House of the Dragon Clare Kilner explains why season 2 of the Game of Thrones prequel series is shorter than the first.
House of the Dragon season 2 will continue telling the blood-soaked history of the Targaryen’s, but that story will be a little shorter this time around. Instead of 10 episodes, House of the Dragon season 2 will consist of just 8 episodes and director Clare Kilner explained to THR why that’s for the best.
“There are eight wonderful episodes with so much happening in every episode, and we have trouble, at times, bringing them down to one hour,” Clare Kilner said. “Ryan’s decision was to give it a good opening and a good ending, and they’re jam-packed with emotional and visually exciting events.” So while the second season will be two episodes shorter, it sounds like each one will be packed to the brim with all the dragons and family drama one could want.
While the House of the Dragon cast were able to work in a “pre-release bubble” for the first season, the new season has been shooting after the series has been unveiled to the world. Clare Kilner said that they “more settled” going into the second season. “They’ve come in this season more relaxed, and there’s a sense of family,” Kilner said. “Everybody knows one another and wants to do good work, and they know their characters so much better.“
One of the biggest additions to the series this season has been Alan Taylor, who directed many stand-out episodes of Game of Thrones. As Clare Kilner explains, Taylor’s presence has led to all the other director’s upping their game. “It’s very inspiring because there are five directors and they’re all different, and we’re all watching the dailies and commenting on one another’s work,” Kilner said. “We can’t help it, we’re all a bit competitive. So, Alan helps us up our game. He’s such an accomplished director, and I really love the way he uses depth of field and focus in his storytelling to bring viewers’ attention to certain elements in the frame. I’ve been watching that and going, ‘How can I evolve in that direction?’“
House of the Dragon is based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, a Targaryen history book which chronicles the history of House Targaryen, starting off with “Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and [going on] to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold the throne, all the way up to the civil war, known as the Dance of the Dragons, that nearly tore their dynasty apart.”
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., August 16, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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Earth's Splendor, a leading provider of premium dietary supplements and quality vitamins, is excited to announce its commitment to support Vitamin Angels, a global public health nonprofit working to support maternal and child nutrition worldwide.
Vitamin Angels envisions a world where everyone, everywhere, has a chance to fulfill their potential. The nonprofit focuses on helping underserved populations in need—specifically pregnant women, new mothers, and children under five—gain access to vital nutrition solutions.
Earth's Splendor is proud to be a part of the efforts to overcome barriers to access with an annual donation of 2% of Earth's Splendor's total sales to Vitamin Angels. Over the next few years, this will have a life-changing impact by contributing to Vitamin Angels' goal of reaching 140 million women and children annually by 2033.
"Our commitment to health extends beyond our customers," said Matt Wolf, CEO of Tapestry Brands Inc., the owner of the Earth's Splendor brand. "Through our partnership with Vitamin Angels, we're able to support the health of those in need around the world, and in our own communities here in the U.S."
Learn more about Earth's Splendor's philanthropic efforts here.
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Earth's Splendor is a trusted name in the natural health and wellness industry, dedicated to providing high-quality products that promote overall well-being. Earth's Splendor's manufacturer, Contract Pharmacal Corp., develops, manufactures, and packages solid-dose drugs and dietary supplements. As one of the oldest and largest leaders in the vitamin and pharmaceutical industry, CPC employs more than 1,250 highly skilled professionals based in Hauppauge, NY, with facilities totaling almost a million square feet. With a commitment to sustainability and customer satisfaction, Earth's Splendor strives to deliver innovative solutions that support a healthy and vibrant lifestyle. Learn more at www.earthssplendor.com.
About Vitamin Angels:
Founded in 1994, Vitamin Angels is a public health nonprofit working to improve nutrition and health outcomes in low-resource settings worldwide. They strengthen, extend, and amplify the impact of our partner organizations working to reach the most nutritionally vulnerable groups - pregnant women, infants, and young children - who are underserved by existing systems. They do this by delivering evidence-based interventions and offering technical assistance, including ongoing monitoring and evaluation, to ensure program quality, scale, and impact. Vitamin Angels works with over 1,200 local organizations, including governments, to reach more than 71 million women and children in about 65 countries annually. Both Charity Navigator and GuideStar give Vitamin Angels their highest marks for financial transparency. To learn more, visit: www.vitaminangels.org.
The Blind Side family attorney responds to Michael Oher’s allegations, calling them “offensive” and “ridiculous”
Michael Oher was the subject of The Blind Side, a movie which followed a homeless and traumatized Black teenager who becomes an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of his caring adoptive parents played by Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw. However, Michael Oher made some serious allegations against The Blind Side family yesterday, saying that they deceived him about being adopted and deprived him of earnings from the movie. The family has now responded to the allegations through their attorney, Marty Singer.
Marty Singer said that the “outlandish claims” made by Michael Oher about Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are “hurtful and absurd,” and the idea that the family “have ever sought to profit off Mr. Oher is not only offensive, it is transparently ridiculous.” Singer also said that Oher has “attempted to run this play several times before – but it seems that numerous other lawyers stopped representing him once they saw the evidence and learned the truth. Sadly, Mr. Oher has finally found a willing enabler and filed this ludicrous lawsuit as a cynical attempt to drum up attention in the middle of his latest book tour.“
The attorney added that the Tuohy’s have never kept any money earned from The Blind Side from Michael Oher and have always divided it equally among the family. “Over the years, the Tuohys have given Mr. Oher an equal cut of every penny received from The Blind Side,” reads the rebuttal. “Even recently, when Mr. Oher started to threaten them about what he would do unless they paid him an eight-figure windfall, and, as part of that shakedown effort refused to cash the small profit checks from the Tuohys, they still deposited Mr. Oher’s equal share into a trust account they set up for his son.“
You can read Martin Singer’s full statement regarding The Blind Side allegations below:
“Anyone with a modicum of common sense can see that the outlandish claims made by Michael Oher about the Tuohy family are hurtful and absurd. The idea that the Tuohys have ever sought to profit off Mr. Oher is not only offensive, it is transparently ridiculous. Through hard work and good fortune, Sean and Leigh Anne have made an extraordinary amount of money in the restaurant business. The notion that a couple worth hundreds of millions of dollars would connive to withhold a few thousand dollars in profit participation payments from anyone – let alone from someone they loved as a son – defies belief.
In reality, the Tuohys opened their home to Mr. Oher, offered him structure, support and, most of all, unconditional love. They have consistently treated him like a son and one of their three children. His response was to threaten them, including saying that he would plant a negative story about them in the press unless they paid him $15 million.
When Michael Lewis, a friend of Sean’s since childhood, was approached about turning his book on Mr. Oher and the Tuohys into a movie about their family, his agents negotiated a deal where they received a small advance from the production company and a tiny percentage of net profits. They insisted that any money received be divided equally. And they have made good on that pledge.
The evidence – documented in profit participation checks and studio accounting statements – is clear: over the years, the Tuohys have given Mr. Oher an equal cut of every penny received from The Blind Side. Even recently, when Mr. Oher started to threaten them about what he would do unless they paid him an eight-figure windfall, and, as part of that shakedown effort refused to cash the small profit checks from the Tuohys, they still deposited Mr. Oher’s equal share into a trust account they set up for his son.
Additionally, in spite of the false allegation in the lawsuit, the Tuohys have always been upfront about how a conservatorship (from which not one penny was received) was established to assist with Mr. Oher’s needs, ranging from getting him health insurance and obtaining a driver’s license to helping with college admissions. Should Mr. Oher wish to terminate the conservatorship, either now or at anytime in the future, the Tuohys will never oppose it in any way.
Unbeknownst to the public, Mr. Oher has actually attempted to run this play several times before – but it seems that numerous other lawyers stopped representing him once they saw the evidence and learned the truth. Sadly, Mr. Oher has finally found a willing enabler and filed this ludicrous lawsuit as a cynical attempt to drum up attention in the middle of his latest book tour.
The Tuohys will always care deeply for Mr. Oher. They are heartbroken over these events. They desperately hope that he comes to regret his recent decisions, makes different choices in the future and that they someday can be reconciled with him. In the meantime, however, they will not hesitate to defend their good names, stand up to this shakedown and defeat this offensive lawsuit.”
~ Martin Singer, attorney for Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy.
We likely haven’t heard the last of these Blind Side allegations, which unfortunately look to be getting somewhat ugly.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller explain the changes in the Digital version of the movie.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was recently released on Digital and fans quickly noticed many small changes from the version they recall seeing in theaters. While speaking with GamesRadar, Spider-Verse producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller explained the reason behind the changes.
“There was an international version that was made almost two months before the movie came out because it had to be translated into different languages and these French censors have to decide what the rating of the movie is in Europe,” Christopher Miller explained. “The team at [Sony Pictures] Imageworks still had some shots that they felt they could do better for the finished version. So, they cleaned up and tweaked those things.“
Miller added that crew members would suggest other changes that made their way into the constantly shifting cut of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. “Certain crew members – people in the sound department or on the animation team – were like, ‘Oh, could we do this instead?’” Miller said. “Let’s do the best possible version we can. Because it’s a multiverse movie, it’s like there’s a multiverse of the movie – that was really the reasoning behind it. It was trying to make the best possible version that everyone was going to be the proudest of.” Phil Lord added, “I think most of the changes are improvements.”
“When Miles Morales is unexpectedly approached by his best friend and love interest Gwen Stacy to complete a mission to save every universe of Spider-People from a mysterious new villain who could cause a catastrophic disaster, Miles is up for the challenge,” reads the official synopsis for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. “He and Gwen journey through the Multiverse together and meet its protectors, a group of Spider-People known as the Spider-Force. However, Miles finds himself at odds with the Spider-Force on how to handle the threat.” Across the Spider-Verse features the voices of Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Daniel Kaluuya, and Oscar Isaac. The film was directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson from a script by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and David Callaham.
What changes have you noticed in the Digital release of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse?
A rigorous evaluation process led to Smile Digital Health becoming the Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services' data fabric partner of choice to meet the interoperability needs for health data utility.
TORONTO, August 16, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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Smile Digital Health (Smile), a leading Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) health data fabric and exchange solutions provider, today announced a partnership with the Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) on the implementation of its next-generation health information exchange (HIE) platform. MiHIN is leveraging Smile's Health Data Fabric (HDF) in this next phase of its digital transformation.
MiHIN is Michigan's non-profit state-designated HIE, providing critical and comprehensive patient information to doctors, clinics, federally qualified health centers, hospitals, pharmacies, health insurance providers, and public health in Michigan. Over the last 15 years, MiHIN has set the national standard for building health information networks in an equitable and sustainable manner.
Smile's HDF enables field-leading next-generation HIEs, offering best-in-class security, scalability, performance, composability and innovation acceleration tools. MiHIN will use Smile to future-proof its modernization investment by building an open standards ecosystem and cloud native computing. Along with Smile's robust privacy and security certifications, its scalability allows for MiHIN to enhance services to its Michigan customers and fast-track growth for MiHIN's national subsidiary HIE network operated by Velatura Public Benefit Corporation. MiHIN and Velatura will use its new FHIR advanced HDF from Smile to enable new and advance data sharing use cases and analytics services that will assist in the transformation of care and support Velatura's gateway hub as part of the national Patient Centered Data Home (PCDH) initiative.
"Enabling meaningful health data sharing hinges on open standards, freeing information from silos and fostering seamless integration between data and care," said Dr. Tim Pletcher, Executive Director of MiHIN. "Smile's steadfast dedication to open standards perfectly aligns with MiHIN's unwavering drive to establish a forward-looking and market-responsive HIE, facilitating the seamless integration of clean, actionable data, real-time quality measures, point-of-care clinical insights, and more."
MiHIN had to consider many necessary attributes when planning the modernization of its HIE and how Smile could support the transformations. Smile's event-driven design was a requirement to enable real-time data exchange and updates. MiHIN also needed Smile's open standards-based platform to ensure seamless interoperability between the healthcare ecosystem stakeholders and data utilizers.
"Quality healthcare requires quality data and insights to ensure positive patient and population health outcomes. MiHIN's use-case factory and equitable business models are a perfect match for our FHIR data platform to ensure the safe, just-in-time, delivery of contextualized information wherever the patient chooses to get their care. This move ensures that they can scale with growing data volumes due to increasing demands as they grow with Velatura," said Shane McNamee, MD, Chief Growth Officer, Smile Digital Health. "A next-generation HIE will significantly improve healthcare data exchange and overall patient care. We're proud to play a crucial part in MiHIN's continuing digital transformation."
Mary Lantin, General Manager of Availity Clinical Solutions, commented, "So many of today's, and tomorrow's, critical healthcare initiatives require the use of FHIR data. As a long-time technology partner to MiHIN, we are delighted to continue to support MiHIN's best-of-breed FHIR strategy in cooperation with Smile Digital Health. Availity Fusion for clinical data upcycling, and proven and scalable FHIR conversion and FHIR streaming, ensures that data that is delivered to patients and providers is the highest quality possible."
For those interested in more details on modernizing an HIE through FHIR open standards, contact Smile Digital Health or book a meeting to chat at Civitas.
About Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services
The Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) is Michigan's state-designated entity for the technical, legal, secure, and private exchange of health information. Breaking down disparate and siloed data systems, the digital network is dedicated to transforming the healthcare experience, improving quality, decreasing cost and solving for health. MiHIN is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, socio-technical collaboration that includes the State of Michigan, Health Information Exchanges, health systems, hospitals, care providers, behavioral health clinics, FQHCs, PIHPs, health plans/payers, pharmacies, post-acute care, hospices, and the Governor's Health Information Technology Commission. For more information, visit https://mihin.org.
About Smile Digital Health
Smile Digital Health is a health information technology company focused on delivering better global health through open standards. Our enterprise-grade, open framework data fabric and integration platform fuels healthcare's digital transformation and accelerates value creation across all patient journeys at scale. Powered by our HL7® FHIR® standard-based clinical data repository (#SmileInside), our platform enables collaboration and allows organizations to ingest, transform, store, enrich, analyze, aggregate and meaningfully share the health information to power digital transformation. We prepare healthcare providers, payers, researchers and life sciences organizations for a connected future beyond legacy systems, adding new value through the intelligent use of information, and ultimately delivering better patient outcomes. For more information, visit SmileDigitalHealth.com.
Contact Information:
Victoria Valladolid
Director of Marketing, Smile Digital Health [email protected]
(877) 537-3343 x 728
Emily Mata
Director of Public Relations, Michigan Health Information Network [email protected]
(517) 745-8835
SEATTLE, August 16, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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Inc. revealed today that Optimize Health, one of the nation's most trusted remote care platforms, has been ranked No. 679 on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a unique data-driven look at the economy's most dynamic segment — its independent, entrepreneurial businesses — and is a key achievement for a growing business.
"Optimize Health is honored to be recognized by Inc. as one of America's most successful private companies," said Todd Haedrich, CEO of Optimize Health. "The past two years have been transformational for Optimize Health, and being named to the Inc. 5000 is a testament to the incredible success of our customers and the industry-leading product our team has built. Now, we're focused on further accelerating our momentum as the leader in remote care and empowering physicians, their teams and their patients to take control of their chronic conditions. We are just getting started in enabling digital healthcare to provide better outcomes for everyone."
Health systems, physician practices, federally qualified health centers (FQHC), accountable care organizations (ACO), and large medical groups have been turning to Optimize Health to transform their care delivery. It is estimated that 6 in 10 Americans have at least one chronic condition and more than $3.7 trillion is spent annually for the management and treatment of these conditions. Optimize Health's clinician-focused platform built around remote care enables healthcare organizations to easily and effectively deliver remote patient monitoring, enhance the patient-provider relationship, improve practice workflows and help thousands of physicians and over 50,000 patients to gain control of their chronic conditions. Respectively, Inc. ranked Optimized Health No. 58 in Health Services.
The Inc. 5000 class of 2023 represents companies that have driven rapid revenue growth while navigating inflationary pressure, the rising costs of capital, and seemingly intractable hiring challenges.
"Running a business has only gotten harder since the end of the pandemic," says Inc. editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk. "To make the Inc. 5000 — with the fast growth that requires — is truly an accomplishment. Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that are building our future."
"Being recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic headwinds, shows the potential of remote care, remote patient monitoring and chronic care management. Here at Optimize, our world-class team is committed to continue delivering high-quality products and services to help physicians. We thank our physicians, their patients and our partners for putting trust in us," says Haedrich.
For complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, location, and other criteria, go to www.inc.com/inc5000.
About Optimize Health
Optimize Health is revolutionizing the healthcare industry through its innovative technology and patient + care team-centric approach. The company leverages cutting-edge Remote Patient Monitoring technology and easy-to-use devices to improve patient outcomes, enhance clinical decision-making, and optimize operational efficiency for healthcare providers. We're on a mission to transform how medical groups use technology and real-time data to treat patients outside the practice walls. As the leader in remote care solutions, we help physicians deliver proactive care that re-centers the patient and provider relationship and improves patient outcomes and their quality of life. For more information, visit optimize.health.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., August 16, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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Eden Radioisotopes, LLC, (Eden) an Albuquerque, NM, company, has formally notified the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its plans to submit license applications in order to construct and operate a medical isotope production facility near Eunice, Lea County, New Mexico.
Eden's dedicated nuclear fission reactor and collocated hot cell processing facility will supply radioisotopes for both the diagnostic and therapeutic market segments, including Molybdenum-99, and Xenon-133, for medical imaging and Lutetium-177 and Iodine-131 for radiotherapeutic purposes. This new facility will initially focus on Molybdenum-99 and Lutetium-177, addressing expected future capacity shortfalls and complex supply chains that are increasingly challenged.
The Company is in the fast-growing molecular imaging industry, where radioactive substances are used in both diagnostic and targeted radiotherapeutic applications. The molecular imaging and radiotherapeutic market is predicted to reach $13.9 Billion by 2025, with the strongest growth from radiotherapeutics, such as Lutetium-177 for targeted prostate cancer treatment.
Medical isotopes are used in more than 40 million imaging procedures annually worldwide, of which 80 percent use Technetium-99m, derived from Molybdenum-99, to diagnose heart disease, cancer and other life-threatening conditions. The isotopes are injected into patients that can be tracked in the body, letting physicians create images that diagnose disease or provide specifically targeted treatment of various cancers, such as prostate cancer.
"Using technology developed at Sandia National Laboratories to build the Eden reactor is important for helping to assure a future reliable supply of these critical isotopes to meet the needs of patients both now and for the next several decades. Eden is well positioned to be able to make Molybdenum-99, creating new capacity for the heritage diagnostic market segment, while also being able to make Lutetium-177 to meet future supply needs for the ground-breaking targeted radiotherapeutics market segment," said Chris Wagner, CEO, Eden Radioisotopes.
About Eden Radioisotopes, LLC (Eden)
Eden is leveraging science and innovation developed by Sandia National Laboratories to build a 2MW reactor in New Mexico for the future production of medical isotopes for both diagnostic molecular imaging and radiotherapeutic uses. Eden is committed to providing a reliable supply of medical isotopes such as Molybdenum-99 and Lutetium-177, along with other isotopes, for healthcare patients worldwide.
A new species of snake found in Peru has been named after Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny star Harrison Ford.
Snakes, why’d it have to be snakes? Although Indiana Jones is famously petrified of the reptiles, a new species of snake has been named after Harrison Ford. According to a report published in the scientific journal Salamandra, the newly discovered species of slender snake was found in Peru’s Andes Mountains last spring. The species has been dubbed Tachymenoides harrisonfordi.
“These scientists keep naming critters after me, but it’s always the ones that terrify children,” Harrison Ford said in a statement provided to Entertainment Weekly. “I don’t understand. I spend my free time cross-stitching. I sing lullabies to my basil plants, so they won’t fear the night.“
Harrison Ford continued, “In all seriousness, this discovery is humbling. It’s a reminder that there’s still so much to learn about our wild world — and that humans are one small part of an impossibly vast biosphere. On this planet, all fates are intertwined, and right now, one million species are teetering on the edge of oblivion. We have an existential mandate to mend our broken relationship with nature and protect the places that sustain life.” Tachymenoides harrisonfordi measures 16 inches in length and is pale yellowish-brown with scattered black flecks, a black stomach, and black stripes.
As Harrison Ford mentioned, this new snake isn’t the only critter named in the actor’s honour. There’s also an ant (Pheidole harrisonfordi) and a spider (alponia harrisonfordi) which share his name. Neil Cox, manager of the Conservation International-IUCN Biodiversity Assessment Unit, said: “Too often, reptile conservation can be overlooked. Most people likely don’t find snakes as cute as a fluffy panda cub, but their role in the world’s ecosystems is just as important. This discovery helps us better understand how snake species exist and survive in the world, and I hope that its fun name will help draw attention to the threat of extinction facing reptiles globally.”
Harrison Ford was most recently seen in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. The sequel also stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag), Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish), John Rhys-Davies (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Shaunette Renée Wilson (Black Panther), Thomas Kretschmann (Das Boot), Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Boyd Holbrook (Logan), Olivier Richters (Black Widow), Mads Mikkelsen (Doctor Strange) and newcomer Ethann Isidore. The film will be released on digital retailers on August 29th.
Spielberg used a helicopter and lemonade to convince Will Smith to star in 1997’s Men in Black even though he wanted a break from aliens.
Following the massive success of summer blockbuster Independence Day – opening at #1 and going on to be the highest-grossing movie of 1996 – Will Smith had his pick of what movie he wanted to do next, with countless offers hitting his desk. Whatever that project would be, he just wanted to avoid aliens. Fortunately, a director who has a lengthy history with extraterrestrials used his power – and some Hollywood flash – to convince Will Smith that his next project would in fact be Men in Black.
Speaking with Kevin Hart on Hart to Heart, Will Smith said producer James Lassiter first brought Men in Black to him. “[Lassiter] picked Men in Black…I kinda understood Men in Black like a little bit, but I didn’t want to make Men in Black — that was the next year after Independence Day. So I didn’t want to make two alien movies back to back.” Enter Steven Spielberg (whose Amblin Entertainment was co-producing), who showed up in a helicopter and offered Smith “lemonade with carbonated water”…which sounds pretty fancy to us!
Spielberg then leaned into Will Smith about why he didn’t want to sign on for Men in Black. “Tell me why you don’t want to make my movie…He put the ellipses at the end…if he had continued, he woulda said, ‘Joker, you know I made Jaws, right? You know I made E.T.’” Smith said it was the “coldest sh*t” he’d ever experienced…up until that point, at least.
Obviously the whole Men in Black thing worked out for Smith, as the first one was the biggest earner of 1997 and the second and third installments pulled in over $1 billion worldwide total. It also spawned a spin-off, 2019’s Men in Black: International, which traded in Smith and Tommy Lee Jones for Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson (hey, at least we got Frank the Pug!). Perhaps for the better, the planned Men in Black / 21 Jump Streetcrossover is off the table.
Are you a fan of the Men in Black movies? Would you watch a fourth installment if Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones signed on? Let us know!
BOSTON, August 15, 2023 (Newswire.com)
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Radical Imaging LLC, a pioneer in medical imaging informatics, interoperability, and integrations, announced today that it is partnering with Medicai, a provider of decentralized cloud-based infrastructure (PACS, VNA and exchange) that enables healthcare providers to seamlessly and securely manage and exchange imaging data. This partnership will enable Medicai's customers to easily opt-in to use FlexView as their viewer in Medicai's platform and FlexView's customers to have Medicai's ready-made solution when it is required that they use a central repository for medical images and associated patient data from multiple healthcare systems in conjunction with the viewer.
FlexView is a professionally supported, SaaS cloud medical imaging viewer created by Radical Imaging that is 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 the 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 plugins at runtime. This is crucial to enable the addition of new features dynamically, such as AI-based tools, without causing disruptions or system downtime. Users will be able to discover, opt into and use these value-added services as they become available in the FlexView Extension Marketplace. FlexView will be available to the general public in September 2023.
Medicai's cloud-based platform provides physicians with instant access to patient medical images, such as X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs, and other relevant medical files, regardless of location. It enables them to view and analyze medical images, make diagnoses, and collaborate with other medical professionals across different healthcare settings in real-time to make more informed decisions about patient treatment. The platform is designed to be user-friendly and scalable, allowing healthcare providers to easily access and share imaging data across a network of providers.
Medicai's interoperable medical imaging architecture enables seamless communication and data exchange between different medical imaging systems and healthcare applications, regardless of the vendor or technology used. The platform is built on industry-standard protocols, including DICOM and HL7, ensuring that it can easily integrate with other healthcare systems, such as Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS). A vendor-neutral archive (VNA) is included, which acts as a central repository for medical images and associated patient data, and supports various DICOM standards and image formats. A set of interfaces and APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that enable different systems and applications to communicate with each other is also included, promoting interoperability and enabling more efficient workflows.
"We are excited to have FlexView fully integrated into Medicai's platform on day one of our launch of FlexView. This integration will benefit both Medicai's existing customers and FlexView's future customers by having a best-in-class, all-in-one medical imaging infrastructure and viewer solution at the ready when required," said Rob Lewis, CEO of Radical Imaging.
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.
About Medicai
Medicai is an awarded suite of software systems for organizations working with medical imaging: imaging centers, hospitals, and specialized providers, offering fully secure and compliant imaging data management. Medicai's software components include: a cloud-native, decentralized medical imaging infrastructure and workflows management system, web and mobile applications for doctors and patients to collaborate on imaging data, and a cost-effective data archiving solution. For more information, please visit medicai.io.
