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Associated Press
14 hours ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Raman Bhaumik and TSP Launch New Provider Portal to Streamline Compounded Prescription Ordering and Compliance
PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 30, 2025-- Texas Star Pharmacy (TSP), in partnership with SiCompounding, has announced the official launch of the Texas Star Provider Portal, a next-generation digital platform developed under the leadership of Raman Bhaumik. Purpose-built for physicians, clinics, IV infusion centers, and internal pharmacy teams, the cutting-edge portal is designed to simplify the ordering, tracking, and compliance processes associated with compounded prescriptions. The newly released Provider Portal significantly enhances the operational efficiency of prescription fulfillment by replacing outdated manual workflows with a secure, technology-driven solution. Core features include a HIPAA-compliant prescription submission system, real-time order tracking, integrated compliance checkpoints, secure messaging for prescription clarifications, and streamlined payment processing. 'We recognized the urgent need to eliminate inefficiencies and compliance risks in compounded medication ordering,' said Raman Bhaumik, Chief People Officer. 'The Provider Portal is a direct response to those needs. It's designed to give providers the transparency, speed, and accuracy they deserve while safeguarding patient safety and meeting all state and federal regulations.' The benefits have proved immediately evident for healthcare providers. By reducing the administrative burden and eliminating common prescription errors, the portal allows clinicians to focus more on patient care. The platform also enhances communication between providers and pharmacists, reducing time-consuming back-and-forth phone calls and ensuring all parties are aligned on medication protocols and delivery timelines. Built with scalability and adaptability in mind, the portal leverages real-time dashboards and integrates with leading pharmacy management systems. It is accessible via desktop and mobile platforms, offering 24/7 availability for busy healthcare professionals. Additionally, continuous improvements are underway, with beta testing currently live and operational at Texas Star Pharmacy locations. With this launch, Texas Star Pharmacy reaffirms its commitment to innovation, patient-centric care, and healthcare provider support. This initiative reflects the pharmacy's broader mission to use technology as a bridge between modern medical practice and precision compounding. Raman Bhaumik is a respected healthcare executive and visionary leader with extensive expertise in pharmacy management and operational efficiency. A licensed pharmacist across multiple states, she has completed advanced leadership training and brings a global approach to strategic planning. As the owner of Texas Star Pharmacy, Raman's dedication to process improvement has driven her business to success. She is passionate about mentoring future healthcare professionals and actively supports the next generation of more information about Texas Star Pharmacy, visit To learn more about SiCompounding, visit View source version on CONTACT: Media Contact: Autumn Allen Phone: 469-476-1002 Email:[email protected] KEYWORD: TEXAS UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HEALTH DATA MANAGEMENT PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SOURCE: Texas Star Pharmacy Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 07/30/2025 02:53 PM/DISC: 07/30/2025 02:53 PM
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Katapult to Announce Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results on August 13, 2025
PLANO, Texas, July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Katapult Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: KPLT), an e-commerce-focused financial technology company, today announced it will release its second quarter 2025 financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. The company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss these results at 8:00 AM ET that same day. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on the Katapult Investor Relations website at A replay will be available on the investor relations website following the call. About Katapult Katapult is a technology driven lease-to-own platform that integrates with omni-channel retailers and e-commerce platforms to power the purchasing of everyday durable goods for underserved U.S. non-prime consumers. Through our point-of-sale (POS) integrations and innovative mobile app featuring Katapult Pay™, consumers who may be unable to access traditional financing can shop a growing network of merchant partners. Our process is simple, fast, and transparent. We believe that seeing the good in people is good for business, humanizing the way underserved consumers get the things they need with payment solutions based on fairness and dignity. For more information, visit Contact: Jennifer KullVP of Investor RelationsIR@ in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Associated Press
a day ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Optimal Blue Fully Automates Best Efforts Locking Directly with Investors
- Launch of new capability in the Optimal Blue PPE allows lenders to eliminate all manual steps when executing best efforts locks - PLANO, Texas, July 30, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Optimal Blue today announced a new capability in its industry-leading product, pricing and eligibility (PPE) engine that fully automates the process for a lock desk user to execute best efforts locks directly with participating investors via API. By eliminating the last remaining manual step in the locking life cycle, Optimal Blue is delivering innovations and enhancements that will help significantly increase a lender's efficiency and profitability. The Optimal Blue PPE is the first pricing engine to fully automate this critical stage of the secondary market workflow for investors with support for all loan types, including both agency and non-agency programs. 'This is a game-changer for capital markets teams that will save an average of 15 minutes per loan, which is hours saved per day,' said Tiffany McGarry, vice president of product management at Optimal Blue. 'Lock desk users can now complete the entire best efforts lock transaction from within the Optimal Blue PPE – no toggling between systems, no rekeying of data and no lost time. It's a meaningful step forward for day-to-day productivity that helps protect lenders against costly errors and compliance issues, while giving investors a more streamlined path to work with their originator partners.' The Optimal Blue PPE already automates loan pricing, lock requests and post-lock changes, and the company's hedging platform already supports automation for mandatory execution. Until the release of this capability, completing a best efforts lock required the lender's secondary desk to log in to the investor's portal and re-enter loan details by hand. This enhancement eliminates this final step to execute the lock, fully automating the process. Best efforts lock requests can now be sent directly to an investor via API, reducing the time required from an average of 15 minutes per loan to just seconds. Loan data flows securely to the investor and back, keeping the loan origination system record up to date and generating a PDF confirmation that provides a clear audit trail and proof of execution. The feature is available at no additional cost to lenders and requires little to no setup or configuration. The new capability offers a compelling way for the more than 240 investors in Optimal Blue's network to stand out to over 1,000 originators by delivering a faster, more streamlined means to lock. To participate, investors should contact their Optimal Blue representative to complete a one-time API setup. 'This is the first time investors have been able to complete best efforts locks through real-time, system-to-system connectivity with their lender partners,' said Erin Wester, chief product officer at Optimal Blue. 'We've already set up this integration with select investor partners, and it's been exciting to see the positive momentum it is already building for their businesses. It's a strategic edge that improves execution, strengthens lender-investor relationships and streamlines the path to purchase – and one only Optimal Blue can deliver as the industry's most connected capital markets platform.' Future phases of the best efforts lock feature will add support for profile updates, extensions and other post-lock changes as well as integration into the CompassEdge platform – enhancing consistency and reducing downstream data mismatches. For more information, lenders and investors using the Optimal Blue PPE should contact their account representative. About Optimal Blue Optimal Blue powers profitability across the mortgage capital markets ecosystem. As the industry's only end-to-end capital markets platform, our technology, data, and integrations bridge the primary and secondary markets to help lenders of all sizes maximize performance – from pricing accuracy to margin protection and every step in between. Backed by over 20 years of proven expertise, our modern, cloud-native technology delivers the real-time automation, actionable data and seamless connectivity lenders need to navigate market volatility and scale for growth. To learn more about how Optimal Blue delivers measurable ROI, visit LOGO link for media: NEWS SOURCE: Optimal Blue ### MEDIA ONLY CONTACT: (not for publication online or in print) Leslie W. Colley Depth for Optimal Blue [email protected] ### Keywords: Mortgage, mortgage capital markets ecosystem, product, pricing and eligibility engine, execute best efforts locks, fintech, Optimal Blue, PLANO, Texas This press release was issued on behalf of the news source (Optimal Blue) who is solely responsibile for its accuracy, by Send2Press® Newswire. Information is believed accurate but not guaranteed. Story ID: S2P128097 APNF0325A To view the original version, visit: © 2025 Send2Press® Newswire, a press release distribution service, Calif., USA. RIGHTS GRANTED FOR REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY ANY LEGITIMATE MEDIA OUTLET - SUCH AS NEWSPAPER, BROADCAST OR TRADE PERIODICAL. MAY NOT BE USED ON ANY NON-MEDIA WEBSITE PROMOTING PR OR MARKETING SERVICES OR CONTENT DEVELOPMENT. Disclaimer: This press release content was not created by nor issued by the Associated Press (AP). Content below is unrelated to this news story.
Forbes
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Shaky': Audible's Drama Explores Resilience In Young-Onset Parkinson's
Audible's original new disability drama Shaky tells the story of a young woman adjustimng to life ... More following a Young-Onset Parkinson's diagnosis. Released exclusively on Amazon's Audible platform earlier this month, Katherine Craft's audio drama Shaky explores the unique mixture of grief, hope, acceptance and adaptation that comes with living with a diagnosis of Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease. Although much remains to be done, on-screen disability-focused narratives have thankfully become more prevalent in recent years, with the likes of Ezra, directed by Tony Goldwyn (2023), Disney's Out of My Mind (2024), and Netflix's Tyson's Run (2022) all receiving critical acclaim. These productions feature kids born with disabilities discovering that the world they are learning to navigate hasn't necessarily been built with them in mind. However, what is missing are stories that focus on the unique disruption, dislocation and psychological isolation that come from being diagnosed with so-called prime of life diseases like Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease or multiple sclerosis, which is typically diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40. Though such a journey can be dark and complex, Shaky takes an approach that is raw, grounded, fun and zany throughout. At the centre of the story is 30-year-old, uninhibited rock chick Nicole Tomkins, voiced by Rosa Salazar, who, following a diagnosis of YOPD, has moved back home to Plano, Texas, to live with her mom, Grace (Roselyn Sanchez), and her prissy but kind-hearted younger sister, Brianna (Mayan Lopez). Nicole finds herself in an all too familiar place for those who have experienced the early phase of young-onset neurological disease, a netherworld between acceptance and denial. She takes her meds and makes lifestyle changes to adjust to her new reality, but is equally determined to resume her musical career post haste as the drummer in the two-piece rock band Golden Braid and head out on tour. Despite her admirable capacity to sideline a devastating diagnosis and get back to doing what she loves, the misfortune of her prime of life predicament is neatly encapsulated in an exchange with an older lady with Parkinson's at the doctor's office, who, upon learning of Nicole's diagnosis, says, 'You're a patient? But you're so young. What a shame. At least I had a good run before I got diagnosed.' Meanwhile, even the usually blithe and irrepressible Nicole is pushed to her emotional limits when her neurological deficits ruin an impromptu date she has in a bar. 'This is too much. I don't know what I'm supposed to do anymore. Who I'm supposed to be anymore? What is my life now?' an anguished Nicole laments to her mom and sister. Craft, whose writing credits include the Emmy-nominated Apple TV+ series Best Foot Forward and the Snap Original Series Kappa Crypto, in addition to teaching a course on screenwriting at the University of Austin, has first-hand experience of being a young person with a disability. She was born with a condition causing low vision, which significantly worsened in her twenties after surgery to fix the issue failed. She also has ADHD and was recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Addressing her disabilities during an interview, Craft jokes, 'I just keep racking them up!' Reflecting on her youth, Craft says, 'I grew up visiting eyecare specialists. Once I stopped going to paediatric specialists and started attending adult services, I was always the youngest person in the waiting room.' Her experience of Parkinson's comes from her father, who was not diagnosed with the young-onset form. At its heart, Shaky is a story about fighting to retain a youthful identity when faced with the diagnosis of a progressive illness and the physiological changes that accompany it. Nicole wants to be recognized as a musician in her own right. She has concerns about being pigeon-holed as the media construct and vessel of inspiration porn she calls 'Parkinson's Girl,' even though it might help her career if she plays along. Meanwhile, anybody who has experienced a young-onset diagnosis of a chronic condition will note several other familiar themes. There is the often dicey arena of patient support groups. Nicole attends a Young-Onset Parkinson's Music Therapy Group, but as is so often the case, a shared diagnosis at a similar age never guarantees genuine chemistry and the same outlook amongst attendees. 'I want to be in spaces where other people get it,' explains the group's leader, Cosmo, but Nicole isn't so sure and simply retorts, 'Well, I don't.' Though maintained as more of an undertone, there is an aspect of infantilization associated with Nicole's return home. This, too, is something young-onset patients may identify with. When a disease comes crashing into one's life at just the moment when true independence is being discovered, the natural resources to turn to are parental support and the safety of the childhood home. This can foster a sense of discord that makes it feel that life is moving in reverse, whilst the life of one's peers continues with unyielding forward momentum. There is what Nicole terms the 'Ghost Of Parkinson's Future,' where younger patients, as opposed to their elderly counterparts, are forced to confront the reality of potentially living for decades with an incurable and degenerative condition. 'I keep trying to go backwards because the future… I don't want to think about the future,' remarks Nicole in one chapter. For those who have experienced or are currently experiencing young-onset neurological disease, Shaky represents comforting and familiar ground. For the uninitiated, too, some aspects of the story will prove truly eye-opening. In media disability discourse, 'inspiration' has become such a loaded term due to decades of insensitive treatment from Hollywood. In reality, inspiration is important to folks of all ages with disabilities, but not within the prevailing model of them being used to make non-disabled people feel more thankful for their lot in life. The inspiration comes from knowing that others navigate that same complex, sometimes treacherous road that you do, and that, even if your body is changing, there's nothing wrong with still bringing your hopes, dreams, identity, and perhaps most important of all, your sense of humor along for the ride.
CBS News
4 days ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Texas Democrats seek to seize momentum, make gains in the state ahead of 2026 with "Blue Texas"
Last week, Austin state Representative James Talarico headlined a rally in Plano. The event is part of a statewide organizing tour as Democrats look to seize on any momentum during the Legislature's special session and the 2026 midterm elections. Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder has been in his position for over 100 days now and is part of the group making the rounds through the state. He sat down with Eye on Politics reporter Jack Fink to talk about "Blue Texas" and the new attempt to make gains in Texas in 2026. He told Jack that in his 100 days as chairman, he's done events in 45 counties around the state. "As the new chairman of the party, I've made a lot of promises, and amongst those promises are that we are building a grassroots apparatus in every corner of this State," said Scutter. "No more neglecting areas that are, you know, outside of major metros. We're going to show up in communities. We're going to shake people's hands, look them in the eye, tell them what we stand for and ask for their votes, and that's a lot of what this partnership is. It's about broadening what we're doing around the State of Texas and bringing in the resources to be able to accomplish that." Scudder told Jack that many of the recent decisions made by a majority Republican Legislature could lead voters to vote blue. "When a governor pushed... to defund our community public schools, and to give coupons to rich people to send their kids to fancy private schools on all of our backs," said Scudder. "You have a lieutenant governor who is operating, prioritizing, and eliminating THC products in the State of Texas, which no one's asking for. Just keep going down the ballot. And what you'll see is what's culminating into what could be the best year that Democrats have seen in Texas since the nineties." "If things don't go our way in the next election, it is not because they had a lazy chairman," said Scudder. "And it's not going to be because we did not do things differently and rethink this process from the ground up. I think that what we are doing is going to be hugely impactful. We'll just have to wait and see."
