Company Poised to Ship Tens of Millions of Authentic KN95 and N95 Masks from Inventory

RYE BROOK, N.Y., August 25, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Bona Fide Masks Corp., The Trusted Source™ for authentic, protective masks, stands ready to assist customers with their KN95 and N95 mask purchases to help keep them safe. With news of new COVID-19 variants emerging, Bona Fide Masks® is poised to help customers with tens of millions of masks in inventory ready to ship.

As part of a fourth-generation, family-owned and -operated group of businesses, Bona Fide Masks remains committed to best corporate practices, focusing on product authenticity and complete supply chain transparency. Explains company President Bill Taubner, "We are proud to offer high-quality, authentic masks that meet standards, especially as we head into Fall. We have the most transparent, strongest, and secure supply chain in the mask industry and are delighted to continue our relationships with acclaimed mask manufacturers, such as Powecom® and Harley®. Bona Fide Masks is honored to be the exclusive U.S. distributor for Powecom® KN95 and Harley® KN95. No order is too big or too small for us!"

Notably, Bona Fide Masks Corp. is the only mask distributor in the U.S. to earn ISO 9001 certification. The ISO vetting process includes all aspects of the company's business, including purchasing, supply chain integrity, logistics, delivery, infrastructure, testing, human resources, finance, and accounting. By securing IS0 9001 certification, Bona Fide Masks has underscored its unwavering commitment to its customers and its business partners, meeting and exceeding high-level international standards. The company remains committed to delivering premier products, using safe and sustainable processes. Operating under the ISO 9001:2015 standard helps ensure that Bona Fide Masks' customers receive authentic, high-quality products that meet or exceed strict standards.

The mask marketplace is complicated and confusing for many. In response, Bona Fide Masks has reinforced its commitment to providing authentic masks through transparency and supply chain integrity, featuring an authenticity statement from ownership, which is available here: https://bonafidemasks.com/insights/authenticity-statement/. The company never purchases from agents, middlemen, brokers, resellers, dealers, closeout companies, intermediaries, or third parties. Bona Fide Masks also performs in-house testing of masks using a recognized respirator tester, designed specifically for testing filter media. Following extensive research, Bona Fide Masks purchased an innovative and highly efficient 100X Automated Filter Tester from medical device leader Air Techniques International (ATI). This ATI machine is designed for quality control validation of filter media, replaceable particulate filters and masks used in medical and industry hygiene applications. The 100X meets leading industry standards such as NIOSH 42 CFR Part84, GB 2626, EN 1327-7:2019 and ASTM F3502-21. The 100X is designed for testing N95, KN95, FFP and P100 respirator masks.

More about Ball Chain Manufacturing Co., Inc., and Bona Fide Masks Corp.:

The current owners' great-grandfather and grandfather started Ball Chain Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Ball Chain) in a small garage behind their home in the Bronx, NY. The company has been family-owned and -operated since 1938. Ball Chain is now the world's largest manufacturer of ball chains (www.ballchain.com), seen on military dog tags, ceiling fans, handbags, and light pulls, among many other goods. The company manufactures more than 3 million feet of product per week at its Mount Vernon, New York, factory (all ball chains are made in the USA). Ball Chain is the exclusive supplier to the U.S. military for the iconic dog tag ID necklace worn by U.S. servicemen and women, and the company takes tremendous pride in everything it does.

Originally a division of Ball Chain, Bona Fide Masks Corp. handles warehousing and distribution with the utmost focus, systematically employing proven, regimented processes and protocols, as supply chain security and transparency are its highest priorities. In this regard, Bona Fide Masks is proud to issue statements of authenticity, providing further confidence to its customers and reinforcing its commitment to supply chain integrity.

Contact Information:
Bill Taubner
President
[email protected]
914.664.7500


Original Source: Bona Fide Masks Corp. Strengthens and Expands Mask Business Heading Into Fall

Revolutionizing Field Operations: TikaMobile Unveils AI Solutions for Enhanced Scientific Insights and Decision-making.

NEW YORK, August 25, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Software company TikaMobile has launched conversational and generative AI solutions, powered by ChatGPT that enhance the efficiency of field teams. The advanced AI solution covers three primary areas: publication analysis, medical insights and engagement analysis, and SOP and field info guidance.

TikaMobile's novel solution leverages an AI chat module implemented with the TikaMSL platform, offering users the flexibility of using it as a standalone solution or integrating it seamlessly with existing CRMs.

The publication analysis element of TikaMobile's solution enables field medical teams to better understand the scientific share of voice (SSOV) through systematic comparative analysis of scientific literature. Users can ask questions based on trends, point of view, sentiment, competitive outlook, etc.

TikaMobile's advanced conversational and generative AI reduces the time for field medical teams to research the work of their key opinion leaders (KOLs) and access critical industry trends for optimized decision-making.

Through medical insights and engagement analysis, TikaMobile enables teams to answer on-demand queries about gathered medical insights, the impact generated by these data, and the outlook of KOL engagements. These smart AI capabilities can help create ad-hoc reports for broader use cases beyond field medical teams.

"Medical Affairs is challenged with increasingly difficult-to-manage data and need for fulfilling complex objectives while showcasing the impact. TikaMobile aims to elevate the performance of planning and execution among field medical using generative AI. We see teams using this to gain visibility into unstructured data and converting insights into action," said Manish Sharma, CEO & Co-Founder, TikaMobile.

TikaMobile's SOP and field info guidance components equip medical field teams with AI-driven FAQ functionality. TikaMobile's generative AI learns from real-world customer SOPs and guidelines, keeping medical teams keenly informed about the best approach toward regulating complex activities. 

TikaMobile launched these latest offerings in response to recent trends in medical affairs and omnichannel marketing, complementing healthcare personnel (HCP) engagement with AI and machine learning precision.  

About TikaMobile

TikaMobile is a Strategic Planning and CRM+BI provider dedicated to creating innovative solutions for the life sciences industry. Tikamobile offers a comprehensive suite of products, including TikaMSL (solution specifically designed for Medical Affairs), TikaDevice (commercialization and sales enablement for Medical Devices), TikaPayer (dedicated for helping Market Access manage payers), TikaPharma (catered to pharmaceutical sales teams), and TiKaNAM (for national account managers). The company works towards empowering the life sciences with mobile and analytical advantages.

Visit TikaMobile.com for media enquiries or to learn more about their latest integrated solutions.

Contact Information:
Mia Shibly
Senior Business Development Manager
[email protected]
917-302-0071

Manish Sharma
CEO & Co-Founder
[email protected]
646-221-7583


Original Source: TikaMobile Launches Conversational and Generative AI Solutions to Empower Life Sciences Field Teams

LIVONIA, Mich., August 25, 2023 (Newswire.com) - In calendar year 2022, Trinity Health Integrated Care (THIC) ACO, a Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organization coordinated high-quality care for over 130,000 lives saving Medicare $56 million, with earned shared savings of $41.2 million to THIC ACO and its participating providers. 

THIC ACO is one of very few renewing ACOs earning shared savings every year of participation. Since the ACO's launch in 2017, THIC has earned $126 million with an average quality score of 93% and engaged thousands of providers in transforming care for their Medicare beneficiaries. THIC continues to care for these Medicare beneficiaries across nine states in 2023.

Other Trinity Health ACOs in Michigan, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Iowa also contributed to successful outcomes. Together with the THIC ACO, they coordinate high-quality efficient care for over 255,000 Medicare beneficiaries.

"We are committed to our mission of improving the health of the patients, families and communities we serve," said Emily Brower, senior vice president, Clinical Integration and Physician Services for Trinity Health. "Our ACOs enable us to do just that while spending smarter on the preventive care that keeps our patients healthier."

ACOs accept accountability for the quality, cost, and experience of care of the assigned beneficiary population. ACOs provide Medicare beneficiaries with high-quality, coordinated care including getting them the proper care when they need it, increasing preventive care, avoiding unnecessary service duplication, and preventing medical errors.

"With this achievement, our teams again show their commitment to continuous improvement. The challenges brought on by the pandemic gave us opportunities to be proactive in our outreach to high-risk patients through expanded capabilities including telehealth, home visits, post-acute care and remote monitoring," said Dan Roth, M.D., executive vice president, and chief clinical officer for Trinity Health. 

In 2022, Trinity Health's MSSP ACOs ranged from upside-only to Enhanced two-sided financial risk arrangements representing the most significant risk in Medicare Shared Savings Program tracks. This means, from one year to the next, and depending on performance, Trinity Health Medicare Shared Savings ACOs either share in savings or are required to share in Medicare losses and repay a portion to Medicare.

Trinity Health is a strong proponent of value-based care delivery. We have 17 Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) that are accountable for approximately two million lives across the country through alternative payment models. Our health care system participates in 14 markets with Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), which includes 11 markets partnering in one national MSSP Enhanced Track ACO, Trinity Health Integrated Care. All of these markets participate in the "enhanced track," which qualifies as an advanced alternative payment model (AAPM). Two of the 14 markets also participate in CPC+. In addition, we participated in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCIA) initiative and the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) program across 37 hospitals.

About Trinity Health

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 123,000 colleagues and more than 26,600 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 88 hospitals, 135 senior care locations, the second-largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. Trinity Health has 15 medical groups with 1,324 primary care providers and 4,193 specialty care providers. Based in Livonia, Michigan, its annual operating revenue is $21.5 billion with $1.4 billion returned to its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. Trinity Health is committed to serving as a critical provider in our communities and coordinating care across settings and the care continuum, with 41% of our revenue coming from Medicare and 18% from Medicaid and uninsured patients.   

Contact Information:
Rachel Nelson
[email protected]
734-343-4329


Original Source: Trinity Health Medicare ACOs Continue Savings for Eighth Year

Joining Program Will Help Accelerate AI Capabilities in FlexView, Radical Imaging's Viewer-as-a-Service Product

BOSTON, August 25, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Radical Imaging LLC, a pioneer in medical imaging informatics, interoperability, and integrations, announced today that it has joined NVIDIA Inception, a program that nurtures startups revolutionizing industries with technological advancements.

Radical Imaging's new product, FlexView, is a professionally supported, SaaS cloud-native medical imaging viewer based on the Open Health Imaging Foundation (OHIF) framework. It is a commercial-grade, production-ready solution that can easily be incorporated into any medical imaging system, seamlessly providing viewing and analysis capabilities for any type of medical image or workflow. FlexView adds to OHIF's extensibility model by introducing the ability to deploy plug-ins at runtime. This is crucial to enable the addition of new features dynamically, such as AI-based tools, without causing disruptions or system downtime.

Joining NVIDIA Inception will help Radical Imaging accelerate FlexView's integration with MONAI in order to unlock AI capabilities in FlexView. The program will also offer Radical Imaging the opportunity to collaborate with industry-leading experts and other AI-driven organizations.

"We're excited to join the list of startups in NVIDIA Inception, and we're grateful to work with NVIDIA. Considering how fast-moving AI is right now, this program gives us confidence that our viewing solution will be able to leverage the advances in AI, even as the field continues to evolve," said Rob Lewis, CEO of Radical Imaging. 

NVIDIA Inception helps startups during critical stages of product development, prototyping, and deployment. Every NVIDIA Inception member gets a custom set of ongoing benefits, such as NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute credits, preferred pricing on NVIDIA hardware and software, and technological assistance, which provides startups with the fundamental tools to help them grow.

About Radical Imaging LLC

Radical Imaging is a software company focused entirely on medical imaging. It offers software system design and planning, contract software development, and consulting to help its partners solve their most challenging medical imaging problems using modern cloud and web platforms like Cornerstone.js and OHIF, which it co-developed with Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2023, Radical Imaging will be releasing its first commercial product, FlexView, a commercial version of OHIF. For more information, visit RadicalImaging.com.

Contact Information:
Radical Imaging
[email protected]


Original Source: Radical Imaging Joins NVIDIA Inception