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As Workout Aids Go, Pickle Juice Idea May Leave Many Thirsty for Something More Powerful in the Battle of the Bulge, says Prime Body Sculpting

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Offering cutting edge spa treatments in Agoura Hills to people from throughout Southern California.


AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (PRWEB)

A February 27 article on YouBeauty reports on a new post-workout trend: drinking pickle juice. According to the article, a good post-workout meal or drink should have plenty of sodium, potassium, and carbohydrates to replenish what the body uses during the workout. As unusual as it sounds, pickle juice is filled with all three, and there is a little bit of scientific research to back up the claim. Prime Body Sculpting, a high-tech spa based in the Los Angeles suburb of Agoura Hills, says that, while pickle juice may possibly help prevent cramps, people exercising their hearts out to improve their image may find that pockets of fat are a great deal more difficult to eliminate than occasional post-workout pain. The salon says that it offers completely noninvasive options that can help its clients attain the look they desire without potentially raising their blood pressure or making them wake up thirsty at 3:00 a.m.

Prime Body Sculpting says that liposuction is the best-known method of removing excess fat that regular workouts may not be getting rid of. However, as a surgical operation with all its attendant risk and expense, it’s a step too far for many. That’s why the spa’s founder, Goly, knew that Southern Californians would be thrilled to take advantage of treatments that she herself has discovered and benefitted from in Europe.

Specifically, the spa says that it’s most popular cutting edge techniques include ultrasonic cavitation which uses ultrasonic waves that target fat cells in the body, effectively softening the cells up for eventual termination via workouts and low-calorie diets. The body contouring spa adds that this treatment is especially effective at removing stubborn and all-too-noticeable areas of fat that patients wish to reduce or eliminate but which never seem to go away. The salon notes that frequent trouble-spots include the midsection, back, hips (love handles), and thighs. Prime Body Sculpting notes that it also offers Thermalift, which makes use of radiofrequency energy to encourage the production of collagen in the skin to produce higher elasticity and a more youthful appearance.

The spa adds that, because of the noninvasive nature of these procedures, there is essentially no downtime and patients can and should quickly return to their ordinary schedule, definitely including exercise. Interested readers can learn more about Prime Body Sculpting by visiting their website at https://www.primebodysculpting.com or by calling (833) 328-9376. The center is open Monday through Saturday and welcomes clients from throughout both Los Angeles County and nearby Ventura County.

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Lymphedema Patient Finds Relief Through Surgical Treatment Option

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PRMA Plastic Surgery microsurgeons performing lymphedema surgery.

PRMA Plastic Surgery microsurgeons performing lymphedema surgery.

I now no longer feel pulling or tightness in my arm and the swelling has definitely subsided.


SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB)

PRMA Plastic Surgery continues to expand on their mission of rebuilding lives after breast cancer by offering patients today’s most advanced surgical treatment options for lymphedema.

For patients who have undergone breast cancer surgery and/or radiation treatment, upper extremity lymphedema is a possible complication that occurs in about 1 in every 5 breast cancer patients. Symptoms of lymphedema can be debilitating and can include:

  • Swelling in arms, hands, fingers, shoulders or chest

  • A feeling of heaviness or tightness

  • Restricted range of motion

  • Aching or pain

  • Decreased flexibility in the hand or wrist

  • Hardening and thickening of the skin on your arm

For many with lymphedema, therapy and compression garments are used to help manage the symptoms but may not be enough. Now, two surgical lymphedema treatment procedures are offered at PRMA providing patients hope for better quality of life—lymphatic-to-vascular anastomosis (“LVA” hook-up) and vascularized lymph node transfer. Both procedures have been shown to significantly improve or even eliminate the symptoms associate with lymphedema.

Diagnosed with lymphedema in August of 2018, Sonya became “very discourage” after being told by her lymphedema therapist that therapy was her only option to help reduce her symptoms. She began searching on the internet for a better solution when she came across a live video streaming on Facebook with Dr. Ramon Garza from PRMA. That is where she learned about her surgical treatment options.

“I had the LVA procedure,” shares Sonya. “The surgery was easy and painless. I now no longer feel pulling or tightness in my arm and the swelling has definitely subsided. The surgery has given me a new respect of how amazing the body is and how amazing Dr. Garza is at what he does. He has given me the ability to not have to wear a compression sleeve every day and not have to deal with the swelling.”

“Providing a sense of restored wholeness for my patients following a breast cancer diagnosis is the best part about my job,” shares PRMA plastic surgeon Dr. Ramon Garza. “At PRMA, we strive to always provide our patients the best care. Whether that be through breast reconstruction (including today’s advanced, natural implant-alternative options), restoring breast sensation following a mastectomy or through surgical treatment for lymphedema.”

For more information on the surgical treatment options for lymphedema, contact PRMA Plastic Surgery at 800.692.5565.

About PRMA

PRMA Plastic Surgery in San Antonio, Texas, specializes in state-of-the-art breast reconstruction. Procedures offered include the DIEP flap, SIEA flap, thigh flaps, buttock flap, sensory nerve reconstruction, fat grafting, nipple-sparing mastectomy and lymphedema surgery. PRMA is In-Network for most US insurance plans and routinely welcomes patients from across and outside the US.

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Access Healthcare Recognized in the 2020 IAOP Global Outsourcing 100 List

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The Global Outsourcing 100

“We are committed to providing the best in class services to our customers. Being included in this list further validates how far we have come in establishing Access Healthcare as a preferred service provider in the revenue cycle management domain.” – Anurag Jain, Chairman, Access Healthcare


DALLAS (PRWEB)

Access Healthcare, one of the largest providers of revenue cycle business process and IT services, has been listed in the 2020 IAOP® Global Outsourcing 100® list for the second time.

The IAOP® annually produces research to help companies with their outsourcing decisions. This program both recognizes the innovators and organizations paving the way in the industry and serves as a comprehensive resource for the buy-side during their partner selection process.

“Choosing the right outsourcing partner is more important than ever,” said Anurag Jain, Chairman of Access Healthcare. “We are committed to providing the best in class services to our customers, and being included in this prestigious list further validates how far we have come along in establishing Access Healthcare as a preferred service provider in the revenue cycle management domain.”

“Buyers understand there are hundreds of qualified service providers and advisors out there, but what they need to understand now is what makes each one exceptional,” said IAOP CEO, Debi Hamill. “The Global Outsourcing 100 list has done just that. We’re proud to recognize Access Healthcare for being among these companies this year.”

The 2020 Global Outsourcing 100® recognizes the world’s best outsourcing service providers and advisors. This list is based on application received, and judging is based on a rigorous scoring methodology that includes an independent review by a panel of IAOP customer members with extensive experience in selecting outsourcing service providers and advisors for their organizations.

For 2020, the judging panel considered companies’ achievements in the following areas:


  • 1. Customer References as demonstrated through value being created at the company’s top customers.

  • 2. Awards and Certifications as demonstrated through the value being created through industry recognition, and relevant organizational and individual professional certifications.

  • 3. Programs for Innovation as demonstrated through specific programs and resulting outcomes that produce new forms of value for customers.

  • 4. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as shown through corporate programs and outcomes that address such topics as community involvement and development, labor practices, human rights, fair operating practices, environmental impacts, consumer issues, and organizational governance.

About IAOP

IAOP is the global association that brings together customers, providers, and advisors in a collaborative, knowledge-based environment that promotes professional and organizational development, recognition, certification, and excellence to improve business service models and outcomes. Our members and affiliates worldwide are digging deep at IAOP conferences, learning at IAOP chapter meetings, getting trained and certified at IAOP courses and workshops, and connecting through IAOP social media, all with one goal: better business results. Whether you are a customer, provider or advisor, new to collaborative business models like outsourcing, or you are an experienced professional, IAOP connects you and your organization to our growing global community and to the resources you need to get the results your company deserves and demands. For more information and how you can become involved, visit http://www.IAOP.org.

About Access Healthcare

Access Healthcare provides business process outsourcing, applications services, and robotic process automation tools to healthcare providers, payers, and related service providers. We operate from 19 delivery centers in the US, India and the Philippines, and our 12,000+ staff is committed to bringing revenue cycle excellence to our customers by leveraging technology, emerging best practices, and global delivery. Based in Dallas, TX we support over 300,000 physicians, serve 80+ specialties, process over $70 billion of A/R annually, and ascribe medical codes to over 30 million charts annually. To learn how Access Healthcare can help your organization boost its financial performance, visit http://www.accesshealthcare.com.

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Asymmetrex Announces New Algorithms for Rapid Low Cost Counting of Therapeutic Tissue Stem Cells

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Algorithms for Rapid, Low Cost Tissue Stem Cell-Specific Counting

Now, …everything will change.


BOSTON (PRWEB)

In September 2016, stem cell biotechnology company Asymmetrex introduced its AlphaSTEM Test™ technology. The AlphaSTEM Test™ is the first, and still only, available technology that provides the cell-specific count or dose of tissue stem cells. Other technologies that attempt to provide information about the number and quality of therapeutic tissue stem cells are unable to distinguish them from more abundant non-stem progenitor cells. Although non-stem progenitor cells can have therapeutic effects, only tissue stem cells can provide long-term cures.

Although needed in academic stem cell research, stem cell biomanufacturing, and stem cell medicine, adoption of the AlphaSTEM Test™ has been limited. James Sherley, M.D., Ph.D., founder and director of Asymmetrex, attributes this initial response to two main factors. “There’s a lot of misinformation in the stem cell industry about the nature of tissue stem cell preparations and how counting stem cells specifically would solve many of the current problems faced by the industry and patients.” To address the need for better knowledge of the properties of tissue stem cells and their preparations, this week the company launched its recently developed podcast series on “Counting Stem Cells” on the international stem cell industry networking platform RegMedNet.

Today at the 6th Annual Congress of the Perinatal Stem Cell Society in Salt Lake City, Utah, Director Sherley will address what he thinks is the second cause of slow adoption of the company’s initial technology. “Our tech is an amazing advance for the stem cell industry, but it takes a lot of time to do – previously several weeks to get an answer – even though an answer available nowhere else; and it’s rather expensive compared to other tests that confound the marketplace.” In his talk today, Sherley says, “Now, …everything will change.”

Using its computational strength, Asymmetrex has discovered mathematical algorithms that allow simple cell count data from a few days of culture to be used to calculate the stem cell-specific count of a sample. The new foundational stem cell algorithms address the need for timely, inexpensive stem cell-specific counting. The members of the Perinatal Stem Cell Society are an ideal audience for this first public report. Transplant therapies for children with leukemias have needed a means to insure sufficient blood stem cells for many years; and tissue stem cells from the umbilical cord are currently a major focus for the development of new stem cell therapies.

Asymmetrex is now accelerating its efforts to identify investors and industry partners who market basic cell counter devices. The company plans to integrate the new algorithms with existing electronic cell counters to develop the first tissue stem cell counters for tissue stem cell research, tissue stem cell biomanufacturing, and stem cell therapies.

About Asymmetrex

Asymmetrex, LLC is a Massachusetts life sciences company with a focus on developing technologies to advance stem cell medicine. Asymmetrex’s founder and director, James L. Sherley, M.D., Ph.D. is an internationally recognized expert on the unique properties of adult tissue stem cells. The company’s U.S. and U.K. patent portfolio contains biotechnologies that solve the two main technical problems – production and quantification – that have stood in the way of successful commercialization of human adult tissue stem cells for regenerative medicine and drug development. In addition, the portfolio includes novel technologies for isolating cancer stem cells and producing induced pluripotent stem cells for disease research purposes. Asymmetrex markets the first technology for determination of the dose and quality of tissue stem cell preparations (the “AlphaSTEM Test™”) for use in stem cell transplantation therapies and pre-clinical drug evaluations. Asymmetrex is a member company of the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute BioFabUSA and the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council.

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Binah.ai and BurnAlong Partner to Offer Video-Based Vital Signs Monitoring Capabilities Before and After Workouts and Wellbeing Classes

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TEL AVIV, Israel (PRWEB)

BurnAlong, the leading online fitness, wellness, and social motivation platform, partnered with Binah.ai, the leading provider of video-based health and wellness monitoring solutions, to launch the new feature Facial Metrics, a video-based vital signs monitoring tool. BurnAlong offers web and app-based fitness and wellbeing classes as a corporate wellness benefit, as well as to individuals and hospital patients. Using Binah.ai’s first-of-its-kind and groundbreaking technology, BurnAlong’s innovative app now allows users to measure their heart rate, blood oxygen levels and respiratory rate through the camera on their smartphone before and after exercising to help optimize workouts.

“We’re very pleased to partner with BurnAlong to bring our technology to their growing range of users,” said Sam Friedman, Vice President of Sales, North America. “Our technology adds vital health information to BurnAlong’s wellness platform in a way that is easy to use and reliable, bringing BurnAlong’s unique offerings to the next level.”

Through the BurnAlong app, Binah.ai’s technology is used to measure users’ vital signs with medical-grade accuracy: heart rate within 7 seconds, oxygen saturation within 10 seconds and respiration rate within 30 seconds. In addition to optimizing workouts, BurnAlong members can leverage Binah.ai’s technology by using these health measurements to help optimize their workout and monitor their resting heart rate, pulse and oxygen levels.

“BurnAlong’s focus is on reaching people where they are, and bringing them the classes, programming, social support, and data they need to achieve their health and wellbeing goals. Our members span all ages, levels, and backgrounds, and range from children to seniors, athletes to hospital patients,” said Daniel Freedman, co-founder and co-CEO of BurnAlong. “Alongside bringing them the online video classes and programs they need, and the social motivation to do it, we want to make sure they’ve also got the data to optimize what they’re doing. As only 20% of people in the United States have a wearable fitness tracker, this now enables all our members to measure their levels – and then act on it by choosing the right BurnAlong video classes and programming that best fit their needs.”

The medical-grade accuracy of Binah.ai’s measurements has been proven with medical equipment, consistently delivering accurate results. The technology compensates for movement, normalizes illumination, and works with any skin color, age and/or gender.

Binah.ai will be showcased during HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition (March 9-13) in Orlando, Booth # 2547 (Israeli Export Institute Pavilion). BurnAlong will be showcased during the HIMSS conference.

To book an appointment with Binah.ai or BurnAlong at HIMSS, please visit the following links:

Binah.ai/Contact

Burnalong.com/HIMSS

About Binah.ai

Binah.ai’s award-winning technology delivers on the company’s vision and mission to allow for basic and universally accessible health and wellness services for everyone, anywhere. We are helping to define and shape the future of digital healthcare and wellness by providing a video-based, easy-to-use vital signs monitoring tool, delivered with medical-grade accuracy. Binah.ai’s proven app has countless use cases that span fields including telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, primary care, personal and corporate wellness, preventive medicine, virtual trials, nursing homes, insurance, in-car wellness and many more. Our technology is built by our unique team of mathematicians, physicists and biotechnology scientists and delivered directly to the doorstep of future-focused companies. These modern, innovative companies understand that the latest technologies and connected services are the roadmap to personalized, streamlined, and universally accessible health services that empower both organizations, as well as personal users.

Binah.ai was awarded the CES 2020 Innovation Award and recognized as a Cool Vendor in Gartner’s AI Core Technologies 2019 report. For more information on Binah.ai, please visit http://www.binah.ai.

About BurnAlong

BurnAlong is an online video health and wellness and social motivation platform. People can take classes from a growing network of 100s of instructors across 45 categories, from prenatal to seniors, from cardio and yoga to stress, adaptive workouts, and chronic conditions like arthritis and diabetes. People can take classes alone or live with others where they can see and hear each other for social motivation.

BurnAlong works with leading employers, insurers, and brokers who provide BurnAlong for their employees and patients. BurnAlong partners with a fast-growing network of 100s of local gyms, studios, and wellness professionals. For more information, visit http://www.burnalong.com.

Media Contacts:

Holly Dugan

holly.dugan@antennagroup.com

201-465-8019

BurnAlong

Press@BurnAlong.com

443-873-0930

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RevSpring Advances Personalized Patient Payment Precision with Vu™ Predict

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“With concerns over price transparency and surprise billing, it’s important to start the conversation out right with each patient and make it consistent at every touchpoint,” said Marty Callahan, president of healthcare markets at RevSpring.


LIVONIA, Mich. (PRWEB)

RevSpring, a leading provider of healthcare financial engagement and payment solutions, today announced Vu™ Predict, an advancement in propensity to pay modeling that increases predictability at more touchpoints throughout the patient payment journey to increase payments.

Unlike credit score-based models that are one-dimensional and therefore less precise in terms of predicting payment likelihood in healthcare, Vu Predict uses a broader blend of data and more dynamic modeling techniques designed to increase the precision of the insight. As a result, providers can have confidence that they are matching the best payment option to the needs of the patient at the right time.

“Most patients have good intentions when it comes to paying their healthcare bills,” said April Wilson, vice president of RevSpring analytics. “But because healthcare costs are typically unpredictable for the consumer, patients often struggle to pay in full and on time. Vu Predict takes that guesswork out of healthcare billing for the provider, and for the patient.”

Vu Predict achieves a higher standard of precision than other predictive models because it uses more human context, including behavioral characteristics, the stage of the patient in their healthcare journey, and more. Through iterative modeling and machine learning techniques, RevSpring uses science to create a more flexible and compassionate payment experience for the patient. That ultimately improves patient loyalty and satisfaction, and increases payments.

“With concerns over price transparency and surprise billing, it’s important to start the conversation out right with each patient and make it consistent at every touchpoint,” said Marty Callahan, president of healthcare at RevSpring. “We are excited about the innovation behind this new approach to predictive analytics and payment personalization, and believe it will have a tremendously positive impact on the patient experience and payment performance for our clients.”

Vu Predict is one of several new product announcements RevSpring will showcase at the 2020 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, on March 9–13, 2020 in Orlando. Healthcare providers are invited to visit booth #6479 or http://www.revspringinc.com/healthcare to learn how precise personalization impacts patients throughout their healthcare financial journey.

About RevSpring

RevSpring leads the market in financial communications and payment solutions that inspire patients to pay. The company has built the industry’s most comprehensive and impactful suite of patient engagement, OmniChannel communications and payment solutions backed by behavior analysis, propensity-to-pay scoring, contextual messaging, and user experience best practices. Using proprietary data analytics to tailor the engagement from pre-service to post-service, we improve the financial experience and outcomes for providers and their patients. To learn more, visit http://www.revspringinc.com/healthcare.

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Pain Relief Centers now offering orthopedic care in Orlando

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Keith Girton, M.D. – PPOA

“I’m excited to be part of the team at Pain Relief Centers and Physician Partners of America. I’m looking forward to offering orthopedic care to Orange county residents.” – Keith Girton, M.D.


ORLANDO, Fla. (PRWEB)

Dr. Keith Girton is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and minimally invasive laser spine surgeon at Pain Relief Center’s Orlando clinic. With more than 30 years of orthopedic experience, his practice encompasses a wide variety of surgical procedures.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Girton attended a combined program with Otterbein College and The Ohio State University, completing both his BA and M.D. degrees in six years.

After completing a family practice residency and becoming board-certified in family medicine, he went on to complete an orthopedic surgery residency at Ft. Worth Affiliated Hospitals in Ft. Worth, Texas. He then joined the U. S. Air Force, where he attained the rank of major and served as an orthopedic surgeon at Scott AFB near Bellville, Ill., and became certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

He later joined the Laser Spine Institute and practiced minimally invasive outpatient spine surgery primarily in the Philadelphia area, where he was featured in Philadelphia magazine’s Top Docs edition and where he was honored as Most Valuable Surgeon for the Laser Spine Institute’s seven national facilities in 2013.

Throughout his time at the Laser Spine Institute, he completed upwards of 6,000 minimally invasive outpatient spinal surgeries on patients from every state as well as various countries including Egypt, Bahrain, South Africa, Nigeria and Venezuela.

Dr. Girton made the decision to move to Florida in 2019 and join Pain Relief Centers.

“I’m excited to be part of the team at Pain Relief Centers and Physician Partners of America. I’m looking forward to offering orthopedic care to Orange county residents,” he says.

He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the North American Spine Society, the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and the American Medical Association.

Dr. Keith Girton is excited to bring his specialty in orthopedics to Pain Relief Center’s Orlando clinic at 1724 33rd St., Suite #200, Orlando, FL 32839.

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Midtown Dance studio RnnL launches the wonderful dance show “Jiang” coming in April

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Do not be someone that everybody wants you to be


NEW YORK (PRWEB)

If someone tells you, you can not do something, what will you do about it? Maybe you do not have to say anything, just follow your heart and prove to everybody that you can! This is the spirit called “Jiang,” a Chinese word means being fearless and rejecting to be a coward. This year is the fourth year of establishment of RnnL Dance studio; the founder Lynn had already prove to the negative and discouraging voices around her when she that she can!

RnnL Dance Studio is now probably the best club that can demonstrate the fusion in eastern and western dance culture. They are also recognized by the community as The Chinese Broadway Dance Team and been invited to different shows. The reason why they can achieve such a reputation is not that how beautiful their dance move is, or RnnL is the only club you can experience and learn ten different dance forms mixed in eastern and western style. The real reason is the “Jiang” spirit.

RnnL found by Lynn and Rong, two highly educated young ladies who were working in the real estate and human resource industry. Four years ago, these two strangers met at a dance event, they have different personalities, different way of doing things, but the passion they have in common is dance. The passion drew them together; after months of dancing, they decided to create a community to connect people through dancing. Because they believe dance is not just a body movement; it is a way to find your value, a boost to your confidence, an outlet to express your motion, it is also your unique identity! https://www.rnnldance.com/

“Do not be someone that everybody wants you to be,” said the founder of RnnL, she added “everyone tells me to go get a nice degree and find a stable job, do not do anything risky, but after I got all of these. They are just… not me.” Lynn continued, “That is also the reason I want to start the club because I finally can be the one I want to be, the studio changes the way I see this world, it completes me.”

The performers in “Jiang” showcase are all RnnL studio members. It is the stage to express who they are. They are from different backgrounds, some from Fortune 500 enterprise, some are Ivy League students, some are people still looking for jobs, but they are all together on the stage. Just like Lynn’s original vision, people are connected because of dance. Get your ticket today and find the best of yourself https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-dance-art-music-i-2020-rnnl-dance-showcase-tickets-94710330147

For more information, please visit: https://www.rnnldance.com/

About RNNL

We are RnnL Dance from NYC. Our mission is to create a Live/Young/Chase/Dream community where dance lovers get together and share the spirit of dancing. We offer dance classes, produce dance videos, and create our own performances to build a diverse and fun dance community in NYC. Our dance classes include JazzFunk, Hip Hop, Urban, Kpop, Cpop, Heels, Breaking and Contemporary and seasonal workshops are open to all levels. Whether you are new to the dance or an experienced dancer, RnnL Dance Studio is always home for dance lovers to show their passion, dedication, and creativity. We are RnnL Dance. We’re all IN LOVE WITH DANCE.

For more information, contact Lynn

Midtown West I 8th Ave & 35 St I 26 St & 7 Ave

rnnldance@gmail.com | Tel: 917-826-9055

WeChat: RnnL_Dance

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Industry: Healthcare

RepCheckup Partners With CareDash to Make Patient Review Management Easier

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“We’re excited to be partnering with an organization like CareDash that puts transparency, and trust, at the forefront of their efforts.”


BUFFALO, N.Y. (PRWEB)

RepCheckup (RepCheckup.com), a simple-to-use customer feedback and review management software, announced a partnership with CareDash, the web’s fastest growing healthcare review website, that enables RepCheckup users to respond directly to reviews left on their CareDash profiles without having to leave the RepCheckup dashboard. The partnership comes as a result of RepCheckup’s new DirectResponse feature, which allows users to respond to their online reviews faster than ever before.

“We’re excited to be partnering with an organization like CareDash that puts transparency, and trust, at the forefront of their efforts,” stated RepCheckup Founder and CEO, Garrett Smith. “From our early days, we have focused on helping our users be transparent while building consumer trust in their business through online reviews. Thanks to this partnership, we can now make it faster, and easier for practices and healthcare systems to do both on CareDash.”

“CareDash’s growth to almost 2M patients a month searching for care is tied to a balanced and transparent approach for both patients, practices and physicians,” said CareDash CEO Ted Chan. “RepCheckup is one of the best designed platforms for review management, especially in healthcare. We’re excited to be working with their clients to make it easier to manage CareDash profiles.”

RepCheckup DirectResponse eliminates the need for users to visit their CareDash profile in order to respond to reviews. Now, users can respond to existing and new reviews without having to leave the RepCheckup dashboard. The integration utilizes CareDash’s API, which allows for healthcare listings and review managers to seamlessly manage their client data. This allows users to save the hassle and time involved with visiting multiple sites to properly manage their reviews.

RepCheckup DirectResponse is available to users on a paid subscription plan and is currently available for CareDash, Facebook, and Google My Business profiles. Additional review websites are expected to be added in the coming months.

For more information about DirectResponse, or to get your own RepCheckup account, please visit https://www.repcheckup.com. For more information about CareDash, or to claim your profile, please visit https://www.caredash.com.

About RepCheckup

RepCheckup is a simple-to-use customer feedback and review management software that helps businesses capture actional data and insights about their customer experience. RepCheckup helps consistently generate new customer feedback and positive online reviews, while monitoring reviews on over 20 popular websites. In less than 5 minutes per day, RepCheckup can help you gain control over your reputation, ensuring the offline realities of the service you provide are accurately reflected online. For more information, visit https://www.repcheckup.com

About CareDash

Launched in 2016, CareDash is a rapidly growing healthcare provider directory and review site devoted to improving the patient experience. With a deep commitment to transparency for both healthcare providers and patients, CareDash uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to weed out fraudulent reviews. CareDash is based in Cambridge, MA and is backed by Link Ventures General Partner David Blundin. For more information, visit https://www.caredash.com

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Kalamazoo Valley Community College Signs Transfer Agreements with 25 Michigan Universities

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“This agreement gives students more options and ensures a seamless transition – saving them both time and money, ” said Dr. Peter Linden, provost and vice president for instruction and student services for Kalamazoo Valley Community College


KALAMAZOO, Mich. (PRWEB)

Transferring to a four-year college or university from Kalamazoo Valley Community College will now be even simpler thanks to new transfer agreements signed with 25 Michigan colleges and universities.

“I’m thrilled to see this agreement come to fruition,” said Dr. Peter Linden, provost and vice president for instruction and student services for Kalamazoo Valley Community College. “More than 50 percent Kalamazoo Valley students transfer to a four-year institution after goal completion at Kalamazoo Valley. This agreement gives students more options and ensures a seamless transition – saving them both time and money.”

Transfer agreements will allow Kalamazoo Valley students to transfer more credits to four-year schools in the areas of biology, business, criminal justice and psychology. The new agreements specify major-specific courses that students should complete while enrolled at Kalamazoo Valley Community College that are common across all institutions in Michigan. The identification of these courses makes it easier for students to complete essential courses before deciding where to transfer.

Kalamazoo Valley advisors and counselors now have details available for students about which courses they should complete and how those courses apply to degree programs at the participating universities.

“Transferring from community college to a four-year college or university is more common than ever,” said Erica Lee Orians, executive director of the Michigan Center for Student Success at the Michigan Community College Association. “Our community colleges want to ensure that students receive credit for the courses they have completed when they take the next step in their education.”

The initiative was funded through the Fiscal Year 2018 state budget which included a one-time appropriation to support this initiative, the redesigned Michigan Transfer Network at http://www.mitransfer.org, work to build stronger math pathways, and efforts to award credit for military experience.

A study conducted by the National Student Clearinghouse found that 52 percent of bachelor’s degree earners in Michigan previously enrolled at a community college, which is higher than the national average of 49 percent.

The Michigan Center for Student Success is leading the statewide initiative for the MCCA in partnership with the Michigan Association of State Universities and the Michigan Independent Colleges and Universities. The project continues through fall 2020 and Kalamazoo Valley is working to complete additional agreements in other academic program areas.

ABOUT KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

With four Kalamazoo, Michigan locations – the Texas Township Campus, the Groves Campus, the Arcadia Commons Campus and the Bronson Healthy Living Campus – Kalamazoo Valley offers certificate programs in more than 50 areas of study and associate degrees in 60 others. A fully accredited institution, Kalamazoo Valley offers day and evening, online and weekend classes to more than 11,000 students each year.

ABOUT THE MICHIGAN CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

The Michigan Center for Student Success, founded in 2011, serves as a hub connecting leadership, administrators, faculty, and staff in their emerging and ongoing efforts to improve student outcomes, emphasizing linkages between practice, research, and policy. The Center has led statewide initiatives focused on reengaging adults, developmental education, transfer, veterans, and advising. The Center is part of the 16-state Student Success Center Network working with over half of the community colleges across the nation.

ABOUT THE MICHIGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION

The Michigan Community College Association fosters collaboration, connection, and partnerships among the 28 Michigan public community colleges and their stakeholders. The MCCA provides strong legislative and public advocacy in Lansing and throughout Michigan, works to improve the image and credibility of community colleges, and advances numerous shared initiatives through the Michigan Center for Student Success, Michigan Colleges Online, and the Michigan New Jobs Training Program.

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