NEW YORK - December 1, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

Obesity has become a rising public health concern with its association with diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, non-communicable respiratory diseases, and cancers. As per the data predicted by the World Obesity Atlas 2022, one billion people globally, including 1 out of 5 women and 1 out of 7 men, will be living with obesity by 2030. With high rates of obesity, it is important to find a solution. That's where weight loss clinics like NextMed enter.

Significance of Medical Weight Loss Clinics

NextMed provides comprehensive weight loss services. This includes medical evaluations, nutritional counseling, lifestyle advice, and physical activity programs. The popular weight loss clinic offers prescription medications or other treatments to help people achieve their goals. In addition to helping individuals lose weight, they provide constant support & assistance to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

There are many different reasons why people choose to visit a weight loss clinic. For some, it may be a last resort after trying other weight loss methods without success. Others may feel more comfortable in a group setting or appreciate the support and motivation these clinics can provide.

Weight loss clinics are an essential resource for those struggling with obesity. They can help people lose weight in a safe and controlled environment and provide the support and motivation needed to maintain long-term weight loss.

Weight-loss Journey at NextMed

NextMed is committed to helping people achieve health goals, and their science-backed FDA-approved medication and weight loss plans have helped thousands of members lose over 53 lbs on average. With NextMed, losing weight doesn't have to be complicated - it's easy to start, and their support team is always here to help. Don't wait - call today.

GLP-1a drugs, such as Doctor Prescribed Ozempic, Mounjaro, Saxenda, Rybelsus, Trulicy, Victoza, and Wegovy, are a type of medication that can help promote weight loss by increasing satiety and reducing appetite. Generic Contrave (Bupropion/Naltrexone) is another effective weight-loss drug. Metformin is also sometimes used for this purpose. All these medications used by NextMed are FDA-approved, with demonstrable weight loss in years-long clinical studies.

All these drugs can be effective when used properly, but it is essential to remember that they are not magic bullets. Weight loss still requires effort and lifestyle changes on the part of the individual. These drugs can help customers by giving the extra boost needed to achieve weight-loss goals.

Most customers lose an average of 23% of body weight. The average member has a starting weight of 230 pounds and can lose 53 pounds (23% weight loss). NextMed offers genuine doctors and a provider-led weight loss program. Additionally, monthly medical check-ups help track progress toward a goal while providing feedback about how things may be going otherwise.

NextMed's generic weight loss plan provides customers flexibility and control over goals. Looking for Wegovy Medication Online, contact us today and learn more on Weight Loss Medication Online!

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Virgo is first investment for new GI fund.

CARLSBAD, Calif. - December 1, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

Virgo Surgical Video Solutions ("Virgo") today announced that the company received an investment from the American Gastroenterological Association ("AGA"), AGA's new venture capital fund, GI Opportunity Fund 1.  

"While AGA has long guided innovators who share our goal of improving digestive healthcare, we have doubled down on this commitment by establishing the GI Innovation Fund. The fund's first investment - Virgo - exemplifies our pursuit of improved clinical care," says Lawrence Kosinski, MD, AGAF, AGA Governing Board Councilor for Development and Growth. "Through our venture fund, gastroenterologists can join AGA to invest in fast-growing, early-stage companies that are transforming care for patients with digestive disease." 

Virgo provides gastroenterologists, clinical trial sponsors, and trial site investigators with AI-fueled, always-on endoscopic procedure recording and patient recruitment tools for clinical trials in gastroenterology, starting with inflammatory bowel disease clinical trials. 

"Virgo would not be where it is today without the support of the AGA, dating back to our initial pitch at the AGA Tech Summit's Shark Tank competition in 2018," said Matt Schwartz, Virgo co-founder and Chief Executive Officer. "Virgo is proud to have the support of the AGA, and this investment will help accelerate Virgo's mission to improve patient outcomes and clinical workflows by developing automation and AI tools for endoscopy." 

"As its partner in the GI Opportunity Fund, Varia shares the AGA's passion of supporting exciting innovations that benefit the GI field. Our partnership is designed, however, to do more than that. We firmly believe that this fund can also create an unusual opportunity for members interested in venture capital investing at an unusually low entry point. We believe we can accomplish these multiple objectives by making investments in companies like Virgo Surgical Video Solutions. Its video capture, management, and artificial intelligence analysis technology platform holds great promise for advancing the field of endoscopic medicine," said Scott Friedman, Varia Ventures co-founder and managing partner. 

More information about the AGA's GI Opportunity Fund 1 is available at https://againvest.varia.com/.  

About Virgo  

Virgo provides the leading cloud video capture, management, and artificial intelligence analysis platform for endoscopic medicine. Academic, integrated, and private practice healthcare providers use the Virgo platform to advance patient care through video-based research and training initiatives. Since launching, Virgo has helped physicians capture over 400,000 endoscopy procedures using industry-leading HIPAA, HITRUST, and SOC 2-compliant cloud service providers. Virgo also supports integration with all leading electronic health records systems. In 2021, Virgo launched a suite of tools called VirgoTrials, which help pharmaceutical trial sponsors and their participating trial sites accelerate patient recruitment and shorten the overall enrollment period for trials. For more information, visit www.virgosvs.com. 

About AGA  

The American Gastroenterological Association is the trusted voice of the GI community. Founded in 1897, AGA has grown to more than 16,000 members from around the globe who are involved in all aspects of the science, practice and advancement of gastroenterology. The AGA Institute administers the practice, research and educational programs of the organization. For more information, visit www.gastro.org.  

The AGA Center for GI Innovation and Technology supports innovation and the development of new technology in gastroenterology, hepatology, nutrition and obesity by guiding medical device and therapeutics innovators through the technology development and adoption process. 

About Varia Ventures  

Varia Ventures is a next-generation venture capital platform for professional organizations interested in building wealth for themselves and their members through investing in a portfolio of highly curated, emerging companies originating from their organizations. Varia's platform blends insights from key opinion leaders, strategic partners, and industry experts through its "end-to-end" technology solution designed to both support early-stage companies while providing compelling investment opportunities to its investors. For more information, visit variaventures.com. 

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New suite of time-saving products address pathology, cytology and histology laboratory staffing shortages and storage inefficiencies.

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. - December 1, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

SPOT Imaging proudly announces a new generation of sample-tracking and administration tools designed specifically to address today's staffing shortages and storage accuracy concerns. BlocDoc™, PathTracker™ and PathArchiv™ operate as an integrated system - or separately within existing lab systems - to significantly transform the efficiency and precision of the sample-tracking process.

Created in association with leading pathologists, SPOT Imaging's new product suite delivers cost savings and superior accuracy. Pathology, cytology and histology laboratories no longer need extensive teams of experienced laboratory technicians for sample handling.

BlocDoc™ turns physical paraffin blocks into digital assets for quick electronic sharing and tracking instead of a technician physically addressing and shipping samples. The digital assets make questions of tissue completeness trivial and routine rather than a labor-intensive, exceptional request, meeting the intent of the CAP Accreditation Committee when they added this requirement to the laboratory accreditation checklist. 

PathTracker™ bulk scans cassette and slide transport containers, across the histology process, ensuring the timely recovery of lost or late samples. Time-consuming and error-prone hand scanning is replaced with a simple image and electronic scan of the full container that is 8-18 times faster than hand scanning. Captured barcodes are automatically uploaded to an LIS.

PathArchiv™, a file room sample management system, virtually eliminates lost samples and saves 4-8 times the full-time equivalent technician resource, providing 30% greater storage density while fitting directly on most existing shelving units. When samples are loaned, PathArchiv™ automatically tracks the destination and return due date. Its non-sequential workflow filing methodology eliminates refiling costs.

"SPOT Imaging provides state-of-the-art technology to solve the most pressing problems administrators and pathologists face today: too few technicians to handle an overabundance of samples and data," states Philip Merlo, Vice President, SPOT Imaging. "Each of our new products will work with existing laboratory computing and storage infrastructure. Our collaboration with pathologists delivers products that meet real-world challenges in cost-effective and time-efficient ways."

On-site demonstrations of BlocDoc™, PathTracker™ and PathArchiv™ are available to laboratories endeavoring to achieve substantial cost-savings and greater tracking accuracy.  

About SPOT Imaging

SPOT Imaging provides end-to-end imaging solutions specifically designed for histology, cytology and pathology laboratories. The company's technologies substantially improve workflow efficiencies while increasing sample accuracy through the automated digitization of sample assets that provides the foundation for virtual sharing and tracking across the laboratory workflow and network user base.

Featuring proprietary designs and in-house manufacturing, SPOT Imaging is recognized worldwide for the ease of use, excellent performance and high reliability of its imaging products and end-to-end solutions. SPOT Imaging digital cameras and extended systems are integral to the operations of some of the most prestigious medical institutions, including Duke University, the University of Michigan, Stanford University, the Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic. For more information, visit www.spotimaging.com.

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Goynes-Brown Breaks Glass Ceiling as First Black Mayor in the State

LAS VEGAS - December 1, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

The City of North Las Vegas' new Mayor, Pamela Goynes-Brown, officially takes office today, becoming the first black Mayor in Nevada history. Goynes-Brown, a longtime educator turned public servant, previously served as Councilwoman of North Las Vegas' Ward 2 and was the first female African American Councilwoman in her previous role. She also was the first female African American Mayor Pro-Tempore, having served in that role twice. Goynes-Brown's recent election as Mayor continues her streak of breaking barriers. 

After referencing records via the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) School of Public Policy, the UNLV Oral History Research Center and relevant municipal leadership organizations, Goynes-Brown's victory sets a new precedent in Nevada's 158-year history and the approximately 400 mayoral elections of the State's 19 incorporated cities over that time.

Goynes-Brown leads the charge for the City of North Las Vegas, the third-largest municipality in Nevada and one of the largest minority-majority cities in America.

"Why has it taken so long?" Mayor Goynes-Brown asked. "I don't know, but I know it is happening right now and that is what's important — I'm so proud that the City of North Las Vegas has once again been the leader in making huge positive strides for our state and residents.

"It is an incredible honor to serve the constituents of the City of North Las Vegas, one of the most diverse cities in America," Goynes-Brown continued. "To set the stage for young boys and girls in North Las Vegas, to see themselves represented from the Mayor's seat to our Executive offices to the Team Members who serve our community each day, I believe the City of North Las Vegas embodies the beautifully diverse future of this country and I am honored to serve as Mayor." 

The City of North Las Vegas was the first municipality in the state to formally recognize June 19 as the Juneteenth holiday when the City Council passed Resolution 2665 in June 2021. That October, the North Las Vegas City Council approved updated contracts with employee bargaining units to add Juneteenth as an official City holiday and close City facilities in recognition. The City of North Las Vegas currently has a bill at the State Legislature proposing to make Juneteenth a State Holiday, as well as a bill proposing to allow people who are legally authorized to work in the United States to become peace officers, removing the requirement that they be a U.S. citizen.

"We must continue to call out institutional racism. We must continue to work to bring equity to all aspects of government. I look forward to working to continue to make strides for our community and for the people of color who call it home," said Mayor Goynes-Brown. "As I take office, the City of North Las Vegas will continue to advocate and prioritize our diverse residents and their needs."

For more information on all of these efforts and more, visit www.cityofnorthlasvegas.com.

About The City of North Las Vegas

North Las Vegas stretches across the northern rim of the Las Vegas Valley and is home to more than 275,000 residents. As a premier place to live, work and play, North Las Vegas leads the valley in new home development while maintaining a longstanding tradition of successful economic development in a business-friendly environment. The City of North Las Vegas' fast and faster approach has made the city a top destination in the country for development opportunities. North Las Vegas is a hub for new job creation and economic diversification that attracts global brands, innovative industries, manufacturing, e-commerce, and logistics centers.

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Agfa HealthCare announced Mark Burgess as President North America Agfa HealthCare, effective October 2022. New appointment joins recently reinvigorated roster of leadership at both global and regional levels.

GREENVILLE, S.C. - November 30, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

Agfa HealthCare announced Mark Burgess as President North America Agfa HealthCare, effective October 2022. Burgess is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

"Mark Burgess comes to Agfa HealthCare to lead our focus on building and delivering long-term strategic benefits to the North American healthcare provider clients we serve.  He understands the value of working side-by-side with health systems to help them meet their goal to deliver quality patient care," said Nathalie McCaughley, President, Agfa HealthCare. "He and his teams in the U.S. and Canada will expand the company's reach in providing guidance to new and existing clients in implementing and adopting the Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging Platform, to allocate resources effectively, control the total cost of care, and enhance patient-and-provider relationships and satisfaction."

With extensive experience in healthcare information technology, Burgess joined Agfa HealthCare from NextGen HealthCare, where he was Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Markets. He has also held leadership positions at Cerner (now Oracle Cerner) and Allscripts and, throughout his career, managed sales, consulting, product management and corporate strategy. 

"I am very excited to be joining the Agfa HealthCare team as we approach the tipping point of Enterprise Imaging adoption," said Mark Burgess. "I believe that Agfa's unique vision of guiding health systems to improve accessibility and integration of medical imaging will improve their efficiency, collaboration and clinical outcomes across disciplines and geographies. Our platform technology keeps clinicians focused on what matters most: diagnosis and treatment of patients."

About Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare is transforming the role of medical imaging into a high-impact, data-driven enterprise-wide information flow - supporting health professionals across the globe with secure and scalable imaging data management. The company's mission is to provide the solutions and guiding experience to help clients improve productivity, manage resource allocation, and mitigate complexity and redundant technologies while providing clinical confidence with readily available patient-centric information. 

The company's preeminent product, the Enterprise Imaging Platform, creates an Imaging Health Record™ or IHR, to align with and fulfill a health system's EHR/digital transformation strategy. The IHR provides an unobstructed flow of patient imaging information to help care providers achieve their clinical, operational, and business strategies.

Agfa HealthCare is a division of the Agfa-Gevaert Group which is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium, and traded on Euronext Brussels (AGFB).

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BUFFALO, N.Y. - November 30, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

POP Biotechnologies (POP BIO), a Buffalo, New York-based biopharmaceutical startup, announces the publication of an interim analysis of the Phase 2 clinical trial of EuCorVac-19, a recombinant protein vaccine displaying the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) antigen on the immunogenic liposomes. Data from this clinical study has been published today in BMC Medicine (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02661-1).

EuCorVac-19 is an RBD-based vaccine consisting of POP BIO's Spontaneous Nanoliposome Antigen Particle (SNAP) technology in combination with the adjuvant genetically modified E. coli Monophosphoryl Lipid A (EcML), produced by EuCorVac-19 manufacturer Eubiologics (KOSDAQ: 206650). Use of SNAP technology enables co-delivery, as opposed to co-administration, of antigen with adjuvant, packed in an immunogenic nanoparticle format free of any carrier protein. 

In this Phase II clinical study, 229 participants were enrolled at five clinical sites in South Korea. Healthy adults aged 19-75 without prior exposure to COVID-19 were dosed on day 0 and day 21 between July and October 2021. The most common local adverse events were low-grade injection site tenderness and pain, while the most common systemic adverse events were low-grade fatigue, myalgia, and headache. No clinical abnormalities were detected, and no serious adverse effects were solicited by EuCorVac-19. Adverse events did not increase with the second dosing. On day 42, Spike IgG geometric mean ELISA titers were 0.8, 211, and 590 Spike binding antibody units (BAU/mL) for placebo, low-dose, and high-dose EuCorVac-19, respectively (p < 0.001 between groups). No anti-his-tag antibodies were detected. Neutralizing antibody levels of the low-dose and high-dose EuCorVac-19 groups had FRNT50 geometric mean values of 129 and 316, respectively. Boosting responses and dose responses were observed. Antibodies against the RBD correlated with antibodies against the Spike and with virus neutralization.

The published data shows that in this trial, EuCorVac-19 was well-tolerated and induced antibodies in a dose-dependent manner that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2. The unique liposome display approach of EuCorVac-19, which lacks any immunogenic protein components besides the antigen itself, coupled with the lack of increased adverse events during boosting suggests the vaccine platform is amenable to multiple boosting regimes in the future to help control the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

"The results of this Phase II trial provide critical evidence of the value of the SNAP platform. This data provides invaluable support towards our platform's development, further enabling the creation of new vaccines with the potential to alleviate suffering worldwide," says POP BIO co-founder Jonathan Smyth.

"The unique qualities of the SNAP adjuvant system enabled simple conversion of protein antigens into immunogenic particles that safely induced virus-neutralizing antibodies. We look forward to further study of this technology for the prevention of COVID-19 and other diseases," says company co-founder and study co-author Jonathan Lovell. 

Presently, EuCorVac-19 is undergoing two Phase III clinical studies in simultaneous studies in the Philippines and the Democratic Republic of Congo. EuBiologics is working with international research organizations to expedite recruitment and analyze trial results to accelerate regulatory approval of EuCorVac-19.

POP BIO is developing new vaccine product candidates and is seeking further collaborators around the SNAP technology to make use of the unique qualities of the vaccine platform technology.

POP Biotechnologies (POP BIO): POP BIO is a privately held biotechnology company focused on the research and development of novel therapeutics and vaccines employing their proprietary porphyrin-phospholipid (PoP) liposome technologies. The PoP technology, exclusively licensed from The State University of New York Research Foundation (SUNY-RF), was developed by company founder Dr. Jonathan Lovell at his academic facilities at The State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo).

POP BIO's SNAP Technology: POP BIO's Spontaneous Nanoliposome Antigen Particleization (SNAP) technology enables the rapid development and manufacturing of immunogenic particle-based vaccines and immunotherapies directed against infectious diseases and other diseases through the use of cobalt-modified variant of the PoP technology (CoPoP). The SNAP technology enables the seamless generation of stable particle formation and liposome-display of protein and peptide antigens, resulting in substantial improvements in antigen-specific immune responses.

About EuBiologics: EuBiologics is a South Korean biotechnology company that is advancing the EuCorVac-19 COVID-19 vaccine and other vaccine products. EuBiologics has two main animal-based bioreactors (1,000L) to produce recombinant protein antigens and EcML. The total capacity of COVID-19 vaccine is in the hundreds of millions of doses per year.

About EuBiologics' EuIMT Technology: EuBiologics' Immune Modulation Technology uses genetically engineered Monophosphoryl Lipid A (MLA), termed EcML, a unique TLR4 agonist. EuBiologics has IP protection around EcML and various adjuvant systems. Eubiologics' EcML and POP BIO's SNAP technologies synergize to create potent next-generation vaccines.

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VNA launched Moving Healthcare Forward Podcast

RED BANK, N.J. - November 30, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

VNA Health Group launched a new healthcare-focused podcast, The Moving Healthcare Forward Podcast, on iTunes and Spotify, as part of their massive strategic initiative and four-year plan to move healthcare forward by making care more equitable, creating the workforce of tomorrow, impacting behavioral health and bringing dignity to aging.

VNAHG President and CEO Dr. Steven Landers hosts The Moving Healthcare Forward Podcast, where he has conversations with leaders in the healthcare space. Together, Landers and his guests will discuss how to address the massive challenges facing the healthcare industry, including how to provide the best care for everyday people, especially the most vulnerable.

"I'm thrilled to launch this podcast," Landers said, "because I know that it will help VNAHG push forward the bold opportunities we have to do good in healthcare, particularly home healthcare. It's also a project close to my heart: As a certified family doctor and geriatrician, The Moving Healthcare Forward Podcast allows me to fuse together my experience in geriatric medicine, home health and palliative care with what I see as my purpose, bridging the gaps in healthcare inequity."

The first episode features an interview with Bill Dombi, President of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, and is available on iTunes and Spotify. Dombi and Landers discuss the importance of at-home and hospice care and the reimbursement cuts they are facing, Medicare Advantage's lasting impact and incredible recent advancements in care.

"[Some of our advances] may seem like they're incremental," Dombi said on the podcast, "but the way my measuring stick goes, for every time you get kicked back a step, healthcare at home has taken us two steps forward. We're making that progress. When we talk to healthcare providers who work in-home, they basically say the same thing, 'I would not want to work anywhere else.'"

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ABOUT VNAHG: VNAHG is the nation's second-largest not-for-profit home healthcare organization servicing New Jersey and Ohio. For more than 100 years, they've provided customized care to individuals with chronic diseases and conditions, as well as those who need short-term care. From post-operative nursing and rehabilitation services and speech therapy to wound care and live-in private care — and just about everything in between — their skilled multidisciplinary team delivers the highest level of care possible.

ABOUT DR. STEVEN LANDERS: Dr. Landers is the President and CEO of  VNAHG, along with the host of The Moving Healthcare Forward Podcast. As a certified family doctor and geriatrician, he has a specialized interest in geriatric medicine, home health, hospice and palliative care. Dr. Landers is a graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. He has authored several articles on the role of home care in national publications, including the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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New Platform Prioritizes Transparent Pricing for Care and Procedures While Expanding Direct Payment Experience for Patients

NAPLES, Fla. - November 30, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

HealthMe™ (www.healthmedocs.com) and Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics, a Division of Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, (www.tocdocs.com) announced today a partnership which will provide their patients a next-generation digital payment and price transparency platform. With the goal of helping their patients get the right care at the right cost, Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics (TOC) will deploy HealthMe to advance their dedication to compassionate, conservative, and prompt care while also exceeding national standards for price transparency.

TOC selected HealthMe to advance their commitment in ensuring that their patients receive information about purchasing healthcare in clear language that does not result in surprise bills. The partnership with HealthMe will offer bundled payment options for those seeking to pay directly for care apart from an in-network insurance plan. Bundle payments benefit self-pay patients, self-insured employers, patients with out-of-network insurance coverage, health sharing ministries, and anyone who bears the out-of-pocket expense for services.

With 32 Board Certified and Board Eligible physicians and surgeons across seven locations in East Tennessee, TOC offers a continuum of care and services to support patients on every step of their recovery—including urgent care services. 

"Supporting our mission to provide our patients with outstanding orthopedic care, we have partnered with HealthMe's new digital payment platform. A key component of this partnership is adopting the most innovative and consumer-friendly technology that will streamline the payment process while eliminating the headaches of confusing paperwork for our direct-pay patients," commented Earl Anderson, CEO. "Our partnership with HealthMe was specifically designed to streamline payments, establish price transparency, and meet the direct-pay needs of our patients."

"Based on their commitment to practice excellence, innovation, and the consumer-focused transformation of healthcare, TOC is the perfect partner to launch our platform," commented Mike Having, MD, HealthMe founder and CEO. "We strive to lessen the burden of time-consuming paperwork for front office and eliminate billing hassles that enable doctors to optimize their time focused on patient care and not be distracted by unnecessary paperwork."

About Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics 

Proudly serving their orthopedic patients for over 25 years, Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics, a Division of Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, offers comprehensive medical and surgical treatment of bone, joint and soft tissue disorders. Providing quality orthopedic care with a focus on individual needs, positive outcomes and superior patient satisfaction, Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics proudly employs 32 Board Certified and Board Eligible physicians and surgeons along with a dedicated team of nurses, therapists, trainers and administrators. Serving the entire East Tennessee region, TOC provides compassionate, quality orthopedic care with specialties in spine, foot and ankle, hand and elbow, joint replacement, shoulders, and knees.

https://www.tocdocs.com/

About HealthMe™

HealthMe™ (https://healthmedocs.com) is an online platform that gives medical groups and practices a simple and proven price transparency solution to serve the growing population of Direct-Pay patients and health consumers. Founded and developed by doctors, HealthMe's revenue accelerator platform combines the best features of a consumer-friendly online marketplace with the security of a specialized healthcare payment processing solution. With validated success in automating the process of Good Faith Estimates (GFEs), HealthMe is the first company to provide GFEs in eleven languages. HealthMe helps patients find the best healthcare options while saving money on their care while streamlining the administrative process for overburdened staff. It provides practices with a complete, tested solution focused on "retailing" services for improved growth, staff efficiency, and patient loyalty.

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Seattle-based healthcare technology company, the industry leader in OASIS training, has released a premium certificate program that allows clinicians to gain and demonstrate proficiency with OASIS-E

SEATTLE - November 30, 2022 - (Newswire.com)

With OASIS-E launching on Jan. 1, 2023, and so many new clinicians entering home health, organizations need an easy, effective way to train new hires and current staff on OASIS-E data collection and documentation. Because OASIS is a primary tool for determining reimbursement under HHVBP, OASIS errors are costly to organizations and can even pose a threat to patient care. Yet many OASIS training programs require staff to attend in person, or are built under a "train-the-trainer" model, which is inefficient and prone to error.

As the only comprehensive online OASIS-E certificate program currently available, the OASIS-E Comprehensive Excellence Certificate Program sets a new industry standard for OASIS education and excellence. With the program, organizations can set an expected proficiency level with OASIS-E and easily track skill acquisition. By training clinicians on OASIS-E directly and allowing them to demonstrate their proficiency after completion, the certificate program helps organizations foster a higher level of competency while raising the bar on quality and performance.

The OASIS-E Certificate Program builds on MedBridge's extensive experience providing industry-leading online OASIS training to elevate OASIS efficiency and accuracy for new hires and experienced clinicians. The program is integrated with the effective, evidence-based MedBridge OASIS Training Solution, which was designed in partnership with nationally recognized OASIS experts K&K Health Care Solutions and is shown to reduce M-item errors by 28 percent, resulting in $150 additional reimbursement per patient episode. 

The certificate program covers all sections and items within OASIS-E in a concise, engaging online format. Clinicians learn how OASIS data collection impacts both patient care and agency performance, and develop competence through accredited online courses, video lectures, patient demonstrations, case-based quizzes to improve clinical reasoning, and a skills checklist to practice hands-on components of coursework.

"With the launch of OASIS-E, arguably one of the biggest industry changes in recent years, we're truly excited to be able to offer this distinctive certificate program that helps clinicians not only gain proficiency with OASIS-E but also demonstrate their expertise to create an ongoing culture of OASIS excellence," said Joseph Brence, PT, DPT, MBA, FAAOMPT, Head of Clinical Strategy at MedBridge.

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