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Technology: Electronics

Banc Intranets Introduces New 4.6 Version of DirectorsLink® and BancWorks® with Enhanced Features, Functionality and Security

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DirectorsLink and BancWorks are powerful technology solutions that can deliver tremendous benefits to organizations.


JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (PRWEB)

Banc Intranets, a provider of secure, web-based enterprise content management solutions, is pleased to announce the latest 4.6 release of its DirectorsLink® board portal and BancWorks® employee intranet products.

The latest version of DirectorsLink is equipped with document management enhancements that include important data loss prevention features. For example, the module allows organizations to turn on/off user-side file download and print capability to minimize the potential loss of data. It also presents documents in a preview window and prevents them from being auto downloaded with the ability to search the document, view thumbnails, and add personal bookmarks.

DirectorsLink also offers additional upgraded functionality for both users and administrators. Key features for users include a dashboard view that shows Favorite, Recent and Most Viewed documents, the ability to be notified about changes to documents, and sharing and social capabilities. Enhanced administrator features include the ability to drag and drop files from the desktop, auto convert files to PDF, check in/out with version control with historical versions, combine documents into Zip files for easy offloading, use website annotations for the edit/review process, and restore deleted documents/folders with one click.

The new version of BancWorks contains all of the document management enhancements, along with an advanced site search tool. The updated site search features allow administrators to better manage the modules that the system will search, add an eform that users can submit to report on unsuccessful searches, set how long previous search results are kept for reporting, and add/manage stop words that should be ignored with search terms.

In addition to the expanded document management and site search features, BancWorks is receiving new enhancements to its Kudos employee recognition tool. The upgrade to Kudos is in the final testing phase and should be available for release in October. Kudos’ revamped version will include the ability to submit multi-user Kudos, comment or like Kudos, see a dashboard view on the Kudos approvals page, and provide a Kudos submission link from the contact card in the address book. The employee recognition tool will also feature a variety of administration options that control how Kudos are edited and displayed.

“DirectorsLink and BancWorks are powerful technology solutions that can deliver tremendous benefits to organizations,” said Banc Intranets Founder and CEO Mark Anderson. “We are excited to offer enhanced versions of these products to bring our clients even more features, functionality and value.”

The recent updates to DirectorsLink and BancWorks are warranted and timely, considering the growing trend for companies to focus on leveraging the benefits of digital solutions like DirectorsLink and BancWorks. Both products use innovative technology to enhance access to information and improve efficiency while saving time and reducing paper and printing costs. The DirectorsLink board portal solution, for example, allows organizations to compile, organize and manage meeting materials online, where directors can access them quickly and conveniently. The BancWorks intranet solution lets employees use a web browser to get immediate access to policies, procedures, products, services, pricing and other corporate information.

About Banc Intranets

Established in 2002, Banc Intranets, LLC is a leading provider of secure, web-based enterprise content management solutions for financial institutions. Its technology provides a single point of access across multiple devices for information and centralizes employee onboarding and training, streamlining day-to-day operations for bank directors and senior managers. In addition to increasing efficiency and productivity, Banc Intranets’ solutions are developed by financial industry professionals, providing comprehensive reporting that is critical to maintaining regulatory compliance. For more information, visit http://www.bancintranets.com or follow the company on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Industry: Healthcare

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Selects Altruista’s GuidingCare Platform for Care Management

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We needed a strong, innovative partner with Blues experience to unify multiple care management functions onto one member-centric platform. Raelene Knolla, DO, Department Vice President and Senior Medical Director for Blue KC


RESTON, Va. (PRWEB)

Altruista Health, an innovative provider of care management technology solutions for health plans and provider organizations, today announced that a comprehensive vendor evaluation process by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) concluded with the choice to use Altruista’s technology platform, GuidingCare®, for care management of its 1 million members.

Blue KC serves 32 counties in Missouri and Kansas and has a strong community focus as the largest locally based plan in their market. Blue KC looked for a single platform to integrate care management, utilization management, pharmacy, reporting, and coordination with members and providers. They found it in GuidingCare.

“We needed a strong, innovative partner with Blues experience to unify multiple care management functions onto one member-centric platform,” said Raelene Knolla, DO, Department Vice President and Senior Medical Director for Blue KC. “Having a 360-degree view of the member meshes well with our community-based approach to care.”

The GuidingCare technology platform seamlessly brings together all the information needed for comprehensive care plans that serve vulnerable members.

“We are delighted that a values-driven organization like Blue KC sees the potential to leverage GuidingCare on behalf of their members and providers,” said Ashish Kachru, Altruista’s chief executive officer. “Our commitment to innovation resonates with their desire to break new ground in creative, thoughtful ways.”

GuidingCare integrates preventive and acute care, chronic disease management, behavioral health, long-term care and community services. This patient-centered model of care is portable through the award-winning Mobile Clinician app and is particularly well-suited for Blues plans trying to engage members who may be transient or who live in rural areas.

About Altruista Health

Altruista Health delivers care management and population health management solutions that support value-based and person-centered care models. Our GuidingCare® technology platform integrates care management, care coordination and quality improvement programs through a suite of sophisticated yet easy-to-use web applications. GuidingCare is the largest and most widely adopted platform of its kind in the United States. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area, Altruista Health has grown into a recognized industry leader, and was named twice as one of the Top Population Health Management Companies to Know by Becker’s Healthcare. Health plans and healthcare providers use GuidingCare to transform their processes, reduce avoidable expenses and improve patient health outcomes. For more information, visit altruistahealth.com.

About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, the largest not-for-profit health insurer in Missouri and the only not-for-profit commercial health insurer in Kansas City, has been part of the Kansas City community since 1938. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City provides health coverage services to more than 1 million residents in the greater Kansas City area, including Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas and 30 counties in Northwest Missouri. Our mission: to provide affordable access to healthcare and to improve the health of our members. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. For more information on the company, visit BlueKC.com.

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Business: Insurance

eDriving Launches FNOL Crash Reporting Module as part of Mentor Smartphone Driver Safety Program

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eDriving Launches FNOL (First Notice of Loss) Crash Reporting Module as part of Mentor Smartphone Driver Safety Program

Mentor by eDriving guides driver performance and provides feedback on risky behaviors such as harsh acceleration, braking, and cornering, speeding, and phone distraction.

This update to the Mentor app is a significant development in driver risk management.


CAPE MAY, N.J. (PRWEB)

The optional toolkit allows drivers to complete and submit to all key parties the information and photographic support required to report an “event” (Collision, Incident, Near Miss or License Violation) directly from within the Mentor app with the fleet owner’s permission. This assists both the repair process and claims management process, and also enables prompt manager intervention with drivers following an “event”.

Once reported, event details with up to eight images can be submitted directly to the relevant accident/ fleet management company for the initiation of vehicle repairs, as well as the insurer/ broker for the initiation of the claims process. Event details/ images can also be used for causation analysis, professional coaching activities with driver/ management and risk scoring (DriverINDEX®).

Mentor is eDriving’s smartphone-based driver risk management program that combines the company’s patented, proven, continuous improvement methodology for driver risk reduction with a unique smartphone app. Using sensors in the smartphone, Mentor collects data and analyzes driver behaviors most predictive of risk including phone distraction. It helps to improve driver behavior by providing engaging, interactive micro-training modules (3-5 mins.) directly to the driver in-app.

“This update to the Mentor app is a significant development in driver risk management in that it provides fleet operators with a tool that can be used by the driver immediately after an event to aid the risk management process and help drivers avoid similar events in the future with the correct coaching,” said Ed Dubens, CEO/ Founder of eDriving. “A number of studies have shown that if a fleet can start their claims process with their insurance partner in under 30 days the total claims cost can be reduced by up to 40 percent!”

In addition to the new FNOL tool, eDriving has launched a Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) optional feature that prompts drivers on, and collates data about, their daily walk-around vehicle checks, with key fault alerts being automatically notified to leasing companies.

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Julie Farmer

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About eDriving

eDriving helps organizations to reduce collisions, injuries, license violations and total cost of fleet ownership through a patented driver risk management program. Mentor by eDriving’s comprehensive solution provides actionable behavioral insights to help organizations build a total view of driver risk within a company-wide crash-free culture® to ensure all drivers return home safely to their loved ones at the end of each day.

eDriving is the global risk management partner of choice for many of the world’s largest organizations, supporting over 1,000,000 drivers in 96 countries. Over its 23-year history, eDriving’s programs have been recognized with 75+ awards around the world. For more information visit http://www.edriving.com.

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Business: Executives

New IESP White Paper Provides Strategies for Reducing Employee Turnover and Tools for Calculating ROI

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Reducing Employee Turnover, measuring ROI

“When looking at employee turnover, you’re not just looking at why one person leaves and what it costs to replace that person, you’re looking for bigger trends or issues the company can address to reduce turnover across the organization,” Brant Dolan


MINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB)

Studies show that on average, 27%, or nearly a third of employees, voluntarily leave their jobs each year resulting in their employers having to spend up to 20% of a person’s annual salary to replace each employee.* The new white paper from the Incentive Engagement & Solution Providers (IESP,) a Strategic Industry Group of the Incentive Marketing Association, provides step-by-step guidance and eight downloadable calculator tools to help managers develop strategies for reducing employee turnover, track the costs, and understand the ROI.

Brant Dolan, CPIM, director business development, Quality Incentive Company, and IESP board member and past president; says when incentive solution providers are helping employers design programs to improve employee retention, we often help them look at the entire picture, not just the reward and recognition components.

“When looking at employee turnover, you’re not just looking at why one person leaves and what it costs to replace that person, you’re looking for bigger trends or issues the company can address to reduce turnover across the organization,” Dolan said. “Employers need to understand what employees like about working there, but also what frustrates or disappoints employees so they can address system-wide improvements as well,” Dolan explained.

The IESP white paper “Strategies for Reducing Employee Turnover and Tools for Calculating ROI” includes eight downloadable calculator tools to help managers measure everything from the costs of turning over each employee such as advertising the job, hiring, and training to the costs and ROI of the turnover reduction strategies such as reward and recognition programs.

*Data from 2018 studies by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Center for American Progress as cited in the white paper.

About the Incentive & Engagement Solutions Providers (IESP)

The Incentive & Engagement Solution Providers (IESP), a strategic industry group of the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA), is a trusted resource for business leaders globally in helping their organizations achieve results through engagement and incentive solutions.

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Health

Clear Comfort and Innovative Water Care Collaborate to Deliver the Best and Easiest Water Quality Solution

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We are excited to work with Clear Comfort to offer our customers simple, innovative and unique solutions for easy-to-use water care.


BOULDER, Colo. (PRWEB)

Clear Comfort and Innovative Water Care, formerly Lonza Water, announced a collaborative relationship that provides an integrated solution to deliver high quality water care. This new offering leverages Clear Comfort’s best-of-breed advanced oxidation systems with Innovative Water Care’s unique offering of calcium hypochlorite pool solutions.

“Clear Comfort is a market leader and driving force for aquatic water care,” said Tim Shivers, Innovative Water Care’s Vice President of Recreational Water. “We are excited to work with Clear Comfort to offer our customers simple, innovative and unique solutions for easy-to-use water care.”

This relationship will enhance the ability for pool builders, service companies and retailers to deliver solutions that make water care easier and more reliable. By incorporating these two leading technologies, customers will see clearer water with less need for draining and refilling, therefore greatly reducing the water demands of owning a pool.

“We are excited to work with a visionary market leader like Innovative Water Care to deliver a complete solution for our mutual customers,” said Steve Berens, CEO of Clear Comfort. “Together, we are advancing the pool ownership experience while reducing the challenges associated with water care.”

Clear Comfort and Innovative Water Care will be showcasing the new integrated offerings in conjunction with the upcoming International Pool Spa Patio Expo in New Orleans on November 5 – 7, 2019.

The recent introduction of Innovative Water Care’s unique line of residential calcium hypochlorite tablets and feeders including the poolife® Exclusive Pool Care Collection NST® Feeder is a perfect complement to Clear Comfort’s proven and simple AOP solutions. Using this unique system, water care professionals can experience easier water care solutions and avoid the unwanted build-up of excessive cyanuric acid. Excessive cyanuric acid levels can cause chlorine lock or over-stabilization and may lead to excessive draining and refilling of the pool water. In short, customers will save money, save water and swim more enjoyably.

The Model Aquatic Health Code is currently looking at guidelines that limit the use of cyanuric acid to protect against the risk of over-stabilization. Pool professionals can now easily implement innovative solutions to solve these legacy challenges. When companies partner together with the customer in mind, true innovation becomes the new standard of care.

About Clear Comfort

Clear Comfort manufactures and sells pool and spa water disinfection systems to enhance recreational water treatment. Clear Comfort’s patented hydroxyl-based advanced oxidation (AOP) technology provides the best swimming experience available with proven, effective and non-toxic treatment. With headquarters and manufacturing based in Colorado, Clear Comfort customers receive a sustainable, “Made in the USA” product. Clear Comfort is a proud Impact Driven™ company delivering healthy, ethical and sustainable solutions to the market. For more information about Clear Comfort, please visit clearcomfort.com.

About Innovative Water Care (Formerly Lonza Water)

Innovative Water Care is a leading supplier of water treatment solutions for residential pools and spas, as well as industrial and municipal applications. With a long history of developing innovative water care products, we are dedicated to bringing clean and clear water solutions through our well-known brands, such as HTH®, Pulsar®, poolife®, GLB®, Leisure Time®, Baquacil®, Baqua Spa®, Applied Biochemists® and more.

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Society: Christianity

Fan Favorite Crowder To Helm Winter Jam 2020

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Winter Jam 2020 Lineup


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Christian music’s premiere multi-artist annual outing, the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, steps into a new decade with a fan-favorite headliner, GRAMMY®-nominated singer/songwriter Crowder. With such recent hits as “Red Letters” and “All My Hope,” the genre-spanning artist—who has sold more than 3 million units and appears regularly on the Grand Ole Opry—leads a star-studded 2020 lineup featuring some of the biggest names in Christian music.

Winter Jam, which is hallmarked annually by its musical diversity, central focus on the Gospel, and a “no ticket required”/$15 donation at the door, will hit a total of 42 cities around the country next year. Highlighted by a time of worship each evening, international chart-toppers Hillsong Young & Free are set to make their Winter Jam debut in 25 cities, while renowned worshippers Passion, as well as acclaimed pastor/author/speaker and Passion Movement founder Louie Giglio, will be featured on all other tour stops.

“It’s crazy to think this is my first time speaking on Winter Jam, one of the most influential tours of the last few decades,” says Giglio. “I’m pumped, and really excited to share the nights with our fam—Crowder and Passion!”

“We can’t wait to get out on Winter Jam 2020,” echoes Crowder. “There is nothing like it and 2020 is going to be just insane! Too much goodness in one place.”

Winter Jam 2020’s lineup also showcases Reach Records hip-hop recording artist and producer Andy Mineo; Dove Award-winning pop hitmakers Building 429; GRAMMY®-nominated rockers RED; Dove Award-nominated singer/songwriter Austin French; GRAMMY®-nominated Winter Jam creators and tour hosts, NewSong; and Dare2Share speakers Greg Stier and Zane Black. Additionally, the PreJam opening set will feature 2019 New Artist of the Year Dove Award nominee Riley Clemmons and will introduce singer/songwriter and evangelist Ballenger, as well as emerging hip-hop recording artist Zauntee.

Kicking-off January 10 at Jacksonville, Florida’s VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Winter Jam 2020 is slated to hit Chicago’s Sears Centre Arena; State Farm Arena in Atlanta; Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena; Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena; Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis; Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena; Kansas City, Missouri’s Sprint Center; and PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, among numerous other leading venues around the country, before concluding March 29 at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland.

“I’ve never been more excited about Winter Jam than I am for 2020,” says NewSong founding member and Winter Jam creator Eddie Carswell. “The lineup is amazing and the desire to see Jesus change lives remains our top priority. Bring your friends, bring your youth group— just don’t miss it.”

In addition to the tour’s popular Jam Nation membership, which allows attendees advance venue entry among other special perks, Winter Jam is introducing a limited number of Jam Nation Ultimate Access passes for 2020. This exclusive pass includes a backstage meet & greet with Crowder, premium reserved Jam Zone seating, and free Jam Nation entry to any other 2020 Winter Jam date.

The Winter Jam 2020 Tour Spectacular is produced by Premier Productions and sponsored in part by Holt International, Liberty University, “A Week Away: The Musical” and Destiny Rescue.

Created and hosted by one of Christian music’s most influential bands, NewSong, the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular exploded from a single show in 1995 to become the genre’s benchmark tour. Throughout two decades, the tour has regularly ranked among Pollstar’s top first quarter outings. Showcasing the best and brightest in Christian music, Winter Jam provides a powerful platform for the Gospel in major arenas nationwide.

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Technology: Computer

Genetec unveils next-generation mobile license plate recognition system with Intel® Movidius™ VPU technology for edge-based deep learning capabilities

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AutoVu SharpZ3 ALPR camera

With the AutoVu SharpZ3, vehicle-based ALPR technology is about to enter a new phase in its evolution, made possible by Intel’s high-performance, low-power, deep learning VPU


MONTREAL (PRWEB)

Genetec at IACP 2019

Booth # 5218

Chicago October 26-29, 2019

Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence will unveil its next-generation mobile ALPR (automatic license plate recognition) system at IACP (Chicago, October 26-29 2019) on booth #5218. Powered by Intel® Movidius™ Myriad™ X VPU (Vision processing unit), the new Genetec AutoVu™ SharpZ3 is among the first specialized in-vehicle ALPR systems in the world to use Intel’s latest deep learning and computer vision technology. The deep learning capabilities in the AutoVu SharpZ3 system will enable advanced levels of innovation in in-vehicle analytics, situational awareness, and accuracy.

“With the AutoVu SharpZ3, vehicle-based ALPR technology is about to enter a new phase in its evolution, made possible by Intel’s high-performance, low-power, deep learning VPU. By bringing powerful deep learning processing into the device itself, we are no longer limited by the constraints of traditional computer vision techniques or server post processing. The new AutoVu SharpZ3 system will enable cities and law enforcement organizations to go far beyond simple license plate character recognition,” said Stephan Kaiser, General Manager of AutoVu at Genetec.

The AutoVu SharpZ3 system will not only be able to improve the accuracy of license plate reads in difficult environments (such as bad weather, heavy traffic, and fast speeds) but will also be able to instantly recognize additional analytics such as, vehicle type, color, and more.

With future releases, the deep learning capabilities in the AutoVu SharpZ3 will enable cities to use their ALPR equipped vehicles to address other operational issues such as detecting unpermitted road construction, discovering abandoned e-scooters or bikes in unauthorized zones, and more.

“AI is driving a powerful digital transformation in cities around the world – enabling them to be more efficient, livable and secure for their citizens. By pushing AI-powered devices and solutions to the edge, forward-thinking companies like Genetec are fulfilling the true promise of IoT in smart cities,” said Jonathan Ballon, Intel vice president and general manager, Internet of Things Group.

The AutoVu SharpZ3 system also features three optical sensors in the camera to provide additional analytics such as the precise positioning of detected objects, and a modular chassis to allow users to easily add new functionalities in the field without the complication and costs of hardware replacement.

The new Genetec AutoVu SharpZ3 system is expected to become available by early 2020. For more information, please visit the Genetec booth #5218 at IACP or visit http://www.genetec.com/SharpZ3.

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About Genetec

Genetec Inc. is an innovative technology company with a broad solutions portfolio that encompasses security, intelligence, and operations. The company’s flagship product, Security Center, is an open-architecture platform that unifies IP-based video surveillance, access control, automatic license plate recognition (ANPR), communications, and analytics. Genetec also develops cloud-based solutions and services designed to improve security, and contribute new levels of operational intelligence for governments, enterprises, transport, and the communities in which we live. Founded in 1997, and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Genetec serves its global customers via an extensive network of resellers, integrators, certified channel partners, and consultants in over 80 countries.

For more information about Genetec, visit: http://www.genetec.com

© Genetec Inc., 2019. Genetec, AutoVu, SharpZ3, and the Genetec logo are trademarks of Genetec Inc. and may be registered or pending registration in several jurisdictions. Other trademarks used in this document may be trademarks of the manufacturers or vendors of the respective product.

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Technology: Electronics

New IOSE Series From Wireless Supply Antenna Hits Market With Extended Frequency Range

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5G, 4G, LTE, wireless infrastructure, DAS, small cell

The IOSE antenna provides superior coverage in low signal areas.

The IOSE antenna offers a wide frequency range available in a single unit – 600 to 3800 MHz.


CHARLOTTE, N.C. (PRWEB)

Wireless Supply has been raising industry standards for years, so it should come as no surprise their newest in-building antenna boasts unmatched frequency coverage. The unique ultra-thin ceiling mount omni-directional IOSE antenna offers a wide frequency range available in a single unit – 600 to 3800 MHz. The IOSE is a low PIM (-153dBc) omnidirectional antenna and is available with a plenum 4.3/10 female connection or a plenum N female connection.

The TrueConnect™ IOSE reduces parts inventory and simplifies in-building installations. It provides superior coverage in low signal areas when installing 600MHz, 700 MHz, Cellular, PCS, AWS, 2.5, CBRS DAS in-building systems. At 8.38” (213 mm) in diameter, IOSE is very low-profile, with a maximum thickness of only 0.73” (18.5 mm) in the center.

For more information or to place an order, contact Wireless Supply, 877-517-8775, or your local Wireless Supply distributor.

About Wireless Supply

Wireless Supply, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is a major manufacturer of components for iDAS, oDAS and small cell systems. The company specializes in passive components as well as RF and fiber cable to support the growing demands of wireless operators, system integrators, VARs and distribution partners. Wireless Supply operates warehouses in Nebraska and North Carolina. A nationwide network of sales representatives and distributors provide product distribution throughout the United States.

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Industry: Healthcare

Mount Sinai Awarded $25 Million to Study the Environment’s Influence on People’s Health Throughout Their Lifetimes

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Three world-renowned environmental health researchers from the Institute for Exposomic Research at Mount Sinai have been awarded grants worth a total of $25 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the newly formed Human Health Environmental Assessment Resource (HHEAR). This program is dedicated to measuring all the environmental factors faced in people’s lives—a new science called “exposomics,” which is expected to yield important insights about disease processes and potential treatments.

The NIH established the HHEAR Laboratory Network Hub research network to facilitate novel research into children’s and adults’ environmental health. The goal of the consortium is to provide scientific researchers access to state-of–the-art laboratory analyses and advanced statistical data analyses of all the measurable environmental exposures that people face, so researchers can better understand why children and adults develop diseases like autism, asthma, heart disease, or even cancer. Additionally, HHEAR will make exposomic data publicly available and provide tools to allow the near-effortless pooling of the data across studies, so researchers around the world can better understand the effects of thousands of environmental exposures on health across people’s lifespans.

“This program is another giant step in the growth of our exposomics program. Mount Sinai is the only institution to be awarded multiple components of the large HHEAR research program with three large grants in exposomics, illustrating our leadership in the field,” said Robert Wright, MD, MPH, Ethel H. Wise Chair of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, and Co-Director of the Institute for Exposomic Research. “These three grants will further propel the Institute for Exposomic Research at Mount Sinai to the forefront of efforts to measure the exposome, the totality of environmental exposures from conception and throughout life. We believe studying the exposome is crucial to understanding how the complex mix of nutritional, chemical, and social environments affects health, disease, and development and to translate those findings into new strategies for prevention and treatment.”

The NIH awarded Dr. Wright funding for a HHEAR Laboratory Network Hub that studies mixtures of hundreds of exposures to substances. The lab will measure these exposures across all life stages to help NIH-funded researchers improve medical treatments and prevent diseases. The substances to be studied include lead, mercury, and other metals; plastics; pesticides; flame retardants; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; and tobacco metabolites, using state-of the art methods that take samples from sources including teeth, hair, and blood.

The NIH awarded Manish Arora, PhD, MPH, the Edith J. Baerwald Professor and Vice Chair of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, and Director of the Lautenberg Laboratory for Environmental Sciences, funding for a HHEAR Laboratory Hub that studies unidentified chemical exposures. This grant will use a suite of “omic” technologies to measure exposure to environmental chemicals and their metabolites as well as the internal response to those exposures. His grant works in tandem with Dr. Wright’s grant by discovering previously unknown chemical exposures that are then targeted for health research.

“Our team will build upon its highly successful work in creating novel methods to measure current and past chemical exposures in novel biological matrices and develop new assays that arise from HHEAR’s resources,” said Dr. Arora. “This project links highly experienced environmental health scientists with physicians, toxicologists, environmental researchers, chemists, exposure scientists, epidemiologists, and computer scientists to build the infrastructure and capacity to objectively measure the human exposome.”

Susan Teitelbaum, PhD, Research Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, also received funding for the HHEAR Data Center which provides statistical analysis and data science expertise that is critical for advancing understanding of the complex “soup” of chemicals that affect people daily. The Data Center will incorporate scientific high-performance super-computing capabilities that Mount Sinai is known for to maximize the potential use and impact of environmental data within and outside of HHEAR, and will leverage the potential of big data to accelerate environmental health studies far beyond their original funded goals.

“This center has the potential to accomplish research that was previously thought unfeasible or too costly, through the use of recently developed big data techniques,” said Dr. Teitelbaum. “The HHEAR Data Center is critical to advancing the scientific community’s ability to examine the environment on an exposome scale.”

About The Institute for Exposomic Research

The Institute for Exposomic Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is the world’s first research institute devoted to the intensive study of the exposome, or the totality of environmental influences on human health. The mission of the Institute is to understand how the complex mix of nutritional, chemical, and social environments affect health, disease, and development later in life and to translate those findings into new strategies for prevention and treatment. For more information, visit http://icahn.mssm.edu/exposomics.

About the Mount Sinai Health System

The Mount Sinai Health System is New York City’s largest integrated delivery system, encompassing eight hospitals, a leading medical school, and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York region. Mount Sinai’s vision is to produce the safest care, the highest quality, the highest satisfaction, the best access and the best value of any health system in the nation. The Health System includes approximately 7,480 primary and specialty care physicians; 11 joint-venture ambulatory surgery centers; more than 410 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and 31 affiliated community health centers. The Icahn School of Medicine is one of three medical schools that have earned distinction by multiple indicators: ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Medical Schools”, aligned with a U.S. News & World Report’s “Honor Roll” Hospital, No. 12 in the nation for National Institutes of Health funding, and among the top 10 most innovative research institutions as ranked by the journal Nature in its Nature Innovation Index. This reflects a special level of excellence in education, clinical practice, and research. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 14 on U.S. News & World Report’s “Honor Roll” of top U.S. hospitals; it is one of the nation’s top 20 hospitals in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Nephrology, Neurology/Neurosurgery, and Orthopedics in the 2019-2020 “Best Hospitals” issue. Mount Sinai’s Kravis Children’s Hospital also is ranked nationally in five out of ten pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report. The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked 12th nationally for Ophthalmology and Mount Sinai South Nassau is ranked 35th nationally for Urology. Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, Mount Sinai West, and Mount Sinai South Nassau are ranked regionally.

For more information, visit https://www.mountsinai.org or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Business: Insurance

Aflac Voluntary Benefits Offerings Now Available to HROs and their SMB Clients

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“The buying power of PrismHR’s Insurance Alliance delivers lower rates, better accessibility, and superior administration to our HR service providers and gives them a competitive edge when it comes to benefits offerings for their SMB clients.”


HOPKINTON, Mass. (PRWEB)

PrismHR, the leading HR technology software powering payroll, benefits and HR for small and medium-sized businesses across the U.S., today announced that industry leading voluntary benefits from Aflac are now available through PrismHR’s Insurance Alliance to the company’s HRO Partner network.

Aflac customized accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity and BenExtend plans are being delivered to PrismHR’s network of HR service providers through Alterity Group, a leading advisory firm. PrismHR’s HR service provider partners can enjoy access to lower, customized state-based group rates and will not be subject to underwriting based on size or industry makeup. Through the buying power of PrismHR’s Insurance Alliance, HR service providers can now take advantage of benefits including guaranteed issue coverage, waiver of pre-existing conditions limitations, no participating requirements and no-cost EDI file transfer to Aflac.

“Interest in voluntary benefits continues to grow among employers and their employees. However, implementing and administering these benefits can sometimes be a challenge for HROs and their clients,” says Sharla St. Rose, Alterity’s Vice President of Voluntary Benefits. “The PrismHR and Aflac partnership, managed by Alterity, will not only offer employees best in class benefits, it will also provide for a more streamlined administrative experience.”

“We’re thrilled to partner with Alterity to bring Aflac’s leading voluntary benefits to our network of HRO Partners,” said Gary Noke, president and CEO of PrismHR. “The buying power of PrismHR’s Insurance Alliance delivers lower rates, better accessibility, and superior administration to our HR service providers and gives them a competitive edge when it comes to benefits offerings for their SMB clients.”

PrismHR Insurance Alliance

The PrismHR Insurance Alliance enables PrismHR’s service provider customers to offer a range of A-rated, competitively priced ancillary insurance products to their clients, including voluntary life insurance, group accident insurance, dental, vision and more. In addition, enrollment in Insurance Alliance products is streamlined, and administration and reconciliation are also simplified.

About Alterity

Alterity is a leading independent consulting firm offering advisory services designed to meet the unique needs of private equity firms, professional employer organizations (PEO) and traditional employers. Navigating the constantly evolving landscape of employee benefits and insurance, Alterity delivers customized solutions for each client. Areas of focus include medical, stop loss, voluntary benefits and life and disability insurance. Alterity is headquartered in New York with offices in Austin, Toronto, and London.

About PrismHR

PrismHR’s mission is to fuel the growth of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across the U.S. Our software, combined with our ecosystem of HR service providers, enables SMBs to manage payroll, benefits, and HR, leveling the playing field with large enterprises. Today, PrismHR software delivers world-class HR services to more than 88,000 organizations and over 2 million worksite employees, processing greater than $57 billion in payroll each year. PrismHR is located in Hopkinton, Mass. For more information, visit http://www.prismhr.com.

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