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Business: Insurance

SignatureCare Emergency Center Sounds Alarm About Higher Emergency Room Abandonment Due to New Texas Healthcare Regulations

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SignatureCare Emergency Center, Stafford, TX

SignatureCare Emergency Center, Stafford, TX

We are concerned that patients experiencing serious medical emergencies might walk out of the emergency room out of fear of cost and confusion, not realizing that emergency care at SignatureCare facilities will be covered by their insurance companies as any other in-network facility.


HOUSTON (PRWEB)

Newly enacted Texas laws seeking to help patients understand their rights and responsibilities when they visit emergency rooms, appear to be having the opposite effect, according to doctors at SignatureCare Emergency Center.

The Texas legislature recently enacted HB 2041 and SB 1264, updating full disclosure on balance billing, facility notice, and patient responsibility.

Houston, TX based SignatureCare Emergency Center said its doctors are seeing an increase in the number of patients who walk out of emergency rooms due to apparent confusion created by these new legislations which went into effect on September 1st, 2019.

Dr. Hashibul Hannan, MD, a board-certified emergency physician and Managing Partner at SignatureCare Emergency Center, said the confusion, if left unaddressed, could lead to more Texans not getting critical and timely emergency medical care they desperately need.

“What our doctors are seeing is that some patients are walking out of the emergency rooms in confusion. Most Texans do not yet understand the new laws,” said Dr. Hannan.

The new regulations require emergency facilities to post a notice throughout the ER. It also requires facilities to provide each patient with a disclosure statement identifying the cost of their medical care and state if the facility is out-of-network for their insurance. This is resulting in patents getting alarmed and walking out even before being evaluated for potential life-threatening emergencies.

“All it does is create confusion and fear in the patient’s mind. Often, patients walking into the emergency room do not understand that Texas legislature also has regulations that protect the citizens and that emergency care should be covered at in-network rate by their insurance providers,” Hannan said.

He added that while SignatureCare Emergency Center understands the intent of the new regulations and agrees with it, the state needs to do more to educate the public about the regulations in order to alleviate confusion and fear.

Hannan said that as a provider of emergency medical services, SignatureCare Emergency Center evaluates all patients that walk into the facilities, whether they have health insurance or not.

“We do not turn anyone with a medical emergency away, whether they have health insurance or not. The care each patient receives when they come into any SignatureCare Emergency Center has not changed, and it will not change. We strive to provide top quality care to everyone,” he said.

“We are concerned that patients experiencing serious medical emergencies might walk out of the emergency room out of fear of cost and confusion, not realizing that emergency care at SignatureCare facilities will be covered by their insurance companies as any other in-network facility. Failure to receive needed critical care in a timely manner could lead to severe consequences.” Hannan added.

He said that SignatureCare Emergency Center will continue to work with other emergency medical services providers, as well as medical organizations in Texas, to further clarify the regulations, and help patients fully understand their rights.

“We want to make sure everyone understands that the new regulations do not affect the quality of emergency care they will receive with or without health insurance. No one needs to leave the emergency room just because they may be confused by these regulations. We are medical professionals. We will still see them and address their emergency conditions,” Dr. Hannan added.

About SignatureCare Emergency Center

Houston, TX based SignatureCare Emergency Center owns 24-hour emergency centers throughout Texas including nine locations in the Houston area (Montrose, Houston Heights, Cypress/FM 1960, Copperfield, Memorial City, Westchase, Bellaire, Mission Bend/Sugar Land and Stafford), Killeen, Austin, College Station, Paris, Midland, Odessa and Texarkana, TX.

Additional information is on our website at https://ercare24.com.

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Business: Executives

Carnegie Council Releases “Ethics in Business” Compilation Videos Ahead of Global Ethics Day on October 16

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We are excited to share these new videos,” says Carnegie Council’s Deborah Carroll, executive producer of the “Ethics in Business” series. “They really bring out the essence of this project and are a great way to spread the word about Global Ethics Day.


NEW YORK (PRWEB)

Ahead of Global Ethics Day on October 16, Carnegie Council has released three short videos compiling some of the most compelling moments from the “Ethics in Business: In Their Own Words” interview series, produced in partnership with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and CFA Institute.

Featuring Helen Brand, ACCA chief executive, and Paul Smith, outgoing CFA Institute CEO, along with other business leaders, these compilations, produced by PWPvideo, feature the “Ethics in Business” interview subjects discussing the most pressing ethical issues their industries and organizations face, the importance of trust, and how to nurture diversity. They can be found on Carnegie Council’s YouTube channel, along with the eight full “Ethics in Business” interviews.

Launched to celebrate Global Ethics Day in October 2018, “Ethics in Business” features global business leaders exploring how their organizations and industries are preparing for an ethical future in the face of threats and challenges presented by globalization, technology, and human psychology. Between October 2018 and August 2019, eight interviews were produced and posted to Carnegie Council’s YouTube channel and distributed throughout ACCA’s and CFA Institute’s professional networks. They are all hosted by Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson, a producer and reporter at CUNY TV and associate producer at 60 Minutes.

“We are excited to share these new videos,” says Carnegie Council’s Deborah Carroll, executive producer of the “Ethics in Business” series. “They really bring out the essence of this project and are a great way to spread the word about Global Ethics Day. This series features business leaders from all over the world, but they all have a commitment to ethics, diversity, and increasing trust between corporations and the public.”

In addition, these interviews have been turned into six half-hour television shows, currently airing on CUNY TV in the New York City metro area.

Also in celebration of Global Ethics Day, Carnegie Council will also be hosting a webinar with Bruce Weinstein, The Ethics Guy®, entitled “How Ethical Leadership is the Key to Sustained Success in Business.” The 45-minute webinar, which will be the centerpiece of Carnegie Council’s celebration of the sixth Global Ethics Day, will take place at 11 a.m. on October 16.

Terri Civitello, associate director of ethics and compliance at the Otis Elevator Company, and Mike Valentine, CEO of Baxter Credit Union, are scheduled to appear on the webinar, which will focus on why businesses cannot afford to hire a single dishonest employee. A third guest will be named ahead of October 16.

Launched by Carnegie Council in 2014, Global Ethics Day is an opportunity for institutions to hold events on or around this day to explore the essential role of ethics, and how we can strive to make the world, quite simply, better. For more information and a full list of events and participating organizations, go to GlobalEthicsDay.org.

ABOUT CARNEGIE COUNCIL

Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1914, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is a forum for the world’s leading thinkers, experts, and decision makers. Through lectures, workshops, panel discussions, conferences, interviews, articles, and a wealth of free multimedia online resources, the Council has earned a reputation as an honest, objective voice for ethics in international affairs. Go to http://www.carnegiecouncil.org.

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Mike Huffaker Joins Planet DDS as Vice President of Sales

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Mike Huffaker Joins Planet DDS as Vice President of Sales

Mike Huffaker Joins Planet DDS as Vice President of Sales

Planet DDS is poised to continue the rapid growth it enjoys on the strength of its enterprise-grade cloud-based practice management software. I’m excited to join the team at this crucial inflection point in the dental market.


NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (PRWEB)

Mike Huffaker has joined the Planet DDS team as the Vice President of Sales to help meet the growing demand for the company’s flagship enterprise software, Denticon.

Huffaker has extensive experience building and managing sales organizations. Prior to joining Planet DDS, he led the sales effort at TRAY, a cloud-based point-of-sale technology company where he developed and implemented the go-to-market strategy. He also served as Director of Sales for Revel Systems.

“Planet DDS is poised to continue the rapid growth it enjoys on the strength of its enterprise-grade cloud-based practice management software. I’m excited to join the team at this crucial inflection point in the dental market,” noted Huffaker.

A rapidly growing number of practices and dental groups are recognizing the need for a robust cloud-based practice management solution to help support their growth.

According to Eric Giesecke, Planet DDS CEO, “the shift to the cloud is accelerating in dental, and we’re in a unique position to expand our footprint with the only fully-baked enterprise cloud solution on the market. Having Mike on board to spearhead our ever-expanding sales team will make a huge difference. We’re thrilled to welcome him to the company.”

Planet DDS’ Denticon cloud-based practice management software is the only proven, time-tested software offering that was built from the ground up for multi-location groups in the cloud. Denticon has the largest footprint among emerging and established dental groups of any cloud software provider, allowing clients to break free from the constraints of desktop software with a comprehensive solution that includes the tools needed to standardize, centralize, and grow. All while reducing IT cost and enhancing security. Learn more about Denticon at http://www.planetdds.com.

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Society: Christianity

Debora Marion’s newly released “Blue as Blueberry Cupcakes” is a hearty tale about the beautiful, enjoyable, and nourishing treat that are cupcakes

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MEADVILLE, Pa. (PRWEB)

“Blue as Blueberry Cupcakes”: a colorful masterpiece on the exquisiteness of cupcakes and how they bring joy and comfort to every child. “Blue as Blueberry Cupcakes” is the creation of published author Debora Marion, a preschool teacher, administrator, professor, international early care and education trainer, nutritionist, and motivational speaker.

Marion shares, “‘Blue as Blueberry Cupcakes’ written by Debora Marion and illustrated by her daughter Élaina Marion supports education and nutrition. Reading is an enjoyable experience for children of all ages, and “Blue as Blueberry Cupcakes” is certainly a book that young children will enjoy. This book gives young readers the confidence that they need to succeed in reading. Adults will enjoy reading this book because each picture in this book is represented by easy-to-read text. The book uses predictability that allows young readers to chime in during the reading of the text. In addition, this book contains many beautiful illustrations created by the very talented and very gifted artist, Élaina Marion. Using her special techniques with colors, she has created unique artistic drawings that depict specific characteristics of each object and person displayed in the book. In addition, the author Debora Marion ensures that “Blue as Blueberry Cupcakes” supports the education of young children with both rhyming words and alliteration.

“Blue as Blueberry Cupcakes” is a book that supports young readers learning how to read. Teachers can incorporate “Blue as Blueberry Cupcakes” into their reader’s workshop with young children. In addition, the author includes nutrition education within the text. Teachers may wish to use this book to teach science. For example, teachers may discuss the importance of eating healthy—fresh fruits. In the text, the author introduces the reader to fresh blueberries, raspberries, and green grapes. In addition, at the end of the story, the author includes a simple but very delicious blue as blueberry muffin recipe. Teachers may have children create their own snack. For example, teachers may allow children to measure out the ingredients needed to make the muffins. For example, teachers may allow the children to measure out the blueberries and yogurt.”

Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Debora Marion’s new book is a fun and engaging opus that desires to improve the children’s reading and comprehensive abilities through its skillful use of words and activities that push their minds and bodies into action.

This book is a riveting tool that also treasures the notions of health and wellness as integral aspects of a child’s development.

View the synopsis of “Blue as Blueberry Cupcakes” on YouTube.

Consumers can purchase “Blue as Blueberry Cupcakes” at traditional brick-and-mortar bookstores or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.

For additional information or inquiries about “Blue as Blueberry Cupcakes,” contact the Christian Faith Publishing media department at 866-554-0919.

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Technology: Computer

Roll-Kraft Adds Electrical Discharge Machine to Mentor, Ohio, Factory

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Roll-Kraft’s Newly Installed Sodick EDM Machine


WILLOUGHBY, Ohio (PRWEB)

Roll-Kraft has installed a new Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM) on the factory floor at the headquarters facility in Mentor, Ohio. This is the fourth EDM machine at this location and is by far the most technologically advanced. The new machine will allow Roll-Kraft to cut 2-4 times as many rolls in the same amount of time as previous machines.

Roll-Kraft manufactures steel rolls for the tube and pipe and roll forming industry. Many custom-made rolls require keyways and other more intricate profiles to be cut into their rolls. Using more traditional techniques, like broaching, to cut tool steels, was very difficult, time consuming, and not as accurate as the EDM technology. The EDM process saves time and provides excellent, repeatable results. Roll-Kraft prides itself on quality, and the investment in this new machine guarantees the continuation of that tradition.

Roll-Kraft has its headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, and maintains other facilities in Lombard, Illinois (Chicago Roll Company); Houston, Texas (Roll-Kraft Texas); and Ontario, Canada (Roll-Kraft Ltd.). Calls to the company’s main line, (888) 953-9400 or (440) 205-3100, are greeted by a live operator who can assist callers in quickly reaching a technician, engineer, or sales staff, who can provide immediate assistance. The company’s fax number is (440) 205-3110.

Learn more about Roll-Kraft products and services by visiting http://www.roll-kraft.com. For easy and immediate contact with Roll-Kraft that transcends time zones and working hours, the website features an easy-to-use contact form.    

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Technology: Electronics

Windmill International, Inc. Secures Key Contract Extension

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Windmill is proud of its three decades of service to NAPMA and is looking forward to continuing this relationship in order help our allies maintain a critical war fighting capability.


NASHUA, N.H. (PRWEB)

Windmill International, Inc. was recently awarded a two-and-a-half-year extension to its existing Acquisition and Program Support Services contract with NAPMA. NAPMA has been one of Windmill’s most important customers for over 30 years.

Windmill serves as a prime contractor to NAPMA under a Multinational Memorandum of Understanding for which the United States is a participant. Working closely with the U.S. Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Program Office at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, Windmill provides a wide range of technical and management services in support of mission critical technology upgrades to NATO’s E-3A AWACS fleet. This support includes acquisition and program management, financial management, logistics planning, cost estimating, software, systems and test engineering, configuration management and business operations support. This extension will allow Windmill to continue its successful legacy of support to the base program and to critical aspects of the NATO AWACS Final Life Extension Program (FLEP).

About Windmill International Inc.

For three decades, Windmill International Inc. has been one of the defense industry’s leaders in providing Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) to a diverse set of U.S. Defense Department and international defense customers. It delivers comprehensive program management, engineering, logistics and training support to major defense acquisition programs across the globe. A veteran-founded, employee-owned company, Windmill is headquartered in Nashua, NH.

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Rimidi Tackles Obesity Epidemic by Adding Specialized Disease View to its EHR-Integrated Platform

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Obesity is a global epidemic in both children and adults, and it’s associated with numerous comorbidities, which manifest differently in each individual patient.


ATLANTA (PRWEB)

Rimidi, a cloud-based software platform that enables personalized management of chronic cardiometabolic conditions across populations, today announced a new disease ‘view’ within its platform – obesity. Obesity becomes the fifth disease state being managed within the software, along with type 2 diabetes, heart failure, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiovascular disease. Rimidi’s platform works within the electronic health record (EHR) to preemptively identify and manage cardiometabolic diseases by combining data from multiple sources into disease ‘views’ that provide a holistic overview of a patient.

The addition of obesity to Rimidi’s platform addresses the evolving policies and care around obesity, as the chronic disease requires increased medical attention. Today, obesity affects nearly 40% of Americans and remains one of the biggest contributors to preventable chronic disease and rising US healthcare costs. In fact, this global epidemic is associated with an increased risk of disease and mortality, and costs anywhere from $147 billion to nearly $210 billion to manage per year.

“Obesity is a global epidemic in both children and adults, and it’s associated with numerous comorbidities, which manifest differently in each individual patient,” said Lucienne Ide, M.D., Ph.D., founder of Rimidi. “With new innovations in healthcare, however, clinicians are better equipped to combat the obesity epidemic head-on. That’s where Rimidi comes into play. By adding this condition into our existing platform, we can empower physicians with the tools and technology they need to better identify patients who may be at risk.”

The Rimidi platform works within the electronic health record (EHR) to support better management of cardiometabolic conditions through distinct disease views. With the addition of the new obesity view, clinicians can better manage patients based off the latest evidence and guidelines, as well as offer virtual care support, such as remote monitoring and digital health education. In addition to consolidating pertinent information from the EHR that impacts clinical decision making, the new view performs the following:

Alerts clinicians to risk factors associated with obesity – including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, PCOS, depression, thyroid disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease – and flags whether standard of care for screening and risk-reduction are being met.

Displays patient’s atherosclerotic-cardiovascular-disease (ASCVD) risk scores so clinicians can easily see patient’s 10-year risk for heart disease or stroke.

Identifies gaps in prescribing standards, including anti-diabetic and anti-obesity medications, lipid lowering agents, ACE inhibitors, ARBs and aspirin.

“As health systems move to value-based contracting, accurately documenting chronic conditions – such as obesity – is not only important for patient care, but also for risk-adjustment payment models,” said Josh Claman, CEO of Rimidi. “With Rimidi, clinical teams will now be prompted when diagnostic codes and biometrics, such as BMI, are discordant, allowing physicians to address Hierarchical Condition Category coding opportunities at the point of care.”

Obesity is now broadly recognized as a chronic disease. Rimidi is aligned with supporting clinicians, patients and payer in recognizing this disease, optimizing its medical management, reducing cardiovascular risk and supporting self-management efforts.

For more information on Rimidi’s Platform View for Obesity, please visit https://rimidi.com/solutions/obesity.

About Rimidi

Rimidi is a cloud-based software platform that enables personalized management of chronic cardiometabolic conditions across populations, with specific views for diabetes, heart failure, fatty liver, cardiovascular disease and obesity. Created by doctors, Rimidi avoids the disconnect in connected care by combining patient-generated health data with EHR systems to drive patient-specific clinical insights and actions. The net effect is a better health system with optimized clinical workflows that enable better decisions, better relationships, better outcomes and ultimately a better healthcare system. For more information, visit rimidi.com and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Media Contact:

Emily Keough

Emily.Keough@rimidi.com

513.240.5352

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Industry: Healthcare

RevSpring Announces Digital First Solution for Patient Financial Engagement

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The solution takes a more holistic view of the patient’s digital profile and uses digital options early in the financial conversation. Using digital channels first, the patient receives the message three to five days before they would have received a mailed statement.


LIVONIA, Mich. (PRWEB)

RevSpring, a leading provider of healthcare financial engagement and payment solutions, announced today a new solution that prioritizes digital delivery in advance of printed communications. This digital-first approach, which is an enhancement to RevSpring’s eVoke™ omni-channel platform, combined with a more strategic balance of printed communications, allows healthcare organizations to shift confidently to digital delivery, which is faster, more easily actionable, and less expensive than print and mail for patient billing and payments.

“People expect digital convenience, flexibility, and ease across work, business, and personal interactions. Yet, in healthcare, digital adoption remains low due to disconnected systems and a reliance on more familiar printed processes,” said Marty Callahan, RevSpring’s president of healthcare. “We’re confident this new solution will close the digital gap in healthcare financial communications to deliver the digital experience that patients want, and providers need, to optimize effectiveness.”

RevSpring’s eVoke platform enables providers to strategically move “digitally forward” by prioritizing digital communication delivery above traditional print and mail. Providing important financial information to patients using SMS/text messages and email allows patients to act on that information sooner and at a lower cost. Because patients who engage digital tend to pay digitally, by reducing lockbox and human-assisted call center payments, providers can carve out costs using more cost-effective channels.

The solution takes a more holistic view of the patient’s digital profile and uses digital options early in the financial conversation. Using digital channels first, the patient receives the message three to five days before they would have received a mailed statement.

In an early pilot of the solution, one provider realized the following immediate results:

  •     Patients receiving a text notification in advance of a paper bill paid their balance 12 days faster.

  •     12.6 percent of patients who made a payment paid their bill before they received a printed statement.

  •     Mobile payments increased, and more patients paid online.

The solution supports digital consent gathered inside and outside of traditional billing and payment channels, such as during registration. Providers can choose to suppress statements that are delivered digitally based on patient preference, and can automatically send the printed content based on patient action. Once engaged digitally, patients are more likely to expect and act on additional communications from digital channels.

To understand market needs, RevSpring frequently surveys providers and patients across the country to understand their goals and obstacles. In recent surveys, the company learned that despite investments in digital communication technology, digital adoption remains low with only eight percent of patients receiving their statements digitally—yet 25 percent prefer digital only. Over 69 percent of patients surveyed said they weren’t offered digital options or don’t remember being offered the option of paperless billing at time of service.

“Digital isn’t right for everyone but knowing the most effective engagement channel and balancing the use of digital and paper communications is the right approach in healthcare,” Callahan added. “We know that providers want digital success to control costs, improve performance, and meet patient expectations. Our intent is to help providers make digital innovations a priority in 2020.”

With more than 1.5 billion pre-and post-service communications sent annually, RevSpring is leading the digital transformation providers want and patients crave. More details on the platform can be found at revspringinc.com/transformingdigitalnow.

About RevSpring

RevSpring leads the market in financial communications and payment solutions that inspire patients to pay. Since 1981, the company has built the industry’s most comprehensive and impactful suite of patient engagement, omni-channel communications and payment solutions backed by behavior analysis, propensity-to-pay scoring, contextual messaging and user experience best practices. Using proprietary data analytics to tailor the engagement from pre-service to post-service, we improve the financial experience and outcomes for providers and their patients.

To learn more, visit revspringinc.com. For information about RevSpring’s focus and leadership in healthcare, visit revspringinc.com/healthcare.

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Health: Mental Health

4 Simple Ways To Train Your Brain and Supercharge Your Daily Routine

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“Meditation trains the brain to be in the present moment,” says Carter “meditation is the ‘bench press’ equivalent for your brain and helps breakdown the neural connections in the brain that induce feelings of fear or anxiety.”


AUSTIN, Texas (PRWEB)

An estimated 80 to 90 percent of patients visit their doctors because of health issues that are traceable to chronic, unmanaged stress. Given recent advances in engineering and medical technology, we now know that the brain is affected by every experience, thought, emotion, and every second of stress. However, there is no magic prescription that works across the board for brain fitness. NATIONAL TRAIN THE BRAIN DAY is observed annually on October 13. What will you do TODAY to Train Your BRAIN?

“There are many different ways to train your brain and improve your cognitive skills such as mindful reading, writing, brain teasers, —along with getting enough sleep, physical activity and of course a few minutes of meditation,” says Carter, co-author with his wife, Dr. Kirti Salwe Carter, of The Morning Mind: Use Your Brain to Master Your Day and Supercharge Your Life, Amazon Bestseller & Forbes Best Self-Help. (http://www.themorningmind.com).

Carter offers 4 ways to train your brain and supercharge your life

1. Reflect On What Makes You Happy To Be Alive. “The subconscious responds very powerfully to feeling, and the more of a sensory experience you can make your ref, the more effective it will be,” says Carter “Utilize all your senses, can you see, hear, smell, touch, and taste that happy memory?”

2. Get enough shut-eye. “Sleep is an essential part of physical health,” says Carter “when we sleep, the body performs a vast array of therapeutic and healing functions that detox, repair, and heal the body and brain.”

3. Exercise your body as well as mind. “Take a 15 to 30 minute walk each morning, — or yoga, swimming, dance or do yard work if you prefer,” Carter. “ Exercise stimulates the brain plasticity by stimulating-growth of new connections between cells in a wide array of important cortical areas of the brain.” Carter says, “From a behavioral perspective, the same antidepressant-like effects associated with “runner’s high” found in humans is associated with a drop in stress hormones.”

4. Take control and train your brain with meditation.“Meditation trains the brain to be in the present moment, and to return to that focus when negative thinking and emotions intrude,” says Carter. “Meditation is the ‘bench press’ equivalent for your brain,” says Carter “meditation helps breakdown the neural connections in the brain that induce feelings of fear or anxiety.”

How much of your life do you spend in the present moment? How much time do you spend daydreaming, ruminating about the past, or worrying about the future?

Carter says offers 8 simple steps to happiness and achieving a relaxed state of mind in only five to eight minutes. 1) Sit comfortably, 2) Perform a shoulder roll, 3) Gently close your eyes, 4) Breathe in through your nose and count to four, 5) Exhale through your nose and count to four, 6) Be aware of the sensation of the breath entering the nostrils, 7. Keep attention on the breathing and when you become distracted by thoughts, do not try to stop thinking, just observe the loss of presence and return your attention to breathing, and 8) continue this exercise for five to ten minutes or until you experience a calm mind, and practice daily.

About Dr. Rob Carter III and Dr. Kirti Salwe Carter

Dr. Rob Carter III and Dr. Kirti Salwe Carter are co-authors of The Morning Mind: Use Your Brain to Master Your Day and Supercharge Your Life (http://www.themorningmind.com). Rob Carter is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, an expert in human performance, and has academic appointments in emergency medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, in public health at Azusa Pacific University, and in nutrition at the University of Maryland. He holds a PhD in biomedical sciences, is a Gates Scholar, and completed postgraduate studies at Harvard School of Public Health.

Kirti Carter was born in Pune, India, and received her medical education in India, where she practiced as an intensive-care physician at Breach Candy Hospital before moving to Texas to complete postgraduate training in public health. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Stress (FAIS), has more than 18 years of experience in meditation and breathing techniques, and has been facilitating wellness seminars for the past decade.

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Business: Insurance

Alera Group Appoints Employee Benefits Practice Leader

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Sally is an outstanding addition to Alera Group’s leadership team, and we look forward to the impact of her expertise on our employee benefits practice.


DEERFIELD, Ill. and NEW YORK (PRWEB)

Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property & casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, is excited to announce that Sally Prather has recently been appointed as its national Employee Benefits Practice Leader.

Prather’s responsibilities will include the continued development of the organization’s employee benefits practice, including platform expansion and resource coordination.

“Sally is an outstanding addition to Alera Group’s leadership team, and we look forward to the impact of her expertise on our employee benefits practice,” said Jim Blue, President of Alera Group. “Her years of industry experience, combined with her collaborative management style, makes her an ideal leader of our benefits team as we continue to expand organically and acquisitively.”

Prior to joining Alera Group, Prather served as Vice President, Paychex Insurance Agency. She brings more than 25 years of experience to her role with Alera Group.

“I am thrilled to lead the employee benefits division of Alera Group, and look forward to the true collaboration happening among the Alera Group firms,” said Sally Prather. “Together, we will strengthen our value proposition through unparalleled benefits resources and strategy.”

As Employee Benefits Practice Leader, Prather joins Alera Group as the latest member of an industry-leading team of professionals across the United States. For more information about Alera Group, visit http://www.aleragroup.com.

About Alera Group

Based in Deerfield, IL, Alera Group’s over 1,700 employees serve thousands of clients nationally in employee benefits, property and casualty, risk management and wealth management. Alera Group is the 15th largest independent insurance agency in the country. For more information, visit http://www.aleragroup.com or follow Alera Group on Twitter: @AleraGroupUS.

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