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Seniors Housing And Care M&A Activity Slowed By COVID-19 in Q1:2020

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After peaking in 2019 in activity and valuation, seniors housing and care M&A had already started to cool in the beginning of the year but it especially tailed off towards the end of the quarter when the COVID-19 pandemic put a lot of deals, and the funding for them, on hold.


NORWALK, Conn. (PRWEB)

The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the first quarter of 2020 dropped below 100 transactions for the first time since the first quarter of 2018, with 95 deals, based on new acquisition data from Irving Levin Associates. This represents a 17% decline from the 114 transactions announced in the fourth quarter of 2019 and a 19% decrease from the 117 in the first quarter of 2019. Buyers also committed fewer dollars to Q1 deals, spending a total of $2.7 billion on seniors housing and care deals in the first quarter, 28% lower than the $3.7 billion in Q4:19. “After peaking in 2019 in terms of activity and valuation, seniors housing and care M&A had already started to cool slightly in the beginning of the year,” stated Ben Swett, Editor of The SeniorCare Investor. “But it especially tailed off towards the end of the quarter when the COVID-19 pandemic began shutting down large swaths of the U.S. economy and put a lot of deals, and the funding for them, on hold.”

As per usual, private senior care providers made up the majority of buyers, counting for nearly 50% of all Q1 acquisitions. REITs and real estate investment firms made 28% of the deals, and 11% were announced by private equity firms, but these companies are often secretive about their purchases, so those proportions are likely low. Those ratios were nearly identical to the previous quarter. Tryko Partners was the most prolific buyer with three skilled nursing acquisitions, while four companies, The Ensign Group, National Health Investors, LTC Properties and Impact Healthcare REIT, each disclosed two deals. Welltower’s pending $740 million acquisition of a seniors housing portfolio in the western United States was the largest deal, by price.

Skilled nursing deals continued to represent a smaller share of the transaction volume, just 38% in the first quarter, as buyers took a wait-and-see approach with regard to the implementation of PDPM. However, skilled nursing facilities accounted for 60% of the properties sold in the quarter compared with 40% for independent living, assisted living, memory care, active adult and CCRC properties. “Seniors housing has attracted the most investor attention in recent years, but skilled nursing facilities seemed to be facing fewer roadblocks to close during and in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.” continued Swett.

All quarterly results are published in The Health Care M&A Report for all 13 sectors of health care, which is part of the HealthCareMandA.com. In addition, annual results of the seniors housing and care acquisition markets were published this year in the 25th Edition of The Senior Care Acquisition Report. The comprehensive report will have more than 300 pages of transaction details and valuation statistics in a two-volume set, separated out by seniors housing and skilled nursing. For information, or to order the reports, call 800-248-1668.

Irving Levin Associates was established in 1948 and has headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut. The company publishes research reports and newsletters and maintains databases on the healthcare and seniors housing M&A markets.

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AAA Northeast Delivers Thermaxx Disposable Gowns To First Responders In Need

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Tom Salagaj, VP of Manufacturing & Engineering at Thermaxx, said, “Having AAA Northeast step up to handle our distribution not only gave first responders valuable hours of their day back, but it also allowed Thermaxx to focus on manufacturing.”


WEST HAVEN, Conn. (PRWEB)

In the week following the declaration of a national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, Thermaxx, LLC was asked by a local fire chief to manufacture disposable gowns for their department in response to the countrywide PPE (personal protective equipment) shortage. Thermaxx rapidly converted all its insulation jacket production lines to make disposable gowns, which are not PPE as they have not undergone any FDA approval or testing, but are designed to be an improvement over other crisis strategy gown alternatives recommended by the CDC.

On March 25, Thermaxx began accepting requests for donations of gowns from firefighters, first responders, and medical professionals across Connecticut. Over the next two weeks more than 250 organizations submitted requests to pick up gowns at Thermaxx in West Haven, CT. The immediate need amounted to more than Thermaxx could manufacture alone, but help from patriotic citizens, business owners, and organizations quickly assembled after hearing the call for help. Thermaxx Gowns are made of costly house wrap material, available at any home improvement store. Generous members of the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Central CT donated more than 50 rolls of the material to Thermaxx to be converted into disposable gowns. A friend of Thermaxx who was furloughed, Gordon White, volunteered his time to drive across CT collecting the donated materials.

As news spread of Thermaxx’s efforts, AAA Northeast stepped forward to volunteer its fleet to deliver disposable gowns to first responders within its service area of Fairfield, New Haven, and Litchfield Counties in CT. The timely deliveries allowed many first responders to focus on responding to calls for help & saving lives, instead of making multiple trips to Thermaxx to pick up gowns as they were produced. AAA Northeast used its roadside service technology to map delivery routes, allowing their service technicians to work as efficiently as possible.

Tom Salagaj, VP of Manufacturing & Engineering at Thermaxx, said, “Converting our factory was difficult, but doable. Building out a distribution model almost seemed impossible! Having AAA Northeast step up to handle our distribution not only gave first responders valuable hours of their day back, but it also allowed Thermaxx to focus on manufacturing.”

“When we learned about  Thermaxx’s  need to quickly get their protective gowns in the hands of first responders and members of the healthcare community, we knew we had to help,” said John Galvin, AAA Northeast President and CEO. “AAA has a long history of helping the communities we serve so this became a perfect partnership with Thermaxx to assist front-line responders in their battle against this virus.”

To learn more about Thermaxx Gowns, visit: https://www.thermaxxjackets.com/products/thermaxx-gear/

AAA Northeast is a not-for-profit auto club with 64 offices in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire and New York, providing nearly 6 million local AAA members with travel, insurance, finance, and auto-related services. In Connecticut, the auto club serves a half-million members living in Fairfield, New Haven, and Litchfield counties. Its website is http://www.aaa.com.

Thermaxx Jackets was founded over 25 years ago to help its clients save energy with removable insulation blankets when traditional insulation is not practical. Combining expertise in heat loss, wireless monitoring, and insulation design, it has become the #1 provider and fabricator of removable insulation jackets and covers. Learn more at thermaxxjackets.com.

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Debi Robinson Wellness Now Offering Free Yoga Classes on Youtube Live during COVID-19 Pandemic and Social Distancing

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Debi Robinson, a leading Certified Yoga Therapist and Health Coach in the Southbay of Los Angeles has moved all of her classes online to Youtube Live and is offering them for free. Debi is a popular teacher at Torrance Memorial Medical Center and specializes in teaching to the 50+ population with aging and/or injured bodies, with particular emphasis on stress reduction, bone strengthening and improving overall flexibility and balance. She shares methods and techniques to age gracefully with yoga.

Her free classes include Safe Yoga for Osteoporosis, Yoga for Wellness, Yoga Therapy for Improved Balance and Posture, Yoga for Balance and Yoga for Stress Reduction. These classes are open to all levels and are particularly beneficial to those who are curious about yoga and want to ease into it. Debi is also a trained chef and teaches courses in healthy eating and shares her knowledge of how to incorporate nutrient-dense foods that strengthen the immune system and boost overall health and wellbeing.

“With my daily classes canceled as a result of social distancing and all of us staying at home there is such a need for social interaction, physical movement and tools to manage our stress and fear and to help strengthen our immune system. I’ve been offering 6 online classes a week for the past 3 weeks and have seen a tremendous benefit to my existing students and the many students from around the world who have joined us.”

Debi’s free online classes can be found on her channel, Debi Robinson Wellness, on Youtube. You’ll also find dozens of recorded videos on yoga, breathing exercises and on healthy cooking and living. Her website at http://debirobinson.com includes many useful articles and links to all of her free online classes. Students can sign up for her newsletter and/or youtube channel to receive daily and weekly notifications and reminders. The full online schedule for all of her weekly and free online classes can be found here: https://debirobinson.com/online-classes-intro/

“Since we are all in isolation, what I’ve heard from students is that they still need yoga in their lives. Being able to offer online classes has created an opportunity for us to practice yoga and also continue to connect in the community. It gives us a little normalcy in these challenging times.”

Debi is a frequent speaker and is available for interviews about how to safely practice yoga at home; use the tools of yoga and meditation to manage stress, anxiety, and fear, breath work to strengthen respiratory health and function; and create nutrient-dense meals that support immune function, detoxification and optimize health and energy production in the body. As a certified Health Coach in the Functional Medicine space she notices that yoga is being suggested by many of the physicians she follows as a methodology to boost immune function and self regulate and manage the stress response through a holistic mind/body approach. She has created a video series to help with the daily stress and uncertainty we are all experiencing during the pandemic. Here is a sample of the techniques she shares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCWQYR7iSXU

ABOUT DEBI ROBINSON WELLNESS

Debi Robinson, founder of Debi Robinson Wellness, is a Certified Yoga Therapist sharing the wisdom of yoga and evidence-based research to help empower her students to utilize the tremendous healing potential that exists within each and every one of us. Moderating the stress in our lives is how we can remain in balance and attain optimal health from a metabolic, physiological and biochemical aspect. Yoga has tools for the mind to find peace and equanimity and self modulate stress and for the body to keep you strong, limber and mobile and out of pain or discomfort.

Debi is certified by Dr. Loren Fishman to teach his method 12 Poses vs Osteoporosis and has taught this work since 2014.

As a Certified Health Coach, Debi works with her students to uncover hidden stress inside their bodies and minds. Once we discover possible imbalances and stressors she helps to empower and implement behavioral, dietary and lifestyle changes to move toward thriving health.

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Lachman Consultants Offers Support to Help U.S. Distilleries and Breweries Manufacture Hand Sanitizer

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WESTBURY, N.Y. (PRWEB)

In support of these companies’ efforts to aid in stemming the advance of COVID-19, Lachman Consultant Services, Inc. (“Lachman Consultants”) is reaching out to U.S. distilleries and breweries to provide support and guidance for the manufacture of hand sanitizers.

For those companies who currently work in the pharmaceutical manufacturing or other affiliated manufacturing sectors, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Guidance and OTC Monographs will be familiar and generally easy to implement. But for those in other, unrelated industries such as brewers and distillers, who are not accustomed to working with FDA or interpreting FDA regulations and guidance, Lachman Consultants is offering a simple, layperson’s roadmap to both manufacturing and labeling requirements. This service is provided at no cost to companies in these industries as well as other industries looking to take on this manufacturing challenge and create products that promote sanitary conditions and help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

On April 1, 2020, Lachman Consultants distributed a simplified interpretation of FDA’s most recent Temporary Policy for Preparation of Certain Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency (COVID-19) Guidance for Industry. You can review the full guidance on the Food & Drug Administration website here: https://www.fda.gov/home.

Interested parties who have not received outreach from Lachman Consultants directly and would like more information about this effort can contact Lachman Consultants on http://www.lachmanconsultants.com. And for assistance with technical, compliance or regulatory support in bringing your hand sanitizer to a community in need, please contact Lachman Consultants to discuss how they can provide a remote support team for your project.

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ABOUT LACHMAN CONSULTANTS

Founded in 1978, Lachman Consultants maintains three practice groups: Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, and Science and Technology. Each practice offers industry-leading experience and expertise in its area of focus. Lachman Consultants serves emerging-to-enterprise organizations on a worldwide basis in the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Biologics, Device, and Related Life Science Industries. Lachman Consultants delivers highly effective and proven solutions that include FDA-Related Services, Audits, Quality Assurance & Controls, Scientific and Technical Assistance, Systems Evaluation, and Training, which have been shown to consistently exceed client requirements and expectations.

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Ilena Della Ventura

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Kuusoft Prototypes Digital Hand Sanitizer Kiosks for COVID-19 Coronavirus

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“It is a difficult time for many public-facing industries. And the unforeseen circumstance also calls for innovative hardware and software solutions.” – Geoffry Fang, CEO at Kuusoft Corp.


BURNABY, British Columbia (PRWEB)

In response to the escalating situation regarding COVID-19, Kuusoft has put tremendous effort into inventing auto hand sanitizer kiosks with NexSigns Digital Signage features. These new kiosk prototypes are made for public settings, such as hospitals, pharmacies, supermarkets, transport stations. The product series will launch on April 14, 2020.

The new Digital Hand Sanitizer Dispenser product line has taken public health, educational values, and smart technology into consideration.

Kuusoft will release two prototypes on sale in two weeks, with floor standing and wall mounting options. Here are some unique features of the next generation’s hand sanitizer dispenser:

1. Touchscreen Display. The kiosk uses a digital display that is capable of touchscreen functions. The interactive display pairs up perfectly with a hand sanitizer dispenser.

2. Touchless Dispenser with Sensors. With built-in sensors, the kiosk can automatically dispense gel, foam, and/or other liquid for sanitization.

3. Cloud Content Management Systems (CMS). Powered by NexSigns Digital Signage solutions, the digital display can be updated easily through a simple web browser portal.

As Kuusoft’s CEO Geoffry Fang says, Kuusoft acknowledges the social responsibility to serve the public with new solutions. With its timely invention, Kuusoft continues to serve clients and contributes to slowing down the spread of pandemic COVID-19.

About Kuusoft Corp.: Kuusoft Corp. is a digital menu board and digital signage total solution provider based in Burnaby, BC. Founded in 2002, Kuusoft is dedicated to developing cutting-edge digital signage software solutions and digital signage hardware for all business sectors around the world.

For more information, please contact Anita Sun at anita.sun@kuusoft.com or +1 866-546-8838.

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InfoBionic Expands Mission of Helping Cardiologists Treat Heart Patients During COVID-19

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Cardiologists need real-time, full disclosure data from remote cardiac monitoring and accurate alerts for ambulatory homebound cardiovascular patients and COVID-19 sufferers for quick action that saves lives,” Dr. Movsowitz says


WALTHAM, Mass. (PRWEB)

With nearly half of all adults in the U.S. diagnosed with some form of cardiovascular disease, COVID-19 introduces a new wave of challenges for the healthcare industry.(1) As data emerges to show the novel coronavirus’s contribution to heart damage, cardiologists are currently faced with a major treatment crisis. Leading ambulatory cardiac monitoring provider InfoBionic is focused on meeting the critical demand brought on by the pandemic to find innovative solutions when it comes to heart healthcare. “Cardiologists desperately need remote cardiac monitoring for condition tracking of heart and COVID-19 patients that is fast, accurate, effective, simple to use, non-invasive and provides condition monitoring versatility to save more lives without physically seeing patients,” says Stuart Long, CEO of InfoBionic.

In addition to lung damage, many COVID-19 patients are also developing heart problems and dying of cardiac arrest. According to research from China, 19% of the novel coronavirus patients exhibited signs of heart damage, with 51% of those cases significantly more likely to be fatal.(2) About 10% of patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease (CVD) who contract COVID-19 will die, compared to the mere 1% of patients who are otherwise considered to be healthy.(3)

Furthermore, this pandemic is happening during a period where countless cardiologists are discovering that cardiac and stroke patients have largely disappeared from hospitals and practices. Many cardiologists are stating that patient appointments have decreased by as much as 60% due to COVID-19.(4) This reality is being driven both by hospitals prioritizing COVID-19 patients as well as patients with preexisting heart conditions avoiding hospitals or cardiology offices due to their concern about the transmission of the virus. This fear is delaying treatment, which results in an increase in the severity of conditions and a higher risk of death among these patients.

Forty-two percent of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and over have at least one heart-related health condition, which is the leading cause of death and the most expensive among this group.(5) While a broad set of telehealth resources are being executed in response to COVID-19, cardiac patients have growing concerns revolving around the costs of these options, which have traditionally been excluded from Medicare coverage.

Though this has recently changed, with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) expanding Medicare coverage for telehealth. Additionally, HHS Office for Civil Rights is working to implement more discretion when it comes to enforcing HIPAA-compliance for these tools.(6) These are crucial steps to supporting Americans with preexisting heart conditions and those that are developing such conditions due to COVID-19.

In the bigger picture, remote cardiac monitoring solutions can play a major role in the pandemic to monitor the health for a range of patients affected by heart conditions and/or COVID-19, including:


  • Patients with added or current medical therapy that require QT-Interval assessment and monitoring (Antiarrhythmics, antipsychotics, antibiotics, etc.)

  • Patients with AFib, palpitations, syncope, near-syncope, etc.

  • Those individuals restricted to their homes who require stop gap for 12-lead ECG, HR data, and 24-hr provider trend assessments

  • Patients in retirement- and assisted-living communities

  • Monitoring the vitals of non-COVID patients following hospital stays

  • Customized tachycardia alerts as an added surrogate marker for escalation to acute care/hospitalization needs for home-isolated patients with suspected/confirmed COVID-19 diagnoses

While this is a major step forward in the fight against COVID-19, cardiologists rely on partnership from manufacturers in order to help these specialists easily, effectively, and remotely treat both cardiac patients and those with coronavirus symptoms. This was the impetus behind two innovative device delivery programs from InfoBionic:

  • MailMe—a program that enables the practice to mail the MoMe® Kardia device directly to their patient at home

  • ReMoteMe—a program where InfoBionic will manage the practice’s MoMe® Kardia inventory via an FDA-approved processing site

These innovative solutions are vitally important in supporting cardiologists and patients during COVID-19, according to leading electrophysiologist Dr. Colin Movsowitz of Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia—the largest private cardiology practice in the country.

“Cardiologists need real-time, full disclosure data from remote cardiac monitoring and accurate alerts for ambulatory homebound cardiovascular patients and COVID-19 sufferers for quick action that saves lives,” Dr. Movsowitz says. “It’s imperative for companies like InfoBionic to lead the way in devoting infinite logistics, professional, and technical Medicare reimbursement support along with non-invasive remote cardiac monitoring solutions like the MoMe® Kardia platform to support that mission in every way possible within the broader healthcare system.”

About InfoBionic

InfoBionic is a digital health company transforming the efficiency and economics of ambulatory remote patient monitoring processes by optimizing clinical and real-world utility for the users that need it most—physicians and their patients. The Massachusetts-based team of seasoned entrepreneurs leverages successful careers in healthcare, IT, medical devices, and mobile technology, along with specific expertise in remote monitoring and cardiology. Their first-hand experience with the complexities of traditional cardiac arrhythmia detection and monitoring processes led to design of the transformative MoMe® Kardia platform to remove the roadblocks, thus amounting to a faster and more effective process for decision-making and diagnosis. InfoBionic is the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan 2019 North American Remote Cardiac Monitoring Technology Leadership Award. For more information, visit http://www.infobionic.com.

1. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association AHA Journal Circulation, January 21, 2019, ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000659

2. Shaobo Shi, MD1, Mu Qin, MD, Bo Shen, MD1,2,3; et al. Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, JAMA Cardiology journals, March 25, 2020. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2763524?resultClick=1

3. About 10% of patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease (CVD) who contract COVID-19 will die, compared with only 1% of patients who are otherwise healthy. Dara K. Lee Lewis, MD. How does cardiovascular disease increase the risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19?, Harvard Health Blog, APRIL 04, 2020, health.harvard.edu/blog/how-does-cardiovascular-disease-increase-the-risk-of-severe-illness-and-death-from-covid-19-2020040219401

4. Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D. Where Have All the Heart Attacks Gone? The New York Times, April 6, 2020, nytimes.com/2020/04/06/well/live/coronavirus-doctors-hospitals-emergency-care-heart-attack-stroke.html

5. “Prevalence and Health Care Expenditures among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65 Years and Over with Heart Conditions,” CMS, 2017, cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Research/MCBS/Data-Briefs-Items/HeartConditions_DataBrief_2017

6. Dave Muoio. FDA expands use of vital sign monitors to enable remote care, modifications during COVID-19 emergency, Mobihealth News, March 20, 2020, mobihealthnews.com/news/fda-expands-use-vital-sign-monitors-enable-remote-care-modifications-during-covid-19-emergency

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Athena Software appoints Julian Flint as Vice-President and Regional General Manager for Australia, New Zealand, and Asia-Pacific

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Athena Software appoints Julian Flint as Vice-President and Regional General Manager for Australia, New Zealand, and Asia-Pacific

The creation of this new executive position demonstrates Athena’s firm and serious commitment to serving our Australian customers and partners and helping them realize the maximum benefit from their investment in Penelope.


WATERLOO, Ontario (PRWEB)

Athena Software is pleased to announce the appointment of Julian Flint in the newly-created role of Vice-President and Regional General Manager for Australia and Asia-Pacific, effective April 14th.

In this new role, Julian will use his extensive understanding of the not-for-profit sector in Australia to focus on further strengthening Athena’s relationships with its many customers in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia-Pacific, while also driving the company’s continued growth across the region. Julian will lead Athena’s experienced and growing Australian staff from his base in Adelaide while collaborating closely with teams at the company’s Canadian head office.

Athena has served organisations in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia-Pacific for over 10 years and today serves a large and growing base of not-for-profit and health and human service organisations across the region, each benefiting from using Athena’s highly configurable Penelope case management software system.

“Athena is thrilled to welcome Julian to our growing team,” said Geoff Bellew, CEO of Athena Software. “The creation of this new executive position demonstrates Athena’s firm and serious commitment to serving our Australian customers and partners and helping them realise the maximum benefit from their investment in Penelope. Julian is a trusted leader who’ll guide our strong Australian team as they continue to provide world-class service to our customers and future customers across the region.”

Julian joins Athena from Relationships Australia South Australia (RASA), where he served as General Manager of Information and Data Management. During his five years at RASA, Julian developed a deep knowledge of Penelope and looks forward to sharing his expertise and insights with Athena’s growing Australian customer base.

“I am extremely excited and honoured to be working for Athena Software, whose values and mission align strongly with mine,” said Julian. “I can’t wait to start working with the locally-based Athena team, but also the wider global Athena family. I am also really looking forward to meeting and working with all of the Athena customers across Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia-Pacific Region and drawing on the capabilities and features of Penelope to help them deliver important services to their communities. The power and capabilities of ClientConnect, a Penelope telehealth and remote worker module, will most certainly bring amazing value in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for case workers to serve the growing needs of their clients.”

As well as a comprehensive understanding of Penelope and its accompanying client engagement modules, Julian brings more than 20 years’ experience working in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and data management at not-for-profits to this new role.

Prior to his time at RASA, Julian worked on national-level chronic disease programs for 11 years, both in the General Practice and Aboriginal Health areas. Julian was responsible for leading the teams who developed data extraction, warehousing, and reporting tools for these programs. He has a keen interest in technology, data as a business tool, geographical information systems, and leadership, and is an enthusiastic expert on the use of Tableau, a business intelligence and analytics software system that can integrate with Penelope to deliver key insights into organisational data and trends.

“Julian’s invaluable personal experience, passion for data, and knowledge of the needs of community agencies across Australia will help drive Athena’s customer-centric roadmap and vision and ensure that the voices of its customers in Australia, New Zealand, and across the region are well represented at all times,” said Geoff Bellew.

About Athena Software

Since 2001, Athena Software has provided Penelope, its cloud-based SaaS case management system and client engagement options to health and social service agencies in Australia, New Zealand, and several countries around the world. In 2018, the company was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America.

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Online Hearing Presents 12 Interesting Statistics on Hearing Loss Everyone Should Know

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“5% of people experience a disabling hearing loss,” according to the World Health Organization. “Among adults ages 20-69, males are approximately twice as likely as females to have hearing loss,” the infoguide adds.


GAITHERSBURG, Md. (PRWEB)

Online Hearing has announced the release of their latest infoguide: 12 Interesting Statistics on Hearing Loss Everyone Should Know

“5% of people experience a disabling hearing loss,” according to the World Health Organization. “Among adults ages 20-69, males are approximately twice as likely as females to have hearing loss,” the infoguide adds.

The infoguide also provides a clear description highlighting the differences between hearing loss, and outright deafness. Hearing loss is a partial or complete loss of hearing in one or both ears. That loss of hearing is measured in decibels, and a disabling hearing loss is considered to be 40 decibels or higher.

Sourced from industry experts such as the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and the WHO, this guide provides a dozen statistics about hearing loss about both adults and children.

If you want to learn more about the guide from Online Hearing, visit the guide here.

About Online Hearing:

Guided by the belief that not only should hearing aids be accessible for whomever needs one, but that it should also be affordable, Online Hearing is the industry leader. When you buy hearing aids from Online Hearing, not only will you get to choose from the top name brands in the industry, but you will also get the manufacturer’s full warranty and support. Hearing is a necessity in life and we believe that no one should have to live with bad hearing because they cannot afford hearing aids.

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Spooky Action unveils Telelift Healthline, a flying cell tower for field hospitals

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Telelift Healthline is a drone-based cell tower that fits in a suitcase, and can be rapidly deployed in the field to expand cellular network coverage. It is capable of flying continuously, for up to a week, without needing to land and recharge.


MINNEAPOLIS (PRWEB)

As Americans learn to social-distance and the workplace comes home, it’s more important than ever to communicate efficiently. Unfortunately, according to the FCC, over 19 million Americans lack high-speed internet access. This disparity is important to fix, as high-speed internet access is a fundamental tool for healthcare workers in both telemedicine and at field hospitals.

Internet access is essential for effective physical testing sites and treatment centers. Doctors need secure information channels to share patient data, handle lab work, and send prescriptions. As the country races to build field hospitals and drive-through testing sites, it’s evident that the cell tower is almost as important as the building.

In response, Spooky Action is introducing Telelift Healthline, a variant of our Telelift Flying Cell Tower specifically aimed at providing network coverage to healthcare workers at field sites. Telelift Healthline is a drone-based cell tower that fits in a suitcase, and can be rapidly deployed in the field to expand cellular network coverage. It is capable of flying continuously, for up to a week, without needing to land and recharge. Telelift Healthline is designed to easily integrate into existing field hospital setups.

Broadband and LTE network coverage is a critical infrastructure project that needs to be part of any feasible recovery proposal. And we need to use every option available to us to make this a priority for all Americans. If America is to leverage the current advances in internet-enabled healthcare, we must rise to the occasion.

About Spooky Action: Spooky Action is a Minnesota-based tech company. We build tethered drones that fly forever. Our powerful tethered UAV systems are best in the business and serve major clients in Public Safety and Telecommunications. For more information, contact us at info@spooked.io

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