Introducing the Abington Health Orthopaedic & Spine Institute – A Mini-Revolution

Introducing the Abington Health Orthopaedic & Spine Institute – A Mini-Revolution

A premier diagnostic, medical/surgical treatment and rehabilitation center, the Orthopaedic & Spine Institute offers convenient locations at both Abington Memorial Hospital and Lansdale Hospital.

Abington, PA (Vocus/PRWEB) January 17, 2011

Limping, gimpy, wimpy knees? Aching, spastic, bombastic spine? Grinding, binding, hobbling hips? A new option for orthopaedic and spine surgery is available at Lansdale Hospital, as of today, Monday, January 17, 2011.

Abington Health proudly presents the opening of the Orthopaedic & Spine Institute (OSI), a premier diagnostic, medical/surgical treatment and rehabilitation center with convenient locations at both Abington Memorial Hospital and Lansdale Hospital. This marks the first Abington Health specialty service to be located at both hospital campuses.

Led by Andrew M. Star, M. D., medical director, Orthopaedic & Spine Institute, OSI is staffed by more than 75 physicians at Abington Memorial Hospital and Lansdale Hospital, including joint replacement surgeons, spine surgeons – both orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons, hand surgeons, sports medicine specialists, pain management physicians, rehabilitation medicine specialists, trauma surgeons, rheumatologists and podiatrists. There is also an expert, dedicated support team of OSI nurses, skilled in musculoskeletal care.

“We are extremely excited to open the new Orthopaedic & Spine Institute, particularly at Lansdale,” said Star. “It has been a dream to standardize joint replacements and spine services at both hospitals and to expand these services to residents of the Lansdale Hospital community, bringing the most complex care close to home.”

Lansdale Hospital represents an all-new, technologically advanced extension of the Institute that includes a specially-designed rehabilitation area, private patient rooms, and wifi areas. This convenient suburban campus offers personalized, patient-focused care, in a brand-new facility.

Abington performs more than 1,000 joint replacements each year with more and more patients choosing Abington Health for their care. OSI surgeons offer every joint and spine minimally-invasive surgery available. Recently, anterior hip replacement has become a trademark procedure performed at Abington. This surgery is performed using specially designed tables, allowing the surgeon the optimal position to access the joint to spare muscle and tissue. Other procedures performed at the Orthopaedic & Spine Institute include knee replacements, hip resurfacing, and ankle, shoulder, elbow, wrist and finger surgeries. Using minimally invasive techniques, OSI spine surgeons, including orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons, perform fusions, microdiscectomies and bone-grafting. They also perform corrective procedures for degenerative conditions and traumatic injuries.

To better help those with joint and spine problems understand their options, Abington Health’s Orthopaedic & Spine Institute has created a free online pain assessment. After spending a few moments entering information, online visitors get a “Sore Score” to learn the best next step for alleviating their pain. The Sore Score assessment can be taken at http://www. abingtonhealth. org/bone.

Additionally, a variety of free programs are available throughout the year to learn more about back pain, preparing for joint replacement, the latest about living with arthritis and more. A current schedule is available at http://www. abingtonhealth. org/bone, or call Community Health Services at 215-481-2204.

Abington Memorial Hospital’s program – designated as a Blue Distinction Center® for hip, knee, and spine surgery by Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia – was the first teaching hospital in Pennsylvania to receive the prestigious Gold Seal of Approval and Disease Specific Certification from the Joint Commission for hip and knee replacement program.

For more information about Abington Health Orthopaedic & Spine Institute, please call 215-481-BONE, or log on to http://www. abingtonhealth. org/bone.

About Abington Health
Abington Health is the umbrella organization that encompasses its flagship hospital, Abington Memorial Hospital, in Abington and Lansdale Hospital in Hatfield Township. Abington Health entities also include convenient outpatient facilities, Abington Health Center – Schilling Campus in Willow Grove and Abington Health Center – Warminster Campus in Bucks County. Together, these facilities serve more than 44,000 inpatients, 123,000 emergency patients and over 560,000 outpatient visits annually. Also included is Abington Health Physicians, a network of specialists and primary care physicians employed by Abington Memorial Hospital and Lansdale Hospital. All told, Abington Health's medical staff consists of more than 1,400 primary care physicians and medical and surgical specialists, as well as over 125 physicians-in-training within five residency programs. Abington Health employs 6,400 employees, making it one of the largest employers in Montgomery County.

Contact: 
Linda Millevoi
(215) 481-8966

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Environmentally Safe Cleaning Products

Environmentally Safe Cleaning Products

Common cleaning products could be a ticking time bomb in your home or office! Safehouseholdcleaners. com provides a safe alternative.

(PRWEB) November 19, 2004

Safehouseholdcleaners. com offers Environmentally Safe Cleaning Products. If your home or office is typical, it already has dozens of cleaning and personal care products that contain harmful chemicals. Recent studies have revealed that most households/offices contain over 63 hazardous products that together contain hundreds of chemicals. These chemicals have the potential to greatly harm or even kill your children, your pets and you, should they accidentally not be used with the utmost caution.

Just imagine your peace of mind if you never had to be concerned again about your family suffering from the misuse of harmful cleaning chemicals. Our environmentally safe cleaning products provide a powerful answer to the harm that ingestion, inhalation and absorption of common household products can cause. Our products combine all-natural ingredients and vigorous cleaning action for the ultimate in consumer safety and environmental health.

The formula we offer is used exclusively by the over 30 National Parks, a few which include Yellowstone, Grant Teton and Yosemite. The formula was also chosen by the City of Santa Monica after conducting tests for the most effective and environmentally safe cleansers for the city's cleaning needs. Warner Brothers and Fox Studios, the University Medical Center in Hackensack, NJ and world-famous resorts have also chosen these products to clean their facilities. And most recently, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is testing these same products for use on its fleet of air and water quality testing ships.

Now, Safehouseholdcleaners. com makes these safe products available to you, for use in both your home and your office. A powerful, effective and non-toxic alternative to traditional cleaners. Safehouseholdcleaners. com is an independent marketing agent for the Veriuni line of quality products. Please visit us on the web at http://www. safehouseholdcleaners. com (http://www. safehouseholdcleaners. com)

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From Disability to Death, Meet Killer Obesity

From Disability to Death, Meet Killer Obesity

Obese people over the age of seventy pose higher disability risk than the danger of life expectancy.

(PRWEB) August 12, 2005

Obese people over the age of seventy pose higher disability risk than the danger of life expectancy. The University of South Florida School of Aging has found out that obese people are more likely to live a longer time period unable to cope with even the daily activities. Dependency on family for walking across a room, bathing, brushing or taking food will make them frustrated in life. More depressingly, long years of disability can make life difficult for the family as well as the society.

Obesity was calculated on BMI measurements and women showed greater weight gain chances in their old age. This dangerous epidemic has increased rapidly yet people are not too aware about its severity to adapt to a healthy lifestyle. Childhood obesity too has struck a spreading alarm. An individual with a BMI level of 25 to 30 is considered to be overweight; anybody above 30 is obese and needs immediate treatment to escape it. Studies suggested people were willing to die rather than undergo painful physical trauma in their old age. An exposure on the helplessness of older people who live with obesity can bring about significant changes in the way we approach obesity in old age. If we donÂ’t hinder the modern epidemic of our new found life, itÂ’s certain that obesity will disable us at a crucial old age life.

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DAISY Consortium Named a 2008 Tech Award Laureate by The Tech Museum of Innovation

DAISY Consortium Named a 2008 Tech Award Laureate by The Tech Museum of Innovation

DAISY Consortium is one of 25 innovators from around the world recognized for applying technology to benefit humanity

San Jose, California, and Missoula, Montana (PRWEB) September 11, 2008

The DAISY Consortium was named a 2008 Tech Awards Laureate, one of 25 global innovators recognized each year for applying technology to benefit humanity and spark global change. The Tech Awards, a signature program of The Tech Museum of Innovation, and presented by Applied Materials, Inc., selected the DAISY Consortium from among hundreds of nominations representing 68 countries.

The DAISY Standard (officially ANSI/NISO z39.86 Specifications for the Digital Talking Book) has revolutionized the reading experience for people with print disabilities around the globe. DAISY, the Digital Accessible Information SYstem, is the world's most widely used assistive technology for reading. Formed in 1996 by like-minded organizations around the world, today the DAISY Consortium consists of nearly 70 non-profit organizations representing 35 different countries and more than 20 for-profit companies which provide products and services to meet the needs of the DAISY community and the people it serves. These organizations and companies are working together to develop and promote international standards and technologies which enable equal access to information and knowledge by all people with print disabilities and which also benefit the wider community.

The DAISY Consortium is nominated for the 2008 Katherine M. Swanson Equality Award for developing AMIS software, which implements synthetic speech to make text and multi-media information available to people who have print disabilities such as visual impairments, cognitive or learning disabilities such as dyslexia, and people who are unable to hold a keyboard or printed publication. More information about the DAISY Consortium and the DAISY Standard is available at http://www. daisy. org (http://www. daisy. org).

The Tech Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity is one of the premier annual humanitarian awards programs in the world, recognizing technical solutions that benefit humanity and address the most critical issues facing our planet and its people. The awards program honors 25 scientists and innovators annually alongside the recipient of the Global Humanitarian Award. Laureates are selected by a panel of international judges organized by the Center for Science, Technology, and Society at Santa Clara University, and made up of Santa Clara University faculty as well as leaders from educational and research institutions, industry and the public sector around the world.

"This year's international roster of Laureates demonstrates the exceptional and creative applications of both high and low-tech solutions to change the world," said Peter Friess, president of The Tech. "By celebrating the accomplishments of these 25 Laureates, we are encouraging future innovators to harness the incredible power and promise of technology to solve the challenges that confront us and make the world healthier, safer and more sustainable."

Established in 2000, The Tech Awards recognize 25 Laureates in five universal categories: education, equality, environment, economic development and health. These Laureates have developed new technological solutions or innovative ways to use existing technologies for improving the lives of people around the world. One Laureate in each category will receive a $50,000 cash prize during the annual Awards Gala in San Jose, California on November 12. For more information about The Tech Awards, visit http://www. techawards. org (http://www. techawards. org).

This year, the 2008 Laureates represent the global vision of the program, coming from countries such as Senegal, Peru, Hungary, Canada, Namibia, Germany, Egypt, India, United Kingdom, Laos and the United States.

Key sponsors supporting The Tech Awards include Applied Materials, Inc., Intel Corporation, Accenture, Microsoft, The Swanson Foundation, BD Biosciences, Polycom, Genentech, Wells Fargo, SAP, eBay, KPMG, Cadence, The Quattrone Foundation, Omidyar Network, NASDAQ OMX, HP, Google, Cisco, Scott Cook and Signe Ostby, NBC11, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, The Fairmont San Jose, Montgomery Hotel, Marriott San Jose, American Airlines and Siltronic. Key partners include Santa Clara University's Center for Science, Technology, and Society, World Federation of United Nations Associations, United Nations Development Programme, World Bank Institute, Catholic Relief Services, The CORE Group, National Center for Technology Innovation and Opportunity International.

The Tech Museum of Innovation, located in San Jose, California, is a hands-on technology and science museum for people of all ages and backgrounds. Its mission is to inspire the innovator in everyone. Through hands-on exhibits, educational programs, the annual Tech Challenge team competition for youth, and the internationally recognized Tech Awards, presented by Applied Materials, Inc., The Tech Museum of Innovation honors the past, celebrates the present, and encourages the development of innovative ideas for a more promising future. For more information about The Tech Museum of Innovation, visit http://www. thetech. org (http://www. thetech. org).

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Thousands Converge on Austin for 'Stand Up for Texas' State-wide Tea Party

Thousands Converge on Austin for 'Stand Up for Texas' State-wide Tea Party

Tea Party groups from across Texas are converging on the state Capitol Saturday, September 5, from 1:00 - 4:00 for "Stand Up for Texas" - a grassroots-driven call-to-action demanding that elected officials vote according to the US Constitution in the citizens' best interests. Tea Party chapters from San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Wichita Falls, Sugar Land, Mount Pleasant, Katy, Lufkin, McAllen, Baytown, Beaumont and others will attending. Attendance is projected to exceed 20,000.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) August 19, 2009

The Houston Tea Party Society and Tea Party groups from across Texas are converging on the state Capitol Saturday, September 5 for a Texas-sized Tea Party. "Stand Up for Texas" (http://teapartypatriots. org/Group/Austin_Tea_Party_Patriots) is a grassroots-driven call-to-action demanding that elected officials deliberately and consistently vote according to the US Constitution in the citizens' best interests.

Tea Party chapters from San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Austin, Wichita Falls, Sugar Land, Mount Pleasant, Katy, Lufkin, McAllen, Baytown, Beaumont and many other will be among those represented at the event, to be held from 1:00 to 4:00 on the south steps of the Capitol. Attendance is projected to exceed 20,000.

Elected officials will be asked to sign a pledge (http://havinganaustinteaparty. com/), drafted by the Texas Tea Party Patriots:
Asserting Texas's sovereignty in the manner mandated by the US Constitution Defending and protecting each citizen's right to dissent peacefully from political positions favored by the White House and those in control of the US Congress Protecting state borders from illegal immigration Providing citizens with economic liberty so that they can assist those who require additional resources in healthcare or otherwise Recognizing the power of the citizens of Texas, more so than any arm of government, to create jobs and foster growth in the state

"Elected officials have forgotten that every vote is either an investment or an invoice in the lives of Texas citizens," said Felicia Cravens, founder of the Houston Tea Party Society, adding, "We demand that responsibility be taken seriously; they will be held accountable."

Donations to offset the cost of the event can be made at www. texasteapartypatriots. org.

The Houston Tea Party Society was founded in February 2009 as a non-partisan, grassroots effort run by citizens for citizens. Information at www. houstontps. org.

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Mortgage Fraud Detection Training Video Earns Multiple Awards

Mortgage Fraud Detection Training Video Earns Multiple Awards

Interthinx® FSISM DVD collaboration with leading industry professionals recognized for excellence.

Agoura Hills, CA (PRWEB) June 21, 2007

Interthinx®, Inc., the leading provider of risk mitigation and regulatory compliance tools for the mortgage industry, has garnered 13 awards in video/film achievement for its free mortgage fraud detection training film, FSISM:Fraud Scheme Investigation. The innovative and timely project has won national Telly, Aurora, Communicator and Addy Awards for categories such as "Issue Awareness," "Training," "Public Service," "Writing," "Directing," "Editing" and "Cinematography." Additionally, FSI was an "Official Selection" for the World of Comedy Film Festival in Toronto, a rare acknowledgement for a training DVD.

"The current mortgage market and sub prime collapse illustrates a need for improved and effective mortgage fraud detection training tools. FSI was purposely created as a parody of a popular primetime, crime scene investigation television series and inspired by actual events to yield maximum viewer learning retention," noted Mike Zwerner, senior vice president of business development and marketing for Interthinx.

The film focuses on an illegal property flipping case and provides 25 "DVD Chapters" for training on other types of mortgage fraud scams. "We're certainly thrilled to receive the accolades from professional judges, but we're even more excited about the number of DVD requests, the massive acceptance and implementation of FSI training by lenders, investors and law enforcement agencies across the country," continued Mr. Zwerner. "Fraud is no doubt a component in the sub prime market collapse. Let's hope this component will be mitigated going forward thanks to tools like FSI, future training films produced by Interthinx and predictive technologies provided by Interthinx."

"The challenge for training departments is how to effectively grab the attention of today's employees to convey the importance of the material," said Karen Shreve, executive vice president, Flagstar Bancorp. "How do you discuss 'taboo' topics, such as social pressure, sales and business pressures, and use of the word 'fraud' in the workplace? The answer is FSI, which Flagstar has found extremely effective."

In today's volatile market, mortgage companies need smarter interception strategies to combat increasing fraud. Financial institutions around the country have requested more than 1700 FSI DVD's. In addition, various local and Federal authorities, Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE's), law offices, and private investigators have requested the award-winning film. Overwhelming support for the film has also been demonstrated by 80 supporting nominations from third parties and industry professionals for Mortgage Technology Magazine's "Steve Fraser Award", bestowed upon an outstanding mortgage technology innovator, visionary or evangelizer.

For more information, visit www. FSIMovie. com

About Interthinx
Interthinx, Inc., an ISO business, is the nation's leading provider of risk mitigation and regulatory compliance tools for the financial services industry. Used at every point in the mortgage lifecycle to prevent mortgage fraud, compliance violations and to assess risk, Interthinx is relied upon by over 1400 customers, including 15 of the top 20 mortgage lenders and 3 of the top 5 largest financial institutions. With technology which earned Mortgage Technology Magazine's prestigious 10X Award as "a diagnostic and corrective solution of the highest order," Interthinx expertise in predictive analytics, data mining and risk scoring sets the standard for the industry and directly increases the value of client portfolios. For more information, visit www. interthinx. com or call (800) 333-4510.

About ISO
ISO is a leading provider of products and services that help measure, manage and reduce risk. ISO provides data, analytics and decision-support solutions to professionals in many fields, including insurance, finance, real estate, health services, government and human resources. Clients use ISO's databases and services to classify and evaluate a variety of risks and detect potential fraud. In the U. S. and around the world, ISO services help customers protect people, property and financial assets. For more information, please visit www. iso. com.

Media Contact: Ron Demeter
(213) 486-6560 x315

Corporate Contact: Kristi Kennelly
(818) 878-2844

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Kramer Healthcare Technologies' RQi enterprise™ Revenue Cycle Solution Selected by Piedmont Healthcare

Kramer Healthcare Technologies' RQi enterprise™ Revenue Cycle Solution Selected by Piedmont Healthcare

The flexibility of the RQi enterprise™ registration quality improvement solution allows for pre-registration information to be QA managed for patients prior to registration.

Orlando, FL (PRWEB) May 13, 2010

Kramer Healthcare Technologies is proud to announce that Piedmont Healthcare Inc. has selected RQi enterprise™ (Registration Quality Improvement (http://www. kramergroup. com/rqi. html)) as its web-based revenue cycle solution. RQi enterprise™ detects and flags registration and patient visit errors for correction upon admission, and prior to discharge and billing. Piedmont Healthcare will use RQi enterprise™ for its integrated delivery network (IDN) comprised of four hospitals in Atlanta, GA.

“Our all-inclusive array of revenue cycle management products and expert services reduces expenses and optimizes reimbursement,” said Paul H. Hoyt, Kramer Healthcare Technologies EVP Business Development. “The RQi™ service line provides 100 percent data review for improved billing accuracy, improved employee accountability, instinctive workflow, and immediate feedback to the user. Each system is customized on site to ensure maximum performance and customer satisfaction.”

Piedmont reviewed many QA applications before arriving at Kramer Healthcare Technologies’ solution.

“Our goal is to optimize reimbursement (http://www. kramergroup. com/) and most importantly to increase patient satisfaction, which is extremely important within our organization. Kramer Healthcare Technologies could provide Patient Accounting Rules specific to the McKesson ADT system that we currently use,” said Rick Childs, Corporate Director of Patient Financial Services at Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.

One significant selection criteria for Piedmont was that the (QA) component is HIPAA compliant. “We must ensure SAS70 compliant anytime we procure outsourced services. It validates that our data is safe,” noted Childs. “Kramer Healthcare Technologies has demonstrated positive results at several other large IDNs throughout the country as a result of implementing RQi enterprise™.”

About Kramer Healthcare Technologies
Kramer Healthcare Technologies is a premier provider of quality assurance (QA) solutions and services for hospitals, surgery centers and large physician practices. The company’s online RQi suite, which includes RQi enterprise™ and RQi practice management™, achieves 100 percent accuracy by empowering registration staffs to identify and correct errors made prior to billing thus reducing insurance denials and write-offs while improving efficiencies, accelerating cash flow and enhancing financial performance without capital equipment expenditures. Visit http://www. kramerhealthtech. com (http://www. kramerhealthtech. com) or (866)348-6358.

For more information, contact:
Jena Eggert
Marketing
(407) 872.7969 ext. 121
Jenae(at)kramergroup(dot)com

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