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Acquios Alliance Recommends Sunbit to 330 Members and Counting

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Sunbit offers optical consumers the ability to pay for purchases over time, getting the eyewear they need when they need it.

“Buy Now, Pay Later has quickly become the financing tool of choice for consumers, and with Acquios Alliance’s endorsement, we’re looking forward to bringing more independent optometry practices on board,” said Robert Nunziato, Head of Inside Sales and Sales Operations for Sunbit.


LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)

Sunbit, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) technology for everyday needs and services, announced today it has been selected by Acquios Alliance as its preferred BNPL provider for their ever-growing membership of independent optometry practices. Currently, Acquios Alliance is sitting at over 330 participating independent optometry locations and is growing weekly. Acquios Alliance is committed to empowering the independence of private practices by partnering with top vendors across the country to connect their members with the products and services they need. Sunbit’s BNPL technology is leveraged to approve approximately 90% of patients who apply. Well-qualified applicants are offered a 3-month, true no-interest plan. Sunbit was selected by Acquios Alliance because of its lightning-fast, inclusive application process, transparent and fair terms, and the quality of training and support it offers to participating independent optometry practices.

“When I heard about Sunbit, I assumed it was a duplicate of another financing product many have in their practices,” said Rick Guinotte, CEO and Founder, Acquios Alliance. “After taking time to learn more, I was amazed at the ease and efficiency at which their system works for the patient and the practice. It is for this reason I was excited to extend an invitation to Sunbit to join the Acquios Alliance to help private practices be successful helping patients afford the quality care and services necessary to improve patients’ quality of life.”

Sunbit offers optical consumers the ability to pay for purchases over time, so they can get the eyewear they need when they need it. Importantly, the company offers hands-on training and support to independent optometry practices, enabling them to confidently offer BNPL to all patients, improving outcomes for their patients, and their practice.

“Buy Now, Pay Later has quickly become the financing tool of choice for consumers,” said Robert Nunziato, Head of Inside Sales and Sales Operations for Sunbit. “Acquios Alliance is a remarkable network, and we’re thrilled to be chosen as their preferred BNPL vendor. We believe that BNPL financing should be available to consumers for necessary items, such as glasses and contacts. With Acquios Alliance’s endorsement, we’re looking forward to bringing more independent optometry practices on board.”

About Sunbit:

Sunbit is the preferred buy now, pay later technology for everyday needs and services. Sunbit eases the stress of buying everyday things by offering fast, fair and transparent payment options to people everywhere. Our technology is offered in-store and online at nearly 9000 locations, including 1 in 4 auto dealership service centers, optical practices, dentist offices, veterinary clinics and specialty healthcare services. All loans are made by Transportation Alliance Bank, Inc., dba TAB Bank, which determines qualifications for and terms of credit.

About Acquios Alliance:

Amidst mergers and acquisitions among big players in the optical world, Acquios Alliance was founded in early 2020 by the industry experts at Acquios Advisors, to be an advocate for independent optometrists. Vendor Partners within the Acquios Alliance are handpicked by the Acquios Team, with one mission in mind: Empowering the Independence of Private Optometry offices. The savings Vendor Partners offer on their services and products is one of the many benefits of Alliance Membership. Find out more: https://acquiosalliance.com/.

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Thirteen Health Departments and One Vital Records Unit Awarded Accreditation or Reaccreditation Status by the Public Health Accreditation Board

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“As we continue to face the uncertainties of the pandemic, it is important, now more than ever, to continue to advance public health practice through accreditation and continuous quality and performance improvement,” said PHAB President and CEO Paul Kuehnert, DNP, RN, FAAN.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. (PRWEB)

The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) today announced the names of thirteen public health departments and one vital records unit that have achieved accreditation or reaccreditation status, after completion of a systematic review process against national standards. These health departments demonstrated their commitment to accountability and performance improvement.

Health departments provide essential services to their communities and are key drivers of health. Nationally accredited health departments demonstrate a consistent and continued commitment to strengthening their community partnerships, which enables them to better serve their communities.

“Achieving national public health accreditation through PHAB, especially during this time, shows our commitment to the communities we serve every day,” said Letitia Dzirasa, MD, commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department. “Accreditation not only makes us better prepared to respond to emerging public health needs, but it also gets us closer to achieving our vision of an equitable, just, and well Baltimore.”

“We are excited to have earned recognition as a fully accredited health department,” said Monica Hendrickson, public health administrator of the Peoria City/County Health Department. “Accreditation reflects our commitment to being a high performing agency providing evidence-based programing, as well as finding new ways to improve the health and well-being of people in Peoria County. We hope our community sees this as further dedication to be a trusted leader.”

“Being just the third vital records unit to receive this prestigious national accreditation is a reflection of the dedication of the people in our Bureau of Vital Records,” said Tom Salow, deputy assistant director of the Arizona Department of Health Services. “We have been maintaining these vital records since 1909, before Arizona was a state, and we will continue to provide this essential service with the professionalism that warranted our accreditation.”

PHAB, the non-governmental, non-profit organization that administers the national accrediting program, works to improve and protect the health of the public by advancing and transforming the quality and performance of governmental public health departments in the United States and abroad.

“Public health departments and their program units like Vital Records and Health Statistics are essential to the health of their communities,” said PHAB President and CEO Paul Kuehnert, DNP, RN, FAAN. “As we continue to face the uncertainties of the pandemic, it is important, now more than ever, to continue to advance public health practice through accreditation and continuous quality and performance improvement.”

National initial accreditation was awarded November 9, 2021 to:

  • Baltimore City Health Department – Baltimore, MD

  • Cortland County Health Department – Cortland, NY

  • El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health – Placerville, CA

  • Kenton-Hardin Health Department – Kenton, OH

  • Metro Public Health Department – Nashville, TN

  • Pickaway County Public Health – Nashville, OH

National reaccreditation was awarded November 9, 2021 to:

  • District of Columbia Department of Health – Washington, DC

  • Frederick County Health Department – Frederick, MD

  • Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health – Lawrence, KS

  • Linn County Public Health – Cedar Rapids, IA

  • Mahoning County Public Health – Youngstown, OH

  • Peoria City/County Health Department – Peoria, IL

  • Pierce County Public Health Department – Ellsworth, WI

National vital records and health statistics accreditation was awarded November 9, 2021 to:

  • Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Vital Records – Phoenix, AZ

For more information, contact Janalle Goosby, Communications and Public Affairs at jgoosby@phaboard.org. Learn more about PHAB and accreditation at http://www.phaboard.org. Be in the know: subscribe to PHAB’s e-newsletter.

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About the Public Health Accreditation Board

The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) was created to serve as the national public health accrediting body and is funded in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The development of national public health accreditation has involved, and is supported by, public health leaders and practitioners from the national, state, local, Tribal, and territorial levels.

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New Survey from Aeroflow Breastpumps Uncovers New Moms’ Attitudes and Beliefs Towards COVID-19 Vaccine

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It’s important that new mothers feel comfortable with and informed about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine given the proven safety and efficacy in protecting mothers and babies against the virus.


ASHEVILLE, N.C. (PRWEB)

Aeroflow Breastpumps, a Durable Medical Equipment (DME) provider specializing in helping pregnant and nursing women receive maternity and postpartum recovery items through their insurance, today announced the results from a proprietary survey designed to glean insights into new moms’ stances on the COVID-19 vaccine.

The survey looked at all factors that influence new moms’ decisions about vaccination, including where they gathered information, access to the vaccine, concerns about side effects and comfort level. To better understand how different populations perceived the vaccine, half the women surveyed are of lower socioeconomic status and on Medicaid (n=540), and the other half have commercial health insurance (n=543).

Notable survey results include:

  • The majority of all women surveyed trusted health organizations (57%) and their OB-GYN/primary care doctor (55%) the most regarding information about the COVID-19 vaccine

  • Yet, 63% of all women surveyed report that their doctor never spoke to them about the vaccine. 25% of women with private insurance reported their doctor recommended they get the vaccine while breastfeeding, versus 10% of mothers with Medicaid. Additionally, 16% of women with Medicaid reported their doctor recommended they do not get the vaccine, versus 8% of mothers with private insurance

  • Among mothers with private insurance, 40% received the vaccine while breastfeeding, 28% chose not to receive the vaccine while pregnant or breastfeeding and 30% reported the vaccine was not available to them while pregnant or breastfeeding

  • Among mothers with Medicaid, 16% received the vaccine while breastfeeding, 39% chose not to receive the vaccine while pregnant or breastfeeding and 44% reported the vaccine was not available to them while pregnant or breastfeeding

  • Among all women surveyed who received the vaccine, the top three reasons were the same: they wanted to protect themselves and their baby from getting COVID (84%); they knew they would now be able to pass the COVID antibodies to the baby (68%); they felt it was a safe vaccine for them and the baby (60%)

  • Among women surveyed who did not have access to the vaccine while pregnant or breastfeeding, the majority of mothers with Medicaid (64%) reported they would not at all feel comfortable getting vaccinated if it was available to them and nearly half (47%) of mothers with private insurance said the same.

  • Among all women surveyed who chose not to get the vaccine, there were four main reasons why: they’re not sure if it’s safe for them or the baby (60%); they had concerns about adverse side effects (57%); they don’t feel comfortable getting the vaccine in any situation (52%); and they don’t know what’s in the vaccine (36%).

Since the vaccine first became available towards the end of 2020, the recommendations for pregnant and breastfeeding women on whether or not to get vaccinated continue to change, creating confusion and uncertainty among new moms. Initially, new moms were told to hold off on getting the vaccine until they were able to gather more data on the potential effects it could have on baby. Through these studies, it was found in early 2021 that vaccinated mothers were able to pass antibodies onto their babies in utero and through breast milk. While promising, these findings weren’t enough to make the majority of new moms feel entirely comfortable, which is evidenced by the more than one-in-three women (34%) who had access to the vaccine, but chose not to get vaccinated, and among those who did receive the vaccine, the concerns raised about adverse side effects (55%) and how safe it was for themselves and baby (38%).

Additionally, it appears mothers with Medicaid were more apprehensive about receiving the vaccine than those with private insurance considering nearly one-in-four (23%) of vaccinated mothers with Medicaid listed not knowing what was in the vaccine as a top concern and only one-in-five reported being totally comfortable (20%) with receiving the vaccine, compared to one-in-three moms with private insurance (31%).

“It’s important that new mothers feel comfortable with and informed about receiving the COVID-19 vaccine given the proven safety and efficacy in protecting mothers and babies against the virus,” said Dr. Jessica Madden, board-certified pediatrician and neonatologist, IBCLC, and Medical Director of Aeroflow Breastpumps. ”Since this study took place in July 2021, various health organizations, including the CDC, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), updated their vaccine recommendations for pregnant/breastfeeding women towards the end of summer, asserting that the vaccines are safe and encouraging all pregnant and breastfeeding women to get vaccinated. However, we are still seeing pregnant and breastfeeding women hesitant to receive the vaccine, especially among women of lower socioeconomic status, which is concerning given the higher rates of high-risk pregnancies in those populations.”

“Since we now know the vaccines are safe and effective, and the mRNA vaccines provide better protection against the delta variant of COVID-19 than the adenovirus-vector vaccines, I am recommending that breastfeeding mothers receive either the Moderna or Pfizer mRNA vaccines. Recipients are considered to be fully immune two weeks after they receive their second dose of mRNA vaccine,” said Dr. Madden. “Our hope for this study was to shine a light on the concerns among new mothers about receiving the vaccine and how physicians can better address these uncertainties to improve vaccination rates among new mothers and better protect women and their babies from the virus. We at Aeroflow encourage women to discuss the vaccine with their physician and/or midwife to ensure they are making the decision that is best for them, baby and their unique set of circumstances.”

The third party-administered survey polled 1,083 women living in the United States with children between the ages 0-1. Responses were collected throughout July 2021. To view the full findings of the study please click here.

About Aeroflow Breastpumps

Aeroflow Breastpumps, a subsidiary of Aeroflow Healthcare, is a Durable Medical Equipment (DME) provider specializing in helping pregnant and nursing women qualify for their breast pump through their insurance. Its mission is to increase the instance of breastfeeding nationally through the best equipment, support and education, and exceptional customer service. Visit AeroflowBreastpumps.com for more information.

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OMNI Medical Services Announces Covid-19 Vaccinations starting in Ohio and Florida for their medical marijuana patients beginning November 18

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (PRWEB)

Following its success in medical cannabis healthcare, Omni Medical services announces complimentary vaccinations and boosters for medical marijuana patients. Omni Medical Services has received approval from the CDC and initial shipments of the Moderna vaccines have arrived. Initial locations are Bowling Green and Toledo with additional locations being added each week. Florida vaccines will start December 1.

OMNI CEO David Koyle, declares “As Covid-19 is still causing more than 1,000 deaths each day, OMNI is doing our part in fighting this devastating disease by offering free COVID shots to our patients at our clinic locations. As a difficult winter is being predicted, OMNI is providing vaccine shots and other health incentives like on line consulting and tele-health appointments. We are proud to offer real doctors and real medicine as well as facts and hope as a public-health tool to combat the disinformation and pessimism confusing many patients today.”

Kelsey Echelbarger, OMNI Chief Pharmacist, explains, “Now that the CDC has formally released guidance on booster doses for the Covid-19 vaccine from all available manufacturers in the U.S., many cannabis patients are now eligible to receive a booster whereas they may not have been eligible before.” Kelsey continues, “That being said, the guidance can be confusing. Should you have questions on whether you need a vaccine booster, or have yet to start your vaccination-series due to hesitation over whether it may interact with your medical marijuana therapy, OMNI can help answer patients’ unique questions.”

David Koyle, adds, “OMNI Medical Services is dedicated first and foremost to patients health, and has informed resources and clinical experts on staff now available to answer patients’ questions regarding vaccines, medical cannabis therapies, and more.” Omni will offer the free Covid vaccines through the summer of 2022.

OMNI Medical Services is a multi-state operator of medical cannabis clinics, evaluations, research, pain management, and online pharmacy services.

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ABOUT OMNI MEDICAL SERVICES

Over a decade of advocating for patients and providing medical cannabis services, training, doctors, and clinics, OMNI Medical doctors work to exceed your expectations and ensure your full satisfaction. OMNI’s team of medical professionals manage clinics with the skill and experience patients have come to expect and laws demand.

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TruBlue Total House Care Franchise Announces Partnership With The Helper Bees

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TruBlue understands that the familiarity, security and warm memories of home are most often preferable to assisted-living facilities or nursing homes … we are dedicated to offering basic senior modifications and installations to help make aging at home more accommodating and safe. -Fitzgerald


CINCINNATI (PRWEB)

TruBlue Total House Care, the 60-plus-unit home-services franchise that has carved out a lucrative niche as the only franchise brand focused on providing complete home maintenance services for seniors and busy families, is furthering its mission to help seniors across the country age safely in place with its anticipated partnership with The Helper Bees .

Through its acquisition of healthAlign earlier this year, The Helper Bees is convening thousands of credentialed providers – including in-home care, meals and nutritional support, home modification, pest control, and more – all onto a single platform. This platform enables plans to offer a broader range of aging-in-place services while also allowing the insured the ability to access a user-friendly “one-stop-shop” that supports their independence at home.

Together, TruBlue and The Helper Bees believe that life at home should be as comfortable and safe as possible for everyone, including seniors, and healthcare options should help to make that vision a reality. Sean Fitzgerald, president of TruBlue, expanded on this sentiment.

“TruBlue understands that the familiarity, security and warm memories of home are most often preferable to assisted-living facilities or nursing homes. As a brand we are dedicated to offering basic senior modifications and installations to help make aging at home more accommodating and safe for everyone.”

Beginning in early 2022, TruBlue services will be offered in market areas where The Helper Bees’ health plan partners and members are eligible, offering senior home modifications performed by a certified TruBlue franchise location. TruBlue professionals will add home safety measures including grab bars, handheld showerheads and slip-resistant floor mats to members’ homes, depending on their individual needs.

“Our partnership with The Helper Bees is a tremendous strategic alliance for TruBlue, given their and healthAlign’s size and recognition within the industry,” said Fitzgerald. “This partnership will only continue to help propel TruBlue even more, offering more senior modifications in new territories across the country, beyond what we have previously been able to achieve as a brand.”

“According to the National Institute on Aging, nearly six of every 10 falls occur in the home,” said Char Hu, CEO of The Helper Bees. “TruBlue’s focus on safety will guide the home modification needs of older adults who want to age in place. We welcome this partnership on behalf of our plan partners and policyholders.”

For more information about TruBlue Total House Care and its partnership with The Helper Bees, visit: https://trubluehousecare.com/.

ABOUT TRUBLUE TOTAL HOUSE CARE

TruBlue Total House Care provides a helping hand around the house — inside and out. TruBlue’s services include to-do list chores, handyman services, house cleaning, maintenance, yard work, emergency repairs, seasonal work and preventative maintenance, all handled by a personal House Care Manager. TruBlue strives to provide affordable, worry-free living for seniors and hassle-free living for busy adults by providing full-service, trustworthy house care services. TruBlue franchise owners are required to complete the Senior Home Safety Certification program through Age Safe® America. As specialists, TruBlue franchisees will be able to perform Senior Home Safety Assessments and can make those recommended safety modifications if needed.

ABOUT THE HELPER BEES:

The Helper Bees (THB) is an insurtech company delivering solutions that allow older adults to successfully age in place. THB is focused on conscientious member engagement and is backed by a robust regulatory platform powered by healthAlign, a company pioneering supplemental benefit administration in Medicare Advantage. This unique combination of service and technology provides the infrastructure needed for payers to access, deploy, and scale quality non-medical services into the home, thereby transforming independent aging for millions of Americans.

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Computers Made Effective/1st-Dragon Continues its Success in Leading the Nuance® Communications Partner Channel in Dragon Medical One Sales and Deployments

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Computers Made Effective/1st-Dragon Recognized as Leading Partner for Five Consecutive Years by Speech Recognition Innovator Nuance Communications

“We could not have attained the continued level of success we are experiencing, if not for the reliability, enhanced mobility, and ease of use that Dragon Medical One offers our healthcare clients.” stated Bonnie Saxman, President of CME/1st-Dragon


ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (PRWEB)

CME/1st-Dragon has once again surpassed the North American Partner Channel in Dragon Medical One sales and successful implementations. Named 2021 Best in Klas, Dragon Medical One cloud-based HITRUST CSF‑certified speech recognition platform is used by thousands of healthcare providers to securely document complete patient care in their chosen EHR.

As an early Dragon Medical One adopter and longtime partner of Nuance Communications, CME/1st-Dragon continues to exceed expectations in Nuance’s Partner Channel. Working in conjunction with a number of leading EHR platforms, CME/1st-Dragon takes great pride in its partner relationships and overall proven track record.

“We could not have attained the continued level of success we are experiencing if not for the reliability, enhanced mobility, and ease of use that Dragon Medical One offers our healthcare clients. Our talented Professional Services Team at CME/1st-Dragon provides a client-centric approach, building strong long term relationships with our clients. Nuance continues to deliver a high caliber partnership experience for our team, by providing us with award winning front-end speech technology, along with the crucial support we need to be successful in the ever changing Healthcare industry.” said Bonnie Saxman, President of CME/1st-Dragon.

“Nuance’s announcement regarding their anticipated acquisition by software mega-giant, Microsoft™, will expand our reach into the healthcare sector, potentially allowing us to offer our clients additional enhanced technology to not only streamline clinical workflow, but increase practice productivity overall,” stated Saxman.

Located in St. Petersburg, Florida, CME/1st-Dragon is the leading Nuance Dragon Medical One partner in North America, with over 24 years of experience in the medical speech recognition industry. As early adopters of the cloud solution Dragon Medical One, they were the first Nuance partner to reach $1 million in sales with a consistent 100% deployment rate since 2016. With a strong emphasis on the independent ambulatory medical space, CME/1st-Dragon uses a client-centric approach to increase provider productivity and improve overall practice efficiency.

Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a technology pioneer with market leadership in conversational AI and ambient intelligence. A full-service partner trusted by 90 percent of U.S. hospitals and 85 percent of the Fortune 100 companies worldwide, Nuance creates intuitive solutions that amplify people’s ability to help others.

Reach out to our solutions team at Sales@1st-dragon.com | 866-977-3324 | 877-272-8280 or visit our website https://www.1st-dragon.com/.

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The Dr. Beauty Podcast With Anna Guanche MD, A New Celebrity Driven Show Is Available Now

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Jerry O’Connell joins Dr. Anna Guanche on the new Dr. Beauty Podcast with Anna Guanche MD

“I couldn’t be happier to finally share this passion project with listeners. It’s unique and it’s not only about beauty – it is designed to give listeners insight into my celebrity guests’ personal lives, find what inspires them, and to truly make everyone laugh out loud,” said Dr. Anna Guanche.


CALABASAS, Calif. (PRWEB)

Renowned celebrity dermatologist Dr. Anna Guanche announced the launch of the Dr. Beauty Podcast with Anna Guanche MD, a new weekly talk show designed to educate, inspire, and entertain. The Dr. Beauty Podcast is available now and features actor Jerry O’Connell as the inaugural guest followed by actor Kevin Porter. The new show can be heard on all podcast streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple, Google Play, and seen on YouTube at Dr. Beauty Podcast and at Dr. Beauty Podcast.com.

O’Connell joins Dr. Guanche in the first Dr. Beauty Podcast episode to discuss co-hosting The Talk, the challenges of raising pre-teen girls, self-tanner stains, his crevasse and how Dr. Guanche helped him find his inspiration.

“I couldn’t be happier to finally share this passion project with listeners. This podcast is unique and it’s not only about beauty – it is designed to give listeners insight into my celebrity guests’ personal lives, find what inspires them, and to truly make everyone laugh out loud,” said Dr. Anna Guanche.

“So fun and educational to talk with Dr. Guanche about defying age and keeping healthy as we gather here today to get through this thing called life,” said Jerry O’Connell.

Dr. Guanche and her guests will discuss their lives, careers, relationships, all things beauty, and thoughts on anything and everything. Driven by unfiltered conversations, the Dr. Beauty Podcast pulls back the curtain on the personal lives of her guests, all at the top of their professions. Scheduled guests will include Sandra Lee, (a.k.a. Dr. Pimple Popper), actor Kevin Porter, best-selling author, and supermodel Susan Holmes-McKagen, comedian Brittany Furlan, former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, influencer Quigley Goode, plastic surgeons Ben Talei and Sheila Nazarian, and Beauty Blender founder and CEO Rea Ann Silva, and others.

The Dr. Beauty Podcast will stream new shows each week and listeners can also follow the show on Instagram @drbeautypodcast. Follow Dr. Guanche on Instagram @annaguanchemd @bellaskininstitute @bellamiraclecream, @sevendaystosexy, and on TikTok @annaguanchemd.

About Anna Guanche MD

Anna Guanche MD is a world-renowned celebrity dermatologist, beauty and anti-aging expert, author, inventor of Miracle Cream –the pimple cream, and founder of the Bella Skin Institute in Calabasas, California. She is a respected national media expert often sought after for her advice, commentary, and viewpoints. Dr. Guanche was named to Los Angeles Magazine’s “Super Doctor” by her peers for seven consecutive years. She is a Fellow of the American Board of Dermatology, a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and American Medical Association. Her patients range from teens and retirees to CEOs, supermoms, and celebrities such as Rebecca Romijn, Eva LaRue, former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo, Alyssa Milano, singer/songwriter Natalie Imbruglia, Jerry O’Connell, David Boreanaz, Brittany Furlan, McKenzie Westmore, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Brandi Glanville as well as other A-list celebrities. She has been on the Emmy-winning show, The Doctors, Dr. Phil, Extra and Entertainment Tonight, as well as in Shape, In-Style, Oprah, ELLE, Glamour and more.

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Movella Announces the Appointment of New Board Members

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (PRWEB)

Movella™ announced today the appointment of Stuart Huizinga, Brent Lang, and Patty Ross to the Movella Board of Directors.

“We are pleased to welcome Stuart, Brent, and Patty to the Movella Board,” said Ben Lee, Movella CEO. “Their deep experience in SaaS business models, health & sports markets and strong regulatory oversight will be invaluable to Movella as we enter our next stage of growth and pursue our mission to bring meaning to movement.”

Stuart Huizinga has served as a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of QuinStreet (NASDAQ: QNST) since April 2015. Mr. Huizinga also currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Apollo Neuroscience, Inc., a wearable therapeutic device company. Mr. Huizinga has also served as CFO of ACME Technologies, CFO of Sun Basket, and SVP and CFO at eHealth (NASDAQ: EHTH), taking the company public in 2006. Before eHealth, Mr. Huizinga was a partner at Arthur Andersen LLP in the firm’s audit business unit.

Brent Lang has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a board member of Vocera Communications (NYSE: VCRA) since June 2013. Since joining the company in 2001, Mr. Lang has played a pivotal role in transforming Vocera from a start-up to a publicly-traded corporation with approximately 700 employees. Before joining Vocera, Mr. Lang was the Senior Director of Marketing at 3Com Corporation, where he helped found the home networking division, and managed the rapid growth of the Fast Ethernet network interface card business.

Patricia (Patty) Ross currently serves as Founder and Principal of PMR Consulting, LLC, a management consulting company. Ms. Ross served as Executive Advisor at Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and held numerous positions at Nike (NYSE: NKE), including Vice President in Global Operations, Technology, and Innovation. Prior to Nike, Ms. Ross served as Business Manager of Global Sales at Sequent Computer Systems Inc. Ms. Ross also serves on the boards of directors of Nautilus (NYSE: NLS) and MMC Corp.

About Movella

Movella™ is a full-stack hardware, software, and data analytics company created by the consolidation of mCube, Xsens, and Kinduct. Movella is a global innovator of advanced technologies and products that sense, capture and analyze all aspects of movement. Movella serves the entertainment, sports, health, and industrial markets by capturing and transforming movement data into meaningful and actionable insights. Working with the leading global brands such as Electronic Arts, NBC Universal, Netflix, Daimler, Siemens, and over 500 sports teams, we are creating extraordinary outcomes that move humanity forward. To learn more, visit https://www.movella.com.

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Boston Hernia Surgeons Collaborate to Reduce Opioid Prescriptions

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“We found that the majority of surgeons were overprescribing opioid tablets when compared to what patients were actually taking after surgery”


WELLESLEY, Mass. (PRWEB)

This fall, the Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative (ACHQC) Opioid Reduction Task Force, headed by Dr. Michael Reinhorn, published its first manuscript related to the work that the task force has been doing for years trying to reduce opioid prescribing habits by hernia surgeons. The ACHQC was formed to have dedicated hernia surgeons work together to implement quality improvement projects related to hernia surgery. Thanks to the leadership of the ACHQC, Dr. Reinhorn was tasked with creating and leading the Opioid Reduction Task Force with the goal of improving postoperative pain management while decreasing patient opioid use.

Almost six years ago, the co-founders of Boston Hernia, Dr. Reinhorn and Lauren Ott, PA-C, examined their patients’ opioid use after hernia surgery. They then compared this to the number of prescriptions written in hope of reducing their own prescribing for post-operative pain. The end goal was to reduce the number of tablets available for patients to abuse after surgery as well as influence other surgeons to do the same. After closely examining their patients’ opioid use after surgery, they decreased their prescribing habits from 10 tablets per patient to 3 tablets per patient and now avoid prescribing an opioid prescription for over 90% of patients.

Dr. Reinhorn and the Opioid Reduction Task Force, which included pain management specialists and surgeons from all over the country, developed a module for collecting pre- and post-operative data on hernia patients to further investigate opioid use after hernia surgery. This module includes patient demographics, surgeon prescribing habits, and patient reported opioid use. Patient demographic information, including history of smoking, depression, anxiety, and other medical issues, is collected to look at any factors that independently influence opioid requirement after surgery. Patients are asked to input their own opioid use before and after surgery. Surgeons are asked to report the type and amount of opioid prescribed after hernia surgery, if one is prescribed at all. Additionally, the surgeons were asked about over-the-counter pain medication recommendations (like Tylenol and Advil) for their patients.

Based on the initial data reported over the first six months, we found that the majority of surgeons were overprescribing opioid tablets when compared to what patients were actually taking after surgery. This data was presented to surgeons at the ACHQC Quality Improvement Summit and surgeons were encouraged to reduce their opioid prescriptions to ten tablets or less as recommended by the data collected. Surgeons were educated on implementing a multimodal pain management plan for their patients including over-the-counter pain medications, ice therapy, and educating patients on what to expect after surgery. There is ongoing data collection on the success of these efforts with forthcoming publications.

In addition to the Quality Improvement Summit, there is also a coordinated educational effort for all surgeons in the ACHQC involving videos, emails, and other outreach with the goal of reducing opioid prescribing. The Opioid Reduction Task Force meets regularly to discuss quality improvement projects, particularly how to influence surgeon behavior using data collected by the ACHQC. The recent publication in Journal Hernia details the formation of the Task Force and the ongoing efforts to change surgeon behavior and improve patient outcomes.

While this publication describes the initial work of the Opioid Reduction Task Force, difficult work is required in order to influence surgeons on a broader scale. We continue to do significant amounts of research to identify factors that may help predict which patients require opioids after surgery and which ones may be able to avoid it. Dr. Reinhorn feels lucky to be involved in their very important quality improvement work. He is proud of the efforts of the team at Boston Hernia for their dedicated efforts on a small scale and hopes to continue advocating for nationwide change.

Boston Hernia is a private practice co-founded by Lauren Ott, PA-C and Dr. Michael Reinhorn, with offices in Wellesley, Massachusetts and Derry, New Hampshire. Boston Hernia provides care for patients throughout New England who are able to drive to one of the locations. Dr. Nora Fullington and Anna Canavan, PA-C joined the practice early in 2021 to expand the availability of the subspecialized care provided by the practice.

Reinhorn, M., Dews, T., Warren, J.A. et al. Utilization of a National Registry to influence opioid prescribing behavior after hernia repair. Hernia (2021).

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ISEA Recognizes Six Members of Congress with Robert B. Hurley Distinguished Service Award

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There was no way we were going to leave America’s healthcare workers and first responders unprotected during this perilous time. But we had to protect safety equipment manufacturers and distributors as well. -Charles Johnson, ISEA President


ARLINGTON, Va. (PRWEB)

The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) presents the Robert B. Hurley Distinguished Service Award each year to an individual whose efforts have advanced and promoted workplace safety and health. This year, however, the Association is presenting the award to six recipients — three from the U.S. Senate and three from the U.S. House of Representatives — who played pivotal roles in protecting America’s supply of respirators.

The recipients of ISEA’s 2021 Robert B. Hurley Distinguished Service Award are:


  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

  • Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE)

  • Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)

  • Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE)

  • Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI)

  • Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY)

Respirator Supply Was at Risk

As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic hit the world in 2020, no one knew much about what came to be known as COVID-19 except that it was potentially lethal. Demand for NIOSH-approved N95 respirators exploded almost overnight. Respirator manufacturers and distributors were being called on to provide their products rapidly to protect healthcare workers and first responders against this dangerous virus.

Safety equipment companies faced a distressing dilemma: Ramping up production to meet respirator demand posed legal risks for companies and health risks for their employees. But scaling back was not a realistic option.

ISEA members went to Congress with a solution: Add NIOSH-approved respirators to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act. This law shifts the liability of items needed for a public health emergency response to the federal government.

“This situation was so dire that it required expeditious action both from our member companies and from Congress,” explained ISEA President & CEO Charles Johnson. “There was no way we were going to leave America’s healthcare workers and first responders unprotected during this perilous time. But we had to protect safety equipment manufacturers and distributors as well.”

Profiles in Congressional Courage

Six members of Congress stepped forward to help make ISEA-member companies’ hazardous work on behalf of the U.S. and the world safer. These elected leaders from both sides of the aisle understood that lives were at stake. They recognized that, with the pandemic bearing down on people all around the globe, respiratory protection for healthcare workers, emergency responders, caregivers at home, and others would be essential. They also realized that manufacturers, distributors and others who provide and train workers to use these vital devices could find themselves in legal jeopardy.

In the House of Representatives, Don Bacon (R-Nebraska), Paul Tonko (D-New York) and Jim Langevin (D-Rhode Island), were the first to step forward, co-sponsoring a bill to add respirators to the PREP Act.

Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) offered the companion bill in the Senate. Their action gave then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) legislative text to add to the CARES Act he was drafting at the time.

When Senator McConnell was crafting the CARES Act, he saw the importance of including this provision and making sure it became law.

Thanks to the courage, hard work and skill of these six representatives and senators, Sections 3012 and 3013 of the CARES Act added respirators to the PREP Act. The bill became law on March 27, 2020, and changed the course of ISEA-member companies’ — and the nation’s — ability to respond to the pandemic.

“I am extremely grateful to accept this year’s Distinguished Service Award from ISEA,” said Rep. Bacon. “Reps. Tonko, Langevin, and I worked together on the Health Care Workforce Protection Act of 2019 which proved to be vital during COVID-19, granting quicker manufacturing of respiratory protective devices for healthcare workers and first responders. Whether in a pandemic or not, it is important we always advocate for our manufacture workers and remove production obstacles to safeguard the health of those serving in the medical field.”

Rep. Langevin commented, “When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, our frontline workers relied on Congress to support manufacturers producing the personal protective equipment they so desperately needed,” said Rep. Jim Langevin. “I’m proud of my efforts working across the aisle to cut red tape and get masks in the hands of nurses and doctors, which is why I’m honored to receive the Distinguished Service Award from ISEA. I’ll always keep working to ensure that our medical professionals have the safety equipment they depend on.”

“When COVID-19 first began raging across the nation and world, our front line healthcare workers put their lives on the line to care for our communities, often doing so without the personal protective equipment that would safeguard them from this deadly virus,” Rep. Tonko said. “I worked swiftly with my colleagues, Representatives Bacon and Langevin, to remove barriers on increasing the production of N-95 respirators to ensure our brave health care professionals were kept safe as they fought to save all of us. I’m humbled to receive this year’s Distinguished Service Award and thank ISEA for their continued commitment to protecting workers’ health.”

About ISEA

Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) is the trade association in the U.S. for personal protective equipment and technologies. Its member companies are world leaders in the design, manufacture, testing and distribution of protective clothing and equipment used in factories, construction sites, hospitals and clinics, farms, schools, laboratories, emergency response and in the home. Since 1933, ISEA has set the standard for the personal protective equipment industry, supporting member companies united in the goal of protecting the health and safety of people worldwide.

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