PostOp Concierge, a Phoenix-based business partnership between Karl Frindrich, M.D., and the driver service RubyRide, is the Valley’s first medical outpatient car concierge service for pre-op and post-op needs. Patients will be able to arrive to their procedure on time and have their driver available within 30 minutes of notification when they are ready for discharge. “I first … [More]
Dental Care Is Business, Too
Often overshadowed by discussion of cost of healthcare insurance and access to care is a view of doctors as businesspeople trying to grow a successful business. This is where Tralongo, which specializes in dental practice acquisitions, puts its focus. Phoenix dentist Isaac LaVant, D.D.S., brings Tralongo’s model to Arizona with his recent development agreement with the … [More]
℞: Digital Connection
Phoenix Children’s Hospital has unveiled its pioneering Connected Patient Project, which will provide a customized digital experience through not only a tablet in every patient room for patients and families to use during their hospital stay but also a mobile app for the Journey Board, an educational resource PCH provides families regarding post-procedure care once their child … [More]
Glasses Combat Migraines
Lighting, wellness and an employer’s bottom line — what’s the connection? Research has shown certain types of lighting, such as fluorescents and computer screens, can negatively impact health by causing migraines, headaches, eye strain and exhaustion. In fact, migraines alone are the culprit for American employers losing 113 million days of work each year, resulting in an … [More]
Living High-Tech
A condominium project in DC Ranch’s Silverleaf neighborhoods is bringing many sophisticated features to the Arizona market. “Our whole vision was how to use technology to make things more comfortable, more efficient,” says Tanner Luster, president of Scottsdale-based Cypress Development Group, which is developing the $350-million Sterling at Silverleaf community. A first of … [More]
Nekter Markets Healthier Lifestyle
Educating their target market is part of Alexis and Steve Schulze’s strategy for marketing their Nekter Juice Bar stores, which recently opened its sixth in the Phoenix area. “Our most effective method is engaging in the communities,” Steve Schulze says, citing elementary schools and such health-related businesses as yoga and pilate studios as prime opportunities and explaining … [More]
Business Means to Stop the Bullets
In a situation where a gunman bursts into a public space and begins random firing, people’s instinct is to duck for cover behind furniture. Jeffrey Isquith, president and CEO of Ballistic Furniture Systems, wants to be sure the furniture can actually stop the bullets. He recalls being in Tucson the day after the Gabby Giffords shooting and realizing that shootings seem to … [More]
Zen with Info
UpdateZen, a mobile-first status reporting solution, provides CEOs, executives and business owners the easiest way to stay updated on the key things their people are working on. The application relieves information overload by significantly reducing the amount of non-critical information executives and team leaders routinely receive, and presents them only what they need to … [More]
Sales Recruiting
Time to Hire uses proprietary keyword algorithms to comb through the 130 million resumes on CareerBuilder, Monster and other job search sites to find and match qualified commission-based sales reps to major companies, including Time Warner, Home Depot, Comcast, Verizon, Sears and many more. This reliable resource has proven to be a useful tool for HR and other corporate hiring … [More]
Travel Assist
The “Human App” from Protravel International — the travel industry’s premier luxury travel agency — takes the headache and frustration out of travel when storms or other disasters hit and customers are most in need of assistance. It’s a high-touch, live network of more than 1,000 travel agents working diligently around the clock to get their clients where they need to be. … [More]
