Marc Harrison, MD, Intermountain Healthcare President and CEO
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA, March 29, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Marc Harrison, MD, president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare, has been highlighted as one of the top healthcare leaders in the country.
Becker’s Hospital Review came out with their list of “100 Great Healthcare Leaders To Know” and included Dr. Harrison. This marks the first time Dr. Harrison has appeared on the list as he started in his role as CEO last October.
The 2016 Becker’s list, in a news publication for healthcare executives, looked at healthcare leaders who are working to navigate the current environment. The recognition focuses on strong leadership during the ever-changing times with the repeal and replace efforts in Congress and the turn to value-based care in healthcare systems.
Becker’s also recently named Intermountain as one of the top healthcare workplaces in the nation. Intermountain’s wellness program, LiVe Well, was highlighted as part of receiving the workplace recognition. Dr. Harrison himself has showcased the LiVe Well messaging that includes with him as a competitive triathlete.
The entire list can be viewed on Becker’s Hospital Review website.
Intermountain Healthcare is a not-for-profit health system based in Salt Lake City. Transforming healthcare through high quality and sustainable costs, Intermountain strives to help people live the healthiest lives possible. For more information, visit www.intermountainhealthcare.org.
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WELLE TRANSFORMS ANY SURFACE INTO SMART INTERFACE --
HITS KICKSTARTER GOAL IN FIRST DAY
Welle Turns any Surface into a Universal Remote Control Interface for use with: Lights, Windows, TVs, Doors, Thermostats, Coffee Makers, & More -- Controls PowerPoint Presentations & Connects with IFTTT -- For Android & iOS
Kickstarter: http://sable.madmimi.com/c/71191?id=1692136.5524.1.214a2e2c32b1af77dce16c05058e7449
Release: http://sable.madmimi.com/c/71191?id=1692136.5525.1.c0a2e798156e0efa57fcaa3e7424e9bb
March 29, 2017 -– Welle (pronounced vell-uh), a smart device that instantly turns any surface into a smart interface using Sonar Technology through hand gestures, announced today that it surpassed its Kickstarter goal in the first day at: http://sable.madmimi.com/c/71191?id=1692136.5526.1.36eba5a0d5ac3de6f95579e5e56f6156 Welle http://sable.madmimi.com/c/71191?id=1692136.5527.1.dfd6020aea287f33b4528c4ce0d98cd3 gives you the ability to use unlimited simple gestures to control your favorite devices, appliances, and apps – so powerful it even tracks your finger movements and recognizes handwriting. With Welle, the entire surface becomes connected to Sonar, allowing you to use hand gestures to control all your smart devices, such as lights, TVs, speakers, doors, thermostats, cameras, curtain/blinds, fans; and even PowerPoint presentations, apps, and IFTTT (If this, then that) conditional task applets, and more.
Uses Most Advanced Sonar-based Gesture Control to Connect to All Kinds of IoT Devices & Appliances – Mounts on Wall
Welle works in the home, office, or anywhere with a Bluetooth connection. Simply place the tiny Welle on any convenient surface or location, or mount Welle on a wall with the included 3M stickers. Working as a universal remote for all kinds of IoT devices and appliances, Welle uses the most advanced Sonar-based gesture control, replacing the multiple traditional household remote controls for a convenient and enjoyable connected home and office experience. Welle recognizes standardized gestures and also lets you assign your own gestures or handwriting short-cuts to interact with devices everywhere in your life.
Creates Custom Gestures, Tracking, & Even Recognizes Handwriting
Welle means “wave” in German and Welle’s logo shows two fingers tracking human gestures with ultrasonic waves. Welle uses Sonar Technology, advanced ultrasonic signals used in the military, automotive and drone markets, that can accurately track human movements. Welle’s Sonar Technology transmits signal pulses and collects the reflected energy back from targets, identifying motions, gestures, and finger movements from the echoed signals. These echoes are translated into different instructions and words to IoT devices using an advanced hardware design and software algorithms. The Welle Sonar Technology tracks your fingers when you touch a surface and can even recognize handwriting motions, transforming them into customized actions. Conventional gesture detectors, such as those used in smartphones, only provide single gesture readings. In contrast, Welle provides rich information, such as trajectory data and digitized gestures, enabling a wide variety of control functions for everyday convenience.
Welle Controls Any Device, Anywhere Instantly:
• Thermostats
• Coffee makers
• Lights
• Windows shades/curtains
• TVs
• Doors
• Speakers
• Locks
• Humidifiers
• Fans/air conditioners
• Outlets
• Garage doors
• Robot arms
• PowerPoint presentations
• Creates custom gestures
• Assigns short-cuts throughout handwriting recognition or gestures (i.e. “C” for “make coffee”)
• Changes volume and tracks when listening to music
• Connects with IFTTT
• Tiny size, weighing just 3.5 ounces, with measurements of 2.97” x 1.38” x 0.64”
Open API Now Available for Software & Hardware Developers
Welle provides an open API (Application Programming Interface) for software and hardware developers to redefine gestures, creating infinite possibilities for controlling devices and apps. Welle features a well-designed API, readable documents, example codes, and a developer community with full support. For moreinformation on the Welle API, see: http://sable.madmimi.com/c/71191?id=1692136.5528.1.19ca3de4a758a39fc6394f4779eb3443 or email: support@maxustech.com.
Tiny, Small Enough to Bring on the Road to Meetings, Hotels, & Coffee Shops –
Pricing & Availability
Welle is tiny, smaller than a smartphone at less than 3 inches long, weighing just 3.5 ounces, lightweight and small enough to bring on the road to meetings, hotels, coffee shops, and anywhere else you go. Easy to install in just a few minutes with Welle’s app for Android and iOS users, users can setup Bluetooth connections between Welle and the target devices quickly by following the steps on the Welle app. Available October 2017, Welle will be priced at $99, with early-bird Kickstarter pricing of $59 for a limited time. For more information, see Kickstarter: http://sable.madmimi.com/c/71191?id=1692136.5529.1.458a0b44b8d3f1242545a5149a590583 or http://sable.madmimi.com/c/71191?id=1692136.5530.1.3c46a14dde23a7d29f653e79f7c6a22a
About MaxusTech – Making Machines Sense the World
Welle was created by a highly advanced team of scientists, visionaries, mathematicians, physicists, and electrical engineers at MagnusTech. Established in 2014, MaxusTech created Welle when they realized the limitations of current control methods and limited interactive surface on devices, which undermines the user experience. Based in Shenzhen, China, MaxusTech provides human-computer interaction technologies and novel HCI solutions to their business partners. Their goal is to make tools that address human needs by amplifying human capabilities to “Make machines sense the world.” MaxusTech is funded by top tier venture capital firms. For more information, see http://sable.madmimi.com/c/71191?id=1692136.5531.1.c640b6b78c3a528de181a770f5433dc3 http://sable.madmimi.com/c/71191?id=1692136.5532.1.161c5ae955abecd685f4e05f4310793a email: support@maxustech.com.
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Small Business Welcomes Executive Order on Energy
Controversial EPA Clean Power Plan would have sent small business electricity bills soaring, says the National Federation of Independent Business
Washington, DC (March 28, 2017) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) issued the following statement on behalf of President and CEO Juanita Duggan in response to President Donald J. Trump’s executive order on energy:
“We are extremely pleased by the President’s focus on bringing down the cost of energy, including traditional sources of energy. We are especially pleased by his decision to reconsider the Clean Power rule, which is an unnecessary expansion of the EPA’s power that would have sharply increased electricity costs.
“Small businesses rely heavily on affordable, reliable electricity. The EPA Clean Power rule is a double-barrel threat: It would drive up small business operating expenses and it would hit their customers in the wallet. Higher costs and lower consumer demand is a recipe for slower growth.”
NFIB is part of a coalition of groups currently challenging the EPA Clean Power Plan in federal court. For more information about NFIB, please visit www.nfib.com.
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For more than 70 years, the National Federation of Independent Business has been the Voice of Small Business, taking the message from Main Street to the halls of Congress and all 50 state legislatures. NFIB annually surveys its members on state and federal issues vital to their survival as America's economic engine and biggest creator of jobs. NFIB’s educational mission is to remind policymakers that small businesses are not smaller versions of bigger businesses; they have very different challenges and priorities.
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