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AllenComm Wins Nine Awards for Innovative Digital Learning Experiences

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“This is another impressive accomplishment and milestone for our Training and Education objectives. It reinforces our goal to be recognized as ‘best-in-class’ for clinical education programs,” said Michael Ferrara, VP, Global Marketing at BD.


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AllenComm, the leader in transformative learning experiences, has won five Telly Awards for interactive client projects and four Omni Awards for visually compelling compliance training, onboarding, brand training, and leadership training. AllenComm continues to strive to meet and exceed client and industry expectations as a digital transformation partner for learning and development experts.

AllenComm collaborated with six clients to create these award-winning courses. BD won two silver awards in the Health & Wellness and Training categories for their reskilling course that instructs clinicians on PICC Insertion. A national non-profit association received two bronze Telly Awards for Videography/Cinematography and Training for their web-based compliance training. Change Healthcare also received a bronze Telly Award for Training their Integrity in Action compliance course. Four AllenComm clients each won an Omni Award for their interactive learning experiences. Bell and BD each won gold Omni Awards for their brand training and onboarding courses respectively. Nestlé took home a silver Omni Award for reskilling and Panera won a bronze for their course on leadership.

“This is another impressive accomplishment and milestone for our Training and Education objectives. It reinforces our goal to be recognized as ‘best-in-class’ for clinical education programs,” said Michael Ferrara, VP, Global Marketing at BD after winning two silver Telly Awards and one gold Omni Award.

These client awards represent hundreds of hours of work and dedication. AllenComm teams work in tandem with client learning and development teams to create innovative and transformational courses that meet strategic business objectives.

“Our commitment is to continue to create uniquely tailored, performance-focused, and enduring business transformations for our clients that also win awards,” said Ron Zamir, AllenComm CEO. “We’re honored to be recognized for this innovative work for our clients.”

About AllenComm

For almost 40 years, AllenComm has partnered with Fortune 500 companies to create and scale transformative learning solutions. Extensive instructional design experience, innovative learning technologies, and agency-level creative teams enable AllenComm to stand out in the learning landscape. Considered one of the top ten firms of its kind in the country, AllenComm wins over 40 awards year after year for their solutions. Partnering with AllenComm to supplement and support human capital management needs has helped customers reduce expenses, shorten onboarding periods, and raise the impact of sales and compliance efforts.

For more information, visit allencomm.com.

About Telly Awards

Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding content for TV and Cable, Digital and Streaming, and Non-Broadcast distribution. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.

About the Omni Awards

The Omni Awards exist to recognize outstanding media productions that engage, empower, and enlighten. The judging process is rigorous. Patterned after the Emmy Awards, the Omni Awards committee uses a panel of three peer professionals who independently judge each entry based on a standard set of criteria for the specific category. Companies represented by the awards committee include the Olympic organization committee, CNN, NBC, ABC, PBS, US Army, Cartoon Network, Disney, and Associated Press, among many others.

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AHN West Penn Hospital Named one of Nation’s Top 100 Hospitals

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West Penn Hospital, part of Allegheny Health Network (AHN.)


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West Penn Hospital, part of Allegheny Heath Network (AHN), has been named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by IBM Watson Health™ for the second consecutive year.

The new report, published this week in Fortune magazine, spotlights the top-performing hospitals in the United States, based on a scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational, safety, financial, and patient satisfaction data.

IBM Watson Health™ recognizes hospitals of all sizes, in five different categories – major teaching hospitals, teaching hospitals, large community hospitals, medium community hospitals, and small community hospitals.

West Penn is among 25 facilities recognized in the “teaching hospitals” category. It is one of just two hospitals in the Pittsburgh area, and one of four in Pennsylvania, to be named to the 100 Top Hospitals® list.

“We are extremely proud to be named one of the nation’s top hospitals by one of the country’s most respected health care industry analysts,” said Ron Andro, president of West Penn Hospital. “This honor again is reflective of the extraordinary talent and dedication of our physicians, nurses, volunteers, and employees at every level.”

This year marks the sixth time that West Penn Hospital has been named to the prestigious Top 100 Hospitals list, which has been published annually since 1993. To create its 2020 list, IBM Watson Health™ researchers evaluated more than 3,100 short-term, acute care, non-federal U.S. hospitals.

“West Penn Hospital has always held a special place in the hearts of those who are cared for within its walls, and this recognition by IBM Watson Health is a wonderful validation of the clinical excellence and compassion that the hospital’s caregivers provide every day to those in need,” said Cindy Hundorfean, AHN President and CEO. “We can’t express enough how grateful we are to Ron Andro and everyone at West Penn for consistently raising those standards.”

The Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® study uses independent and objective research to analyze hospital performance in areas such as clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience and financial health. IBM Watson Health established the list to help identify best practices that may help other health care organizations achieve consistent, balanced, and sustainable high performance.

A cornerstone of Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood, West Penn is a 333-bed teaching hospital and tertiary care facility. Among the many leading clinical programs based at the hospital are AHN’s Women’s Institute, Autoimmunity Institute, Esophageal and Lung Institute, blood and marrow transplant program, and the West Penn Burn Center.

The hospital continues to evolve and expand its clinical programs. In 2019, the hospital cut the ribbon on its expanded Level III neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and in the same year opened three new cancer care facilities for patients with breast, gynecologic and hematologic cancers.

In 2018, the hospital opened a first-in-the-region Healthy Food Center, which provides fresh, healthful foods to patients with diabetes who are screened by their doctor as being food insecure. West Penn is also home to the Alexis Joy D’Achille Center for Perinatal Mental Health, a one-of-a-kind program and facility dedicated to caring for women with post-partum depression and other anxiety disorders.

West Penn also was the first hospital in Pittsburgh to earn the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition, the nation’s most prestigious honor for nursing excellence.

According to IBM Watson Health, compared to similar hospitals, the hospitals included on the Fortune and IBM Watson list had better results on key clinical and operational performance indicators. These include survival rates, patient complications, healthcare associated infections, 30-day mortality and 30-day hospital-wide readmission rates, length of stay, throughput in emergency rooms, inpatient expenses, profitability, and ratings from patients.

“Hospitals, health systems, and the dedicated clinicians and staff who work at these organizations have emerged as true heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic and we are grateful to be able to recognize these extraordinary leaders at this time,” said Kyu Rhee, M.D., M.P.P., Vice President and Chief Health Officer, IBM Watson Health.

“From small community hospitals to major teaching hospitals, organizations on this list demonstrate a relentless commitment to high value, patient-centered care and innovation. It is clear that the COVID-19 crisis will be a catalyst for reinvention, and we believe these top performing hospitals are positioned to emerge stronger and smarter out of this crisis.”

For more information, visit http://www.100tophospitals.com.

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Lifestyle: Self Help

a timely new humorous journaling book for everyone

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SOCIALLY DISTANCED A Keepsake Journal Book Cover

According to Robert Stern, author of SOCIALLY DISTANCED A Keepsake Journal, I recognized that we are all in an important time in our lives with the Pandemic and wanted to provide some humor and an interactive journal to help.


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How can everyone better cope with the on-going Pandemic? Here’s one solution…a fun new book that combines humor and journaling to help us better deal with what’s happening today.

SOCIALLY DISTANCED A Keepsake Journal was written by author Robert Stern in humorous rhyme accompanied by delightful illustrations, with lots of room in the paperback book or e-book version to record our thoughts and activities during the COVID-19 period. It enables everyone to create something special to keep and look back on in better times and remember how we got through it all!

For parents of children ages 12 and older, this is a great tool to help kids feel better while writing down their positive and negative feelings about the situation. For all adults, this book also inspires them to record what these weeks are like for each individual. It also makes a thoughtful gift for anyone who has helped during these recent months.

According to Robert Stern, author of SOCIALLY DISTANCED A Keepsake Journal, “I recognized that we are all in an important time in our lives with the Pandemic and wanted to provide some humor and an interactive journal to help. As we know, life is often challenging. Nothing is permanent and every day is a new one to feel more positive and in control of your life. In fact, many experts recommend journaling because it can improve your mood and may be good for your mental health. I believe this book can provide a cathartic experience to help us all!”

SOCIALLY DISTANCED A Keepsake Journal is 32-page book written in light-hearted rhyme with colorful illustrations. is available in a quality paperback for $9.95 or $6.95 for a downloadable e-version from the website, sociallydistantjournal.com. ISBN 978-0-9801988-9-8

Synopsis:

SOCIALLY DISTANCED A Keepsake Journal

The Coronavirus Pandemic caused us to react to a changing environment. So many different issues for so many people from personal health to the health of loved ones. Loss of employment. Government restrictions. Caring for school aged children as schools closed. Impact on travel and vacations. Finding toilet paper. Politics and so much more. Here is an opportunity to laugh a little, and record your thoughts as a keepsake for yourself, your children, and your grandchildren to read years later. Here’s an opportunity to tell a friend how much you appreciate their support either by buying them a copy to journal their experience, or sharing your feelings as a thank you. Perhaps you can record what you did to pass the time. Who were you concerned for? What provisions you stocked up on? How you were hurting economically, and what you had to do to survive. Share the activities you missed the most, and how your mood changed during the lockdowns. Journal what’s important to you.    

About the Author:

Robert Stern, the author of SOCIALLY DISTANCED A Keepsake Journal, has always enjoyed writing rhymes for books, wedding toasts and other occasions. He teamed up with talented illustrator, Mark Hill, to create this helpful book. Formerly a Hollywood entertainment executive at 20th Century Fox and New World Entertainment, Stern previously wrote other non-fiction books including HOA WARS and A Legend in My Own Mind and Other Stupid Thoughts. As the Pandemic continued, he picked up his pen to create another book hoping to help us all!

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Everest Group Predicts IDP Market Growth Acceleration in 2021

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Automated extraction of data using IDP solutions will enable organizations to process large volumes of semi-structured and unstructured documents with low-touch processing, greater accuracy, and faster turnaround times, thus helping deal with volume fluctuations as well.


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Everest Group reports that the Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) market generated US$540 – $560 million in revenues in 2019 and achieved a nearly 60% growth from 2018 to 2019. However, Everest Group recently scaled back its 2020 growth projections for the IDP market by 50%, revising its original estimate of 50-60% CAGR to 27-30% due to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

Everest Group defines Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) as any software product or solution that captures data from documents (e.g., email, text, pdf, and scanned documents), categorizes and extracts relevant data for further processing using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies such as computer vision, optical character recognition (OCR), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and machine/deep learning (ML/DL).

“The IDP technology vendor market is certainly impacted due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and is currently experiencing a short-term dip in volumes and growth; however, as the economy recovers, we expect the IDP market to witness accelerated demand,” said Anil Vijayan, vice president at Everest Group. “Adoption of automation products in general, and IDP products specifically, will intensify considerably, particularly in those industries such as banking, insurance and healthcare, which are already leading the way in adopting IDP solutions. Post-COVID 19, these industries will seek to accelerate low-touch processing and faster turnaround times through automated extraction of data.”

“Several of the benefits of IDP solutions are being accentuated by the current crisis,” continued Vijayan. “For example, post-COVID-19, enterprises will want to automate as much as possible to reduce dependence on the human workforce and to cut costs. Automated extraction of data using IDP solutions will enable organizations to process large volumes of semi-structured and unstructured documents with low-touch processing, greater accuracy, and faster turnaround times, thus helping deal with volume fluctuations as well.”

Banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) and healthcare enterprises continue to

be the major adopters of IDP solutions, together accounting for a 50% share of the market. Growth in each of these segments between 2018 and 2019 was significant, with BFSI posting a 50% CAGR and healthcare growing at 65-75%. BFSI use cases include customer onboarding, mortgage processing, trade financing and claims processing. Invoice processing, Know Your Customer (KYC) paperwork to prevent medical identity fraud, insurance claims, patient onboarding, and patient records are among the most common healthcare use cases of IDP solutions.

These findings are discussed in more detail in Everest Group’s recently published report “Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) State of the Market Report 2020 – Leave No Page Unturned With AI.” This research provides a detailed view of the current state of the IDP technology market, including market size and adoption trends, buyer satisfaction, product capabilities and trends, solution characteristics, vendor landscape, challenges to IDP adoption.

The report also offers Everest Group’s outlook for the IDP Market for 2020-2021. Trends expected for the coming year include:

  • Package-based IDP solutions will become more prevalent due to the need for faster deployment.

  • The current global pandemic will lead to more receptiveness among enterprises toward cloud-based solutions.

  • Enhanced product capabilities such as software learning, user-friendly interfaces, pre-trained models, better integration with enterprise IT architecture, and security and data protection enhancements will make IDP adoption more attractive.

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About Everest Group

Everest Group is a consulting and research firm focused on strategic IT, business services, engineering services, and sourcing. Our clients include leading global enterprises, service providers, and investors. Through our research-informed insights and deep experience, we guide clients in their journeys to achieve heightened operational and financial performance, accelerated value delivery, and high-impact business outcomes. Details and in-depth content are available at http://www.everestgrp.com/.

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Feature Updates on Recent Imaging Trends Covering COVID-19, Physics Standards, and Employer Purchasing Requirements

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RadSite™, a leading accreditation organization promoting quality-based imaging practices, announced today its summer webinar series on updates to key accreditation standards. The webinars address how COVID-19 is impacting imaging practices, the need for uniform physics requirements for Cone Beam CT imaging systems, and a national employer initiative to promote quality- and performance-based imaging.

The three webinars are:

Impact of COVID-19 on Imaging Providers

July 15th, 2020

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET

This webinar will feature an overview of how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting imaging providers and other healthcare professionals. The speakers will share different perspectives on what medical practices, hospitals, employers, and others are doing to ensure a safe and productive workplace for patients, providers, and employees.

Moderator: Mark Casner, RadSite Chair, Accreditation Committee

Speakers:

  • Charlie Shaw, RadNet SVP Healthcare Network Strategy & Business Development (imaging provider)

  • Michael Thompson (employer perspective)

  • Phil Patton, PhD, RadSite Chief Physicist Officer (physicist perspective)

  • Eliot Siegel, MD, RadSite Medical Director (hospital perspective)

Click here to learn more about this webinar and to register.

Moving to a Uniform Physics Testing Protocol for Cone Beam CT Imaging

August 12th, 2020

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET

This webinar will present future enhancements to standards and practices associated with Cone Beam CT imaging. Several physicists will discuss how they are collaborating on development of a uniform phantom that will help standardize physics testing for different Cone Beam CT imaging systems. The presenters will provide a detailed overview on how Cone Beam CT imaging systems operate and how to optimize clinical and quality outputs through standardized measurement protocols.

Moderator: Eliot Siegel, MD, RadSite’s Standards Committee Chair

Speakers:

  • Jeff Siewerdsen, PhD, Professor, Dept of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

  • John M. Boone, PhD, Professor of Radiology and Chief of Medical Physics, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis Medical Center

  • Joshua Levy, President, The Phantom Lab

Click here to learn more about this webinar and to register

Highlighting Imaging Quality and Performance Best Practices

September 24th, 2020

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET

In this webinar, several imaging and quality experts will discuss ways to optimize imaging practices. Speakers will address a number of provider practice and payer initiatives, including new benchmarks under development by the eValue8 Medical Imaging Quality Workgroup. The Workgroup is sponsored by the National Alliance for Healthcare Purchasing Coalitions, Radiology Benefit Management (RBM) organizations, and RSNA’s Quantitative Biomarkers Alliance.

Moderator: Garry Carneal, JD, President & CEO, RadSite

Speakers:

  • Patrick Browning, MD, Radiologist

  • John B. Miller, eValue8 Chair, National Alliance

  • Suresh K. Mukherji, MD, MBA, FACR, Neuroradiologist

Click here to learn more about this webinar and to register

RadSite offers comprehensive, affordable, quality-based accreditation programs that evaluate imaging providers on established industry standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices. Working with health plans and their participating providers also helps raise imaging standards through meaningful imaging quality and patient safety protocols. RadSite is recognized by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and more than 350 payers and radiology benefit managers.

To learn more about RadSite, visit http://www.radsitequality.com. Click here to learn more about RadSite’s previous and upcoming webinars.

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About RadSite™ (http://www.RadSiteQuality.com)

Founded in 2005, RadSite’s mission is to promote quality-based practices for imaging systems across the U.S. and its territories. RadSite is recognized by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as an official accreditation organization under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008. RadSite’s programs help assess, track, and report imaging trends in an effort to enhance imaging procedures and outcomes. RadSite also offers educational programs, publishes issue briefs, and underwrites research on a complimentary basis to raise awareness of patient safety issues and to promote best practices. The organization is governed by an independent board and committee system, which is open to a wide range of volunteers to ensure transparency and accountability. To learn more about RadSite, please contact us at (443) 440-6007 or info@radsitequality.com.

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NeoTract Designates Dr. Kathy Ravanbakhsh as UroLift® Center of Excellence

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“Dr. Kathy Ravanbakhsh has earned the UroLift Center of Excellence designation for her dedication to improving the lives of men who previously suffered from BPH symptoms and delivering superior patient outcomes with the UroLift System treatment,” said Dave Amerson


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NeoTract, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX) focused on addressing unmet needs in the field of urology, today announced that Kathy Ravanbakhsh, D.O., CHI St. Joseph Health in Bryan, TX, has been designated as a UroLift® Center of Excellence. The designation recognizes that Dr. Ravanbakhsh has achieved a high level of training and experience with the UroLift® System and demonstrated a commitment to exemplary care for men suffering from symptoms associated with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), also known as enlarged prostate.

Recommended for the treatment of BPH in both the American Urological Association and European Association of Urology clinical guidelines, the FDA-cleared Prostatic Urethral Lift procedure using the UroLift System is a proven, minimally invasive technology for treating lower urinary tract symptoms due to BPH. The UroLift permanent implants, delivered during a transurethral outpatient procedure, relieve prostate obstruction and open the urethra directly without cutting, heating, or removing prostate tissue.

The UroLift Center of Excellence program is designed to highlight urologists who are committed to educating their patients on BPH and the UroLift System as a treatment option and consistently seek to deliver excellent patient outcomes and experiences.

“Dr. Kathy Ravanbakhsh has earned the UroLift Center of Excellence designation for her dedication to improving the lives of men who previously suffered from BPH symptoms and delivering superior patient outcomes with the UroLift System treatment,” said Dave Amerson, president of the Teleflex Interventional Urology business unit.

Over 40 million men in the United States are affected by BPH, a condition that occurs when the prostate gland that surrounds the male urethra becomes enlarged with advancing age and begins to obstruct the urinary system. Symptoms of BPH often include interrupted sleep and urinary problems and can cause loss of productivity, depression and decreased quality of life.

Medication is often the first-line therapy for enlarged prostate, but relief can be inadequate and temporary. Side effects of medication treatment can include sexual dysfunction, dizziness and headaches, prompting many patients to quit using the drugs. For these patients, the classic alternative is surgery that cuts, heats or removes prostate tissue to open the blocked urethra. While current surgical options can be very effective in relieving symptoms, they can also leave patients with permanent side effects such as urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and retrograde ejaculation.

About the UroLift® System

The FDA-cleared UroLift System is a proven, minimally invasive technology for treating lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The UroLift permanent implants, delivered during a minimally invasive transurethral outpatient procedure, relieve prostate obstruction and open the urethra directly without cutting, heating, or removing prostate tissue. Clinical data from a pivotal 206-patient randomized controlled study showed that patients with enlarged prostate receiving UroLift implants reported rapid and durable symptomatic and urinary flow rate improvement without compromising sexual function*1,2. Patients also experienced a significant improvement in quality of life. Over 100,000 men have been treated with the UroLift System in the U.S. Most common adverse events reported include hematuria, dysuria, micturition urgency, pelvic pain, and urge incontinence. Most symptoms were mild to moderate in severity and resolved within two to four weeks after the procedure. The Prostatic Urethral Lift procedure using the UroLift System is recommended for the treatment of BPH in both the American Urological Association and European Association of Urology clinical guidelines. The UroLift System is available in the U.S., Europe, Australia, Canada, Mexico and South Korea. Learn more at http://www.UroLift.com.

About NeoTract | Teleflex Interventional Urology

A wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated, the Interventional Urology Business Unit is dedicated to developing innovative, minimally invasive and clinically effective devices that address unmet needs in the field of urology. Our initial focus is on improving the standard of care for patients with BPH using the UroLift System, a minimally invasive permanent implant system that treats symptoms while preserving normal sexual function*1,2. Learn more at http://www.NeoTract.com.

About Teleflex Incorporated

Teleflex is a global provider of medical technologies designed to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. We apply purpose driven innovation – a relentless pursuit of identifying unmet clinical needs – to benefit patients and healthcare providers. Our portfolio is diverse, with solutions in the fields of vascular and interventional access, surgical, anesthesia, cardiac care, urology, emergency medicine and respiratory care. Teleflex employees worldwide are united in the understanding that what we do every day makes a difference. For more information, please visit http://www.teleflex.com.

Teleflex is the home of Arrow®, Deknatel®, Hudson RCI®, LMA®, Pilling®, Rusch®, UroLift® and Weck® – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose

For Teleflex Incorporated: Jake Elguicze, 610.948.2836

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Nicole Osmer, 650.454.0504

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*No instances of new, sustained erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction

1. Roehrborn, J Urology 2013 LIFT Study

2. McVary, J Sex Med 2016

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Samsung-Accelerated Startup Luple Launches Light Technology Devices That Help Users Balance Their Circadian Rhythms

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We’ve heard many stories from people who rely on sleeping pills or excessive amounts of caffeine, and we wanted to provide something that would help people stabilize their biological rhythms in a more natural way.


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Olly, a light technology device from Samsung’s startup incubator, has launched on Kickstarter and has reached its funding goal in just 3 hours. The product is dedicated to helping users find balance in their everyday routines and comes in two versions—Olly Day, which helps users stay awake during the day, and Olly Night, which encourages deeper and more holistic sleep at night.

Olly Day’s wavelengths mimic sunlight to keep users feeling energized and to provide a natural energy boost without the side effects commonly associated with caffeine. The device boosts focus in just 20 minutes and can work more effectively and quickly than a cup of espresso.

Unlike LED lights that suppress the natural production of melatonin in the body, Olly Night’s wavelengths encourage melatonin production to prepare users for a night’s rest. The device emits a warm light and automatically turns off in 30 minutes.

“There’s been a significant uptick in the amount of people who are now working from home, and this transition can throw circadian rhythms off balance. We’ve heard many stories from people who rely on sleeping pills or excessive amounts of caffeine, and we wanted to provide something that would help people stabilize their biological rhythms in a more natural way,” said Ardor, the founder and CEO of Luple.

Each device is compact, portable and can be used simply by placing it on its magnetic lid and angling the light at a tilt. Olly takes two hours to fully charge with a USB-C cable, and a single charge can run for six hours.

Pre-orders of Olly Day and Olly Night will be available for a limited time on the product’s Kickstarter page, and it is a consumer-ready product. The Early Bird Single Packs start at $49 and come with a cable and a pouch. The team anticipates that delivery will be complete by October 2020.

About Luple

Backed by Samsung’s startup accelerator program, Luple creates products dedicated to helping people live their most productive and energized lives. By using human-centric lighting technology, Olly encourages wellness through natural solutions. For more information, visit http://olly.luple.co.kr.

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“In Depth” with Laurence Fishburne Program Covers Caring For Patients with Chronic Conditions

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People with chronic diseases need more than a diagnosis and prescriptions – they need a person-centered approach where they feel their preferences, values, and needs are considered, along with clinical decisions.


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Prolific actor Laurence Fishburne gained widespread acclaim for his gripping performances in the Tina Turner biopic “What’s Love Go To Do With It (1993)” and “Hoodlum (1997).” Now the award-winning actor is hosting an educational segment for the program “In Depth” with Laurence Fishburne. The informational television program showcases industry experts to discuss a variety of topics that affect people all over the country. A new episode will take a plunge into the medical field. Medical professionals will discuss how to provide proper care for patients experiencing chronic health conditions.

Nearly 50 percent of all adults have one or more chronic health conditions, and one of four adults have at least two or more chronic health conditions. Long-term illnesses like heart disease, stroke, and cancer are the leading cause of mortality rates worldwide. Despite alarming figures, the healthcare system lacks the structure to handle chronic illness adequately.

People with chronic diseases need more than a diagnosis and prescriptions – they need a person-centered approach where they feel their preferences, values, and needs are considered, along with clinical decisions. Increasing numbers of medical professionals are becoming aware of this need and are formulating ways to treat patients with their personal needs in mind. “In Depth” will explore more about how to go about caring for people with chronic health conditions in the upcoming episode.

“In Depth” with Laurence Fishburne is cautiously inspected before revealed to a public audience. The informational show has received numerous accolades for its endeavors.

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Tellwut survey finds 39% will not return to gym or will return less frequently after COVID-19, Revolutionizing the Fitness Industry

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The future of the fitness industry following the COVID-19 pandemic points to a massive drop-off of in-person services, but a steady increase in the demographic of active people, proving that new means of fitness will be more feasible.


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Covid-19 has forced gyms and fitness centers to temporarily close down, but the longer exercise facilities remain closed, the more comfortable people become in their home workout routines. As people discover the ease in which they can work out at home, the desire to return to their expensive gym memberships diminishes. Another aspect which makes a return unlikely is the investment people are putting into their home gyms, making their houses better suited for working out, while also incentivizing them to stay home and continue to use them.

Tellwut’s survey found that 40% of the respondents who spent money on fitness prior to the pandemic are no longer spending money to stay active during stay-at-home measures, and of that, 16% say they will continue to not spend money on fitness even when gyms are open. 52% of respondents stated that they were still spending money on fitness, but were now spending less during the pandemic while remaining physically active, and of that, 31% are expecting to maintain this decrease in spending following the end of stay-at-home measures.

Alongside the decrease in spending on gym memberships is an increase in spending on home workout equipment, as 21% of respondents stated they have purchased equipment for their home gym during the pandemic, and 49% stating they already owned equipment for their gym prior to social distancing measures. This displays the high-level of adaptability of people to work out without fitness classes or the gym, as it shows the increase in the demographic of people able to work out at home with an increase in which workouts are feasible for them.

Of the equipment purchased during COVID-19, treadmills and free weights seemed to be the most popular among survey respondents, but others purchased a variety of stationary bikes, Peloton Bikes and ellipticals. 6% answered that they had purchased a stationary bike or a Peloton Bike, meaning that there is an increase in the market which can participate in virtual spin classes.

As with many other service industries, gyms and workout classes will suffer purely because of the fear of spreading COVID-19. For these businesses to retain their original customers, gyms will have to put into place significant measures to ensure sanitation. Tellwut respondents mainly favored heavy sanitation and distancing protocols, but there was a large request for capacity restrictions and customer screening.

The pandemic has also increased the market of physically active people, as 13% of the survey group who did not work out before the pandemic, began to work out at home, and 14% of those who previously worked out at home now find themselves increasing their daily physical activity. This presents a new opportunity for virtual workout options, which would exist at a discounted price to traditional gym memberships.

Of the people working out from home, the most popular responses for how they found their workouts were free apps, free routines, or free online descriptions of workouts. This hints that people are less likely to pay for digital workouts as an abundance of free resources are already available.

All of this points to the potential of digital workout spaces, given an increase in physically active people and a lessening desire to attend workout classes and gyms because of health concerns along with the ensuing financial benefit. The future of the fitness industry following the COVID-19 pandemic points to a massive drop-off of in-person services, but a steady increase in the demographic of active people, proving that new means of fitness will be more feasible.

About Tellwut

Tellwut® is a North American community of individuals dedicated to expressing their opinions through online surveys based upon a wide variety of topics in exchange for rewards and the Tellwut community experience. Tellwut Insights uses this proprietary survey and reward software application to provide a platform for organizations to send surveys to their stakeholders or to crowdsource and conduct online market research quickly and easily through the use of the Tellwut survey platform and the Tellwut Community. Businesses gain a clearer understanding and insight into their products or services, customer attitudes, and potential business opportunities.

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Ege University improves patient access to leading-edge healthcare treatment options by joining Clinerion’s Patient Network Explorer platform

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Ege University Hospital serves as the largest hospital in the western part of the country, with an 806,000-bed capacity. Beyond Turkey itself, the university hospital provides services throughout the neighboring countries, as well as the Balkans and the Caucasus, with its experienced team and state-of-the-art equipment.

Ege University-Clinerion partnership project is supported by Prof. Necdet Budak, President of Ege University and Prof. Dr. Tuncay Goksel, Chief Physician of Ege University Hospital. “Clinerion provides a way for us to use our own patient data more efficiently,” says Dr. Ersin Koylu, project leader. “This will bring more clinical trials to the university and it will make the clinical trial process easier for our competent researchers.”

“Clinerion has been dedicated to supporting patients and their physicians in Turkey for many years, and we are pleased to be able to offer our services to even more of the population by welcoming Ege University to our fold,” says Ian Rentsch, CEO of Clinerion. “Our strong coverage of the country makes the country itself more attractive to Pharma sponsors and CROs using Patient Network Explorer who are looking to set up trials in the country, as well as offering more statistically meaningful data to researchers.”

About Clinerion

Clinerion accelerates clinical research and medical access to treatments for patients. We generate real-world data from our global network of partner hospitals for Real World Evidence analyses. Clinerion’s Patient Network Explorer radically improves the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical trial recruitment by offering data-driven protocol optimization, site feasibility evaluation and real-time patient search and identification to match patients to treatments.

Clinerion facilitates the participation of partner hospitals in leading-edge, industry-sponsored trials and time savings in patient recruitment. Researchers gain access to real-time, longitudinal patient data from electronic health records for analysis. We enable pharmaceutical companies, CROs and SMOs to shorten patient recruitment and save costs by streamlining operations and leveraging strategic intelligence. Clinerion’s Patient Network Explorer also provides a platform for integration of diverse patient data sources into real-world data ecosystems. Clinerion’s proprietary technologies comply with international patient privacy and data security regulations. Clinerion is a global data technology service company headquartered in Switzerland.

Clinerion website: http://www.clinerion.com

Clinerion’s Patient Network Explorer: http://www.clinerion.com/index/PatientNetworkExplorerSolutions.html

For more information, please contact:

Le Vin Chin

Director, Head of Marketing & Communications

Clinerion Ltd

Elisabethenanlage 11, 4051 Basel, Switzerland

Tel.: +41 61 865 60 54

media@clinerion.com

About Ege University

Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital provides service with its experienced team and rich equipment. Being one of the first two faculties of Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, being in the Aegean Region, provides healing to the Balkans, the Caucasus, and patients from neighboring countries. Ege University Medical Faculty Hospital serves as the largest hospital in the Aegean Region with a bed capacity of 806,000.

Ege University website: https://ege.edu.tr/eng-0/Homepage.html

For more information, please contact:

Academician Levent KONUŞ

Press Relations Manager of Department

Ege University

Tel.: 0232 311 42 99 / Extension no.: 2212

basinlailiskiler@mail.ege.edu.tr

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