In order to form an LLC, an individual must file articles of organization with the secretary of state. Form an LLC with tips from a certified adviser on small business in this free instructional video on starting a business. Expert: Paula Roberts Bio: Paula Roberts is the executive director of the Tennessee State University Small Business Development Center. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

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Stamford, Conn. (PRWEB) February 20, 2012

IVANS, Inc. a national health information exchange, announced that while 42 percent of healthcare providers surveyed currently use either electronic health records (EHR) or electronic medical records (EMR) systems, 39 percent have no plans yet to implement stage one of meaningful use. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 defined Meaningful Use as a provider using certified EHR technology in ways that can be measured significantly.

Stage one of meaningful use sets the baseline for electronic data capture and information sharing. The IVANS study demonstrates it is not enough to simply have an EHR or EMR system in place, but providers must be able to share and use the data in a meaningful manner, or they risk a possible reduction in their Medicare fees or could lose out on financial incentives.

Of the 39 percent surveyed that have no plans for implementing stage one of meaningful use, it is not surprising that 44 percent (represented by home care, long term care and hospices) are not yet eligible to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. What is surprising is that a fairly large number (26 percent) of providers (represented by hospitals and private practices) are eligible for EHR incentives but still have no plans for implementing stage one of meaningful use.

Michael Schramm, IVANS president of healthcare services, said, “Whether eligible for meaningful use incentives or not, many providers point to such barriers as waiting on technology upgrades from vendors, integrating new changes into current workflow processes, and understanding and adopting complex Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) within a short period of time. If these issues are not resolved and integrated into subsequent stages of meaningful use, it will be difficult for providers to become meaningful users, thus resulting in further misalignment of financial incentives down the road.”

According to IVANS 2012 Healthcare Provider Survey, 33 percent of providers surveyed said budgetary concerns are their biggest challenges preventing them from sharing information electronically, while 21 percent said it was technology requirements which keep changing. This is an area where health insurers can make a difference by aligning their pay-for-performance programs with federal meaningful use criteria for EMRs.

While this idea has only been adopted by a small number of payers so far and it has not yet been established if these changes will result in higher pay-for-performance payments, it could help to facilitate the implementation of meaningful use among providers. Schramm said, “It is this type of innovative thinking and collaboration between health payers, the industry and providers that will help to ensure that all key constituents have access to both the means and the expertise to successfully use electronic technology in a meaningful manner.”

The survey was conducted electronically January 5-12, 2012, and the results represent responses from over 700 healthcare providers from across the United States. For an executive summary of IVANS 2012 Healthcare Provider Survey, contact Cecile Locurto at Cecile(dot)Locurto(at)ivans(dot)com or (203) 905-7330.

Attendees of HIMSS12 at the Venetian Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, NV, February 20-24, 2012, who visit IVANS Booth #7101 can request a copy of the executive summary. In addition, IVANS will be demonstrating real-world implementations of nationally-recognized, standards-based interoperability technology championed by The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Federal Health Architecture at the HIMSS Interoperability Showcase in Hall G, Booth #11000.

About IVANS

Headquartered in Stamford, Conn. and a CMS approved vendor, IVANS, Inc. has more than 28 years of providing the property-casualty insurance and healthcare industries with fully managed network, electronic data interchange (EDI) and agency-company interface solutions to help solve complex business issues. Used every day by over half a million customers nationwide, IVANS LIME® Health Information Exchange works with all segments of the provider population to protect revenue and increase productivity by offering a one-stop solution for revenue cycle management, compliance and clinical applications.

For information, visit http://www.ivans.com/healthcare. Visit IVANS healthcare blog, HealthWire, at http://www.ivans.com/healthblog.

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Orlando, Florida (PRWEB) February 15, 2012

Anissa Rogers knows more than most about keeping a competitive edge in business and in life. A certified personal trainer, clinical recruiter, and women’s fashion merchant (http://www.uarefashions.com) she has cultivated an eye for products and ideas that help keep her healthy and productive. In her spare time she is also a competitive body builder. Where does she find the time? One of her secrets, divulged today on the front page of the Orlando Sentinel, is her ability to workout at work with a TrekDesk Treadmill Desk.

Anissa explained how she got started with the TrekDesk to the Sentinel. “Back in November we converted my traditional office into my fitness office with the TrekDesk Treadmill Desk. I felt that sitting down was idle and made me gain weight, so I felt like this would be a good way to balance my metabolism. I just felt it was an excellent way to improve my posture and just feel good at the end of the day, just burning calories as you work.“ Review the entire Orlando Sentinel article and video here: http://thesent.nl/Aggw2q

“Anissa represents one of thousands of stories of individuals across America who have decided to take personal responsibility for their health,” stated Steve Bordley, CEO of TrekDesk Treadmill Desks. “She is obviously an extraordinary, success driven professional but the main benefit to the TrekDesk is that is does not take any extra time out of the day or extra motivation to exercise. You just add your work to the desk and before you know it you have walked all day. We were especially pleased that the Orlando Sentinel placed this story on the front page. The message of movement needs to be spread nationwide and we applaud them for recognizing the importance of this health issue.”

Designed to fit any existing treadmill, TrekDesk treadmill desk is an affordable, full sized, height adjustable workstation that allows individuals the opportunity to gain the necessary amount of exercise daily to maintain health, prevent disease, strengthen muscles, boost mood and productivity, without requiring additional time during the day or extra motivation. Workout at work with TrekDesk. No sweat!

TrekDesk is currently available for sale online at TrekDesk.com for $ 479.00 including free shipping. If you are searching for employment in the pharmaceutical field and need the services of a successful clinical recruiter, need fitness or fashion tips, contact Anissa via email at anissajs(at)hotmail(dot)com.

Join the TrekDesk “Movement Revolution” to learn more, win a free TrekDesk or ask us any questions anytime at http://www.facebook.com/trekdesk, or follow us on twitter -http://www.twitter.com/trekdesk.

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www.ted.com At TEDGlobal 2010, author Matt Ridley shows how, throughout history, the engine of human progress has been the meeting and mating of ideas to make new ideas. It’s not important how clever individuals are, he says; what really matters is how smart the collective brain is.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at www.ted.com

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 11, 2012

Link Building Company, a website providing link building services and helping clients climb search engine rankings using link building packages, announced a new blog today, titled, “SEO Link Building Services – Why Does Anyone Need Them?” Anyone who is looking to increase a site’s visibility online, or to utilize successful link building seo services, including article distribution, natural link building, directory submissions, contextual link building, article submission and syndication, RSS feeds syndication, press release distribution, social bookmarking, link baiting and many more, should contact Link Building today.

The blog, which can be found on the company’s site, links reasons why link building services are important. They are needed to get high returns on marketing investments: Many successful websites depend on link building services for increasing their sales revenues, and it would make a lot of business sense to jump the bandwagon and rub shoulders with the top players. Just like anything else, it is better to let the experts handle this job.

Link building services are offered by professionals; is a serious, time-consuming job which actually begins with choosing a domain name for a website, and then designing the website by using the appropriate contents, which include the keywords in acceptable densities. The contents should also be compelling enough to convert web traffic into customers. It is only then the real link building begins. However, it would be a wise idea to delegate this important process to the professionals, so that an individual could be focused on the core areas of the business’ administration.

It is important to stay ahead of the competition: It means that one could reach out to his or her prospect customers before the competition does. Companies offering SEO link building services will be constantly analyzing the keyword trends and demands. Any good company worth its salt will incorporate the latest market changes in their promotional strategies. Therefore, it becomes all the more reason for one to hire their services, in order to stay ahead of you competitors.

Link Building Company is owned and operated by the Internet Marketing Company. The Internet has become an extremely competitive market these days, and search engines place a great deal of importance on the quantity and quality of links pointing to a website. As one might already know, inbound links are the most important factor as to how search engines determine where a website will rank in search results. Google and other engines rely heavily on inbound links to a website to determine authority, relevance and overall popularity of a website across the Web. In a nutshell, the more quality links there is, the higher a website will rank. At the end of the day, it is all about rankings!

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Boston, MA (PRWEB) February 10, 2012

Scullers Jazz Club presents PLAYING FOR CHANGE featuring street performers from all over the world at Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, Friday, March 2 at 8:00 pm. Tickets at $ 45.00 and $ 35.00 are on sale now at http://www.berkleebpc.com, by calling 617‐747‐3161 or at the Berklee Performance Center Box Office

Producer Mark Johnson’s Playing for Change: Songs from Around the World, released in 2009, established a forum for street musicians from around the globe, the invisible army of raw talent that exists outside the conventional margins of the music business. Among those raw talents was vocalist Clarence Milton Bekker, a native of Suriname who developed his craft in his adopted homeland of Holland and eventually crossed paths with Johnson on the streets of Barcelona.

Propelled by the strength of his performances on Playing for Change – and his subsequent performances as part of the internationally touring Playing for Change Band – Bekker steps into the spotlight for a solo album, Old Soul, (Playing For Change/ Concord Music Group) set for release on February 28, 2012.

Recorded in Santa Monica, California, Old Soul captures the vintage American soul music that awakened Bekker’s musical consciousness when he was still a young boy in Holland in the 1970s and early ‘80s. Producers Reggie McBride and Mark Johnson, assisted by a crew of veteran soul musicians directly connected to that seminal period, take Bekker on a trip back in time to revisit the powerful sounds originally crafted by iconic figures like Otis Redding, Al Green, Sam and Dave, and many others.

The 2012 Playing For Change Band lineup will feature renowned and wildly diverse musicians from around the world, making stops in major cities across the USA and Canada including Chicago, New York, Boston, Toronto, and Pittsburgh. The line‐up includes:

Grandpa Elliott (vocals/harmonica) – USA. Clarence Milton Bekker (vocals) – The Netherlands. Mermans Mosengo (vocals/guitar/percussion) – Congo. Jason Tamba (vocals/guitar) – Congo. Titi Tsira (vocals) – South Africa. Peter Bunetta (drums) – USA. Reggie McBride (bass) – USA. Tom Canning (keyboards) – USA. Renard Poche (lead guitar) – USA. Louis Mhlanga (flying guitar) – Zimbabwe

The group’s first single in 2009, an interpretation of the Ben E. King classic “Stand By Me,” saw a pastiche of musicians from around the world contributing verses using a mobile recording studio manned by producer Mark Johnson, who co-founded Playing For Change. The video has since accumulated over 38 million views on YouTube, with all Playing for Change “Around the World” videos generating a total of 100 million + views.

Watch members of Playing for Change discussing the project on The TODAY Show

See photos of Playing for Change during their last stop in Boston

Artists including Bono, Stephen Marley, Ziggy Marley, Toots Hibbert, Taj Mahal, Keb’ Mo’, Vusi Mahlasela, and Manu Chao have collaborated on Playing For Change recordings, the most recent being 2011′s ‘Playing For Change 2: Songs Around The World’ (Hear Music/Playing For Change Records). Clarence Milton Bekker, a prolific and soulful Dutch singer who is featured on the album and tour, will also release his own new album ‘Old Soul’ in 2012, featuring reinterpretations of R&B classics such as Otis Redding’s “Try a Little Tenderness” and Sam & Dave’s “Hold On, I’m Comin’.”

In 2007, the Playing For Change Foundation was formed as a separate non-profit organization that creates and supports music schools all over the world, particularly in developing countries. Its mission is to ensure that anyone with the desire to receive an education in music has the opportunity to do so, based on the fundamental idea that peace and change are possible through the universal language of music.

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(PRWEB) February 08, 2012

NORTHWIND has expanded its Professional Services offering with the addition of Management Strategy Services to ensure hotel owners and managers are using the powerful capabilities of the Maestro hotel management system to maximize their operational efficiencies and productivity levels as well as reduce costs and drive revenue. NORTHWIND provides the Maestro Property Management hotel software Suite for the industry’s leading independent hotels, resorts, and multi-property groups. Click here to learn more about Maestro’s solutions for profitability and productivity.

Maestro Management Strategies Services Increase Productivity and Revenue

Maestro Management Services analyze a property’s operating environment and shape best practices that complement their specific business needs and deliver bottom line performance across all areas of a property’s operations. The Maestro Management Strategies team works closely with hotel executives and their staff to improve organizational performance, guest service and profits with the best use of Maestro. The approach focuses on extensive in-depth operations consulting and management experience that enables clients to use Maestro as a business tool to maximize productivity and boost financial returns from day-to-day operations.

The services have already proven to bring great benefits to the clients that have taken advantage of them. Tony Cheung, Revenue and Yield Manager for the BodyHoliday resort at LeSport on St. Lucia, said “Maestro’s professional team was very helpful in identifying areas where we are underutilizing our system. They showed us how we could achieve optimal operations that will increase our revenue opportunities. We are currently reviewing adding additional Maestro software modules to enhance our resort and training to develop our teams.”

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NORTHWIND’s expanded Web Connection Online Marketing Services help operators develop, design, and broadcast more effective email promotions that boost reservations. “NORTHWIND’s team helped us create new email marketing strategies and program fulfillment,” said Jeremy Neill, marketing specialist for the Four-Diamond Sparkling Hill Resort. “With NORTHWIND’s help, we developed a new eNewsletter format that includes property news and special offers that increased both website traffic and reservations. NORTHWIND segmented our guest database and developed templates we use for our promotional offers, like our ‘locals special.’ We develop our content with NORTHWIND and send them the recipient list we want to target. Our work with Maestro has been very successful for our property.” With Maestro’s single image database and 360 degree guest view, operators can analyze and identify their guests’ stay patterns and activity preferences, then create targeted campaigns and offers that fill rooms during seasonal soft periods.

Maestro Enhanced Social Media Services Enable Operators to Be Where Their Guests Are

Maestro Social Media strategies and tools enable operators to leverage Facebook, Twitter, and other social channels to connect with shoppers online. Maestro experts help properties promote specials and create tools that enable guests to book rooms directly from Facebook. “Working with Maestro’s marketing services team has been amazing,” said Jeremy Vandermeij, creative director for the Gladstone Hotel. “They helped us to integrate our social media presence with their Maestro PMS. They built a widget that lets guests book rooms directly from our social media sites. The booking widget even shows a photo of the room. NORTHWIND went to the trouble of getting a screen capture of our web page. The tabs at the top lead shoppers to the appropriate pages with a slideshow or gallery that make it very easy to book our rooms.”

For a demo of the Maestro Property Management Suite featuring the ResWave Booking Engine, please contact NORTHWIND at 1-888-667-8488 or email info(at)maestropms.com.

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