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Kwalu Wins Nightingale Gold for Seating Lounge Collection at Healthcare Design Conference in New Orleans 2019

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ATLANTA (PRWEB)

The Prizzi Lounge Chair by Kwalu® received the Nightingale Gold Award in the Seating: Guest/Lounge category. The award was presented at the annual Healthcare Design Expo and Conference. Presented by Healthcare Design and Contract Magazine in partnership with the Center for Health Design, the Nightingale Awards recognize contributions to the healthcare built environment through product design and innovations that actually aid in healing.

Designed to improve the overall wait experience, the Prizzi Lounge Chair fits aesthetically in modern or transitional wellness spaces with ease. It also features our proprietary award-winning finish. Comprehensive environmental cleaning and disinfection is the clinically proven method to significantly reduce the spread of infection-causing pathogens via surfaces. The Prizzi is designed for easy disinfection and for long-term cleanability. Earlier this year, the Prizzi received the prestigious Best of NeoCon Gold award.

CEO Michael Zusman says, “Kwalu is excited to accept this honor for the Prizzi. As a leader in wellness design, Kwalu’s flexible products are moisture impervious, resistant to dings and will look like new for ten years. The Nightingale Award shows the judges believe our product is designed with the patient in mind.”

Nightingale winners are selected by a jury of seasoned healthcare design professionals and healthcare facility managers, based on the product’s contribution to a healing environment, its functionality, quality, durability, aesthetics and style, pricing and innovation. The winners were announced at HCD 2019 in New Orleans, LA on November 4th.

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Labcompare, a Division of CompareNetworks, Inc. Acquires Former ABM Publications Laboratory Equipment® and Forensic Magazine®

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Michelle Taylor, Editor and Chief of Laboratory Equipment and Forensic Magazine, powered by Labcompare.

Michelle Taylor, Editor and Chief of Laboratory Equipment and Forensic Magazine, powered by Labcompare.

With its content services and solutions, CompareNetworks is a perfect home for Laboratory Equipment and Forensic.


SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (PRWEB)

CompareNetworks, Inc., a leading provider of online B2B marketplaces for the scientific and healthcare industries, announced today the asset acquisition of Laboratory Equipment® and Forensic Magazine®. Former ABM publications, Advantage Business Marketing (previously known as Advantage Business Media) ceased operations after 13 years in June 2019.

“Laboratory Equipment and Forensic Magazine have served the scientific and forensic communities for many years, we’re grateful and honored to continue to provide relevant and timely information to the same audience and communities. Laboratory Equipment and Forensic Magazine pioneered super engaging science news and information; we will continue the high-quality editorial mission with the journalistic direction of Michelle Taylor as the Editor and Chief of both brands,” said Paul Gatti, CEO of CompareNetworks. CompareNetworks’s goal is to build these brands by combining investigative news reporting with information on the tools and technologies used by research and applied science laboratories worldwide.

CompareNetworks is excited to bring readers additional online resources and to enhance the premier source of information on products and services available to all laboratory professionals. “I’m thrilled to be joining CompareNetworks, especially given its successful history in the scientific marketplace. With its content services and solutions, CompareNetworks is a perfect home for Laboratory Equipment and Forensic. I’m looking forward to continuing the commitment of each brand to its B2B audience and partners,” said Michelle Taylor, Editor in Chief of Laboratory Equipment & Forensic.

Laboratory Equipment® and Forensic Magazine® will further expand marketing reach for digital marketers and audiences across existing research applications in the lab marketplace further complementing Labcompare.com, the CompareNetworks vertical serving the laboratory marketplace. “We’re excited to continue the Lab Equipment and Forensic Magazine brands in a solely digital format. We feel that this will help us best serve both our readers and our advertisers,” said Mike Okimoto, Chief Content Officer of CompareNetworks.

Marketers now have a more expansive integrated platform for advertising across the most trusted content brands in the laboratory marketplace – powered by Labcompare, the buyers’ guide for laboratory professionals; American Laboratory®, Laboratory Equipment®, and Forensic®. “Labcompare and American Laboratory will continue to strive and prosper by giving our partners who put their trust in us the most responsive audience in the laboratory marketplace. The acquisition of Laboratory Equipment and the Forensic brands reinforce our commitment to serving our visitors with timely news and the most up to unbiased laboratory product information in the marketplace,” said Matthew McClosky, Director of Sales for Labcompare.

Media channels include online, lead generation, email, content marketing, webinars, video, and more; solutions that position products and messaging to the right audience that helps save an advertisers’ valuable time and provide unparalleled ROI on marketing dollars spent.

Both the Laboratory Equipment and Forensic websites were redesigned and launched on November 11th, 2019.

https://www.laboratoryequipment.com/

https://www.forensicmag.com/

CompareNetworks, Inc.

Headquartered in South San Francisco, California, CompareNetworks operates targeted, online, B2B marketplaces for professionals worldwide. Focused on providing detailed product information for niche markets, CompareNetworks integrates online marketplaces, email newsletters, award-winning video, whitepapers and editorial content to bring buyers and sellers together. With an extensive directory of more than two million products with complete specifications and thousands of product videos, CompareNetworks provides the most up-to-date B2B marketplaces on the Web.

Labcompare

Labcompare (https://www.labcompare.com/) is the leading laboratory buyers guide and online resource for up-to-date product information and new technologies for laboratory professionals in applied sciences including analytical chemistry, clinical diagnostics, environmental sciences, food testing, forensic sciences, cannabis testing, and other applications. Labcompare combines in-depth knowledge of the products and technologies used by laboratory professionals with expertise to provide articles, product reviews, videos, newsletters, product reviews, and other content all designed to educate and inform lab professionals throughout every step of their buying journey. Labcompare continually strives to serve laboratory professionals to help facilitate product discovery and technology education, compare products side-by-side, and request quotes from manufacturers.

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Cloudticity welcomes Kate Wang as Director of Marketing

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Kate Wang

“I am proud to be a part of the Cloudticity team where my mission is to empower healthcare organizations around the world.” – Kate Wang, Cloudticity Director of Marketing.


SEATTLE (PRWEB)

Cloudticity welcomes Kate Wang (recently rebranded from Kate Turchin due to marriage) as their new Director of Marketing. Ms. Wang comes from Palo Alto Networks, as a result of their Evident.io acquisition in March, 2018. She fills a critical role in Cloudticity’s growth plans starting today, November 18. Ms. Wang will help drive Cloudticity’s mission of making every human on Earth healthier by ensuring the company’s brand and message is consistent and widespread.

“I am proud to be a part of the Cloudticity team where my mission is to empower healthcare organizations around the world to leverage the cloud securely in order to provide people with better healthcare, more accurate diagnoses, and faster solutions—creating a healthier, happier world,” said Ms. Wang, who enjoys using unconventional channels to convey messages, such as her 2018 video, “The AWS Shared Responsibility Model: Explained” song that went viral on YouTube in 2018.

“We couldn’t be happier to have Kate join us as our first marketing hire,” said Gerry Miller, Founder & CEO at Cloudticity. “Kate’s experience, energy, and enthusiasm – along with her considerable talent – are key components of our growth strategy.”

Ms. Wang will be developing and implementing an overall corporate marketing strategy, building the marketing team, and translating Cloudticity’s mission into marketing strategies that drive recognition and revenue. In addition, she will determine and administer the marketing budget, identify and track key metrics, and help establish pricing and positioning the company’s growing Oxygen™ platform.

About Cloudticity

Founded in 2011, Cloudticity focuses exclusively on helping healthcare organizations design, build, migrate, manage, and optimize solutions on the public cloud. Cloudticity is a next-gen managed services, managed compliance, and managed security partner for healthcare companies.

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PerSys Medical Earns FDA Clearance for the NIO Infant

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NIO Infant

The NIO Infant is going to make it easier than ever for medical providers to gain vascular access, in what has been traditionally thought of as a challenging patient population. Dr. Mike Simpson”


HOUSTON (PRWEB)

PerSys Medical, a global leader in the development and marketing of innovative products for pre-hospital and hospital emergency medical situations, proudly announces today it has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the NIO Infant.

The NIO Infant is a manual intraosseous (IO) access device that administers intravascular fluids and medications through the proximal tibia as an alternative to IV access during emergency medical situations. Its innovative stepped needle design allows for graduated penetration to the bone marrow cavity. Sensory feedback, in the form of resistance, indicates to the user that the needle is inserted correctly in the bone marrow cavity, thus preventing over penetration. The NIO™ Infant is a single-use, sterile device, eliminating the risk of cross contamination. It does not require batteries or an external power source, thereby making it a well-suited for hospital use, and the pre-hospital setting.

“The first automatic intraosseous device was introduced by WaisMed Ltd, a subsidiary of the PerSys Medical, over two decades ago. It revolutionized the way intraosseous access was established during traumatic medical events” adds Roee Madai, CEO of WaisMed Ltd “After an arduous and comprehensive R&D process, we are excited to introduce the NIO Infant and offer a complete NIO product line for adult, pediatric, and infant populations.”

WaisMed Ltd was founded in 1994 and acquired by PerSys Medical in 2004. WaisMed Ltd quickly established itself as a global leader in the intraosseous access market. In 1998, WaisMed Ltd brought to market the world’s first automatic intraosseous access device, the Bone Injection Gun (B.I.G.). It launched an additional line of intraosseous devices, the NIO (Next Generation IO), in 2014.

The NIO Infant is a continuation of an elite line of vascular access devices which includes the NIO Adult, NIO Pediatric for children ages 3-12, and the NIO Simulation, the most realistic IO training device available. The NIO Adult provides rapid intraosseous (IO) access through the humeral head or tibia insertion site in 10 seconds or less. The NIO Pediatric provides rapid intraosseous (IO) access through the tibia insertion site.

Dr. Mike Simpson, Medical Director of PerSys Medical says, “I am extremely excited about what FDA clearance of our new NIO Infant means. This will be a huge step forward in capabilities to treat emergencies in patients less than three years of age. The NIO Infant is going to make it easier than ever for medical providers to gain vascular access, in what has been traditionally thought of as a challenging patient population.”

PerSys Medical will begin commercial distribution of the NIO Infant in the US in the coming weeks.

About PerSys Medical Principal Products:

The Emergency Bandage®

The Emergency Bandage® is a sterile bandage with a unique built-in pressure bar that provides hemorrhage control and wound treatment in pre-hospital situations. The Emergency Bandage® has been proven effective in the combat as well as the EMS and civilian sector. It is also the only pressure bandage that is FDA approved as a non-pneumatic tourniquet.

The NIO – Next Generation IO

The NIO is a simple, automatic, intraosseous device that provides safe, quick, and easy vascular access in emergency situations for the administration of intravenous fluids and medications.

Blizzard Survival Products

Blizzard Protection Systems Ltd.’s line of products is made with Reflexcell™, a unique technology that was developed to reduce the risk of hypothermia and support patient treatment in extreme weather or suffering severe medical trauma. Blizzard Survival products are used globally by the military, EMS, and the private outdoors market.

Micro BVM

PerSys Medical offers a line of compact “pocket sized” collapsible bag valve masks (BVM). They are rugged, compact, are available in several variations. They also have a storage footprint that is 75% less compared with standard BVMs.

About PerSys Medical

PerSys Medical, a Texas based medical device company, is a global provider of emergency medical solutions designed for hospitals, militaries, first responders, civilians, and law-enforcement since the mid-90s. The company’s commitment to research and development has brought to market innovations in intraosseous vascular access, hemorrhage control, hypothermia solutions, and airway management. With a strong corporate brand and superior products, PerSys Medical maintains a worldwide network of distributors and representatives serving more than 60 countries.

For more information about our products, visit: http://www.persysmedical.com

or LinkedIn http://bit.ly/2YeISsY

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Vium and Biomere Announce Collaboration to Provide Preclinical Research Services using Vium’s Smart Cage Technology

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SAN MATEO, Calif. (PRWEB)

Vium, Inc. http://www.vium.com, the scientific leader in delivering digital biomarker driven insights from preclinical in vivo research and Biomere http://www.biomere.com, a preclinical contract research organization (CRO) who delivers a personalized approach to drug discovery and development, will attend the American College of Toxicology (ACT) conference together in Phoenix, AZ. At the conference, Biomere will feature Vium’s innovative digital biomarkers now available as part of Biomere’s unique preclinical service offering around specialty animal models.

“Collaborating with Biomere, a leading specialty preclinical CRO with deep scientific experience, will allow researchers greater access to the Vium technology enabling them to leverage our unique digital biomarkers to derive deeper insights from their preclinical studies,” said Laura Schaevitz, CSO of Vium. “Traditionally, researchers are limited in the data that can be collected from each animal on study. The Vium platform is fundamentally changing that paradigm. Digital biomarker data are collected continuously on each animal throughout the study with the goal of using these large data sets to create algorithms that more reliably and accurately predict disease and compound efficacy.”

“The Vium alliance allows Biomere to enhance existing service offerings providing additional assessments in a variety of pharmacological models,” said April Hall, executive vice president of Biomere. “Early and accurate detection of specific biomarkers will support our clients in their drug discovery efforts.”

The state-of-the-art platform, including Vium’s Smart Housing™, Vium Cloud, and Research Suite is the gold-standard in vivo platform combining computer vision, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and sensor technology to non-invasively collect digital biomarkers from the animal in its home cage. These digital biomarkers include data on animal activity levels, breathing rate, and other behaviors. By providing continuous, rich data sets, the platform enables researchers to identify which digital biomarkers, or combinations of biomarkers, are the strongest indicators in a specific disease model. Currently, Vium, in collaboration with pharma, biotech, and academic partners, have explored digital signatures of more than 45 different animal models of disease.

“Vium is committed to bringing innovative technology to drug development,” said Wendel Barr, CEO of Vium. Five of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies now have Vium’s Smart housing™ system in their labs but we recognize that not all researchers have access to a vivarium. By collaborating with a leading preclinical CRO provider like Biomere, we combine their scientific expertise in preclinical research and customer service with our advanced digital platform and insights to benefit all researchers.”

The American College of Toxicology Conference (ACT) hosts toxicologists, pharmacologists, and other preclinical researchers to discuss advancements in toxicology.

Leveraging AI and digital sensors to replace manual monitoring improves the quality and reliability of data, while at the same time reducing stress on the animal, which can also impact experimental results. It also allows researchers the ability to collect more data than is possible using manual methods. Vium is the frontrunner in developing a full stack solution that includes hardware, software, and scientific insights.

About Vium, Inc.

Vium is the first company to create a fully digital end to end Digital Vivarium® platform which is transforming in vivo research. The Vium Digital Vivarium, Vium Cloud, and online Research Suite empower scientists to optimize advances in bioengineered research models in ways previously not possible. Vium is fully accredited by AAALAC International and received an unprecedented AAALAC commendation for upholding the ‘3 Rs’, the gold-standard framework for humane animal research. Customers run the spectrum of biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and computational drug discovery companies, academia, and novel therapeutic labs. Vium is backed by leading investors, including Lux Capital, Data Collective, Dolby Family Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Founders Fund, and Future Shape LLC. Vium is headquartered in San Mateo, California. Visit Vium at http://www.vium.com.

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Dwain Schenck

203-223-5230

dwain@schenckstrategies.com

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NowRx Partners with Parata Systems to Significantly Streamline Pharmacist Verification, Increase Accuracy

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NowRx is leading the charge in reinventing the pharmacy space from the ground up and we are pleased that our technology is helping advance their mission of increasing pharmacy efficiency and safety


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and DURHAM, N.C. (PRWEB)

NowRx, the same-day, free-delivery pharmacy, and Parata, a leader in automated dispensing with high speed and accuracy, today announced a technology partnership to create an industry-first process that significantly streamlines pharmacist verification and fill speeds.

Through a unique combination of Parata’s Max®, a vial-filling robot with image capture, and NowRx’s automated image analytics software, NowRx believes it can improve prescription verification efficiency by more than 25% compared to the manual processes typically found in traditional pharmacies. In addition to increased efficiency, this technology dramatically reduces verification errors.

Researchers at the University of Arizona found that traditional community pharmacies average a prescription dispensing error rate between 1.4% and 1.8%(1), equating to more than 80 million prescription dispensing errors on the nearly 6 billion annual prescriptions dispensed throughout the U.S.(2) NowRx’s technology significantly reduces these dispensing errors which are common in traditional pharmacies who use older technology or manual processes.

“NowRx is leading the charge in reinventing the pharmacy space from the ground up and we are pleased that our technology is helping advance their mission of increasing pharmacy efficiency and safety,” said Mark Longley, EVP of Sales and Marketing at Parata.

By integrating Parata Max into its custom Pharmacy Management System, QuickFill, NowRx is able to utilize Parata Max’s image capture before capping to automatically run an imprint analysis. This enables NowRx’s pharmacists to more rapidly verify prescriptions. This technology partnership further fuels NowRx’s disruption of the $330bn pharmacy space and the goal it shares with Parata of improving patient prescription adherence, increasing healthcare efficiency and, ultimately, bettering the health of its customers.

“A critical component of NowRx’s vision for modernizing pharmacy is a better fulfillment process than counting trays and counting in fives – a system that has remained practically unchanged for 50 years. We knew automation was the key to re-engineering pharmacy and Parata Max offered us the most innovative solution on which to build,” said Cary Breese, CEO of NowRx. “Automations like these are the only way to be successful in a same-day delivery pharmacy offering, while raising the bar for patient safety. This is just the beginning of a number of innovations that we are developing to further revolutionize the pharmacy space.”

About Parata Systems

Parata provides pharmacy technology solutions to reduce costs, improve health outcomes, and enhance the patient experience by offering the most comprehensive pharmacy automation portfolio with medication adherence packaging, high-speed robotic dispensing technologies, and pharmacy workflow solutions. Discover how pharmacies across all practice settings use our solutions to stay out in front at parata.com.

About NowRx

NowRx is an on-demand pharmacy founded with the goal of developing software, artificial intelligence, robotics, and logistics to create the most convenient retail pharmacy service available. NowRx focuses on free same-day delivery for prescription and OTC medications, eliminating the need to visit a pharmacy. NowRx hand-delivers all available prescription medications door-to-door, on the same day, through its fleet of friendly, trained drivers. Using NowRx’s proprietary pharma-efficiency technology, NowRx’s team of pharmacists fill prescriptions at its locally-based, state-of-the-art, and fully-licensed pharmacies. With NowRx, consumers can reach their pharmacist on the second ring or instantly through video chat and will never, ever waste time in pharmacy waiting lines again. NowRx recently launched its third crowd-funding round on SeedInvest. Learn more at http://www.nowrx.com. Click here for a video about NowRx.

This Company’s profile and accompanying offering materials may contain forward-looking statements and information relating to, among other things, the Company, its business plan and strategy, and its industry. These statements reflect management’s current views with respect to future events based on information currently available and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as they are meant for illustrative purposes and they do not represent guarantees of future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements, all of which cannot be made. The company does not undertake any obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after such date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

NowRx Media Contacts:

Angela Jacobson, 714.454.8776 / angela@mwebbcom.com, mWEBB Communications

Melanie Webber, 949.307.1723 / melanie@mwebbcom.com, mWEBB Communications

(1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6173242/

(2) https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports/medicine-use-and-spending-in-the-us-a-review-of-2018-and-outlook-to-2023

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Factor Expands Operations to State-of-the-Art Production Facility

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Factor Ribbon Cutting, Co-Founder and CEO Mike Apostal and Team

“We’re excited to expand our production presence to help us provide even better quality and experience to our valued customers across the country.”


CHICAGO (PRWEB)

On the heels of three consecutive years on Inc’s list of the “Fastest Growing Companies in America,” Factor, the leading fully-prepared meal delivery service, celebrated the official opening of their 25,000 sq ft facility in west suburban Chicago.

“We’re excited to expand our production presence to help us provide even better quality and experience to our valued customers across the country,” said Mike Apostal, Factor’s Co-Founder and CEO. “The facility provides unparalleled meal preparation capacity in the Midwest and includes kitchen, production, and office space – all under one roof. We’re also thrilled to be bringing over 85 new jobs to the Chicago-land area.”

Since opening four years ago, Factor has grown from shipping nearly 1,000 meals weekly to their current rate of over 75,000 meals a week. This recent expansion is set to enable the company’s future business growth.

“The Village of Burr Ridge understands that being “A Very Special Place” means being a great place for business to grow and to flourish,” said Mayor Gary Grasso. “It’s such an honor to welcome Factor to Burr Ridge and to be home for one of the country’s fastest-growing companies.”

Factor has delivered over 5 million meals since 2018 and ships healthy, fresh, restaurant-quality meals directly to consumers throughout the contiguous US each week. Every recipe is hand-crafted by gourmet chefs and optimized by dietitians. All meals are free of refined sugars, gluten, soy, hormones, antibiotics, and GMOs.

About Factor

Factor is a fully-prepared meal delivery service that is taking a whole new approach to fresh-prepared food. The company’s weekly rotating menu of breakfast, lunch, and dinner options are hand-crafted by gourmet chefs and optimized by dietitians. Every meal is free of refined sugars, gluten, soy, hormones, antibiotics, and GMOs for healthy, clean eating. Factor’s headquarter is based in Batavia, IL and delivers anywhere in the contiguous U.S. For more information, visit http://www.factor75.com or stay connected on Facebook and Instagram @FactorMeals.

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press@factor75.com

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Lowers Forensics International Taps Karl Weisheit as Senior Vice President

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Karl Weisheit

We are pleased to welcome Karl to our growing team of forensic accountants. His proven track record in the area of litigation services will deliver big benefits to our clients who require a strong case backed by sound numbers and persuasive evidence.


PURECLLVILLE, Va. (PRWEB)

Lowers Forensics International, a globally-recognized financial forensics firm headquartered in Northern Virginia, today announces the appointment of Karl Weisheit, CPA, CFF, CVA as Senior Vice President – Director of Litigation. The new position will support the continued growth of Lowers Forensics International in the area of litigation services.

Weisheit is a forensic accountant with more than 30 years of public accounting, consulting, and management experience. As Senior Vice President – Director of Litigation at Lowers Forensics International, Karl will focus on calculating and analyzing damage claims, providing testimony as a financial damages expert witness in federal and state courts, and supporting clients in arbitration proceedings. Karl has authored numerous reports and provided expert witness services to attorneys in trial settings, including the preparation for and rebuttal of opposing experts.

“We are pleased to welcome Karl to our growing team of forensic accountants. His proven track record in the area of litigation services will deliver big benefits to our clients who require a strong case backed by sound numbers and persuasive evidence,” remarks Marc Johnson, President of Lowers Forensics International.

Weisheit is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in both Texas and Louisiana. He is also Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) and a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants, and the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Nicholls State University.

To reach Karl Weisheit call (214) 621-0658 or visit lowersforensics.com.

About Lowers Forensics International, LLC

Lowers Forensics International is a financial forensics firm offering expertise in insurance claims accounting, litigation services, investigative services, and expert testimony to support organizations worldwide. The company maintains offices across the globe to serve the needs of insurance companies, attorneys, and private and public entities in order to transform complex financial information into clear evidence.

For more information about Lowers Forensics International, visit lowersforensics.com.

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Robins & Morton breaks ground on replacement facility for Reeves County Hospital

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Robins & Morton, Reeves County Hospital District and Perkins&Will – Dallas broke ground on the replacement hospital on Nov. 8.

“It was great to see the community come out to support this important project. We are thrilled to be assisting Reeves County Community Hospital to better serve its patients and their families by constructing a beautiful, sustainable building.”


PECOS, Texas (PRWEB)

Reeves County Hospital District staff members, Robins & Morton and community members gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Reeves County Hospital replacement facility on Nov. 8.

This $80 million project represents the district’s investment in a total replacement of the community’s hospital, which will include 25 all-private inpatient beds, a level four emergency department with at least eight exam rooms and three trauma rooms, a delivery suite, a nursery, women’s imaging department, a physical therapy gym, a 15-bay dialysis unit, surgical services space, an inpatient/outpatient lab, a cardiovascular rehabilitation program, and support service spaces. The current design, led by project architect Perkins&Will of Dallas, is 140,000 square feet and has the goal of LEED Certified under LEED for Healthcare’s v4 rating system.

“It was great to see the community come out to support this important project,” Robins & Morton Vice President Bob Wall said. “We are thrilled to be assisting Reeves County Community Hospital to better serve its patients and their families by constructing a beautiful, sustainable building.”

Currently, the project is slated for completion in late 2020.

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About Robins & Morton

Founded in 1946, Robins & Morton is a privately held construction firm that consistently ranks among the 100 largest U.S. contractors in Engineering News-Record Magazine. The company has also been named one of the best mid-sized companies to work for in America because of its worker-friendly and family-friendly practices. Robins & Morton is based in Birmingham, Alabama, with offices in Dallas, Texas; Huntsville, Alabama; Orlando and Miami Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information, visit http://www.robinsmorton.com

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North Carolina-based MCO Eastpointe Selects Altruista’s Technology Platform to Enable Integrated Care Management for Health Plan Members

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Altruista Health has strong experience in clinical health plan operations, behavioral health and the social determinants of health. This experience makes it the best choice for us to improve our member services — Eastpointe CEO Sarah N. Stroud


RESTON, Va. (PRWEB)

Altruista Health, an innovative provider of care management technology solutions for health plans and provider organizations, today said that Eastpointe, a public managed care organization, has chosen Altruista’s GuidingCare® technology platform for care management of its health plan members. The decision will support Eastpointe during North Carolina’s move to fully integrated Medicaid managed care. This migration is the largest change to North Carolina’s Medicaid program in more than 40 years.

Eastpointe is a managed care organization that coordinates public behavioral healthcare in 10 counties in eastern North Carolina for people with mental health challenges, substance use issues, and intellectual and developmental disabilities.

“Altruista Health has strong experience in clinical health plan operations, behavioral health and the social determinants of health. This experience makes it the best choice for us to improve our member services,” said Eastpointe CEO Sarah N. Stroud. “We’ve been focused on behavioral health and delivering whole person care. Adding physical health care and pharmacy requires us to have a comprehensive foundation in technology to continue to serve our members with excellence.”

As one example of the expertise Altruista brings to the table, the company’s executive vice president of clinical services, Mike McKitterick, held a senior clinical operations role at Colorado Access, a non-profit health plan providing behavioral and physical health services to more than 1 million Medicaid members. His experience in applying technology solutions to clinical and operational challenges is considerable, especially for behavioral health.

“Eastpointe has all of the fundamentals to translate their expertise in behavioral health to a broader health plan paradigm because the biopsychosocial approach also works well in chronic care management,” McKitterick said. “We are well-positioned to support them from a technology and people standpoint because we have tools and expertise in both realms. Our blended perspectives can enable a smoother transformation for Eastpointe.”

Altruista also holds a leadership position in addressing the social determinants of health (SDOH) that especially affect Medicaid populations and create barriers to care. GuidingCare was the first care management platform to directly integrate SDOH supports into the member care plan, providing real-time access to social services search-and-referral tools. Eastpointe will be using Altruista’s Mobile Clinician app, which extends GuidingCare functionality into remote and rural areas that may have unreliable internet connectivity.

About Altruista Health

Altruista Health delivers care management and population health management solutions that support value-based and person-centered care models. Its GuidingCare® technology platform integrates care management, care coordination and quality improvement programs through a suite of sophisticated yet easy-to-use web applications. GuidingCare is the largest and most widely adopted platform of its kind in the United States. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area, Altruista Health has grown into a recognized industry leader, and was named twice as one of the Top Population Health Management Companies to Know by Becker’s Healthcare. Health plans and healthcare providers use GuidingCare to transform their processes, reduce avoidable expenses and improve patient health outcomes. For more information, visit http://www.altruistahealth.com.

About Eastpointe

Eastpointe is a managed care organization dedicated to working with individuals and families in eastern North Carolina who struggle with substance use disorder, mental health and intellectual and developmental disabilities in partnership with 247 agencies, 47 licensed independent practitioners and 41 hospitals. Eastpointe helps the uninsured and those on Medicaid get comprehensive, effective treatment, connecting members with the personalized, high-quality services they need. Deeply rooted in its communities, Eastpointe proudly serves the counties of Bladen, Duplin, Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Wayne and Wilson. For more information, visit http://www.eastpointe.net.

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