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Netti Consulting Services launches privacy and security division
DeWITT — A consulting firm based in DeWitt has formed a new division to help physicians shore up their privacy and security practices. Netti Consulting Services, headquartered at 6443 Ridings Road, is calling its new division the Mountain Creek HIPAA Group. The division will specialize in security assessments, privacy assessments, and breach assessments for medical […]
Watertown Audiology, P.C. listens to rising patient demand
WATERTOWN — Watertown Audiology, P. C. has cranked up its efforts to meet rising patient demand in the last year. The hearing-care provider invested in both equipment and a second audiologist. It added a new sound booth at its office at 53-59 Public Square in Watertown, purchased new videonystagmography equipment, and acquired otoacoustic-emissions equipment. The
Robert Wood Johnson grant to fuel spread of joint nurse-training model
SYRACUSE — A joint nurse-training program pioneered by Syracuse’s St. Joseph’s College of Nursing and Le Moyne College is becoming a model for institutions across the state because of a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The program, known as the Dual Degree Partnership in Nursing program, will be spread to other nursing schools
Highfield answers energy company’s call with expansion
SYRACUSE — A Syracuse–based call-center firm is lined up for growth over the next several months thanks to a new contract with an energy company. Highfield Call Centers, based at 807 N. Salina St. in Syracuse, has signed a contract with a Canadian firm, Superior Plus Corp. (TSX: SPB), and its upstate New York arm,
Former Hancock lawyers start new firm, Crisafulli Gorman, PC
FAYETTEVILLE — A new law firm is aiming to tap into the potential of the region’s small, emerging companies. “We really think that this area is headed where they’re headed,” attorney Douglas Gorman says of the region’s startups. “The more we can nurture them and make them our focus the better.” Gorman and his partner,
Small Business Health-Care Credit Alert
Arguably the most sweeping change to U.S. health care since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid is upon us. The combination of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act create myriad changes in health care. Most major provisions will be effective by January 2014, with others being phased
Navigating OSHA regulations when using temporary employees
Many businesses utilize temporary employees. There are several things to be aware of when you contract through a temporary agency to provide employees. Companies need to be cautious in assuming they are the employer of these workers. While this is the case in many circumstances, such as payroll and taxes, there are several other state
Syracuse law firm involved in Medicaid lawsuit
SYRACUSE — The state pharmacists society and several individual pharmacies are suing the state’s Medicaid program over rules requiring beneficiaries to use mail-order pharmacies for some prescriptions. Syracuse–based Hiscock & Barclay LLP is representing the plaintiffs, including the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York, a number of named pharmacists, and Medicaid beneficiaries. Requiring
Changing Estate-Planning Rules Require Careful Consideration
Is your estate plan current? The federal estate-tax rules drastically changed in 2010, were altered again in 2011, and will change again in 2013. Following is a summary of these laws. I encourage you to review your own estate plan to see how it is affected. Our federal estate-tax exemption, which is the amount you
American Society of Women Accountants report offers ideas to boost diversity
The American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) has issued a new report making several recommendations for how companies can increase hiring of women and minorities in the accounting and finance professions, especially in high-level positions. In the report, entitled “2012 ASWA Special Report on Solutions to Increase Diversity in the Accounting and Finance Fields,” ASWA
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