Datex 3PL Billing Guide

“One of the biggest challenges for 3PLs and third party service providers is being able to satisfy the specific needs of each of their customers when it comes to billing,” explained Michael Armanious, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Datex.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (PRWEB)
March 05, 2020

Notable supply chain software developer and 3PL expert Datex released a free comprehensive guide to 3PL and third party billing. The 3PL billing guide is available on the Datex website for download.

“Datex works hand-in-hand with third party logistics providers as well as with companies who do contract manufacturing, packaging and other services. One of the biggest challenges for 3PLs and third party service providers is being able to satisfy the specific needs of each of their customers when it comes to billing” explained Michael Armanious, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Datex.

3PLs, CMOs, CPOs and other third party service providers often perform a wide range of value-added services and need to be able to capture and bill accordingly. 3PLs and third party service providers often encounter unusual billing strategies and are challenged to accommodate some customers. Using technology can make all the difference. Today, workflow-driven 3PL WMS billing systems are more flexible and able to be customized to meet customer billing needs. The Datex 3PL Billing Guide provides a list of some of the most common billing strategies as well as others that have recently become necessary including the ability to:

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  Split costs between different entities, including internal departments
• Handle fuel surcharges and overtime fees
• Handle item, receipt or total minimums
• Accommodate multi-tiered volume-based billing rate structures
• Charge on a percentage or flat rate basis
• Charge on a per transaction or per transaction line basis
• Produce multi-year contracts

The Datex free 3PL billing guide includes insight into technology features that help ensure agile, configurable billing for multiple customers and explains:

• The need for flexibility in third party billing
• How workflow-based billing ensures timely, accurate automated billing
• How the use of query functionality enables customization, ideal for unusual or complex billing strategies

About Datex

For over 42 years, Datex has helped supply chain businesses to operate more efficiently and productively using cutting edge technology. As a Microsoft Gold level partner for Software Application Development, Datex is considered to be in the top 1% of the 640,000 Microsoft partners worldwide. For more information on Datex software, hardware and managed services, please visit the Datex website http://www.datexcorp.com/.

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Dr. Constance Chen

While pleased with the appearance of her new breasts, some women are disappointed to realize that to her reconstructed breast is numb to touch and sexual arousal.

NEW YORK (PRWEB)
March 05, 2020

Autologous reconstruction – using a woman’s own tissue to create a new breast – has become the “gold standard” for breast reconstruction, either immediately following mastectomy or later. “Nipple-sparing mastectomy with autologous tissue breast reconstruction delivers a soft, warm, natural breast that is often barely distinguishable from a woman’s original breast,” says plastic surgeon and breast specialist Dr. Constance M. Chen. “Sometimes, however, the natural look and feel of the reconstructed breast may be more apparent to others than it is to the woman herself.” While pleased with the appearance of her new breasts, some women are disappointed to realize that to her reconstructed breast is numb to touch and sexual arousal.

“As breast reconstruction techniques have been developed, the emphasis until now has been on how the woman would look,” says Dr. Chen. “The next frontier in reconstructive surgery is to reconnect nerves and restore sensation to the breast. New techniques show great promise and many women are now experiencing varying degrees of restored feeling.”

Dr. Chen answers questions about loss and restoration of feeling in reconstructed breasts.

“Why is feeling lost after mastectomy? Can it return?”

During a mastectomy, the nerves that provide feeling to the breast and nipple are severed, causing loss of sensation in the remaining skin. Some women experience a limited return of sensation over time, dependent in part on the type of reconstruction they have. Implants form a physical barrier that prevents nerves from growing through to the skin. Autologous reconstruction, which transfers blood vessels and nerves along with fat and skin, offers the best opportunity for nerve regeneration since nerves are more likely to grow in natural tissue.

Of the four different types of nerve sensation – deep pressure, light touch, pain, and temperature – deep pressure sensation returns most quickly and temperature most slowly. But nerves grow very slowly and even when the regenerated nerves reach the skin after months or years, the quality of sensation is variable.

“How can sensation be restored?”

Because nerve regeneration is slow and results are unpredictable, reconnecting nerves has not always been a surgical priority. But new, meticulous microsurgical techniques that use neural tubes and nerve grafts have enabled surgeons to offer each woman the best possible chance for restoration of feeling.

Two specific methods of autologous reconstruction offer the best opportunity for successfully reconnecting nerves via a procedure called neurrropahy, a microsurgical technique that attaches two nerves. In perforator flap breast reconstruction, the skin, fat, and blood vessels (the “flap”) are transferred from a donor site, often the abdomen or upper inner thighs, to create the new breast. During the flap surgery, a sensory nerve that provides feeling to the lower abdominal skin can be included and transferred with the flap to the chest. Surgeons specially trained in this technique can then connect this nerve to nerves that were severed during the mastectomy. This additional surgical step has shown great promise in restoring feeling better and faster than waiting and hoping for nerves to regenerate.

“How can I ensure that I have the best possible chance to have feeling restored?”

One of the most distressing aspects of loss of feeling is that many women were assured that their reconstructed breast would look and feel natural but weren’t told that they would lose most or all of the feeling in the breast.

The importance of the return of sensation is different for every woman and should be discussed in the initial surgical consultation so she knows what to expect and has the opportunity to ensure that her surgeon is trained in the techniques that will provide the best outcome.

“What constitutes feeling ‘herself’ again after breast cancer is an individual matter that has both physical and emotional aspects,” says Dr. Chen. “Our responsibility to each patient is to ensure that her expectations are realistic and to offer her choices that let her decide what is the best way for her to regain her confidence and preserve her sense of self.”

Constance M. Chen, MD, is a board-certified plastic surgeon with special expertise in the use of innovative natural techniques to optimize medical and cosmetic outcomes for women undergoing breast reconstruction. She is Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery) at Weill Cornell Medical College and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery) at Tulane University School of Medicine.

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MCG clinical guidance is used by nine of the largest U.S. health plans and nearly 2,000 hospitals.

“Casenet’s integration with [MCG] Cite AutoAuth solves the back-and-forth requests for information that hinder the authorization process,” – Peter Masanotti, CEO of Casenet

SEATTLE (PRWEB)
March 05, 2020

MCG Health, part of the Hearst Health network and a leading provider of informed care strategies, announces the certified integration of its MCG Cite AutoAuth solution with Casenet, LLC’s latest release of the TruCare ProAuth™ platform. This extended partnership will help promote seamless payer-provider prior author determinations by combining the robust evidence base of MCG care guidelines, the customizable decision tree logic of Cite AutoAuth, and Casenet’s innovative digital authorization tool. The trifecta of these powerful solutions enables providers to process authorization requests more quickly and easily while simultaneously reducing administrative burdens associated with the request for information (RFI) process.

The value for both providers and payers using Cite AutoAuth within TruCare ProAuth™ is the reduction of cumbersome phone and fax authorization requests, as well as the opportunity to base authorization decisions on a common, evidence-based language. MCG care guidelines are already licensed by nine of the largest health plans and nearly 2,000 U.S. hospitals which is a strong sign of their trusted reputation across the entire healthcare industry. Casenet, well known for innovation, implementation, and client service, was ranked Best in KLAS in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

“Casenet’s integration with Cite AutoAuth solves the back-and-forth requests for information that hinder the authorization process,” said Peter Masanotti, CEO of Casenet. “It enables efficiency, accuracy, and transparency in prior authorization processes through automation, allowing providers and payers to spend more time on valuable work and improving the provider and patient experience.”

MCG President and CEO, Jon Shreve, added, “MCG and Casenet have been working together for years, and this new integration will further enhance the combined value we bring to both payer and provider clients and ultimately, to the patient.”

Inquiries for more information on leveraging MCG and Casenet solutions can be submitted at https://www.mcg.com/contact-us/sales-inquiry/.

About Casenet, LLC

Casenet provides a comprehensive suite of enterprise care management software and services solutions for commercial, Medicaid, Medicare, TPA, provider/ACO, and specialty provider organizations that have multiple lines of business and that require comprehensive configurations for each member population. Healthcare organizations rely on Casenet’s population health management solutions to improve care coordination and the quality and delivery of care through enhanced case, disease, utilization, and home and community-based services management. Casenet solutions enable organizations to adapt quickly to changing market and regulatory dynamics, and to identify and target populations having unique risk characteristics with specific care management programs— taking the first step toward better individual health and total population health management. For more information, visit http://www.casenetllc.com.

About MCG Health

MCG, part of the Hearst Health network, helps healthcare organizations implement informed care strategies that proactively and efficiently move people toward health. MCG’s transparent assessment of the latest research and scholarly articles, along with our own data analysis, gives patients, providers, and payers the vetted information they need to feel confident in every care decision, in every moment. For more information visit http://www.mcg.com or follow our Twitter handle at @MCG_Health.

About Hearst Health

The mission of Hearst Health is to help guide the most important care moments by delivering vital information into the hands of everyone who touches a person’s health journey. Each year in the U.S., care guidance from Hearst Health reaches 85 percent of discharged patients, 205 million insured individuals, 99 million home health visits and 3.2 billion dispensed prescriptions. The Hearst Health network includes FDB (First Databank), Zynx Health, MCG, Homecare Homebase, MHK (formerly MedHOK—Medical House of Knowledge) and Hearst Health Ventures (http://www.hearsthealth.com). Hearst also holds a minority interest in the precision medicine and oncology analytics company M2Gen. Follow Hearst Health on Twitter @HearstHealth or LinkedIn @Hearst-Health.

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Hines Little Smiles will provide no-charge dental services for local kids on March 7th.

“We see a lot of new kids every year, which just hammers home the knowledge that we made the right choice for our community.” – Dr. Mitzi Hines

COLUMBUS, Ohio (PRWEB)
March 05, 2020

This Saturday, March 7, 2020, Hines Little Smiles will again step up to help ensure the oral health of uninsured or underinsured children from the Columbus, Ohio, area. The pediatric dental practice’s fourth Biannual Community Day is expected to open at 9:00 AM and extend until 3:00 PM. Patients will be accepted in order of arrival, must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, and will receive basic dental services, including cleanings, fillings and extractions, free of charge.

Hines Little Smiles hosted their first Biannual Community Day in 2018, in response to rising dental care costs and an insurance system that was unable to provide support and care for children from low-income families. The event was met by enormous response from parents of children in the local community, and has since become a twice-yearly affair.

“Ohio has worked hard to make sure pediatric dental care is a priority,” says Dr. Mitzi Hines, who opened the pediatric dental practice in 2009. “Statewide, we’re meeting and beating our annual targets for reduced dental decay in children and increased access to dental care. However, at a recent board meeting for the KidSMILES Pediatric Dental Clinic I learned that children who need dental care, but cannot afford it, would fill up the Horseshoe (Ohio Stadium) 5 times over. That’s over half a million children in Ohio alone who need care and aren’t receiving it regularly.”

Medicaid does cover some dental care for children, but this care is often insufficient, and reimbursed at levels far below the actual cost of care. “In 2018, we had to make a decision as a practice,” says Dr. Hines. “We could keep trying to fight with Medicaid about coverage for biannual maintenance cleanings and other preventive children’s dentistry, or put that time, energy, and budget into providing a higher level of care that is still completely free for underinsured children in our community.”

Dr. Hines says the turnout at each free, walk-in community event, held twice a year, has been outstanding. “We see a lot of new kids every year, which just hammers home the knowledge that we made the right choice for our community.”

The free dental services provided during the event include standard cleanings, fillings, extractions, and more. (Treatments requiring general anesthesia cannot be provided.) Children will be seen on a first come, first serve basis, and all patients up to age 18 will be accepted regardless of their ability to pay.

“At Hines Little Smiles, our focus is on the children of our community,” says Dr. Hines. “During our last event, we had 38 volunteers on site for 6 hours. In those 228 total volunteer hours, we were able to serve the needs of 47 children and dispensed nearly $25,000 worth of quality dental services. We can’t wait for our fourth no-charge day, and plan to continue this biannual event. It’s a solution that is working for our community’s kids.”

While reservations are not accepted in advance, potential patients and parents can RSVP on the Facebook event page.

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symplr

“I am beyond thrilled to join the dynamic and dedicated team at symplr, which is focused on creating a progressive and unique culture to continue to innovate its market-leading software platform,” said Mr. Foist.

HOUSTON (PRWEB)
March 06, 2020

symplr, a leading healthcare governance, risk management, and compliance (“GRC”) software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) and SkyKnight Capital (together with its affiliates, “SkyKnight”), today announced that Heath Foist has joined as Chief People and Culture Officer and member of symplr’s executive management team, effective immediately.

“While our software and solutions make GRC easier for the healthcare community, it is our people who make our platform exponentially better,” said Rick Pleczko, CEO at symplr. “Heath’s work will focus on driving value for our employees, helping teams and individuals be their best. As we continue to enjoy our exciting pace of growth, we remain focused on enhancing our people and our culture, and we are delighted to welcome Heath to the symplr family.”

“I am beyond thrilled to join the dynamic and dedicated team at symplr, which is focused on creating a progressive and unique culture to continue to innovate its market-leading software platform,” said Mr. Foist. “The depth of talent at the company combined with the high degree of growth make this the opportunity of a lifetime.”

“For symplr to sustain its impressive growth and industry-leading position, it is critical for the company to continue to attract and retain the right people,” said Prashant Mehrotra and Paul Huber of Clearlake. “We are confident that with Heath on the executive management team, symplr will continue building a world-class, forward-thinking workforce, ensuring the company is a great place to work and underpinning the strength of symplr’s leading healthcare GRC software platform.”

Mr. Foist brings 25 years of experience to symplr, most recently serving as Chief People Officer at Field Service Holdings. Previously, he was Chief People Officer at Omnitracs. Earlier in his career, Mr. Foist served in HR leadership roles at Bank of America, SAP, and Sabre, as well as an HR Strategy and Management consulting leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Foist earned a BBA from The McCombs Business School at the University of Texas Austin.

About symplr

Founded in 2006, symplr is a global leader in enterprise Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions and professional services. symplr focuses on a single mission: to make healthcare GRC simpler and more efficient for the global healthcare community. The symplr platform offers solutions that span provider data management, provider credentialing services, patient safety, workforce management, and vendor management. Customers count on symplr every day to help protect and streamline their businesses with reliable and innovative GRC solutions. More information is available at http://www.symplr.com.

About Clearlake Capital

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is a leading private investment firm founded in 2006. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with world-class management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to dynamic businesses that can benefit from Clearlake’s operational improvement approach, O.P.S.® The firm’s core target sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer. Clearlake currently has over $17 billion of assets under management and its senior investment principals have led or co-led over 200 investments. More information is available at http://www.clearlake.com.

About SkyKnight Capital        

Founded in 2015, SkyKnight Capital brings together an experienced investment team and a flexible, long-duration approach to private equity investing. SkyKnight focuses on partnering with high-quality businesses in acyclical growth sectors alongside exceptional management teams. SkyKnight manages capital on behalf of institutional family offices and leading endowments. The firm seeks investments in the Healthcare, TMT, Transportation & Logistics, and Business Services industries. SkyKnight platform investments to date have consisted of equity commitments ranging from $10 million to over $200 million. For additional information, please contact Mara Hunt (mara@skyknightcapital.com).

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (PRWEB)
March 06, 2020

Help.org, a trusted online resource for individuals who struggle with addiction and their loved ones, has announced the Best Rehab Facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee for 2020. The informational guide recognizes the top 9 rehab facilities based on cost, treatment options, location, accompanying services and more.

According to recent studies, drug overdose is the leading cause of death among people under age 50. In Chattanooga, deaths related to opioid abuse increased significantly from 2011 to 2015. Substance abuse among adolescents is also escalating in Chattanooga with 55 percent of high school students reported using alcohol, 38 percent reported using marijuana, 8 percent reported using prescription drugs without a valid prescription, and 2 percent reported using heroin. With the growing need for accessible and high-quality rehab programs, Help.org has developed a unique ranking process to help connect individuals with treatment providers that meet their needs.

The Help.org research team analyzed thousands of facilities across the country and then identified the most cost-effective and highest rated programs in larger cities like Chattanooga. Each facility was evaluated based on rehabilitation services, treatment approaches, cost, special programs for unique demographics and ancillary services. The website also provides information about drug use and side effects as well as educational articles. For a detailed listing of the Best Rehab Facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee please visit

https://www.help.org/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-centers-in-chattanooga-tn/

2020 Best Rehab Facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee (in alphabetical order)

Aspell Recovery Center

110 McCowat Street

Jackson, TN 38305

731-427-7238

Buffalo Valley, Inc.

501 Park Avenue South

Hohenwald, TN 38462

931-796-5427

Cornerstone of Recovery

4726 Airport Highway

Louisville, TN 37777

866-532-5946

Council for Alcohol Drug Abuse Services, Inc.

207 Spears Avenue

Chattanooga, TN 37405

423-756-7644

Discovery Place

1635 Spencer Mill Road

Burns, TN 37029

800-725-0922

Focus Treatment Centers

7429 Shallowford Road

Chattanooga, TN 37421

800-675-2041

JourneyPure At The River

5080 Florence Road

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

844-334-3911

Recovery House of East Tennessee

105 Caldwell Circle

Oliver Springs, TN 37840

888-794-0411

The Next Door

108 Moccasin Bend

Chattanooga, TN 37405

423-933-0112

ABOUT HELP.ORG

Help.org is an online resource for individuals who struggle with addiction and their loved ones. The website provides the latest research through scientifically proven methods, community recovery resources as well as information about local financial assistance. Help.org’s team of researchers, activists and writers work together with addiction counselors and other professionals to offer useful and accurate resources to help individuals seeking recovery. To learn more, visit https://www.help.org/.

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