Advantech - a leading global manufacturer of embedded, automated and ruggedized computing products, services and solutions for the healthcare industry – will showcase its newest technology at the upcoming Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2018 Annual Conference and Exhibition (HIMSS18) held March 5 - 9, 2018, at the Venetian - Palazzo - Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Trusted by 80% of the top 50 medical device manufacturers, hundreds of hospitals and numerous caregivers and patients worldwide, Advantech’s new intelligent healthcare services and solutions lineup are never-before-seen products designed to enable a new era of intelligent healthcare—from high-performance medical monitors and PC’s to patient infotainment terminals and tablets that securely connect, simplify and improve the entire hospital ecosystem.
Please find more information about these solutions below, and if interested, I would be happy to coordinate an interview with Advantech’s iHealthcare experts at the HIMSS18 event:
· HIT-W183 – A new platform designed to provide patients and visitors with a modern, unified and streamlined communications terminal that fully integrates with in-room and waiting-room televisions, the ultra-slim system enables capabilities for ordering meals, viewing healthcare plans, completing the discharge process and entertainment among other things.
· AIM-55 – An advanced 8" medical-grade tablet that simplifies patient data and information intake for nurses.
· KOSTEC ULTRA HD SURGICAL MONITOR – Designed for the OR (operating room) and surgical applications, these medical monitors provide ultimate HD imaging for endoscopic and surgical image systems.
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ADVISORY: USDA Officials to Hold Press Call Regarding SNAP TOMORROW
(Washington, D.C., February 21, 2018) – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and Acting Deputy Undersecretary for USDA’s Food Nutrition and Consumer Services (FNCS) Brandon Lipps along with FNCS Chief of Staff Maggie Lyons will hold an on-the-record, off-camera media briefing call regarding the promotion of work and self-sufficiency among able-bodied adults participating in the department’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The briefing will be conducted TOMORROW, Thursday, February 22nd from 11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. ET. The information will be embargoed until 12:30 p.m. ET.
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The AdvoCare® 25th Anniversary National Success School Brings More Than
$5 Million in Local Economic Value to Dallas/Fort Worth
The annual event, hosted at The Star, drew almost 10,000 AdvoCare Distributors to Frisco, Texas
PLANO, Texas (Feb. 21, 2018) AdvoCare International, L.P. (AdvoCare) announced today that this year’s National Success School, hosted from Feb. 1 – 3, at Ford Center at The Star, brought more than $5 million to the Dallas/Fort Worth local economy.
The 25th Anniversary event* featured a conversation with President George W. Bush, led by Chairman and CEO, Brian Connolly, in addition to a diverse lineup of speakers from the AdvoCare Distributor community.
For several years, AdvoCare hosted its annual event at AT&T Stadium, and the 2018 event offered the company an opportunity to positively impact the greater North Dallas and Frisco communities.
“We are proud to have hosted AdvoCare in our city for their 25th Anniversary National Success School. This event has immensely contributed to our local economy for more than two decades, and we are honored to celebrate the success of their 25-year milestone in Frisco,” said Marla Roe, Executive Director for Frisco Convention and Visitors Bureau.
National Success School is an annual sales and training conference focused on celebrating Independent Distributor achievements while also providing education, inspiration and motivation for continued success. During the three-day business training event, almost 10,000 AdvoCare Distributors visited Dallas/Fort Worth, and booked thousands of local hotel rooms – more than 2,000 in Frisco alone. This one event also supported more than 2,000 jobs in Frisco.
"National Success School is an annual highlight for AdvoCare and the thousands of Independent Distributors who come to the event,” said Allison Levy, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for AdvoCare. We were excited to host this year’s event at The Star in Frisco and continue our partnership with the world-class Cowboys organization as we celebrated the 25th Anniversary year of AdvoCare in 2018.”
The Star in Frisco opened in August 2016 and is a 91-acre campus that hosts the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters and features the Ford Center – a state-of-the-art, 12,000 seat football stadium that hosts a variety of events, an entertainment district filled with restaurants and shops, a medical center, a 60,000-square foot gym at Cowboys Fit and more.
ABOUT ADVOCARE INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
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