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Smile Brands Announces Partnership with New Multi-Location Affiliate in South West Florida

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Dr. Crupi

I look forward to working with Smile Brands’ administrative support services, so we can focus more on what matters most – delivering high-quality care to my patients.


IRVINE, Calif. (PRWEB)

Smile Brands Inc., one of the nation’s leading dental support organizations (DSO) providing business support services to more than 440 affiliated offices across 18 states, is pleased to announce the addition of two new practices in Englewood and Venice, FL.

Dr. Brian Crupi and his team provide full service preventative, restorative and cosmetic dental care from their modern facilities in Englewood and Venice, FL, including; dental implants, root canal therapy, sedation dentistry, crowns, veneers and more. Dr. Crupi is one of the leading implant dentists in the area having achieved Diplomate status with the International Congress of Oral Implantologists’ Advanced Credential program.

Smile Brands will provide full-service administrative support to the practices, including; purchasing, payroll, accounting, IT, billing, facilities management and marketing. The existing staff will remain in place and the offices will continue to operate under the South County Dental Care and Venice Island Dental brand names.

Dr. Crupi and team are looking forward to leveraging their partnership with Smile Brands. “This is an exciting new era for my practices,” explains Crupi. “I look forward to working with Smile Brands’ administrative support services, so we can focus more on what matters most – delivering high-quality care to my patients. They have strong clinical and operating teams here in South West Florida that we can tap into for support and new ideas.”

Smile Brands co-founder and CEO, Steve Bilt is thrilled to welcome South County Dental Care and Venice Island Dental to the Smile Brands family. “Dr. Crupi and his team are at the forefront of modern dentistry. We are eager to partner with them to help simplify practice management while continuing to provide the highest level of patient care.”

About Smile Brands Inc.

Based in Irvine California, Smile Brands Inc. is one of the largest providers of support services to dental groups in the United States. The culture-driven organization is the #1 ranked multi-location healthcare provider on Glassdoor’s 2019 Best Places to Work list. Smile Brands provides comprehensive business support services through exclusive long-term agreements with affiliate dental groups, so dentists can spend more time caring for their patients and less time on the administrative, marketing, and financial aspects of operating a dental practice. Smile Brands supports 440 Bright Now!® Dental, Monarch Dental®, Castle Dental®, A+ Dental Care, OneSmile Dental, Johnson Family Dental, P3 Dental Group, and DecisionOne Dental Partners offices in 18 states, including Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Oregon, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. Smile Brands is a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, a leading middle-market private equity firm based in San Francisco, CA. For more information, visit http://www.smilebrands.com.

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Interim HealthCare Looks to Veterans to Alleviate Caregiver Shortage

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Honoring the brave individuals who have battled for this country is something we commit to every day. This Veterans Day, however, we are also inspired to help veterans feel confident in finding a rewarding career path that allows them to continue to serve one of our most vulnerable populations.


SUNRISE, Fla. (PRWEB)

Interim HealthCare Inc., a leading national franchisor of home care, hospice and healthcare staffing, stands today in thanks to the men and women of the armed forces past and present. Interim HealthCare is especially appreciative of the many veterans who have applied their skills to a new battleground, taking on roles as caregivers to the nation’s rapidly growing aging population.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the overall employment of home health aides and personal care aides will grow 36 percent from 2018 to 2028, which is faster than the average growth of all other occupations combined. As 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 every day, the need for caregivers grows more acute. Essential skills acquired in the military, such as adherence to standards, timeliness and attention to detail, as well as interpersonal skills, dependability and persistence, are highly transferable to careers in the caregiving field.

“Honoring the brave individuals who have battled for this country is something we commit to every day. This Veterans Day, however, we are also inspired to help veterans feel confident in finding a rewarding career path that allows them to continue to serve one of our most vulnerable populations with their unique skills,” said Jennifer Sheets, Interim HealthCare CEO and President. “At Interim HealthCare, we see the incredible impact veterans have on their communities–some as caregivers and others as home care franchise owners–and we are committed to helping more veterans find post-military careers in home care.”

Interim HealthCare believes the skills and attributes which drew them to defend our country uniquely positions veterans to help alleviate the caregiver crisis plaguing our healthcare system. Here are three considerations for veterans exploring careers in caregiving.

1. Ability to work in a demanding environment: Being a caregiver to the elderly or someone needing in-home care means every day can bring new challenges and new rewards. An ability to quickly problem-solve and the flexibility to adapt to changing situations are extremely useful skills for caregivers.

2. Put military skills to work in home care immediately: While a career as a home care aide or caregiver does require some certification or training, it does not require a medical school degree or years of in-practice experience. Skills learned while serving, like leadership, critical thinking and commitment, can immediately be put into play as a caregiver.

3. Shared connection with many seniors: Over 12.4 million people aged 65 and older once served in the armed forces. Their ability to share that experience with a retired military caregiver creates an innate connection that can be invaluable for a senior and their loved ones.

For more information about Interim HealthCare, visit: https://www.interimhealthcare.com/about-interim-healthcare/honoring-veterans/.

About Interim HealthCare

Interim HealthCare Inc., founded in 1966, is a leading national franchisor of home care, hospice and healthcare staffing. It is part of Caring Brands International, which also includes UK-based Bluebird Care and Australia-based Just Better Care, both well-known franchise brands in their countries. With more than 530 franchise locations in seven countries, Caring Brands International is a global healthcare leader.

Interim HealthCare in the United States is unique in combining the commitment of local ownership with the support of a national organization that develops innovative programs and quality standards that improve the delivery of service. Franchisees employ nurses, therapists, aides, companions and other healthcare professionals who provide 25 million hours of home care service to 190,000 people each year, meeting a variety of home health, senior care, hospice, palliative care, pediatric care and healthcare staffing needs. For more information or to locate an Interim HealthCare office, visit http://www.interimhealthcare.com.

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The Dugger Law Firm, PLLC Has Filed a Disability Discrimination Case on Behalf of Jamal Othman Against NYC Mayoral Candidate and Former DVS Commissioner Loree Sutton

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NEW YORK (PRWEB)

On November 7, 2019, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jamal Othman filed a disability discrimination, retaliation, and interference complaint against the City of New York’s Department of Veterans’ Services (“DVS”), New York City mayoral candidate and former DVS Commissioner Ret. Gen. Loree Sutton, and current DVS Assistant Commissioner Jason Parker. 

Most recently the Assistant Commissioner for Engagement & Community Services for DVS, Mr. Othman worked as an Assistant Commissioner for DVS from 2016-2019.  He previously served as the Chief of Staff for Mayor Bloomberg for the New York City Mayor’s Office of Veterans’ Affairs (2012-2014) and the Deputy Director of the New York State Division of Veterans’ Affairs (2014-2016). 

Mr. Othman’s complaint alleges that, despite DVS’s stated mission of supporting NYC veterans, including those with mental health disabilities, former Commissioner Sutton engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against DVS’s military veteran employees with mental health disabilities, including targeting them for termination of employment from DVS.

The complaint alleges that shortly after Mr. Othman disclosed his service-connected mental health disability, former Commissioner Sutton demoted him, pressured him to resign, terminated his employment (by way of an armed escort out of DVS’s offices), and banned him from entering any property under the jurisdiction of DVS.

The complaint further alleges that former Commissioner Sutton created a hostile work environment for veterans with mental health disabilities.

The complaint alleges that her conduct included: (1) telling Mr. Othman that she wanted to find a reason to fire a veteran with a mental health disability in part because of their mental health disability (in addition to their political views); (2) expressing her pleasure, and becoming visibly giddy, after hearing of the departure of a veteran with a mental health disability from DVS; and (3) repeatedly instructing Mr. Othman “no more troubled veterans.”

The complaint additionally alleges that five days after former Commissioner Sutton terminated his employment because of his mental health disability and/or protected activity, she testified about veteran mental health to the New York City Council’s committees on Veterans and Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction, Oversight Hearing on “Veteran Suicide and Mental Health.”

Filed in the Southern District of New York pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), and the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”), the fourteen-count complaint’s claims include: (1) disability discrimination; (2) retaliation; (3) harassment and hostile work environment; (4) failure to accommodate; (5) interference; and (6) aiding and abetting liability.  The complaint also utilizes the NYCHRL’s 2017 amendments enacting anti-discrimination protections for uniformed service members (i.e. veterans), which Mr. Othman assisted in passing while at DVS.

Mr. Othman’s complaint seeks back pay, front pay, reinstatement, compensatory damages, declaratory relief, and injunctive relief, as well as punitive damages and FMLA liquidated damages from former Commissioner Sutton and Assistant Commissioner Parker in their individual capacities.

On November 6, 2019, The New York Times reported that former Commissioner Sutton had declared her candidacy for Mayor of New York City.

The case is Othman v. The City of New York et al., No. 19 Civ. 10351, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Media Contact: Cyrus E. Dugger, The Dugger Law Firm, PLLC (646) 560-3208 cd@theduggerlawfirm.com

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EF Go Ahead Tours and America’s Test Kitchen Combine Travel and Food Expertise to Create Fully Immersive Culinary-Led Travel Experience to Italy

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EF Go Ahead Tours and America’s Test Kitchen combine travel and food expertise to create fully immersive culinary-led travel experience to Italy

“We’re beyond thrilled about this partnership as you can learn so much about a culture through its mealtime traditions, making food such a unifier,” says Heidi Durflinger, President, EF Go Ahead Tours.


BOSTON (PRWEB)

EF Go Ahead Tours (GAT), a premier provider of culturally immersive experiences offering more than 175 guided trips to all seven continents, announces a new partnership with America’s Test Kitchen (ATK), a go-to resource for home cooks. The two cultural powerhouses join forces to create a new one-of-a-kind, hands-on, fully immersive, culinary led travel experience through Italy called A Food and Wine Adventure through Tuscany and Piedmont with America’s Test Kitchen.

“We’re beyond thrilled about this partnership as you can learn so much about a culture through its mealtime traditions, making food such a unifier. When people from all different backgrounds come together at a table to eat, it connects them as they share stories and traditions around their food,” says Heidi Durflinger, President, EF Go Ahead Tours.

“This partnership is the perfect combination of the unique, local experiences we provide on all of our tours together with America’s Test Kitchen’s deep understanding of all things culinary,” continues Durflinger. “While on our tour, travelers will learn about recipes that have been passed down for generations while visiting a Tuscan Agriturismo. They’ll have the opportunity to attend the annual Alba White Truffle Fair and learn how experienced hunters, with their dogs, use smell to determine the key characteristics of fungi and how to select the best truffles for food. It’s truly a special itinerary that travelers will never forget.”

This 11-day immersive gastronomical adventure will be capped at 28 travelers and departs October 2020 at a cost of $3,079 per person (land-only). Sites visited include Turin, Alba, Barolo, Bologna, and a 3-day stay in a charming Tuscan agriturismo (working farmhouse) via the famous wine towns of San Gimignano and Chianti.

Celebrating the region’s notorious wine, parmesan and olive oil are akin to the sun coming up every day, but this tour goes a step beyond with standout itinerary highlights including:

  • The two Cs of Turin: Coffee and Chocolate. Sip famous Bicerin coffee at Caffè al Bicerin before a private tour and chocolate-making lesson with world-famous chocolatiers.

  • The Dog Days of… Truffle Hunting. Attend the seasonal Truffle Hunt and Alba White Truffle Fair and learn how these delicacies are hunted!

  • Shop like a local. Visit local fish and vegetable markets with experienced shoppers… one night in Florence, a trip to the market becomes a casual picnic dinner!

  • Live like a Tuscan. Spend three nights at a Tuscan working farm, located between tiny villages and the cultural centre of Florence. Spa treatments, wine and olive oil tastings, cooking classes and excursions create the quintessential experience.

  • Apprentice-style cooking lessons to bring home. In Bologna, learn how to make pasta, eat your creation for dinner and tour a family-run balsamic vinegar villa.


“Bologna is one of my favorite food cities on the planet. The fresh pasta is so good, especially filled pasta like tortellini, which travelers will learn to make on this trip. Some of Italy’s most famous ingredients, including balsamic vinegar, come from the regions featured on this tour,” says Jack Bishop, Chief Creative Officer, America’s Test Kitchen. “We’re so excited to participate in this unique culinary and travel experience and to provide information and recipes that will help travelers continue the experience back in their home kitchens.”

Book today with only $450 in deposit at https://www.goaheadtours.com/americastestkitchen. An online concierge is available to answer any and all questions!

Additional America’s Test Kitchen tours may be added per demand throughout 2020.

About EF Go Ahead Tours

EF Go Ahead Tours offers more than 175 guided trips across all seven continents. Each carefully planned, expertly led tour makes it easy for curious travelers of all ages to get to the heart of a destination. With a maximum group size well below the industry average, each trip has the perfect balance of planned sightseeing and free time to explore. EF Go Ahead Tours is a division of EF Education First, the world’s largest international education company that was founded in 1965. With a mission of opening the world through education, EF Education First has 612 offices and schools in 50 countries.

About America’s Test Kitchen

America’s Test Kitchen, based in a state-of-the-art 60,000 sq. ft. facility with over 15,000 sq. ft. of test kitchens and studio space, in Boston’s Seaport District, is dedicated to finding the very best recipes for home cooks. Over 50 full-time (admittedly obsessive) test cooks spend their days testing recipes 30, 40, up to 100 times, with help from a panel of 40,000 volunteer home cooks, tweaking every variable until they understand how and why recipes work. They also test cookware and supermarket ingredients so viewers can bypass marketing hype and buy the best quality products. As the home of Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country magazines, and publisher of more than one dozen cookbooks each year, America’s Test Kitchen has earned the respect of the publishing industry, the culinary world, and millions of home cooks. America’s Test Kitchen the television show launched in 2001, and the company added a second television program, Cook’s Country, in 2008.

*Pricing based on double occupancy hotel room. Airfare is available for purchase, pricing varies by departure city.

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Genedata Expands Partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim to Digitalize Next Generation Cell Line Development

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Boehringer Ingelheim has deployed Genedata Selector to support the application of next generation sequencing (NGS) in cell line engineering, clone selection and adventitious agent detection workflows.


BASEL, Switzerland (PRWEB)

Genedata, the leading provider of enterprise software solutions for biopharmaceutical R&D, today announced an expansion of its collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim, a research-driven pharmaceutical company, to digitalize and automate complex cell line development processes. As part of this collaboration, Genedata Selector has been deployed to support the application of next generation sequencing (NGS) in cell line engineering, clone selection and adventitious agent detection workflows.

Many biopharma companies, like Boehringer Ingelheim, are using NGS-based approaches throughout bioprocess development to speed up workflows and create significant cost savings. Genedata Selector harmonizes and automates these NGS-based workflows by providing an integrated data management and analysis platform. Genedata Selector offers all the features required for deployment into regulatory environments in downstream biologics manufacturing.

The centralized approach to global data management provided by Genedata Selector facilitates collaboration among research groups and sites and reduces error-prone exchange of data files. With an easy-to-use interface and enterprise-wide access to experimental data in one secure system, Genedata Selector enables biopharma companies to increase the efficiency of their decision-making processes. For specific applications, such as NGS-based detection of adventitious agents, Genedata Selector also creates the opportunity for biopharma R&D organizations to become independent of external service providers and gain full control of data, resulting in tremendous savings in time and money.

“We are very excited about our partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim, an innovative leader in the biopharma industry,” said Othmar Pfannes, Ph.D., CEO of Genedata. “Genedata is committed to supporting our customers looking to automate and digitalize their bioproduction processes by providing the most advanced and innovative technologies for organizations to maximize their return.”

About Genedata

Genedata transforms data into intelligence with innovative software solutions and domain-specific consulting services that automate complex, large-scale experimental processes and enable organizations to maximize the ROI in their R&D, spanning early discovery all the way to the clinic. Founded in 1997, Genedata is headquartered in Switzerland with additional offices in Germany, Japan, Singapore, the UK, and the US.

http://www.genedata.com

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Health: Mental Health

One woman’s journey from severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder to a life lived abundantly

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“Kerry is a testament that if one dedicates themselves to treatment; one can overcome this dreadful disease in an overwhelming fashion. I am immensely proud of her progress along with her commitment to disseminate her knowledge for the benefit of others suffering from OCD.”


LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)

The books author, Kerry Osborn, is a mental health/OCD advocate, mental health blogger, public speaker, writer and founder of The Obsessive Outsiders digital ‘mentally misunderstood’ movement. Osborn is a long time sufferer of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, which set in as a young adult with no genetic history of mental illness.

Kerry Alayne Osborn lived a completely normal life until the sudden onset of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) at the age of seventeen. Her charmed life turned upside down as her new diagnosis of OCD set in, leaving her life spinning out of control. While trying to live a normal life, as she battled through the maze of OCD, she found her OCD mind had different plans. Unlike the common stigma of OCD, Kerry found herself with a case of OCD that is the exact opposite of the known ‘perfectionism’, and ‘cleanliness’ oriented disorder.

Several dark years later, bound in the chains of OCD, the outsider found herself on a leather couch in a manic state, sitting across from the one therapist who would go on to mentor her to live an abundant life. Once confined to the isolation of her dorm room with no friends, a loss of identity, and betrayal of her own mind, Kerry pushed through to break the foundation of her dire belief system in OCD.

Passing through the waiting rooms of many untargeted therapists, Osborn finally found Jim Sterner, LMFT and enrolled in The Gateway Institute’s Intensive Therapy Program in 2010. It was during the program Kerry initially realized the disconnection of her magical thinking OCD. Osborn has worked for years to live a normal life credited to behavioral therapy and perseverance. Jim Sterner’s reflection on his work with Kerry over the years is profound, stating, “Coming from unimaginable depths of OCD, Kerry’s entire life was completely entangled in her intrusive thoughts, and almost every hour of every day was committed to neutralizing her fears and anxiety through hundreds of compulsions. After committing herself to intensive OCD treatment, Kerry has risen to improbable heights. Not only has she learned to live free of OCD, she has written a beautiful memoir about her personal journey, and is leading a website that has reached thousands of people that are continuously learning and benefiting from her experience. Kerry is a testament that if one dedicates themselves to treatment; one can overcome this dreadful disease in an overwhelming fashion. I am immensely proud of her progress along with her commitment to disseminate her knowledge for the benefit of others suffering from OCD.”

As Kerry slowly immersed back into living life again, she noticed the lack of patient-to-patient memoirs on the market demonstrating living a successful life after the worst of OCD. She decided to create the book of hope she wished she had found during her years of suffering. Osborn credits the book to being the friend she never had for other OCD sufferers to feel less alone and see first-hand that with the proper therapy, tools and perseverance, one can absolutely live an abundant life amidst Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, in a state of ongoing OCD Recovery.

Kerry’s infectious, unapologetic, and refreshing voice doesn’t hold back. In her book, The Obsessive Outsider, she shares her journey, giving sound advice on how to tangibly do something about OCD. Putting the good, bad and the ugly on display for the world, she chooses to be a face for the misunderstood disorder that almost cost her everything. Kerry is devoted to proving that a life in recovery from the worst of OCD is possible, given the right tools and perseverance.

The Obsessive Outsider is now available to be purchased on Amazon in both print & Kindle versions internationally, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble, Nook, Kobo, Kobo Plus, Tolino, Baker & Taylor, Scribd, 24 Symbols, OverDrive, Bibliotheca, Hoopla, !ndigo, Angus & Robertson. The book is also available via ISBN on IngramSpark for library and bookstore purchases.

ISBN #: 978-0-578-57708-1

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Business: Insurance

Car Insurance Basics -Top Factors That Influence Insurance Rates

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“Drivers should understand what influences the most their insurance bills”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company


LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)

Cheapquotesautoinsurance.com has released a new blog post that explains the top influential factors for car insurance rates

For more info and free car insurance quotes, visit https://cheapquotesautoinsurance.com/top-factors-that-affect-car-insurance-costs/

When it comes to determining rates and associated costs, insurance companies analyze a vast number of factors. These factors can be classified into 3 main categories: driver-related factors, car-related factors and coverage-related factors. Companies carefully analyze the following factors:


  • Driver’s age. Teen drivers are more likely to get involved in an accident. Younger drivers, under 25 years old, pay higher premiums. Senior citizens that are in their 70s or 80s, also pay higher insurance rates based on their age. In this case, age-related medical problems will impair a person’s driving capabilities.

  • Credit score. Most states, except California, Hawaii and Massachusetts, allow insurance companies to look at the driver’s credit score. They will regularly charge more the drivers with poor credit score, while the ones that have good and excellent credit score will receive lower insurance rates.

  • Driving history. Drivers that were recently involved in accidents, received many tickets, or made previous insurance claims, should expect more expensive premiums. A really bad driving record will even determine the current insurer to drop the client. Safe drivers, on the other side, receive better rates.

  • ZIP code. The majority of car accidents happen close to home. People living in a densely populated neighborhood, with more cars, are more likely to suffer a car accident, vandalism or theft. Parking the car in a garage will make coverage cheaper.

  • Car model. An insurer will ask about car make, model, car type, year of production, installed safety features, condition, etc. Some cars are cheaper to insure than others. Luxury, sports car or extremely customized cars are difficult to insure and regularly will need a specialized insurer.

For more car insurance info, money-saving tips and free online quotes, please visit http://cheapquotesautoinsurance.com

Cheapquotesautoinsurance.com is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.

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Business: Executives

Dr. Marcia Faller to Join R Squared Ventures Advisory Board

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I’m excited to be joining a team of industry veteran’s developing technology that will truly change the way nurses prepare themselves for work opportunities, using a strictly mobile approach that doesn’t sacrifice quality or security.


MIAMI (PRWEB)

R Squared Ventures LLC, a boutique healthcare application development firm based in Miami FL, is pleased to announce that former AMN Healthcare Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. Marcia Faller, has joined its Advisory Board. With over 30 years of experience in the healthcare staffing industry, Dr. Faller’s addition adds both depth and breadth to the board as the company prepares to launch its innovative career readiness app – UNA – to nurses and healthcare professionals in January 2020.

During her tenure as the Chief Clinical Officer for AMN Healthcare, Dr. Faller was in charge of several large teams dedicated to the credentialing, competency assessment, continuing education and ongoing performance management of nurses, allied health professionals, physicians and advanced practitioners who were placed in temporary positions nationwide.

Her skillset and experience will be instrumental in both the design and the deployment of the most career-centric piece of mobile technology to ever be made available to nurses and other healthcare professionals.

“Dr. Faller’s thought leadership on education, credentialing and competency will help us fine-tune what’s most important for career nurses to prepare for employment,” said Rich Benvenuto, Senior Partner at R Squared Ventures.

“I’m excited to be joining a team of industry veteran’s developing technology that will truly change the way nurses prepare themselves for work opportunities, using a strictly mobile approach that doesn’t sacrifice quality or security,” Dr. Faller added. “Other technologies focus solely on jobs. UNA is unique in that it puts the nurse first, and couple’s convenience with a more streamlined approach to career readiness.”

UNA’s technology will give nurses the ability to manage their work credentials and apply for jobs, through a single app, with the click of a button.

“Nurses spend a majority of their time caring for patients in challenging work environments, and the last thing someone wants to do after a long shift is track down their credentials,” stated Ron Gonzalez, Managing Partner of R Squared Ventures, and the Founder and former CEO of Prophecy Healthcare. “Our goal with UNA is to make the lives of nurses much easier by leveraging technology to improve their career management experience.”

About R Squared Ventures

r2 Ventures is a private mobile technology development firm with more than 30 years of combined experience in healthcare technology and innovation. We specialize in developing software that addresses the current challenges in the healthcare market today, to pave the way for a better quality of healthcare tomorrow. Healthcare applications currently in our development portfolio are primarily focused on improving patient care and communication, reducing overhead, or increasing provider engagement, and all r2 Ventures partners receive support with market insights and gain exposure to potential acquisitions & acquires. To learn more, contact us at 336-848-4732 or ron@r2ven.com.

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Health: Addiction

The Recovery Village Columbus is Now In-Network with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (PRWEB)

The Recovery Village Columbus is proud to serve patients and their families as an in-network provider with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Ohio. An Advanced Recovery Systems facility, The Recovery Village Columbus provides exceptional care to those seeking treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions.

As a participating provider with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio, The Recovery Village Columbus provides a full continuum of care for clients throughout the Midwest and beyond. The Recovery Village Columbus offers an array of personalized addiction care, including:


  • Medical detox

  • Inpatient

  • Partial hospitalization

  • Intensive outpatient

  • Outpatient

  • Aftercare planning

  • Professional counseling for co-occurring mental health conditions

Expanding coverage is a top priority to provide comprehensive, evidence-based treatment to those in need of help with substance use and behavioral health disorders. In addition to the new partnership with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio, The Recovery Village Columbus is in-network with many local and national insurance providers. Private payment options are also available.

About Advanced Recovery Systems

Advanced Recovery Systems (ARS) is an integrated behavioral health care management company dedicated to the treatment of addiction, substance abuse and mental health conditions. The ARS network of treatment centers includes The Recovery Village Umatilla (Umatilla, Florida), The Recovery Village at Palmer Lake (Palmer Lake, Colorado), The Recovery Village Ridgefield (Ridgefield, Washington), The Recovery Village Columbus (Groveport, Ohio), Orlando Recovery Center (Orlando, Florida), The Recovery Village Palm Beach (Lake Worth, Florida), Next Generation Village (Sebring, Florida) and The IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery (Upper Marlboro, Maryland). ARS also manages all locations of Next Step Village (Maitland and Eustis, Florida), recovery residences for individuals looking for supportive, transitional living opportunities. For more information, visit http://www.AdvancedRecoverySystems.com.

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Phoenix Technology Group adds enterprise-class security and Windows 10 support to the Phoenix ICON™ wide-field retinal imaging system

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The security of data stored on medical devices is of critical interest to hospitals, and in the Fall 2019 release, we are bringing enterprise-class upgrades to user management and data security,


PLEASANTON, Calif. (PRWEB)

Phoenix Technology Group, LLC. (Phoenix), a leading provider of advanced ophthalmic imaging solutions for researchers and clinicians, announced today the upcoming availability of the Fall 2019 software release for the Phoenix ICON™ wide-field retinal imaging platform. The Fall 2019 release adds enterprise-grade data security to the Phoenix ICON camera platform and adds support for Windows 10. The release, available December 1, is available to all current Phoenix ICON customers at no cost and is also available in a system upgrade bundle that includes a 4x increase in image and video storage.

Features of the Fall 2019 release include:

•Enterprise-grade data security, including support for multiple user accounts, user roles to control access to camera features and data, enforcement of strong passwords, encryption of data at rest, and audit logging

•Upgrade to Windows 10 IoT Enterprise which provides users with a smooth upgrade path from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10

•Bug fixes and performance enhancements

“The security of data stored on medical devices is of critical interest to hospitals, and in the Fall 2019 release, we are bringing enterprise-class upgrades to user management and data security,” said Leslie MacKeen, Phoenix Technology Group Product Manager. “What’s more, Windows 7 is at its end of life. With this release, we provide our customers a smooth upgrade path to Windows 10, on a version that provides a long-term stable release that is appropriate for medical devices.”

Phoenix is committed to providing low total cost of ownership to our customers, and part of that commitment is offering regular software upgrades and enhancements and keeping pace with changing IT standards.

With the Fall 2019 software release, available December 1, current Phoenix customers will have two options for upgrading their Phoenix ICON™ platforms.

•The first is through a free self-install (“do-it-yourself”) kit which includes a Windows 10 IoT Enterprise license, along with the software utilities and step-by-step instructions to complete the migration to Windows 10.

•The second option is to purchase a complete Phoenix ICON cart upgrade kit, which includes the Fall 2019 software release, expanded hard disk capacity that provides a 4x increase in image and video storage space, a replacement cart battery, and on-site installation and training by a Phoenix ICON technical expert.

The patented Phoenix ICON™ wide-field retinal imaging platform is a cart-based system with a handheld camera. It combines a completely reinvented optical design with modern sensor technology and proprietary software to deliver extraordinary retinal images, especially of darkly pigmented retinas. The ICON camera supports both fundus imaging and fluorescein angiography and is available for sale direct from the Company in the US, and through its global distribution network reaching 70 countries around the world.

About Phoenix Technology Group: Phoenix Technology Group™ empowers people to see: we empower researchers to see more in their fight to prevent blindness; we empower clinicians to see more in their fight to save sight. We do that by providing clinicians and researchers around the world with stunning retinal images, coupled with timely and accurate data about the retina and the eye. Founded by Bert Massie, Ph.D., inventor of the first digital camera for pediatric retinal imaging, our company created the Phoenix MICRON™ platform for in-vivo imaging of animals in eye research. Phoenix MICRON™ is the standard of excellence for researchers worldwide: ten of the top twelve research institutions employ a Phoenix MICRON™ solution. In 2017, the company launched to great acclaim the Phoenix ICON™ platform which reinvented wide-field retinal imaging for human clinical applications. Phoenix ICON™ delivers stunning high-contrast, high-resolution images, with quality you can see and data you can trust. The Phoenix ICON™ platform also boasts a number of features including a lighter weight cart and a six-hour battery life. Recognizing that telemedicine is the future of ROP screening, in 2018, Phoenix launched Phoenix CONNECT, which today is the most widely adopted telemedicine platform for ROP screening. Phoenix CONNECT connects the nursing, ophthalmology, and neonatology teams to enable delivery of the best care by facilitating timely expert screening to babies in any NICU. And, the platform implements a proven screening workflow that generates critical photo documentation to enhance treatment determination and reduce risk

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