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Premium Differentials a New Trend for Employers Trying to Save on Healthcare Costs; Sherwin-Williams, WellPoint, and Family Dollar Share Lessons Learned and Best Practices in Alere Wellbeing’s Upcoming Free Webinar

Seattle, Wash. (PRWEB) February 29, 2012

Alere Wellbeing (formerly Free & Clear) will be hosting the complimentary live webinar, Best Practices for Premium Differentials in Tobacco Cessation, on March 13 and March 20 at 11:00am PST. Clients Sherwin-Williams, WellPoint, and Family Dollar will present lessons learned and best practices for implementing a premium differential for smokers and smokeless tobacco users.

Tobacco use continues to be one of the most costly, deadly addictions in the U.S., and tobacco cessation remains the most cost-effective health benefit employers can provide. Yet at many organizations, human resources professionals find it is one thing to offer a proven tobacco cessation program, and quite another to see real results. The current trend among employers is to implement a premium differential – charging a higher premium for tobacco-using employers than non-tobacco users. This has the twofold benefit of financially motivating tobacco users to quit while helping employers reap immediate savings on healthcare: the average smoker costs his or her employer more than $ 7,000 per year in excess medical expenses and productivity losses.

“By the end of 2011, 40 percent of our client base offered a premium differential for smokers,” says Yuki Yang, Vice President of Client Services and in-house incentives expert at Alere Wellbeing. “Many companies approach us wanting our help to design and effectively implement a premium differential. This webinar will help companies learn best practices from the experience of those who have done it.”

Join Ms. Yang and a panel of human resource professionals from Sherwin-Williams, WellPoint, and Family Dollar as they share lessons learned and best practices. They’ll cover what a premium differential is, why one size does not fit all organizations, and how to plan, launch, and implement a premium differential at the worksite.

To register for the complimentary webinar on Tuesday, March 13 or Tuesday, March 20, visit Clear Insights at http://www.alerewellbeing.com.

About Alere Wellbeing

Alere Wellbeing (formerly Free & Clear) brings together science, technology, and personal interaction to help people recognize and modify unhealthy behaviors to avoid chronic illness and live longer, more vital lives. Alere Wellbeing’s evidence-based programs address modifiable health risks that contribute to chronic disease: tobacco use, poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and stress. Current clients include 27 state governments and more than 675 health plans and employers, 75 of which are in the Fortune 500. Alere Wellbeing is known and respected for its pay-for-performance business model, intense focus on scalable service quality, dedicated account management, continuous program improvement, and transparent reporting of measurable outcomes at the individual participant and aggregate population level. Alere Wellbeing has contributed to more than 100 published research studies and maintains collaboration with the American Cancer Society® and an active research program funded by the Centers for Disease Control, American Legacy Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. More information about Alere Wellbeing can be found at http://www.alerewellbeing.com.

About Alere

By developing new capabilities in near‐patient diagnosis, monitoring and health management, Alere enables individuals to take charge of improving their health and quality of life at home. Alere’s global leading products and services, as well as its new product development efforts, focus on cardiology, women’s health, infectious disease, oncology and toxicology. Alere is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information regarding Alere please visit http://www.alere.com.

For More Information:

Sharen Ross

Alere Wellbeing

(206) 876-2276

Sharen(dot)Ross(at)alere(dot)com

This press release was distributed through PR Web by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: http://www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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www.hardknock.tv Hard Knock Tv’s Nick Huff Barili caught up with John Legend to talk about the collaborative project he is putting out with The Roots called Wake Up! John says that the album concept came around the time of the presidential election. The idea was to cover some of the songs that came out around the Civil Rights Movement. He goes on to say that the music from the 60′s and 70′s is still very relevant to what is going on today comparing the War in Iraq to Vietnam and saying that the struggle and inequality in inner cities continues. Legend says that R&B today is all about Sex and glosses over the rest of humanity. With this album John and The Roots want to bring back the depth that is missing today. Interview contains clips from the first single from the project titled Wake Up Everybody, which features Common and Melanie Fiona and is a reinterpretation of HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES! Please support good music and go buy the album! For Part 2 of this interview check out www.hardknock.tv

Question by Jos C.: Video editor that supports direct webcam upload?
I recently joined a vlog collaboration, and I’d like to use my web cam for the videos instead of using my regular camera and uploading it manually. It’d save a lot of hassle if I could just use my embedded web cam.But the only problem is that right now I have Windows Movie Maker on my Vista computer and it doesn’t support direct web cam recording… I can use my embedded microphone, but nothing else.Is there another free, non-virus downloadable program I can use?

Best answer:

Answer by DMZ
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Motion and Partners Mobilize Healthcare With Real-time Access to Data at the Point of Care

Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 15, 2012

Motion Computing®, a leading global provider of tablet PCs and supporting mobility solutions, and more than 20 of its healthcare partners are bringing innovative mobile computing solutions to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference & Exhibition, February 20 – 24, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV.

Tweet this: @MotionComputing and partners bring #mobilecomputing to #healthcare http://bit.ly/i5SaXR #HIMSS12 #tablet

Mobile computing solutions present healthcare providers with the ability to relieve time, reduce errors and ensure the most up-to-date information stays at the clinician’s fingertips throughout all stages of the care delivery process. Using these solutions at the point of care allows clinicians to access patient records and lab results, place orders and document care delivery in real time, at the patient’s bedside. Together, these benefits help enhance patient safety and the overall quality of patient care.

Motion® Tablet PCs in combination with innovative software solutions equip healthcare providers with the ability to:

    Instantly capture patient information as well as access schedules and electronic medical records (EMRs)     View patient history, diagnosis and treatment     Identify patients, medications and assets     Enhance productivity through consistent, reliable access to information     Improve accuracy through point-of-care documentation processes     Shorten turnaround times through improved team collaboration and faster decision making     Remove common risks and pitfalls and increase safety

“For the healthcare industry, mobile computing solutions maximize productivity by providing the ability to document, address, analyze and transmit data in real time at the patient’s bedside or indicated of care,” aforesaid Grant Frederiksen, fourth-year director, strategic corporate alliances, Motion Computing. “Together, Motion and its partners are creating solutions that increase efficiency and employee satisfaction, while simultaneously heightening patient care.”

Finding Motion’s Solutions at HIMSS
Motion will be exhibiting in booth #4230 and will be demoing the CL900, F5v, C5v and the J3500 Tablet PCs as well as its industry-first, integrated expansion solution for data acquisition and transaction processing, the CL900 SlateMate™ with Magnetic Stripe Reader (MSR) and Barcode Scanner (BCS). Stop by the booth for product information, case studies, giveaways and more.

Additionally, more than 20 companies leveraging Motion technologies will highlight Motion Tablet PCs along with their own innovative healthcare solutions, including:

3M™ Privacy Products, booth #3562

CDW Healthcare, booth #3034

Enovate, booth #4555

Ergotron, Inc., booth #4002

GCX Corporation, booth #4227

iMDsoft®, booth #4215

Intel® Corporation, booth #7305

Intermec, booth #12825

Lexmark International, booth #5531

Man & Machine, Inc., booth #5642

Microsoft® Corporation, booth #1629

PatientKeeper®, Inc., booth #1045

PatientWorks, booth #5652

PC Connection, booth #4847

QuadraMed® Corporation, booth #2759

RAM Mounting Systems, booth #2460

SoftPro, booth #13120

Sprint, booth #3055

Wellsoft Corporation, booth #5542

Zebra Technologies, booth #1819

Zones, booth #1778

Web Resources
Healthcare: http://www.motioncomputing.com/solutions/healthcare.asp
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/12982
Twitter: http://twitter.com/MotionComputing
Facebook: http://facebook.com/MotionComputing

About Motion Computing
Motion Computing is a leading world provider of tablet PCs and supported mobility solutions, combining world-class products with services custom-made for the unique needs of mobile professionals across vertical markets, such as field serving, retail and healthcare. The company’s enhanced line of rugged tablet PCs as well as mobile point of service solutions and accessories are designed to increase mobile productivity while providing portability, security, power and versatility. For more information visit http://www.motioncomputing.com.

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I hope you guys enjoy this collaboration, it has been bringing a smile to my face ever since I started working on it! This is “Time’s Scar” from the video game Chrono Cross. If you’ve been watching my other videos then of course you’re all familiar with Verdegrand His talent definitely shines in this collab. The other violinist, joshi3joshi is extremely talented and has an awesome collection of video game music and some classical music as well, performed on violin and accompanied by piano! Please check out both their channels for more great music: Verdegrand: www.youtube.com joshi3joshi: www.youtube.com This song was really fun to make and I really enjoyed being a part of this collab. I hope you guys like it, and thanks so much for watching!! *I did make my own sheet music for this, so eventually when I have time to put up that web site it will be on there!*

Question by cyclgrrl: What is your forecast for Web 3.?
Here’s the essence of the Wiki definition of Web 2.:”Web 2., a phrase coined by O’Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a perceived or proposed second generation of Internet-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies—that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users”What is your definition of what Web 3. will be (and how it will compare and relate to Web 1. and Web 2.)?Please keep tech lingo to a bare minimum – I’m looking for concepts and visions, not computer jargon.Thanks alot for everyone’s input!!.

Best answer:

Answer by jj_33_6
Companies of employees working at home with web I.T. and Telephony applications and communicating via web conferencing with webcam. Company Expenses that are eliminated- Office Space- Equipment [I.T. and Telephony]- Software- Travel [Transportation and Hotel]- Office SuppliesEmployee Expenses that are eliminated- Transportation [Vehicle, Public Transportation, and Parking]- Business Clothing [A company policy of wearing business clothing at home during the work day is possible, with reduced business clothing expenses.]- Child Care- Lunch and Breakfast expenses in business areas.

What do you think? Answer below!

Cooley Dickinson Adopts MedVentive Solution to Manage Risk Contracts

Waltham, MA (PRWEB) January 24, 2012

Cooley Dickinson Physician Hospital Organization (CDPHO), the preferred managed care undertaking entity for all major health plans within Hampshire County, Massachusetts, has subscribed a three-year agreement to license MedVentive Risk Manager. With MedVentive’s suite of clinician-friendly, nonrational, web-based tools and technology, Cooley Dickinson will be capable to better prosecute physicians and attain population-broad breakthroughs in quality and cost improvement.

Cooley Dickinson chose MedVentive in order to manage a new Alternative Quality Contract (AQC) with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. The hospital had previously managed several adventured-based pay-for-performance (P4P) agreements in-house, but recognized that the AQC would require far more expertise and a more robust solution to be cost-effective. Hospital officials identified the MedVentive platform as the best solution in the industry.

“As we moved forward with our first global payment model, we needed a robust software system that could drive improvements in care quality and efficiency, in order to improve outcomes and ultimately reduce the cost of care,” said Norm Stachelek, Cooley Dickinson’s president and executive director. “We looked at several solutions, some of which involved custom applications and some of which came pre-defined, but MedVentive offered the best of both worlds. The MedVentive platform seemed battle-tested and steeped in real-world experience. The fact that MedVentive spent so much time developing this at the physician level spoke volumes.”

Developed under the principle that you cannot manage what you cannot measure, MedVentive Risk Manager is designed to analyze and improve the entire spectrum of cost and quality challenges – resource utilization, generic prescribing, physician efficiency and patient profiling, and more. MedVentive Risk Manager will provide a single clarifying view that will allow Cooley Dickinson to manage variations in care across its entire enterprise.

Cooley Dickinson will be using the MedVentive platform to manage healthcare for more than 25,000 patients. “We’re very pleased to assist Cooley Dickinson in implementing higher quality and more cost-effective healthcare,” commented Nancy Brown, chief growth officer for MedVentive. “Our experience as an at-risk provider network gives us a deep understanding of provider organizations and the changing healthcare environment. MedVentive is uniquely qualified to provide the risk management infrastructure necessary to be successful under Cooley Dickinson’s new contract model.”

About Cooley Dickinson

CDPHO is the preferred managed care contracted entity for all major health plans within Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The CDPHO is structured to provide a forum for participating providers to cooperating in the delivery of high quality, cost-efficacious health care to the community in an organized fashion. CDPHO offers efficiency in managed care contracting to its 300 participating physicians and Cooley Dickinson Hospital – a 140-bed acute care hospital that provides patient-centered healthcare services both at its main campus in Northampton, Massachusetts, and at satellite facilities in Amherst, Easthampton, Florence, Hadley, South Deerfield and Worthington.

About MedVentive

While healthcare was evolving the concept of an accountable care organization, MedVentive was busy operating as one. MedVentive was founded as the Provider Service Network (PSN) in 1997 by the CareGroup Healthcare System, an integrated, at-risk network of 4,500 physicians and eight hospitals that cared for more than 450,000 at-risk patients. The network included the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching facility of Harvard Medical School.

Our origins as an ACO give MedVentive a deep understanding of provider organizations and the healthcare environment. Having been an at-risk provider network, MedVentive is uniquely qualified to support an organization’s transition from a fee-for-service payment environment to risk-based contracting, and provide the clinical integration/population management infrastructure necessary to be successful under this new model.

To learn more, please visit http://www.medventive.com or call (781) 290-2500.

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Finally! After almost 4 months of waiting, here´s Metropolis Pt. 1 from the Images & Words album. This time we had another special guest on vocals, the very talented Will Shaw, all the way from Norwood/EUA. Thanks a lot for lending your pipes to us! Keyboards were done mostly on the Oasys (intro, samples and main leads from Dave/calmar´s awesome soundset), and the rest on the PC3x (strings, organ and some bells ) . I did several took and chose the best ones for the mix. Hard work, but lots of fun! High quality MP3: www.4shared.com Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching and wear´t forget to rate! Collab Lineup: César Zolhof – Keyboards www.youtube.com Felipe Campos – Bass www.youtube.com Will Shaw – Vocals www.youtube.com Paulinho – Drums www.youtube.com Thiago Campos – Guitar & Mixing www.youtube.com

Voices for Justice Rally Little Rock August 28, 2010 www.freewestmemphis3.org

Check out Zack and Ralis talk about how they made their AWESOME Fallout Laser Rifle. It’s stronger, better and they can make as many as they want. This behind the scenes video is for the new web-series “Fallout: Nuka Break” and was made in collaboration with the Indy Mogul “Awesome Directors Project”. More coming soon!
Video Rating: 4 / 5