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Why Teen Drivers Should Attend Defensive Driving Courses


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“Teen drivers can learn how to drive safely in a stress-free way from qualified instructors”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.

The first couple of years of driving for a teenager are statistically the most dangerous of all. Teen drivers can lower their car crash risk by enrolling in a defensive driving course,

Teen drivers that graduate a defensive driving course can get the following benefits:

  • Learning the fundamentals of driving. Teen drives will learn the traffic rules in a systemic way.
  • Builds confidence. The first time behind the wheels can be a scary or stressful experience for a teen driver. Teen drivers can practice in a safe environment, where they can build confidence in their abilities and skills as they learn how to drive with the help of an experienced driver.
  • Shows them the risks. Teen drivers need to be aware that driving is dangerous. Being too nervous is dangerous, but if a teen driver is not nervous at all, it means he is not aware of how risky driving can be. Teens will learn how dangerous driving can be and what risks are involved. They will also learn how to avoid those risks.
  • Learning the consequences. In this course, teens will learn about the effects of driving under influence (DUI). Teen drivers will also learn they will have to take responsibility for their safety and the safety of others.
  • Practice time. Teenagers will practice their driving skills in a safe, supervised environment. Teen drivers can learn driving techniques from qualified instructors and can develop their skills.
  • Learn the state’s laws. Traffic laws differ from one state to another. Depending on which state the teen driver is taking the course, he will be presented with the laws of that state.
  • Cheaper insurance premiums. Insurance companies place the teen drivers in the high-risk category, thus they have to pay more for their insurance. One way for teen drivers to lower their car insurance rates is by graduating a defensive driving course.

For additional info, money-saving tips and free car insurance quotes, visit http://compare-autoinsurance.org.

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Mohr Partners Hires Robin Leamy as Managing Principal, Northern California


Mohr Partners, Inc. the world’s largest wholly-owned commercial real estate advisory firm exclusively focused on representing occupiers & corporations, is pleased to announce that Robin Leamy, a 30-year commercial real estate industrial veteran, will return to Mohr Partners after a decade away running his successful tenant advisory firm known as Leamy Realty Group. Leamy will be based in San Francisco, CA and focus on growing Mohr Partners business throughout Northern California, which will include offices in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and the East Bay. Throughout his 30-year commercial real estate career, Leamy has advised corporate occupier clients in strategically managing their real estate to align with their growth plans while reducing/containing their operating costs. Leamy will transition his former team into Mohr Partners, joining Matt Wersel who has established Mohr Partners as a leading player in the Bay Area corporate real estate services arena.

“We are very excited to welcome Robin back to Mohr Partners. His proven leadership skills in building a best-in-class tenant advisory & corporate real estate services will enable Mohr Partners to execute our aggressive growth strategy with companies based in Northern California whose business extends nationally and internationally. ” stated Robert Shibuya, Chairman & CEO of Mohr Partners. Leamy commented, “I am thrilled to be returning to Mohr Partners which will allow me to enhance my ability to serve my clients by leveraging their industry-leading data analytics platform, full-service end-to-end capability and global market coverage.”

About Mohr Partners, Inc.

Mohr Partners, Inc. is a global corporate real estate advisor, providing corporate tenants with an integrated set of portfolio services including strategic planning, business intelligence, lease administration/accounting & FASB ASC 842 compliance, research and site selection, labor analytics, project and construction management, comprehensive demographics analysis, economic incentives negotiations and transaction management. Since 1986, Mohr has been managing real estate portfolios for corporations, and each year completes transactions for its clients in all 50 U.S. states, all provinces of Canada and locations around the world. Mohr seamlessly provides corporate real estate services globally through its strategic alliance partners in Canada, Mexico/Latin America, EMEA and Asia Pacific. For more information on Mohr, please visit http://www.mohrpartners.com.

For more information, contact:

Robert Shibuya

Chairman & CEO

214 907-8094

robert.shibuya@mohrpartners.com

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Vitalware Achieves #1 in KLAS Revenue Cycle, Chargemaster Management Category for the Second Year in a Row


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“The Best in KLAS designation is a testament to our team’s ability to build and support solutions that make the business of healthcare easier, so that each and every one of our clients can win.” -Kerry Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Vitalware

Vitalware®, leading provider of mid-revenue cycle SaaS solutions, today announced its chargemaster management solution, VitalCDM, ranked number one in the Revenue Cycle – Chargemaster Management category of the “2020 Best In KLAS Awards: Software & Services.” Vitalware has achieved this ranking for the second year in a row, continuing to disrupt legacy solutions and creating a new standard in chargemaster management for the industry.

“We’re humbled and grateful to stand out as a leader in this constantly evolving industry. An industry that desperately needs new, adaptive solutions to handle today’s complex chargemaster files and regulatory changes. As the industry prepares for further regulation on pricing transparency, the chargemaster management and corporate oversite add another layer of complexity, increasing the need for executive sign-off prior to CMS and State requirements of patient pricing estimates,” said Kerry Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Vitalware. “The Best in KLAS designation is a testament to our team’s ability to build and support solutions that make the business of healthcare easier, so that each and every one of our clients can win.”

“Providers and payers demand better performance, usability, and interoperability from their vendor partners every year,” said Adam Gale, KLAS President. “Best in KLAS winners set the standard of excellence in their market segment. Earning a Best in KLAS award should both excite and humble the recipients. It serves as a signal to providers that they should expect only the best from the winning vendors.”

KLAS’s annual report provides unique insight gathered from thousands of healthcare organizations across the country. The report includes client satisfaction scores and benchmark performance metrics, which many provider organizations reference when they select healthcare technology partners. KLAS provides rich, carefully validated insight from real users to help healthcare providers make more informed technology decisions.

As part of the surveying process, KLAS collected feedback from multiple Vitalware clients throughout 2019, focusing on areas such as client satisfaction, functionality, implementation, and support.

Used in more than 900 hospitals and health systems, Vitalware’s flagship chargemaster solution, VitalCDM, organizes, displays, and manages all chargemaster data within one elegantly connected solution. VitalCDM enables hospital billing departments to operate more transparently, price strategically, and present an accurate bill or claim with consistency. The tool is proven to create more accurate reimbursement, increase operational efficiency, and minimize compliance risk. In addition to VitalCDM, hospitals and health systems of all sizes and types rely on Vitalware to deliver optimal results through solutions focusing on price transparency, charge capture, documentation, regulatory code references, coding guidance, process improvement, and education and financial impact, all of which are delivered with top notch customer service.

About Vitalware

Vitalware is the leading mid-cycle revenue SaaS solutions provider, specializing in Health-IT applications aimed at making the business of healthcare easier through its intuitive cloud-based technologies and regulatory content expertise. With over 900 hospitals on its client roster, Vitalware’s product portfolio is the healthcare industry’s best solution for providing visibility and continuity in chargemaster management, documentation, charge capture, and regulatory code references. Beyond providing tools, and healthcare regulatory and compliance resources, Vitalware offers professional services designed to support organizations’ need of coding guidance, process improvement, education, and financial impact solutions. Vitalware is recognized as a 2020 Best in KLAS software for its VitalCDMTM. Visit our website, vitalware.com.

About KLAS

KLAS is a data-driven company on a mission to improve the world’s healthcare by enabling provider and payer voices to be heard and counted. Working with thousands of healthcare professionals, KLAS collects insights on so¬ftware, services and medical equipment to deliver reports, trending data and statistical overviews. KLAS data is accurate, honest and impartial. The research directly reflects the voice of healthcare professionals and acts as a catalyst for improving vendor performance.

To learn more about KLAS and the insights we provide, visit KLASresearch.com.

For more information, contact:

Sara Beth Fahey            

Matter Communications                

401.351.9507        

SFahey@Matternow.com

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Dimensional Insight Ranked #1 in Annual Best in KLAS Report for Healthcare Business Intelligence/Analytics for 7th Time in 10 Years


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This honor is a testament to not only our customers and the innovative ways they are using analytics for transformative change, but also to our employees who work relentlessly to ensure customer success.

Dimensional Insight®, maker of Diver Platform, today announced that it has been ranked #1 by KLAS Research in the 2020 Best in KLAS: Software and Services Report in the healthcare business intelligence/analytics category. KLAS Research first included the healthcare business intelligence/analytics category in its annual report in 2010, and since that time, Dimensional Insight has ranked #1 in the segment for an astounding 7 of 10 years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015/16, 2019, and now 2020). Dimensional Insight bested a field of seven big-brand business intelligence and analytics vendors, and in the process, not only achieved its highest annual score (93.4) to date, but also scored at least 5.0 points higher than the other vendors in the category.

“Year after year, Dimensional Insight has posted stellar scores in the Best in KLAS report. What this means for our customers is that they are able to see demonstrable – and unparalleled – outcomes improvement as a result of using our analytics platform,” says Fred Powers, CEO and co-founder of Dimensional Insight. “This honor is a testament to not only our customers and the innovative ways they are using analytics for transformative change, but also to our employees who work relentlessly to ensure customer success.”

Each year, KLAS publishes the Best in KLAS report. This report ranks healthcare IT software and services vendors across numerous market segments. The Best in KLAS report contains two types of awards for various healthcare IT markets: the Best in KLAS award and the Category Leader award. In addition to a numerical score for each vendor in the report, KLAS also grades vendors in six areas – culture, loyalty, operations, product, relationship, and value. Dimensional Insight received “A” grades in all six areas.

“Dimensional Insight is superior when it comes to working with our customers to improve outcomes and delivering new technology to drive that change,” says Kathy Sucich, director of healthcare marketing at Dimensional Insight. “The Best in KLAS awards are a reflection of our organization’s laser-focus on customer success.”

KLAS President Adam Gale says, “Providers and payers demand better performance, usability, and interoperability from their vendor partners every year. Best in KLAS winners set the standard of excellence in their market segment. Earning a Best in KLAS award should both excite and humble the recipients. It serves as a signal to providers that they should expect only the best from the winning vendors.”

To learn more about the Best in KLAS report, please visit https://www.dimins.com/awards/klas-report/.

About Dimensional Insight

Dimensional Insight® is a leading provider of analytics, data management, and performance management solutions, offering a complete portfolio of capabilities ranging from data integration and modeling to sophisticated reporting, analytics, and dashboards. The company is a seven-time Best in KLAS winner in healthcare business intelligence and analytics, most recently ranking #1 in 2020. Founded in 1989, Dimensional Insight has thousands of customer organizations worldwide. Dimensional Insight consistently ranks as a top performing analytics organization by customers and industry analysts in its core market segments including healthcare, manufacturing, and beverage alcohol. For more information, please visit https://www.dimins.com/.

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Oral Surgeons at Midwest Oral Surgery & Dental Implants Provide Lifelong Tooth Replacement in Omaha, NE with Dental Implants


Drs. John Wewel, Jerome Wees, and Benjamin Anderson, Oral Surgeons in Omaha, NE

Oral Surgeons, Drs. John Wewel, Jerome Wees, and Benjamin Anderson, Offer Permanent Dental Implants in Omaha, NE

The dental implant is the closest thing to a natural-born tooth. The benefit of a dental implant is that it is treated like a real tooth.

Midwest Oral Surgery & Dental Implants provides a long-term and highly beneficial tooth replacement solution to Omaha, NE, with permanent dental implants. Dental implants mimic the appearance and function of natural teeth, restoring patients oral and overall health to an ideal state. Drs. Jerome Wees, John Wewel and Benjamin Anderson, respected oral surgeons, combine advanced technology and their years of experience when replacing missing teeth with dental implants in Omaha, NE.

Since implants are placed within the jawbone, they offer the same strength as natural teeth, allowing patients to bite and chew like normal. “The dental implant is the closest thing to a natural born tooth. The benefit of a dental implant is that it is treated like a real tooth,” says Dr. Wewel. “A dental implant will restore you to full form and function and you can eat whatever you ate with natural teeth. In fact, a dental implant may be stronger than some of your natural teeth.”

Dental implants are composed of three separate and biocompatible parts; a titanium post inserted into the jawbone to act as a tooth root, a lifelike dental crown and an abutment to connect the two. A patient’s general dentist will provide them with a dental crown to cover the implant post placed by the oral surgeons. This crown is designed to blend seamlessly with the surrounding teeth for a natural smile. With proper oral care, dental implants can be a lifelong tooth replacement solution for patients.

Midwest Oral Surgery & Dental Implants offers cutting-edge dental implants surgery. With over three decades of medical education and surgical experience, this team of oral surgeons can successfully provide new teeth to patients who are missing any number of teeth. When performed by Drs. Wees, Wewel or Anderson, dental implants have a 98 percent success rate thanks to the use of advanced technology, like digital cone beam scanners and handheld intraoral scanners. The practice also offers Zirconia implants for those seeking the strongest and most natural looking implants. Having dental implants placed by the oral surgeons at Midwest Oral Surgery & Dental Implants offers a multitude of advantages, including:

  • State-of-the-art technology
  • IV sedation and general anesthesia options
  • High moral and ethical care
  • Experience from thousands of successful cases

Those seeking a lifelong tooth replacement solution in Omaha, NE are invited to contact Midwest Oral Surgery & Dental Implants for a dental implant consultation. To schedule an appointment, visit http://www.midwestoms.com or call 402-397-7777.

About the Oral Surgeons

Midwest Oral Surgery & Dental Implants is a full scope oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty practice serving patients in Omaha, NE. Dr. Jerome Wees has been practicing oral and maxillofacial surgery for over 20 years and is the current President of the Omaha District Dental Society. Dr. John Wewel completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at the University of Nebraska and is a Diplomat with the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Both Dr. Wees and Dr. Wewel maintain hospital privileges at the surrounding Omaha hospitals. Dr. Benjamin Anderson graduated summa cum laude from the University of Nebraska and completed his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at the University of Mississippi. Midwest Oral Surgery & Dental Implants utilizes state-of-the-art technology and offers a full spectrum of oral surgical procedures including full mouth reconstructions, dental implants, and wisdom teeth extractions. To learn more about Drs. Wees, Wewel, and Anderson and the services they offer, visit http://www.midwestoms.com or call 402-397-7777 to schedule a consultation.

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Barry’s Auto Body, Staten Island Collision Repair Shop, Provides Tips to the Public About What to Do at an Automobile Accident Scene If Police Do Not Come


Barry's Auto Body Staten Island collision repair shop provides tips for what to do at a car accident if the police don't respond.

What to do at the scene of a car accident if the police do not come

“I decided to create this checklist to reduce the anxiety and panic drivers may feel in the event a police officer doesn’t respond to the scene of their accident.” – Barry Crupi, owner of Barry’s Auto Body

Across America, some metropolitan area police departments have stopped responding to car accidents if (1) No person or domestic animal is hurt. (2) The vehicles can move. (3) The owner of the vehicle is present at the scene. The practice is being put in place to free up police officer’s time.

Understanding that drivers don’t always know what to do when they have a car accident, Barry’s Auto Body, Staten Island collision repair shop, is providing drivers with a checklist of actions which should be taken to protect themselves and ensure that their insurance company will honor whatever claim may arise from the accident.

Said Barry Crupi, owner of Barry’s Auto Body, “Because I run a Staten Island collision repair shop, I deal with insurance companies everyday. Even though I know what information they are looking for following an accident, the process can be quiet daunting. For a driver who may have only one or two accidents throughout all their years driving, it is important to know what to do in case of an accident. I decided to create this checklist to reduce the anxiety and panic drivers may feel in the event a police officer doesn’t respond to the scene of their accident.”

What to do at an automobile accident scene if police do not come:

(1) Both Drivers must exchange drivers licences, vehicle registrations and insurance information at the scene of the accident under the laws of most states.

(2) Immediately take photos of the other vehicle’s license plate, the damage to the car and scene photos to show how the accident happened. Step back 20 – 30 yards to get pictures of the entire scene. Showing all street signs, any corners or intersections where the accident happened. Take pictures of the person driving and the people in the car so you have a record of who was there.

(3) If possible, create a voice recording of you and the other driver describing how the accident happened. People don’t always remember things clearly when they are stressed.

(4) You should not assign or accept fault at the accident scene. Many times people think they are wrong when they are not.

(5) Get the other drivers telephone number.

(6) If you called the police and they decided that the accident did not rise to the level of response but a tow truck driver appears on the scene anyway, be cautious. Do not be pressured into taking a tow or signing anything. Most states have laws prohibiting unscrupulous activity by tow truck drivers. It is a good idea to know your rights when it comes to tow truck drivers by searching for them on the internet in advance of a vehicle accident. If you are a New York Driver you can watch a video here.

(7) If your vehicle is in need of repair, take it to an auto body collision facility you trust. Let the facility help you put in an insurance claim if necessary. Many people make the mistake of calling their insurance company before they know the extent of their vehicle damage. You should go over the car with an auto body expert before you report a claim to your insurance company to ensure that any repair work needed on the vehicle is done correctly and is completely covered by your insurance company.

(8) Call a lawyer if you need legal advice.

Barry’s Auto Body has developed a series of videos and blogs to help drivers understand best practices when it comes to auto body repair. The information can be found on http://www.BarrysAutoBody.com and on Barry’s Auto Body YouTube channel.

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The Frescobaldi Group Continues Global Growth and Expansion Through Strategic Appointments


Renowned wine producer Frescobaldi Toscana has officially announced the recent appointments of Andrea Orsini Scataglini to the role of Communications Manager of the Frescobaldi Group Worldwide and Michael Miller as the Vice President of Sales & Operations in the U.S.

As Communications Manager of the Frescobaldi Group, Andrea Orsini Scataglini leads the company to forge stronger relationships with journalists and opinion leaders around the world. An accomplished journalist with a master’s degree in business communications, Scataglini’s passion for wine lead him to obtain his WSET level 3 Certification and a membership in La Confrère des Chevaliers di Tastevin Vins de Bourgogne. Prior to taking on this new role, Scataglini managed communications for Tenuta dell’Ornellaia and Masseto for eleven years.

Previously U.S. Area Manager, Michael Miller will continue to grow the U.S. business in the three sectors of importing, distribution, and sales as Vice President of Sales & Operations in the U.S., Miller will act as the liaison for Manicaretti, the importer for Frescobaldi’s olive oil brand Laudemio, the duty-paid importers Shaw-Ross International, and the duty-free agent Slainte Wines, Inc. Originally from Connecticut, the married father-of-four has more than 30 years of wine-focused sales experience in the beverage industry.

“The opportunity to work as Vice President of Sales & Operations in the U.S. with Frescobaldi Toscana is an honor,” says Miller, “I look forward to this new chapter to lead the sales and marketing teams to build further upon Frescobaldi’s market presence on the national level.”

These appointments mark the latest phase in Frescobaldi Toscana’s growth strategy across its vital national and international markets, aimed at preserving and expanding its leading role in the premium Italian wine sector.

About Frescobaldi Toscana | en.frescobaldi.com

Frescobaldi Toscana, the leading wine producer of Tuscany and one of the most historic and respected wine companies in the world, combines centuries of tradition with progressive winemaking techniques and practices. Founded in the 14th century and a supplier of wines to the royal courts of Europe for generations, Frescobaldi Toscana is still a family-owned company today. Comprised of seven distinct estates totaling approximately 1,300 hectares, Frescobaldi Toscana produces terroir-driven wines utilizing only the grapes grown in its own vineyards. The company continually upgrades and modernizes its grape growing and winemaking operations, maintaining a relentless focus on producing unique wines that express the individuality of each unique terroir from which they are produced.

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AI for Medical Affairs Webinar and Product Preview Examines the Transformative Power of Medical Insights for Life Sciences


Sorcero's Medical Insights Solution - Mobile Interface

Sorcero’s Medical Insights Solution – Mobile Interface

Medical organizations indicated that the majority (~70-75%) of Medical teams report that they feel their medical insights processes are inadequately defined, understood, or analyzed and are captured inconsistently.

Sorcero, a fast-growing enterprise AI company, has announced a new, complimentary webinar entitled “Transforming Medical Insights into Strategy, Engagement, and Value.” This webinar was developed specifically for Medical Affairs teams who recognize the importance of, and the barriers to, deriving quantifiable value from medical insights.

During the live webinar, speakers Tim Mikhelashvili, a veteran MSL mentor, trainer and consultant, and Sean Smith, head of marketing at Sorcero will explore 1) the current challenges of capturing, communicating, and analyzing medical insights and 2) how new technologies can significantly increase the quantity, quality, and actionability of medical insights.

Ultimately, the goal of this webinar is to demonstrate how more efficient medical insight processes give MSLs the resources, incentives, and time to do what they do best—build relationships with scientific experts that advance medicine. Furthermore, the webinar will show how these insights can identify unmet market needs faster and, also, uncover evidence and education gaps, including issues related to real-world evidence, price, market access, safety, and reimbursement—issues that directly impact medical and business strategies.

Register online for the webinar. [Note: this webinar will be recorded. The recording and slides will be made available to all registrants].

“Ask about Field Medical insights when talking to a Medical Science Liaison (MSL), the head of a therapeutic area, a key opinion leader—anyone involved in Medical Affairs—and they’ll tell you how strategically important those insights are,” said Dipanwita Das, Founder and CEO of Sorcero. “At the same time, they’ll probably tell you how hard it is to sift through and make sense of the constant stream of observations and insights—not to mention translating reams of data into actionable intelligence.”

In fact, a new survey from the MSL Society of hundreds of Medical organizations indicated that the majority (~70-75%) of Medical teams report that they feel their medical insights processes are inadequately defined, understood, or analyzed and are captured inconsistently.

Indeed, McKinsey underscores the importance of medical insights for the digital engagement strategy. According to McKinsey, “companies should seek to develop clear processes that enable MA teams to maximize the benefits of their privileged position vis-à-vis physicians by uncovering and feeding back insights that shape commercial strategy to ensure it meets the needs of customers.”

Tim Mikhelashvili agrees. “In order to achieve this level of strategic insight,” he said, “Medical Affairs, and indeed Medical Science Liaisons, will need to entirely rethink, what insights are, and how they go about capturing them. And Medical Affairs leadership in 2020 will need to critically think about how to transform the medical insights process from a trending but nebulous administrative task into a primary capability and key performance indicator (KPI) that will 1) stimulate MSLs to engage their experts and to uncover and capture more insights in real-time, with context and without bias, 2) to communicate insights more frequently with each other and with their leadership, and 3) to collaborate with each other on their analysis to guide Medical strategy”.

Accordingly, during the first part of the webinar, Mikhelashvili will share his strategies for directly transforming insights into Medical Affairs value and growth. Topics will include the strategic importance of insights as a KPI; what insights and observations are and why they both matter; the different types of insights and how to classify them; how to engage in more meaningful interactions that generate strategic insights or observations; and why insights are the path to demonstrating value.

“Instead of simply tallying the number of MSL interactions or even survey responses,” said Mikhelashvili, “teams should focus on finding new ways to create ‘genuine but strategic dialogue’ between Field Medical and key opinion leaders (KOLs).” He further explained that “it is critical to quickly and easily capture the flow and the real-world context or motivating factors driving beliefs or behaviors during these discussions exactly as they unfold, rather than relying solely on pre-structuring discussions as a script of survey questions and other biased observations.” Only then, he said, “will we truly understand our customers.”

“To achieve this vision, Medical Affairs teams will also need to rethink their technology,” said Sean Smith, Chief Marketing Officer at Sorcero. “This will require new solutions that are designed to extract meaning out of the stream of day-to-day communications, foster the ability to constantly analyze vast amounts of largely text-based data, provide deeper contextual understanding, and even make recommendations. “To put it bluntly,” said Smith, “the current insights processes and technologies aren’t up to the task.”

During the second part of the webinar, Smith will lay out the underlying challenges and present Sorcero’s new medical insights solution. “My goal,” he said, “is not to bore the audience with a lot of technical terms but, rather, to show them how some of the same new technologies they use in their daily lives allow MSLs to capture meaningful interactions, interactions that can be evaluated by peers and analyzed in the context of the business.

The webinar will conclude with a demonstration of Sorcero’s new lightweight social interface that’s as easy to use as Facebook. It combines powerful new technologies in an end-to-end, NLP-based solution for capturing, extracting, and analyzing text and multimedia insights, allowing teams to identify and act upon critical insights immediately. Learn more and register online or to request a demo of Sorcero’s medical insights solution, please contact sean (at) sorcero (dot) com.

About Sorcero – Sorcero provides a no-code NLP Platform for domain-specific AI that understands life sciences, insurance, and related subject matter areas. The applications it makes possible focus on the most valuable functions at enterprises. With their NLP suite, Sorcero augments the efforts of subject matter experts who work with vast amounts of data that is structured, unstructured, or anywhere in between.

About Amedea Pharma, Inc. – Tim Mikhelashvili is a Director, Medical Science Liaison at UroGen Pharma, and a Doctor of Pharmacy with a Postdoctoral fellowship in Scientific Publications and Medical Education completed at Rutgers. He is also certified by the MIT Sloan School of Management in “Leading Organizational Change,” has his own pharmaceutical consulting company focused on Medical Affairs metrics, analytics, and training called Amedea Pharma, Inc. and a personal LinkedIn business page, podcast and Social Media brand called @Alloutcoach dedicated to creating more leaders, in which he helps people “stretch themselves, and lift others.”

Republic Ranches Lists 40,000+ acre Monarch Ranch in West Texas


“Monarch Ranch is an outdoorsman’s dream,” Republic Ranches partner Jeff Boswell said.

Republic Ranches, an elite farm, ranch and rural properties brokerage firm serving Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana and Arkansas, is offering the Monarch Ranch, a sprawling West Texas ranch of 40,138 acres in Val Verde County. Home to Texas’ largest volume cave, with over five miles of Devils River flowing throughout and the remains of the historic Fort Hudson, the ranch is prime property for adventure, hunting and fishing.

Fern Cave, located on the western portion of Monarch Ranch, is home to one of the world’s largest remaining bat populations. Also known as Bat Cave, it is the nesting spot for the Mexican free-tailed bat, the dominant species in Fern Cave. The majority of Texas free-tailed bats migrate south into Mexico for winter, though extra-cool areas near entrances are used in winter by Western big-eared bats and Eastern pipistrelles and may be used by other species such as Peter’s ghost-faced bat.

The spring fed Devils River is considered some of the cleanest water in Texas. Indigenous people, Spanish explorers, ranchers, military outposts, Texas Rangers and outlaws have called this basin home for thousands of years. Monarch Ranch is located 30 miles upstream from Lake Amistad and with pristine waters running the Devils River, outdoorsmen find the ranch ideal for hunting and fishing.

“Monarch Ranch is an outdoorsman’s dream. Fantastic hunting opportunities for a huge variety of game exist during the winter, as multiple ecosystems converge on the ranch,” Republic Ranches Partner Jeff Boswell said. “You can hunt bobwhite quail behind dogs in the upper grasslands, hunt mallards in the river bottom, white-tailed deer in the canyons and chase aoudad sheep through the mountains. I do not know of many places where that is even remotely possible.

“Floating along the Devils River with crystal clear water and the feeling you are alone on the planet is almost magical; hat such a river can exist in the Chihuahuan Desert in West Texas is almost inconceivable and yet there you are” Boswell added. “The fishing on the ranch is truly unique with an exceptional small mouth bass population that thrives in the river because it is spring fed and stays cool all summer. This ranch can and should be used year-round with both excellent hunting and fishing available across all seasons.”

Monarch Ranch is full of historical adventure dating back to John Coffee Hays, the first American to visit Val Verde County in 1848 to establish a road from San Antonio to El Paso. Also known as Camp Hudson, a fort named for Lieutenant Walter W. Hudson, who died in action in April 1850 at the hands of Native Americans. A post office was built on Fort Hudson the same year it was established in 1857. Although troops were pulled from the post when the Civil War began, the post office continued to operate, serving military troops and area settlers until 1866. Soldiers occupied the post again in 1867 and were tasked with protecting travelers and newly arrived settlers. By January 1877, the threat of attacks by Native Americans was over and the post was abandoned. The remains of Fort Hudson are still found on the ranch today, in addition to a small gravesite. The fort was recognized with a centennial marker by the Texas Historical Commission in 1936.

Access to the property is convenient, with an airport on the west side of the ranch, including a paved 6,000 foot runway, large hangar and fuel tanks. Access across the ranch is highly improved with the addition of over 13 miles of paved roads, and a very rare private bridge over the Devils River.

About Republic Ranches

Republic Ranches was founded in 2011 as an elite farm, ranch and rural properties brokerage firm serving Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Louisiana and Arkansas through their offices in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Austin, and Hondo (Texas); Albuquerque (New Mexico), Pagosa Springs and Telluride (Colorado). With over $1 billion in real estate sales, Republic Ranches works to successfully manage the divestiture of their clients rural land assets and identify the right property for its buyers. With listings ranging from raw land to farmland and working cattle ranches with the basic amenities, or the most elegant vacation homes with pools, golf courses, and runways and hangars for private planes, Republic Ranches has professional representation of some of the finest ranches in North America. To learn more, visit republicranches.com.

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Gateway Genomics Attends Maternity & Midwifery Festival in London to Expand Market for SneakPeek Clinical Early Gender DNA Test in the UK


Gateway Genomics attends the London 2020 Maternity & Midwifery Festival

Attending the MMF conference is a foray into a new set of professionals that we believe can be greatly benefited with access to this product for their patients.

Gateway Genomics, leading developer of direct-to-consumer genetic tests that give families insight into their future children, attended the 2020 session of the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival in January to share the benefits SneakPeek Clinical can bring to the patients of midwifery professionals.

SneakPeek Clinical is a version of the SneakPeek Early DNA Gender Test that allows pregnant women to visit participating locations to have blood drawn by a phlebotomist. The sample is then sent to SneakPeek Labs for DNA analysis. Gender results are delivered straight to mom through email as early as 1-2 days after having her blood drawn.

“We’ve been delighted by the reception SneakPeek Clinical has received in the UK,” says Gateway Genomics CEO, Chris Jacob. “Despite only launching last October, we’ve seen such immense interest that the number of participating locations in the country are now in the double digits. Attending the MMF conference in London is a foray into a new set of professionals that we believe can be greatly benefited with access to this product for their patients.”

Midwifery is extremely prevalent in the UK. Nearly all planned births, from home deliveries to complex C-sections have midwives in attendance. The National Health Service (NHS) alone employs over 21,000 midwives. “We saw overwhelming interest in the SneakPeek Clinical product at the MMF conference,” continues Mr. Jacob. “About 10% of the total conference attendees stopped by to discuss becoming an authorized distributor, and we’ve already begun talks with a number of the practitioners. We see this segment growing strongly in the next couple of years.”

Like other NIPTs, SneakPeek uses cell-free fetal DNA (cffDNA) from a maternal blood sample for analysis. Unlike other NIPTs which screen for fetal chromosomal abnormalities such as Down syndrome and trisomy 18, SneakPeek only looks for the presence or absence of male chromosomes, enabling high sensitivity and accuracy earlier. This enables SneakPeek to be taken at 8 weeks into pregnancy rather than waiting until 10 to 12 weeks of gestational age. For those who would like to know gender earlier than the 20-week anatomy scan or want a more affordable path than the typical NIPT, SneakPeek Clinical is a self-pay solution that returns fetal sex at 8 weeks into pregnancy for as little as £129.

The London Maternity & Midwifery Festival draws over 1,700 professionals annually for revalidation training, expert speakers, and engaging seminars. It is the UK and Ireland’s largest regional gathering of midwifery practitioners and provides a vibrant forum for exchanging and sharing the industry’s best practices and newest technologies.

About Gateway Genomics

Gateway Genomics is a personal genomics company with the mission to develop leading-edge genetic tests that give families a new level of understanding about their future children. Since inception, more than 160,000 SneakPeek Early Gender DNA tests have been provided to help new parents bond with their babies, make plans, and connect with friends and family around them. Gateway Genomics is located in La Jolla, CA.

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