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AvaSure Honors 2024 AvaPrize Winners for Virtual Care Excellence

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Annual awards program recognizes individuals and organizations for advancing patient and staff safety

BELMONT, Mich., Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — AvaSure, a market leader in acute virtual care, today announced recipients of its virtual care awards program, the 2024 AvaPrize awards. Now in its 8th year, AvaPrize awards recognize excellence in virtual care within healthcare organizations in the U.S.

“Since AvaSure was founded 15 years ago, we have staunchly advocated for transformative care models that empower nursing teams, enhance patient safety, and create measurable outcomes,” said AvaSure CEO Adam McMullin. “It is with great joy that we recognize these extraordinary individuals and organizations for their unwavering dedication to using intelligent virtual care to enhance patient care, improve nursing experiences, and increase care delivery efficiencies.”

2024 AvaPrize winners

The Breakthrough Innovation Award celebrates organizations that have demonstrated visionary leadership by embracing cutting-edge solutions to shape the future of virtual care. This year, Hackensack Meridian Health was honored for their forward-thinking approach to leveraging technology to enhance patient care and improve outcomes. Their leadership’s passion for staff well-being and dedication to the entire patient community have driven the successful implementation of a virtual care platform that not only improves patient care but also boosts caregiver satisfaction.

The Outstanding Operational Excellence Award honors teams that have optimized operations for greater efficiency and effectiveness through AvaSure. Bon Secours Mercy Health earned this award for strong leadership at all levels, strategic use of internal and external data, and innovative processes that improved patient care and operational outcomes. Their approach sets a new standard for excellence in healthcare.

The Collaborative Excellence Award celebrates those who have excelled in fostering collaboration across departments, improving interdisciplinary teamwork and patient outcomes. Advocate Health’s proactive fall prevention strategy serves as an inspiring model for healthcare organizations looking to elevate patient care through collaboration and innovation.

The Rookie of the Year Award recognizes a new AvaSure user that has quickly made an exceptional impact with their virtual care program, setting a high bar for future success. Tampa General Hospital earned this accolade for its impressive use of analytics and its commitment to fostering a culture of excellence. Tampa General has made remarkable strides, demonstrating innovation and rapid progress in virtual care.

The VA Excellence Award honors VA Hospitals that lead in virtual care through the AvaSure platform, recognizing innovation and excellence while setting a benchmark for the highest standards of care within the VA healthcare system. Cincinnati VA Medical Center prevented more than 1,000 falls per month—totaling an impressive 12,300+ annually—significantly enhancing patient safety and minimizing fall-related risks for our Veterans. 

Fayetteville VA’s virtual care program soared to 80% utilization in just six months, highlighting their strong leadership, organization, and commitment to success. Their journey serves as an inspiring model for other VA facilities, proving that with the right strategies and dedication, significant progress can be achieved in a short time.

The Centralized Care Champion Award honors organizations that excel in leveraging the AvaSure platform across multiple sites, recognizing their outstanding innovation and excellence in advancing both operational efficiency and patient safety. This year, UCHealth was celebrated for its remarkable utilization of virtual care technology through its Virtual Health Center (VHC). By seamlessly integrating technology into patient care, UCHealth has set a new standard, using virtual care as a powerful tool to overcome challenges like staffing shortages and rising healthcare costs.

The Virtual Safety Attendant Superstars Award honors those exceptional individuals who consistently go above and beyond in their roles as virtual safety attendants, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to patient safety and care. This year, AvaSure proudly recognized Jacqueline Watson (Cincinnati VA Medical Center), Sally Burnside (Ascension Wisconsin), Norma Perez (Ascension Texas), Abimael Rodriguez (Ascension Texas), Tameka Stanley (Ascension Texas), and the Memorial Hermann Katy Team as the 2024 honorees.

The AvaPrize awards were presented during AvaSure’s Annual Symposium, held October 2–4 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, featuring over 45 customer and partner speakers. To learn more about the 2024 AvaPrize winners or to download a photo, click here

About AvaSure

AvaSure® is an intelligent virtual care platform that healthcare providers use to engage with patients, optimize staffing, and seamlessly blend remote and in-person care at scale. The platform deploys AI-powered virtual sitting and virtual nursing solutions, meets the highest enterprise IT standards, and drives measurable outcomes with support from care experts. AvaSure consistently delivers a 6x ROI and has been recognized by KLAS Research as the #1 solution for reducing the cost of care. With a team of 15% nurses, AvaSure is a trusted partner of 1,100+ hospitals with experience in over 5,000 deployments. To learn more, visit www.avasure.com.

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Marcia G. Rhodes, Amendola for AvaSure; mrhodes@acmarketingpr.com

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Highstar Launches Full-Chain Battery Cell Portfolio for AI Data Centers

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NANTONG, China, July 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Highstar unveiled its full-chain battery cell solution for artificial intelligence data centers (AIDCs) at the 2026 GGII Energy Storage Industry Summit. The portfolio spans three critical power layers: grey-space UPS and high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems, white-space battery backup units (BBUs), and grid-side energy storage.

Targeted cells for grey-space and white-space challenges

As AI workloads increase rack density and load volatility, data centers require faster response, dependable backup, controlled temperature rise and stronger lifecycle performance. Highstar’s solution centers on two products for the layers closest to computing loads.

For grey space, the 85Ah high-rate lithium iron phosphate cell is designed for UPS and HVDC systems that must deliver high power rapidly and sustain reliable backup under frequent pulse conditions. High-rate discharge, thermal control, safety and durability support compact system design while helping operators balance availability with lifecycle cost. In addition, the 50Ah sodium-ion battery cells are better suited for operation across a wide temperature range of -40°C to 80°C.

For white-space BBUs,  Highstar offers a portfolio of tabless cylindrical cells spanning 18650 and 21700 formats, with both LFP and high-nickel NMC chemistries. Designed for BBU applications, these cells deliver high instantaneous power, low internal resistance, reduced temperature rise and enhanced safety, while accommodating different rack-space, power and cost requirements.

Completing the chain with grid-side storage

The grid-side system uses 314Ah lithium-ion cells and 160Ah sodium-ion cells, balancing long-duration energy storage, cycle life, and rapid power support. Together, the three layers create a coordinated portfolio extending from rack-level protection and system-level backup to upstream energy storage.

The portfolio combines lithium-ion and sodium-ion chemistries with prismatic and cylindrical platforms. Highstar’s technology integrates cathode, anode, electrolyte and separator development with structural approaches including tabless current collection, precision pressure relief and directional venting.

From individual cells to application collaboration

The full-chain architecture is designed to reduce selection and integration complexity for power equipment suppliers, system integrators and data center operators. It also provides a common foundation for joint validation and application-specific development across AIDC power architectures.

During the summit, Highstar also participated in the launch of the “2026 Global AIDC Power Supply Industry Development Blue Book” and was honored as a “Top Benchmark in AIDC Energy Storage,” earning authoritative recognition from the industry.

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Huawei Unveils Upgraded Xinghe Intelligent Network for Southern Africa

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JOHANNESBURG, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At the Huawei Network Summit 2026 held in Johannesburg, Huawei unveiled its upgraded Xinghe Intelligent Network Solution for the Southern African region under the new philosophy of “Secure and Intelligent Connectivity.” This move reaffirms Huawei’s efforts to advance all intelligence across industries together with customers and partners.

With the rapid rise of AI agents, AI is expanding beyond daily office tasks into mission-critical production services. Industry focus has recently pivoted from token consumption to Daily Active Agents (DAA)—signaling the arrival of mass agent adoption, which in turn necessitates fully upgraded next-generation networks.

Leon Wang, President of Huawei’s Data Communication Product Line, said, “As AI moves into core production, networks are shifting from ubiquitous ultra-broadband to AI-centric architecture building on four pillars: lossless compute to unleash computing power; integrated sensing and communications to enable AI perception; full-scope security to address AI-driven threats; and network autonomy to ensure always-on services.”

Powered by a next-generation intelligent network foundation, Southern Africa’s digital and intelligent transformation is embarking on an all-new path.

“Today, AI is becoming a key driver of global innovation, and its adoption in Africa is transitioning from pilot exploration to real-world deployment, accelerating intelligent transformation across sectors such as finance, education, and public services,” said Vincent Chen, Vice President of Enterprise Business, Southern Africa Region, Huawei. “For the Southern African market, Huawei’s goal is to advance all intelligence across industries by collaborating with industry partners to build intelligent, secure, and reliable network infrastructure for the AI era.”

With the explosive growth of AI agents, new scenarios and requirements are emerging rapidly, placing unprecedented technical demands on networks.

“Network infrastructure faces four major challenges on enterprises’ digital and intelligent journeys. These include the ever-widening gap between computing supply and demand; traffic pattern shifts driven by AI agents; surging O&M complexity; and new AI-driven attacks compounding the vulnerabilities of new systems,” said Arthur Wang, Vice President of Huawei’s Data Communication Product Line. “To address these challenges, Huawei has upgraded its Xinghe Intelligent Network Solution under the ‘Secure and Intelligent Connectivity’ philosophy. The first is an intelligence upgrade, expanding AI beyond O&M into the entire network. The second is a security upgrade, advancing from single-point defense to end-to-end protection that deeply converges network and security. Through these two key upgrades, we aspire to build the solid connectivity foundation for every enterprise in the Agentic AI era.”

Huawei also unveiled its upgraded Xinghe Intelligent Network product portfolio and the Xinghe AI CloudCampus SaaS Service Platform for the Southern African region. Shi Lei, Vice President of the NCE Data Communication Domain of Huawei’s Data Communication Product Line, stated, “In the past, intelligent O&M was a luxury exclusive to large enterprises. Now, we have deeply integrated AI into the cloud management service platform, enabling SMEs to easily access these capabilities as a cloud service. This is more than tech inclusion; it is about making AI network services genuinely accessible, affordable, and actionable.”

Also at the summit, Huawei presented honorary awards to 12 long-term customers for their remarkable shared journey in the data communication domain. Furthermore, industry pioneers across finance, healthcare, transportation, electric power, and ISP shared real-world success stories in accelerating digital transformation.

Looking ahead, Huawei will remain committed to its “AI for All, All on Secure IP” vision, continuously upgrading its Xinghe Intelligent Network Solution under the “Secure and Intelligent Connectivity” philosophy to stride into the intelligent era with customers and partners.

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AnX Robotica Launches NaviCONNECT™: Connecting the Future of Capsule Endoscopy

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PLANO, Texas, July 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AnX Robotica, a leader in advanced gastrointestinal diagnostic solutions, today announced the commercial launch of NaviCONNECT™, its next-generation cloud platform designed to streamline capsule endoscopy workflow, simplify practice management, and enhance connectivity across the NaviCam® portfolio of products.

NaviCONNECT provides healthcare providers with secure, cloud-based access to capsule studies and reporting, enabling clinicians to access studies from virtually anywhere. Designed to support the evolving needs of GI practices and health systems, NaviCONNECT delivers a modern, scalable platform that enhances operational efficiency, simplifies software updates, and provides the foundation for future innovations in artificial intelligence and enterprise connectivity.

“NaviCONNECT represents a significant milestone in our vision of delivering a fully connected capsule endoscopy ecosystem,” said Stu Wildhorn, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management at AnX Robotica. “By moving to a secure cloud-based platform, we are providing our customers the option of a simpler, more efficient way to manage capsule studies today while creating the infrastructure to support future AI capabilities, enterprise analytics, and expanded clinical workflow solutions.”

NaviCONNECT seamlessly integrates with the AnX Robotica NaviCam Small Bowel portfolio, including NaviCam SB with ProScan™ and NaviCam XS and is designed for future capsule technologies.

The launch of NaviCONNECT reinforces AnX Robotica’s commitment to advancing capsule endoscopy through innovative technologies that improve workflow, expand clinical capabilities, and enhance the experience for both providers and patients. As the foundation for the company’s digital strategy, NaviCONNECT will continue to evolve with new capabilities designed to support enterprise customers, AI-driven clinical insights, and the future of gastrointestinal diagnostics.

For more information about NaviCONNECT and the complete portfolio of AnX Robotica diagnostic technologies, visit www.anxrobotica.com.

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