Aequor Healthcare Services, LLC Announces Acquisition of TheraStaff, LLC effective September 12, 2016.

The company will be part of the wholly owned Allied company Therapy Staff, LLC.- This acquisition will enable Therapy Staff, LLC to increase its penetration in the therapist recruitment and staffing industry in new and expanding national markets. Together, the two companies will build a formidable alliance to help satisfy the healthcare needs of millions of Americans.

“Today we are excited and honored that our subsidiary, TheraStaff, LLC, has entered into this exclusive acquisition agreement with Therapy Staff, LLC.  As a result of this acquisition, both parties will continue to fortify their positions as significant players in the healthcare recruitment and staffing market,” stated, Brandon Stanford, CFO of Eastridge Workforce Solutions, the parent company of TheraStaff, LLC.

Headquartered in San Diego and founded in 1994, TheraStaff, LLC provides professional therapy staffing support to facilities throughout California, Colorado and Indiana. It provides a variety of medical settings with experienced, screened, and effective physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists and their respective therapy assistants.

Therapy Staff, LLC is a nationwide therapist recruiting and staffing company that has served the health care industry since 2000. It places qualified Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech-Language Pathologists, as well as therapy assistants, within all types of health care settings throughout the nation. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Plymouth, MI, Therapy Staff, LLC has a divisional office in Austin, TX.

Aequor HealthcareServices is the parent company of Therapy Staff, LLC.  Aequor Healthcare Services is certified by the Joint Commission and is a healthcare personnel provider with over sixteen years of experience and part of the Aequor Group of Companies. It specializes in healthcare and clinical staffing, providing physicians, therapists, nurses, technologists and allied healthcare professionals to Hospital Systems, Nursing Homes/Home Care Providers, Clinics, School Systems, Laboratories, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences organizations nationwide. Launched in 2001 to cater to the growing needs of the healthcare industry, it is now considered to be one of the fastest growing workforce solutions companies in the industry.

“The acquisition of Therastaff will give a strategic edge to our existing Therapy Staff Company and better position us to deliver expanded service offerings in new markets to our clients and healthcare professionals,” said Aequor Group’s Co-CEO & Chairman, Manmeet Virdi. “Both companies have similar culture and values that will provide growth opportunities for our team members. We look forward to serving our customers together.”

“This acquisition represents a significant milestone for both companies”, said Aequor Groups’s Co-CEO & Chairman, Kamalpreet S. Virdi. “The agreement gives both firms the ability to generate significant and sustainable benefits for their existing and prospective markets and clients for years to come.”

“TheraStaff, LLC has a record of success as one of the leading healthcare recruiting and contract agencies– and with the added support and expertise of Therapy Staff, LLC, both firms will to continue to grow and prosper” said Aequor Healthcare Services Executive Vice President, Joel Williams.

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Mobile Apps: Things You Need to Know Before You Make One for Your Business!

Mobile apps are trending in a big way. Research studies by the Forrester Research indicate that mobile app development is in a nascent stage and will continue to grow and generate business. Accordingly, there is a huge and lucrative opportunity for app and software development, however businesses - both enterprises and startups - should first make an informed decision whether they really need an app or not. Mobile users spend 86% of mobile web time on apps and it seems like some people just prefer apps over mobile sites. Yet, it is a crucial question that a mobile website that is responsive, adaptive or an .m site serve your purpose or you need it alongside a mobile app!
Here’s our best advice for you: First, build a mobile website for your brand, your business and your users. Next, build a mobile app. And when you are attempting, you should aim for an app that achieves one or all of the following.

• The app should be atypical, with the capability to do something that your mobile site can't do, for instance, barcode scanning.

• There should be something unique and special on offering: your app should give discounts, exclusive offers and loyalty rewards so as to entice and engage users in the long term; precisely it should increase conversions.

• The app should give the best customer experience and valuable customer data too, if possible.

• App should connect you to users directly and immediately. You can use push notifications to inform users of information, updates or other relevant news.

• It should align with your vision for future. In case you wish to utilize the smartphone’s inbuilt technology (camera, beacon, NFC) to facilitate in-store payments, your app should be able to accomplish that for you.

• Above all, when you have been given this hint by a segment of users that an app is something that they would prefer over anything else.
Now that we have come to an understanding that what kind of apps one should opt for, let us also explore what drives an app’s success or failure.

1. Engagement & Re-engagement

It is critical for an app’s long-lasting success. We say that based on the findings of a 2015 survey that was completed by mobile analytics and attribution platform Appsflyer wherein they studied over 450 million installs across ecommerce, travel and utility apps.

Findings

• App retention rates vary by operating system, but not much. The engagement significantly decreases in just about 24 hours after the initial install. Over a span of 30 days, apps (both Android & iOS) are able to keep only 3.3% and 3.2% of their users engrossed, respectively.

• Organic apps are most interacted with & used by smartphone users and their retention rates on Android devices after 30 days are 156% greater than for paid app installs.

2. Another crucial factor is the pattern of how users download and delete apps. A Survey by Millward Brown Digital revealed that 43% of US smartphone owners install about 40 to 70 apps everyday but use just about 4-6 apps. App usage is fairly small. This is further reinstated by the finding that 72% of smartphone owners delete an app because they rarely use it and rest of them because the app was draining the device’s battery.

Mobile app discovery and engagement are challenging. Moreover, paid apps are dying off and account for less than 10% of app downloads, as indicated by statistics. Free apps are also seeing slowed growth. Henceforth, opting for an app that’s just trendy and not useful is a strict no-no. Also, if it doesn’t facilitate a purchase or some other value added functionality and simply directs you to a mobile site, there is no point having it because in that case it’s doing nothing just draining your data and phone memory. Put simply, “you should always opt for a mobile app that is technically and functionally sound and best serves the purpose that you want it to fulfill.”
Aequor has gained significant expertise in developing mobile applications for various enterprise and consumer’s needs. We are amongst “Top 100 Mobile Apps Development Vendors.”

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Enterprise Mobility Apps & Business Solutions That Help You Overcome New Challenges

The innovations in the mobile industry - the new platforms, the new devices and a plethora of new applications are presenting all the new challenges for business enterprises. We are standing on the verge of a new age of computing – an age in which professionals will be interacting with their enterprises from anywhere and at any time. However, when data will be stored in the cloud, commands will be given via touch and speech, results will be displayed on multiple screens – all that will only add to the complexity of the enterprise environment.

In such an environment, where the number of web-connected users and mobile devices is quickly approaching billions, enterprises don’t have a choice. They are truly faced with a "live or die" scenario wherein if they don’t adopt or move with the change, they will be either out of business or will be outpaced by competing players.

That's why enterprise mobility continues to be a top priority for businesses and investment in all aspects of mobility is set to rise. Also, it is certain that enterprises will be rapidly embracing new technology and change the way they do business.

In all the aforementioned endeavors of enterprises, enterprise mobile apps solutions of Aequor could greatly help. We can render expert help with multiple smartphone and tablet platforms, innumerable development and middle ware environment and countless new applications along with mobile device management and risk management.

We can even help - whether you are thinking of Salesforce or adopting Oracle and Sybase and enterprise platforms such as SAP and Lawson. We have a managed mobility service platform that helps companies to create, launch and scale mobile apps and other offerings quickly and cost-effectively.

For a deeper understanding, take a glance at Aequor’s one week rapid prototype development program that has been designed with just one objective in mind - quickly bring your “dream” app to life. We work really quickly to capture your ideas and concepts and transform them into a UI prototype and ensure you have all the tools necessary to make informed decisions.

We are ready with an exciting range of Aequor business solutions to help you. As an enterprise, you may start with critical functions first. You may choose sales and customer service first to get a taste of the new technology and the refreshed business process.

Come and embark on the journey with us.

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Aequor To Attend Bio-IT World Conference & Expo 2015

At BOOTH #235, you may visit Aequor in the Bio-IT World Conference & Expo 2015 i.e. scheduled for April 21-23 in Sea Port World Trade Center, Boston.

Ananthraman Iyer, VP of Sales & Marketing along with his colleague Jeff Vincent, Sales & Marketing Manager will be representing the company at the event. They can be reached at aiyer@aequor.com , P: 732-762-7434 and jeffrey.vincent@aequor.com, P: 732-781-2949

Bio-IT World Conference & Expo 2015

Since its debut in 2002, Bio-IT World has been the perfect platform where professionals from life sciences, pharmaceutical, clinical, healthcare, and IT industry meet to acquire and share new knowledge and countless networking opportunities. This time around they will be able to learn and discuss new trends, including best practice case studies relevant to data generation, knowledge management, and IT in life sciences and drug development whilst understanding the technologies, research, and regulatory issues of the domain. 2015 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo shall be uniting 3,000+ such professionals from 32+ countries.

Kamalpreet Virdi, President & Chairman Aequor Technologies on Aequor’s Participation in the Bio-IT Event

He said, “Bio-IT World 2015 is one of the most awaited international gatherings of the world and this year at Bio-IT, Aequor will have easy access to all the pertinent information that is driving biomedical research and the drug development process. This shall help us to leverage the latest trends in the industry and incessantly provide best services to our customers”.

About Aequor Group of Companies

Aequor Healthcare Services, a part of Aequor Group of Companies, is a US-based healthcare personnel provider specializing in staffing physicians, therapists, nurses, technologist and allied healthcare to Hospital Systems, Nursing Homes/Home care providers, Clinics; School Systems, Laboratories and Pharmaceutical Organizations.

Aequor Technologies, a part of Aequor Group of Companies, is a CMMI Level 3 Certified global IT solutions, technology and consulting company. We combine core IT expertise, personalized services and customized solutions to foster relationships with our clients that evolve into long-term partnerships. We have worked time and again with customers worldwide, including - start-ups, SMEs, Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies. As a partner and co-innovator to businesses of all sizes across a broad spectrum of industries and sectors, we identify new growth opportunities, facilitate their foray into new markets, enable them to succeed and mitigate risk. We are well positioned to provide end to end IT Solutions in areas including, but not limited to, managed IT infrastructure, mobility, big data, cloud computing.

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