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Aspire Eyewear - Trunk Show and Drawing for Free Sunglasses
A Trunk Show will be held at Linden Optometry, P.C. in Pasadena on Saturday, May 16th from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM to celebrate the grand opening of their Aspire Eyewear Center. A drawing will be held and one lucky person will receive a free pair of Aspire Sunglasses. - May 15, 2015 - Linden Optometry, P.C.
VersaSuite Exhibits at the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals EHR and Clearinghouse Vendor Fair
VersaSuite, a leading EHR/HIS solution provider, today announced it will be exhibiting at the Louisiana DHH Electronic Health Record and Clearinghouse Vendor Fair in Baton Rouge, LA. What: Louisiana DHH EHR and Clearinghouse Vendor Fair. To make an appointment with VersaSuite, send a request to... - May 15, 2015 - VersaSuite
Oxford Instruments Healthcare Launches Customer Portal and Remote Helium Monitoring
Oxford Instruments Healthcare has launched a unique OiHealthcare Customer Portal, to help customers improve their efficiency in the delivery of patient care, and OiVision, providing remote magnet monitoring for MRI systems. - May 15, 2015 - Oxford Instruments Healthcare
Accredited Drug Testing Inc Receives National Accreditation
The Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association (DATIA) has officially designated Accredited Drug Testing Inc as an “Accredited Collection Facility.” Accredited status means that the facility operations and personnel has met the highest standards established by the Drug and Alcohol... - May 14, 2015 - Accredited Drug Testing Inc
VersaSuite Exhibits at the 2015 Oklahoma Rural Health Conference
VersaSuite, a leading EHR/HIS solution provider, today announced it will be exhibiting at the 2015 Oklahoma Rural Health Conference in Norman, Oklahoma. What: Oklahoma Rural Health Conference. To make an appointment with VersaSuite, send a request to sales@versasuite.com or call... - May 14, 2015 - VersaSuite
New Jersey’s First Reading Glasses Alternative! New FDA Approved KAMRA Inlay to Correct Presbyopia
Even if you never had vision problems, you cannot escape presbyopia; an age-related process that affects more than a billion people worldwide. Until this month, refractive surgeons had very little to offer their presbyopic patients. Today Clarity Refractive Services is pleased to announce a new... - May 13, 2015 - Omni Eye Services
SleepSafe® Drivers’ Adrian Knight to Discuss Sleep Apnea and the Transportation Industry on The Tim Ridley Show, Part of the Road Dog Trucking SiriusXM® Family
Learn the basics of sleep apnea and how sleep apnea programs specialized for the transportation industry can save lives, reduce costs and improve overall driver health Since SleepSafe Drivers has devised one of the nation's leading OSA solutions for the transportation industry and other high-risk... - May 13, 2015 - SleepSafe Drivers, Inc.
Policymakers in Middle East Urged to Invest in Formal Systems of Old Age Support and Long-Term Care
Need to ensure the availability of health and social services for older persons and promote their continuous participation in a socially and economically productive life. - May 13, 2015 - Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions
CRO Analytics Announces Partnership with ACRP to Assess Clinical Trial Quality
Partnership Will Utilize Performer™ Platform for Investigator Sites to Evaluate Trials - May 13, 2015 - CRO Analytics
ARCO/Murray Construction Awarded Contract for New Suncoast Community Health Center Location
ARCO / Murray Construction Company and Suncoast Community Health Centers held a ground-breaking ceremony to announce the construction of a new community health center and corporate office building. The two-story 31,200 SF facility will be constructed on a 2.2-acre site in Brandon, FL. This... - May 12, 2015 - ARCO|Murray Construction
CareSouth Announces Direct Messaging
CareSouth announces Direct messaging, providing single point of connectivity for secure transfer of health information for their home health agencies. - May 11, 2015 - CareSouth Health System, Inc.
Epitope Diagnostics Launches a Novel 25-OH Vitamin D ELISA Kit
Epitope Diagnostics, Inc. has added a new ELISA kit to their product line to detect the total amount of 25-OH vitamin D2 and D3 in serum or plasma sample. This is a monoclonal antibody-based ELISA with a unique vitamin D releasing buffer for easy and reliable measurement of 25-OH vitamin D. - May 11, 2015 - Epitope Diagnostics, Inc.
Global Healthcare Travel Council Appoints New Board Members Elizabeth Ziemba and Irving Stackpole to Lead Education Initiatives for GHTC
The Global Healthcare Travel Council (GHTC) announces the appointment of Elizabeth Ziemba, President of Medical Tourism Training, Inc. (MTTI) and Irving Stackpole, President of Stackpole & Associates, to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Their mandate is to develop and deliver a... - May 11, 2015 - Global Healthcare Travel Council
Local Resident of 35 Years and Doc of 18 Years to Walk 39 Miles to End Breast Cancer
Local Rancho Palos Verde resident and Downey, CA doctor to Walk 39.3 Breast Cancer-Crushing Miles Set to Participate in Weekend-Long AVON 39 in Santa Barbara, CA on Sept 12-13th. Donna L. Wong, D.O., resident of Rancho Palos Verdes, and Family Physician of Downey, CA will join thousands of women... - May 10, 2015 - Donna L. Wong, D.O., Inc
Middle East Crossroad: Medical Tourism Association® to Host Certification Workshop in Jordan
Training for hospital administrators, insurance and human resource professionals, and related travel, tourism and hospitality interests, May 30-31, 2015, at Le Meridien Amman Hotel. - May 10, 2015 - Medical Tourism Association™
Leading KL Hearing Aid Center Hosting Open House
Malaysia's leading hearing aid center, NewSound Hearing, is making the most of national Better Hearing and Speech Month with an open house including free hearing screenings later this month. - May 10, 2015 - NewSound Hearing
Review Concierge Launches Reviews Matter Blog
Review Concierge publishes new blog, Reviews Matter. The Company offers a complete range of services to help healthcare practitioners, practice managers, patient experience professionals, and office managers, marketing and social media teams to manage online reviews and protect their reputations. - May 08, 2015 - Review Concierge
BREATHE LA Held Its First Annual Asthma Symposium on World Asthma Day
First Annual Countywide Asthma Symposium Was Emceed by Lolita Lopez of NBC4 Healthy Eating, Healthy Breathing: Childhood Obesity and its Links to Asthma. - May 08, 2015 - Breathe California of Los Angeles County (Breathe LA)
IQ4I Research & Consultancy Published a New Report on “Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Pipeline Analysis"
Current therapies provide a tremendous opportunity for therapies specific to CHF such as gene-based, stem cell-based and miRNA-based therapies, which reverses disease course and reduce the number of cardiac events. - May 08, 2015 - IQ4I Research & Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
Laser Locators Makes Top 10 Best Places to Work in the Tampa Bay Area
Laser Locators, a world-wide leader selling ophthalmic lasers and diagnostic equipment, announced today that the Tampa Bay Business Journal ranked Laser Locators in the Top 10 for “nearly big” companies on its annual Best Place to Work list for the Tampa Bay area. This makes the second... - May 07, 2015 - Laser Locators
The Bell Law Firm Commends Whistleblowers and the FBI for Revealing HCR ManorCare’s Nursing Home Financial Fraud & Abuse
The Bell Law Firm recognizes the efforts of whistleblowers who bring False Claims Act lawsuits against companies that attempt to defraud the government. - May 07, 2015 - The Bell Law Firm
Lima Corporate Acquisition
Lima Corporate Acquires Unicompartmental and Total Knee for European Markets Lima sets the stage to be a key player in the Knee market. Lima Corporate has entered into an agreement with Zimmer Holdings Inc. to purchase the Zimmer® Unicompartmental High Flex Knee (ZUK) and the Biomet®... - May 07, 2015 - Lima Corporate
Save Time Job Posting - Use Job Scraping
Job scraping tool can save pharma recruiters and employers huge amounts of time. - May 07, 2015 - PharmiWeb.com
American College of Urgent Care Physicians Honors Inspirational Texas Doctor
Dr. Mark Buckner, a board-certified emergency medicine doctor from Sherman, Texas, has been named “Physician of the Month” by the American College of Urgent Care Physicians (ACUCP), an advocate for patients and urgent care providers across the United States. “Dr. Buckner beat the... - May 07, 2015 - American College Of Urgent Care Physicians Inc
Downloadable 2015 Telehealth Metrics: Wearable Devices, Remote Monitoring Gain Traction for Population Health Management
One-fourth of healthcare organizations incorporate wearable devices - fitness trackers, smart clothing, pedometers and smart watches - into care management initiatives, according to 2015 telehealth benchmarks compiled by the Healthcare Intelligence Network. - May 07, 2015 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
A High-Yield Case Review of Critical Topics in Neuroradiology
"Top 3 Differentials in Neuroradiology," recently published by Thieme, is an up-to-date, comprehensive review of critical topics in neuroimaging. The book’s unique format ranks the differentials, divides them into the top three, and presents additional diagnostic considerations for... - May 07, 2015 - Thieme Publishers
Medical Tourism Association® Celebrates Launch of Digital Medical Tourism Magazine® App - New Issue Released
Publication leads into World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress, Sept. 27-30, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. - May 07, 2015 - Medical Tourism Association™
A Time-Saving Guide for Physical Therapists
"Tests and Exercises for the Spine," recently published by Thieme, expertly guides physical therapists in conducting tests to help determine which exercises are most effective in treating each patient’s spinal condition. It is a concise, practical manual in which the... - May 07, 2015 - Thieme Publishers
SATA CommHealth Partners with Tan Tock Seng Hospital to Extend Greater Step-Down Care in the Community
SATA CommHealth has expanded its home care services to benefit recently discharged home bound patients. Its home care team will provide home nursing services such as feeding tube changes, wound dressings, medication reconciliation and education and supply of home care consumables. To help more... - May 07, 2015 - SATA CommHealth
Precision Health Care Launches the Giving Partners Solutions In-Source Program to Assist Hospital with Their Wound Center Programs
Precision Health Care has developed and launched the Giving Partners Solutions In-source Program to provide the plan, resources and replacement equipment to help Hospitals transition from a managed, outsourced Wound Center to a Hospital controlled and managed outpatient program. Precision offers an on-line survey to help Hospitals evaluate their advantage to in-source the Wound Center Program and provide quality care, patient continuity, stop paying management fees and improve their bottom line. - May 06, 2015 - Precision Health Care
May 21, 2015 Webinar: Medicare Chronic Care Management Billing-Leveraging Population Health Management for Successful Claim Submission
A healthcare organization that has successfully submitted its first Chronic Care Management claim to CMS under new 2015 codes will outline its claim submission process during a May 21, 2015 webinar sponsored by the Healthcare Intelligence Network. - May 06, 2015 - Healthcare Intelligence Network
VersaSuite Exhibits at the 2015 Mississippi Rural Health Clinic Conference
VersaSuite, a leading EHR/HIS solution provider, today announced it will be exhibiting at the Mississippi Rural Health Conference in Jackson, MS. What: Mississippi Rural Health Conference. To make an appointment with VersaSuite, send a request to sales@versasuite.com or call 512-250-8774. When:... - May 06, 2015 - VersaSuite
Global Corrugated Packaging Market Will Reach US$ 173.6 Million by 2020 by Persistence Market Research
Persistence Market Research launches new report named - “Global Market Study on Uveitis Treatment: Asia to Witness fastest Growth by 2020. - May 06, 2015 - Persistence Market Research
Spring Gala – An Evening of Gratitude Benefited MemorialCare Breast Center at Saddleback Memorial
Nationally Recognized Breast Radiologist Gary Levine M.D. Welcomed as New Medical Director of MemorialCare Breast Centers - May 04, 2015 - Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
Pyramid Healthcare Solutions Names New Vice President of Managed Global Solutions Division
Pyramid Healthcare Solutions, an Avantha Group company, has appointed Mr. Manu Bhandari Vice President of its recently launched Managed Global Solutions line of business. The Managed Global Solutions practice will provide Electronic Data Management, Physician Group Services, and Pharmaceutical... - May 03, 2015 - Pyramid Healthcare Solutions
Fortune 500 Consultant Authors Reveals How the Loss of a Baby Led to Becoming OneMama to Thousands
Fortune 500 Consultant Siobhan Neilland reveals the riveting story of the OneMama organization founded to provide birthing and health clinics, agricultural sustainability, and economic trade skills to mamas in impoverished Uganda communities. In “I Gave Birth to a Child I Didn’t Know I Had,” learn about Siobhan’s childhood being raised within a cult, and the miscarriage that led her to Africa where she became determined to provide a healthy environment where babies could thrive. - May 01, 2015 - TheREDCarpetConnection.com, LLC
Imaging3 Updates
Imaging3, Inc. Announces 2015 Updates. - May 01, 2015 - Imaging3
ACMSS Continues to Expand Meaningful Use Opportunities - Proud to Announce Non-Profit Partnership with AAUCM
The AAUCM has joined with the American College of Medical Scribe Specialists (ACMSS) to offer AAUCM members an Urgent Care-specific certified scribe . - May 01, 2015 - American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
IQ4I Research & Consultancy Published a New Report on “Lab Automation Global Market”: Valued at $3.5 Billion in 2014
The global Lab automation market is valued at $3.5 billion in 2014. This report analyzes the lab automation market in terms of market revenue ($ million) for all segments. - May 01, 2015 - IQ4I Research & Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
MASA Assist Gives Travel Safety Tips - Avoid Surprises During Summer Vacation
While vacation adventures can be fun, rejuvenating, and provide wonderful memories, they can also pose health and travel risks. MASA Assist provides a list of helpful safety travel tips to help ensure those who are traveling this summer, to be better prepared so they can travel with peace of mind. - April 30, 2015 - MASA Assist
Western Maryland Health System to Host Live Webinar on Value-Based Care Delivery
Western Maryland Health System is hosting an hour-long webinar as part of a partnership with an entrepreneur team of MBA students from University of Maryland's Smith School of Business. - April 30, 2015 - Western Maryland Health System
AutoGenomics Launches a Test for Genotyping Hepatitis C Virus on Its Microarray-Based INFINITI® Systems
AutoGenomics launches a Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping test in the US and the global market. - April 30, 2015 - AutoGenomics Inc.
ElectroCore’s Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy Shown to be Safe and to Produce No Meaningful Cardiac Adverse Effects
At the 67th American Academy of Neurology meeting in Washington, DC, last week a poster presentation showed that electroCore’s non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) therapy does not cause any meaningful cardiovascular adverse effects in patients with asthma. The poster presentation,... - April 30, 2015 - electroCore
Creative Biomart Launches an Intuitive New Website Design to Enhance User Experience
Creative Biomart, the leading company in the supply of diagnostic antigens and antibodies, pharmaceutical enzymes, diagnostic enzymes, and high-quality recombinant proteins has launched an intuitive new website design as well as coupon promotion. - April 29, 2015 - Creative Biomart
Young Innovators from All Over the World Will Compete at MEF Schools, Istanbul
The countdown started for the 24th International Science Research Project Competition organized by the cooperation of MEF Schools and MEF University, Istanbul, Turkey. 1434 Students from 25 different nations will participate in the contest with 771 distinct science projects between May 5 and May 8, 2015. The qualifying 163 high-school students will compete for the top spot in the finals at MEF University Campus. - April 29, 2015 - MEF Education Institutions
More Successful Organ Transplants at MIOT International
The 57-year-old died in an accident opposite Koyambedu police station. His liver, kidneys, heart valves and corneas were donated. - April 29, 2015 - MIOT International Multi-Speciality Hospitals
Paras Biopharmaceuticals Finland Oy Selected as First Finnish Company to Present at Cavendish Global
Paras Biopharmaceuticals Finland Oy, an upcoming biopharmaceutical manufacturing company for biosimilars and therapeutic peptides, announced today that it has been selected to present at the Cavendish Global Health Impact Forum taking place 10th - 14th May in La Jolla, California, USA. The purpose... - April 28, 2015 - Paras Biopharmaceuticals Finland Oy
Melson to Speak at Rutgers Student Society for Stem Cell Research
Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson will serve as a special guest speaker Tuesday, April 28 as part of a special fundraiser for the Rutgers Student Society for Stem Cell Research. The event is named “Knocking out Spinal Cord Injury One Punch at a Time” and benefits Rutgers’ W.M. - April 28, 2015 - Team Fight to Walk
Mirabile M.D. Wellness Center Introduces Ultherapy Treatment for Decolletage
Top Kansas City wellness clinic is offering FDA approved ultherapy treatment for Decolletage with existent ultherapy program. The clinic also offers bio-identical hormone therapy, medical weight loss and gynecology services. - April 26, 2015 - Mirabile MD MedCosmetic
Medical Tourism Association® to Offer Certification Workshop in Latvia
Day-long medical travel education and training, Thursday, May 28, 2015, at Wellton Elefant Hotel, in Riga. - April 26, 2015 - Medical Tourism Association™