Technology

Arcweb Technologies unveils open-source clinical research platform Arcwell

Published

2 years ago

October 21, 2024

Arcwell is a free, open-source platform designed to accelerate the development of clinical trials and wellness protocols by providing out-of-the-box tools. Already successfully implemented at two major hospitals, Arcwell helps healthcare organizations reduce development costs and time to market.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Arcweb Technologies, a Philadelphia-based digital product company, today announced the release of Arcwell, a free, open-source platform for delivering wellness protocols to the public.

“Imagine a world where patients can access free, evidence-based wellness protocols from their phones in a completely secure, private environment,” says Arcweb CEO Chris Cera. “That’s the world we’re building with Arcwell. We’re reaching out to vision-aligned clinical leaders at healthcare providers and contract research organizations to co-create the future of low-cost care delivery.”

As launched today, healthcare organizations can use Arcwell to design, build, and deploy clinical trials and wellness protocols, taking advantage of the robust rules engine to facilitate autonomous clinical operations and decision support. Planned updates include SDKs for developers to leverage when integrating Arcwell in their applications and a FHIR-compliant electronic health record (EHR) system for cache, local record, and integration with health systems.

For healthcare organizations of any size, Arcwell improves cost and speed to market. It enables organizations to conduct Electronic Clinical Outcome Assessments (eCOA) and collect Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO) within an Electronic Data Capture (EDC) system, confident that their study can easily graduate on the same infrastructure. And, since Arcwell is released under the Apache2 open-source software license, vendor lock-in and total cost of ownership are drastically reduced.

In addition to making the source code freely available on GitHub, Arcweb has successful Arcwell implementations with two healthcare institutions:

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania used the Arcwell platform to power a clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of a patient navigation tool for antepartum anemia. “When we designed this clinical study, we needed a clinical research platform that made being part of the study easy and appealing for participants and that allowed us to securely and privately collect, analyze and report on findings,” said the study’s lead author Natasha Kumar, MD, a former fellow in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Penn. “The platform also needed to be flexible enough to support the study without too much overhead. Tools like this are vital to researchers.””Our custom decision support tool, built on top of Arcwell, enables us to stay on the cutting edge of neonatal resuscitation,” says Tom Reynolds, Business Manager at another healthcare organization. “It handles our 4,000+ custom clinical rules with ease, which is crucial to ensure our clinicians have the right information at the right time.”

Arcweb is actively soliciting input from clinical champions to inform Arcwell’s development roadmap. “We want this effort to be as inclusive as possible,” says Cera. “We want to hear from any provider, clinical research organizer or pharma innovator with a promising new intervention they’re trying to test. We envision a future where Arcwell is leveraged across a broad range of use cases, including those we haven’t even thought of yet, from developing AI-driven applications and digital companions, to enabling digital diagnostics, identifying digital biomarkers, supporting remote patient monitoring (RPM), advancing telehealth solutions, and driving real-world evidence (RWE) initiatives. Our goal is to create a flexible platform that can power the next generation of healthcare innovations. We want real world use cases to inform the finished product, so it has the greatest impact possible.”

Arcwell is distributed under the open-source Apache 2.0 license, and is available to download on GitHub.

To find out how you can help shape Arcwell’s future, visit https://arcwell.health

To get in touch with the Arcweb Technologies Team, visit https://arcwebtech.com/contact/

Media Contact

Mia Kent, Arcweb Technologies, 1 8008467980, marketing@arcwebtech.com, Arcwebtech.com

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Asian Hall of Fame Heritage Gala Highlights Impactful Legacy

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4 hours ago

May 13, 2026

Benefit supported Women In Tech, Entertainment, Science & Sports Scholars

LOS ANGELES, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Global ambassador Asian Hall of Fame highlighted positive messages of interracial synergy with its Heritage Gala on May 1, 2026 at the iconic Biltmore Los Angeles. CBS LA Anchor Suzie Suh served as Master of Ceremonies of the festive Asian Heritage Month celebration brought to life by vibrant heritage costumes representing Asia, Latin America, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The intergenerational benefit funded Women In Tech, Entertainment, Science & Sports (WinTESS) scholarships for 103 applicants from all racial backgrounds.

Guests from California, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, and New York applauded the Class of 2026 Official Announcement, including Asian Hall of Fame’s first-ever Major League Baseball Inductee Hideo Nomo, nominated by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and DTLA muralist Robert Vargas as Goodwill Ambassador.

Dedicated San Marino philanthropist and Board of Governors Chairwoman Melinda Rogers was honored as the 2026 Woman of the Year, with a moving speech presented by her younger brother William Rogers. Chairwoman Rogers highlighted the endearing impact of family, and delighted audiences with her custom Korean hanbok, designed alongside Anna Kim at her Koreatown boutique.

Distinguished philanthropist Loida Nicolas Lewis (Inductee 2007) shared an inspiring fireside chat with stories of family legacy and community empowerment. Guests received commemorative autographed memoirs, and complimentary gifts from Nan Yang Delight and SUP. Inductees in attendance were Marc Anthony Nicolas, Kristen Lui, incoming Inductees Kitty Lo and Maggie Tseng, Official Design Partner of the 2026 Season.

The dramatic Heritage Costume Show, sponsored by Meridien Vacation Homes, presented pageant holders including a Rose Pageant Princess, Miss Asia USA, Miss Teen Latina Global, Hi-Teen USA, Miss International U.S. Virgin Islands, Miss Taiwanese American, and Mrs. Asia Glamour.

Maki Mae performed from her upcoming album release with pianist Jason Lo and cellist Ryan Phipps. Walter Nishinaka and Los Angeles Taiko Collective kicked off raffle drawings, including an 18-carat gold ring donated by long-standing supporter Vartan Kazanjian, owner of Estate Jewelers of South Pasadena.

ABOUT ASIAN HALL OF FAME
Established in 2004, Asian Hall of Fame strengthens interracial synergy by advancing mainstream recognition of Asian and Native legacy. Inductees include Connie Chung, Kristi Yamaguchi, Margaret Cho, amongst others. Contact: press@asianhalloffame.org, (626) 600-9418, www.asianhalloffame.org.

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Technology

Notice of Data Privacy Incident

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4 hours ago

May 13, 2026

MOUNT STERLING, Ill., May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Brown County

Brown County, Illinois provides notice of a data privacy incident involving personal information of certain county constituents and staff.

What Happened? On April 3, 2025, we received alerts of unusual activity in one of our email accounts. We launched an immediate investigation, and retained independent cyber incident response specialists to assist. The investigation determined that two email accounts experienced unauthorized access. We have no evidence of fraud or identity theft from this incident.

What Information Was Involved. The information involved varied by individual, and may have included a first and last name along with a Social Security number, driver’s license number, government issued identification number, medical information, or health insurance information.

What We Are Doing. In addition to the above, we are offering complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services to individuals whose Social Security numbers were believed to be involved.

What You Can Do. Generally, it is best practice to remain vigilant for incidents of identity theft and fraud from any source by reviewing your account statements and credit reports for suspicious activity and errors. If you discover any suspicious or unusual activity, promptly contact your financial institution or service provider.

Individuals are entitled to one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit reporting bureaus, TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax. To order a free credit report, visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call 1-877-322-8228.

Individuals may further learn about identity theft, fraud alerts, credit freezes, and the steps to take to protect personal information by contacting the credit reporting bureaus, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), or state Attorneys General. The FTC encourages those who discover that their information has been misused to file a complaint with them. It may be reached at 600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20580; www.identitytheft.gov; 1-877-ID-THEFT (1-877-438-4338); and TTY: 1-866-653-4261.

For More Information, you may contact us at 1-800-405-6108, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST for further assistance.

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SharkNinja Set to Join S&P MidCap 400; Flowers Foods and F&G Annuities & Life to Join S&P SmallCap 600

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4 hours ago

May 13, 2026

NEW YORK, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400, S&P SmallCap 600:

SharkNinja (NYSE: SN) will replace Flowers Foods Inc. (NYSE: FLO) in the S&P MidCap 400, and Flowers Foods will replace CSG Systems Intl Inc. (NASD: CSGS) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Monday, May 18. NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) is acquiring CSG Systems Intl in a deal expected to close soon, pending final closing conditions.F&G Annuities & Life Inc. (NYSE: FG) will replace Mister Car Wash Inc. (NASD: MCW) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Tuesday, May 19. Leonard Green & Partners L.P. is acquiring Mister Car Wash in a deal expected to close soon, pending final closing conditions.

Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date:

Effective Date

Index Name

Action

Company Name

Ticker

GICS Sector

May 18, 2026

S&P MidCap 400

Addition

SharkNinja

Consumer Discretionary

May 18, 2026

S&P MidCap 400

Deletion

Flowers Foods

FLO

Consumer Staples

May 18, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Addition

Flowers Foods

FLO

Consumer Staples

May 18, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Deletion

CSG Systems Intl

CSGS

Industrials

May 19, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Addition

F&G Annuities & Life

Financials

May 19, 2026

S&P SmallCap 600

Deletion

Mister Car Wash

MCW

Consumer Discretionary

ABOUT S&P DOW JONES INDICES

S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®. More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world. Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing indices across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets.

S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/.

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