And We Have A Winner!

Posted by DD on May 21, 2012

Gary Rome Auto Group Announces Winner To “So You Think You Know Jack” Contest.

Holyoke, MA — It’s not easy to find the next television star of Massachusetts, but Gary Rome Auto Group was determined to do so.  Contestants from all over the area sent in videos of their children and pets watching Gary Rome Auto Group commercials, hoping for the chance to be the star of the next one.  After viewing so many terrific submissions and after much deliberation, Gary Rome Auto Group finally chose their new star: Steve Ferraro’s enthusiastic dog, Tyson, who seems to really love watching Jack Rome on TV.

Tyson is not only getting the opportunity to co-star in the next Gary Rome Auto Group commercial, but Ferraro also won the choice between a $250 American Express gift card or a $250 Dave’s Soda & Pet City gift card.  Every valid entrant received a stuffed Jack doll for their efforts.

“We’re proud and honored to have so many wonderful fans,” commented Gary Rome, owner and CEO.  “Jack is excited to meet Tyson and can’t wait to have another co-star.”

Gary Rome Auto Group would like to thank all of the people who sent in videos of their children and pets enjoying the commercials.  Check out GoToGary.com/Video/ to see all of the terrific video submissions.

For more information about Gary Rome Auto Group, visit GaryRomeAutoGroup.com.

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AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions Completes SSAE-16 Certification

Posted by DD on May 11, 2012

AHS demonstrates a higher level of assurance and operational visibility.

Warren, NJ — AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions (AHS), one of the nation’s leading providers of medical billing, practice management, and coding services, has announced that it has completed a SOC 1, also known as a Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 (SSAE 16) Type I examination, for the first of its operations centers. The certification process is underway for the other centers. The completion of this annual SOC 1 examination demonstrates that AHS is able to offer a substantially higher level of assurance and operational visibility than organizations that do not complete the SOC 1.

The completion of the SOC 1 Type I examination typifies AHS’s continued commitment to create and maintain the most stringent controls needed to ensure the highest quality and security of services provided to its customers. The Service Auditors’ Report issued by 360 Advanced, with an unqualified opinion, proves that AHS’ control activities were effectively placed in operation as of the report date.

“The SOC 1 certification demonstrates our commitment to providing quality service and transparency to customers who entrust us with critical information” said David Langsam, President and CEO of AHS. “As regulations become more stringent and difficult to navigate, hospitals, large physician groups, and surgery centers can look to AHS as a trusted partner for managing billing and other financial processes, and meet the standards established by their internal and external auditors.”

The Service Auditors’ Report includes a detailed description of AHS’ controls and an independent assessment of whether the controls are placed in operation and suitably designed. To receive a copy of the Service Auditors’ Report, or for any further questions, please contact Bill Gilbert at bgilbert@ahsrcm.com.

SSAE 16, developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), is the most widely recognized authoritative guidance that provides service organizations a uniform method for disclosing independently assessed information about the design and operation of internal controls related to their services. The certification was performed by Accell TAC, P.A., d/b/a 360 Advanced.

About AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions (AHS)

AHS is a technology-enabled provider of revenue cycle management services, informatics, and expertise which enable healthcare providers to maximize financial performance and eliminate compliance risks. AHS has over 500 employees in eight operating centers and collects nearly $1 billion for its physician clients using its own proven technology. In an industry with over 1,000 companies, AHS is recognized as one of the top 10 medical billing, coding, and practice management companies in the nation. AHS clients include hospital-based physicians, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and large office-based groups. AHS is an IBM Business Partner for physician billing solutions.

For more information about AHS, visit www.ahsrcm.com, like the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AdvantEdgeHealthcareSolutions, or follow AHS on Twitter @DoctorBilling.

Happy National Stuttering Awareness Week – Get Your Resume Reviewed For Free By Big Tent Jobs

Posted by valentin on May 9, 2012

Big Tent Jobs, LLC is offering free resume reviews to those celebrating National Stuttering Awareness Week.

Southfield, MI — Big Tent Jobs, LLC, the leading recruiting firm in the United States for degreed professionals with hidden and visible disabilities and chronic conditions, acknowledges the important role that people who stutter have played in the growth of the American Economy.  To celebrate these contributions and National Stutter Awareness Week, which runs from May 7 – May 13 2012, the company will be offering free resume reviews through the end of May.

“During this National Stuttering Awareness Week, it is imperative that employers realize how important it is to look past the stutter and see a person with the same ambitions and goals for career advancement as any other potential job applicant,” says Adam Kaplan, Founder and CEO of Big Tent Jobs, LLC.

Stuttering is a fluency disorder characterized by breaks in the flow of speech by repetitions, prolongations, or abnormal stoppages of sounds and syllables.  For over 3 million Americans nationwide, or approximately 1% of the population, stuttering is an everyday hurdle to overcome, especially in the workplace.  In times of stress or nervousness, like during a job interview, the symptoms tend to increase and become harder to control.

Unfortunately, many interviewers are put off by a potential employee’s stutter and fail to capitalize on what that person is truly capable of accomplishing.  People who stutter are just as intelligent and well adjusted as non-stutterers.  Every industry has leaders in it who have been stutterers.  Famous individuals who have stuttered include Jack Welch, former CEO of GE, Vice President Joe Biden, Isaac Newton, Shaquille O’Neal, Nicole Kidman, and Marilyn Monroe, to name just a few.

Big Tent Jobs is committed to helping educated, hard-working individuals with stutters find the jobs for which they are most qualified in accounting, finance, IT, sales, marketing, management, and much more.  In accordance with National Stuttering Awareness Week, Big Tent Jobs is offering free resume reviews to anyone who submits one from today through May 31st.

Being prepared for an interview, which is perhaps the single most difficult speaking situation in which a stutterer will find himself, according to the Stuttering Foundation of America, is the best way to minimize stress and potential increases in stammering.  The first step in that preparation is making sure one has a resume that puts the applicant’s best foot forward.

To submit a resume, please go to http://bigtentjobs.com/candidates and click on “New User? Click Here”.  To learn more about Big Tent Jobs, go to http://bigtentjobs.com or call 877-366-6JOB.

NJ MET Announces Affiliation With Aeroflex Rad to Provide Radiation Testing and Support

Posted by Salem Global on Apr 23, 2012

Joseph Federico Vice President of NJ MET Clifton, New Jersey is proud to announce its affiliation with Aeroflex Rad Laboratories in Colorado Spring, CO to provide radiation effect test services for electronic components

“Our objective is to combine our thirty plus years of state of the art comprehensive functional and parametric (DC/AC) electronics testing with Aeroflex Rad’s comprehensive radiation test services for customers and programs worldwide.  Together NJ MET (http://www.njmetmtl.com) and Aeroflex RAD offer test methods compliant to MIL-STD-883 or ESCC basic specification no: 22900. Their ELDRS cell can run any dose rate from 1 to 100 mrad (si)/s to match the mission requirements” said Joseph Federico (http://JosephFedericoNJ.biz) of NJ MET laboratories headquartered in Clifton, New Jersey.

Aeroflex RAD is the only facility in the country to be DSCC certified for radiation testing to both MIL-STD-750 and MIL-STD-883 and own and operate a full suite of radiation and electrical test equipment. Aeroflex RAD operates as an independent division to maintain the integrity for customers that may have company sensitive products and information. (Excerpted from the Aeroflex RAD website.  For more information, visit http://www.aeroflex.com/ams/pagesproduct/datasheets/rad/A….)

By NJ MET joining with Aeroflex RAD, we now combine the advantage of two corporate infrastructures to further assist customers in meeting the demanding and increasing requirements of HiRel, Military and Space Flight programs.

The key benefits associated with this affiliation are NJ MET’s comprehensive functional and parametric testing to evaluate the electronic components prior to Aeroflex RAD’s Radiation Effects list services which include:

•   Total Ionizing Dose (TID) RLAT (50 to 300 rads/sec)
– MIL-STD-883 TM 1019, Cond. A

•   TID ELDRS (10 to 100 mrads/sec)
– MIL-STD-883 TM 1019, Cond. D, ESA/SCC22900

•   Prompt dose
– MIL-STD-883 TM 1020 and 1021

•   Neutron SEE

•   Heavy ion SEE (SEL, SEU, and SET)
- EIA/JESD 57, ASTM F1192

•   Proton: Heavy Ion SEE

•   Cryogenic FPA testing (25 K)

Finally NJ MET will re-evaluate the components post radiation process by exercising full functional and parametric (DC/AC) electronic testing in accordance with the Manufacturer, Military, Aerospace or Space protocols in conjunction with a total quality review process to qualify the component lot for RAD hard disposition.

For further electronics information or future projects, please call Joseph Federico at NJ MET Laboratories in Clifton, New Jersey at (973) 546-5393.

NJ MET provides professional electronics component testing to the Commercial, Military, Aerospace, Industrial, Automotive and Military fields worldwide. Its state of the art Mission Imposter® Counterfeit Components Detection Process identifies counterfeit or cloned products.

NJ MET Joins the American Small Business Chamber Of Commerce for 2012

Posted by Salem Global on Apr 10, 2012

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Successories’ Top 10 Motivation Tips To Learn From Basketball Coaches

Posted by Salem Global on Mar 29, 2012

With the men’s college basketball tournament approaching its final weekend and a champion to be crowned on Monday night, Successories.com, the leader in employee motivation and employee recognition, has released their top ten motivation tips that can be learned from basketball coaches and applied to your employees.

“As someone who has played organized sports and have children who have played organized sports, I know first-hand that it’s hard to keep players motivated through a long season and then a post-season tournament,” says Ted Struhl, CEO of Successories. “The best basketball coaches are master motivators, and there’s much business managers can learn from them and apply to workforces to keep employees motivated year-round.”

Struhl pointed to these top 10 tips we can learn from basketball coaches to improved employee motivation:

1. Recognize the importance of individual motivation. As Vince Lombardi said, “Coaches who can outline plays on a blackboard are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their players and motivate.”
2. Be a teacher. The best coaches know that instead of focusing on winning and losing (the bottom line), helping a player learn what to do reaps the greatest motivation and growth.
3. Explain the reason why. If your team doesn’t understand why it must perform certain drills – or in this case, repeated work tasks – they will quickly lose motivation. Explaining a reason why is a proven psychological trigger that causes people to take a desired action.
4. Celebrate small successes – both team and individual. It’s a long season (or fiscal year). Show your team that you are committed to seeing them improve by celebrating specific goals and achievements so they can experience success in the short term.
5. Relentlessly reward hard work. Coaches get what they reward. Publicly praise a player each practice for finishing first in a sprint or drill, and watch the other players vie for that attention.
6. Measure performance. There are a multiple of stats that can be measured on a basketball team, from points, rebounds and assists per game to shooting percentage to minutes on the floor. It’s the same in the business world. It can be number of calls made to number of items shipped to number of articles written. Measurement can help keep personal, internal motivation stoked.
7. Show you care and improve relationships. Watch any player interview during the tournament and you’ll notice they ALL say that their relationship with their coach is special. This is true of ex-players, YEARS after leaving school. Just imagine if you had that type of relationship with your employees.
8. Inspire your players. Phil Jackson is famous for quoting Zen philosophy to his players. Morgan Wooten was famous for reciting motivational poems. However you choose, addressing your team in an inspiring manner yields motivation.
9. Find out what motivates each player. Bobby Knight can still be heard on the radio exhorting the fact that not all players should be treated the same. Some need to be propped up, some need a kick in the pants (though I am not sure that’s the phrase Coach Knight would use). The same is true of your employees on an individual level – what works as motivation for one may not work for another.
10. Take a break. Coach Jim McGannon thinks one of the most important ways to keep players motivated is to encourage them to get AWAY from the game several times a year. Recently, at Successories, we held our own “March Madness,” where employees competed in a 2-person basketball shot-making tournament. The championship was played to a packed house and was followed by an awards ceremony and gourmet pizza luncheon. While it may have been 2-3 hours of employees not working, it gave everyone a much-deserved break and let them just enjoy each other’s company.

“Good luck to the four teams left in the tournament. I know that each team’s coach is pulling out all the stops in trying to find the best ways to keep their players motivated for just two more games. It may just be motivation and will that determines the ultimate champion,” Struhl concluded.

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About Successories

Successories offers exclusive, high-quality products and programs for your motivational, recognition and promotional needs. Having motivated more than 1 million customers, Successories is the authority on motivation and presents in-depth information on how to motivate yourself and your employees on a daily basis. Successories allows you to personalize any motivational or recognition product – or even design one yourself – with its innovative, unique “Create Your Own” online tool. Successories also features iQuote, the largest curated collection of motivational quotes, diligently maintained by in-house Quoteologists. For more, please visit www.Successories.com.

AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions Ranked As New Jersey’s 10th Fastest Growing Company

Posted by DD on Mar 28, 2012

NJBIZ unveils list of 50 fastest growing companies in New Jersey, honoring those who contribute to the state’s economic growth.

Warren, NJ, December 5, 2011 — AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions (AHS), one of the nation’s top providers of medical billing, practice management, and coding services for specialty physicians, hospitals, and surgery centers, announced that the company was ranked #10 on New Jersey’s Fifty Fastest Growing Companies for 2011 by NJBIZ. The awards program celebrates New Jersey’s most dynamic companies who progressively contributed to the success of the state’s economic growth and stability.

AHS helps clients speed the reimbursement of third-party claims and patient payments, enabling physicians and providers to maximize revenue and decrease their billing and practice management costs. Founded in 1999, the company has experienced significant growth, acquiring four companies since 2009, and ending 2010 with more than 500 employees.

“We’re honored to be named one of the 10 fastest growing companies in New Jersey,” said David Langsam, President and CEO of AHS. “Our position on this list is indicative of the dedication and hard work AHS employees have put into building our business. We strive to bring value to our clients, and this honor will only inspire us to continue raising the bar as we move forward.”

The complete NJBIZ list was announced at the magazine’s “Fifty Fastest Growing Companies 2011” event, held Nov. 14 at The Palace at Somerset Park in Somerset, New Jersey. Over 300 business leaders and guests gathered at the event to honor the top 50 companies.

The award program produced by NJBIZ, New Jersey’s premiere business news publication, ranks for-profit entities headquartered in New Jersey according to revenue growth over a four-year period; both dollar and percentage increases were considered. To qualify, companies had to meet selection criteria that included a revenue size of at least $500,000 and growth in revenue dating from fiscal year 2007 to 2010.

For more information about the NJBIZ 50 Fastest Growing Companies awards program and to view the rankings, please visit www.njbiz.com/events.

About AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions (www.ahsrcm.com):
AHS is a leading provider of physician billing and practice management services and software to hospital-based physician groups, large office-based physician practices, and ambulatory surgery centers (ASC’s) throughout the United States. AHS’ state-of-the-art technology efficiently collects patient demographic and clinical information and speeds the reimbursement of third-party claims and patient payments, enabling physicians and providers to maximize revenue and decrease their billing and practice management costs, frequently in dramatic ways. The AHS commitment to clients is “More money, faster. Practice financial data, available anytime, anywhere. Regulatory compliance, built-in. And, Client First service.” AHS is an IBM Business Partner for physician billing solutions.

Joseph Federico Announces NJMETs 26th Year Membership with ESD: Electrostatic Discharge Association

Posted by Salem Global on Mar 28, 2012

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Create Your Own “Luck of the Irish” This St. Patrick’s Day with Six Success Tips from Successories.com

Posted by Salem Global on Mar 14, 2012

Successories.com, the leader in employee motivation and employee recognition, wants to motivate employees and businesses to create their own “luck of the Irish” in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.

“There’s a great quote by Coleman Cox: ‘I am a great believer in luck; the harder I work, the more of it I seem to have’,” says Ted Struhl, CEO of Successories. “Luck is really the result of hard work, which leads to success.”

Struhl recommends these six tips to help increase your “luck.”

1. Create a deadline and then beat it. Having a chance to review your “final” work is when you’ll find that extra something to put the idea or product over the top.
2. Push yourself into uncomfortable positions. We are all creatures of habit and tend to stick to what we know and what works for us. By pushing our limits, we can discover new opportunities and gain new skills and insights we didn’t have.
3. Aim higher. Never be afraid to push yourself to reach new heights – amazing results can happen when you set that bar beyond where you think you can go.
4. Be prepared. If you’re pushing yourself to new limits and raising expectations, you better be prepared by doing extra work and by being ready to jump at new opportunities.
5. Do more. Even if it’s just one more thing each day than you are used to doing. Over the course of a year, you’ll end up doing hundreds of things that you wouldn’t have done ordinarily.
6. Stay positive. This is probably the hardest tip of all. But a happy, positive attitude makes you more productive, more focused and more ready to tackle the work you’re given. Motivation isn’t easy, but it’s an integral part of success.

“Success isn’t easy,” concluded Struhl. “We could all benefit from a little luck – and a lot of hard work.”

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About Successories

Successories offers exclusive, high-quality products and programs for your motivational, recognition and promotional needs. Having motivated more than 1 million customers, Successories is the authority on motivation and presents in-depth information on how to motivate yourself and your employees on a daily basis. Successories allows you to personalize any motivational or recognition product – or even design one yourself – with its innovative, unique “Create Your Own” online tool. Successories also features iQuote, the largest curated collection of motivational quotes, diligently maintained by in-house Quoteologists. For more, please visit www.Successories.com.

Joseph Federico Announces NJ MET’s March of Dimes Walk 2012 Sponsorship

Posted by Salem Global on Mar 14, 2012

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