Dr. Mark Boomer, left, founder of RespirCare has tapped the technology of HGE Health to remain in touch with pulmonary patients anywhere in the nation. Michael Markus, PhD, right, is CEO of HGE Health

“RespirCare and HGE Health share the belief that our upcoming expansion will bring to all COPD patients the improved health we have witnessed first-hand with our Tulsa patients since the beginning of our collaboration,” adds Dr. Mark Boomer, founder and CEO of RespirCare

FT. WASHINGTON, Pa. (PRWEB)
December 04, 2019

HGE Health, a healthcare technology-enabled services company whose solutions empower physicians to better manage their COPD patient’s symptoms, joined forces nearly a year ago with RespirCare, an operator of respiratory specialty clinics, to give Tulsa’s COPD patients immediate access to in-person care at times when the attention is most needed. The patient-satisfaction scores and clinical outcomes have underscored that the partnership is addressing an unmet need, so the partnership between HGE Health and RespirCare is expanding to markets throughout the United States in 2020.

The partnership launched in Tulsa, Oklahoma, home to one of the highest rates of respiratory conditions in the U.S., where wait times for appointments to see a primary care physician are typically several weeks long. Understandably, patients experiencing severe symptoms who feel they are unable to wait for care often resort to visiting an Emergency Department at a local hospital.

To afford COPD patients the immediate, individualized care that only a dedicated pulmonologist can provide, while also combating the costs associated with Emergency Department visits, RespirCare opened a first-of-its-kind walk-in pulmonary clinic in Tulsa in May 2019.

HGE Health’s technology is a key component of RespirCare’s model. The platform identifies early changes in a patient’s respiratory symptoms and prompts clinical staff to initiate a medical response, often before patients themselves would have previously sought medical attention. As a result of the early clinical intervention, RespirCare is able to preemptively stabilize worsening symptom trends before an emergency department visit or hospital admission is required.

The collaboration between RespirCare and HGE Health has been incredibly successful in terms of patient care and cost savings. “Physicians, insurance providers, and most importantly the patients, have all provided positive feedback on the partnership between RespirCare and HGE Health,” said Michael J. Markus, PhD, CEO of HGE Health. “Patients receive prompt feedback to address their worsening respiratory symptoms, while the insurance companies minimize the substantial costs associated with an emergency department visit or inpatient hospital admission. Rural patients are also brought closer to healthcare systems, expertise, and resources located in larger metropolitan areas.”

“RespirCare is excited for the opportunity to offer cutting-edge, first-class medical care to all COPD patients,” adds Dr. Mark Boomer, founder and CEO of RespirCare. “Through our walk-in open access respiratory clinic and use of the HGE Health technology, we can treat patients at times when such treatments are most effective before symptoms reach a point warranting emergency care or inpatient hospitalization. RespirCare and HGE Health are healthcare innovators that share a common belief that our upcoming expansion will bring to all COPD patients the improved health we have witnessed first-hand with our Tulsa patients since the beginning of our collaboration.”

Immediate expansion plans will make HGE Health’s remote patient monitoring platform available to the millions of respiratory patients across Oklahoma and New Jersey, followed by rollouts in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Reimbursement for the remote monitoring services is already available under Medicare. Many large insurance providers are already covering such services for their members, and self-insured employers are expected to follow.

Based in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, HGE Health has built an international reputation in the field of COPD and pulmonary medicine, helping COPD, lung transplant and other respiratory patients and physicians control pulmonary issues. In existence for less than a year, RespirCare has already dramatically improved the quality, cost, and timing of health care for respiratory conditions in ways that will make RespirCare the standard of COPD clinical care.

A growing and devastating disease, COPD is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. An estimated 12.7 million American adults are diagnosed with the condition every year and an almost equal number are believed to be undiagnosed. Hospital discharges related to COPD typically exceed 700,000 in the U.S. alone. The costs of managing COPD in the U.S. have been estimated to be nearly $50 billion annually, including $29.5 billion in direct healthcare expenditures, $8 billion in indirect morbidity costs and $12.4 billion in indirect mortality costs.

The HGE digital platform and technology-enabled services, called HGE Care, allow pulmonary and primary care physicians to remotely care for patients anywhere in the nation, and help patients better understand and manage changes in their COPD symptoms. Thanks to a daily digital or telephonic interaction with their healthcare team, patients are engaged in their own symptom management, and log their symptoms on the HGE Care platform over 80% – 90% of the time. Patients enjoy peace of mind that on days they experience a change from their typical COPD symptoms, their own physician/care team provides same-day feedback. Thanks to this expanding partnership, soon patients nationwide will breathe easier, avoid ER and hospital admissions, and enjoy an improved quality of life, all while reducing overall healthcare costs for patients and health systems.

About HGE Health

Headquartered in Fort Washington, PA, HGE Health harnesses its deep experience in chronic disease management and digital health in pulmonary disease, telemedicine and mobile health to offer a clinical services platform that delivers better care faster at a much lower cost for patients, physicians, and payors. Built on clinical protocols developed and supported by 16 years of research, the company’s technology has compiled the longest-running and world’s largest longitudinal data set of COPD symptoms, interventions, and clinical management to help physicians provide care for a geographically and socio-economically diverse COPD and pulmonary patient population.

About RespirCare

Founded in Tulsa, OK, RespirCare is a novel clinic dedicated to treating acute and chronic respiratory conditions, from minor to the most severe. Remote symptom monitoring is offered to allow clinical interventions to be performed immediately, as symptoms begin to worsen. Treatment is available at RespirCare by appointment and as a walk-in clinic, which is open 7 days a week to ensure immediate care is available when patients need it most. A separate waiting room available for contagious patients and oxygen outlets throughout establishes a patient-centric waiting environment with patient wellbeing and comfort in mind. RespirCare offers regular and after-hours care for no more than the cost of a visit to your regular pulmonary specialist, avoiding the costs of an emergency department visit.

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“(This honor) demonstrates to us that the industry is seeing the value that Practice EHR’s products and services bring to medical practices. We take great pride in producing the best solutions for our clients at a cost-effective price,” said Khurshid Mughal, CEO of Practice EHR.

PLANO, Texas (PRWEB)
December 04, 2019

Practice EHR, a leading provider of cost-effective, cloud-based medical practice solutions, has taken the top spot on Healthcare Tech Outlook’s Top 10 Medical Practice Management Solution Providers 2019 list.

“We are honored to be named to Healthcare Tech’s list,” said Khurshid Mughal, CEO of Practice EHR. “It demonstrates to us that the industry is seeing the value that Practice EHR’s products and services bring to medical practices. We take great pride in producing the best solutions for our clients at a cost-effective price.”

Practice EHR was shortlisted among the best vendors and consultants in the healthcare industry by a panel of experts, technology leaders and Healthcare Tech Outlook magazine board members for the “Top 10 Medical Practice Management Solution Providers 2019.” Healthcare Tech Outlook’s Top 10 list is available at https://www.practiceehr.com/news.

Practice EHR provides inexpensive, yet comprehensive cloud-based solutions designed to meet the specialty-specific needs of medical practices, mobile healthcare and long-term care. The suite of solutions and services include electronic health records, practice management, revenue cycle management and a fully-integrated clearinghouse.

Healthcare industry trends indicate that medical practices are losing money due to expensive, complicated systems that are inefficient. Practice EHR provides a fully-integrated solution with a simple workflow that is built for the unique needs of a variety of specialties. The company’s solutions enable medical practices to deliver effective patient care and help them be more profitable and efficient.

“We take pride in honoring Practice EHR for providing user-friendly and efficient solutions which enables the customers to spend quality time with their patients,” said Alex D’Souza, Managing Editor of Healthcare Tech Outlook. “Practice EHR allows practices to leverage a simplified workflow and the latest cloud-based technology, while decreasing overhead costs.”

About Practice EHR

Practice EHR is a leading provider of cost-effective, cloud-based medical practice solutions that simplify workflows for effective patient care and financial and operational success. From electronic health records to practice management and revenue cycle management, Practice EHR provides integrated, specialty-specific solutions to more than 1,000 physicians in medical practices, long term care and home healthcare. For more information about Practice EHR, please visit http://www.PracticeEHR.com, Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn.

About Healthcare Tech Outlook

Published from Fremont, California, Healthcare Tech Outlook is a print magazine, which features CIOs, ITVPs, CTOs, and other decision makers sharing their insights and perspective on healthcare industry. A panel of experts, technology leaders and board members of Healthcare Tech Outlook magazine has finalized the “Top 10 Medical Practice Management Solution Providers 2019” and shortlisted the best vendors and consultants in the healthcare industry. For more info, visit: http://www.healthcaretechoutlook.com.

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Hiring managers need a partner in their goal of attracting, verifying, and deploying talent as quickly as possible. We design our solutions to be a complete answer to those needs.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (PRWEB)
December 04, 2019

ClearStar, a provider of Human Capital IntegritySM technology-based services specializing in background and medical screening, is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as one of the Top 10 HRMS Solution Providers – 2019 by HR Tech Outlook magazine. The company was chosen based on its innovative solutions and demonstration of great promise in their competitive market environment.

HR Tech Outlook magazine, published in Fort Lauderdale, FL, is a technology magazine which gives information about the latest technology in the industry that helps the technology, business leaders, and start-up ecosystems achieve business goals. The list of the Top 10 HRMS Solution Provers is determined by a panel of experts, technology leaders, and board members of HR Tech Outlook magazine after a comprehensive and competitive evaluation of over 500 HRMS solution providers.

“We are delighted to select ClearStar as one of the Top 10 HRMS Solution Providers – 2019,” said Hanna Wilson, Managing Editor of HR Tech Outlook magazine. “ClearStar offers progressive solutions that solve human resource management challenges by implementing the current technological trends in the space.”

Robert J. Vale, Jr., CEO of ClearStar, said: “We are proud to be named a Top HRMS Solution Provider. With each year, the importance of maintaining human capital integrity becomes more apparent, but the task of doing so also grows more difficult. Hiring managers need more than a background screening provider—they need a partner in their goal of attracting, verifying, and deploying top talent as quickly as possible. We design our solutions to be a complete answer to those needs.”

About ClearStar

ClearStar, Inc. is a leading provider of Human Capital IntegritySM technology-based services specializing in background and medical screening. It provides employment intelligence direct to employers and via channel partners/consumer reporting agencies (“CRAs”) to support better recruitment and other decisions affecting employees by increasing the quality, reliability, and visibility of information.

A seven-time Inc. 5000 honoree and founding member of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners, ClearStar has provided innovative technology solutions to businesses in the human capital management industry from its corporate offices in Alpharetta, Georgia since 1995. For more information about ClearStar, please visit: http://www.clearstar.net.

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Sphere

We are excited to join forces with Sikka on this comprehensive platform for healthcare,” said Steve Rizzuto, CEO of Sphere. “With their award-winning API and deep healthcare experience, Sikka is a natural fit, aligning with our expertise in healthcare software and financial technology.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (PRWEB)
December 04, 2019

Sphere, the leading provider of end-to-end integrated payments and security software, today announced a new integration with Sikka Software, the leading API cloud platform and application marketplace for the retail healthcare community. Together, they have launched a new payments platform called Sikka Payments, which integrates Sphere technology and merchant processing for a complete solution that spans the full payment lifecycle.

With this powerful alliance, dental practices can accept patient payments from a variety of channels, all seamlessly integrated to their practice management system. Whether in person, online, mobile or card on file, the innovative Sikka Payments platform delivers safe and compliant ways for dental practices to take payments without disrupting business operations.

Serving more than 34,000 practices, Sikka aims to improve operational efficiency through its API enabled marketplace, including the new Sikka Payments platform. Their API and cloud platform connects to 90% of the retail healthcare market, including practice management systems and financial software.

Sphere’s developer-friendly payment solutions facilitate omnichannel payments in a way that is highly secure and scalable. Designed for ease of integration, our payment solutions:

• Support card-present and card-not-present transactions
• Are secure and compliant, supporting validated point to point encryption and tokenization
• Provide a single source for technology and merchant processing

“We are excited to join forces with Sikka on this comprehensive platform for healthcare,” said Steve Rizzuto, Chief Executive Officer of Sphere. “With their award-winning API and deep healthcare experience, Sikka is a natural fit, aligning with our expertise in healthcare software and financial technology.”

“Sphere continues to extend its reach within the healthcare vertical,” said Andrew Rueff, Executive Chairman of Sphere. “Together with Sikka, we are able to provide our secure, robust integration to a new market segment while leveraging our expertise in healthcare.”

“Patients demand more options in how they pay their healthcare providers, such as dentists and veterinarians. Doctors are interested in reducing the time and errors inherent in payment acceptance, with an eye to lower costs. Integrated with Sphere, we are now able to deliver this valuable payment solution to the tens of thousands of practices that rely on the Sikka platform,” said Vijay Sikka, Chief Executive Officer of Sikka Software.

For more information on Sphere, please visit http://www.spherecommerce.com.

About Sphere

Sphere, powered by TrustCommerce, is a software and financial technology company providing integrated solutions that reduce friction and facilitate better and more secure commercial interactions with customers in specialized verticals markets, primarily healthcare, non-profit, transportation and education. Sphere’s integrated payments technology and security software enable its clients to process payments in a way that is: highly secure and compliant, integrated with their core business software, omnichannel, and processor-neutral. Sphere’s partner-centric focused payments solutions serve small, midsize and enterprise level businesses and software companies in the U.S., Canada, and Australia.

About Sikka Software     

Sikka Software is helping to rethink the retail healthcare market using a single API cloud platform with Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics. Focusing on non-physician practices in dentistry, audiology, veterinary, optometry, chiropractic, orthodontic and oral surgery etc., Sikka Software now has over 34,000 practice installations on its platform. These are businesses where the primary skilled worker is also the owner who needs tools to digitize their practice and help them make more real-time, optimized decisions. Sikka Software API and cloud platform connect to 90% of the retail healthcare market including practice management systems and financial software. For more information, please visit https://sikkasoft.com.

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West Lafayette, Indiana (PRWEB)
December 04, 2019

Improved Pharma’s analytical methods provide a new and improved strategy to further enhance dissolution and stabilize amorphous materials. Additionally, their PDF Synchrotron methods provide a way to determine the structure of these new materials and enhance the ability to describe these compositions both in regulatory and patent applications. 

The latest developments were recently shared at the AAPS PharmSci 360 meeting in San Antonio, TX from Nov 3-6, 2019. The highly successful meeting allowed for several discussions surrounding the Improved Pharma problem solving strategy.  The conference booth was ideally located among several formulation companies and the formulation poster sessions, enabling a great forum for gathering scientists with similar interests. Improved Pharma was able to meet with a wide range of scientists who were extremely interested in the use of Synchrotron methods to solve problems.  Additionally, Improved Pharma, via its COO Pam Smith, presented a poster on Synchrotron analysis of lapatinib dispersions and a “rapid fire” presentation on Improved Pharma’s capabilities including problem solving, formulation design, and analytical methods development.

About Improved Pharma

Improved Pharma is a research and information company dedicated to improving pharmaceutical methods, formulations, and processes. Dr. Stephen Byrn and Sarah Byrn founded the company in 2006 after the successful acquisition of their first company, SSCI. Dr. Pamela Smith joined the company in 2018 after an 18-year tenure with SSCI. Improved Pharma offers services such as analytical testing, synchrotron-based formulation design, and expert consulting aiding the development and defense of intellectual property matters.

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The OCLI Patchogue Eye Team of Doctors Jack Oats, Chasidy Singleton and John Wittpenn

John Wittpenn, MD, looks forward to being part of the OCLI Patchogue location. “As OCLI continues to strengthen our Suffolk county presence, we can offer more patients greater access to the exceptional eye care provided by OCLI renowned eye care providers.”

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (PRWEB)
December 03, 2019

OCLI, a Spectrum Vision Partners (SVP) managed practice, has opened a new location in Patchogue today, directly across the street from Long Island Community Hospital. The address is 100 Hospital Road, Suite 216, Patchogue, NY 11772, phone number, (631) 828-3588. Chasidy Singleton, MD, has joined the practice and will have a full time presence in this location. In addition, Jack Oats, MD, and John Wittpenn, MD will be available for patients in this office as well as continuing to practice in OCLI’s East Setauket and Port Jefferson locations.

Patchogue is the 21st clinical location in New York and the 9th OCLI practice location added overall since November 2017, when Spectrum announced its strategic relationship with the growth-oriented, private equity firm Blue Sea Capital. Since then, 35 eye doctors and 14 Locations have been added across the four affiliates, expanding the leading network of nationally renowned, multi-specialty ophthalmologists and optometrists in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut Tri-State region. The addition of this latest location will allow OCLI to strengthen its presence and expand its patient services further in the south eastern Suffolk, Long Island New York area.

“I am excited to be part of this expansion effort to provide the latest and best technology in eye care to a greater number of Patchogue area patients,” notes Chasidy Singleton, MD.

John Wittpenn, MD, looks forward to being part of the OCLI Patchogue location. “As OCLI continues to strengthen our Suffolk county presence, we can offer more patients greater access to the exceptional eye care provided by OCLI renowned eye care providers.”

Tom Burke, CEO of Specturm Vision Partners, is pleased to have the opportunity to support OCLI’s new Patchogue location. “The addition of these highly respected doctors to the Patchogue community further demonstrates the OCLI commitment to extending a higher level of eye care throughout the Tri-State area and backing that with the superior customer service experience that has become the hallmark of SVP.”

In its first year of business, SVP grew from 400 employees to a current total of nearly 800. The organization recently relocated to a new corporate service center in order to provide improved customer service. The company offers its network of multi-specialty ophthalmologists a complete range of business services.

For questions or further information regarding the OCLI team or Spectrum Vision Partners, please contact:            

Tom Burke                    

Chief Executive Officer                        

tburke@spectrumvisionpartners.com    

Justin Kuperberg

Chief Development Officer

jkuperberg@spectrumvisionpartners.com

About OCLI

Founded in 1997, OCLI (http://www.ocli.net) is one of the leading ophthalmology practices in the United States. OCLI boasts 21 state-of-the-art medical facilities across Manhattan, Nassau, and Suffolk counties, housing the most advanced technology available, to offer patients a variety of ophthalmic services and treatments. OCLI is led by 54 highly skilled ophthalmologists in each major sub-specialty of eye care, providing comprehensive eye care services, including treatment for cataracts, corneal disease, refractive surgery, glaucoma, oculoplastics, retinal disease, and neuro-ophthalmology. OCLI also employs six Doctors of Optometry, three Physician Assistants, and one NYS Licensed Aesthetician.

About Spectrum Vision Partners

Spectrum Vision Partners (http://www.spectrumvisionpartners.com) is a leading management services organization, serving the ophthalmology sector. Spectrum Vision Partners has nearly 800 employees, providing world-class practice management and administrative solutions to a network of nationally renowned, multi-specialty ophthalmologists in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut Tri-State region. The Spectrum platform in New York and Connecticut consists of 26 clinic locations, two State Licensed Ambulatory Centers, with 71 surgeons, doctors, and other medical professionals. Spectrum Vision Partners provides a comprehensive set of business support functions, including billing and collections, credential services, marketing, physician recruitment, ASC development, financial and accounting services, benefits and payroll management, and information technology. The company’s corporate service center is located at 825 East Gate Boulevard, Suite 111, Garden City, NY 11530.

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We know healthcare needs a way to exchange information and transfer documents. Ten years ago, we pioneered a way to do it better and give providers a more efficient, secure, paperless way to communicate.

DUBLIN, Ohio (PRWEB)
December 03, 2019

In August 2018, CMS Administrator Seema Verma imagined a bold vision of healthcare that would transform patient care by improving communication and data exchange – with no place left for antiquated fax machines in the future. The head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services further challenged the industry to make doctors’ offices “a fax-free zone by 2020.”    

With 2020 less than a month away, Updox is pleased to report that it has helped more than 420,000 Updox users answer Administrator Verma’s call. In 2019 alone, Updox eliminated almost 300 million fax pages to push healthcare into a fax-free environment and reduce overall paper usage through its electronic fax, direct secure email, document management and inter-office messenger solutions. Updox also supports additional benefits that increase efficiencies and eliminate redundant administrative tasks.

However, more than 9 billion faxes are still sent every year in healthcare, according to DirectTrust, and 30% of tests are ordered due to lost or missing fax communications. In addition, research says fax still accounts for 75% of all medical communication.

“We know healthcare needs a way to exchange information and transfer documents. Ten years ago, we pioneered a way to do it better and give providers a more efficient, secure, paperless way to communicate,” said Michael Morgan, CEO of Updox. “Healthcare providers cling to fax because it’s what they’ve always used. Not only does this cost them time and money, but it frustrates staff and can leave patient information exposed. Updox eliminates the problems that paper causes.”

In recent years, researchers have discovered security flaws that can leave entire networks vulnerable from malicious faxes. Meanwhile, manual errors can result in protected patient information getting sent to the wrong number, leading to HIPAA violations that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The Benefits of Going Electronic

With Updox’s electronic document management tools, providers have the opportunity to eliminate waste while saving time and money. On average, providers spend upwards of 55 hours manually faxing every month, and for every 5,000 fax pages sent or received, a practice spends an average of $155 in supplies. Since 2009, Updox has helped providers save approximately 1 billion pages of paper through paperless fax – the equivalent of almost 16,000 trees.

“We started with document management from Updox as we were looking for the easiest and cheapest way to eliminate paper from our office. We now electronically process more than 20,000 fax pages a month through Updox,” says Luke Anders, who manages IT for a small practice in Atlanta. “We’re saving hundreds on the paper, toner, fax line and shredding expenses that we would have been paying if that was actual paper, let alone the expenses of paying a staff member to scan all those documents into our system to file in charts.” The practice also uses Updox Messenger, an inter-office communications tool to further increase efficiency.

Across practice size and specialty, redundant work process like fax are a drain on provider productivity and profitability. Prior to Updox, Tom Ryan, MD, of Pediatric Medicine of Cartersville, used to spend an hour or more every evening managing documents, reviewing results or signing off on items. Now, he does that all easily and efficiently during his workday through the Updox collaboration platform, where he can access documents from his computer, tablet or mobile device.

“Going paperless with electronic document management is great. We can review results immediately, drag and drop items to patient charts, sign forms electronically, confirm appointments through text, answer questions quickly and respond to appointment requests. It frees up a lot of time.”

Efficient Businesses Drive More Effective Care

The security and time- and cost-savings that electronic document management offers is just a first step for healthcare to realize the benefits of more efficient workflows.

The Updox Collaboration Hub provides one central location to collect and review all practice messages, including faxes, texts, referrals, refill requests, Direct emails, results, reports and more, from one platform without needing to log in or out of different systems throughout the day. Updox also offers Secure Text and Video Chat, to further streamline the ways providers connect with patients and each other.

“Eliminating paper was just the start for Updox. We’re driven to facilitate stronger, more efficient connections between patients and providers. Just as we’re at the forefront of getting rid of paper, we’re now focused on eradicating phone calls. Phone tag – or that unending process of leaving voice mail after voice mail because no one answers the phone anymore – is just as ineffective and costly as fax,” says Morgan. “In order to engage patients efficiently and give time back to providers and staff who are pushed to do more and more, we have to do things differently. That’s the change Updox is driving for our customers.”

To learn more about Updox and its solutions for a more efficient and effective fax-free healthcare future, visit http://www.updox.com

About Updox:

Committed to simplifying the business of healthcare, Updox is a single collaboration platform for out-of-hospital healthcare providers. Named for the past five years to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies, Updox is integrated with more than 100 electronic health records (EHR) and pharmacy management systems and serves more than 350,000 users and 125 million patients.

Updox offers a broad set of capabilities for patient engagement, provider communications and internal productivity that work together in a secure, easy-to-use collaboration platform. Updox was created specifically for the out-of-hospital market and gives customers access to a growing platform that focuses on solutions and services to make everyone delivering healthcare happy. Learn more at http://www.updox.com or follow the company on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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