The Future of Nurse Call at HIMSS12

This year at HIMSS12, Starling will be showcasing the future of Nurse Call on Onyx's clinical Android tablets. Stop by and say hello. http://bit.ly/lmwebsite

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Starling Seeks a Front-end Developer

We are seeking a talented and dedicated Front-end Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of professional experience building front-end interfaces for commercial web applications in a production LAMP environment.

You will join a growing team working to drive Starling's products from idea to commercialization and be responsible for delivering gorgeous front-end interfaces for complex web software products. You will use proven, industry standard software development methodologies and processes to build robust software applications.

This is an on-site position, based in our midtown Manhattan office. Only local applicants who are authorized to work in the US will be considered. No recruiters or phone calls please.

Responsibilities
• Develop clean HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code
• Translate Photoshop designs into front-end interfaces
• Organize CSS and image libraries
• Implement object oriented front-end code into a multi-tier system.
• Work directly with PHP Developers and Web Designer to ensure front-end interface works and looks as designed and specified
• To focus on the development of a specific project

Qualifications
Applicants should possess the following qualifications: 

• 3+ years professional experience in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript development
• At least a BS in computer science or related discipline
• Expertise creating clean HTML and CSS code from Photoshop designs
• Advanced object oriented JavaScript development
• Experience using the MooTools, Dojo, or Prototype frameworks
• Understanding of MVC architecture
• Basic understanding of PHP Development to implement front-end interface into PHP applications
• Ability to inform and collaborate on design changes
• Knowledge of software engineering processes, including agile processes such as scrum
• Ability to learn quickly and take ownership of tasks, process, and products
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), time management, troubleshooting, analytical, organization, and interpersonal skills
• Positive, enthusiastic, energetic, detail oriented, and self-motivated 
• Ability to work independently and as a team member in a dynamic work environment
• Team player who thrives in a start-up environment is a MUST
• Must be authorized to work in the US

How to Apply
Apply to jobs@languagemate.com. No phone calls please. Send cover letter and resume as a single attachment labeled with first and last name. Include 'Front-end Developer' in the subject heading. Please indicate in the cover letter where you found the job posting.
 

LanguageMate® Partners With Presbyterian Senior Living to Enhance Service Plan Adherence

NEW YORK, New York (November 14, 2011) – LanguageMate® is excited to announce a partnership with Presbyterian Senior Living to advance the use of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology in senior living facilities. Through this partnership, Language Mate® and Presbyterian Senior Living will collaborate to evaluate a health communication platform called Messenger. The 12-month beta-pilot, funded by Enterprise Community Partners, will test the effectiveness of Messenger in improving resident’s health by enhanced adherence to a service plan developed with the resident to manage chronic health issues without increasing hours worked by service coordinators at the site.

Messenger is a web-based communication platform for patient outreach that enables healthcare workers to create, disseminate, and manage patient-oriented telephone messages. The messages are designed to impart culturally and linguistically appropriate health information, promote chronic disease self-management and provide appointment and medication reminders.

“LanguageMate®’s partnership with Presbyterian Senior Living provides a unique opportunity to expand the use of health-enhancing technology to the older adult population,” said Amie Parikh, Director of Research and Partnership Development, LanguageMate®. “This beta evaluation is an important step for both organizations to streamline the outreach process so that health workers can spend more time with the residents they serve.”

“Presbyterian Senior Living is thrilled to work with LanguageMate® to explore the role of technology in helping residents age in place,” said Diane Burfeindt, Vice President of Operations/Residential and Community Services, Presbyterian Senior Living. “This partnership will provide additional support for our outreach staff in their efforts to help residents improve their health and meet their disease management goals.”

If your organization is interested in becoming a beta partner, please contact Amie Parikh (aparikh@languagemate.com) or Michael Krupnick (mkrupnick@languagemate.com).

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LanguageMate® is a leading developer of communication solutions in the health care field. The company’s mission is to create tools that enable health care institutions to enhance quality of care and improve patient satisfaction. LanguageMate® has received more than a dozen innovation research grants from the National Institutes of Health since 2004 to produce innovative solutions that help patients and their service providers transcend barriers of language, culture, technology, and geography. To learn more about LanguageMate® and Messenger, visit www.languagemate.com.

Presbyterian Senior Living is a not for profit organization with an 83 year history of serving seniors in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and southeastern Ohio. They currently have 24 locations and serve more than 5,400 seniors daily in health care, housing, and community service operations. More information about Presbyterian Senior Living can be found on their web site www.presbyterianseniorliving.org.

Enterprise is a leading provider of the development capital and expertise it takes to create decent, affordable homes and rebuild communities. For nearly 30 years, Enterprise has introduced neighborhood solutions through public-private partnerships with financial institutions, governments, community organizations and others that share our vision. Enterprise has raised and invested more than $11 billion in equity, grants and loans to help build or preserve more than 280,000 affordable rental and for-sale homes to create vital communities. Visit www.enterprisecommunity.org and www.enterprisecommunity.com to learn more about Enterprise's efforts to build communities and opportunity.

LanguageMate® Returns to AAMC, Unveils New Multilingual Patient-Provider Communication System

Canopy Medical Spanish brings new functionality to mobile devices

LanguageMate, the leader in developing innovations for patient-provider communication, will be unveiling the next-generation of its Canopy Medical Language Platform at the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting from November 4th through 9th in Denver, CO. Last year, LanguageMate announced the launch of Canopy Medical Spanish, an e-learning program designed to help medical professionals deliver care that is linguistically competent and culturally sensitive to their diverse patient populations.

Canopy Medical Spanish is an NIH-funded e-learning platform developed specifically to meet the needs of busy medical students, residents and practicing professionals. Using the highly effective Authentic Context Tutoring (ACT) methodology, Canopy‘s multi-level curriculum offers more than 40 hours of interactive learning experience and guides users through the acquisition, retention and application phases of the communicative skills development process in medical Spanish.

At the upcoming AAMC conference, LanguageMate is very pleased to be unveiling the mobile app extension to the Canopy platform. The Canopy Mobile app offers several exciting new features, including:

1. Learning on-the-go, bringing a highly interactive learning experience to your mobile device for access anywhere

2. Clinical Phrasebook, offering a dynamic, audio-enabled set of clinical modules to help you interact with your patients in 10 languages including Spanish, Chinese, and Russian

“The Canopy Mobile App has been developed in response to the strong demand from our users for on-the-go access to the web-based medical Spanish course,” said Bill Z Tan, Founder and CEO of LanguageMate. “In addition, the Clinical Translator feature is a great tool for improving the quality of care in a wide variety of patient-provider interactions.”

LanguageMate will be exhibiting at booth #305 at the AAMC Conference, where visitors can see a live demo of the Canopy platform and sign up for a free trial of the system for their medical schools, hospitals and health centers.

About LanguageMate®
LanguageMate® is a leading developer of communication solutions in the health care field. The company’s mission is to create tools that enable health care institutions to enhance quality of care and improve patient satisfaction. LanguageMate® has received more than a dozen innovation research grants from the NIH since 2004 to transform the delivery of health education and health services.

For more information about Canopy by LanguageMate, please contact us at (212) 274-1654 x33 or sales@languagemate.com. 

KU Medical Center Implements Canopy® to Better Serve Local Hispanic Population

On July 7, LanguageMate® deployed Canopy® Medical Spanish at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC). The innovative e-learning program, developed with funding from the National Institutes of Health, is designed to enable current and future medical professionals to communicate more effectively with Spanish-speaking patients.

With an increasingly high Spanish-speaking patient population in the greater Kansas City area, and the need to accommodate more students per course, KUMC needed a turnkey solution that was not only affordable, but also accessible. Students and staff members alike will have access to the institution-wide license.

Patricia A. Thomas, MD, KUMC’s Associate Dean for Cultural Enhancement and Diversity, anticipates positive results from the course. “It will allow wide-spread access to students, faculty and staff on all of our campuses to have the opportunity to learn medical Spanish at their own pace and on their own time,” Thomas said.

In addition to providing a flexible option for learning medical Spanish, Canopy® provides busy students with in-depth personalized feedback and a robust set of exercises. LanguageMate® Director of Product Management, Brian Yarnell, speaks to the benefits of the Canopy® platform relative to KUMC’s needs, stating, “The administration wanted a course that could accommodate more students, offer more material, and be easier on the students’ schedules. Through the bite-size chunks of on-demand lessons, Canopy® was the solution for both students and faculty at the institution.”

For more information about Canopy®, please visit www.languagemate.com/products/canopy/ or call 212-274-1654 x33.

About the University of Kansas Medical Center

KU Medical Center strives to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs at three schools: the School of Medicine, with campuses in Kansas City, Wichita and Salina; the School of Nursing; and the School of Health Professions. The medical center seeks to advance the health sciences through world-class research, and deliver state-of-the-art patient care in academic medical center and community environments.

About LanguageMate®

LanguageMate® is a leading developer of communication solutions in the healthcare field. The company’s mission is to create tools that enable health care institutions to enhance quality of care and improve patient satisfaction. LanguageMate® has received more than a dozen Small Business Innovation Research grants from the NIH since 2004 to transform the delivery of health education and health services.