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Technology: Computer

Email on Acid Enhances its Popular End-to-End Email QA & Testing Product

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John Thies, CEO and co-founder of Email on Acid

John Thies, CEO and co-founder of Email on Acid

“Over the last 10 years, we’ve heard and witnessed first-hand the challenges email marketers face. We’re thrilled to bring to market a revolutionary solution that will help alleviate these challenges and vastly improve the impact of their marketing campaigns.


DENVER (PRWEB)

Email on Acid, a leading provider of email design optimization and workflow management, has announced major enhancements to its most popular product – Campaign Precheck. These new enhancements make Email on Acid’s product the most comprehensive and customizable email QA and testingenvironment on the market.

Email marketers in every country around the world are working longer hours, with fewer resources and greater demands. Due to these stressors, email marketing campaigns are prone to deploy with mistakes. These mistakes can be avoided by using Email on Acid’s Campaign Precheck. It’s the first product of its kind to enable users to optimize every email, check their deliverability and test the rendering all in one place. This not only saves time, but also helps to boost campaign ROI by eliminating costly errors.

“Over the last 10 years, we’ve heard and witnessed first-hand the challenges email marketers face. We’re thrilled to bring to market a revolutionary solution that will help alleviate these challenges and vastly improve the impact of their marketing campaigns,” said John Thies, co-founder and CEO of Email on Acid. “Campaign Precheck helps solve embarrassing email blunders because marketers can test their emails every time. Our unrivaled QA and email previews on actual clients in a live, interactive environment effectively solves this problem.”

Campaign Precheck, Email on Acid’s end-to-end email QA and testing workflow product, launched late last year offering more robust content QA checks than any other service in the industry. The new features released today makes Email on Acid the only provider offering this breakthrough optimization tool to its clients.

About Email on Acid:

Email on Acid is a robust email QA SaaS platform that guides users through thorough content checks and previews. By upending the arduous process of manual email QA, Email on Acid helps brands achieve efficiencies in their own email QA process with its time-saving tools. The result is improved marketing ROI results by optimizing every part of every email. Co-Founded by John Thies, CEO, and Michelle Klann in 2009, Email on Acid was born out of a desire to help email marketers preview each email and understand why it looks a certain way on different clients and devices. To learn more about Email on Acid, visit https://www.emailonacid.com/.

Media Contact:

Karlene Swalley

Email on Acid

press@emailonacid.com

(844) 568-0111

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Technology: Electronics

Totara Learning named a top 20 LMS company for eighth year running

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Top 20 LMS Company award from Training Industry

Top 20 LMS Company award from Training Industry


SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB)

Training Industry’s annual top 20 list highlights the best of the best in the learning platform space, and is based on criteria such as the quality of the user and administrative features, industry visibility, innovation and impact, the number and strength of customers, geographic reach and the company size and growth potential.

With over 265 Totara customers sharing their stories, it’s clear that there is plenty of support for the pioneers of open source learning software for the enterprise. Almost 100 Totara Partners worldwide share their expertise and development know-how with customers, ensuring great support for organisations all over the world.

Totara Learn now has over 16 million users worldwide across 87 countries, and projects are delivered by almost 100 Totara Partners around the world based in 37 countries. Totara Learning continues to sustain a rapid growth rate, with over 1,800 organisations worldwide using Totara to manage their learning needs.

Lars Hyland, Chief Learning Officer at Totara Learning, said: “We are proud to yet again be recognised as a leader within the learning technology sector. Open and flexible technology platforms are now central to an organisation’s ability to offer effective workplace learning and development. The rising adoption of the Totara platform across all enterprise sectors signals a move away from more rigid proprietary models. As we move into 2020, we predict that this will only accelerate as we bring exciting new products to market.”

Take a look at the top 20 list for all the winners.

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Society: Social Services

YMCA to acquire Nexus Youth and Families to tackle youth homelessness, mental illness

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“By acquiring Nexus, we can serve more youth and young adults, find more efficiencies, and strengthen our presence in South King County so all people, especially youth, can reach their fullest selves in mind, body, and spirit,” said Loria Yeadon, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Seattle.


KING COUNTY, Wash. (PRWEB)

The YMCA of Greater Seattle voted to acquire Nexus Youth and Families, a nonprofit organization that has provided youth homelessness and behavioral health services in Auburn and South King County for over 45 years. The acquisition will be finalized in the coming months to ensure that youth and their families in South King County continue to receive the quality services.

Nexus approached the Y with this opportunity based on both organization’s reputations, the relationship between the two agencies, the Y’s longstanding presence in South King County, and aligned missions. The Y is the largest provider of housing and holistic services for young adults experiencing homelessness in King County. In 2018, they provided behavioral health and crisis support to over 2,000 youth and their families.

“Homelessness is on the forefront of everyone’s mind. Our work and the work of so many others has led to a decline in the number of youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. We’re so glad to see more young people housed, but we still need to do more. By acquiring Nexus Youth and Families, we can serve more youth and young adults, find more efficiencies, and strengthen our presence in South King County so all people, especially youth, can reach their fullest selves in mind, body, and spirit,” said Loria Yeadon, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Seattle.

The acquisition comes at a time when many young people struggle to find homes and resources. According to All Home’s 2019 Count Us In report, over 1,000 unaccompanied youth and young adults in King County experience homelessness on any given night, with over half of them living on the streets. Simultaneously, death by suicide among teens and young adults has reached its highest level since 2000, according to the American Medical Association.

“Being able to provide our much needed services in South King County is the top priority of the Nexus’ Board of Directors,” said Lori Coppenrath, Nexus Board Chair. “I have 100 percent confidence that the acquisition between the Y and Nexus will mean better outcomes for those we serve, enhance our staff’s experience, and create collaboration that provides the best services for those who need us most in South King County. It’s a no brainer.”

Earlier this year, the Y partnered with Nexus to build a new first of its kind facility in Auburn that addresses youth and young adult homelessness. The new facility, named New Arcadia, will provide transitional housing for 15 young adults and provide emergency shelter and holistic services for 12 more. The housing portion will include storage space and common areas, a community kitchen, office and conference spaces, and a drop-in center during the day. The Y and Nexus broke ground on New Arcadia in June 2019 and expects to open the facility in spring 2020.

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About the YMCA of Greater Seattle

The YMCA of Greater Seattle is the Northwest’s leading nonprofit organization strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Founded in 1876, the Y reaches more than 265,000 people of all backgrounds, abilities, and financial circumstances annually through 14 branches, two overnight camps, and more than 200 program sites throughout King and south Snohomish counties. We nurture more than 137,000 kids and teens to develop their gifts and give back to our community and engages thousands of volunteers who contribute hundreds of thousands of hours of service each year. Visit seattleymca.org.

About Nexus Youth and Families

Nexus Youth and Families is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that offers an array of social services in over 17 communities throughout South King County, including the Muckleshoot Reservation. Nexus offices are located in Auburn, Enumclaw, and Maple Valley. For over four decades, Nexus has been the leading provider of shelter, housing and behavioral health services to youth and families experiencing homelessness and other trauma in South King County.

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health and fitness

Dentist, Dr. Kevin Hogan, Helps North Charleston, SC Patients Improve Sleep and Overall Health with Sleep Apnea Treatments

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Dr. Kevin Hogan, Dentist in North Charleston, SC

Dentist, Dr. Kevin Hogan, Provides Sleep Apnea Treatment in North Charleston, SC

It’s important to treat sleep apnea because it can cause patients to be super fatigued or lead to hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, CBA and all kinds of medical problems that could be prevented.


NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (PRWEB)

Dr. Kevin Hogan, respected dentist in North Charleston, SC, offers patients who have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, multiple solutions to get a healthier and better night’s sleep. Sleep apnea treatment helps alleviate some of the prominent causes of a restless night and can help patients sleep better, cease snoring and improve their overall health. The practice, Smiles By Hogan, offers both custom oral appliance therapy and CPAP machine therapy as effective forms of sleep apnea treatment.

“It’s important to treat sleep apnea because it can cause patients to be super fatigued or lead to hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, CBA and all kinds of medical problems that could be prevented,” says Dr. Hogan. “By treating sleep apnea at any stage, you improve the patient’s quality of life.”

Sleep apnea is a serious health condition that causes breathing to halt throughout the night, which deprives the brain of oxygen. Patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) often have excessive soft tissues in the back of their neck and throat, which fall into the airway while the patient sleeps. When these tissues block the airway, oxygen is no longer able to easily get to the body. This is the primary cause of constant, loud snoring and often the reason patients wake up frequently throughout the night gasping for air. Common symptoms of sleep apnea include:

  • Morning headaches

  • Daytime fatigue

  • Falling asleep accidentally during the day

  • Difficulty sleeping

  • Incessant loud snoring

  • Waking up repeatedly throughout the night short of breath

Trained dentists like Dr. Hogan can offer sleep apnea treatments that prevent this airway obstruction and allow patients to breath freely at night. The most common form of sleep apnea treatment is a CPAP machine. This machine provides a mask that is worn over the face at night. The machine continually forces air into the throat, allowing patients to receive the oxygen they need.

Some patients prefer a sleep apnea treatment without CPAP because of the bulky nature of the CPAP device. For these patients, Dr. Hogan offers a more subtle sleep apnea treatment with a customized oral appliance. This appliance is a small mouthguard that is worn over the teeth at night which gently repositions the jaw into alignment to prevent the soft tissues from blocking the airway. This sleep apnea treatment is preferred by many patients due to its ease of use, small size and effective treatment results.

Dr. Hogan is a dentist with years of experience in providing sleep apnea treatment in North Charleston, SC and the surrounding areas. Those interested in being evaluated for a solution to sleep apnea are encouraged to contact the practice by calling 843-216-0908 or visiting http://www.smilesbyhogan.com.

About the Dentist

Dr. Kevin Hogan is a general dentist providing individualized care for patients in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Dr. Hogan is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Dentistry and has completed hundreds of hours of continuing education courses to stay contemporary with the latest dental technologies. In addition, he has also completed coursework with the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation and has lectured at the University of North Carolina, Emory University, the Saginaw Valley University and AUA-American University of Antigua on head and neck anatomy and oral pathology. Dr. Hogan is a member of the American Dental Association, International College of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics, Academy of Laser Dentistry, International Association of Physiologic Aesthetics, Institute for Advanced Laser Dentistry, DOCS (the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation), International Congress of Oral Implantologists and the South Carolina Dental Association. He is also a past member of the American Straight Wire Orthodontic Association, Maxillofacial Orthopedic Growth and Development, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the Functional Orthodontic Society. He and his team are dedicated to providing exceptional oral care to patients through personalized treatment plans. To learn more about the services offered by Dr. Hogan, please visit his website at http://www.smilesbyhogan.com or call 843-216-0908.

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Industry: Healthcare

Designs for Health Sees a Ketogenic Diet as an Alternative that May Benefit People with Type 2 Diabetes

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A leading practitioner-channel dietary supplement company

A ketogenic diet will help the body become more metabolically flexible and able to efficiently generate energy from the ketones produced.


PALM COAST, Fla. (PRWEB)

Designs For Health (DFH) – a leading practitioner-channel dietary supplement company, is using its science-based nutrition philosophy to raise awareness about the critical role of a healthy lifestyle in the prevention of type 2 diabetes, which research suggests can also help reverse its progress. This is very encouraging, especially since 30 million Americans have diabetes, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CVC).

Low carbohydrate and ketogenic diets are a slam-dunk for type 2 diabetes, assures Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) and DFH spokesperson Amy Berger, who suggests that “If you have a condition defined by high blood sugar, one potential solution is self-evident: avoid foods that raise blood sugar the most. For most people, this means refined sugar and sugar in general, but for many it also includes starchy foods that might be generally wholesome and nutritious, but which are simply too high in carbohydrates for people with type 2 diabetes.”

Berger notes that the American Diabetes Association, in a consensus report published in May 2019, acknowledged that, “Reducing overall carbohydrate intake for individuals with diabetes has demonstrated the most evidence for improving glycemia and may be applied in a variety of eating patterns that meet individual needs and preferences.”

Jason Bosley-Smith, MS, LDN, CNS, FDN and Director of Education at Designs for Health (DFH), explains that “If you have been diagnosed with diabetes or if your physician has shared that your blood work indicates a pre-diabetic state, transitioning to a ketogenic diet will reduce high blood sugar levels by lowering the carbohydrates you consume. With less sugar and carbohydrates being introduced into your body, your cells will begin responding better to hormonal signals that help regulate your metabolism,” adding that, “this may help you shift away from insulin resistance – a physiological state where your body is unable to effectively utilize sugar or glucose for energy production.”

As an alternative, Bosley-Smith explains that a ketogenic diet will help the body become more “metabolically flexible” and able to efficiently generate energy from the ketones produced. This insulin resistant state is associated not only with diabetes, but also with weight gain and other complications that accompany it. Research indicates that, while not necessarily the primary goal of a ketogenic diet, many individuals lose weight when they reduce and restrict carbohydrate intake and adopt a keto approach.

For this regime, individuals should focus on low-carb meals featuring non-starchy vegetables, moderate amounts of protein from meats and poultry, and plenty of healthy fats from foods such as olive and coconut oil, fish, and nuts. There are also great keto snack choices that will help curb sweet cravings. DFH recently launched their KTO-360TM product line made with the keto-friendly, next-generation sweetener, Allulose.

There has been progress around the disease nationwide; researchers reported earlier this year that new cases of diagnosed diabetes dropped 35% while no increase was detected in total cases (CVC Report). Part of this is due to increasing awareness, changes in diet and physical activity, as well as diagnostic and screening practices.

About Designs for Health:

Family-owned Designs for Health offers high-quality dietary supplements and functional foods to healthcare professionals and their patients. Guided by its founding philosophy of “Science First,” the company holds an unwavering commitment to creating research-driven formulations with meaningful quantities of therapeutic ingredients that maximize the potential for successful health outcomes. For nearly 30 years, Designs for Health has been many healthcare professionals’ trusted source for not only product innovation, but also leadership in clinical education and practice development solutions. To learn more, visit https://www.designsforhealth.com or call 800.847.8302.

For media inquiries, please contact Giselle Chollett at giselle@adinnyc.com or 212-693-2152.

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Health: Mental Health

Leading Community Organizations Join to Present “The Full Case for NY Surrogacy Reform”

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Leading Community Organizations Join to Present “The Full Case for NY Surrogacy Reform”

“We put together a program to offer medical, legal, ethical and historical perspectives on the debate surrounding the NY surrogacy reform…”


NEW YORK (PRWEB)

On Friday, November 8th, 2019, leading community organizations are holding in New York City an unprecedented event where the core ethical issues associated with surrogacy legislation will be tackled in a frank and thorough way. The co-sponsors for this event include Men Having Babies, RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, Family Equality Council, Equality NY, Stonewall Democrats of NYC, and The Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys.

The Child Parent Security Act (CPSA), which will reverse the ban on compensated surrogacy in New York State, was passed by the NY Senate earlier this year, and is likely to come up for a vote in the Assembly in the 2020 legislative session.

Several organizations that support the reform have assembled more than 30 speakers to help answer core questions such as: how do you justify the payment of compensation to gestational carriers, and what is this compensation for? What does academic research show about medical and psychological outcomes for the parties involved? What do medical, psychological, and legal experts recommend? How do surrogates and their families feel about the proposed bill? And what is the position of leading human rights organizations?

“While we think it is the most comprehensive and thoughtful surrogacy legislation ever drafted, the CPSA also faced criticism and claims that not enough discussion has taken place about ethical concerns,” said Ron Poole-Dayan, the Executive Director of Men Having Babies, an organization that offers education and financial assistance to thousands of prospective gay fathers. “Therefore, we put together a program to offer medical, legal, ethical and historical perspectives on this debate, a review of relevant research findings, and a thorough analysis of how we think the proposed surrogacy legislation addresses core ethical issues & essential best practices,” he said.

“We know firsthand how complicated gestational surrogacy can be when advocating for this family building option with lawmakers,” said Barbara Collura, the President and CEO of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. “This forum will be an excellent opportunity to take an in-depth look at the impact of current and proposed policy in New York.”

Among the speakers are several surrogates, their young adult children, children born through surrogacy, academic researchers, representatives of community organizations and international human rights organizations, and leading legal, mental health and medical experts.

Organizers are inviting lawmakers, community activists, professionals, academicians, students, parents and prospective parents to listen and offer feedback. More than 100 people already registered to attend.

Senator Brad Hoylman, who led the approval of the CPSA in the NY Senate, said: “The Trump Administration recently announced new rules to allow adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ parents. For many in the LGBTQ community, gestational surrogacy could be the only option to start a family. Yet for decades, families like mine have had to travel out-of-state for gestational surrogacy. It’s long past time New York ends the antiquated ban on gestational surrogacy so LGBTQ couples and people experiencing infertility can build their families here at home. I’m grateful to Men Having Babies for hosting this important event, and I’m committed to passing my bill to legalize gestational surrogacy in this year’s legislative session.”

The program will take place Friday, November 8th 4:00 to 8:00pm, at the Stewart Hotel, 371 Seventh Ave, New York City, NY 10001.

Go to menhavingbabies.org/advocacy/forum/ny/ for registration and additional information.

Press inquiries: Contact Shelly Marsh, Marketing Director of Men Having Babies shelly(at)menhavingbabies.org / 714-515-9602. Interviews with community organization representatives, experts, surrogates, and parents can be arranged by request.

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Business: Insurance

The Best Tips On How To Lower Car Insurance Rates

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“Drivers can easily obtain cheaper insurance rates if they apply several smart tips. For more ways and strategies that can help drivers lower their insurance premiums, visit our website”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.


LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)

Lower-auto-insurance.com has launched a new blog post that presents several smart tips that can help drivers get cheaper car insurance.

For more info and free quotes, please visit: http://lower-auto-insurance.com/tips-keeping-car-insurance-rates-low/

In the past years, the price of car insurance has continued to raised constantly. Obtaining cheaper car insurance is not impossible for drivers that know what they are doing.

To get cheaper car insurance, drivers are recommended to follow the next tips:


  • Look for discounts. Policyholders can check what discounts are available at their insurers and for which ones they are eligible. Usually, insurance companies will provide discounts for installed safety devices, low mileage, good drivers, good students, or bundling policies.

  • Keep a clean driving record. Insurance companies will reward drivers that manage to stay ticket-free and accident-free for a certain period of time. Some insurers will provide a discount after three years, while others will wait even five years for a driver to keep his driving record clean.

  • Buy the right car. If a driver wants to pay cheaper insurance rates, then he should try avoiding insuring expensive sports vehicles, limousines or muscle cars. Instead, they should try to insure a slightly used vehicle that has a high safety rating and several safety devices already installed.

  • Maintain a good credit score. In most states, the laws allow the insurers to take the drivers’ credit score into account when they determine their insurance rates. Insurance companies claim they found a correlation between the drivers’ credit score and the chances for them to file for a claim. As a result, drivers with a poor credit score are more likely to file for a claim. For this reason, policyholders with poor credit score will pay more on their premiums compared to those that have good or excellent credits score.

  • Consider dropping full coverage. Policyholders that drive older vehicles, should consider dropping full coverage in certain situations. For example, if a vehicle’s value is less than ten insurance rates payments, then keeping full coverage on that vehicle Is useless.

  • Compare online quotes. It is recommended to compare online car insurance quotes at least two times per year. By doing so, drivers can check if their current insurance provider is still offering competitive insurance premiums or not.

For additional info, money-saving tips and free car insurance quotes, visit http://lower-auto-insurance.com/

Lower-auto-insurance.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

Wavicle Data Solutions Acquires Restaurant Analytics Company Dinelytics, Inc. and Launches National Restaurant Practice

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“That ability to deliver critical machine learning and analytics technologies that help solve business problems in an efficient, repeatable way is a significant asset to our customers as they strive to stay on top in an incredibly competitive market.”


CHICAGO (PRWEB)

Wavicle Data Solutions, a leading provider of data and analytics solutions and services, today announced it has formally launched its National Restaurant Practice led by newly appointed practice lead, Duane Lyons. Duane is the former president of Dinelytics, which was acquired by Wavicle as a part of his new leadership role at the company.

Combined with Wavicle’s already well-established track record of data, analytics, and machine learning solutions and services in the national and global restaurant space, Duane will be responsible for the vision, management, growth, and innovation occurring within the practice. In addition, Duane will provide oversight and direction to strategic accounts within the industrial and manufacturing space across the Midwest. Under Duane’s direction, Wavicle’s National Restaurant Practice will help customers overcome some of the most daunting and hot-button data and analytics challenges facing today’s big restaurant brands, including:


  • Delivery measurement and ROI – Offering off-premises dining is no longer optional. Managing multiple third-party delivery services, in-house delivery operations, and customer care and quality are adding exponentially to the complexity of data sources and the business insights that derive from them.

  • Mobile app insights – Knowing how customers use an app, distributing and measuring personalized offers, and finding ways to avoid the active user base drop-off are critical.

  • Point of sale analytics – Often at the heart of restaurant data, POS systems data must be integrated with restaurants’ growing external and internal data sources to get a full picture of their sales, customer, and operational analytics.

  • Franchisee analytics – Large, multi-unit franchisees face unique challenges and must be able to leverage data to optimize performance.

“We are pleased to have Duane join Wavicle and combine his decades of restaurant BI and customer analytics expertise with our deep restaurant analytics credentials,” said Naveen Venkatapathi, president of Wavicle Data Solutions. “With the exponential growth of big data and analytics challenges facing the restaurant industry, now is the perfect time to formalize our restaurant practice and expand our footprint in that space in a more deliberate, aggressive way.”

“By establishing a formal restaurant practice at Wavicle, we can take our expertise and best practices to a broader range of clients and help them achieve benefits and results in a way that drives down both costs and implementation times,” stated Lyons. “That ability to deliver critical machine learning and analytics technologies that help solve business problems in an efficient, repeatable way is a significant asset to our customers as they strive to stay on top in an incredibly competitive market.”

For more information about Wavicle and its National Restaurant Practice area, please visit https://www.wavicledata.com/restaurant-analytics.

ABOUT WAVICLE DATA SOLUTIONS

Wavicle Data Solutions delivers data and analytics solutions that help organizations achieve business results. Wavicle delivers custom solutions to capture, analyze, and share growing volumes of data from traditional on-site systems, cloud applications, social media, and numerous other sources. Wavicle combines its expertise in data engineering and architectures with artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts to help enterprises imagine new ways to manage costs, increase sales, and become more efficient. Wavicle was also recognized as an Inc. 500 company in the 2019 list of fastest growing private companies in America. For more information about Wavicle Data Solutions’ offerings for large organizations that want to get more value from their massive volumes of growing data, please visit http://www.wavicledata.com/.

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Health: Addiction

Gateway Foundation Recognized for Blue Distinction Excellence

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CHICAGO (PRWEB)

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois honors all 14 Illinois area Gateway Foundation substance use treatment centers and its affiliate Beacon House in Pacific Grove, CA . As of today, Gateway facilities in Aurora, Carbondale, Caseyville, Chicago, Lake Villa, and Springfield are all designated under the insurance provider’s Blue Distinction Specialty Care Program.

“We are honored by this recognition from Blue Cross Blue Shield. Our expert clinical teams work diligently to provide the best addiction care possible to our patients and families every day — and has for more than 50 years,” says Dr. Tom Britton, Gateway Foundation CEO and President. “Being a trusted provider for substance use disorder treatment and recovery is more critical now than ever.”

Today, drug overdose remains the leading cause of death for people under the age of 50. In Illinois, opioids killed nearly 11,000 residents since 2008. According to the state Department of Health, “The opioid epidemic is the most significant public health and public safety crisis facing Illinois.”

“At Gateway Foundation we believe everyone has the right to substance use disorder recovery — that every person deserves a chance to an addiction-free life,” adds Britton.

ABOUT GATEWAY FOUNDATION

Founded in 1968, Gateway Foundation is the largest non-profit national substance use disorder treatment provider for adults, adolescents, and teens, and is regarded as a leader in substance use disorder treatment solutions.

Each center serves patients at all stages of addiction recovery: inpatient, outpatient and post-treatment residential which includes day-treatment and post-treatment recovery home support. Gateway continues to be known for successful outcomes and long-term, proven results. In its 50+ years, Gateway Foundation has assisted more than one million people and continues to receive a 95 percent satisfaction rating from patients and their families.

ABOUT BLUE DISTINCTION SPECIALTY CARE

Since 2006, the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program has helped patients find quality specialty care across many medical disciplines while encouraging health care professionals to improve their patient service. Research shows that compared to other facilities, those designated as Blue Distinction Centers demonstrate better quality and improved outcomes for patients. For more information about the program and for a complete listing of the designated facilities, please visit http://www.bcbs.com/bluedistinction.

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DSS, Inc. Announces Senior Hires to Support Company Growth

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“These important hires will enable DSS to reach more care organizations and help them use advanced technology to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes,” said Mark Byers, President and CEO of DSS.


JUNO BEACH, Fla. (PRWEB)

Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS, Inc.), a leading provider of health information technology (HIT) solutions for federal, private, and public healthcare organizations, today announced the addition of three senior hires that will support the continued growth of the company and the adoption of better HIT technology.

Christopher Kunney will serve as Chief of Strategy and Business Development at DDS. A senior level HIT executive and strategist, Kunney’s recent roles include serving as Senior Vice President at the Coker Group; Managing Partner of IOTECH Consulting; Director of Emerging HIT for AT&T; Vice President and COO at HealthNovation; and CIO, Piedmont Healthcare. He was a recipient of the 2006 Minority Scholarship Award from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

Roy Hammar will serve as Chief of Client Engagement. Hammar is an experienced healthcare sales and consulting executive with a demonstrated history of success working with complex health systems. His experience includes Healthcare IT Sales and Consulting, Client Relationship Management, and Software Implementation. Before joining DSS, he worked at Cerner for 21 years.

Todd Mingo will serve as General Manager of Sales at Sage HMS, a DSS Inc. company. Mingo brings more than 25 years of sales and marketing leadership experience to DSS, Inc., with both Fortune 500 companies and healthcare start-ups. Most recently he served as Vice President of Sales for VasoHealthcare, and before that was a regional director for GE Healthcare. Mingo will lead the commercial focus and expansion for RadWise, an advanced diagnostic imaging solution, from Sage HMS.

“These important hires will enable DSS to reach more care organizations and help them use advanced technology to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes,” said Mark Byers, President and CEO of DSS. “Our technology takes better care of providers so they can take better care of their patients. The market response to new innovations like our Juno EHR and RadWise qCDSM has been strong, and the addition of three proven leaders like Christopher, Roy, and Todd will ensure we continue to grow to meet the demand. It’s an exciting time to be in HIT, and I’m thrilled these professionals decided to join DSS.”

Built on the top-rated most usable EHR in its class, the Juno EHR solution offers enhanced usability, interoperability, security, and efficiency. It provides a wide range of features including Patient Access and Engagement, core clinical process with Flowsheets, Surgical Management, Immunization Management, Pharmacy, Imaging, Laboratory integration for Emergency Department, Urgent Care, and owned ambulatory clinics.

RadWise, a Sage HMS solution, is a CMS qualified Clinical Decision Support Mechanism (qCDSM) that gives providers the ability to consult evidence-based knowledge for diagnostic imaging and receive appropriate use criteria (AUC) recommendations to meet CMS regulations for claims payment.

These advanced DSS technologies deliver on the original promise of HIT – reducing risk, improving efficiencies, and supporting high quality patient outcomes. To learn more about Juno EHR, visit https://www.dssinc.com/juno-ehr. To learn more about RadWise, visit https://www.sagehms.com/radwise.

About Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS, Inc.)

With over 25 years of experience, DSS knows what works. We are a health information software development and systems integration company, providing services and solutions used daily by thousands of clinicians and administrative staff nationwide, to reduce costs, streamline workflows, and improve patient care. For more information about DSS, visit http://www.dssinc.com.

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