Posts Tagged ‘Partners’

Healthcare Trailblazer Partners with Education Powerhouse to Create a Groundbreaking Remedy for the Current Healthcare Industry

Houston, TX (PRWEB) August 15, 2014

2nd.MD CEO Clinton Phillips and The Flippen Group Founder and Chairman Flip Flippen are pleased to announce their joint venture to create 1stMD, a brand new primary care telemedicine service which will launch on September 1, 2014. 1stMD will integrate with Phillips’ 2nd.MD, an innovative specialty care 2nd opinion service, to provide an end-to-end health benefit that will bring access to millions of Americans.

The combined benefit of 1stMD and 2nd.MD will provide a more comprehensive healthcare service for employees and a one-stop shop for employers. Forward thinking companies will save on wasted health care dollars while providing access to top notch medical advice to their employees. Whether they are facing a common medical condition or a difficult medical decision, benefit holders will now have the care they deserve at their fingertips. More details will be released in conjunction with the September 1st launch date.

“Behavioral health has always been at the core of what we do. It seemed only natural that we would continue to follow the developments of the health care delivery system through these changing times. One of the most intriguing companies in the emerging health care world is 2nd.MD, and we have chosen to be the primary care delivery system for their company in large part because of the values, the expertise, the technology, the absolute commitment to the patients well-being and their leadership team,” says Flippen.

Phillips reciprocates the sentiments, “The Flippen Group’s impact in corporate development, behavioral health and education gives them unique insights into solving some of the current challenges within healthcare. The character of their leadership team and the care they have shown to their clients of over 25 years make them an ideal partner for 2nd.MD. Together we expect that the industry will be completely revolutionized.”

Clinton Phillips is the Founder and CEO of 2nd.MD, launched in 2011, a revolutionary online resource that connects members with the nation’s leading medical minds for 2nd opinions. Members can choose from over 300 nationally recognized, board-certified medical specialists that cover over 25 specialties and 120 sub-specialties. These world-renowned physicians are available for consult via video or phone within 3 days from virtually anywhere. 2nd.MD is currently covering over 1.5 million lives world-wide and continues to gain praise from across the globe. 2nd.MD was inspired by Phillips’ daughter Gabi who suffered a stroke at birth. Finding the right doctor and getting the answers they needed proved to be immensely difficult, costly and time consuming. He has since vowed to make peace of mind only a click away.

Flip Flippen is the Founder and Chairman of The Flippen Group, started in 1990, which was recently voted the number two company to work for in the State of Texas by Texas Monthly. Today, The Flippen Group is one of the largest educator training companies and one of the fastest-growing leadership development organizations in North America. The company’s breakthrough processes that emphasize changing behaviors and attitudes have helped organizations achieve dramatic improvement in performance, leadership, trust, and productivity. As a psychotherapist, Flippen has worked with thousands of individuals, organizations and sports teams. The success of his efforts has been documented on The Today Show, The Super Bowl Pre-Game Show, Speed Channel’s NBS 24/7 among others, and in countless publications over the last twenty years. He is widely recognized as a world-class entrepreneur and philanthropist who together with his wife Susan has helped to raise over twenty children.

Logos and imagery are available upon request. To learn more about the two companies, visit http://www.1stmd.com, and http://www.2nd.md, or contact contactus(at)1stmd(dot)com, or press(at)2nd(dot)md.

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Goddess Garden Partners With EWG and Other Mineral Sunscreen Brands to Promote Sun Safety

The EWG, Goddess Garden, and 16 other mineral sunscreen companies are partnering in a new “Practice Smart Sun” initiative.

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) May 12, 2014

Goddess Garden is one of seventeen sunscreen brands that have banded together to support the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and its new Sun Safety Campaign: Practice Smart Sun™. The goal of the campaign is to raise public awareness about the dangers of excessive sun exposure and provide practical guidelines for sun safe behavior.

“EWG is proud to be working side by side with companies at the front lines of a revolution in the sunscreen industry, making safer, healthier sun protection products, and who share our concern about the largely avoidable crisis of skin cancer,” says Ken Cook, EWG’s President. “This year, and in the years to come, our campaign aims for nothing less than a fundamental change in Americans’ attitudes and habits, so that the practice of ‘smart sun’ becomes as commonplace as buckling a seatbelt.”

Practice Smart Sun™ kicks off May 11 with the launch of the website ewg.org/sunsafety, which provides information on how to live a healthy, sun-safe lifestyle. May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, so starting this Sunday, for one week, each participating sunscreen brand will promote the campaign on social media with info graphics and #SunSafety.

Skin cancer is the most common form of all cancers in the U.S., and rates of new melanoma cases have tripled over the last 35 years. Every hour someone dies from melanoma, yet many Americans behave as if they’re immune. Much of the damage can occur as early as childhood; a single case of blistering sunburn in childhood or adolescence doubles the risk of melanoma.

“As a mineral sunscreen company, we want people to enjoy the sun as safely as possible. Not only do we want to promote increased sunscreen usage, but we want people to become more aware of what they are putting on their skin,” remarked Nova Covington, founder and CEO of Goddess Garden. “We are excited to partner with the EWG on this initiative, and we very much look forward to promoting ‘sun safety’ and the advantages of mineral sunscreens.”

The Sun Safety Coalition is composed of nearly 20 like-minded companies, and includes:

All Terrain

Aubrey Organics

Ava Anderson Non Toxic

Babo Botanicals

Baby time! By Episencial

Badger

Beautycounter

California Baby

Elemental Herbs

Goddess Garden

Juice Beauty

Marie Veronique Organics

MD Solar Sciences

Mychelle Dermaceuticals

Raw Elements USA

ThinkBaby/ThinkSport

True Natural

About the EWG

EWG’s Annual Guide to Sunscreen, launched in 2007 and updated annually, rates the safety and efficacy of more than 1,400 sunscreens, daily moisturizers, lip products and SPF-rated makeup. The 2014 Guide Launches May 21st.

About Goddess Garden

Founded in 2004 by “mompreneur” Nova Covington, Goddess Garden is a woman-owned natural sun and skin care company based in Boulder, Colorado. Goddess Garden sunscreens are made with pure minerals, zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, offering natural protection from the sun. Available in tubes, pumps, and continuous sprays, Goddess Garden’s sun care products are free of chemical sunscreen. Goddess Garden sunscreens are water resistant, non-greasy, and absorb quickly. Products and additional company information are also available online at http://www.GoddessGarden.com.

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OrthoCarolina Partners with HydroWorx Once Again to Offer Patients and Community Advanced Aquatic Therapy Options

HydroWorx InstaFit Pool at OrthoCarolina

Middletown, PA (PRWEB) April 16, 2014

At OrthoCarolina, aquatic therapy has become such a driving force that they sometimes have difficulty getting every patient in their pool. Unlike a traditional pool found at a health club, their particular unit is specially equipped with an underwater treadmill, massage hose capabilities, resistance therapy jets and underwater video. These advanced technologies allow their physical therapists and specialists to provide innovative healing, which was becoming somewhat of a double-edged sword before the company decided to invest in a second HydroWorx therapy pool which they installed at one of their facilities several miles away.

“We’ve had so much success, but it can be difficult to keep up with the demand,” admits Cheryl Bennett, PTA. “Having another therapy pool allows us to offer more for patients who want and need aquatic therapy. That’s a huge group, too; so many people need this kind of avenue to transition safely to land-based physical therapies. Without aquatic therapy, many patients would fall off the schedule or have tremendous difficulty getting over the initial ‘hump’ of therapy. With the pool, we can get them headed in the right direction from day one.”

Their second therapy pool is located at the north end of their city, a more convenient drive for former and current OrthoCarolina patients who do not wish to navigate significant traffic to enjoy their aquatic therapy and exercises. In the past, some OrthoCarolina patients tried to continue their progress in the pool at local gyms, but those pools’ cooler temperatures and more generalized programs led them to become frustrated with the experience. Having a warm-water HydroWorx pool located closer to their homes now enables them to enjoy all that aquatics has to offer.

Aquatic therapy isn’t new in terms of humankind. Civilizations around the globe have turned to the healing powers of water for millennia, from the public baths of Rome to the hot spring spas across northern Europe. However, with equipment like the HydroWorx pools, the natural properties of water such as buoyancy and hydrostatic pressure can be even more precisely and deliberately harnessed. This is a boon for those with foot and ankle problems, chronic pain, back problems, arthritis, MS and more.

Fitness advocates like Dr. Robert McBride, who practices with OrthoCarolina, appreciate being able to get patients on a fast-track aquatic therapy program very soon, even days after surgery. Whereas patients in similar situations would be forced to wait until they could comfortably handle land-based physical therapy, they are now able to reap the advantages because in the pool, their weight is countered by up to 80 percent.

Duane Albers, PT, Director of Physical and Hand Therapy, OrthoCarolina notes, “The pool continues to be very successful for our patient population and for many of our patients. It allows us to initiate therapy earlier following their injury which in turn helps to regain function sooner and pose less long term complications. Additionally, for those patients who are limited in WB or who may be challenged by land based exercises it allows us to make functional progressions in the pool to carry over to a land based program. The decision to add a second pool was highly supported by our physician leadership in order to provide a high level of care in multiple locations to meet the growing needs and convenience of our patients.”

The new therapy pool is much like the first that OrthoCarolina purchased from HydoWorx. Located on the first floor of the north end facility, it has become a veritable magnet for those seeking the proven benefits of regular aquatics. Its success is definitely in the numbers: Between its inception in November 2013 and March 2014, its use time by patients suffering from foot and ankle, low back pain, hip pain and knee pain has quadrupled and continues to grow.

Because OrthoCarolina is an official partner of University of North Carolina at Charlotte, their personnel see many UNCC students who require aquatic therapy. Yet their options span a wide range of ages and abilities. Explains Elizabeth Nichols, PT, ATC, “The programs are based upon each patient: what they did before, what their expectations are, etc. We have an adult population that ranges from 25 to 91 years old! One patient had pain in her left hip. She’s been going to the gym as part of the Silver Sneakers program, but her gym doesn’t have a pool. We’re now transitioning her to a pool program and she loves it. She was so shocked after the first two visits to OrthoCarolina that she didn’t have hip pain following her pool therapy!”

OrthoCarolina’s pools are not open to the general public at this point. Nonetheless, those in the Charlotte, North Carolina area who require physical therapy are encouraged to discuss the advantages of aquatic therapy treatments with their referring physicians.

About OrthoCarolina

As one of the nation’s leading orthopedic practices, OrthoCarolina is your destination for comprehensive orthopedic care. Since 1922 we’ve offered a continuum of care for patients across the Southeast. Our dedication to training and research coupled with our expertise in foot and ankle, hip and knee, shoulder and elbow, spine, sports medicine and pediatrics allow for the high quality care patients expect. Orthocarolina intends to build on the previous established relationship between Novant Health and Cleveland Clinic for our patients here in Charlotte.

OrthoCarolina. You. Improved.

Connect with OrthoCarolina at http://www.orthocarolina.com or on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

About HydroWorx

HydroWorx, based in Middletown, Pennsylvania, offers a wide range of underwater treadmill therapy pools, and peripheral products and services. Every day, more than 23,000 athletes and patients use HydroWorx technology to recover from injuries and health conditions.

More information about HydroWorx’s upcoming webinars, as well as archived webcasts from previous events, can be found by visiting http://www.hydroworx.com/events.

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