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Legal / Law: Criminal Law

Attorney Rajeev K. Bajaj Examines Essential Measures to Take When Accused of a Crime

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If you’re arrested outside of your home, do not volunteer to go back inside your home as that gives them consent to enter and search your home.


CHICAGO (PRWEB)

Being accused of a crime can be a traumatic experience. “First and foremost, I firmly believe that anyone facing criminal charges should research criminal defense lawyers who will fight aggressively for them,” said Bajaj, founder of the Law Offices of Rajeev K. Bajaj. “A lot of people think they don’t need an attorney and can handle the situation themselves, and that the police aren’t really going to arrest them. But you definitely need an attorney.”

To further educate people facing criminal charges, Bajaj shares the following three essential steps:

No. 1: Remain silent. It is imperative when accused of a crime that one exercise their constitutional right to remain silent. “You should never talk to the police or friends or family,” stressed Bajaj. “Do not contact the police about the case — let the lawyer handle that. Anything you say to the police will most likely be used against you.”

No. 2: Hire an attorney before speaking to anyone. An attorney knows the process and how to deal with the police. However, do not hire an attorney that guarantees results, because they can’t guarantee anything. “Statements like that and ‘We’ve won every case’ are not true,” noted Bajaj. “Meet the attorney in person and get a feel for them, and ask family and friends if they can recommend an attorney.”

No. 3: Never consent to a search. If one doesn’t consent, the authorities need to get a warrant. “The police could find something completely unrelated and this gives them a reason to charge you with something else,” concluded Bajaj. “If you’re arrested outside of your home, do not volunteer to go back inside your home as that gives them consent to enter and search your home.”

For this holiday season, the Law Offices of Rajeev K. Bajaj will be hosting a holiday toy donation drive for Toys for Tots. New, unwrapped toys can be dropped off at 3245 West Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL from November 1 through December 6.

Toys for Tots, whose mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys each holiday season and distribute them as Christmas gifts to children in need, is a program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve, which distributes toys to children who may not otherwise receive a gift for Christmas.

About Law Offices of Rajeev K. Bajaj

Practice areas of the Law Offices of Rajeev K. Bajaj include federal defense, drug possession, DUI, domestic violence, fraud and criminal defense. Rajeev K. Bajaj is licensed in Indiana and Illinois. For more information, please call 312-635-4357, or visit https://criminaldefensecounselors.com/. The firm has offices in Illinois, 3245 West Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL 60647, and Indiana, 7120 Kennedy Ave., Hammond, IN 46323.

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Technology: Computer

Stay Cal Hospitality Group selects SkyTouch for its Growing Brand

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PHOENIX (PRWEB)

SkyTouch Technology, the 100% cloud-based Hotel Operations Platform and innovative technology leader, announced today that they will add seven Northern California Stay Cal properties into their growing customer portfolio.

Stay Cal Hospitality has embarked on a dynamic repositioning of the hotel group in Northern California. In addition to hiring key leaders and expert matters in the industry, the brand is highly motivated to make technology investments that will enhance overall operations by boosting revenue, guest satisfaction, and employee engagement. To that end, Stay Cal Hospitality chose to join forces with SkyTouch Technology. Jimmy Palmer, Chief Operating Officer, Stay Cal Hospitality explains, “We looked at several technologies on the market and we are confident that our partnership with SkyTouch will help us achieve our mission and vision.”

With a heavy importance set on great guest relationships and developing technology, Stay Cal Hospitality is passionate about creating “best-in-class” service standards and operating procedures that produce a “culture of excellence” in which guests enjoy gracious, intuitive service beyond expectations for the select market. SkyTouch Technology’s continuously evolving technology advancements, integrations and superior service has demonstrated the versatility that the SkyTouch Technology platform offers hotels, groups and chains.

“Our customers and their success are at the core of how we evolve our technology platform and our organization as a whole. We are thrilled to partner with Stay Cal Hospitality to help them unlock value across their portfolio as they embark on this mission.” – Doug Hogan, VP Business Operations, Global Sales & Marketing

“We are very excited for this partnership! Technology has been a key initiative in managing our portfolio of hotels and I am confident that SkyTouch will be an integral part.” – Hiten Suraj, President and CEO, Stay Cal Hospitality

About SkyTouch Technology

SkyTouch Technology is the provider of a widely used cloud-based property management system. Built in the cloud by hotel professionals for hotel companies, the SkyTouch hotel operations platform is designed to help hotel executives meet their most important strategic objectives: to enhance the guest experience, advance performance, and achieve growth while evolving with changing market needs. Accessible from anywhere, the SkyTouch PMS provides visibility and control of operations through real-time, impactful business analytics that help improve hotel guest experience, operational decision-making, and financial results for today’s hotelier. SkyTouch provides an integrated approach to online hotel reservations that fits any size property. For more information about SkyTouch Technology, visit http://www.skytouchtechnology.com.

SkyTouch, SkyTouch Technology, and SkyTouch Hotel OS are proprietary trademarks and service marks of SkyTouch Solutions, LLC.

About Stay Cal Hospitality

Stay Cal Hospitality is a hospitality management company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area Peninsula. Connecting generations of experience with cutting edge technology, the Stay Cal Hospitality team of industry experts help hotels achieve significant gains throughout California. Ever expanding, Stay Cal Hospitality works with Hotel Owners on developing new locations, consulting on existing hotels, and by offering full managerial services. Our goal is to successfully execute our progressive philosophies to enhance the guest experience, maximize profitability and nurture an inspiring environment for our associates. For more information about Stay Cal Hospitality, visit http://www.StayCal.com

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Chris Brown

SkyTouch Technology

602.337.2868

cbrown@skytouchtechnology.com

Jimmy Palmer

Stay Cal Hospitality

Jimmy@StayCal.com

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Technology: Electronics

Unruly Studios Wins First MassTLC Education Award

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Students being active using Unruly Splats

Unruly Studios Wins First MassTLC Education Award for one-of-a-kind STEM learning tool, Unruly Splats.

We received hundreds of nominations across our award categories, and the depth and breadth of each and every one of them demonstrates the exceptional leadership of the Massachusetts tech ecosystem. Our congratulations to Bryanne Leeming and Unruly Studios for their well-deserved recognition […]


BOSTON (PRWEB)

Unruly Studios, Inc., a Boston-based edtech company that integrates active play with coding for elementary and middle school students, has been named the winner of the Massachusetts Digital Transformation in Education award by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC). In MassTLC’s 22nd Annual Technology Leadership Awards, Unruly Studios won this prestigious award after a comprehensive peer-judging process. A panel of experts selected finalists and winners from hundreds of nominations across 16 award categories, including the newly created category of Massachusetts Digital Transformation in Education. The annual awards highlight the vitality, innovation and importance of the region’s internationally respected technology sector.

Unruly Studios won the award for its one-of-a-kind STEM learning tool, Unruly Splats. Splats are programmable STEM tools that light up, make sounds, and sense when they’re stomped on. Students code Splats using the block coding app on a tablet or Chromebook to make their own active games and play them with classmates. Students have created hundreds of their own games including relay races, obstacle courses, and ‘zombie tag’ to name a few! Bryanne Leeming, CEO of Unruly Studios said, “Thank you so much to MassTLC for this honor. Our incredibly talented team at Unruly Studios worked hard to bring our first product to market, and we are thrilled to win this award. We introduced Splats a year ago and already they are being used in schools in more than 45 states and 6 Canadian provinces. We are extremely grateful to be recognized at this early stage in our company’s growth. It is confirmation that we are onto something that can dramatically transform teaching and learning in STEM fields by tapping into the way kids naturally play.”

Tom Hopcroft, CEO of Mass Technology Leadership Council, stated, “We received hundreds of nominations across our award categories, and the depth and breadth of each and every one of them demonstrates the exceptional leadership of the Massachusetts tech ecosystem. Our congratulations to Bryanne Leeming and Unruly Studios for their well-deserved recognition as the 2019 Winner in Digital Transformation in Education award. Your dedication and leadership are central to Massachusetts remaining a global hub for tech.”

About Unruly Studios:

Unruly Studios is an EdTech company that empowers students to learn critical STEM skills through active, social recess-style play! Their flagship product, Unruly Splats, are super-durable, programmable devices that light up, make sounds, and sense when they are stomped on. Splats were designed as an affordable school-wide tool that integrates easily into a variety of elementary and middle school learning spaces, including: STEM, PE, Technology classes, Libraries, After-School Programs, and Makerspaces.

For more information, visit us at our website or tweet us.

PR Contact:

Lauren Watkins

(617) 710-4364

lauren@unruly-studios.com

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Society: Disabled Issues / Disabilities

The Charles E. Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation Second Annual European Conference Was Recently Held in Germany

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Carsten Nicolaus, MD, PhD, Founder and Director of BCA-Clinic, Augsburg, Germany

“We were very encouraged by the increase in attendees this year and especially the number of doctors that attended,” said Dr. Nicolaus.


AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB)

Following the success of the first European Morgellons Disease Conference held in 2018, the BCA-clinic and The Charles E. Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation (CEHMDF) held their second European Morgellons Disease Conference on October 11th and 12th in Augsburg, Germany. The conference was attended by patients and doctors and medical providers from Germany, Austria, Hungary, Norway, Canada, USA, Russia, Switzerland, France, England, and Italy.

A highlight of the conference this year was the addition of an extensive training session that was available to all medical providers on Friday. This training session, headed by Carsten Nicolaus, MD, PhD, and founder of the BCA-clinic was highly praised by the attendees who gained new insights and knowledge into treating Morgellons disease patients. “We were very encouraged by the increase in attendees this year and especially the number of doctors that attended,” said Dr. Nicolaus.

The Conference on Saturday began with a welcome to all from Dr. Nicolaus. Melissa Fesler, FNP-BC presented an overview of the relevant Morgellons literature that has been published in the past year. Professor Carlo Maria Mortellaro, DVM, presented information on Digital Dermatitis in cattle, which has many similarities to Morgellons disease. Carsten Nicolaus spoke about diagnosis and testing of patients as well as conventional, alternative and integrative treatments for the disease. Cindy Casey-Holman RN, Director of the CEHMDF spoke about her journey with Morgellons disease, the formation and mission of the foundation and the progress that has been made in the past few years. Marianne Middelveen, MS, MDes gave a presentation entitled “Morgellons Disease 2019, Where are we today?”

Highlights of the recently premiered documentary, Skin Deep: The Battle Over Morgellons were shown. This film is presently available for screening at universities, medical schools, libraries, etc. Information on the film is available at Morgellonsmovie.org.

For further information on Morgellons Disease please visit the website.

About the Charles E. Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation:

The Charles E. Holman Morgellons Disease Foundation, based in Austin, TX, is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization committed to advocacy and philanthropy in the battle against Morgellons disease. Director, Cindy Casey-Holman, RN, leads the foundation, named for her husband, Charles E. Holman, a pioneer in the fight against Morgellons disease. Currently, there is no public funding and very limited private funding to support research for this disease, and the CEHMDF is the recognized authority and primary funding source for Morgellons disease medical/scientific research. Donations are tax-deductible in the US. To learn more about Morgellons disease go to: http://www.MorgellonsDisease.org

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health and fitness

BareOrganics Energizing Tea Named a Taste for Life 2019 Immunity Essentials Award Winner

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“BareOrganics Energizing Tea provides superior digestive support and keeps you fueled throughout the day with essential energy-boosting nutrients,” says Renee Barch-Niles, EVP – Retail at WR Group.


SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (PRWEB)

WR Group, one of the country’s leading global wellness companies, is thrilled to announce that its popular BareOrganics Energizing Tea has been awarded a coveted 2019 Immunity Essentials Award by Taste for Life magazine.

Taste for Life is a monthly publication focusing on natural health solutions in every category. Each year, Taste for Life acknowledges the best Immunity products in the market that address everything ranging from mood issues to energy levels.

“BareOrganics Energizing Tea provides superior digestive support and keeps you fueled throughout the day with essential energy-boosting nutrients,” says Renee Barch-Niles, EVP – Retail at WR Group. “We’re humbled that Taste for Life recognized BareOrganics for it’s natural, healthy superfood-fueled properties.”

BareOrganics Energy Tea contains a delicious blend of organic black tea and superfoods to help you feel revitalized and awake, including maca and ginger along with aromatic cardamom, cinnamon, and vanilla bean for a delicious taste. Probiotics boost the impact of these handpicked nutrients by supporting digestion with every sip. BareOrganics Energy Tea is developed without harsh chemicals or ingredients, and is proudly USDA Organic, Non-GMO and Gluten-Free. Good for your body and good for the planet, all BareOrganics Brew Cups are recyclable and contain biodegradable filters and grounds for less overall waste.

For more exclusive content on the Taste for Life Immunity Essential awards, visit https://tasteforlife.com/the-2019-immunity-essentials-awards

Price: $12.99 (12 single serve cups) For more information, please visit BareOrganics.com

About WR Group: WR Group is one of the world’s fastest growing global manufacturers and distributors of high-end health and personal care products. Its extensive brand portfolio includes nearly 900 products, which are distributed to more than 60 countries worldwide. WR Group, based in Scottsdale, AZ., has an active consumer base of over 2 million customers that have grown to become loyal, repeat purchasers. Since 2001, WR Group has been a leader in the health and wellness industry. WR Group has designed 16 uniquely high-quality brands with a focus on delivering the cleanest, most effective products available for families including FOLIGAIN®, Probiogen™, ORALGEN NuPearl®, BareOrganics™ and more.

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Industry: Healthcare

Senior Citizen Lawyer Dustin MacFarlane Examines High Cost of Caring for Seniors

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Most people cannot afford this. Unfortunately, when families cannot afford to pay for these needed medical expenses they oftentimes deplete their hard-earned assets, retirement accounts and principal residences to pay for the care that is required for someone they love.


SACRAMENTO, Calif. (PRWEB)

Caring for an elderly loved one suffering from a catastrophic illness or disease, such as Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s, heart disease, stroke or Multiple Sclerosis, can be very expensive and all-consuming. In fact, according to a study by the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, 16 percent of women caregivers and 6 percent of men take a less demanding job to care for a loved one, and 12 percent of women and 3 percent of men quit work altogether. AARP research further notes this can lead to a loss of $304,000 in wages and benefits on average over a lifetime.

“Most people cannot afford this,” said elder law attorney Dustin MacFarlane, founder of Senior Citizen Lawyer. “Unfortunately, when families cannot afford to pay for these needed medical expenses they oftentimes deplete their hard-earned assets, retirement accounts and principal residences to pay for the care that is required for someone they love.”

Keep in mind that the vast majority of seniors and older people enter their “Golden Years” without a strategy or plan to protect their hard-earned assets from having to be depleted to pay for long-term health care expenses. Furthermore, if assets are depleted to pay for long-term care or extended hospital stays, there will be nothing left in one’s estate to leave family members, loved ones and children. “This can be devastating to most seniors and their families for years to come,” added MacFarlane.

Although a small percentage of seniors and their families can afford to spend thousands of dollars a day on private nursing and long-term care, a great number of families will lose most, if not all, of their assets and savings in a matter of months paying for these expenses. “Protecting family assets and preparing for your future and the future of your children is Senior Citizen Lawyer’s top priority and what we do best,” concluded MacFarlane. “We have 10 years of unique legal experience and know how to help you and your loved ones protect assets and family legacies for generations to come.”

For more information, call Senior Citizen Lawyer for a free and confidential asset protection consultation at (916) 407-0528. Dustin MacFarlane primarily focuses on elder law and protecting families and seniors. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section; and Sacramento County Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section.

About Senior Citizen Lawyer

Senior Citizen Lawyer provides asset protection, healthcare and financial management plans, and structures to preserve legacies after a loved one passes away. It helps with Medi-Cal long-term qualifications, Medi-Cal irrevocable trusts, estate planning, wills, revocable living trusts, asset protection trusts, special needs trusts, health care directives, disability planning and much more. For more information, please call (916) 407-0528, or visit https://www.seniorcitizenlawyer.com/.

For media inquiries, please call THE NALA at 805.650.6121, ext. 361.

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Health: Mental Health

Reservoire Health Launches Copeify, an Anonymous App for Student Health and Happiness

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Ana Bartkiewicz, Copeify Creator and Author of “Struggle Happy”

Young people and those who teach them need to increase their coping capacities and life-skill intelligence in a more regular and accessible way, with complete privacy.


HARTFORD, Conn. (PRWEB)

Reservoire Health, the veteran-backed health intelligence network today announces the immediate distribution of Copeify, a 100% anonymous self-care and life-skills application for high schools, colleges and universities. The machine learning application requires no student profile and is designed to help students and faculty grow their life-skills and coping capabilities, pursue happiness and health, and reduce frequency of depression, addiction and anxiety.

The unique model encourages adoption amongst a community that is sensitive to how they are perceived by others and provides a way to explore self-care without being judged. Copeify was originally conceived by a high school student as a way for her peers and teachers to anonymously receive daily notifications and content about nutrition, motivation, health and mindfulness. The use of anonymity to mobilize wellness and mental fitness intelligence goes against the grain of data-hungry networks like Facebook and Google who are getting into health tech with growing data privacy concerns.

“Everyone in school struggles, even faculty, because both life and learning are naturally challenging and competitive,” said Ana Bartkiewicz, inventor of Copeify and student at Miss Porter’s School. “I observed that these personal challenges of stress, identity and academics were quite universal to everyone, and that life-skills were actually available out there if we could find a better way to deliver them easily to the academic environment and without kids feeling the pressure to share anything.”

Copeify leverages the sciences of self-care skills and personal development, coupled with character and lifestyle tips, to help people in an academic environment thrive and improve their personal resilience. The national mandate for distributing life-skills and personal development has grown dramatically with the increased and historic rates of teenage depression, addiction, obesity and hopelessness.


  • 1 in 5 college students have anxiety or depression (Mayo Clinic)

  • Suicide rates have increased 56% from 2007 to 2017 (Centers for Disease Control)

  • 250 million children worldwide forecast to be obese by 2030 (WHO)

  • Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) impact 34% of a child’s health outcomes (HealthIT)

“Young people and those who teach them need to increase their coping capacities and life-skill intelligence in a more regular and accessible way, with complete privacy,” said Major General Malcolm Frost, U.S. Army Retired, the newest Advisory Board member of veteran-backed Reservoire Health. “Copeify provides a regular flow of life-skill tools specific to individual needs. This unique, intelligent and anonymous platform allows kids/young adults and faculty to meet and interact in the same channel so they can thrive in an academic environment.”

Copeify optimizes the 12 key components of resilience and readiness for navigating the years of adolescence and higher education. Without needing a profile or any personal information, Copeify delivers the motivation and means to help students and faculty thrive with:

  • Daily notifications on the aspects of coping and character, health and happiness.

  • Embedded articles and videos about healthy lifestyles, social skills and emotional intelligence.

  • CopeIQ meters that help one track experiential times for measuring their growth in coping skills.

The first version of Copeify beta is already being used by students and faculty in 17 high schools and colleges, such as Avon Old Farms, Miss Porters School, Harlem’s Renaissance School, Bentley College, West Point, Northeastern, Boston College and U Miami.

Copeify is now available to high schools, colleges and universities, and the organizations that support them. Reservoire and Copeify are subsidiary brands of Patriapps Veterans Software Studios.

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Business: Insurance

Israel’s Compulsory Vehicle Insurance Pool selects InsFocus BI as its reporting and analytics system

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PETACH TIKVA, Israel, and TEL AVIV, Israel (PRWEB)

The Pool, the corporation that manages the Israel’s compulsory vehicle insurance pool and is jointly owned by all Israeli insurance companies has contracted with InsFocus for business intelligence solutions. The Pool was established to provide compulsory insurance for vehicle owners unable to obtain insurance coverage with commercial companies. The insurance risk of Pool policies is shared between all insurance companies writing compulsory vehicle insurance in proportion to their market share. As such the Pool faces unique challenges and needs a robust BI tool to analyze data.

The Pool insures close to 250,000 vehicles a year. Of those vehicles, over half are private, about 40% are motorcycles (the majority of motorcycles in Israel are insured with the Pool) and the rest are other vehicle types. The Pool services the public via a call center, eight branch offices spread throughout the country and its corporate website.

Eran Cohen, Pool CEO: “We decided to use the BI system to improve our ability to analyze data and gain organizational efficiencies. Our decision-making process primarily needs to be based on high quality, timely and reliable data. We believe InsFocus’ insurance-BI system will serve Pool’s management, be the basis for actuarial analysis, and support the claims and underwriting departments in their day to day work.”

InsFocus is a specialized BI software system for insurance companies based on an insurance data model that contains a comprehensive set of insurance measurements, KPI’s and ready-made reports. The system is used by many insurance companies in Israel and around the world. InsFocus is a private company owned by the Taiber family, one of the oldest families in the insurance industry in Israel.

Uri Taiber, InsFocus founder and CEO: “For over a decade, InsFocus has been delivering advanced data warehousing and business intelligence services to insurance companies in Israel and abroad based on its insurance data model combined with an insurance-dedicated BI software system. The company constantly improves its insurance model and software platform based on insurance clients’ feedback. Our aim is to maintain a technological edge and leverage it to be the preferred BI solution in the insurance community worldwide.”

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Business: Executives

CheckAlt Hires Ram Bajaj as Chief Information Officer

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LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)

CheckAlt has hired Ram Bajaj to serve as the company’s Chief Information Officer and lead IT strategic visioning and business transformation for the entire organization from CheckAlt’s Los Angeles headquarters.

Bajaj, who has more than 25 years of industry experience as a technology executive in the financial services industry, is taking a holistic approach to enhancing existing and creating new IT business solutions at CheckAlt. His experience includes 17 years with AIG managing global technology teams to execute on roadmaps, technical architectures, and IT solutions he designed.

“I’m very pleased to have Ram join the CheckAlt family,” Shai Stern, Co-Chairman and CEO of CheckAlt, expressed. “Ram’s expertise in IT infrastructure, hardware, and software solutions for the finance industry, coupled with his ability to successfully manage both onshore and offshore development teams, makes him a huge asset to our organization and to the financial institutions and businesses we serve.”

Prior to joining CheckAlt, Bajaj served for three years as Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer for insurance software and consulting firm Perr&Knight. In his tenure with the firm, Bajaj created a technology roadmap, attained SOC 2 Type 2 data security compliance for certain products, led several cloud migrations, and significantly reduced defects and incidents with IT projects and overall technology operations.

At AIG, Bajaj worked his way up from Senior Programmer, a role that involved managing programmers and technical resources, to Vice President, Account Delivery Executive, a role requiring Bajaj to foster and maintain partnerships with C-level executives at AIG in creating and executing strategic plans including technological roadmaps to support business goals.

Bajaj got his start as a software developer for Manitoba Hydro, a large utility company for which he developed a web application that interfaced with digital meters to measure electricity consumption and assist customers in controlling costs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Manitoba and professional certifications in project management and AWS architecture.

To interview Ram Bajaj, please contact CheckAlt’s Managing Director of Communications Tiffany Rider at trider@checkalt.com. 

About CheckAlt  

In the past 10 years, CheckAlt has become the leading provider of check payment processing solutions for hundreds of financial institutions across the country. As both payment agnostic and demographic agnostic, CheckAlt is uniquely positioned for payments convergence. It has been our focus to process check payments while also eliminating paper from the system with robust electronic payment APIs. CheckAlt’s solutions include lockbox processing across a nationwide hub-and-spoke network of processing sites, consolidated item processing, integrated treasury solutions, and mobile capture services. CheckAlt is headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Health: Addiction

Workit Health’s Digital Addiction Care Joins the Aetna Network

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Health plans play a vital role in improving access to quality addiction care via telehealth, and we’re proud Aetna is giving their members more options at their moment of readiness to get help.


ANN ARBOR, Mich. (PRWEB)

Workit Health, the nation’s leading provider of digital addiction care, including telemedicine for opioid use disorder, is now an in-network provider with Aetna Behavioral Health. Workit Health’s online addiction care program offers therapy and medication management from licensed clinicians in California and Michigan.

On a pilot basis, fully insured Aetna members in California and Michigan can now receive treatment from Workit Health’s web and phone apps, including therapy from licensed counselors and a personalized curriculum of evidence-based interactive courses, without a referral. For example, Aetna members who are struggling with addiction such as opioid use disorder can sign up by phone or the app, subject to standard cost sharing, to have access to Workit Health’s Clinic program, which offers low-barrier buprenorphine via telemedicine after a single in-person visit to a Workit clinic or a clinic recommended by Workit. Recovery groups, video clinician visits and drug testing are all completed in Workit Health’s apps.

”The Workit Health team looks forward to delivering results for Aetna members,” says Workit Health’s Co-CEO, Lisa McLaughlin. “We’re proud that Aetna has recognized our commitment to providing better outcomes at lower costs for its members.”

“More than 130 people die of opioid overdose per day, so time is of the essence in expanding access to clinically-proven digital addiction care like Workit Health,” says Robin McIntosh, Workit Health’s Co-CEO. “Health plans play a vital role in improving access to quality addiction care via telehealth, and we’re proud Aetna is giving their members more options at their moment of readiness to get help.”

“We are committed to easy access to evidence-based care for our members suffering from addiction,” said Cara McNulty, DPA, President, Aetna Behavioral Health. “Workit Health allows us to continue to expand the digital solutions we provide to our members, which remove barriers to care and help members receive high-quality care more conveniently. We look forward to working with Workit Health on this pilot.”

Overdose is a leading cause of accidental death in the United States, but many high-cost treatment programs don’t use evidence-based therapy or medication to treat addiction. Workit Health has been the industry leader in expanding access to quality addiction care via telemedicine since 2015. The company was founded by two experienced founders in long-term recovery, and has been working with national clinical experts and organizations since its foundation, including Itai Danovitch, MD, the Commissioner of California’s Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission. Both the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse have awarded Workit Health grants.

Workit Health’s Clinic program launched as a direct response to the opioid crisis, and offers two of the three FDA-approved medications to treat opioid addiction via telehealth. After a single in-person visit, members continue buprenorphine care via video visits with a clinician and a licensed care team. After success in Michigan and Northern California, Workit Health launched an additional clinic in Bakersfield, California. Workit Health partners with a diverse group of large self-insured employers, providers, and payers to bring quality addiction care to those who need it most.

About Workit Health

Workit Health is a Joint Commission-accredited B-Corporation offering online, on-demand evidence-based addiction treatment including telemedicine medication for opioid use disorder. We partner with healthcare organizations to deliver an innovative digital health solution that blends the best of human-centered design, technology, and science. Through our mobile and web apps, members meet with clinicians and counselors, join recovery groups, and complete self-set recovery goals. Our interactive curriculum of online courses keep members on track in the comfort of home. We offer 24/7 recovery that fits into daily life, designed by experts. For more information, visit http://www.workithealth.com.

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