Robert Yeager CEO of PharmMD, has announced the release of the 2015-2016 Pharmacy Quality Trend Report. Throughout the past year there have been multiple breakthroughs and challenges as healthcare reform moves out of its infancy and into a more mature state. During this transition, PharmMD has enabled their customers and partners to stay ahead of the curve by…
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FINEOS Corporation, a market leading provider of core systems for Life, Accident and Health insurance, has won this year’ s Excellence in Talent Development award at the Irish Software Association’ s annual award ceremony. From left to right Eileen O’ Sullivan, Chief Financial and Operating Officer Afilias Technologies, Louise Coulter, HR Business Partner,…
Nov. 24– PALACIOS– Less than a week before Thanksgiving, a family lost its only daughter: a 2- year-old girl named Analyah Moreno. About 1:30 a.m. Sunday, the Midfield Fire Department responded to a call for assistance in a fully involved fire with a possible child inside. Also called to help the Palacios Fire Department to extinguish the blaze were the fire…
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company is pleased to announce the promotion of David O’ Malley to president and chief operating officer, effective January 1, 2016. Over the last 21 years, O’ Malley– who started his career as a Drexel University co-op student in the company’ s investment department– has shown exceptional dedication, delivers profoundly successful…
Chris Nielsen recently announced his State Farm office, located at 5332 Main Street in Spring Hill, will be collecting toys for the holidays for Toys for Tots, whose mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys each holiday season and distribute them as Christmas gifts to children in need. “I would love to see the citizens of Spring Hill help make this a happy holiday…
Medicare already doesn't cover the cheapest device for post-cancer lymphedema, an elastic compression wrap or garment. Medicare officials could not offer a comment for this story, but the clinical community has long debated what is the best way to apply compression to the skin to treat lymphedema, whether through machines, garments, therapists' hands or some…
Legacy-GoHealth Urgent Care continues its expansion in the Portland metro area, opening its eighth urgent care center on N. Williams across from New Seasons Market. Located near the Legacy Emanuel Medical Center campus, the new location is easily accessible for residents and bike commuters who need quick, convenient medical care on their way home from school…
In an open field near the Victoria Regional Airport, the fire– set by Victoria firefighters– showed the dangers of cooking Thanksgiving turkeys that have not been thawed completely. “It just made a big fireball,” Victoria Fire Marshal Ron Pray said Monday. Between 2005 and 2014, 39 State Farm Insurance customers in Texas reported claims stemming from cooking…
Nov. 23– GULFPORT– A woman accused of soliciting a man to kill her husband at their New Orleans home faces a related trial on federal charges alleging she failed to report her slain husband's life insurance money to a bankruptcy court in the Southern District of Mississippi. Emma Jean Raine, 51, has pleaded not guilty to a 35- count indictment filed in U.S. District…
Cardinal Institute for Health Careers, now at 150 Riverside Parkway in Stafford, offers 40- hour classes approved by the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services for personal care aides. “The day they graduate, they can be employed, and many of them have,” said Linda Copeland, the institute's president. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,…
Nov. 24– After several months of meeting and study, the newly-formed Daviess County Insurance Committee has recommended changes to the health insurance plan that will mean more money coming from employee pockets. The big driver on the increase is that medical costs are projected to increase on the county plan by $150,000 this year. “We want to be the best employer…
–Value Group Direct, a full-service advertising agency specializing in direct response marketing, is pleased to announce they've joined Independent Insurance Investments, Inc.. VGD will retain their current management team and remain in their Paoli, PA, offices. About Independent Insurance Investments, Inc.: Based outside Philadelphia, PA, Independent…
A.M. Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ and the issuer credit rating of“ bbb+” for The Marysville Mutual Insurance Company. Partially offsetting these positive rating factors is Marysville Mutual’ s geographic concentration, which exposes it to frequent and severe weather-related events, as…
A.M. Best has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ and the issuer credit rating of“ bbb” of Bremen Farmers Mutual Insurance Company. The company posted declines in surplus in the earlier five year period; however, in the past three years, Bremen has been able to grow surplus consecutively, and this trend…
Nov. 22– TIFTON– The Tifton City Council heard from David Doudy with ISO Slayer at Thursday night's City Council workshop regarding the results of a study of the Tifton Fire Department as a stand-alone department. The meeting was held at the Tiftarea YMCA on Carpenter Road. ISO Slayer is a Colorado company that specializes in audits of fire stations and the…
But Hanover is among the top 20 cheapest places in Pennsylvania to obtain renters insurance, according to a recent study by ValuePenguin. Quotes were collected and averaged from five major carriers across 92 cities in Pennsylvania. Hanover ranked the 14th cheapest place for renters insurance, while Philadelphia was the highest.
EVENT: Homeland Security Department; Federal Emergency Management Agency holds a meeting by teleconference of the Technical Mapping Advisory Council, December 9-10. AGENDA: Agenda includes: Consideration of rise in sea level and future development on flood risk; Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014; and Flood mapping in support of the…
Nyawara is one of the former residents of the 12000 block of Sleepy Horse Lane in Columbia's Clary's Chase neighborhood, where a natural gas explosion the evening of Sept. 24 triggered a three-alarm fire that rendered six houses uninhabitable and caused damage to many others. The fire department has ruled the cause of the explosion accidental, according to…
Moreover, Daniels–President of Community Financial Advisors, Inc. in O'Fallon– said having a client say “thank you” means more to him than any professional achievement. That customer-first approach that has helped turn Community Financial Advisors, Inc. into a successful company under Daniels' leadership. All in all, Daniels said Community Financial…
