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Nike Running Camps Announces Dates For Cross Country and Track & Field Camps At Duke University

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Duke Nike Track & Field Camps and Duke Nike Cross Country Camps are for ages 12-18.

Duke Nike Track & Field Camps and Duke Nike Cross Country Camps are for ages 12-18.

There is no better location for summer training than on the campus of Duke University.


SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (PRWEB)

The Duke Nike Cross Country Camp and the Duke Nike Track & Field Camp sell out each year due to their outstanding training, program scheduling, top notch coaching, and the beauty of this prestigious university. Runners from all over the country attend, joining other athletes who share their love of these great sports.

Camp Director and Associate Head Coach Shawn Wilbourn says, “There is no better location for summer training than on the campus of Duke University. The Morris Williams Track & Field Stadium and the nearby Duke Forest trails offer the best of the best for our campers. Runners experience top notch coaching while having fun and making friends. Come join us!”

Campers stay in the dorms on campus, eat in the Duke dining hall and experience the life of a Duke student-athlete. Detailed instruction for track & field athletes includes specialized training in sprints (up to 400m), jumps, hurdles, throws and pole vault. XC and middle- distance runners train with Duke coaches and athletes, running right from campus on gravel and dirt trails in the famed Duke Forest. The camp is coed, overnight and day campers, ages 12-18. All ability levels are welcome, those with the desire to train smarter, work hard and to have fun.

Players, coaches, and parents interested in learning more can visit Nike Running Camps.

About US Sports Camps

US Sports Camps (USSC), headquartered in San Rafael, California, is America’s largest sports camp network and the licensed operator of Nike Sports Camps. The company has offered summer camps since 1975 with the same mission that defines it today: to shape a lifelong enjoyment of athletics through high-quality sports education and skill enhancement.

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Industry: Healthcare

Caravan Health to Share Projected Results for Nation’s Largest-Ever ACO

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According to Lori Kelley, “In the collaborative ACO, our organization receives the support, resources, and data necessary to fuel our own internal efforts toward creating a culture of health in the communities we serve.”


KANSAS CITY, Mo. (PRWEB)

Today, Caravan Health announced that it will host a live webinar on Wednesday, March 4 to provide a progress report on the first year of the nation’s largest-ever accountable care organization (ACO). During this event, Caravan Health and its customers will share their unique approach to mitigating typical variances in ACO savings and losses.

Many Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) participants see unreliable financial performance despite having the right processes in place. For most providers, the missing piece is scale. In 2019, Caravan Health pioneered the collaborative ACO model to help providers achieve consistent and predictable results. Today, the Caravan collaborative ACO supports approximately 235,000 attributed Medicare lives, allowing participating providers to achieve scale without losing autonomy.

According to Tim Gronniger, Caravan Health CEO and President, “It’s been a remarkable first year and we’re thrilled to share an early look at the results. This first-of-its-kind ACO is on track to deliver impressive savings. With more covered lives than any other ACO, these results demonstrate that our methodologies and implementation of scale are the keys to ACO success.”

During the webinar, Dr. Karna Patel, Associate Medical Director of Tampa Medical Group, and Lori Kelley, Senior Director of Quality Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, will discuss their organization’s experience in the collaborative model.

Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic has seen significant positive results since joining the Caravan-supported ACO. The Clinic went from a zero percent annual wellness visit rate to more than 40 percent within one year of joining the collaborative. This is just one of many such examples.

According to Lori Kelley, “In the collaborative ACO, our organization receives the support, resources, and data necessary to fuel our own internal efforts toward creating a culture of health in the communities we serve. Partnering with Caravan Health provided additional support in exceeding our quality goals in one year.”

Caravan Health and its customers will share more ACO successes and discuss how providers can transform care delivery, improve patient outcomes, and increase revenue streams. To learn more, register for the live webinar event on March 4 at 9am PT/12pm ET.

About Caravan Health:

Caravan Health helps providers make accountable care work regardless of their size, location, history, or demographics. Caravan gives community health systems and providers a way to create more scale, drive more change, and generate more revenue. The 250+ health systems who have turned to Caravan achieved single-year savings greatly exceeding the national average. Health systems and providers across the country are using our proven population health programs to ensure better outcomes for their patients every day. With Caravan Health, now the numbers work. For more information visit http://www.caravanhealth.com.

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RosettaHealth Launching HealthBus Workflows at HIMSS 2020

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“HealthBus Workflows basically eliminates the cost and time it takes to produce custom health data scenarios,” said Buff Colchagoff, CEO of RosettaHealth.


WASHINGTON (PRWEB)

RosettaHealth, an innovative and secure, big health data interoperability platform, today announced the launch of its new HealthBus Worklflows solution, which will be showcased at HIMSS20 in booth #5389.

The HealthBus Workflows solution enables the crafting and deploying of client-specific health data exchange workflows to scenarios in days using a collection of pre-built components that quickly configure to any workflow. Much like building a Lego house from blocks, no coding or scripting in programming languages is involved.

“HealthBus Workflows basically eliminates the cost and time it takes to produce custom health data scenarios,” said Buff Colchagoff, CEO of RosettaHealth. “Our clients no longer have to wait for complex or custom workflows. Integrating multiple data sources, multiple protocols and complex transformations can now be live in days, as opposed to months or longer.”

Following are examples of recently deployed workflows:

  • Image Prefetch: Rapidly fetch images prior to patient appointments using schedule information from HL7 V2 SIU messages.

  • FHIR enhanced QnR: Merge patient documents from a FHIR repository to the results of a standard IHE ITI-18/43 query.

  • State Public Health Feed: Transform custom XML feed from public health repository into standard HL7 v2 messages and submit to HIE repository.

RosettaHealth will be joined by HASA and HealthHIE Nevada at its HIMSS20 “Community” booth (#5389). For more information on RosettaHealth, visit http://www.rosettahealth.com or follow @rosettahealth on Twitter.

About RosettaHealth

The RosettaHealth platform is making electronic health record exchange affordable and ubiquitous. Currently, more than ten million health records move across the platform per month. The SaaS platform enables efficiencies, scale and ease not seen before in records exchange. For more information about RosettaHealth, please click here.

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Lifestyle: Self Help

Inner Traditions Book Publisher Announces New Divination Deck and Guidebook Rooted in the American Hoodoo Tradition

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The Hoodoo Tarot: 78-Card Deck and Book for Rootworkers

“The in-depth research, interviews, and life experience of both practitioners shine like a beacon through this divination tool, helping us ground our practices in historical precedent and tried-and-true wisdom.” — Chiron Armand, founder of Impact Shamanism and a trained hoodoo root doctor


ROCHESTER, Vt. (PRWEB)

Between the 17th and 19th centuries, many Indigenous Americans and people of African descent intermarried and socialized more often than is acknowledged by mainstream history books and scholars. These interactions produced not only a multicultural people but also a body of knowledge that is known today as Hoodoo or Rootwork.

“The Hoodoo Tarot” integrates esoteric and botanical knowledge from Hoodoo with the divination system of the Tarot. Structured like a traditional Tarot deck, each of the 78 cards features full-color paintings by magical-realist artist Katelan Foisy and elegantly interprets the classical Tarot imagery through depictions of legendary rootworkers past and present as well as important Hoodoo symbolism.

In the accompanying guidebook, Tayannah Lee McQuillar provides a history of Hoodoo and its complex heritage, including its roots in multiple African and Indigenous American ethnic groups as well as its European influences. She explores the traditional forms of divination used by rootworkers, including cartomancy, explaining how pairing the Tarot with Hoodoo is a natural fit. For each card in the Major Arcana and the four suits of the Minor Arcana (sticks, baskets, needles, and knives), McQuillar provides an in-depth card meaning that draws on both Tarot and Hoodoo tradition. She shares the history of the rootworker or symbol featured, any associated magical plants, a related scriptural quote, and guidance and advice based on the card’s meaning. She also offers instructions on card spreads and shares sample card readings.

Offering a divination system rooted in the Indigenous and African experience in North America, “The Hoodoo Tarot” provides a hands-on way to honor and explore the magic of Hoodoo for personal growth and spiritual inspiration.

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Rolling Strong Encourages Healthy Truck Drivers Through Competition

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The Rolling Strong health and wellness app now has the ability for Trucking terminal vs. terminal, company vs. company and industry-wide competitions.

“Transportation operations compete for freight and drivers every day so competing for health will be a fun challenge for them”


RIVERSIDE, Mo. (PRWEB)

Rolling Strong, the provider of health and wellness programs for transportation companies and their drivers, as well as owner-operators, today announced that its app now has the ability for terminal vs. terminal, company vs. company and industry-wide competitions.

“Transportation operations compete for freight and drivers every day so competing for health will be a fun challenge for them” said Stephen Kane, president of Rolling Strong. “With the new capability to set up terminal vs. terminal, company vs. company and industry-wide competitions in the Rolling Strong app, successfully building a culture of wellness has never been easier. Expanding efforts to improve health and wellness beyond driver and employee competitions improves everyone’s health across the industry.”

Rolling Strong’s new capabilities allow senior leadership and management staff to enable health and wellness improvement initiatives by fostering competition between teams, facilities and other transportation companies. The new capabilities of the Rolling Strong app also make it possible for industry organizations to promote health and wellness through competitions.

Several associations have expressed interest in this opportunity and are looking for industry suppliers to sponsor awards, Kane noted. Rolling Strong is also ready to support those efforts by promoting competitions through the app, emails and social media, and by providing trophies or even hosting awards events.

In the competitions, participants earn prizes for signing up for the Rolling Strong app, getting wellness checks, speaking to wellness coaches who can provide mobile or live support through the platform, and by taking steps to improve nutrition, fitness, sleep, and stress and weight management. Winners are determined by averaging the points earned by all terminal, department or company participants without impacting a driver’s or an employee’s individual ranking in the app.

“We’ve been realizing steady adoption of our health and wellness mobile app among drivers and other trucking company personnel,” Kane added. “Adding this new fun element of group competitions is going to help facilitate even more growth. Prevention is the key to wellness for everyone and we intend to be an active partner and work to help improve health across the transportation industry.”

About Rolling Strong

The provider of driver wellness programs for transportation companies and their drivers and owner-operators, Rolling Strong promotes behavior change and provides support in the areas of Nutrition, Fitness, Sleep, Stress Management and Weight Management. Driven by its mission to reverse the declining health of America’s CDL Drivers and get them home safely, the company offers in-terminal and on-the-road solutions that target health improvement. Its customizable programs include the Rolling Strong App for drivers and administrative reporting capabilities to help carriers and drivers improve compliance with CDL medical requirements and to implement and manage their wellness initiatives. For more information, visit http://www.rollingstrong.com.

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NeoTract Designates Dr. Adam Perzin as UroLift® Center of Excellence

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“Dr. Adam Perzin has earned the UroLift Center of Excellence designation for his 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


PLEASANTON, Calif. (PRWEB)

NeoTract, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX) focused on addressing unmet needs in the field of urology, today announced that Adam Perzin, MD, New Jersey Urology in Mt. Laurel NJ, has been designated as a UroLift® Center of Excellence. The designation recognizes that Dr. Perzin 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. Adam Perzin has earned the UroLift Center of Excellence designation for his 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

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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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Dr. Smita Ramanadham Partners with the Exclusive Haute Beauty Network

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With attention to detail and dedication to her patients, she works to understand their specific goals before formulating a personalized plan for optimal outcomes.


BRUNSWICK, N.J. (PRWEB)

Dr. Smita Ramanadham, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon representing the New Jersey market, has joined the esteemed Haute Beauty Network.

The Haute Beauty Network, well known for its exclusivity, and luxurious lifestyle publication Haute Living, is privileged to present Dr. Ramanadham as a leading Face expert and our newest addition to the Haute Living partnership.

Haute Beauty offers a prominent collective of leading doctors nationwide. The invitation-only exclusive network maintains elite as ever, with only two doctors in every market. This partnership allows Haute Beauty to connect its affluent readers with industry-leading doctors.

Visit Dr. Ramanadham’s Haute Beauty profile: https://hauteliving.com/hautebeauty/member/smita-r-ramanadham/

ABOUT DR. RAMANADHAM

Dr. Smita R. Ramanadham is a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon offering exceptional aesthetic results to her patients throughout the New Jersey and Tri-state areas. With attention to detail and dedication to her patients, she works to understand their specific goals before formulating a personalized plan for optimal outcomes. She understands the delicate mix of beauty, art, and science required to rejuvenate the aesthetic appearances of her patients resulting in natural outcomes.

As a NJ native, Dr. Ramanadham understands the unique goals of patients in this area. After an academic career in Boston, MA, she is excited to be back in her home state.

SKILLS AND SPECIALTIES

With over a decade of surgical experience, Dr. Ramanadham performs an array of plastic surgery procedures. She has a specific interest in addressing concerns that patients in her age group experience through both surgical and nonsurgical treatments of the face, body, and breast. She understands that the best plastic surgery is the surgery that is not obvious. It is natural, refreshing, and makes you ‘your best self yet’.

Dr. Ramanadham has a passion for preventative techniques that allow you to age gracefully. She believes that the key to looking your best is a healthy lifestyle and a well-formulated skin care regimen that will reset the clock to aging well.

No matter what your desired outcome may be, Dr. Ramanadham’s goal is to help each patient look and feel their best.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Dr. Smita Ramanadham completed her Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery training at the prestigious University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, TX, nationally ranked number one for their plastic surgery program. Here, she trained directly under the world’s leading experts in facelift, rhinoplasty, and breast augmentation. She was honored to be named the Administrative Chief Resident during her final year of residency, a unique role that few residents hold.

Dr. Ramanadham graduated with her undergraduate degree in economics and art history and a Doctor of Medicine degree from Tufts University and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA. This well-rounded education allows her to seamlessly blend art and science for beautiful aesthetic results.

Dr. Ramanadham’s plastic surgery training is built on a strong foundation in general surgery also obtained at the University of Texas Southwestern. She is Board-Certified in general surgery and trained with experts in this field. This gives her a unique perspective when working with reconstructive patients as she is able to fully understand the disease process and the patient as a whole.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Dr. Ramanadham is honored to be inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. She is an active member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and serves on multiple national committees, including Women Plastic Surgeons, Young Plastic Surgeons Steering Committee, Curriculum Committee, Social Media Subcommittee, Wellness Task Force, and Coding and Payment Policy Committee. She believes that women and those young in their careers must have a strong voice and work together to improve the field of plastic surgery, which is why she advocated on Capitol Hill for ASPS.

Additionally, Dr. Ramanadham believes that surgeons must maintain the highest standards of practice. This is why she is passionate about her role as a member of the editorial board for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open and reviews for the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery journal. Dr. Ramanadham has written extensively in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks about facelifts, injectables, and the importance of mentorship.

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Award-Winning Rehabilitation Facility to Open in Boynton Beach, FL

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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (PRWEB)

ApexNetwork Physical Therapy, an award-winning outpatient rehabilitation provider with over 80 clinics nationwide, announced that it has opened a physical therapy clinic in Boynton Beach, FL. The investment represents an important strategic opportunity for ApexNetwork Physical Therapy to offer a variety of therapy and rehabilitation to the Boynton Beach area. The opening also adds to ApexNetwork’s capacity and overall geographic presence.

Heather Levitt, PT, has been hired as the clinic manager. Heather has over 20 years of experience in outpatient therapy specializing in orthopedic conditions. Heather states, “I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to join the ApexNetwork team. It will allow me to be able to deliver quality of care to our patients and so much more! After working in outpatient therapy for 20 years, I am looking forward to all of the new and exciting opportunities that ApexNetwork has to offer!”

To learn more about ApexNetwork Physical Therapy, or to schedule an appointment, visit ApexNetworkPT.com.

Our philosophy is quite simple – to be the best in rehabilitation. ApexNetwork Physical Therapy accepts all major insurance plans and provides a full spectrum of services including:


We treat a wide range of clinical diagnoses affecting the back, neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle, and foot. From injuries, sprains, and post-surgical rehabilitation we focus on pain reduction, helping you reclaim your mobility and strength.


Our customized sports rehabilitation programs focus on functional activities and sport specific training. We also help with injury prevention, management, and education, stretching programs, and sport & team-specific conditioning and training.


  • Industrial Rehabilitation


The Apex Comprehensive Occupational Management and Prevention (ACOMP®) is a full-spectrum industrial strength program that addresses every aspect from prevention to injury resolution. Our facilities have warehouse environments, allowing for unlimited job simulations and work-specific tasks. We also offer Work Hardening, Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs), Ergonomics, Injury Causational Analysis, and Job-Site Analysis.


Manual Therapy is exactly what it sounds like: the application of a specific skilled treatment, manually performed by the therapist. This type of therapy helps increase range of motion, induces relaxation, helps control pain, and reduces swelling or mobility restrictions.


  • Vestibular Rehabilitation


Individuals having problems related to dizziness and balance will likely benefit from Balance Therapy. Treatments may involve manual therapy and exercise-based therapy to help improve the vestibular balance system, while other exercises may be needed to improve balance control and reduce the risk of falling.


During the screen, a licensed therapist will meet with you to discuss your condition and provide a brief assessment of your physical and functional abilities. The information collected will help provide insight into the best medical options for you.

If you are a patient, employer, physician, case manager, or insurance company, ApexNetwork invites you to stop by for a visit. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please reference the following or visit http://www.apexnetworkpt.com.

ABOUT APEXNETWORK PHYSICAL THERAPY

Our mission at ApexNetwork Physical Therapy® is to provide the most sophisticated, individualized treatment and rehabilitation in a comfortable and warm environment. In short, we want to get you back to everyday living as safely and as quickly as possible. How do we do this? It is really quite simple. We are staffed with experienced therapists who have advanced capabilities in orthopedic manual therapy, strength and conditioning, and rehabilitation. This enables us to treat a wide range of clinical diagnoses affecting the back, neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle, and foot.

We currently have over 80 locations throughout Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin – and employ over 300 people. ApexNetwork Physical Therapy has earned dozens of awards in its 20-year existence. Most recently we were named among the top 500 franchises in 2019 and Top budget friendly franchises by Entrepreneur Magazine, in addition to America’s Most Honored Business – Top 10% in 2016. We are a BBB Accredited Business and leader in physical therapy. Our services include physical therapy, sports rehab, occupational/hand therapy, industrial rehab, vestibular rehab, manual therapy, and free injury screenings. For more information, visit http://www.apexnetworkpt.com, or to find a location near you, call 877-224-4354.

ApexNetwork Physical Therapy

906 Federal Highway, Suite B

Boynton Beach, FL 33435

561-738-0805

Website: http://www.apexnetworkpt.com

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Industry: Healthcare

Study Demonstrates Remote CGM Initiation Successful at Improving Diabetes Outcomes and Quality of Life

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Providing high quality diabetes and mental health care via telemedicine at scale is necessary to help people with diabetes regardless of where they live, and we’re excited to use this approach to revolutionize diabetes and other chronic condition management.


MADRID (PRWEB)

Cecelia Health worked with The Jaeb Center for Health Research (JCHR) with support from The Helmsley Charitable Trust on a study that demonstrated successful remote continuous glucose monitor (CGM) initiation and sustained CGM use to improve diabetes outcomes and quality of life for people living with diabetes. This approach could substantially increase the adoption of CGM.

Despite the significant benefits of using CGM to help with diabetes management, many individuals with diabetes do not currently use a CGM device. Lack of access to trained diabetes care professionals and perceived complexity of CGM device onboarding and training are established barriers to wide adoption.

Results of the study showed that CGM could be successfully initiated remotely, without a clinic visit. Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (CDCES) from Cecelia Health helped people living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes choose a CGM device, provided education to empower them to use the CGM and interpret its data, and to use that data to balance the use of insulin, exercise, and nutrition to better manage their diabetes and improve their quality of life. This study illustrates that adults with diabetes can be trained virtually to use CGM devices as an integral part of their diabetes self-management.

The 34 study participants had no CGM experience in the previous 24 months and were provided with a choice of using either Dexcom G6 or Abbott Freestyle Libre for the 12-week study. Results included a 100% persistence rate across the participants, who used the CGM throughout the study. A mean HbA1c reduction of 1.1 points (12%) was observed after 12 weeks. Additionally, participants experienced reduced diabetes distress, increased satisfaction with glucose monitoring, and fewer perceived technology barriers to CGM usage.

If widely implemented, a virtual clinic approach could substantially increase the adoption of CGM devices by people with diabetes and positively impact outcomes related to the condition.

“This study demonstrates that the right combination of technology and personalized coaching from expert clinicians is a highly effective way to manage diabetes and other chronic conditions,” stated Cecelia Health’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Arnold Saperstein, “Our goal is to use this study as a first step towards building a virtual diabetes and mental health clinic that can benefit people living with diabetes and our customers by driving down the cost of care.”

According to a 2020 study published by the CDC, 34.2 million Americans currently have diabetes and an additional 88 million (approximately 1 in 3) have pre-diabetes. A new case is diagnosed every 21 seconds, while the cost of diabetes reached $327 billion in 2017 and accounts for roughly 10% of annual U.S. healthcare expenditure. It has become an epidemic and it is showing no signs of slowing down.

Accordingly, the CGM market has seen exceptional growth over the past few years, with manufacturers such as Dexcom (NYSE: DXCM) and Abbott (NYSE: ABT) experiencing a surge in demand for CGM technology given the significant clinical benefits of such devices. Dexcom reported record 4Q19 sales of $463 million, an increase of 37% from last year, while Abbott Diabetes Care reported worldwide sales of $534 million, an increase of 58.5% from last year.

“I started Cecelia Health with a mission to educate and empower people living with diabetes to take control of managing their own condition” said Cecelia Health CEO and Founder, David Weingard. “Providing high quality diabetes and mental health care via telemedicine at scale is necessary to help people with diabetes regardless of where they live, and we’re excited to use this approach to revolutionize diabetes and other chronic condition management.”

Combining CGM technology with virtual access to highly qualified expert clinicians and mental health professionals builds the framework for a unique approach to virtual care that is geared toward improving the lives of people living with diabetes and other chronic diseases.

About Cecelia Health

Cecelia Health’s mission is to positively transform the lives of people living with diabetes and related chronic disease states. Cecelia Health’s Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist (CDCES) and other expert clinicians use Cecelia Health’s proprietary technology-enabled personalized coaching solution to optimize health outcomes at a low cost per patient and provide unique data-driven insights to health plans and ACOs seeking to improve quality measures, and pharmaceutical and medical device companies seeking to improve adherence. Cecelia Health has also engaged in numerous joint initiatives with the JDRF, American Diabetes Association, the Diabetes Research Institute, the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists, and The Helmsley Charitable Trust.

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Recent data from Power to Decide, show 310,100 women with low income in South Carolina live in Contraceptive Deserts

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“More than 300,000 women in South Carolina face real barriers in accessing contraception they need and deserve in order to decide if, when and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child,” said Ginny Ehrlich, CEO, Power to Decide.


WASHINGTON (PRWEB)

Recent data from Power to Decide, show 310,100 women with low income in South Carolina live in contraceptive deserts, counties in which there is not reasonable access to a health center offering the full range of contraceptive methods. Currently, across the country more than 19 million U.S. women of low income live in contraceptive deserts.

“More than 300,000 women in South Carolina face real barriers in accessing contraception they need and deserve in order to decide if, when and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child,” said Ginny Ehrlich, CEO, Power to Decide. “These women who are already struggling to make ends meet must cover costs associated with transportation, child care and unpaid time off from work just to access basic health care. What’s more, women in South Carolina are also less likely to have health coverage, which limits their ability to get the birth control method that is right for them.”

In South Carolina 15.8% women of reproductive age (13-44) are uninsured, significantly higher than the national average of 11.7% .

“States like South Carolina can help women in need through policies that protect and expand access to contraception,” said Ehrlich.

Expanding Medicaid to childless adults would help decrease the percentage of uninsured women, and by extension, give them contraceptive coverage. In addition, allowing pharmacists to prescribe contraception, and requiring insurance to cover an extended supply of prescription contraceptives can make it easier to access some contraceptive methods. South Carolina can also guard against additional barriers to access by enacting policies that protect insurance coverage of the full range of contraceptive methods. More information about these policies can be found here.

Power to Decide is a private, non-partisan, non-profit organization that works to ensure all people—no matter who they are, where they live or what their economic status might be—have the power to decide if, when and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child. Please visit us at http://www.PowerToDecide.org or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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