Bread for the World today expressed hope that the poverty plan released by Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and the House of Representatives’ Task Force on Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility will start a bipartisan discussion on how to end hunger and poverty. “Bread for the World applauds Speaker Ryan for giving poverty the attention it… Keep reading →
MiraMed Global Services, Inc. (MiraMed) is pleased to announce that its global subsidiary, Ajuba International, LLC (Ajuba), has completed its Service Organization Controls (SOC) Type II Examination. The independent SOC examination was conducted by Plante Moran, PLLC a public accounting and consulting firm who evaluated and tested the company’s internal operational controls and processes. SOC… Keep reading →
LCG, a fast-growing, leading provider of innovative grants management and technology solutions to federal agencies in the areas of health and science, has announced it has been awarded an estimated $17.5 million IT contract, including all options, with the Health Resources and Services Administration under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support… Keep reading →
Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC (DISYS) has launched its first external component of ‘Accelerating Productivity,’ an initiative centered around driving greater value, expertise and services through optimization and exceptional service. ‘Accelerating Productivity’ consists of leveraging key expertise to deliver tangible, innovative solutions to address a client’s most urgent business needs. To accomplish this, the company focuses… Keep reading →
The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), the leading organization supporting the healthcare industry in advancing the state of information protection, announced today that it continues to fully support S.754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015, because it formalizes the process for information sharing, encouraging private entities to share amongst themselves and with… Keep reading →
Square Roots, a life sciences company focused on pregnancy and the healthy formation of life, announced that it has acquired Fitzgerald Analytics, a leading analytics and data science firm. The cash and stock purchase is central to Square Roots’ strategy to develop evidence-based solutions that improve maternal health in the United States. As part of… Keep reading →
Xerox (NYSE:XRX) today provided an update regarding the strategic direction of its government healthcare business, specifically addressing the implementation of its Health Enterprise Medicaid platform in California and Montana. “Today’s announcement builds on the change in strategy from last quarter,” said Ursula Burns, Xerox chairman and chief executive officer. “We are taking additional steps to… Keep reading →
The Healthy Marketplace Index Report (HMI), released today, shows the economic performance of more than 40 health care markets across the country. Developed by the Health Care Cost Institute with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the HMI is one of the most comprehensive sets of local-level measures of health care financing and delivery… Keep reading →
/Manufacturers’ News, Inc./–Manufacturing employment increased in North Carolina for a third straight year, reports the 2015 North Carolina Manufacturers Register ®, an industrial database and directory published by Manufacturers’ News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. According to data collected by MNI, North Carolina manufacturers added 3,734 jobs from January 2014 to January 2015, a half percent… Keep reading →
Congresswomen Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.) and Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) introduced the Mental Health First Aid Act, a bill authorizing $20 million in grants for Mental Health First Aid trainings around the country. The proposed legislation is the counterpart to a Senate bill (S. 711) introduced in March by Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.),… Keep reading →