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Announces Second Partnership in Georgia


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Vincent J. Perciaccante, a surgeon of South Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, talks about the new partnership with U.S. Oral Surgery Management.

USOSM leaves the clinical decisions to its partner practices, so none of our services or expertise will change following the partnership.

U.S. Oral Surgery Management (USOSM) – a specialty management services company headquartered in Irving, Texas, that exclusively serves premier oral and maxillofacial surgeons – is pleased to announce a new partnership with South Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, an oral and maxillofacial surgery practice with three locations in the Atlanta area. It is USOSM’s second partnership in Georgia. USOSM President and CEO Richard Hall says the company is proud to continue moving forward in this important market, having just announced its first Georgia partnership with Oral and Facial Surgery Associates on Aug. 14.

“This is our second partnership in this market and we’re honored to announce that it is with South Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, a practice with a well-earned reputation for excellence and patient satisfaction,” says Hall. “We look forward to continuing this momentum, seeking additional partnerships in this area, and in other strategic areas throughout the country.”

South Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery has four oral and maxillofacial surgeons and three locations, serving patients in the greater Atlanta area. Locations include: 182-A Jefferson Parkway in Newnan; 600 West Lanier Suite 201 in Fayetteville; and 406 Stevens Entry in Peachtree City. The doctors of South Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery manage a wide variety of problems relating to the mouth, teeth and face. They practice a full scope of oral and maxillofacial procedures, with expertise ranging from dental implant surgery and wisdom tooth removal to corrective jaw surgery. They offer techniques designed to rebuild bone structure with minimal surgical intervention and optimal patient comfort. In addition, the doctors diagnose and treat facial pain, facial injuries and fractures.

“USOSM leaves the clinical decisions to its partner practices, so none of our services or expertise will change following the partnership,” says South Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery’s Vincent J. Perciaccante, DDS, FACS. “USOSM takes care of things like accounting, marketing, and other support services, freeing us up to do what we do best: caring for our patients. Working with USOSM will enable us to keep providing our patients with the dedicated care they know to expect from us, and we’re excited about that.”

Since its inception in late 2017, USOSM has formed partnerships with 15 practices across three states: Texas, Colorado and Georgia. Collectively, they represent 62 oral/maxillofacial surgeons and 44 locations.

A shared services organization, USOSM collaborates with premier oral and maxillofacial surgeons to offer a partnership solution for continued and accelerated practice success. USOSM provides operational, marketing and administrative support services, reinvests resources, and applies best practices to improve clinical and financial performance and produce steadier, more profitable growth for all. On the web: https://www.usosm.com/.

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Nature’s Answer® Marine Collagen Wins Better Nutrition Magazine Best of Supplements Award


The use of Collagen by the ancient Chinese for natural youthfulness has now been substantiated by countless scientific studies by both Eastern and Western researchers.

Serving as one of America’s largest and oldest manufacturers of top-quality nutritional supplements for almost 50 years, Nature’s Answer’s family-owned and operated brand takes home the Best of Supplements award from Better Nutrition magazine featuring their Marine Collagen Peptides in the New Products category.

Nature’s Answer Marine Collagen is wild caught from the crystal-clear waters of the North Atlantic Ocean and certified by the Marine Sustainability Council International. Nature’s Answer Marine Collagen provides pure, natural fish collagen peptides derived from 100% sustainably sourced Norwegian wild cod – – the purest source of collagen peptides. This premium quality Norwegian wild cod is combined with Hyaluronic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin C, Vitamin B-6, Pantothenic Acid, plus a unique blend of natural beauty enhancing fruit and plant extracts.

“We’re very pleased to win this award from Better Nutrition magazine in the New Products category for 2019,” said Nature’s Answer VP of Scientific Affairs Dr. Jonathan Selzer. “The use of Collagen by the ancient Chinese for natural youthfulness has now been substantiated by countless scientific studies by both Eastern and Western researchers.

We want consumers to know the unique differences between Nature’s Answer Collagen and other brands so we have chosen to feature the Collagen in front of our peers at this year’s Natural Products Expo East in Baltimore Maryland from September 12 thru September 14. Consumers and retailers are invited to stop by and sample the award winning product at booth # 3207.

………… About Nature’s Answer®………………………

Founded in 1972 by Frank D’Amelio, Sr., along with his wife Josephine, Nature’s Answer is one of the largest family owned and operated manufacturers of nutritional supplements in North America. Today, Nature’s Answer continues to combine the best of traditional herbal remedies, vitamins and minerals with innovative scientific techniques and phytopharmaceutical manufacturing to deliver supplements of the finest quality and value for the entire family. Visit NaturesAnswer.com.

Nature’s Answer products can be found in Sprouts, Earth Fare, Green Market, Natural Grocers, Mother’s Market, Vitamin Shoppe, Whole Foods, Clarks Nutrition, Fresh Thyme and dozens of other fine retailers as well as online at iherb.com, Vitacost, and Amazon.com

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East Valley Senior Wellness Expo & Gala Dinner Sponsored by Advantage Plus Caregivers


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If you are, or care for someone, of a ‘Golden Age’ join us at The Expo on September 21st! If you are able to join us for the Gala Dinner your support will help us provide resources to local seniors.

This event is free and takes place on Saturday, September 21, at L.A. Mission College, 13356 Eldridge Ave., Sylmar, CA 91342, from noon to 4 p.m. The Foundation for Senior Services Wellness Expo will feature entertainment and educational sessions, including: eye health care, physical fitness, financial wellness, and private consultations with experts in a variety of fields.

The mission of the Foundation for Senior Services is to provide seniors and their families with education, options and resources so they can choose quality care and assistance to preserve independence and options. The Gala Dinner ($75 for non-members, $50 for members and non-profits) to follow is scheduled for 5-8 p.m., and the proceeds will be used to supplement qualifying seniors for services that will improve their quality of life. Many older Californians are in need of support as medical bills and housing costs mount, and the Foundation for Senior Services is committed to connecting them to resources.    

AdvantagePlusCaregivers.com® is proud to be the title sponsor to such a worthy cause. Advantage Plus Caregivers is committed to providing compassionate care to its clients and will be showcasing its Transitional Care program. They offer their clients the latest developments in senior care. Transitional Care Services is offered to all clients who need to be admitted to the hospital due to illness or injury. The service is recommended to reduce the chances of hospital readmissions, providing their clients access to support so they can focus on recovery in their own homes.

On-demand Transitional Care Managers support families by managing medications, arranging transportation services and setting up follow-up care. Transitional Care Services connects patients to specialists who can conduct safety inspections and home modifications, or install specialty equipment to ensure a smooth transition home after a hospitalization.

“If you are, or care for someone, of a ‘Golden Age’ join us at The Expo on September 21st!” Richard Weatherman, founder and CEO of AdvantagePlusCaregivers.com® says. “If you are able to join us for the Gala Dinner your support will help us provide resources to local seniors.”

For more information about the 2019 Expo and to register for the Gala Dinner, visit https://www.foundationforseniorservices.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=992077&module_id=335460.

About AdvantagePlusCaregivers.com®

AdvantagePlusCaregivers.com® is a part of the twenty billion dollar a year in home care industry that is projected by experts to be the fastest growing industry for the next ten years in the US and abroad. The company is well positioned as a franchisor with their proprietary online resources in workflow management, caregiver database directory, remedy and CRM built specifically for the industry. For the California Ventura County: camarillo.AdvantagePlusCaregivers.com/. For the Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Bernardino County areas: canogapark.AdvantagePlusCaregivers.com/. For Public Relations please contact Richard Weatherman at 800-687-8066.

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Shady Grove Fertility (SGF) Richmond Opens New, State of the Art Fertility Center in Sarah Cannon Building, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital Campus


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Shady Grove Fertility Richmond Physician Team

We are pleased to be able to increase access to patient care in Richmond with the opening of our new center on the Henrico Doctors’ Hospital campus. It reinforces our long-standing commitment to help patients affordably access quality care.

SGF Richmond announced today the opening of their brand new fertility center on the campus of Henrico Doctors’ Hospital in the Sarah Cannon Building. The new center is located at 7607 Forest Avenue, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23229 and will offer comprehensive fertility services, such as patient consultations, fertility and ovarian reserve testing and diagnosis, semen analysis, a full range of fertility treatments such as ovulation induction and intrauterine insemination (IUI), and cycle monitoring, in vitro fertilization (IVF), donor egg, sperm, and embryo treatment, genetic screening and testing, IVF for inherited genetic disease prevention, gestational carrier, egg freezing, fertility preservation for patients with cancer, and LGBTQ family building.**

** Hysterosalpingograms (HSG), egg retrievals, and embryo transfers, if needed, are performed in SGF’s Stony Point office also located in Richmond, VA.

SGF Richmond significantly expanded its foothold in the region in 2018 after joining forces with Virginia Fertility Associates and VAIVF & Andrology Center, becoming the largest IVF practice in Greater Richmond, offering high quality reproductive healthcare that embodies a consistent, personalized, patient-centered philosophy. SGF Richmond offers well over 30 years of experience in helping individuals and couples start or expand their families with high success rates and a patient-care approach that has been widely recognized.

SGF also announced the addition of Geof Tidey, M.D. to the Henrico Office medical team, joining Erika B. Johnston-MacAnanny, M.D. Dr. Tidey, co-founder of Virginia IVF and Andrology Center, specializes in the medical and surgical management of infertility and reproductive endocrinology including IVF, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), preimplantation genetic testing, and minimally invasive surgical treatment of fibroids, adhesions, endometriosis, and uterine abnormalities. He currently serves as a Clinical Professor in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Medical College of Virginia. Dr. Tidey also sees patients in the SGF Stony Point location.

“We are pleased to be able to increase access to patient care in Richmond with the opening of our new center on the Henrico Doctors’ Hospital campus. It reinforces our long-standing commitment to help patients affordably access quality care,” said Dr. Tidey.

Referring providers are invited to meet board certified Henrico physicians, Drs. Johnston and Tidey, as well as meet Richmond Magazine Top Docs, Michael Edelstein, M.D., Anish Shah, M.D., M.H.S., and Kenneth Steingold, M.D., at an Open House to commemorate the opening of the new center at 7607 Forest Avenue, Suite 400, on Monday, September 16, 2019, from 5:30-7:30 PM. RSVP to Lynn Dillingham, Practice Development Specialist at lynn.dillingham@sgfertility.com by September 9, 2019.

“It’s an honor to be a part of a practice with such a strong track record of patient-focused, cutting-edge care. I am excited to be a part of a patient-centered team of highly skilled physicians who aim to keep pace with our quick changing field of reproductive medicine and shape the future direction of the field,” said Dr. Johnston.

Information seekers who are considering fertility treatment and/or current SGF Richmond patients who are looking to learn more about overcoming infertility are invited to attend a free informational seminar in Richmond’s Stony Point location on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 6:30 PM. Dr. Michael Edelstein will review “What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting” including who should see a fertility specialist, what to expect during the initial appointment, how fertility is diagnosed, treatment options, and financial options, such as SGF’s 100% refund guarantee program—take home a baby or receive 100% refund. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask Dr. Edelstein questions following the presentation. The event is complimentary and includes a free consult with Dr. Edelstein that can be scheduled while attendees are at the event.

SGF Richmond offers a variety of insurance networks as well as innovative financial programs, including a refund guarantee program. SGF was the first practice to create an IVF program with a refund guarantee, known as the Shared Risk 100% Refund Program. This exclusive program provides patients with the opportunity to pay a fixed amount for up to six fresh IVF or donor egg cycles and any subsequent frozen embryo transfers (FETs). In the event the patient does not take home a baby, SGF provides a full refund. Eighty-two percent of participants take home a baby using their own eggs and 86 percent take home a baby when using a donor egg.

Other popular programs that make treatment affordable include SGF’s Shared Help Discount Program, an income-based program that offers a discount on most treatments and procedures provided by SGF Richmond, the Military Discount Program, which offers active U.S. military and reservists a 25 percent discount off qualifying self-pay rates, and a Shared Donor Egg Program, which reduces the cost of donor egg treatment by up to 50 percent when sharing donating eggs with other patients—an approach that does not lower the chances of conception but does significantly lower the cost.

To learn more or to schedule an appointment at one of SGF Richmond’s locations, call 1-888-761-1967.

About Shady Grove Fertility (SGF)

SGF is a leading fertility and IVF center of excellence with more than 85,000 babies born and counting. With 36 locations throughout FL, GA, MD, NY, PA, VA, D.C., and Santiago, Chile, we offer patients individualized care, accept most insurance plans, and make treatment affordable through innovative financial options, including treatment guarantees. More physicians refer their patients to SGF than any other center. Call 1-888-761-1967 or visit ShadyGroveFertility.com.



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Medical Spas and Aesthetic Medicine


Alain Gazaui, SpaKinect CEO

I’m excited to share about the telehealth opportunities in the fast growing medical spa industry

Alain Gazaui, chief executive of SpaKinect Corp–a centralized telehealth practitioners network for real time delivery of medical spa treatment approvals, will be speaking on emerging markets and telehealth models for the medical spa and aesthetic medicine industry at Telehealth Secrets Conference October 2-4, 2019 in Silicon Valley.

Gazaui brings an extensive history in healthcare technology to the firm. After graduating from USC, he started a pharmaceutical repacking business, designed for physicians to offer in office medicine fulfillment for patients, while capturing a much needed revenue stream. He then joined Chartscape, a leading EMR provider with clientele such as UCLA Oncology and the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Using those experiences, he then founded a managed service organization that began using telemedicine as a way to offer reduced cost services to medical organizations spanning wide geographic areas. This led to the starting of SpaKinect and the force behind its successful expansion. Alain prioritizes collaborative approaches to operations and the principle that defined business alignment is a dependency to achieve rapid growth.

Telehealth offers on-demand face-to-face video sessions between medical spa patients and providers to meet medical board compliance for aesthetic treatments. SpaKinect has been offering on-demand good faith evaluations (a required initial examination before starting an aesthetic treatment) at the click of a button via VSee telehealth.

All states have some type of rule requiring a physician to prescribe a course of

treatment (sometimes called a good faith evaluation) before medical spa services may be rendered. According to an AmSpa State of the Medical Spa Industry Report, 37% of respondents either do not complete an initial good faith evaluation prior to a patient’s first treatment at the medical spa or do not use an approved provider (physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner) to complete the initial evaluation. These have led to nurse arrests and medical spa shut downs.

Telehealth addresses a key business problem for medspas by providing cost-effective, on-demand initial evaluation coverage for potential patients without the need of an additional onsite provider.

For the past 7 years, SpaKinect has developed a telehealth model that

  • More than tripled the amount of coverage time offered
  • Lowered patient wait times to 72 seconds.
  • Experienced a 94 percent increase in the number of patients seen
  • Scale services into 5 states.


“VSee’s powerful platform and amazing support staff have made it possible for us to scale to where we are today,” said Alain Gazaui, CEO of SpaKinect, “I’m excited to share about the telehealth opportunities in the fast growing medical spa industry and how SpaKinect continues to use telehealth to push the boundaries of this emerging space”

Dr. Milton Chen, VSee CEO said, “VSee is proud to be the telehealth software of choice to support SpaKinect’s emerging telehealth service model. We understand that clinical workflows are incredibly complex and require a tailored telehealth platform to achieve success. We look forward to learning more about SpaKinect’s vision for the future.”

Alain Gazaui will be joining 60+ speakers from UnitedHealth, Berkshire Hathaway, NBC Comcast, Salesforce CMO, MDLIVE founder, Zenefits CEO and more. He will be speaking on “The Intelligent Spa: A Collaborative Telehealth Model” on Thursday, October 3, 2019.

Seating for Telehealth Secrets is limited and is on a first-come, first-serve basis. To register, visit http://vsee.com/conference

About SpaKinect

SpaKinect provides a centralized TeleHealth practitioners network that operate as a coordinated natural extension of an aesthetic treatment approval program. This combined with the strengths of the local medical spa personnel is a highly effective, efficient, and scalable TeleHealth ecosystem. With our real time delivery of treatment approvals and our easy to use HIPAA compliant TeleHealth software, our platform creates an environment of compliance and accountability. Learn more at spakinect.com

About VSee

VSee is the telehealth company behind NASA Space Station, Trinity, DaVita, MDLIVE and 1,200+ customers, and the parent company of This American Doc medical group—an airbnb-like company for physician staffing. VSee empowers health organizations and practitioners to achieve better patient care and improved efficiency through simple, scalable telehealth. Its flexible platform provides fast customization for a wide range of complex triage workflows from ER diversion to e-ICU to on-call specialist consults to chronic care management. Learn more at vsee.com.

About Telehealth Secrets

Telehealth Secrets is the one conference for healthcare leaders and innovators focused on driving business growth through virtual health disruption. This year features 60+ speakers from UnitedHealth, Berkshire Hathaway, NBC Comcast, Anthem, Cigna, NextGen, Salesforce, Zenefits, Medstars, two telehealth law panels, an investor roundtable, 1-minute open mic pitches, and more. Peel back the hype, explore high growth opportunities, smart tech trends, and new patient-centered care models to achieve adoption and impact our broken healthcare system. Find the right people and right partners to make money, close deals, and move projects forward. vsee.com/conference

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Elder Care Innovator HomeThrive Selects LifePod to Augment Care Services for Family Caregivers and their Aging Loved Ones


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LifePod® Solutions Inc., the first-ever, proactive-voice caregiving service, today announced that elder care innovator HomeThrive has selected LifePod’s voice-first service for rollout to an initial 100 HomeThrive customers. With over 34 million people serving as unpaid caregivers to adults over the age of 50, demand has steadily increased for solutions that both enable loved ones to live independently at home and make it easier for family caregivers to support them. HomeThrive and LifePod are combining efforts to offer a comprehensive care service, provided as an employer or payer benefit, that integrates LifePod’s innovative, voice-first caregiving capabilities with the expert coaching and personal assistant services delivered by HomeThrive CareGuides, themselves master’s-level social workers assigned to support the entire family.

The National Caregiving Alliance estimates that 29% of American adults currently serve as caregivers to one or more family members. Caring for an aging family member requires time, energy and resources, all of which are in short supply for most working adults. As a result, the demands of caregiving ultimately impact employers of caregivers in the form of lost productivity. Indeed, caregiving costs the US economy $25.2 billion in lost productivity annually, according to Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Survey (2011).

“After testing LifePod’s innovative service, we’ve been impressed by the results and we’re thrilled to offer it to our customers, as a complement to our range of support services,” said David Greenberg, HomeThrive’s Co-Founder and Managing Director. “LifePod’s proactive and personalized service will make it easier for family caregivers and aging adults to live independent lives, while still remaining in close, constant contact.”

“We are proud to partner with HomeThrive to provide additional peace of mind to working family caregivers and enable their aging relatives to live independently,” said Stuart R. Patterson, CEO of LifePod. “The combination of HomeThrive’s expert coach and personal assistance service with LifePod’s intuitive and proactive-voice service represents the perfect blend of professional high-touch with state-of-the-art high-tech, helping both caregivers and care recipients alike.”

To ease the caregiving strain on their employees, employers offer HomeThrive as a new elective benefit option. HomeThrive supports caregivers with a dedicated CareGuide — responsible for, among other things, the coordination of necessary third-party services such as transportation, meals, or home care — as well as a digital portal and app that tie everything together for a stress-free experience. All the while, aging loved ones get the attention and assistance they need without giving up their dignity or their home.

Using an intuitive, online portal and dialogue management platform, LifePod simultaneously monitors and supports aging family members via personalized voice prompts. LifePod also provides real-time alerts, daily reports, periodic voice check-ins and more. LifePod is a natural extension for HomeThrive, enabling an always-on connection between the HomeThrive CareGuide and the elderly care recipient. Together, the two innovators are helping aging adults live with dignity and pleasure at home, while easing the strain on their family caregivers.

This news builds on LifePod’s recent momentum, which includes two highly successful pilot programs with the Commonwealth Care Alliance® (CCA) and luxury assisted living provider Wingate Healthcare, resulting in the expansion of services to 600 clients and residents. On August 29th, LifePod also announced a groundbreaking study with the American Heart Association to explore how Lifepod can impact outcomes for heart failure patients.

About HomeThrive

HomeThrive provides non-medical care management and personal assistance services to help aging loved ones thrive at home with dignity and purpose. HomeThrive matches each client and their family with one of its dedicated masters level social workers who begins by conducting a comprehensive evaluation of home safety, health, and well-being to inform a personalized care plan. The same social worker develops a trusted relationship with the senior and provides ongoing expert coaching to embrace healthy behaviors and identifies, recommends, and coordinates any necessary third party services to provide meals, transportation, home care, medication delivery or other essential offerings. To learn more, visit https://www.homethrive.com/

About LifePod Solutions

LifePod® is the first proactive-voice, AI-powered caregiving service developed with a singular goal in mind: to support and improve the quality of care and life for both caregivers and care recipients throughout their journey together. LifePod’s customizable functionality fits the unique needs of a wide range of caregivers supporting older adults aging in place as well as those suffering from chronic illnesses or disabilities at home. Winner of the Best of Show award in Patient-Focused Software at the 2019 Bio-IT World, LifePod’s two-way voice service expands the capabilities of popular smart speakers with patented technology that supports natural voice dialogues, configured and controlled by remote caregivers. The LifePod team, comprised of experienced voice and health technology veterans, works closely with families, professional caregivers, and senior living communities to improve health outcomes and reduce the costs of long-term and chronic care. To learn more and pre-order your LifePod today, visit https://lifepod.com.

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TurnKey Internet, Inc Receives SSAE 18 SOC 1 & SOC 2 Certification


We pride ourselves on our unparalleled reliability, security, quality of service, and—most importantly—customer satisfaction. This certification not only proves that we are excelling in those areas, but also assures our new and existing clients that they are receiving the best possible service…

Leading Data Center and Cloud Hosting Solutions provider TurnKey Internet, Inc. announced today that their flagship data center in New York’s Tech Valley has received SSAE 18 SOC 1 & SOC 2 certification. After a thorough audit, TurnKey Internet was deemed compliant with the regulations required to attain certification. The examination was conducted by SOC audit specialists The Moore Group CPA, LLC.

SSAE 18, previously known as SSAE 16 or SAS 70, contains the rules for a CPA firm conducting an attestation of a service organization’s internal controls and issuing a System and Organization Controls’ (SOC) report. The SOC certification audit investigates several core areas: security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. It verifies that TurnKey Internet’s data center is of the utmost security, integrity, and reliability. It confirms that TurnKey Internet has procedures and safety precautions of the highest certification standard in place to ensure the security of the facility and its clients’ data within.

In addition to the SSAE 18 SOC 1 & SOC 2 certifications, TurnKey’s data center also achieved HIPAA compliance. This demonstrates the facility’s compliance with U.S. federal and state government HIPAA regulations, standards and frameworks, regarding the security and protection of electronic personal healthcare information. This achievement places TurnKey Internet in an elite group of organizations worldwide that have earned and maintain a HIPAA compliant data center.

“Attaining the SSAE 18 SOC 1 & SOC 2 certification was a significant goal and milestone for us,” remarked Adam Wills, President and CEO of TurnKey Internet. “We pride ourselves on our unparalleled reliability, security, quality of service, and—most importantly—customer satisfaction. This certification not only proves that we are excelling in those areas, but also assures our new and existing clients that they are receiving the best possible service and data protection available.”

For more information about TurnKey Internet’s Albany Data Center, or to speak with a Cloud Hosting Solutions expert, visit https://www.turnkeyinternet.net/datacenters/new-york/albany/

About TurnKey Internet

Founded in 1999, TurnKey Internet, Inc. is a full-service Cloud Hosting Solutions provider with data centers in New York and California specializing in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) to clients in more than 150 countries. Services offered in both East Coast and West Coast, USA – include Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Dedicated & Bare Metal Servers, Backup & Disaster Recovery, Online Storage, Web Hosting, Managed Hosting, Hybrid Solutions and Enterprise Colocation. Headquartered in New York’s Tech Valley Region, TurnKey Internet’s Flagship company owned data center is SSAE 18 SOC 1 & SOC 2 certified, as well as HIPAA compliant. The facility is powered exclusively by on-site solar and hydroelectric sources to provide a 100% renewable energy footprint and in 2013 was designated the 39th ENERGY STAR® certified data center in the United States. For more information, please call (518) 618-0999 or visit http://www.turnkeyinternet.net

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Optimed Launches Informed Consent Tool


Evaluate and record patient understanding quizz

CAPTIV8® Informed Consent

Demonstrating patient understanding is a key part of the definition of consent. Unfortunately, this is missing in 98% of consent procedures. […] Implementing a professional tool like CAPTIV8 Consent is sure to help Ophthalmologists and patients alike.

Consent: How Are We Doing?

Only 9% of patient consenting is performed fully. The most common omission is evaluating patient comprehension, which is only done in 1.5% of consultations (Braddock et al, 1999).

Patients cannot accurately recall information about risks of cataract surgery through conventional consultations (Pesudovs et al, 2006). Use of multimedia patient education tools has been shown to improve patient understanding over verbal and written information (Schenker et al, 2011). Multimedia tools also reduce the amount of time spent by clinical staff (Baenninger et al, 2018).

A New Consent Tool

Optimed Ltd. (http://www.optimed.co.uk) are launching CAPTIV8® Consent to save clinicians’ time and improve the quality of informed consent. The company has an extensive library of 3D medical animations, in several languages, that cover a wide range of eye conditions and surgical procedures in Ophthalmology.

The consent tool allows Ophthalmologists to create customized playlists of animations and upload personalized videos to educate patients as part of the consent process. The tool allows surgeons to add quizzes to assess patient understanding in-between animations within the playlist.

Once the playlist is completed, the patient can review their score and corrections. Each consent playlist is associated with a specific legal consent document, which the clinician can upload into the CAPTIV8® platform. Once the patient has evaluated their score, they can read the consent document and electronically sign the consent form using a tablet, such as an iPad. CAPTIV8® Consent merges the signed consent document and patient questionnaire into one PDF document and automatically sends it to your practice email, EMR platform, or the patient.

The CAPTIV8® Informed Consent tool helps clinicians:

1. Implement a robust informed consent process.

2. Save time.

3. Improve and record patient understanding.

“Demonstrating patient understanding is a key part of the definition of consent. Unfortunately, this is missing in 98% of consent procedures. Considering that around 50% of medical negligence claims in ophthalmology are in the area of cataract and cornea, and the growing multifocal IOL market, implementing a professional tool like CAPTIV8 Consent is sure to help Ophthalmologists and patients alike,” said Dr. Trusit Dave, Optimed Ltd. Founder and Director.

The CAPTIV8® Informed Consent tool is available as an add-on to standard CAPTIV8®+ and CAPTIV8® subscriptions. It is powered by Optimed Ltd, the developers of CAPTIV8®, the most innovative platform for patient education and clinic marketing, designed specifically for the eyecare industry.

For more information on CAPTIV8® Informed Consent, visit: https://www.optimed.co.uk/informed-consent/.

Trusted by thousands of people around the world, the CAPTIV8® brands go beyond animation to support you in achieving continued success. From generating more appointments to bridging the patient understanding gap, to ensuring patient satisfaction, the CAPTIV8® platform is designed to help improve your bottom line. Our platforms are the only tool you will need to save time on patient education and clinic marketing so that you can remain focused on enhancing the lives of patients.

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How to Reduce Your Regulatory Risk in the Renaissance of Hemp-Derived “Ceutical” Products, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks


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Xtalks Life Science Webinars

In preclinical studies, CBD shows potential therapeutic efficacy against a diverse array of clinical conditions, yet there are major research gaps in our understanding of CBD efficacy for most medical conditions touted in marketing.

With recent regulatory changes to state and national laws, cannabis is undergoing a period of rediscovery and attraction from big pharma, nutraceutical manufacturers, food companies, and retailers.

Chronic CBD users represent 7 percent of the American population, and North American use rates are expected to rise as access to hemp-derived CBD food products increases. In preclinical studies, CBD shows potential therapeutic efficacy against a diverse array of clinical conditions, yet there are major research gaps in our understanding of CBD efficacy for most medical conditions touted in marketing.

Food and dietary supplement contract manufacturers and own label distributors are responsible for knowing the No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL) which can be learned from clinical studies of the test article. The road to regulatory approval by regulators such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada features safety assessments from preclinical rodent testing, clinical trials, New Dietary Ingredient notifications (NDINs), licensing agreements and more.

In this free webinar, experts from KGK Science will help regulatory personnel, senior level executives, contract manufacturers and food toxicologists navigate this complicated process. The live session with Chief Science Officer Mal Evans, DVM, PhD and Chief Regulatory Officer Corey Hilmas, MD, PhD will take place on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 1pm EDT. The presentation will be followed by a live Q&A period.

Specific learning objectives include:


  • CBD research and ideas to substantiate claims for your board room discussion
  • Critical safety components in clinical trials for CBD essential oil for FDA regulators
  • How to reduce your regulatory risk with food safety dossiers
  • How to craft sufficiently qualified, limited-in-scope structure function claims
  • Creating non-disease endpoints in clinical trials for substantiating structure function claims
  • How FDA evaluates dietary ingredient and supplement product safety from a former federal regulator
  • FDA and FTC requirements to meet compliance
  • Best-in-class practices adopted by large corporations to manage risk

For more information or to register for this free event, visit How to Reduce Your Regulatory Risk in the Renaissance of Hemp-Derived “Ceutical” Products.

ABOUT XTALKS

Xtalks, powered by Honeycomb Worldwide Inc., is a leading provider of educational webinars to the global life science, food and medical device community. Every year thousands of industry practitioners (from life science, food and medical device companies, private and academic research institutions, healthcare centers, etc.) turn to Xtalks for access to quality content. Xtalks helps Life Science professionals stay current with industry developments, trends, and regulations. Xtalks webinars also provide perspectives on key issues from top industry thought leaders and service providers.

To learn more about Xtalks visit http://xtalks.com

For information about hosting a webinar visit http://xtalks.com/why-host-a-webinar/

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Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical to acquire API Manufacturing Facility in China


Zhejiang Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.“Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical, a world leading Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) today announced it has entered into a contractual commitment for the purchase of Suzhou Novartis Pharmaceutical Technology Ltd (SNPT), an API manufacturing facility in Changshu Economic Technology Development Zone, Suzhou, China.

Madam Lirong Hua, Chairman of the Board of Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical, commented, “By acquiring this manufacturing site in Suzhou, Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical can accelerate growth by adding new CDMO projects and develop new products for the market. It comes with an excellent manufacturing facility and a dedicated team of experts that will support us in delivering high-quality pharmaceuticals meeting or exceeding customer expectations and regulatory requirements.”

The SNPT site, is an established and reputable API manufacturing facility and provides a number of lifesaving medicines to patients around the world. As part of the agreement, the parties have committed to sign a long-term supply contract to guarantee continuous supply of products manufactured at SNPT. No impact on jobs is planned and Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical will invest in the site and pursue business development opportunities to optimize the utilization and expand the customer base.

“We look forward to a seamless transition for employees, patients, customers, partners and other stakeholders,” added Madam Hua. “We are impressed by the know-how at the SNPT plant and intend to leverage their expertise to develop new opportunities in the pharmaceutical market, in China and globally.”

The acquisition of the SNPT API manufacturing facility is subject to customary approval process of the competent authorities and will be completed by the end of 2019.

About Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical

Zhejiang Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, (Stock code 603456), was formed in 1998.

Jiuzhou Pharmaceutical is committed to the research & development, production, and sale of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). In addition, the company offers one-stop CDMO services in Asia, Europe and North America through its Raybow Pharmaceutical division. Jiuzhou Pharmaceuticals has been honored with a number of industry and government accolades including “Top 100 in the Chinese Pharmaceutical Industry”, “National High-Tech Enterprise,“National Technology Innovation Demonstration Enterprises” and many other notable awards. The Company has a sterling track record with regulatory authorities including the FDA and EDQM and excellent compliance history of EHS. For more information on Jiuzhou, please visit our website.

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