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Industry: Healthcare

Gumbiner Savett Inc. Supports Breast Cancer Awareness in October

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We feel it is important that as a firm, we support local charities like the Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research.


SANTA MONICA, Calif. (PRWEB)

Gumbiner Savett Inc., a full-service public accounting firm in Southern California, dedicated their October 2019 fundraising effort to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, specifically to the Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research.

The firm held bake sales throughout the month allowing employees to show off their baking skills and raise money for the foundation. During the course of the month, the firm collected names of employees’ family and friends who are survivors and have fought the disease and honored them at the final bake sale dedicating the fundraising effort to them. The firm will match all proceeds raised.

“We are proud of our people and the enthusiasm that has been created for our Breast Cancer Awareness month,” said Shreedhar Kothari, CPA, Audit and Accounting Shareholder. “We feel it is important that as a firm, we support local charities like the Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research.”

This is the fourth year that the accounting firm has dedicated the month of October to the Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. The charity’s mission is to improve the lives of those impacted by breast cancer through education and advocacy. The Foundation drives collaborative, cutting-edge research to bring to light the collateral damage of treatment and seeks ways to diminish it.

“We do the breast cancer research no one else will or can. Charitable donations from organizations such as Gumbiner Savett empower the Foundation’s vision for meaningful research and forging unique partnerships that create the clearest path for making breast cancer a thing of the past,” said Christopher Clinton Conway, CEO, Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. “This year the Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research has been recognized as the number one breast cancer organization in the U.S. and a 4-star rating on Charity Navigator for responsible spending.”

About Gumbiner Savett Inc. – http://www.gscpa.com

Gumbiner Savett Inc. is a full-service accounting and consulting firm headquartered in Santa Monica. Founded in 1950, its purpose is to facilitate the achievement of clients’ financial objectives and provide career fulfillment for its employees.

Known for its diverse culture, Gumbiner Savett Inc. is dedicated to being a preeminent assurance, tax and business advisory firm for growth oriented businesses, middle market enterprises and high-net worth individuals in Southern California. In addition to traditional private and public company accounting and tax services, it specializes in general business consulting, estate and trust planning, fraud examination studies, business services and bookkeeping and litigation support.

Gumbiner Savett Inc. is an independent member firm of BKR International.

About Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research® – http://www.drsusanloveresearch.org

Dr. Susan Love Foundation for Breast Cancer Research is dedicated to mobilizing a future without breast cancer by igniting visionary, collaborative research, with a distinctive approach to education. The Foundation makes innovative breast cancer research possible by generating bold ideas and enlisting the best experts, both inside and outside the field of cancer research, in order to better understand the complex nature of breast cancer and the experience of those impacted by the disease. Its approach to education reflects an understanding of the patient, the doctor and research advances ensuring that everyone has the knowledge to be their own health advocate.

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Business: Insurance

2019 Investigator of the Year Award Goes to Mercury Insurance’s Mark Di Lauro

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I absolutely enjoy every aspect of this job – the investigation into the claim, the pursuit of fraud, getting into the mind of what the insured is doing, and ultimately protecting our insured from those who are engaging in criminal activity.


LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)

Mark Di Lauro, a member of the Mercury Insurance Special Investigations Unit (SIU) team, was recently named the 2019 Investigator of the Year by the Southern California Chapter of International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU). The highly prestigious IASIU Awards are given on an annual basis to individuals who have displayed outstanding investigative services to their organizations, as well as to the industry as a whole.

Di Lauro, who has been an investigator for Mercury’s SIU for nearly three years, was recognized for his work examining a policyholder’s reported water loss. His investigation revealed that the loss had, in fact, been staged and his findings saved Mercury nearly $50,000. Additionally, the policyholder was sentenced to 17 years in prison after a criminal trial and ordered to pay more than $900,000 in restitution to various insurance carriers.

“I am very proud of the award,” said Di Lauro. “I would like to think that it not only encompasses this particular claim, but a culmination of claims that we investigate that result in millions of dollars of savings for our policyholders each year. I firmly believe that this was a team award for Mercury SIU and not just my individual award.

“I absolutely enjoy every aspect of this job – the investigation into the claim, the pursuit of fraud, getting into the mind of what the insured is doing, and ultimately protecting our insured from those who are engaging in criminal activity.”

Mercury’s SIU, which was founded in 1978, consists of 40 seasoned investigators in 11 states who work to catch the fraudulent claims filed every year by white-collar con artists, shady doctors and lawyers, and even the occasional celebrity. Insurance fraud, the second most costly white-collar crime in America behind tax evasion, accounts for at least 10 percent of property and casualty claims, and cost citizens billions of dollars each year. The SIU exists to prevent phony payouts and exaggerated claims stemming from staged accidents, arson, auto and identity theft, and padding of medical expenses, to keep rates low for Mercury policyholders.

The public can do its part to help lower insurance costs by reporting suspicious activity to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

About Mercury Insurance

Mercury Insurance (MCY) is a multiple-line insurance organization predominantly offering personal automobile, homeowners and business insurance through a network of independent agents in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. Since 1962, Mercury has specialized in offering quality insurance at affordable prices. For more information, visit http://www.mercuryinsurance.com or Facebook and follow the company on Twitter.

About the Mercury Special Investigations Unit

Whether it’s a staged car crash, home arson or exaggerated injuries and suspect medical billing, criminals are creating new ways to cheat their insurance company, necessitating the existence of groups like the Mercury Insurance SIU – the CSI of the insurance industry.

Mercury’s SIU was founded in 1978, becoming one of the first companies to create an investigative department to combat insurance fraud. Since its inception, the SIU, which employs more than 40 seasoned investigators nationwide, has exposed thousands of fraudulent auto, home and medical claims, saving policyholders millions of dollars annually. The SIU mission: prevent phony payouts, which helps maintain low premiums for Mercury customers.

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Business: Executives

Alliance of Channel Women Seeks Nominations for 2020 Board of Directors

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“We’re looking for women to pick up the baton and run with it, expanding on existing programs and developing new ones that will lift up women in the channel.”


SANTA ANA, Calif. (PRWEB)

Alliance of Channel Women, a not-for-profit organization of women in the indirect sales channel of the telecom and IT industry, is looking for female channel leaders to join its board of directors for the next two years, beginning in January 2020.

Two seats are open for the 2020-21 ACW Board of Directors. ACW President Stacy Conrad, Director of Channel Sales, Southeast for TPx Communications, and ACW Vice President Rebecca Rosen, Vice President of Marketing at Broadvoice, are leaving the board after completing their two-year terms.

“Being a board member is great opportunity to influence the direction of our organization and to develop programs that will empower women in their tech channel careers,” said Conrad. “It’s also a way to build your leadership skills while positively impacting your channel community.”

“This year ACW elected several new members to the board, and we’ve benefitted from their new perspectives and energy,” said Rosen. “We’re looking for women to pick up the baton and run with it, expanding on existing programs and developing new ones that will lift up women in the channel.”

Interested candidates, who are ACW members in good standing, are invited to apply at https://allianceofchannelwomen.org/boardapp2020 no later than December 5, 2019.

Qualified nominees will be placed on a ballot and sent to a vote of the membership. Selected candidates will be notified in December 2019.

Questions may be directed to pr@allianceofchannelwomen.org.

About the Alliance of Channel Women

Founded in 2010, the Alliance of Channel Women (formerly Women in the Channel) is a not-for-profit organization of women in the indirect sales channel of the telecom and IT industry. The Alliance of Channel Women brings us together to empower and advance women’s careers and leadership roles in the technology channel through education, community, advocacy and opportunities for personal growth. To learn more and to become a member, please visit http://www.allianceofchannelwomen.org.

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Health

Wavee Enhances the Morning Routine with the World’s Only Toothbrush Smart Speaker System, Now Available on Kickstarter

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More and more, people typically use their weak phone speaker or have to hassle with bringing a Bluetooth speaker in and out of the bathroom. With Wavee, they will never run into that problem again…whether at home or when on the road.


TORONTO (PRWEB)

Wavee, a three-speed sonic-wave toothbrush combined with smart speaker technology that delivers rich amplified sound, is now available on Kickstarter. Wavee empowers customers with their favorite music, podcasts and audiobooks – and features Amazon Alexa compatibility.

“Wavee was created to enhance the everyday routine of oral care, something all of us have to do day-in and day-out,” said Wavee Co-founder & CEO Jonathan Semira. “Wavee works double duty in the bathroom, with a smart speaker charging base that allows you to maximize downtime by streaming your favorite playlists in omni-directional sound, while the separate electric toothbrush treats your smile to a brilliant cleaning.”

Semira came up with the idea of Wavee by his own recognition that there was a void when it came to enjoying entertainment during his morning routine. He says Wavee allows everyone to maximize their time, which is commonly up to 60 minutes a daily or more, that users spend prepping for the day ahead.

“We researched the oral hygiene market and realized there’s a real need for this ground-breaking product, especially among millennials,” he said. “More and more, people typically use their weak phone speaker or have to hassle with bringing a Bluetooth speaker in and out of the bathroom. With Wavee, they will never run into that problem again…whether at home or when on the road.”

At its core, Wavee is a set of separate devices that perform important functions within a person’s daily routine – an electric toothbrush that provides optimal teeth cleaning through a sonic wave movement brush head backed by a powerful three-speed motor, along with an accompanying smart speaker that delivers rich, amplified sound allowing customers to curate their own content and entertainment.

“Through technology and innovative design, our team fused these two functions together to create the market’s first electric toothbrush and integrated smart speaker product,” Semira said. “This opens up an entirely new and enhanced user experience, with Wavee providing the missing link to turn any common bathroom space into a secluded haven.”

The smart speaker includes a proprietary charging dock for the brush, both of which are charged with one single USB-C Port connection. The Wavee’s built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery lasts up to 25 days on a single charge, allowing for minimal charging time and portability for travel.

When it comes to dental hygiene, the Wavee brush head features soft bristles designed to clean germs, bacteria and remove plaque – while being gentle on the gums.

Wavee’s full line of features include:


  •     An LED Light

  •     A Removable Cleaning Sleeve

  •     An Easy Wipe Top Surface

  •     Inductive Charging

  •     An IPX 5 – Water Resistant Speaker

  •     Superior Voice Pick-Up

  •     Amazon Alexa Compatibility through HSP

  •     A Wall Mountable Feature

  •     A two-minute timer with 30 second intervals for cleaning the four quadrants of the mouth

  •     Three Brushing Modes – (Standard (41,000rpm), White (48,000rpm), Sensitive (33,000rpm)

  •     Eight-Hour Playback

  •     A 48,000 RPM Motor

  •     Omnidirectional Sound

  •     Bluetooth 5.0 Compatibility

As part of the brand’s goal to provide a ‘total’ oral care experience, Wavee will also offer supplementary products such as toothpaste, floss and teeth whitening strips, all of which are available through a subscription package with the Wavee product.

For more information and to purchase Wavee at an early-bird discount during crowdfunding, visit the Wavee Campaign Page on Kickstarter.

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Technology: Computer

DataON announces new Data Center Plus configurations for version 2 of Intel® Select Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

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A hybrid cloud computing company

We are proud to be the first Intel® Platinum Partner to have all four validated solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI. Customers will be able to realize a faster time-to-value and reduced operational costs with these pre-validated solutions.


ANAHEIM, Calif. (PRWEB)

DataON, the industry-leading provider of hybrid cloud solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI with cloud-based Azure Services, has collaborated with Intel to offer new Data Center Plus configurations for version 2 of Intel Select Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI, powered by 2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and Intel® Optane™ DC SSDs. These solutions will be showcased at DataON booth #1645 at Microsoft Ignite 2019, from November 4-7, 2019, in Orlando, Florida.

DataON is one of the first Intel® Platinum Partners to offer all four validated configurations for Intel Select Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI:

  • Data center model, base configuration – For enterprise environments, supports primary workloads in a hybrid storage design.

  • Data center model, plus configuration – For enterprise environments, supports the most demanding critical production workloads. Ideal for healthcare environments where electronic healthcare (EHR) database software require fast responses.

  • Edge model, base configuration – For small-to-medium sized businesses (SMB), remote office/branch office (ROBO), and edge environments

  • Edge model, plus configuration – For SMB, ROBO, and edge environments. Leverages leveraging Intel® Optane™ technology to support more demanding workloads such as Microsoft SQL Server.


Intel Select Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI are performance-optimized specifically for hyper-converged compute and storage. This solution improves performance by utilizing Intel® Optane™ DC persistent memory as cache storage for Storage Spaces Direct to accelerate the cache tier for storage at DDR4 speeds versus PCIe/SATA speeds.

With the Edge model Plus configuration, businesses can add three times greater memory capacity per cluster and fifty percent greater raw storage capacity per cluster using three-way mirroring over the Base configuration*. With the DataON Center model Plus configuration of Intel Select Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI, businesses can achieve 20 percent more cores for computation and 88 percent higher throughput in IOPS over the Base configuration**.

These solutions add to DataON’s first generation of Intel® Select Solutions for Windows Server Software-Defined Storage, and second-generation Intel Select Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI and Microsoft SQL Server.

Intel created Intel Select Solutions to reduce the time required to evaluate, select, and purchase hardware for today’s workloads and applications. They are vigorously benchmark-tested with today’s high-priority workloads, helping businesses realize smooth deployments and optimal performance. By eliminating guesswork and ensuring predictability with pre-defined configurations, businesses can take advantage of new technologies faster.

The new Intel Select Solutions are powered by 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors. They represent a new class of Intel® Xeon® processors designed for demanding high-performance computing (HPC) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) workloads. The processor delivers up to 28 cores per CPU and 6 DDR4 memory channels per socket. In addition, they support Intel’s breakthrough Intel Optane DC persistent memory, delivering greater than 3TB per socket. These solutions also support Intel Optane Solid State Drives (SSDs) which can accelerate applications, reduce transactions costs for latency-sensitive workloads, and improve overall data center TCO.

“DataON was an inaugural partner for Intel Selection Solution for Windows Server Software-Defined Storage, and we are proud to be the first Intel Platinum Partner to have all four validated solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI,” said Howard Lo, vice president of sales and marketing, DataON. “Having these validated solutions demonstrates our commitment to providing Intel-based solutions for Azure Stack HCI. Customers will be able to realize a faster time-to-value and reduced operational costs with these pre-validated solutions.

“Data center architects continue to face new and increasingly larger challenges due to the sheer volume of data and inevitable demand for new digital services,” said Jake Smith, Director, Data Center Technologies at Intel. “Intel Select Solutions, delivered through industry leaders like DataON, are designed to reduce the time-consuming research and testing process for architects, and accelerate their time-to-deployment.”

DATAON HYBRID CLOUD SOLUTIONS FOR AZURE STACK HCI

Microsoft Azure Stack HCI is the basis for Intel Select Solutions from DataON. It is an evolution of data center computing that blends Windows Server technologies with new Azure management service integration. It features the same Hyper-V based software-defined compute, storage, and networking as Azure Stack and shares similar testing and validation criteria. It follows engineering best practices to get customers up and running without lengthy design and build times.

DataON offers customized, turnkey solutions for Azure Stack HCI, from 4-node solutions for enterprise data centers to 2-node solutions for SMB, ROBO, edge, and IoT.

DataON solutions utilize Intel technology, including:

  • 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors – Offers higher performance, improved price/performance and enhanced security capabilities over previous generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors. Supports Intel’s breakthrough Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory

  • Intel Optane DC SSDs – Helps eliminate data center storage bottlenecks and allows bigger, more affordable data sets

  • Intel Optane DC persistent Memory – Provides more usable memory, supports larger workloads, or helps consolidate multiple, existing workloads


ABOUT DATAON

DataON is a hybrid-cloud computing company focused on delivering Microsoft Azure Stack HCI, on-premises storage systems, intelligent edge appliances, and cloud-based Microsoft Azure Services. Our company is helping enterprises and customers who have made the “Microsoft choice” to modernize their IT with Microsoft applications, virtualizations, and data protection through a complete and turnkey experience.

With over 650 HCI clusters and 150PB of storage deployed, DataON enterprise-level solutions are designed to provide the highest level of performance, manageability, and security offered. DataON is a Microsoft Gold Partner, Microsoft Cloud Service Provider (CSP), and an Intel Platinum Partner.

For more information, go to http://www.dataonstorage.com or call +1 (714) 441-8820.

  • Intel internal testing as of February 15, 2019. Intel® Select Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack* HCI Edge model Base configuration: 2x Intel® Xeon® Gold 5218 processor, Intel® Server Board S2600WFT, 256 GB total memory (8x 32 GB, 2,666 mega transfers per second [MT/s]), Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) enabled, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology enabled, storage (boot): 1x 480 GB Intel® SSD DC 3520 U.2 SATA, storage tier: 4x 1.6 TB Intel SSD DC P4610 PCIe* NVM Express* (NVMe*), 1x 25 gigabits per second (Gbps) Chelsio* network adapter, 10 GbE, Windows Server 2019 Datacenter edition* build 17763. Plus configuration: 2x Intel Xeon Gold 6230 processor, Intel Server Board S2600WFT, 512 GB Intel® OptaneTM DC persistent memory (4x 128 GB, 2,666 MT/s), 192 GB DRAM (12x 16 GB, 2,666 MT/s), Intel HT Technology enabled, Intel Turbo Boost Technology enabled, storage (boot): 1x 480 GB Intel SSD DC 3520 M.2 SATA, storage (cache): 2x 375 GB Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X, storage (capacity): 4x 4 TB Intel SSD DC P4510 PCIe NVMe, 1x 25 gigabits per second (Gbps) Chelsio network adapter, 25 GbE, Windows Server 2019 Datacenter edition build 17763.

** Intel internal testing as of February 15, 2019. Intel® Select Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack* HCI Data Center model Base configuration: 2x Intel® Xeon® Gold 6230 processor, Intel® Server Board S2600WFT, 512 GB Intel® OptaneTM DC persistent memory (4x 128 GB, 2,666 mega transfers per second [MT/s]), 192 GB DRAM (12x 16 GB, 2,666 MT/s), Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) enabled, Intel® Turbo Boost Technology enabled, storage (boot): 1x 480 GB Intel® SSD DC 3520 M.2 SATA, storage (cache): 2x 375 GB Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X, storage (capacity): 4x 4 TB Intel SSD DC P4510 PCIe* NVM Express* (NVMe*), 1x 25 gigabits per second (Gbps) Chelsio* network adapter, 25 GbE, Windows Server 2019 Datacenter edition* build 17763. Plus configuration: 2x Intel Xeon Gold 6252 processor, Intel Server Board S2600WFT, 1,584 GB Intel Optane DC persistent memory (12x 128 GB, 2,666 MT/s), 192 GB DRAM (12x 16 GB, 2,666 MT/s), Intel HT Technology enabled, Intel Turbo Boost Technology enabled, storage (boot): 1x 480 GB Intel SSD DC 3520 M.2 SATA, storage (cache): 2x 500 GB Intel Optane SSD DC persistent memory, storage (capacity): 4x 4 TB Intel SSD DC P4510 PCIe NVMe, 1x 25 gigabits per second (Gbps) Chelsio network adapter, 25 GbE, Windows Server 2019 Datacenter edition build 17763.

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Technology: Electronics

Minalex Corporation Lights Up the Night for DeepLight Labs

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WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (PRWEB)

Minalex was called in to help DeepLight Labs with its signature showstopper product, “The DeepLight,” a programmable art installation piece comprised of two-way mirrors and hundreds of LED lights housed in a geometric frame. DeepLight Co-Founders David Hughes and Neil Merchant—both software developers and frequent music festivalgoers—designed the DeepLight to dazzle audiences at music festivals and other high-profile events with custom elaborate light shows and animations that can be manually controlled and synced with music.

The DeepLight started out as a prototype named “Carl” that was designed specifically for music festivals. The prototype was fabricated with a custom 3-D printed frame, acrylic mirrors and 720 LEDs. Hughes and Merchant knew they would not be able to use 3-D printing technology for the units they would eventually sell to the public, nor could they continue to experiment with 3-D printing in the prototype phase, due to cost considerations. DeepLight Labs turned to Minalex, widely known for expertise in custom prototyping, to devise a solution.

Minalex regards prototyping as a critical step in the manufacturing process, to ensure the end result will be to the client’s exact specifications. Minalex engineering and design teams work collaboratively at the prototype stage, using precise, accurate specifications that enable everyone involved in the manufacturing process to identify issues that may need correction. This effective, efficient process helps save substantial amounts of money and time down the road.

With the prototyping phase successfully completed, DeepLight is now in the final stages of rolling out units that will be sold to the general public. For the physical framework of the new DeepLight units, Minalex created custom, high-grade anodized aluminum extrusions, chosen for their high quality, strength and lightweight properties. The extruded parts both shape the structure of the DeepLight and house the complex array of wiring and electronics that drive the DeepLight’s highly sophisticated visual effects, including dozens of custom lighting modes and animations.

The Minalex process for prototyping truly takes customization to the next level. They can easily produce low-volume runs for limited products. They also offer “no minimum” quantity orders, meaning they are able to create just one single custom item if that is all that is required. To learn more, take a look at how Minalex created a successful prototype solution for Pella.

About Minalex Corporation

Minalex Corporation, located in Whitehouse Station, NJ, has been a family owned business since it was founded more than 50 years ago. An industry leader, the company manufactures high tolerance, small profile aluminum extrusions specializing and excelling at producing the most custom solutions. As a full-service organization, it provides finished, high quality products, both standard and custom, that conforms exactly to customer specifications. Minalex Corporation is a fully AS9100 and ISO9001 certified company with AMS Specs, MIL Spec and QQ Specs.

For more information about Minalex Corporation, please visit: http://www.minalex.com.

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Ed Delia, Delia Associates

E: edelia@delianet.com

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Industry: Healthcare

WEDI Applauds Rescinding of Health Plan Identifier (HPID) by CMS

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“WEDI, along with other health care industry stakeholders, has played a significant role in guiding direction for the HPID implementation planning.” – Charles Stellar, President and CEO of WEDI


WASHINGTON (PRWEB)

WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in health care information exchange, today applauded the rescinding by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of the Unique Health Plan Identifier (HPID) under the Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

On October 28, 2019, HHS published in the Federal Register the final rule CMS-0054-F. This Final Rule amends 45 CFR 162.103 and repeals 45 CFR 162.502-514 to rescind the adoption of the Health Plan Identifier (HPID) and Other Entity Identifier (OEID). The final rule eliminates the regulatory requirement for health plans to obtain and use an HPID and eliminates the voluntary acquisition and use of the OEID. The final rule also simplifies the process for deactivating the existing identifiers to minimize operational costs for covered entities. On or after the effective date of this final rule – December 27, 2019 – any active HPID or OEID will be automatically deactivated in the Health Plan or Other Entity Enumeration System (HPOES).

“WEDI, along with other health care industry stakeholders, has played a significant role in guiding direction for the HPID implementation planning,” said Charles Stellar, President and CEO of WEDI. “After it became clear in the early years after the rule was issued, that the HPID and its implementation was going to be very complex with little return on investment to the industry, WEDI further engaged the industry, resulting in modifying our comment to support no implementation of HPID was needed so we applaud the decision by HHS.”


  • On July 22, 2015, Jean Narcisi, then-Chair of the WEDI Board of Directors issued a comment letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andrew Slavitt to request information regarding the requirements for the Health Plan Identifier, while sharing extensive feedback and guidance from WEDI members and other industry stakeholders.

  • On May 3, 2017, Laurie Darst, then-Chair of the WEDI Board of Directors and Co-Chair of the WEDI Health Plan Identifier Workgroup issued a statement on behalf of WEDI to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Subcommittee on Standards that HPID not be used in transactions and that the HPID enumeration was not needed at all.

About WEDI

WEDI is the leading authority on the use of health IT to improve health care information exchange in order to enhance the quality of care, improve efficiency, and reduce costs of our nation’s health care system. WEDI was formed in 1991 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and was designated in the 1996 HIPAA legislation as an advisor to HHS. WEDI’s membership includes a broad coalition of organizations, including: hospitals, providers, health plans, vendors, government agencies, consumers, not-for-profit organizations, and standards development organizations. To learn more, visit http://www.wedi.org and connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Business: Insurance

Strategies for Optimizing Patient Access

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HERNDON, Va. (PRWEB)

WHAT:

Today, approximately 51% of patients schedule appointments online and 70% of patients prefer a provider that offers digital reminders. With an increase in technology-savvy patients leveraging digital channels to access care, what do health systems need to consider when trying to engage with modern-day patients?

To answer that question, Jordan Pisarcik, vice president of growth and customer engagement at DocASAP – the industry’s most advanced patient access and engagement platform for health systems, health plans and physician groups – will moderate a webinar, titled “Strategies for Optimizing Digital Patient Access.” The expert panel of healthcare executives will discuss tips and strategies on how to enhance the consumer experience by improving patients’ access to quality care.

The free, 60-minute webinar will address:

  • Expanding access across digital channels like health plan apps and Google, as well as platforms and service lines

  • Evaluating the search and scheduling experience to ensure it meets patients’ and providers’ needs

  • Establishing engagement touchpoints to reduce no-shows, communicate prescription refills and encourage preventive care

  • Identifying metrics for C-level executives to help uncover opportunities for improvement


WHEN & WHERE:

Webinar: “Strategies for Optimizing Digital Patient Access”

Wednesday, November 13, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT (1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET)

For more information and to register, visit: https://www.shsmd.org/education/webcasts/Strategies-Optimizing-Digital-Patient-Access.

WHO:

  • Amber Allen, executive director of quality at Prevea Health (panelist)

  • Reed Smith, vice president of digital strategy at Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, Inc. (panelist)

  • Jordan Pisarcik, vice president of growth and customer engagement at DocASAP (moderator)


About DocASAP:

DocASAP provides the leading patient access and engagement platform for health systems, health plans and physician groups. The platform addresses one of healthcare’s biggest challenges – access to care – by helping navigate patients and members to the right provider and care setting at the right time. Backed and promoted in the market by Aetna, Anthem and UnitedHealthcare, DocASAP builds unique payer-provider connections with an eye towards simplified access, increased care compliance, and improved population risk management. DocASAP’s provider search and navigation, consumer-facing and access center scheduling, provider data management and care driven reminders help optimize access throughout the healthcare journey to improve outcomes, reduce costs and create a better experience. For more information, visit http://docasap.com or follow on Twitter @DocASAP.

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Business: Executives

Tech Visionary Bruce Culbert Joins Grapevine6 as Board Member and Senior Advisor on Strategy

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“We are thrilled to have Bruce join our team at this pivotal time in our company’s history. His experience and proven track record growing SaaS businesses is what our company needs at this time,” said Mike Orr, Co-Founder & COO, Grapevine6.


TORONTO (PRWEB)

Grapevine6, a mobile-first, enterprise content engagement platform for digital selling, announces Bruce Culbert has joined the firm as a Board Member and Senior Advisor on Strategy. Bruce is a SaaS visionary with more than three decades of experience in the enterprise software industry helping companies drive revenue.

According to Smart Selling Tools’ 2019 SalesTech Benchmark Survey Report, the social selling industry has grown 500% since 2017. Grapevine6 is poised for explosive growth as sellers in a variety of industries realize they must become effective digital sellers to prosper. Bruce will play a significant role in the company’s continued success in this burgeoning space.

Commenting on the move, Mike Orr, COO and co-founder of Grapevine6, says, “We are thrilled to have Bruce join our team at this pivotal time in our company’s history. His experience and proven track record growing SaaS businesses at IBM, KPMG, SFDC and the Pedowitz Group is exactly what our company needs at this time. We look forward to his guidance and input as we evolve to the next level.”

Bruce joins Grapevine6 at an exciting time of record growth. In April of this year Forrester named Grapevine6 a 2019 Leader in social selling. Grapevine’s solution received a differentiated rating in six criteria including AI, Content and Privacy, Risk and Compliance and Product Vision, Product Road-Map and Category Vision. The company was recognized as “the best fit for companies that want to avoid risk.” Download the report here.

“For the last several years I have seen the innovative and entrepreneurial Grapevine6 team grow from a five-man start-up into a into a wildly successful enterprise company,” Bruce notes. “Today the company is meeting and exceeding the needs of Fortune 500 clients all over the world. The future is very bright.”

Grapevine6’s digital selling / content engagement solutions make selling in digital/social channels easy and profitable by enabling sales teams to develop new relationships and business opportunities. Fueled by dominance in financial services, the company’s success in this sector is opening opportunities in other industries including insurance and B2B technology.

About Bruce Culbert

Bruce Culbert is Managing Director of Cultech Inc., a Software (SaaS) and Services management and holding company. The former head of IBM e-business Services and EVP and GM of Global Services for Salesforce.com, he has been described as an e-Commerce visionary by Forrester Research and a “charismatic leader” by Information Week. CRM Magazine recognized him as “One of the 20 Most Influential People in CRM”.

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Jericho Project Receives $2.2-MM in VA Grants to Combat Veterans Homelessness

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Tori Lyon, Jericho Project CEO

In partnership with the DOL’s employment programs such as the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program, this may give Veterans the time they need to increase their income so they are no longer severely rent burdened and escape the continued specter of homelessness. –John Kuhn, Director of SSVF


NEW YORK (PRWEB)

Jericho Project, a nationally-acclaimed nonprofit ending homeless at its roots, has won a two-year $2-million grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to launch a new program to reduce homelessness among veterans and their families across the five boroughs of New York City.

The grant is part of the VA’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program. It will enable Jericho to fast-track more veterans to housing, providing them with both the financial support – 35% of the cost of their housing for two years – as well as the vital connections to a network of landlords who are proud to offer affordable, clean and safe housing to veterans and their families.

“Many Veterans face an increasingly challenging housing market with rents rising faster than the wages of low-income families. Offering a fixed rental subsidy for two years brings the cost of more units into reach, expanding the affordable housing supply. This subsidy, coupled with a strong partnership with the Department of Labor’s employment programs such as the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program, may give Veterans the time they need to increase their income so they are no longer severely rent burdened – and escape the continued specter of homelessness,” said John Kuhn, Director of the SSVF program, VA’s homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing initiative.

At the same time, Jericho received a separate grant from the VA for $200,000 for the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Case Management Program. This program allows the nonprofit to provide a dedicated Case Manager to work closely with veterans as they move from homelessness into independent housing in the community. The Case Manager helps the formerly homeless veterans become more stable in their new apartments and access the employment, health and social support systems they need to sustain their housing. Crucially, this includes regular meetings for six months to ensure that the veteran has the resources to resume civilian life with dignity.

“These generous grants from the VA will not only close the gap between a veteran’s stability and homelessness, but it will also allow them to prevent homelessness and build for the future,” said Jericho Project CEO Tori Lyon.

Jericho brings to this goal its expert team of professionals who work with trusted landlords to locate apartments suitable for the veteran’s location and family size, help negotiate the rental agreement, and provide additional employment or services enabling the veteran to prepare themselves to live independently within two years.

Jericho services 2,500 adults and families, to include some 750 veterans, every year. Of those veterans, Jericho’s SSVF program supports 475 low-income veterans and their families every year, with assistance either to prevent imminent homelessness or to rapidly re-house veterans who have recently become homeless. The SSVF program helps them to obtain housing and employment as quickly as possible. This grant will enable them to serve an additional 90 veterans.

These new programs are part of Jericho’s groundbreaking Veterans Initiative first launched in 2007 that would result in the nonprofit designing and building three state-of-the-art LEED-certified Veterans Residences in the Bronx: Kingsbridge Terrace, Fordham Village and the newest residence, Walton House.

There veterans from all eras pay a third of their income for their own lease and key to an affordable studio apartment with access to their case manager and other support services, such as employment and mental health on site and through Jericho’s network of providers. With studio apartments, community and computer rooms, gyms and gardens, veterans can access the specific counseling they need – whether they are coping with substance abuse or Post Traumatic Stress, seeking education and jobs, or reuniting with their families.

Additionally, the Jericho Veteran Employment Program (JVEP) helps veterans without a secure income to gain employment to prevent their homelessness.

About Jericho Project: Inspired by the belief that transformation can occur in every individual, Jericho Project steadfastly works to end homelessness at its roots by creating a community that inspires individual change, fosters sustainable independence, and motivates men and women to reach their greatest potential. For 36 years, Jericho has provided supportive housing and counseling services to thousands of individuals experiencing chronic homelessness and substance abuse. It has a long track record of proven success: 95% of clients maintain housing stability and 90% of Jericho residents affected by substance abuse maintain their sobriety.

Jericho Project employs rigorous fiscal discipline and works with valued public-private partnerships and a foundation of dedicated donors to advance its mission. Jericho’s housing and extended services cost $13,000 per person annually, compared to $32,000 for a single shelter, $50,000 for a family shelter, and $168,000 for a jail cell annually.

For more information: jerichoproject.org | @jerichoproject1983

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