March 2018 AZTC Member News
WebPT Marks 10 years with Acquisition
As WebPT marks its 10-year anniversary, the Phoenix-based company has acquired BMS Practice Solutions of Upland, Calif., the largest billing and collections company serving the rehabilitation therapy market.
By joining forces, therapy practices now have an end-to-end solution for attracting and retaining patients, streamlining workflows, completing defensible electronic documentation, staying compliant with healthcare regulations, obtaining fast and accurate payments, and ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality clinical care and patient experiences.
WebPT, the leading rehab therapy software platform, also is launching WebPT Reach, a new patient relationship management software that enables physical therapy facilities to consistently connect with patients to improve retention, clinical outcomes and revenue.
Thin Client Computing Announcing Spring IT Retreat
Thin Client recently announced their second annual Masters Retreat for IT professional which will take place in Prescott, Arizona April 20-22.
The format of the event provides practical learning opportunities by working side-by-side with peers and carefully selected experts on areas of interest chosen by the attendees. The goal is to develop practical understanding and skills that can be applied immediately.
Top requested topics for this year include security best practices, GPU, vGPU, and graphics remoting, and successful VDI and application integration, among many others. Learn more and register here.
Cybba, Inc. Provides Tips for Effective Sales Presentations
As a speaker, presenter, or salesperson, what’s the proper length for a presentation? How can you best share ideas…and make them stick?
TED talk expert recently explained that TED has identified that 18 minutes is the perfect length of time for a presentation. In fact, all TED Talks are limited to 18 minutes, to align with research on attention spans. Gallo cited TED curator Chris Anderson’s reasoning of the time limit as “short enough to hold people’s attention, including on the Internet, and precise enough to be taken seriously. But it’s also long enough to say something that matters.”
See the full post here.
InfinityHR Updates User Interface
InfinityHR is announcing the release of a brand-new user interface (UI) for their HCM software on March 3, 2018. The release of their new UI coincides with their brand overhaul that took place back in 2017. According to a study by Forrester Research, “a well-designed user interface could raise your website’s (or software’s) conversion rate by up to 200%.”
Read more about their transformation here.
A First in Real Estate Blockchain
RealBlock, a first-of-its-kind functional real estate blockchain enterprise, has been launched under the watchful eye of the founder of the Blockchain Research Lab at Arizona State University.
The wholly owned independent subsidiary of Greenbriar Capital Corporation opens as Arizona becomes the first state to enact a law making digital signatures on smart contracts valid and legally enforceable. Blockchain allows a real estate transaction to be faster, safer and cheaper than the traditional paper-heavy and rubber stamp process.
Mike Boyd, former Pima County recorder of real estate deeds, has been named president of RealBlock. Besides Todd Taylor of ASU’s Blockchain Research Lab, the company has partnered with Tom Sullivan, chairman of Title Security of Arizona, to become a reality.
Six Bioscience Startups Get Support from Flinn Foundation
The Flinn Foundation has selected six Arizona bioscience startups as participants in the 2018 Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program, with receiving $30,000 in funding support and program services.
The 2018 companies—based in Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tucson—are:
- Avery Therapeutics
- Gemneo Bioscience
- GT Medical Technologies
- TheraSpecs
- TouchPoint Solution
- Vapometry Biolabs
In addition to funding and services, company leaders will participate for one year as members of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee, a group of the state’s science, health care, business, academia and policy leaders.