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PKF O’Connor Davies Promotes Keith Solomon to Co-Lead Partner of Health Care Practice


“The health care industry is changing fast, and our clients are grappling with shifting regulations, emerging technologies and evolving patient and customer demands,” said Kevin J. Keane, Managing Partner at PKF O’Connor Davies.

PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP, one of the nation’s largest accounting, tax and advisory firms, announced today it has promoted Keith Solomon to serve as Co-Lead Partner of the Firm’s Health Care Practice. Solomon’s experience in both public and private health care accounting and his expertise in computer-assisted auditing techniques will be vital in his expanded leadership role. This promotion reflects the Firm’s ongoing commitment to bring new services to its Health Care Practice and promote top talent from within.

“The health care industry is changing fast, and our clients are grappling with shifting regulations, emerging technologies and evolving patient and customer demands,” said Kevin J. Keane, Managing Partner at PKF O’Connor Davies. “Throughout his career, Keith has demonstrated an impressive ability to use technology to tackle complex issues and build a team that puts client service first. We’re excited to welcome him to this new leadership role.”

Solomon spent much of his 25-year career at Big Four accounting firms and has managed audits in health care settings ranging from integrated health systems, academic medical centers, community hospitals, managed care organizations, skilled nursing facilities, diagnostic and treatment centers, federally-qualified health centers, independent physician associations, health care foundations and many others. He is an expert in the use of computer-assisted auditing techniques and U.S. GAAP health care guidance.

“When it comes to the health care sector, nobody understands the complexity of the industry and its financial reporting needs like our team,” Solomon said. “We share a passion for delivering solutions and actionable reporting to our clients. I look forward to building on this expertise and helping to lead expanded efforts in our Health Care Practice offerings.”

Solomon is a graduate of the University at Albany. He is a certified public accountant, a chartered global management accountant and a member of several professional organizations, including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. He also frequently presents at educational seminars on computer-assisted auditing techniques, as well as at accounting and auditing updates for various health care industry conferences and organizations.

PKF O’Connor Davies has 12 offices in five states and continues to expand through organic growth and acquisitions on the East Coast. It has supported this growth with a strategic combination of promoting from within coupled with tactical external hires.

About PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP

PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP, is a full-service certified public accounting and advisory firm with a long history of serving clients both domestically and internationally. With roots tracing to 1891, 12 offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland and Rhode Island and more than 800 professionals led by over 100 partners, the Firm provides a complete range of accounting, auditing, tax and management advisory services.

PKF O’Connor Davies is a top-ranked firm according to Accounting Today’s 2020 “Top 100 Firms” list, and the Firm is also recognized as a “Leader in Audit and Accounting,” a “Pacesetter in Growth” and one of the “Top Firms in the Mid-Atlantic.” PKF O’Connor Davies was named one of Vault’s Accounting 50, a ranking of the 50 best accounting employers to work for in North America in 2021, and ranked among the top 50 most prestigious accounting firms in America in a complementary Vault survey. The Firm is the 12th largest accounting firm in the New York Metropolitan area, according to Crain’s New York Business, and the 10th top accounting firm in New Jersey according to NJBiz’s 2019 rankings.

PKF O’Connor Davies is enrolled in the AICPA Peer Review Program and has central memberships in the Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS), the Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center (EBPAQC), Government Audit Quality Center (GAQC) and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).

By consistently delivering proactive, thorough and efficient service, PKF O’Connor Davies has built long-lasting, valuable relationships with its clients. Partners are closely involved in the day-to-day management of engagements, ensuring a high degree of client service and cost effectiveness. The Firm’s seasoned professional staff members employ a team approach to all engagements to provide clients with the utmost quality and timely services aimed at helping them succeed. Continuity of staffing and attention to detail in all client engagements make the Firm stand out among its competitors.

PKF O’Connor Davies is the lead North American representative of the international association of PKF member firms. PKF International is a network of legally independent member firms providing accounting, tax and business advisory services in over 400 locations in 150 countries around the world. With its tradition, experience and focus on the future, PKF O’Connor Davies is ready to help clients meet today’s ever-changing economic conditions and manage the growing complexities of the regulatory environment. For more information, visit http://www.PKFOD.com.

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The First Newsletter Dedicated to Clinical Research as a Care Option Launch by the Conference Forum


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The conversations and actions connecting clinical research and clinical care are more important now than ever, which is why we are so pleased to announce the launch of a newsletter dedicated to highlighting voices making change in the space.

The Conference Forum is pleased to announce the launch of CRAACO: Clinical Research as a Care Option newsletter, the first publication solely dedicated to the work being done in uniting the worlds of clinical research and clinical care, for the benefit of patients and medicines development. The newsletter captures a wide range of perspectives on the challenges, opportunities, history and future of bridging the gap and breaking out of silos. The newsletter highlights voices from patient advocacy, healthcare systems, academia, pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry and clinical research organizations.

“The conversations and actions connecting clinical research and clinical care are more important now than ever, which is why we are so pleased to announce the launch of a newsletter dedicated to highlighting voices making change in the space,” said Andrew Goldstein, Producer of the corresponding Clinical Research as a Care Option conference.

The inaugural issue features the following topics: a patient’s experience in an NCI trial that saved her life; the history of separation between clinical care and clinical research; an integrated research organization’s work creating research infrastructures; emerging technology and processes in community hospital research; the role of clinical research as care in breast cancer treatment; a website aimed towards increasing the input of people of color in medicine development; and a university program creating the next generation of clinical research leaders.

“We’ve been reporting on CRAACO and the advances in integrating clinical care and clinical research through our annual conference and podcasts. So, it makes perfect sense to launch a dedicated newsletter to provide more support for the people leading this movement,” said Valerie Bowling, Executive Director, the Conference Forum.

The following interviews are featured in the inaugural issue: Jamie Troil Goldfarb, patient advocate, clinical trial participant and cancer survivor; Amy Nordo, Global Product Development Strategic Partnerships, Pfizer; Jennifer Byrne, CEO, Javara; Mark J King, VP, Research & Innovation, Novant Health; Laura Esserman, MD, Director, Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center, UCSF; Melanie Igwe, COO, Drugviu; Todd Johnson, VP, Wake Forest University, and Ralph D’Agostino, Jr, MD, Clinical Research Management program director.

The Conference Forum also presents the CRAACO: Clinical Research as a Care Option conference and CRAACO-related podcasts. With the conferences, podcasts and quarterly newsletters, the company provides helpful insights and ongoing support for the Clinical Research as a Care Option community.

About the Conference Forum:

The Conference Forum is a research firm and develops specialized content for professionals in the life science and healthcare industries. The company currently offers conferences and newsletters for R&D leaders, clinical development professionals, biotech executives, VCs, drug delivery specialists, patient advocates and non-profit/government healthcare groups. The Conference Forum’s mission is to create the best content, facilitate the exchange of ideas and provide quality networking to help move therapeutics to patients faster. Learn more about The Conference Forum at theconferenceforum.org.

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DeCurtis Corporation Creates a Health and Safety Maturity Model to Serve as a Starting Point for Health Standard Levels


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Health and Safety Maturity Model

The intention is to assist in raising the health and safety standards to entirely new levels and re-establish confidence with employees and guests via transparent communication.

COVID-19 presented a global challenge to all industries that require group environments to operate. Addressing a massive threat like the rapid spread of illness is no small task and is further complicated by multiple interaction points and industry challenges. A pandemic cannot be confronted by a single solution—a framework is required. To that end, DeCurtis Corporation, the leader in end to end location and proximity solutions for any complex, indoor space, has created a Health and Safety Maturity Model (HSMM)™ to serve as a starting point for health standard levels.    

The HSMM™ is an evolutionary model that can mature to include the use of a wide array of new technologies as well as current safety standards, making a tangible improvement to the health, safety and security of group environments. This model proposes digitized health reporting, edge mitigation (in the form of temperature screening) and storage of health screening data in a secure and time-bound manner as the minimum path to meet before launch or reopening. After minimum requirements are met, secure venues can opt in to enhanced safety protocols such as location and proximity integration for effective contact tracing and retroactive timelines to combat the spread of illness as well as integration of advanced biometrics for real-time reporting. The intention is to assist in raising the health and safety standards to entirely new levels and re-establish confidence with employees and guests via transparent communication.

“Trust must be built between the venue, employees and guests that a safer environment has been created post-pandemic,” said Matt Winans, Vice President, Safety & Security, DeCurtis Corporation. “We believe the Health and Safety Maturity Model™ is a step in that direction, providing leadership and a set of standards to earn back that trust.”

Another important feature of this cohesive framework approach is its adaptability. As more information on the epidemiology of any illness becomes known, the levels outlined in the HSMM™ can evolve, adding new technology integrations and tools and negating the need for an entirely new model to maintain health standards.

“While cruise has historically done more than practically any other form of travel, this most recent crisis has emphasized that the ‘more’ was simply not enough,” said Derek Fournier, President, DeCurtis Corporation. “Proposing a set of standards to help cruise lines and other industries re-build trust with guests, employees and the public at large is how we can be part of the solution to the global problem.”

The HSMM™ was created from decades of cruise industry experience but is easily adaptable to other sectors. A common set of criteria bind the industries that use the model; by framing the HSMM™ this way, customers can engage in an explicit exchange of trust with the business for a predefined period of time which can lead to increased health and safety for all parties involved.

This model is a proposed and living framework designed to assist industries in planning their adoption of new policies, procedures, technology, and approaches to increase the health and safety of their environments for their teams and clients. To learn more on DeCurtis Corporation and the HSMM™, visit their website here.

About DeCurtis Corporation

DeCurtis Corporation is the premier provider of location and proximity enabled solutions in complex indoor environments with a focus on health, safety, and security, operational enhancement, and experience evolution. Creator of Mobile Assembly Suite (MAS™), the DeCurtis Experience Platform (DXP™), and DeCurtis Shield™, DeCurtis Corporation is the leader in providing transformational experience technology based on decades of deep industry knowledge in the cruise space that is applicable to other sectors. With a vast range of experience working with some of the world’s best, most-recognized brands, DeCurtis Corporation transforms the guest experience to be safer, secure and more efficient through the creative application of the latest technology. For more information on DeCurtis Corporation, please visit http://www.decurtis.com.

Press Contact:

Stephanie Casimiro, Director of Marketing

Decurtis Corporation

Tel: (407) 965-1395

Direct: (386) 451-1194

Email: stephanie.casimiro@decurtis.com

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Jennifer Corder Launches New TruBlue Franchise in Fort Mill


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I saw such a need for these kinds of services when I was in in-home care and, if something like TruBlue had existed in this community, I would have been referring to it all the time. The house itself is such an important part of aging in place safely and comfortably. – Jennifer Corder

When Jennifer Corder was working in senior home care, she saw something that troubled her – many seniors were getting the physical care they needed, but their homes were falling down around them. Those situations inspired Corder to launch her own new business, TruBlue Total House Care of Fort Mill.

TruBlue is a full-service house care company that offers both bundled and unbundled services. Clients looking for dependable, high-quality, individual services can hire TruBlue for handyman repairs, cleaning services, emergency repairs, landscaping, seasonal services and minor home renovations. For clients looking for total house care solutions – especially seniors and busy families who want the comfort and convenience of owning a home without worrying about the maintenance hassles – TruBlue offers a House Care Plus monthly maintenance program. TruBlue also works with homeowners, realtors and rental property owners who need to get homes move-in ready quickly and keep them maintained as well as business clients.

“I was a nurse for 20 years and I love TruBlue’s focus on serving the senior population. I’m looking forward to helping older adults and their families with our Age Safe® America certified home safety assessments, our ability to do the needed work and our ongoing monthly and quarterly maintenance packages,” Corder said. “I saw such a need for these kinds of services when I was in in-home care and, if something like TruBlue had existed in this community, I would have been referring to it all the time. The house itself is such an important part of aging in place safely and comfortably.”

Corder is also looking forward to being a trusted, credible resource and partner for families in the Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Steele Creek, Pineville, Ballantyne and the surrounding areas. As a woman, a former single mother and now a full-time business owner, she knows personally how stressful it can be to hire contractors and then have strangers in your home and how hard it can be to coordinate schedules.

“Trying to find contractors and then have strangers in your home can be nerve-wracking, especially when you have children and you’re working full time, but taking on the ‘to-do list’ on your own can be never-ending. It’s so hard to find the time to keep up with everything your home needs and spend quality time with your family on the weekends. While our family does many of our maintenance chores together, we’d rather have someone else do them for us so we can get that time back to do something we enjoy. Having a one-call solution with highly-screened and insured employees that we can develop a relationship with to help with all of those chores seems ideal for our family and I’m sure it will be for yours too,” Corder said.

TruBlue of Fort Mill is bonded and insured. To learn more about TruBlue of Fort Mill, call 803-650-3109, email JCorder@TruBlueHouseCare.com or visit https://www.trubluehousecare.com/fort-mill/.

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Health Data Movers Announces New Account Managers


Health Data Movers (HDM), a leading healthcare IT consulting and application development firm, announced today that Scott Neill, Bryan Rich, and Tonya Day have joined the organization as account managers, greatly expanding the firm’s sales team.

Neill, Rich, and Day bring a combined 50 years of healthcare sales and leadership experience to HDM’s rapidly growing sales team. Neill’s career includes leadership and sales roles at prominent healthcare IT software and services companies including Allscripts, Cerner, Surgical Information Systems, and Elsevier. He’ll be focused on the Midwest, Upper South, and Northeast regions. Rich began his career in healthcare IT at HealthTECH, ascending to the position of Vice President of Client Services. He will focus on the Southwest and California. Day has served in sales roles for a variety of organizations including ettain group, Hitachi Vantara, OpenText, Craneware, and Misys. She will focus on the Southeast. They will join Kelly Stoker who covers the Midwest, Northern California, Florida, and Canada.

“Organizations rely on HDM to implement and optimize their Electronic Health Records (EHRs), convert data, and build critical applications. Bringing on account managers with deep experience and relationships in the industry allows us to use our expertise to meet even more complex client needs across the country,” said Tyler Smith, Partner.

“I’m excited to join HDM and to be part of a highly experienced team. HDM’s commitment to the client and culture has fueled our growth and will continue to do so into the future,” said Neill. Rich added, “As a senior account manager, I work with integrity to build trust with my clients to ensure successful outcomes and performance improvement throughout the organization. HDM has proven to be a value-adding partner and trusted advisor to many organizations. I’m proud to be part of a team providing cost-effective support to help clients get the most return out of their EHR investment.”

“It is my pleasure and excitement to join a growing, entrepreneurial company!” said Day, “Combined with my 27 years of experience in the healthcare information technology space, we are a great fit. The synergy and drive at HDM have been evident to me from my first conversations with the partners!”

About Health Data Movers (HDM)

Health Data Movers’s mission is to improve the lives of patients and providers by unleashing the potential of healthcare data and technology. HDM executes data conversions, EHR implementations, and development projects with the nation’s top healthcare provider organizations, medical device firms, and digital health enterprises. The company works with organizations that put their patients first and strive for the seamless and safe transfer of medical information.

For more information, visit http://www.healthdatamovers.com

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Esteemed Oral Surgeon in Fargo, ND, Fully Reopens with New Safety Measures, Improves Smiles and Lives


Dr. Michael Noffze Oral Surgeon in Fargo, ND

Fargo, ND Oral Surgeon, Dr. Michael Noffze Welcomes Patients for Safe and Trusted Care

A dedicated and passionate oral surgeon, Dr. Michael Noffze is eager to announce that his practice has fully reopened to existing and new patients. With previously limited access during the coronavirus pandemic, this surgical team is excited to reopen their doors and continue to improve the health and lives of their patients. Emergency care, wisdom tooth extractions, and skilled dental implant surgery are all available. New measures and precautions have also been taken for the safety and comfort of their patients and their community.

As a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon with over 14 years of training, Dr. Noffze received surgical training and a medical degree from the Mayo Clinic. As an authority in oral and maxillofacial surgery as well as treatments including wisdom teeth extractions and full mouth dental implants, he speaks for dental study clubs and symposiums across the nation and internationally.

With a dedication to his profession as well as his patients, he treats more than just symptoms. Finding the root cause of a patient’s concern, he uses a broader perspective when developing treatment plans. For this reason, he also understands that if a dental concern is left unchecked or untreated, it can lead to lasting and more detrimental systemic conditions. Avoiding unnecessary stressors on patients’ health and protecting their immune system, he encourages those in need of a trusted oral surgeon, to visit his practice and receive the care they require for a healthy and functional life.

From tooth extractions, oral pathology exams, and even facial cosmetic enhancements, to life-changing full mouth dental implants, Dr. Noffze and his team offer a patient-centered approach to care. “Oral surgery is a unique profession because we get to see the direct benefit on a patient’s smile. Although it’s not usually a life-or-death situation, we are able to truly improve their lives. That’s a very rewarding thing. It allows me to come to work every day with a smile in my face,” says Dr. Noffze.

Additional safety measures have been taken including sanitizing patient rooms in between each visit and providing thorough and deep cleanings of the entire office more frequently. Personal protection equipment (PPE) will be worn by staff members when with patients. Dr. Noffze and his team will be closely monitoring updates and recommendations by the American Dental Association (ADA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as local and federal authorities.

Using advanced training, a skilled and qualified staff, and minimally invasive technology, Dr. Noffze strives to offer care that’s life changing. To learn more about this practice, their current safety guidelines, or to schedule a consultation with this trusted oral surgeon, call 701-232-9565.

About the Oral Surgeon

The Facial and Oral Surgery Center is a leading oral and maxillofacial surgery practice in Fargo, ND. Dr. Michael Noffze is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon who received his medical degree and certificate in preliminary general surgery from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Dr. Noffze is the director of one of the largest dental study clubs in the United States, was recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who as the 2010 Professional of the Year for Dental Surgery, and continually speaks internationally on the topic of dental implants. Dr. Noffze is specially trained to treat medically compromised patients and his advanced and unique digital workflow streamlines complex dental implant cases. To learn more about The Facial and Oral Surgery Center and the advanced services that Dr. Noffze provides, call 701-232-9565 or visit the website at http://www.tfaosc.com.

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etherFAX Achieves HITRUST CSF® Certification for Data Protection


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“Achieving HITRUST CSF Certification further validates our commitment to providing customers with the most secure document delivery solution in the industry,” said Paul Banco, CEO and Co-Founder of etherFAX.

etherFAX today announced that it has earned HITRUST CSF Certification, the gold standard for compliance framework in the healthcare industry. The certification addresses the requirements of government mandated regulations and globally recognized standards such as HIPAA, NIST, ISO, PCI, FTC Red Flag and COBIT. As a cloud-based and virtual solution, etherFAX enables healthcare organizations to securely send and receive information from a broad range of applications and endpoint devices.

The etherFAX Secure Exchange Network (SEN) is the world’s largest fax network, leveraging military-grade encryption and hybrid cloud technology to provide 100 percent secure communications. Supporting every major fax server, application, and fax-enabled device, etherFAX has more connected endpoints providing end-to-end encryption than any other service. etherFAX SEN securely transports critical healthcare and business information without having to change a single workflow.

“Achieving HITRUST CSF Certification further validates our commitment to providing customers with the most secure document delivery solution in the industry,” said Paul Banco, CEO and Co-Founder of etherFAX. “In addition to meeting all compliance standards, our patented technology offers multiple defense-in-depth strategies including two-factor authentication and end-to-end encryption to guarantee that patient data and business-critical information remain protected at all times.”

“HITRUST® is continually innovating to help streamline and simplify how organizations assess information risk and manage compliance in a cloud environment,” said Jeremy Huval, Chief Compliance Officer, HITRUST. “We are happy that etherFAX has taken the steps needed to achieve HITRUST CSF Certification—a designation which provides added confidence to their customers.”

etherFAX’s DirectFax™ solution via SEN enables organizations to send and receive PHI and unstructured data directly to applications and devices with ultra-fast transmission speeds and guaranteed delivery. By leveraging the security of fax technology with the scalability of the cloud, etherFAX DirectFax delivers high-resolution, full color documents within seconds.

etherFAX allows organizations to send and receive high-resolution documents from today’s popular fax servers as well as third-party messaging platforms including Slack, Teams, Microsoft Fax, and mobile applications. Organizations can send and receive faxes and PHI documents on Android and iOS mobile phones with near-diagnostic image quality via etherFAX SEN. The etherFAX ecosystem continues to grow with more than six million connected endpoints.

About etherFAX

Founded in 2009, etherFAX® offers a unique solution that extends existing fax server solutions to the cloud. By eliminating the need for costly network fax systems, such as fax boards and recurring telephony fees, etherFAX’s patented technology leverages the Internet to manage all business-critical fax communications. For more information, visit http://www.etherfax.net, follow us out on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/etherfax, call us at 877-384-9866, or email sales@etherfax.net.

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Hindsait Successfully Achieves HITRUST CSF Certification with 360 Advanced


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“Hindsait’s achievement of HITRUST CSF certification offers our clients confidence that we keep their members’ health information protected”, said Pinaki Dasgupta, CEO of Hindsait.

Hindsait, an AI technology company for improved healthcare, today announced the successful completion of their HITRUST validated assessment. Having earned HITRUST CSF certification, Hindsait can now provide a high level of assurance regarding their security and risk management efforts.

“With several leading Fortune 500 healthcare payers and providers entrusting us with their data, which represents more than 40 million patient lives across our solutions, we have invested significantly in ensuring our security infrastructure meets the highest standards,” said Pinaki Dasgupta, CEO of Hindsait. “Hindsait’s achievement of HITRUST CSF certification offers our clients confidence that we keep their members’ health information protected.”

The HITRUST assessment took into consideration the people, processes, and technology behind Hindsait’s Utilization Management and Risk Adjustment Audit Services systems. The certification effort demonstrates that the organization’s clinical review and audit platform meets federal and state regulations, as well as industry-specific requirements for handling protected health information, and that the organization appropriately manages its risk.

The assessment was completed by the professional and independent third-party audit firm, 360 Advanced, Inc.

About Hindsait

Hindsait, Inc. (Hindsait), headquartered in New Jersey, is a leading technology company focusing on healthcare. Hindsait’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology – Software as a Service (SaaS) platform includes a sophisticated Clinical Natural Language Processing (CNLP) platform and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) toolset. The AI platform enables Payers and Benefit Managers to reduce unnecessary health services, human errors, biases, wastage, and fraud, by augmenting Pre- as well as Post-service Medical Necessity reviews, coding review including ‘prior-authorizations’ and ‘payment integrity audits’. Hindsait’s capabilities start with its ability to ingest and translate “unstructured free text” in patient charts within the context of clinical guidelines and business rules.

The AI platform’s RPA toolsets along with its CNLP enabled extractions drive machine learning and predictive analytics. Hindsait’s AI algorithms can quickly sift through thousands of pages of medical records and evaluate, score, and accurately predict medical necessities of diagnostic tests, procedures or medications during pre-service as well as post-service medical necessity reviews and recoupment audits, saving the health plans several tens of millions of dollars in cost-of-care savings, besides administrative review costs.

For Hindsait inquiries, please contact:

Brad Timm

Chief Security Officer

info@hindsait.com

About 360 Advanced

360 Advanced is “Making Better Businesses” through their national Cybersecurity and Compliance offerings. Services provided include SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, SOC for Cybersecurity, SOC for Supply Chain, CSA STAR, HIPAA/HITECH, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, HITRUST CSF, Microsoft SSPA Attestation, Penetration Testing, GDPR, CCPA and more. In certain states, 360 Advanced may operate under the name of Hiestand, Brand, Loughran, P.A. to meet State Board requirements for CPA firms. To learn more about 360 Advanced, visit http://www.360advanced.com.

For more information on compliance solutions, contact Jim Brennan at jbrennan@360advanced.com.

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West Coast Dental Unveils Updated Safety Protocols


Today, West Coast Dental, the leading provider of adult and children’s dentistry in Southern California, unveils their newest safety protocols in order to re-open in accordance with California’s continued efforts to advance and re-open amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a concerted effort to keep staff, medical professionals, and patients safe and virus-free, West Coast Dental has introduced various safety protocols to allow them to operate, helping their patients, while also doing their part to temper the spread of COVID-19. West Coast Dental is working in accordance with CDC guidelines and alongside the California Dental Association to continue to adapt protocols as new information is released relating to the virus.

Currently, West Coast Dental is continuing to follow ADA, CDA, OSHA and CDC guidelines on cleanliness, including nightly professional cleanings and consistent cleaning of all hard surfaces throughout each business day. Furthermore, West Coast Dental has been flexible and reactive since the beginning of the pandemic, introducing a series of procedures, including thorough screening of all patients (to include screening recent travel, taking temperatures before entry), full protective gear for all staff and medical providers, and providing ample hand sanitizer for use by all patients and staff as needed. Additionally, West Coast Dental is also asking anyone who is sick, and/or with flu-like symptoms to stay home, and has asked that all patients rinse with 1% hydrogen peroxide before receiving dental care.

“We care deeply for our staff members, doctors, partners, and our patients,” says West Coast Dental CEO and President Dr Payam Sohrab, “which is why we have elected to keep our doors open so we can assist patients in need of dental care. It is important to be available when our patients need us, but we have to re-open safely and in accordance with CDC guidance.”

For more information on the West Coast Dental health and safety procedures and protocols, please visit http://www.westcoastdental.com.

About West Coast Dental

Privately held for over 25 years, West Coast Dental Services has continued to serve Southern California with the finest dental and orthodontic care in the state. Started by a group of dedicated dental professionals who saw the need for quality, multi-specialty dental care, West Coast Dental now has 35 state-of-the-art dental care practices across the state of California. West Coast Dental Services delivers the highest standard of care using the latest technologies with a team of talented general dentists and specialists.

For more information, visit http://www.westcoastdental.com

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Hall Booth Smith’s Ricky Benjamin To Lead Health Care Practice


“It is an honor to lead such a hard-working and respected group of health care attorneys, and I look forward to expanding our practice as we add more talent and services to meet client needs,” Mr. Benjamin said.

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is pleased to announce that Partner Ricky C. Benjamin will lead the firm’s growing health care practice group as clients across the health care sector encounter more qui tam whistleblower litigation, regulatory complexities and business challenges than ever before.

Mr. Benjamin, who is based in Atlanta, will provide strategic direction and daily oversight of Hall Booth Smith’s health care practice group, which includes more than 50 attorneys across the firm’s numerous offices in the Southeast and along the East Coast to New York and New Jersey.

Mr. Benjamin has extensive experience in qui tam litigation and counseling to detect, prevent and mitigate fraud, waste and abuse; health care transactions (e.g., equity transactions, joint operating agreements, co-management agreements, professional services agreements, provider side managed care contracting, software and services agreements involving electronic health records, and intellectual property licensing agreements); regulatory counseling and compliance (e.g., internal audits and government investigations, drafting compliance plans, guidance under corporate integrity agreements, and counseling through federal trade commission investigations of unfair trade practices asserting inadequate data security protocols). He also defends clients in a wide range of health care litigation matters, as well as insurance coverage and defense of directors and officers lawsuits, errors and omissions, commercial general liability, and employment practices liability insurance matters.

Before joining HBS in 2019, Mr. Benjamin had an accomplished career teaching health care law and ethics at Tulane University in New Orleans, and as General Counsel for a hospice and home health care facility, which gives him unique first-hand knowledge of the challenges and complexities at the intersection of health care regulations, legal risk exposure and ethics.

Earlier in his career, he worked in private practice with a specialization in biotechnology and agri-biotechnology licensing, as General Counsel at an oculoplastic surgery and lithotripsy practice, and an Assistant Vice President and Managing Attorney for the North America unit of a major global insurer. Mr. Benjamin earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa College of Law, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern University A&M.

“It is an honor to lead such a hard-working and respected group of health care attorneys, and I look forward to expanding our practice as we add more talent and services to meet client needs,” Mr. Benjamin said.

About Hall Booth Smith

Established in 1989, Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is a full-service law firm with six regional offices strategically located throughout Georgia, as well as offices in Birmingham, Alabama; Charleston, South Carolina; Asheville and Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami, Jacksonville, North Palm Beach and Tallahassee, Florida; and Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee; Saddle Brook, New Jersey; and New York City. Experienced across a wide range of legal disciplines, HBS attorneys pride themselves on providing knowledgeable, proactive, client-specific counsel to individuals, domestic and international corporations, state and federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s promise: “Serving to Achieve Excellence.” To learn more, please visit: http://www.hallboothsmith.com.

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