revolutionize salivary cytokine testing and provide researchers access to validated methodologies that deliver precise and reproducible results.
"We're happy to offer this expanded service to the family of Salivary Bioscience researchers," says Dr. Granger, "It shows that we are actively committed to providing the best and most accurate salivary bioscience methods to researchers around the world – and we make it as easy as picking up the phone or sending an e-mail."
About Salimetrics 
Salimetrics' assay kits and CLIA-certified testing services are used to measure salivary analytes related to stress, behavior and development, inflammation, sleep, reproduction, health and immune function. Founded in 1998 by Douglas A. Granger, Ph.D., Salimetrics, LLC supports CROs, pharmaceuticals, academic researchers and the immunodiagnostic industry around the world with innovative immunoassay products, non-invasive saliva collection methods, and laboratory testing services. 

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Keller Grover LLP is investigating recent reports that Tandem Diabetes Care suffered a large data breach involving certain patients' personal information, including sensitive information such as patient names and contact information, Social Security numbers, information related to patient use of Tandem products or services, and clinical data. According to a March 2020 letter sent to affected individuals, the email accounts of several Tandem employees were subject to a "phishing" scheme that caused the data breach.

SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
"Medical information is considered to be among the most personal and private of information under California law," says Keller Grover LLP attorney Eric A. Grover. "For that reason, healthcare providers are required to give patients timely notice of data breaches and the negligent release and disclosure of medical information can, under certain circumstances, give rise to claims by affected individuals for money damages."
Similar medical data breaches involving the failure to properly secure medical information have given rise to class action lawsuits. Recently, for example, St. Joseph Health Systems finalized a class action lawsuit settlement valued at over $30 million involving St. Joseph's alleged failure to properly secure its network, allowing patient information to become publicly accessible on the internet.
If you have any information about the Tandem Diabetes Care data breach or are a California resident that has been affected by the data breach and have questions, contact Keller Grover's attorneys at 888-535-5291 or by email at info@kellergrover.com.
Keller Grover LLP is a leader in the field of medical information privacy litigation and has represented clients in numerous medical data breach class action cases, including lawsuits against St. Joseph Health Systems, Stanford Hospitals and Clinics, Health Net and 21st Century Oncology. Keller Grover will not charge you for reviewing your information and all information that you provide to Keller Grover in the process of seeking legal advice will be held strictly confidential. (Attorney Advertising)




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Within Health Answers Cuomo's Call for Necessary Help in NYC

NEW YORK (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
As the number of COVID-19 cases throughout the United States continues to rise, Within Health has pledged to help in the fight against COVID-19 by making radiology imaging more accessible. They have partnered with Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology and mobile X-ray vendors to offer New Yorkers experiencing symptoms the option to get X-rays or CT scans for rapid triage.
"We believe that chest X-ray testing in home or at outpatient imaging centers will be critical in our efforts to prioritize care for patients that are most at-risk, and reduce the strain on New York hospitals," says Kareem Malek, Chief Operating Officer of Within Health.
Over the past few weeks, studies have emerged that demonstrate the effectiveness of chest X-rays and chest CT scans in determining severity of COVID-19 cases, which will better assist healthcare workers with patient triage. X-rays are the quickest way to assess the severity of cases within a matter of minutes, compared to blood tests or swab-testing methods that can take up to a week to reveal results.
Hospitals and ERs across the United States, and in particular New York, are overwhelmed by the increasing number of COVID-19 patients. The surge is largely due to the lack of available testing, expensive and slow testing methods, and ineffective isolation efforts.
Imaging centers, on the other hand, have seen a 70% decrease in patients. Equipped with the latest diagnostic and imaging equipment as well as board-certified radiologists, these facilities have the potential to be at the forefront of helping to manage the nationwide pandemic crisis by identifying patients that are sick and require further medical care.
Within Health's platform enables individuals to connect with a team of primary care doctors to quickly determine if a chest X-ray or CT is needed, and if so, schedule the exam and receive their results—all in a timely and efficient manner. The process consists of three simple steps:
Schedule. The patient picks a time for their free virtual consultation with a physician licensed in the state of New York 
Virtual Consultation. The physician calls the patient at their preferred time to assess symptoms and determine whether an X-ray or CT scan is appropriate 
Exam. The patient visits one of 34 facilities in New York or Long Island, or requests an in-home visit. Results are received on the same day, and a telehealth physician helps the patient navigate their next steps.
For more information, visit covid.seewithin.co.
About Within Health 
Within Helth offers a variety of telehealth services, which include facilitating virtual consultations with physicians who ensure that preventive health screens are appropriate and safe to patients. Our mission is to enable convenient, personal and affordable access to preventive health services while also providing an experience that meets the highest standards of quality and comfort.

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We believe that chest X-ray testing in home or at outpatient imaging centers will be critical in our efforts to prioritize care for patients that are most at-risk, and reduce the strain on New York hospitals.



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Luma Health Telehealth supports real-time EHR integration to enable providers to connect virtually with, and provide care for, their patients with just one click

SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
Luma Health https://www.lumahealth.io/telehealth, the leader in total patient engagement, today announced Luma Health Telehealth as part of its Total Patient Engagement platform. The telehealth solution can be integrated with a clinic's Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to deliver a seamless experience for providers and patients to launch and facilitate virtual appointments. In an effort to help healthcare providers prevent the spread of COVID-19, Luma Health developed an easy-to-use virtual solution to enable one-click, HIPAA-compliant virtual appointments between doctors and their patients. Patients can easily join the virtual visit by clicking on a link in their appointment reminders via an SMS or email without the need to download an app, log in to a portal or set up an account, making the solution readily accessible across a broad demographic of patients.
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed significant burden on patients and providers as both parties seek to reduce accidental exposure. Furthermore, hundreds of thousands of non-critical patient appointments have been postponed or cancelled resulting in a potentially insurmountable backlog. Many specialty clinics including ophthalmology, endocrinology, dermatology, orthopedics, podiatry and sleep centers are forced to close as a result of shelter-in-place. An effective telehealth solution can help providers overcome and address these challenges head-on.
"We are hearing from providers that they have given up on their telehealth solutions because they are too complicated to use, or just don't work," said Dr. Tashfeen Ekram, Chief Medical Officer at Luma Health. "During the current pandemic, doctors and their patients don't have the luxury of time or resources to set up a complex solution to provide and receive care. Rather, they need a simple solution that works, and with one click, allows them to be in a virtual appointment."
How It Works 
Providers do not need to have an existing video conference platform in place. Luma Health Telehealth includes Twilio video conferencing, and supports integration with video conferencing platforms Zoom and Cisco Webex.
Luma Health Telehealth is HIPAA compliant and can be up and running in as little as three (3) days. The solution is part of the company's comprehensive patient engagement platform that includes appointment reminders, omni-channel patient messaging, patient self-scheduling, referral management and mobile patient intake. 

A patient schedules a telehealth appointment in the clinic's EHR or directly in Luma Health;

The patient receives a text or email with a link to one-click join the virtual session 30 minutes prior to the appointment; an additional reminder can be sent 5 minutes prior and when the session starts (reminder cadences can be custom configured);

The provider joins and completes the virtual session without a separate app;

Clinics capture pertinent and critical patient info prior to visit through appointment reminders, such as insurance info, intake forms, telehealth consents, and more.

If a patient needs to reschedule the televisit, they can do so easily by responding to the text message appointment reminder.
"We don't have the luxury of time right now," said Chuck Leider, CIO, Houston ENT and Allergy Clinics. "Like most clinics, we are facing unprecedented challenges: First, we are unable to see patients in person due to the critical need for social distancing. Second, when we can't see patients, we lose the revenue that keeps us in business. Being able to implement Luma Health's Telehealth in less than 24 hours and immediately offer virtual visits that require no additional infrastructure and are seamless for the patient is crucial for our valued community and our business."
"Many in our community just don't have the technology skills or tools often required to set up for a virtual appointment with their doctor," said Samantha Guthman, COO, Alexander Valley Healthcare. "But they do have health issues that require regular care, which for many has been on hold since the coronavirus started spreading here. A simple solution – for both our providers and patients – will be critical to ensuring everyone gets the care they need."
Ekram continued, "At Luma Health, our mission is to modernize and improve access to care for patients. And right now, access is not just important, it's critical. We believe simplicity is key to delivering that."
About Luma Health 
Luma Health was founded on the idea that healthcare should work better for all patients. Every single point along the care journey should be simple, seamless, and effective, from accessing care to achieving health goals. Luma Health empowers providers to make this a reality through its total patient engagement solution, designed to boost access, streamline patient-provider communications, and help providers grow their business.
Headquartered in San Francisco, Luma Health's platform is modernizing communication by delivering smarter conversations that drive patient engagement and continuous care, empowering thousands of providers and more than 11 million patients across the United States today. Additional information about the company is available at https://www.lumahealth.io/, https://blog.lumahealth.io/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumahealth/, https://www.facebook.com/lumahealth, and https://twitter.com/lumahealthhq.

"Doctors and their patients don't have the luxury of time or resources to set up a complex solution to provide and receive care. They need a simple solution that works, and with one click, allows them to be in a virtual appointment," said Dr. Tashfeen Ekram, Chief Medical Officer, Luma Health.



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Infectious disease clinic is up and running at our Springfield location. Springfield and Linden locations offering drive-thru Covid testing. Linden telemedicine program communicates with more than 100 COVID patients daily. Administrators opted for a 10% salary cut.

LINDEN, N.J. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
Care Station Medical Group -- In light of the rise of novel coronavirus cases, Care Station Medical Group has implemented a number of changes to better care for our community. As New Jersey's leading urgent care and primary care providers, our four campuses have updated our office hours and crafted new ways to offer medical care to patients coping with COVID-19.
"Our infectious disease clinic is up and running in the Springfield office. We are seeing in excess of 40 patients per day," said Dr. Richard Bezozo, CEO of Care Station Medical.
Thanks to innovative drive-thru COVID-19 testing at our Springfield location, health practitioners have managed to test upwards of 20 people per day. These tests are performed by appointment only. This drive-thru testing offering will also be expanded to our Linden location starting on Monday, March 30.
Our Linden location has also been recognized as a leader in telemedicine for the safety and convenience of our patients. Thanks to the hardworking team at our Linden branch, we communicate daily with more than 100 confirmed COVID-positive patients. Our team will also be contacting patients with missed appointments in order to update prescriptions and reschedule future visits.
"All administrators have taken a 10% reduction in salary for the duration of this crisis. They did this to ensure the health of our practice and ensure that we can continue to service our communities," explains Dr. Bezozo in an email to his staff.
Thanks to the hard work of Care Station Medical Staff, three new programs have been successfully initiated in the last two weeks. We are dedicated to helping our community overcome this battle as the frontline of defense.
About Care Station Medical Group: Care Station is a medical facility with four locations in New Jersey. Our mission is to serve the healthcare needs of all our patients, assist our client companies with cost containment and lost time prevention, and to promote a healthy lifestyle for everyone.

"We are the frontline of the pandemic"



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The Association calls for increased use of this effective and affordable intervention.

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), representing 8,000 licensed naturopathic doctors (NDs) in the United States, encourages healthcare practitioners on the front lines of treating moderate to severe cases of COVID-19 to utilize intravenous Vitamin C (IVC, also known as IV Ascorbic Acid) as an adjunctive measure in the care of their patients.
Naturopathic doctors are the nation's foremost experts in natural therapeutics and have extensive training in drug-nutrient and drug-herb interactions. Drawing from our long history of safe and effective use of intravenous Vitamin C, we urge our medical colleagues to incorporate this treatment from the naturopathic medicine toolkit immediately in an effort to save lives and reduce long-term morbidity. While we applaud the use of IVC by a small number of hospitals in the U.S., it unfortunately remains a rarely utilized intervention.
There currently is no definitive, evidence-based treatment for COVID-19. Due to the unusual and extreme clinical demands of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, IVC has been implemented in some Chinese hospitals, and data published (English translation) by the "Expert Group on Clinical Treatment of New Coronavirus Disease in Shanghai" details the use of IVC as effective adjunctive care of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Patients receiving IVC experienced shorter hospital stays and lower mortality, allowing greater access to intensive care resources (including ventilators) for other vulnerable patients.
This recent data for this novel virus expands upon the extensive use of IVC in clinically relevant circumstances, including reduced mortality (1, 2, 3) in patients with sepsis and ARDS as well as shortened ICU stays and reduced need for ventilators in critically ill patients. Intravenous Vitamin C is a generally safe (with rare, notable exceptions), cost-effective, and well-tolerated intervention even in the most critical patients when delivered based on appropriate clinical guidelinesalongside existing treatments. Though further research is always warranted, time is of the essence to treat those who are in need of solutions today.
To ensure the broadest access for the most vulnerable patients, at this time the AANP encourages IVC use be reserved for high-risk and hospitalized patients. All providers administering this intervention must adhere to established safety protocols for using Personal Protective Equipment and disinfection. In hospital situations where IVC is preferred but unavailable, high dose oral use is indicated. Further, the AANP strongly advises that any individual considering the use of Vitamin C either orally or IV, consult their physician.
Paul Anderson, ND, member of the AANP's COVID-19 Clinical Task Force and expert on intravenous use of Vitamin C, stated, "I have used IVC safely and effectively in both clinical and hospital practice for over twenty years. After reviewing the dosing, guidelines, and experiences of the hospitals in China, the evidence shows that the use of IVC in hospitalized COVID-19 patients has a high probability of reducing hospital stay duration and improving outcomes."
The AANP calls on federal, state and local authorities to support the clinical use of IVC as an adjunct to current treatments offered to hospitalized patients. Licensed naturopathic doctors work collaborativelyacross all branches of medicine, and in regulated states NDs are already integrated into healthcare systems. Serving in primary and specialty care, NDs are ready, willing, and able to support other medical professionals in changing the trajectory of this public health crisis. NDs are available as a resource to physicians and organizations looking for clinical guidance in the proper use of this intervention.
AANP President, Robert Kachko, ND, LAc, adds, "In these unprecedented times, we must utilize all safe and effective clinical tools available to us. Extensive hospital use of intravenous Vitamin C has the potential to save many lives."
The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians and its affiliated organizations will remain a resource to our colleagues in health and medicine, working to limit this pandemic and ensure the continued health and safety of our population.
About the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians 
The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) is the professional association that represents licensed naturopathic physicians. AANP strives to make naturopathic medicine available to every American, and to increase recognition of naturopathic physicians as the identified authorities on natural medicine. Learn more at http://www.naturopathic.org.

After reviewing the dosing, guidelines, and experiences of the hospitals in China, the evidence shows that the use of IVC in hospitalized COVID-19 patients has a high probability of reducing hospital stay duration and improving outcomes."



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Beginnings Treatment Centers, a nation wide drug and alcohol addiction treatment center, Is taking an aggressive approach towards combating COVID-19 and keeping their clients and staff as safe as possible.

COSTA MESA, CALIF. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
Beginnings Treatment Centers, a nation wide drug and alcohol addiction treatment center, Is taking an aggressive approach towards combating COVID-19 and keeping their clients and staff as safe as possible. As drug and alcohol addiction treatment is an essential business, they remain open and accepting new clients.
"THIS IS WHAT WE DO. I am very proud of the staff thus far.", said Tarek Greiss, CEO of Beginnings. "We are maintaining social distancing when practical and are following proper hand washing, disinfection procedures, and continuing mandatory staff training. Our clients need us. And society needs us to be here for our clients."
The Beginnings Treatment Centers Coronavirus prevention plan is an aggressive and fast moving approach but one that the entire staff and clientele is proud to have in place. As of March 25, 2020 our brave and dedicated staff continue to save and inspire lives. Teletherapy has been added as an option for current and new clients. All staff as well as clients are receiving mandatory training on COVID-19 as news becomes available from the CDC and WHO. Beginnings has a dedicated house in case an outbreak does happen where a quarantine will take place.
"Our entire staff has completed thorough mandatory training of COVID-19" that includes: 

How to properly identify COVID-19 symptoms and act upon our policies immediately

Modes of transmission of COVID-19 and source control procedures

Tasks and activities that may expose clients and employees

Use and limitations of methods to prevent and reduce exposure

Exact procedure to take if an exposure incident occurs

Immediate steps and procedures to take if a staff member is experiencing symptoms

Beginnings is also hosting weekly recovery live streams on their Facebook page and are helping local community members find online AA groups to support lasting recovery during these troubling times.
Beginnings advises that if you have been putting off going to treatment, now is the best time to do so. Treatment centers such as Beginnings offer a clean, safe, and medically supervised environment, trained staff on the latest updates and procedures, as well as comfortable living arrangements and meals provided. While this pandemic is impacting all of our lives, you can do something to positively change yours.
Beginnings Treatment Centers are fully accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare. This accreditation is the highest level possible for an addiction treatment center and reflects the rigorous standards of clinical excellence and comprehensive facilities necessary to achieve the accreditation.
Beginnings offers a full continuum of drug and alcohol addiction treatment including both inpatient residential treatment and intensive outpatient programs, along with an especially strong alumni program to help clients achieve a sustained and successful recovery. Beginnings accepts patients nationwide.
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Designation Recognizes Dr. Belsante's Commitment to Exemplary Care, Extensive UroLift System Experience

PLEASANTON, CALIF. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
NeoTract, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX) focused on addressing unmet needs in the field of urology, today announced that Michael Belsante M.D., Urology Associates, PC in Nashville, TN, has been designated as a UroLift Center of Excellence. The designation recognizes that Dr. Belsante has achieved a high level of training and experience with the UroLift System and demonstrated a commitment to exemplary care for men suffering from symptoms associated with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), also known as enlarged prostate.
Recommended for the treatment of BPH in both the American Urological Association and European Association of Urology clinical guidelines, the FDA-cleared Prostatic Urethral Lift procedure using the UroLift System is a proven, minimally invasive technology for treating lower urinary tract symptoms due to BPH. The UroLift permanent implants, delivered during a transurethral outpatient procedure, relieve prostate obstruction and open the urethra directly without cutting, heating, or removing prostate tissue.
The UroLift Center of Excellence program is designed to highlight urologists who are committed to educating their patients on BPH and the UroLift System as a treatment option and consistently seek to deliver excellent patient outcomes and experiences.
"This designation recognizes Dr. Michael Belsante as a UroLift Center of Excellence for his commitment to providing safe and effective treatment to patients with BPH," said Dave Amerson, president of the Teleflex Interventional Urology business unit. "We are pleased to see the continued acceptance of the UroLift System as a standard of care treatment that may allow men to discontinue the use of BPH medications and improve their quality of life."
Over 40 million men in the United States are affected by BPH, a condition that occurs when the prostate gland that surrounds the male urethra becomes enlarged with advancing age and begins to obstruct the urinary system. Symptoms of BPH often include interrupted sleep and urinary problems and can cause loss of productivity, depression and decreased quality of life.
Medication is often the first-line therapy for enlarged prostate, but relief can be inadequate and temporary. Side effects of medication treatment can include sexual dysfunction, dizziness and headaches, prompting many patients to quit using the drugs. For these patients, the classic alternative is surgery that cuts, heats or removes prostate tissue to open the blocked urethra. While current surgical options can be very effective in relieving symptoms, they can also leave patients with permanent side effects such as urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and retrograde ejaculation.
About the UroLift System
The FDA-cleared UroLift System is a proven, minimally invasive technology for treating lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The UroLift permanent implants, delivered during a minimally invasive transurethral outpatient procedure, relieve prostate obstruction and open the urethra directly without cutting, heating, or removing prostate tissue. Clinical data from a pivotal 206-patient randomized controlled study showed that patients with enlarged prostate receiving UroLift implants reported rapid and durable symptomatic and urinary flow rate improvement without compromising sexual function*1,2. Patients also experienced a significant improvement in quality of life. Over 100,000 men have been treated with the UroLift System in the U.S. Most common adverse events reported include hematuria, dysuria, micturition urgency, pelvic pain, and urge incontinence. Most symptoms were mild to moderate in severity and resolved within two to four weeks after the procedure. The Prostatic Urethral Lift procedure using the UroLift System is recommended for the treatment of BPH in both the American Urological Association and European Association of Urology clinical guidelines. The UroLift System is available in the U.S., Europe, Australia, Canada, Mexico and South Korea. Learn more at http://www.urolift.com.
About NeoTract | Teleflex Interventional Urology
A wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated, the Interventional Urology Business Unit is dedicated to developing innovative, minimally invasive and clinically effective devices that address unmet needs in the field of urology. Our initial focus is on improving the standard of care for patients with BPH using the UroLift System, a minimally invasive permanent implant system that treats symptoms while preserving normal sexual function*1,2. Learn more at http://www.neotract.com.
About Teleflex Incorporated
Teleflex is a global provider of medical technologies designed to improve the health and quality of people's lives. We apply purpose driven innovation – a relentless pursuit of identifying unmet clinical needs – to benefit patients and healthcare providers. Our portfolio is diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, urology, emergency medicine and respiratory care. Teleflex employees worldwide are united in the understanding that what we do every day makes a difference. For more information, please visit http://www.teleflex.com.
Teleflex is the home of Arrow, Deknatel, Hudson RCI, LMA, Pilling, Rusch, UroLift and Weck – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose
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Jake Elguicze, 610.948.2836 
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*No instances of new, sustained erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction 
1. Roehrborn, J Urology 2013 LIFT Study 
2.McVary, J Sex Med 2016
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Nationally ranked CPA firm to support SBA lender and small business efforts to navigate the requirements under the newly enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or "CARES Act," and specifically the Paycheck Protection Program.

ATLANTA (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
Frazier & Deeter (FD), the nation's 51st largest accounting and advisory firm, announced today the launch of its Federal CARES Act Monitoring and Debt Forgiveness Verification Program ("FD CARES Act Program"). The FD CARES Act Program is staffed by a multi-discipline team of former bank audit executives, auditors and tax professionals and is designed to meet the needs of the nation's SBA lenders and small businesses seeking to effectively comply with the requirements of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and other aspects of the newly enacted CARES Act.
The FD CARES Act Program is led by FD Principal Bradley Carroll, a former bank Chief Audit Executive. Carroll and his team bring decades of bank audit experience to this initiative.
The CARES Act tasks SBA lenders with administering the Paycheck Protection Program, which contains specific requirements regarding how a business can deploy the proceeds from the loans under the PPP and how that business may ultimately qualify for debt forgiveness under the program.
"The recently enacted CARES Act promises much-needed relief to businesses that qualify," said Carroll. "We understand that in the face of large anticipated demand for the PPP loans, both lenders and their business applicants will be significantly challenged with the verification process that can lead ultimately to debt forgiveness under the program. The FD CARES Act Program is designed to provide third-party attest services for debt relief."
The FD CARES Act Program will also include assistance for businesses seeking to take advantage of the various payroll and other tax provisions that can provide much-needed cash relief.
Interested financial lenders and businesses can learn more about the FD CARES Act Program and schedule appointments at http://www.frazierdeeter.com/coronavirus/SBA
About Frazier & Deeter
Frazier & Deeter is a nationally recognized accounting and advisory firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Frazier & Deeter and its FD family of brands have nine offices across the United States and one in the United Kingdom. The firm has been recognized repeatedly as a Best of the Best Accounting firm, a Best Firm to Work for in the U.S. and a Best Firm for Women in Leadership. The firm provides a wide range of tax, audit, accounting and advisory services to help clients reach their unique financial goals. Frazier & Deeter's brand promise is investing in relationships to make a difference.

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We understand that in the face of large anticipated demand for the PPP loans, both lenders and their business applicants will be significantly challenged with the verification process that can lead ultimately to debt forgiveness under the program.



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Dry-Concepts, Florida-based cleaning and restoration company, is providing disinfection services to Florida residents and business owners to combat the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dry-Concepts is following guidelines set by both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) to thoroughly clean, disinfect, and sanitize surfaces that may have been exposed to the virus.
"Our team is working diligently to clean and disinfect homes and businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic," said Michael Jatoft, CEO of Dry-Concepts.
Dry-Concepts is using a multi-step approach to clean potentially affected surfaces. They first use an EPA-registered disinfectant to clean key touch points in a home or business. The tools and materials used meet the specific requirements of the emerging pathogen procedures for enveloped viruses (the class of organism of the SARS & COV-2). This cleaning process targets the areas that are most likely to be exposed to pathogens, including doorknobs, countertops, cupboard handles, computer/electronic equipment, and many more.
After a thorough touch point disinfection, Dry-Concepts uses a proprietary fogging machine to further clean the entire area. The fogging equipment allows the technician to clean and disinfect residual pathogens that may have spread throughout a space. The fog used is a hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectant that is stabilized with silver ions. The result is a deep clean that goes far beyond traditional disinfection measures.
Dry-Concepts provides its cleaning and disinfectant services to both residential and commercial customers. They are fully operational during the COVID-19 pandemic and are considered to be essential service company and are ready to quickly respond to those needing coronavirus disinfection services.
Dry-Concepts is also keeping up to date with the latest coronavirus research and developments from the CDC. The company is dedicated to using the most effective cleaning measures to fight this virus by updating their cleaning techniques as new information is released. With decades of infectious disease control experience, Dry-Conceptsunderstands the threat of this virus and the best possible ways to keep their consumers safe.
About Dry-Concepts:
Dry-Concepts has been in the cleaning and disaster restoration industry for 41 years (Since 1979). Dry-Concepts is using the most up to date and innovative procedures, chemistry and tools that are available to the restoration industry. We are always keeping up to date with new breakthroughs at trade association conventions, continuing education courses for our staff and trade association bulletins. This experience along with the guidance of the CDC/EPA and our own industry trade associations (RIA and IICRC) puts Dry-Concepts in a unique position to help combat the current issues with COVID-19. Dry-Concepts is continually monitoring the latest news and developments that are taking place in regards to COVID-19 and as things change Dry-Concepts will be positioned to respond.
Visit https://www.dryconcepts.com/ to learn more about the company's COVID-19 disinfection services or call them at 954-370-7778 (Broward County) or 800-248-5071 (Palm Beach/Dade/Orlando).

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Dry-Concepts is providing disinfection services to Florida residents and business owners to combat the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

"Our team is working diligently to clean and disinfect homes and businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic," said Michael Jatoft, CEO of Dry-Concepts."




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New probiotic toothpaste boosts oral health and promotes whiter teeth with fluoride-free formula

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
Oralgen NuPearl is giving you more reasons to smile with the launch of the new Oralgen Probiotic Oral Care Whitening Toothpaste. Available in Sparking Spearmint and Polished Peppermint flavors, it's the latest toothpaste clinically proven to balance healthy bacteria in your mouth, while also keeping your smile brilliantly bright with a gentler, fluoride-free formula.
Oral health is closely connected to overall health, so Oralgen NuPearl researchers developed an advanced and more gentle teeth whitening toothpaste that also includes daily probiotics to restore a healthy balance of bacteria in your mouth for optimal oral health and total health. Balancing the bacteria in your mouth has been proven to prevent tooth decay, gum disease, halitosis (bad breath), mouth ulcers, sensitive teeth issues, and more.
"It's a new way to think about oral health," says Dr. Sonya Krasilnikov, co-founder of New York City's Dental House. "The health of your mouth is dependent on the types and amounts of various bacteria present. Incorporating probiotics into your daily oral care habits can keep everything in balance, leading to less cavities and fresher breath. This is why I recommend Oralgen NuPearl's Probiotic Toothpaste." she explains.
The unique Oralgen NuPearl Whitening Probiotic Toothpaste uses natural ingredients, including white turmeric and dead sea salt to reduce stains, control plaque build-up and strengthen tooth enamel and gum health. The reason the brand chose these two power-house ingredients is because turmeric is known for its antimicrobial properties which works hard to fight plaque, while dead sea salt fights off unhealthy bacteria, ultimately protecting our teeth and gums.
Oralgen's Whitening Probiotic Oral Care Toothpaste ($9.99), available nationally, in Sparkling Spearmint and Polished Peppermint, at Bed, Bath & Beyond, Harmon Face Values and Amazon.com
For more information about Oralgen and the latest news in oral health, 
Please contact:
Kerry Petrocelli 
631-258-1555 
Kerry@victorypublicrelations.com
About Oralgen NuPearl 
Oralgen NuPearl systems are designed to deliver gentle, budget-friendly and professional level whitening results in the comfort of your home. More than a quarter of people don't like smiling because of their teeth. Oralgen offers an easy, clinically proven solution for all ages and needs, including vegan, gluten-free and sensitive teeth.
Oralgen's NuPearl series is designed with these factors in mind, providing professional-level results at a fraction of the cost with products that focus on safe and effective ingredients so you can make the healthy choice for your mouth. 
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There is an overwhelming amount of evidence that points to diet as a major contributor to a cancer diagnosis. Is There a "Cancer Diet"?

NEW YORK (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
In the wake of a cancer diagnosis, many patients realize that their diet may have contributed to their disease. Cancer is sometimes considered the "rich person's disease" because high rates of cancer correlates with high amounts of meat, dairy, and sugar in the diet. There is an overwhelming amount of evidence that points to diet as a major contributor to a cancer diagnosis. Indeed, researchers are realizing that the standard American diet marketed by the meat and dairy industry may be the source of the high cancer rates in the United States.
"Most cancers are glucose-based,'" says plastic surgeon and breast specialist Dr. Constance M. Chen. "For this reason, many cancer patients are advised to cut out sugar from their diet to eliminate their disease. Cancer cells are wiley, however, and if the glucose pathway is cut off it will mutate to feed off of other nutrients. Cancer cells can also feed off of glutamine, fatty acids, ketones, and even dead cancer cells - a process known as autophagy."
The importance of specific nutrition for some diseases has long been known. Dietary prescriptions for diabetes and hypertension, for example, are sometimes as effective as medication. As we learn more about how cancer operates at the cellular level, targeting the metabolic abnormalities exhibited by cancer cells is a key area in cancer research that has yielded important findings.
"Major cancer centers will often assign a nutritionist to a cancer patient," says Dr. Chen. "Nutrition has a major effect on survival and recurrence. In general, cancer patients are often advised to cut out meat, dairy, and sugars. Red meats and nitrates, in particular, have been found to be carcinogenic. The best diet is a plant-based whole foods diet. Processed and refined foods - such as foods that contain white flour or white sugar - should be avoided."
Dr. Chen makes the point that cancer is not one disease and there is a great deal more work to be done to determine the specific vulnerabilities of specific cancers. "Some cancer cells will be 'starved' by blocking sugar, some by blocking amino acids, and others by blocking fats. No single dietary therapy is right for everyone," she says, "but proper nutrition is vital in aiding recovery and enhancing quality of life during treatment. In the absence of other directions from your oncologist, you should adopt a healthy, balanced diet, following the guidelines of the American Cancer Society."
Those guidelines do not endorse a particular diet but recommend which foods to emphasize and which to limit, while choosing foods that will help you reach and maintain a healthy weight.
Eat a wide variety of plant-based foods: Include fruits and vegetables at every meal and for snacks. Choose whole fruits and vegetables over processed varieties; drink fresh juices that do not contain additional sugars. Avoid creamy sauces, dressings, and dips.
Eat whole-grain food rather than refined grains: Choose whole-grain breads, pasta, and cereals (such as barley and oats) instead of breads, cereals, and pasta made from refined grains; eat brown rice instead of white rice. Avoid refined carbohydrate, including pastries, candy, sugar-sweetened breakfast cereals, and other high-sugar foods.
Avoid red meats: Choose beans and possibly fish instead of red meats (beef, pork, and lamb); prepare them by baking, broiling, or poaching rather than frying or charbroiling. Limit or avoid poultry. Avoid processed meats such as bacon, sausage, lunch meats, and hot dogs. Avoid alcohol altogether. Do not drink sugar-sweetened beverages such as soft drinks, sports drinks, and fruit-flavored drinks.
"Cancer is complicated," Dr. Chen concludes. "Different tumor cells feed on different fuels and what might help slow growth of one cancer might speed the growth of another. Research is ongoing and dietary guidelines for specific cancers and even for specific individuals is becoming a routine component of cancer treatment."
Constance M. Chen, MD, is a board-certified plastic surgeon in New York City with special expertise in the use of innovative natural techniques to optimize medical and cosmetic outcomes for women undergoing breast reconstruction. She operates at Lenox Hill Hospital, and holds appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery) at Weill Cornell Medical College and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery) at Tulane University School of Medicine. http://www.constancechenmd.com 212-792-6378

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In general, cancer patients are often advised to cut out meat, dairy, and sugars. Red meats and nitrates, in particular, have been found to be carcinogenic. The best diet is a plant-based whole foods diet.



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Boulder Sterilization helps medical device companies bring products to market faster

BOULDER, COLO. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
In response to a shortage of safe, effective sterilization services used in the development of medical devices, Boulder iQ is now offering ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization services through its Boulder Sterilization division.
Ethylene oxide sterilization is a safe, effective low-temperature method for sterilization, says Jim Kasic, president and CEO of Boulder iQ. Boulder Sterilization employs the 3M Steri-Vac Sterilizer/Aerator 8XL Series, designed for medical device sterilization, contract sterilization, research and development laboratory applications, and other research and industrial applications requiring terminal sterilization.
Boulder Sterilization will use an abator (catalytic converter) system to mitigate outgassing that is inherent in the EO process. While not required in Colorado, Boulder iQ has opted to incorporate the abator to underscore its commitment to green operations.
"The introduction of Boulder iQ's services will have a significant impact on the medical device industry," says Kasic. With the closure of several EO sterilization facilities across the country over the past year, queues for companies trying to bring new medical devices to market can be six or more months, he explains. "That is a prohibitively long time for a business trying to launch an important new product. Boulder iQ's EO sterilization service will provide a path for these companies to get innovative products to market quickly."
Along with providing short lead times for sterilization, Kasic says, Boulder Sterilization is offering sterile packaging. The company can seal Tyvek pouches, common sterile packaging for medical devices. Boulder Sterilization will also offer a streamlined online ordering process to customers once they have completed a sterilization validation with the company. "By helping manufacturers get their products to market faster and more efficiently, we can help prevent medical device shortages, and in so doing, ultimately impact patient lives in a meaningful way.
About Boulder iQ (http://www.boulderiq.com) 
Boulder iQ is an expert contract consulting firm offering design engineering, development, and turnkey manufacturing for consumer, high-technology and medical products, and regulatory, clinical and quality compliance services for medical device and in vitro diagnostic companies. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the company is ISO 13485:2016 certified through Boulder BioMed.
The company's Boulder Medical Device Acceleratorprovides equity investment in start-up companies seeking product development services, expert mentoring and infrastructure support.

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Boulder iQ offers design engineering, development, and turnkey manufacturing for consumer, high-tech and medical products, and regulatory, clinical and quality for medical device and IVD companies.

Boulder iQ's new EO sterilization service will provide a path for companies launching new products to get innovative products to market quickly.



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Gynecologic Surgeons To Discuss COVID-19 Safety Measures for Surgeons and Patients

CYPRESS, CALIF. (PRWEB) APRIL 02, 2020
AAGL Gynecologic Surgeons host a global webinar on Thursday, April 2, 2020, 3:00 pm PT/6:00 pm ET- to discuss surgical safety practices in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
AAGL frontline surgeons from John Hopkins Hospital in Maryland, Louisiana State University Healthcare Network in New Orleans and Amsterdam University Medical Center in the Netherlands will discuss what every gynecologist needs to know about safe surgery and perioperative care during the COVID-19 Pandemic, including: background on the virology principles impacting our healthcare delivery, information about impact of COVID-19 on a surgical setting, methods to mitigate risks and how to nimbly adapt perioperative care during this crisis.
Moderators: Sarah L. Cohen, MD, MPH of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and Amanda Nickels Fader, MD of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland will oversee the discussion and facilitate a question and answer session from physicians listening live from around the world. Faculty include: Robert A. de Leeuw, MD, PhD, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands Stacey A. Scheib, MD, Louisiana State University Healthcare Network, New Orleans, Louisiana, Rebecca L. Stone, MD, MS, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, David L. Thomas, MD, MPH, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
"This webinar is slated to be an engaging and informative discussion from leading surgeons on the frontlines of the COVID pandemic." -Jubilee Brown, MD, AAGL President
This webinar training will be available live on AAGL's Online Video Platform, SurgeryU. The event is available to the public and registration is complimentary. Visit: https://bit.ly/2UW38iS for more information.
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ISB Professor and molecular biologist Sui Huang, MD, PhD, is a powerful voice in a growing chorus contending that masks are an effective tool to stop the spread of COVID-19.

SEATTLE (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
A growing number of experts say it is time to rethink official recommendations in the U.S. and other western countries to avoid wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. 
Sui Huang, MD, PhD, is a molecular biologist and professor at Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) in Seattle. Dr. Huang has been a powerful voice in a growing chorus contending that masks are an effective tool to stop the spread of COVID-19. Huang calls guidelines from the CDC and other public health agencies "unfortunate," as they sweep aside a potentially powerful measure that could help "flatten the curve."
Dr. Huang wrote a March 26 article (COVID-19: Why We Should All Wear Masks -- There Is New Scientific Rationale) that has been viewed more than 1.5 million times on Medium, and he has since discussed that rationale in a video Q&A.
"Masks are very important and effective," Huang said. "Even if you act out of fear and out of a sense to protect yourself, you actually also protect others. It's a bidirectional protection. We have a public incentive constellation that the CDC has missed." 
Huang also cites data published this week in the journal Nature that shows the nose and throat is where the virus lands, where the body's receptors for virus docking are, and where the virus replicates. This important discovery by a German group suggests that transmission occurs mostly via large droplets and less via those fine aerosols that can end up deep in the lung. Thus, even a surgery mask or do-it-yourself (DIY) cloth mask will act as an effective barrier, and higher-grade N95 masks aren't needed to block the large spray droplets that come from the nasopharynx. (N95 masks filter out 95 percent of small airborne particles. They are necessary to block these tiny aerosolized droplets that reach the lower lungs, but are overkill for the larger droplets that originate from and land in the upper respiratory system.) 
If the "respiratory etiquette" of sneezing into your elbow is protective, then masks should be protective, Huang said. "Any physical barrier should be helpful," he said. "When empirical evidence is lacking, we should trust measures based on common sense, plausible mechanisms -- especially when costs are minimal."
Huang's current research seeks to integrate big data with complex systems theory to better understand diseases. Systems biology integrates many disciplines -- from the molecular to the clinical level -- and offers perspectives often missed in most media interviews with epidemiologists and clinicians.
About ISB 
Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) is a collaborative and cross-disciplinary non-profit biomedical research organization based in Seattle. We focus on some of the most pressing issues in human health, including brain health, cancer, sepsis and aging, as well as many chronic and infectious diseases. Our science is translational, and we champion sound scientific research that results in real-world clinical impacts. ISB is an affiliate of Providence St. Joseph Health, one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the United States. 

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Professor Sui Huang, MD, PhD, is a molecular biologist and faculty member at Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) in Seattle.

"Masks are very important and effective. Even if you act out of fear and out of a sense to protect yourself, you actually also protect others. It's a bidirectional protection."



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According to data released by Power to Decide, an estimated 193,110 Minnesota women of reproductive age (13-44) in need of publicly funded contraception live in counties impacted by the implementation of the Title X Family Planning Program "domestic gag rule."

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
According to data released by Power to Decide, an estimated 193,110 Minnesota women of reproductive age (13-44) in need of publicly funded contraception live in counties impacted by the implementation of the Title X Family Planning Program "domestic gag rule." Nearly one-quarter of Minnesota's counties have lost some or all of their Title X resources.
The domestic gag rule requires health providers receiving Title X funds to withhold information from patients about abortion services and care. In addition, health centers are required to cease providing abortion care with non-Title X funds at sites that offer Title X supported services, such as contraceptive care, breast and cervical cancer screening and STI testing. The rule requires that abortion services, no matter how they are funded, be performed at a separate physical site, which is impossible for many health centers.
"The implementation of the domestic gag rule could impact nearly 200,000 women in need in Minnesota," said Ginny Ehrlich, CEO, Power to Decide. "This federal rule exacerbates an already challenging contraceptive access landscape for women struggling to make ends meet. Even before the domestic gag rule was implemented, almost 300,000 low-income women in Minnesota lived in contraceptive deserts, counties without reasonable access to the full range of contraceptive methods. As a result, these women face untenable financial barriers such as transportation, child care and taking unpaid time from work costs incurred just to get the contraception they need."
Data from Power to Decide show that 283,400 women living at or below 250% of the poverty level in Minnesota live in contraceptive deserts, counties in which there is not reasonable access to a health center offering the full range of contraceptive methods. Nationally, more than 19 million U.S. women of low income live in contraceptive deserts.
In this challenging landscape, states like Minnesota can take steps to partially alleviate the impact of damaging federal policies and to proactively expand access to contraception in various ways. These policies include allowing pharmacists to prescribe contraception, requiring insurance to cover an extended supply of prescription contraceptives and enacting policies that protect insurance coverage of the full range of contraceptive methods. Minnesota has expanded Medicaid to low-income adults, which helps decrease the percentage of uninsured women, and by extension, give them the contraceptive coverage they need to live healthy lives. To further expand access, Minnesota is currently considering legislation that would allow pharmacists to prescribe contraception. More information about these policies can be found here.
Power to Decide is a private, non-partisan, non-profit organization that works to ensure all people—no matter who they are, where they live or what their economic status might be—have the power to decide if, when and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child. Please visit us at http://www.PowerToDecide.org or follow us on Facebook and Twitter. 

"Even before the domestic gag rule was implemented, almost 300,000 low-income women in Minnesota lived in contraceptive deserts, counties without reasonable access to the full range of contraceptive methods," said Ginny Ehrlich, CEO, Power to Decide.



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Master medical device change management to ensure the quality management systems (QMS) are efficient and effective.

FALLS CHURCH, VA. (PRWEB) APRIL 02, 2020
Medical Device Change Management 
An FDAnews Webinar 
Thursday, April 16, 2020, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT 
https://www.fdanews.com/mdchangemanagement
What change management method should one be using for a medical device?
The answer is, it depends — the method is often dependent on the type of change. Is it due to post-market design change, production process changes, QMS process changes, corrective action or preventive action?
If one is involved in any aspect of quality management systems (QMS), one needs to be familiar with the overarching change management process as well as common methods for specific change types.
Join FDAnews and operational expert Dan O'Leary for a comprehensive overview on April 16. Mr. O'Leary will review best practices, processes and methods to support medical device change management. The presentation will cover change activities in FDA QSR, ISO 13485:2016, EU-MDR Article 10, and EU-IVDR Article 10:
●Familiarize oneself with the overarching change management process and methods 
●Assess how to apply the process to specific change types 
●Determine the change interactions in the change types 
●Master how to apply the process to specific QMS requirements 
●Identify the similarities and differences across QMS requirements
Bonus material: Participants will receive a guide to the change management process and its applications.
Ensure a consistent approach to the change management process and avoid problems associated with ad hoc methods.
Webinar Details: 
Medical Device Change Management 
An FDAnews Webinar 
Thursday, April 16, 2020, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT 
https://www.fdanews.com/mdchangemanagement
Tuition: 
$287 per site
Easy Ways to Register: 
Online: https://www.fdanews.com/mdchangemanagement 
By phone: 888.838.5578 or 703.538.7600
About FDAnews: 
FDAnews is the premier provider of domestic and international regulatory, legislative, and business news and information for executives in industries regulated by the US FDA and the European Medicines Agency. Pharmaceutical and medical device professionals rely on FDAnews' print and electronic newsletters, books and conferences to stay in compliance with international standards and the FDA's complex and ever-changing regulations



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A new method that decreases the testing time for SARS-CoV-2 to eight minutes

FREDERICK, MD. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
Velocidy Bio's Dutch biotech partner, Molecular Biology Systems (MBS), has developed a new method using its revolutionary NEXTGENPCR that decreases the testing time for SARS-CoV-2 to eight minutes, compared to current systems that take over an hour. Utilizing this method, a single unit the size of a shoebox could perform a hundred and eighty (180) amplification runs a day, an almost ten-fold increase over the current US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended instrumentation. According to Gert de Vos, MBS CEO, this protocol produces a simple yes/no answer and a single instrument is capable of running 24/7, analyzing 22,860 samples per day.
NEXTGENPCR machines launched about two years ago and Velocidy Bio is the exclusive distributor for the USA and Canada. According to Brian McNally, the CEO of Velocidy Bio, a single unit could potentially test every employee at Frederick Memorial Health every day in about 3 hours. McNally added, "Velocidy Bio has always believed that decreasing time-to-result represents an unmet need in the life sciences space. We have committed ourselves to finding solutions either through internal projects or external partnerships that accelerate lab work. We have been in close collaboration with MBS and look forward to supporting the US and Canadian labs that are interested in this solution."
Velocidy Bio is currently a member of Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI), a technology incubator and accelerator that provides start-up companies with business support and mentorship. "As a young business, we wouldn't have had the resources to navigate all of the complexities of this crisis without FITCI and would not have been prepared to support the US and Canadian labs with the NEXTGENPCR technology", added McNally.
NEXTGENPCR instruments are available to order today. Please follow the link to learn more - https://www.velocidybio.com/
About Velocidy Bio, Inc. 
Velocidy Bio is focused on delivering solutions that decrease time-to-results for biological laboratories. Working together with innovative organizations, Velocidy Bio offers solutions globally that reduce protocols from hours to minutes. These accelerated protocols enable scientists to increase their productivity and reduce stress associated with delays in generating results. Initially, Velocidy Bio is focused on reducing the time required to extract, amplify and analyze nucleic acids. Further information can be found at http://www.velocidybio.com.
About Molecular Biology Systems 
Molecular Biology Systems B.V. is a Netherlands company that developed and commercialized NEXTGENPCR, a universal ultrafast PCR system. The NEXTENPCR instrument uses an innovative temperature control method during cycling, which eliminates ramp time. Molecular Biology Systems offers their NEXTGENPCR instrument, accessories and consumables around the world, to laboratories in life science research, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, forensics, veterinary testing and food safety. Further information can be found at http://www.nextgenpcr.com.

"Velocidy Bio has always believed that decreasing time-to-result represents an unmet need in the life sciences space." - Brian McNally, CEO, Velocidy Bio




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In order to address two challenges facing Oakland Zoo during the COVID-19 closure, a new subscription-based live-streaming and interactive service will now be offered to provide the public a way to connect with animals and staff on while also bringing in much-needed revenue to the Zoo.

OAKLAND, CALIF. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
The new platform/service titled "Behind the Scenes Live" allows subscribers to sign up today, with the first live-streaming broadcast premiering on April 2.
The live broadcasts will be at 2:30 pm (PST) every weekday and feature a host interviewing a variety of animal keepers and veterinary hospital staff with different animals. The interactive component allows subscribers to direct message questions during the broadcast and in real-time, so they can be answered immediately. The service is priced at $14.95 per month, with Zoo members receiving the first 30-days free followed by a $9.95 discounted monthly fee.
"Being closed to the public pushed us to think about how we could offer people a new way to connect with us in an impactful and unique way – while helping the Zoo survive without admissions revenue. Going behind the scenes and including the interactive component for subscribers to submit questions in real-time gives people something that goes even beyond a normal Zoo visit," Dr. Joel Parrott, President & CEO.
Without the admission revenue that makes up for 80% of its operating budget, the Zoo hopes that the revenue from the new subscription service will also help offset layoffs and reduced work hours for staff, of which first rounds began today, on April 1.
ABOUT OAKLAND ZOO AND THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA: 
Oakland Zoo, home to more than 750 native and exotic animals, is managed by the Conservation Society of California (CSC); a non-profit organization leading an informed and inspired community to take action for wildlife locally and globally. With over 25 conservation partners and projects worldwide, the CSC is committed to conservation-based education and saving species and their habitats in the wild. Oakland Zoo is dedicated to the humane treatment of animals and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the national organization that sets the highest standards for animal welfare for zoos and aquariums. 
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BTS Live and Interactive Crew with Host, Michelle Myers

Being closed to the public pushed us to think about how we could offer people a new way to connect with us in an impactful and unique way – while helping the Zoo survive without admissions revenue.



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In order to address two challenges facing Oakland Zoo during the COVID-19 closure, a new subscription-based live-streaming and interactive service will now be offered to provide the public a way to connect with animals and staff on while also bringing in much-needed revenue to the Zoo.

OAKLAND, CALIF. (PRWEB) APRIL 01, 2020
The new platform/service titled "Behind the Scenes Live" allows subscribers to sign up today, with the first live-streaming broadcast premiering on April 2.
The live broadcasts will be at 2:30 pm (PST) every weekday and feature a host interviewing a variety of animal keepers and veterinary hospital staff with different animals. The interactive component allows subscribers to direct message questions during the broadcast and in real-time, so they can be answered immediately. The service is priced at $14.95 per month, with Zoo members receiving the first 30-days free followed by a $9.95 discounted monthly fee.
"Being closed to the public pushed us to think about how we could offer people a new way to connect with us in an impactful and unique way – while helping the Zoo survive without admissions revenue. Going behind the scenes and including the interactive component for subscribers to submit questions in real-time gives people something that goes even beyond a normal Zoo visit," Dr. Joel Parrott, President & CEO.
Without the admission revenue that makes up for 80% of its operating budget, the Zoo hopes that the revenue from the new subscription service will also help offset layoffs and reduced work hours for staff, of which first rounds began today, on April 1.
ABOUT OAKLAND ZOO AND THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA: 
Oakland Zoo, home to more than 750 native and exotic animals, is managed by the Conservation Society of California (CSC); a non-profit organization leading an informed and inspired community to take action for wildlife locally and globally. With over 25 conservation partners and projects worldwide, the CSC is committed to conservation-based education and saving species and their habitats in the wild. Oakland Zoo is dedicated to the humane treatment of animals and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the national organization that sets the highest standards for animal welfare for zoos and aquariums. 
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BTS Live and Interactive Crew with Host, Michelle Myers

Being closed to the public pushed us to think about how we could offer people a new way to connect with us in an impactful and unique way – while helping the Zoo survive without admissions revenue.



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