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Meridian Senior Living Communities Celebrate GivingTuesday by Supporting Validation Training Institute

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Naomi Feil using Validation

Through VTI’s work worldwide more and more people have better personal interactions with people with dementia.


BETHESDA, Md. (PRWEB)

In celebration of GivingTuesday on December 3, 2019, Meridian Senior Living’s more than 70 communities collectively will participate in increasing awareness and raising donations for the Validation Training Institute (VTI) and its work to train and educate people on effective communication techniques with dementia residents. Leading up to GivingTuesday, Meridian communities will spread enthusiasm about the VTI fundraiser by posting social media communications and running a grassroots effort in their different markets.

GivingTuesday is a “Global Generosity Movement” that encourages people and organizations to donate time, funds, or offer a voice about an important cause in their local community to make a positive impact. In 2012, GivingTuesday started as a simple idea of establishing one day for people to give back. Today, it has grown into a global undertaking encompassing hundreds of millions of participants inspired to celebrate generosity. Meridian Senior Living has chosen VTI after years of seeing it benefit its residents.

“I have personally watched thousands of people’s lives affected in a positive way when they use the Validation Techniques,” expresses Kevin Carlin, Owner, Meridian Senior Living and Volunteer Board Member for VTI. “Through VTI’s work worldwide more and more people have better personal interactions with people with dementia.”

Founded by Executive Director Naomi Feil in 1983, VTI is a U.S.-based, not-for-profit organization that offers progressively developed certification levels and training programs in addition to a network of national and regional Validation organizations to disseminate information, train interested individuals, and maintain the Validation Method, a distinct way of communicating with those with dementia. VTI’s ultimate objective is to “nurture respect, dignity and well-being in the lives of older adults experiencing age related decline and their caregivers.”

Validation is a method of communicating with and helping cognitively impaired seniors. It helps

reduce stress, enhances dignity and promotes happiness. Built on an empathetic and holistic approach,

Validation asks caregivers to ‘step into the shoes’ of those with dementia and ‘see through their eyes’ to

understand the meaning of their often-complex behaviors. This method allows seniors the opportunity

to express, both verbal and non-verbal, their often-suppressed feelings and needs.

To make a donation to support VTI’s mission to advance knowledge, values, education and research in the Validation method, visit https://vfvalidation.org/. For more information about Meridian Senior Living, visit meridiansenior.com.

About Meridian Senior Living:

Meridian Senior Living, a privately held company based in Bethesda, Maryland, owns and operates seniors housing communities across the country and provides operational consulting to 24 communities in China. With more than 70 communities in 21 states and more in development, Meridian is one of the largest seniors housing operators in the U.S. The company prides itself on providing the highest quality care, exceptional lifestyle programming and a distinctive dining experience for its residents. For more information on Meridian Senior Living, visit meridiansenior.com.

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Dylan Walker, New Existence Recovery Center Founder (and father) Shares The Family Inspiration For His Continued Sobriety From Opiates As The Holidays Approach

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“As a new father, still very close to my own parents, I’m even more thankful for my recovery and want to help other families reconnect.” – Dylan Walker, Founder of New Existence Recovery Center


HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (PRWEB)

It’s easy to have a “not in my backyard” mentality when it comes to those suffering from drug and alcohol dependency. However, it is closer than anyone imagines.

As the holidays approach, it is hard to overlook the effect of addiction on the family, especially in light of the growing opiate and vape crisis. An estimated 1.9 million people in the US have some type of opioid addiction, with both the numbers for opiate overdose and vape related deaths on the increase.

Dylan Walker, the founder of the New Existence Recovery Center, is one such case. Walker grew up on a dairy farm near Seattle, “My Mom and Dad very much instilled in me the value of hard work,” he recalls. “Dad taught me how to build barns and x the farm machinery.” Since he was a young boy growing up on the farm, Dylan has always enjoyed helping people.

When he was 14-years-old, Dylan started drinking and smoking marijuana, “I was experiencing a lot of social anxiety and social pressure.” Then he started drinking until he blacked out. He graduated to harder drugs in college, much to his parents’ despair. “I experimented with opiates in college and was immediately hooked,” he says. “I used every day.”

Dylan, like many people, suffers from an addictive personality disorder and keeping clean and sober is a daily effort. As a new father, still very close to his own parents, Dylan is even more thankful for his recovery and wants to help others become clean and sober, “God did for me what I couldn’t do for myself”.

The mission of New Existence Recovery center is to provide the highest level of affordable personalized care to those struggling with substance and alcohol abuse through compassion, commitment, and industry-proven educational techniques. A critical aspect of this care includes addressing the well being of each individual.

Perhaps it is Dylan’s farm-grown ethics that can be seen in the way he runs the center, “Since Day One, all of our clients have had my cell number – not a dollar sign and a piece of paper”. According to clinical director John, who has been with Dylan since the center’s inception, “Dylan is an extremely supportive, compassionate, and morally- sound individual. He isn’t greedy or egotistical. He just listens and supports.” Dylan has an open-door policy, which makes things a little hectic sometimes. “I need the chaos to keep me out of my head,” he admits.

If long-term recovery is of importance to you, continued support should be a critical decision factor when choosing your recovery center, especially when choosing one out of state. The right recovery center not only offers a family-like environment but also offers mentorship and continual support from those who have achieved recovery themselves and won their families back. New Existence wishes you and yours a renewed sense of family connection this holiday season.

About New Existence

New Existence Recovery (https://www.newexistencerecovery.com/) is designed to guide those struggling with alcohol and substance abuse toward a path of long-term sobriety. Their professionals provide the highest level of affordable personalized care to every client through compassion, commitment, and industry-proven educational techniques. For more information, please contact Dylan Walker at (253) 653-2243 or visit https://www.facebook.com/NewExistenceRecovery/ or https://www.instagram.com/newexistencerecovery/

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Brava Diagnostics Awarded Advanced Industry Grant from the State of Colorado

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BOULDER, Colo. (PRWEB)

Brava Diagnostics, Inc., a company transforming acute care diagnostics with a next generation point-of-care platform, announced today that the Company was awarded $250,000 by the State of Colorado through Advanced Industry Early Stage Capital and Retention Grant Program. The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) awarded 24 Colorado start-ups funding. A total of $5,214,528 Proof-of-Concept and Early Stage Capital and Retention Grants that fuel the growth of Colorado’s advanced industries were awarded in this reporting cycle.

“Funding such a diverse cross-section of innovative Colorado companies continues to advance Colorado’s key industries and solidify our state’s reputation as an innovation incubator,” said Senior Manager of Advanced Industries, Katie Woslager. “Innovation drives economic growth and these grants directly support Colorado’s vital innovation ecosystem.”

Brava is developing a next generation test for heart attack: a point-of-care, high-sensitivity troponin test to assess patients with chest pain in 15 minutes. Rapid triage is critical to saving lives and improving quality of care in the emergency department. Of 8 million visits for chest pain in the U.S., 87% of patients do not receive a diagnosis of heart attack. High-sensitivity troponin tests can measure the protein 4-5 hours sooner than contemporary assays and have demonstrated more efficient rule-in and rule-out of heart attack. Rapid rule-out and safe discharge of low-risk patients eases crowding in the emergency department, reduces hospital admissions and improves patient satisfaction. Savings to the healthcare system are estimated at over $7 billion annually.

Byron Hewett, Co-Founder and CEO commented, “We are thrilled to have won this competitive Advanced Industry grant to support our product development program. U.S. and European guidelines are driving the shift to high-sensitivity troponin to improve diagnosis and rule-out of heart attack. Brava could be among the first high-sensitivity troponin point-of-care tests.”

About Brava Diagnostics

Brava is developing a NextGen test for heart attack for the emergency department. Our first product is a point-of-care high-sensitivity troponin test to assess patients with chest pain to guide treatment decisions or safe discharge. Unlike the central lab that takes 60-90 minutes to return results, the Brava test delivers lab-quality results in 15 minutes, which means faster rule-in of heart attack and faster rule-out and safe discharge of low-risk patients. Rapid rule-out eases crowding in the ED, reduces the number of admissions, improves resource utilization, improves patient satisfaction and reduces costs to the healthcare system. Learn more at http://www.bravadx.com

About Advanced Industry Grants

The purpose of the Advanced Industry Early Stage Capital and Retention Grant Program is to fund early stage start-ups that have created viable products, meet a market need, and can be created or manufactured in Colorado and exported globally. The Advanced Industries include aerospace, advanced manufacturing, bioscience, electronics, energy, infrastructure engineering, and technology and information. See the OEDIT press release at https://choosecolorado.com/5-2-million-advanced-industries-awards-in-fall-2019-will-fuel-24-colorado-start-ups/

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Handtevy Launches Pediatric Resuscitation Software in Epic’s App Orchard Marketplace

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (PRWEB)

Pediatric Emergency Standards, Inc. is pleased to announce that its award-winning pediatric resuscitation management software, Handtevy Hospital, is now available on Epic’s App Orchard Marketplace. Epic clients can take advantage of Handtevy Hospital, powered by SMART® and FHIR® technologies, to standardize resuscitation care, reduce medication dosing and administration errors, and improve clinician confidence when treating the critically ill or injured child.

“The initial moments of a resuscitation are when errors often occur, placing children at risk for uncoordinated and unsafe care,” said Peter Antevy M.D., CMO of Pediatric Emergency Standards Inc. “Rapid access to precise treatment information and real-time verification of high acuity medications is crucial when seconds matter and lives are at stake.”

The HIPAA compliant software runs natively within the EHR, displaying alongside Epic’s Code Narrator, automatically extracting patient specific data such as age, weight, and allergies. Handtevy delivers precise medication dosing and administration instructions that mirror the hospital’s formulary and standardizes patient care for the healthcare system. Interventions are rapidly recorded in real-time from a workstation computer or a mobile device using the streamlined platform.

Handtevy Hospital promotes patient safety along the continuum of care. It is the first-of-its-kind application to provide a time-stamped, comprehensive treatment summary, accessible in read-only format to all downstream clinical teams while the case is still in progress. This is reflective of the company’s core mission when it was founded a decade ago.

“Pediatric resuscitations are stressful for even the most skilled healthcare providers,” said Allison Antevy, CEO of Pediatric Emergency Standards Inc. “We are excited to support hospital teams by making their extremely difficult job easier and safer during a pediatric resuscitation.”

This partnership is a significant progression for the Handtevy platform as it creates a seamless linkage with one of the largest EHR vendors, used in thousands of hospitals across the country. Handtevy’s Integration with Epic follows the recent announcement of integration with Cerner Millennium®.

About Handtevy – Pediatric Emergency Standards, Inc.

Handtevy is a revolutionary pediatric resuscitation system that provides a customized integrated software solution to healthcare providers who treat acutely ill children or adults. The nationally acclaimed system is used in all 50 states by EMS and hospital systems and allows professionals to quickly and safely treat acutely ill children and adults with ease and confidence. The company’s mission is to advance the quality of emergency medical care for all sick and injured patients by providing customized resuscitation strategies irrespective of treatment location.

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MD Revolution, Inc. announces strategic acquisition of Falcon Care, LLC to expand Care Management services and appoints Kyle Williams CEO

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The Falcon Care team brings an impressive level of expertise in onsite practice implementation, and a proven track record of growing AWV initiatives, complementing MD Revolution’s existing technology and enabling us to serve a wider range of customers and markets.


SAN DIEGO (PRWEB)

MD Revolution, Inc., a provider of Medicare Care Management services and patient engagement technologies, announced today that it has acquired Falcon Care, LLC, a provider of Care Management and Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) services. All clients, patients, and employees of Falcon Care will join MD Revolution and immediately have access to the RevUp Care Management Platform and RevUp patient engagement technologies powered by our integrated platform, patient applications, and connected devices.    

Kyle Williams has been promoted to the role of CEO of MD Revolution, having formerly served as its COO since 2017. Parker Hinshaw, the company’s former CEO, is now Executive Chairman of the Board.

“The Falcon Care team brings an impressive level of expertise in onsite practice implementation, and a proven track record of growing AWV initiatives. Paul Huffman and his team will be a fantastic complement to MD Revolution’s existing technology and enable us to serve a wider range of customers and markets,” said Kyle Williams, MD Revolution’s newly appointed CEO.

“Demonstrating MD Revolution’s proven technology and integration workflows, we are rapidly onboarding all of Falcon Care’s patients onto RevUp, the MD Revolution Care Management platform and patient engagement apps. This process, which once might have taken months, will now be completed within days thanks to our advanced workflow and integration processes,” added Williams.    

Paul Huffman, Falcon Care’s President, will now join the MD Revolution leadership team as General Manager of Medicare Programs. “Our vision has always been to empower physicians with efficient tools to use connected care services to improve patient outcomes. Our team brings clinical expertise, customer service focus, and a commitment to deliver great care to the MD Revolution family.”

Huffman continues, “We are excited to be able to leverage MD Revolution’s RevUp Care Management platform to add value, as we continue to grow and scale Care Management programs for our clients. MD Revolution’s integrated services are second to none and align perfectly with our mission.”

More information about MD Revolution can be found on its website at mdrevolution.com.

About MD Revolution, Inc.

MD Revolution is an innovative Care Management company that uniquely combines technology, services, and analytics to produce scalable, high-touch care models that enrich the patient-provider experience and, more specifically, mitigate the challenges associated with meeting the requirements for Medicare’s Chronic Care Management (CCM) initiative, Behavioral Health Integration (BHI), population health programs, Annual Wellness Visits (AWV), as well as supporting Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and other digital health services. Solutions are available as full service turn-key solutions, software-as-a-service, and through reseller partners.

About Falcon Care, LLC.

Falcon Care enables medical practices and health systems to offer Medicare’s connected care solutions like Chronic Care Management (CCM) and care coordination services to patients with multiple chronic conditions.

CONTACT:

Jacquelyn Will

Project Manager

602-717-1497

jacquelyn.will@mdrevolution.com

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Health: Mental Health

Brooklyn Pointe Assisted Living and Memory Care to Host a Jolly Jamboree Featuring Santa on December 14th, 2019

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Brooklyn Pointe Assisted Living & Memory Care

This is a great opportunity for children, families, and our residents to come together, learn from each other, and celebrate all the festivities we’ll have at the Jamboree.


BROOKLYN, Ohio (PRWEB)

To celebrate the holidays, Brooklyn Pointe Assisted Living and Memory Care, a newly constructed community, is hosting a family-friendly event: Jolly Jamboree at 4800 Idlewood Drive in Brooklyn, OH on December 14th, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:30pm. Managed by Meridian Senior Living, Brooklyn Pointe is the city of Brooklyn’s first assisted living residence and offers a total of 80 apartments including a variety of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartment styles.

“We want the holidays to inspire and encourage interaction and appreciation across multiple generations,” expresses Pamela Haney, Executive Director of Brooklyn Pointe. “This is a great opportunity for children, families, and our residents to come together, learn from each other, and celebrate all the festivities we’ll have at the Jamboree.”

“Not only do we hope the holiday activities are magical and fun, but also support life engagement and family connections, two of the five directional paths in our exclusive memory care program,” states Sue Johnston, VP Program Development of Meridian Senior Living.”

A fun time will be had by all ages and generations with holiday themed activities including decorating gingerbread man treats, singing Christmas carols, enjoying light refreshments, and, the highlight of the event, visiting with Santa. Attendees of this event will have the opportunity to mingle with residents and their families while taking in the festivities and spectacles of the new state-of-the–art building amongst a backdrop of holiday theming. Families are free to bring their cameras or smartphones to snap photos of their children’s special moments with Santa as an onsite photographer will not be present.

This sensational, free event is open to the public. For more information about the Jolly Jamboree or Brooklyn Pointe, call (216) 772–0217 or visit http://www.brooklyn-pointe.com.

About Meridian Senior Living:

Meridian Senior Living, a privately held company based in Bethesda, Maryland, owns and operates seniors housing communities across the country and provides operational consulting to 24 communities in China. With more than 70 communities in 21 states and more in development, Meridian is one of the largest seniors housing operators in the U.S. The company prides itself on providing the highest quality care, exceptional lifestyle programming and a distinctive dining experience for its residents. For more information on Meridian Senior Living, visit meridiansenior.com.

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MDstaffers Appoints Ryan Larkin as Chief Operating Officer

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“I will focus on creating seamless integration of the various teams at MDstaffers and driving the firm to be even more adaptable and responsive to our client and candidate needs. Continuous growth and improvement is essential to further our mission…” -Ryan Larkin


SACRAMENTO, Calif. (PRWEB)

MDstaffers, Sacramento-based physician staffing firm, announced the appointment of Ryan Larkin as the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective November 20, 2019. As COO, Larkin will take on responsibility for coordinating and integrating all functions and departments of MDstaffers and will oversee and manage MDstaffers’ plans for continued growth. Prior to his appointment as COO, Larkin served as MDstaffers’ Vice President of Client Services and Chief Information Officer.

Larkin has been a key player in the incredible hypergrowth at MDstaffers—overseeing the development of key infrastructure and technology and the vast expansion and improvements in MDstaffers’ client services department. With more than 5,600 percent growth, MDstaffers was named the 49th fastest growing company in the nation by Inc. magazine in 2019 and selected one of Sacramento’s Best Places to Work by its staff—as reported by the Sacramento Business Journal in 2019.

Tyler Covey will continue as CEO and will remain involved in supporting the firm’s strategic growth, innovation, and culture initiatives. Covey commented, “Ryan’s promotion to COO is a recognition of his leadership and communication skills enabling him to rally our internal and external stakeholders toward common goals and solutions. Ryan has become recognized in our industry as a very knowledgeable and effective leader and technical expert. I am confident that Ryan will continue to be on the forefront of listening to and understanding our stakeholders’ current and future needs and then harmonizing MDstaffers divisions to provide cutting-edge solutions.”

Larkin commented, “As I take on this new role, I will focus on creating seamless integration of the various teams at MDstaffers and driving the firm to be even more adaptable and responsive to our client and candidate needs. Continuous growth and improvement is essential to further our mission toward improving healthcare and remaining the vanguard physician staffing firm in the nation.”

MDstaffers is the fastest-growing healthcare staffing company in the United States. MDstaffers provides physicians, advanced practitioners, and executives of all specialties to healthcare organizations nationally on both temporary and permanent bases. Through its sister company, MDexperts, they also provide medical expert witness services to healthcare entities, law firms, and government entities. The organizations are headquartered in Rancho Cordova, a suburb of Sacramento, California; and serve the East Coast through their office in the D.C. Metro Area.

Any questions regarding this release can be emailed to info@MDstaffers.com or please call 866-90-STAFF and ask for the public information officer.

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Industry: Healthcare

CMR Molecular Imaging Announces the Installation of a Breast PET Imaging System at Baheya Breast Cancer Center

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CARLSBAD, Calif. (PRWEB)

CMR Molecular Imaging and its representative in Egypt, Global Technology, have been selected by the Baheya Breast Cancer Center to provide a Solo II™ High Resolution Breast PET Imaging (BPI) System with biopsy guidance capabilities.

The Solo II High Resolution PET System provides metabolic visualization of lesions in small body parts. Through a unique combination of gentle immobilization, advanced photonics and imaging processing, the scanner provides tomographic images with a resolution as small as 1.6 mm. The Stereo Navigator® PET Guided Biopsy Accessory, the only FDA cleared PET biopsy guidance device, confirms a biopsy path with a 3-D needle trajectory image that enables physicians to target and guide biopsy devices to obtain adequate tissues samples for pathologic evaluation.

“The addition of a Solo II Breast PET Imaging System to our institution is part of the vision of the Baheya Foundation of equipping the Breast Cancer Center with the most advanced technology for early detection, treatment planning and monitoring of breast cancer,” said Dr. Mohamed Gomaa, Director of Imaging of the Center.

“It is an honor that the Baheya Foundation is incorporating the CMR breast PET technology to their path of care in order to significantly improve cancer detection and treatment for their patients,” said Dr. Jenny Matsiota, CMR Molecular Imaging International Business Development Manager.

About Baheya Breast Cancer Center: Baheya Breast Cancer Center is a 5 floor, 10,000 square meter, facility, operated by The Baheya Foundation for Early Detection and Treatment of Breast Cancer. The Foundation was established by the family of Mrs. Baheya Wahby who was diagnosed and passed away after losing her battle with cancer. During her treatment the family noticed the amount of suffering women from low income families go through being unable to afford the treatment. To honor her memory, all stages of treatment are free, from early detection, surgery, chemo and radiation therapy, psychological, clinical nutrition and therapeutic therapy. For information visit https://baheya.org/en

About CMR Molecular Imaging: CMR Molecular Imaging, is a unit of CMR Naviscan Corporation, a leader in organ-specific molecular imaging and part of the Compañia Mexicana de Radiologia CGR, S.A. de C.V. (CMR), a global developer and manufacturer of high quality diagnostic imaging equipment and healthcare information systems, including DICOM-compliant imaging software. CMR Naviscan, headquartered in Carlsbad, California, develops and manufactures molecular imaging systems, including the Solo II™ High Resolution Breast PET Imaging (BPI) scanner, the Stereo Navigator® Accessory, and the LumaGEM® Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) system. CMR Naviscan is US FDA registered and ISO 13485:2012 certified. For more information visit http://www.cmr-naviscan.com/

About Global Technology: Global Technology has been serving the Egyptian healthcare sector for more than 23 years providing both sales and after sales services. The company employs close to 200 people and has installed close to 4,500 medical equipment. It represents leading manufacturers of medical equipment – mainly diagnostic imaging. For more information visit https://gt.com.eg/

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PreCheck Named a Top 10 Healthcare Compliance Solution Provider by Healthcare Tech Outlook

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PreCheck Named a Top 10 Healthcare Compliance Solution Provider by Healthcare Tech Outlook

It’s an honor to be recognized as a leading healthcare compliance provider by Healthcare Tech Outlook, a testament to the ingenuity and spirit of innovation possessed by our technology and product management teams.


HOUSTON (PRWEB)

PreCheck, Inc., a background screening and credentialing firm specializing in healthcare, today announced it was named to Healthcare Tech Outlook’s Top 10 Healthcare Compliance Solution Providers for 2019. This annual listing recognizes the 10 companies that are the forefront of providing healthcare compliance solutions and transforming providers. PreCheck’s suite of solutions address the compliance challenges and program needs of healthcare organizations.

“It’s an honor to be recognized as a leading healthcare compliance provider by Healthcare Tech Outlook, a testament to the ingenuity and spirit of innovation possessed by our technology and product management teams,” said Zach Daigle, President of PreCheck. “In today’s highly competitive, dynamically changing healthcare environment, the ability to provide quality care begins with hiring and retaining the most qualified employees while also ensuring patient and staff safety.”

Today, PreCheck offers a wide range of tech-enabled services catered to healthcare organizations, including employment screening and credentialing, professional license monitoring, exclusion and sanction screening, immunization tracking, electronic I-9, E-Verify processing, drug testing and employee health testing. For more information about PreCheck’s award-winning suite of solutions, visit http://www.PreCheck.com.

About PreCheck

Founded in 1983, PreCheck has focused exclusively on serving the healthcare industry’s background screening and employment qualification needs since 1993. PreCheck serves over 5,000 hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, educational institutions, and other ancillary healthcare organizations, across the U.S. PreCheck has evolved over time from a background screening provider into a turnkey outsourcing solutions provider, offering a full suite of background screening, compliance monitoring, and credentialing solutions all designed to help its clients adhere to the extensive regulations governing the healthcare industry. Based in Houston, PreCheck has been recognized as an Inc. 5000 company from 2013-2018 and has achieved Background Screening Credentialing Council Accreditation by the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA). Please visit http://www.precheck.com for more information.

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Deconstructing FDA and Congressional Initiatives Webinar, Dec. 9, 2019

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. (PRWEB)

The Future of Generic Drug Competition

Deconstructing FDA and Congressional Initiatives

**An FDAnews Webinar**

Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, 1:30-3:00 p.m. EST

https://www.fdanews.com/futuregenericdrug

Nearly every day one hears a new story about the rising costs of drugs.

The FDA’s Drug Competition Action Plan (DCAP) is designed to help remove barriers to generic drug development and market entry so that consumers can get access to cost-effective medicines.

Enter Chad Landmon, Esq. and Neema Kumar, Esq., who have extensive experience in pharma law. During this webinar, they will discuss the nuances of DCAP, including efforts to improve the efficiency of the generic drug development, review and approval process; maximizing scientific and regulatory clarity with respect to complex generic drugs; and closing loopholes that allow brand-name drug companies to “game” FDA rules in ways that delay the generic competition congress intended. They’ll cover:

  • What the various pathways are to expedite approval of generic drug applications and the advantages and disadvantages of each method

  • How to expeditiously obtain 180-day exclusivity

  • How a sponsor can forfeit exclusivity

  • How REMS standards are being used to reduce generic competition and what can be done to combat that effort

  • How FDA’s citizen petition process is being used to reduce generic competition and what can be done to combat that effort

  • What congressional initiatives and measures are being proposed to spur generic drug competition


When one understands the new generic drug competition initiatives, one can successfully navigate the incentives that the FDA has put in place.

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