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Office of Emergency Preparedness Mandates Use of the At Risk Registry (Developed by mumms® Software) in Hospice and Home Health Agencies
The Office of Emergency Preparedness has mandated the use of the At Risk Registry (developed by mumms® Software) for home health and hospice agencies helping save lives if a disaster should occur. Announced May 28, 2014, Hospice and Home Health Agencies are now required to enroll with the At Risk Registry at no charge and submit patient information to the system if the patient will require community assistance in the event of a disaster. - June 20, 2014 - mumms Software
St. Louis, Missouri June Air Dates Released for Health Briefs
St. Louis is a center of biotechnology and medicine. - June 20, 2014 - Health Briefs TV
International Advanced Healing Group to Seek Alternative Expansion Funding
International Advanced Healing Group has confirmed it is looking to secure alternative financing to support a concerted expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. - June 20, 2014 - International Advanced Healing Group, Ltd.
Road to China: Sponsorship Consolidates Prosperity with Peace at World Medical Tourism Congress – Taiwan
Medical Tourism Association®, Global Benefits Association and Taiwan External Trade Development Council host international industry event, June 26-27, 2014, at Taipei International Convention Center. - June 19, 2014 - Medical Tourism Association™
Psyched in San Francisco Recruits Nine New Writers for Its Psyched Magazine Psychotherapy Advocacy Project
Psyched Magazine features over 40 Bay Area therapists writing together with the mission of influencing the public perception of psychotherapy so that it is seen as an ordinary and ongoing part of personal wellness. - June 18, 2014 - Sidewalk Talk
Dr. Dental Sponsors the "Hole in the Wall Gang Camp" Run
New England dental group, Dr. Dental, sponsors a non-profit event for the "Hole in the Wall Gang Camp" - a camp for sick children, started by Paul Newman. - June 18, 2014 - Dr. Dental
VIRUN® & Pacific Deep Ocean Biotech Combine Natural Mineral Complexes with OmegaH2O® EPA and DHA for Foods, Beverages & Supplements
Virun, and Pacific Deep Ocean Biotech (PDOB), work together to provide mineral complexes that are derived from the ocean with Omega-3 EPA and DHA that deliver clean label claim and eco-friendly sustainable solutions. The combination allows a source for mineral complexes in VIRUN’s patent and patents-pending technologies that naturally yield low metal content to avoid reactivity with omega-3 EPA and DHA, all-the-while delivering a consistent level of Calcium, Sodium, Potassium and Magnesium. - June 18, 2014 - VIRUN
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Denise Campbell as Professional of the Year
Denise Campbell, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, has recently been recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Physical Therapy. - June 18, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
Thieme’s Classic General Anatomy Atlas Now in a Second Edition
Thieme is pleased to announce the publication of a second edition of the award-winning "THIEME Atlas of Anatomy: General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System," by Schuenke, et al. This updated English language edition is an essential educational tool for anyone studying anatomy with a focus... - June 18, 2014 - Thieme Publishers
DoctorsInternet.com Rebrands, Launches New Website, Logo and Additional Services
The Doctors Internet LLC announced today that the company will be launching their redesigned website at doctorsinternet.com, changing their logo and adding new services for current and future clients. Users will be able to navigate more easily throughout DoctorsInternet.com and will find specific... - June 18, 2014 - Doctors Internet
Health & Comfort Home Care Agency Acquired by C & M Health Services, LLC
Health & Comfort Home Care Agency, a New Jersey home care services company, was recently acquired by C & M Health Services, LLC, a company with extensive experience in home care and aging-in-place solutions. The company will continue to operate under the Health & Comfort Home Care Agency name. - June 17, 2014 - Health & Comfort Home Care
Remind Technologies Medication Adherence Platform Beta Launch Software
Houston, TX-based tech startup announces the opening of the registration for the Beta Launch of its new Intelligent web-based Care Management Platform software designed to promote Medication Adherence through its MindRx Platform. With Remind Technologies MindRx Platform, health care providers can... - June 17, 2014 - Remind Technologies Inc
Village Podiatry Centers Continues to Make Its Footprint in Healthcare
Village Podiatry Centers, a division of Extremity Healthcare Incorporated (EHI) was recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the Top 25 Physician Group Practices in the state. The company serves across 32 offices and completed approximately 150,000 visits last year. Dr. David... - June 17, 2014 - Village Podiatry Centers
Color Atlas of Cerebral Revascularization a Gold Winner at IBPA’s Ben Franklin Awards
Thieme is proud to announce that "Color Atlas of Cerebral Revascularization," by Robert Spetzler, Albert Rhoton, Peter Nakaji, and Masatou Kawashima, published in 2013, was selected as a Gold winner in the Professional/Technical category at the 2014 Benjamin Franklin Awards. This book... - June 17, 2014 - Thieme Publishers
The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Joins the Santonio Holmes III and Long Foundation to Launch the “Greater Than Sickle Cell” Campaign
The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America is kicking off a new campaign to build participation in World Sickle Cell Awareness Day which takes place on June 19, 2014. Created by the United Nations in 2006 to raise global awareness for sickle cell disease as a public health problem, this day is... - June 15, 2014 - Greater Than Sickle Cell Campaign
Membrane Separation Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019
Transparency Market Research includes new market research report “Membrane Separation Market" to its huge collection of research reports. - June 15, 2014 - Transparency Market Research
American Venous Forum Hosts the 4th Annual Vein Forum Course: Comprehensive Venous Management for the Practicing Clinician
The American Venous Forum is hosting the 4th annual Vein Forum Course: Comprehensive Venous Management for the Practicing Clinician on September 5-6, 2014 at the Hyatt Boston Harbor in Boston, MA. The meeting is structured for the practicing venous specialist. CME credits will be provided for this... - June 13, 2014 - American Venous Forum
American Venous Forum - Fellows Course in Venous Disease Registration Open
The American Venous Forum will host the Fall Fellows Course in Venous Disease on December 5-7, 2014 at University of Texas Medical School at Houston in Houston, TX. Please visit www.veinforum.org for more information and to register. Travel reimbursement is available for Fellows through an educational grant provided by the American Venous Forum Foundation. - June 13, 2014 - American Venous Forum
Accretive Health Executive to Co-Chair ACO Financial Summit
Those interested in learning more about how to succeed with ACOs are scheduled to gather at an ACO Financial Summit in Las Vegas, Nev., June 23-24, 2014. Hosted by Healthcare Education Associates and RISE (Resource Initiative and Society for Education), the event is co-chaired by Ken Jennings, PhD, head of Population Health Solutions at Accretive Health, and John Woods, vice president of TP-ACO, and president of Alliance Healthcare Corporation. - June 13, 2014 - Accretive Health
East Meets West: World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress Features International Voices
Top Asian Healthcare Executive, U.S. Physician Group Leader among Speakers, Sept. 20-24, 2014, in Washington, D.C. - June 13, 2014 - Medical Tourism Association™
Photetica® Will do to the Medical Industry What Elon Musk and Tesla (TSLA) Did to the Automotive Industry
Photetica is now in the clinical trial phase with its game changing medical technology designed to prevent and reverse chemotherapy side effects during chemotherapy treatment at a Rochester, Minnesota based Oncology research and treatment center. - June 12, 2014 - Photetica
Future Genesis (FGen) Announces Deal with Biomedical Research Institute (BRI)
Future Genesis (FGen) has selected Rockville, MD Biomedical Research Institute (BRI) as its cryogenic laboratory. - June 12, 2014 - Future Genesis, Inc.
PrescribeWellness and Value Drug Company Partnership Will Drive Medication Adherence
PrescribeWellness Partners with Value Drug Company to Help Lead Higher Medication Adherence Through Proactive and Preventive Healthcare Measures PrescribeWellness, an industry leader in medication adherence solutions for community pharmacy, today announced its partnership with Value Drug... - June 12, 2014 - PrescribeWellness
Tusk Enterprises Hires a Chief Technology Officer
Tusk Enterprises and its Rhino Medical Services and Hospitalists Plus divisions serve more than 1,000 health care businesses, including some of the nation’s busiest hospitals. - June 12, 2014 - Tusk Enterprises
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors William N. Bryant as Professional of the Year
William N. Bryant, of Trumansburg, New York, has recently been recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Registry for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Therapy Services. - June 11, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
VersaSuite Announces Integration with IRIS™ Registry Link to Advance Clinical Data Sharing
VersaSuite is pleased to announce that it has successfully integrated with the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s IRIS™ Registry. The IRIS™ Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) is the nation's first comprehensive eye disease clinical registry. The American Academy of... - June 11, 2014 - VersaSuite
The Health Briefs TV Show Airs on ABC WKEF-TV in June
Healthcare in Dayton, Ohio is a strong industry which usually lands the Midwestern U.S. city on the top heath surveys in the country. - June 11, 2014 - Health Briefs TV
PerformanceScrubs.com Announces the Opening of a New High-Tech Manufacturing Facility in Florence, Alabama
PerformanceScrubs.com, a Performance HealthCare Products company, today announced the forthcoming launch of its new high-tech clothing manufacturing facility in Florence, Alabama. The new facility brings jobs back to the United States through technical innovations that drive costs down, and speed... - June 10, 2014 - Performance Healthcare Products
Record-Breaking Whistleblower Attorney Takes on New Challenges: Traumatic Brain and Sprinal Cord Injuries
Record-breaking whistle-blower attorney Anthony J. Russo Jr. has partnered with successful board certified civil trial attorney Louis Battista in launching a new firm, Russo Battista Law Group that will primarily focus on catastrophic injury cases, including brain and spinal cord Injury cases. The new firm will go beyond the traditional legal scope of services employing a unique firm model, consisting of an in-house case management department to help clients navigate the complex system of care. - June 10, 2014 - Russo Battista Law Group
N-Style ID Announces New Medical Jewelry Engraving at No Cost
N-Style ID recently announced the addition of custom jewelry engraving to their services at no extra cost to consumers. - June 10, 2014 - N-Style ID
Free Wheelchair Mission Announces Four Containers of Wheelchairs Arrived for Bangladesh
Four containers (2200 individual units) of Free Wheelchair Mission’s wheelchairs arrived in Bangladesh. - June 10, 2014 - Free Wheelchair Mission
European Inventor Award Nomination for Thieme Author Professor Wieslaw L. Nowinski
Modern 3D brain models allow scientists to understand the complex structures of the human brain and improve diagnosis and operative planning. Prof. Wieslaw L. Nowinski’s brain atlases earned him a lifetime award nomination for the European Inventor Award 2014. The award is given by the... - June 10, 2014 - Thieme Publishers
The First Comprehensive Reference on NPH
"Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus," recently published by Thieme, covers everything practitioners need to know about this multi-faceted condition, from clinical characteristics and pathophysiology to signs and symptoms, radiographic findings, diagnostic tests and neurosurgical treatment... - June 09, 2014 - Thieme Publishers
Rule of Thought: Medical Tourism Association® to Address Strategies at EU Cross-Border Healthcare Symposium
The EU Healthcare Directive is the focus of a public policy event, June 18, 2014, in Brussels, Belgium. - June 08, 2014 - Medical Tourism Association™
SGS Announces EU to Amend General Safety and Performance Requirements on Medical Devices Concerning Hazardous Substances
On 12 March 2014, the EU Parliament completed a final vote on a proposal for a regulation regarding medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (1). An important revision concerns the use of phthalates in medical devices. - June 08, 2014 - SGS
Storage Made Easy Brings Private Enterprise File Share and Sync for Amazon S3 to AWS GovCloud
With the Storage Made Easy EFSS Cloud control platform now available for AWS GovCloud (US) Simple Storage users SME facilitates a full enterprise file share and sync type service with Amazon S3 Storage. - June 07, 2014 - Storage Made Easy
Dr. Daniel Krall, O.D. Interviewed for Eyecare Article
Dr Daniel Krall, O.D., Clinical Director of Linden Optometry, P.C. was interviewed for a vision care article in which he discussed specialty contact lenses for keratoconus patients. - June 07, 2014 - Linden Optometry, P.C.
ReproTech Ltd., to Build Wildfire and Earthquake-Resistant Storage Room in New Nevada Location
New Nevada cryostorage and office location for ReproTech. - June 07, 2014 - ReproTech, LLC
Dr. James Michael Muzzi Offering Free Dental Implant Consultations During Their "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dental Implants But Were Afraid to Ask" Event
Dr. James Michael Muzzi and Dr. Jenna Polinsky will be offering free dental implant consultations on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 from 9:00am to 6:00pm at Dr. Muzzi’s office located at 614 2nd Avenue, Suite 2D, New York, NY 10016. - June 06, 2014 - Dr. James Michael Muzzi
Shohet Ear Associates to Offer Free Seminar on "Single-Sided Hearing Loss" and Hearing Aid Advice in Seal Beach
Shohet Ear Associates is offering a free seminar on “Single-Sided Hearing Loss.” Conducted by Cheryl Tanita, AuD, the seminar will highlight the latest technologies designed to help people with single-sided hearing loss to hear better. The seminar will be held on Saturday June 28, from... - June 06, 2014 - Shohet Ear Associates
American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine Launches New Urgent Care Medicine Buyer’s Guide
American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine has launched a new Buyer’s Guide, an online solutions guide showcasing vendors, service providers and educational sources. - June 06, 2014 - American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
Small Clinics Providing Ambulatory Care Services Could Reduce Emergency Department Misuse in the UAE
Patients with minor ailments advised not to abuse emergency department resources. - June 06, 2014 - Informa Life Sciences
Medicom Health Interactive Places in Top International Award – 2014 Summit Creative Award
Medicom Health Interactive is named a Silver winner in the 2014 Summit Creative Award® competition for its development of the EVALIA® Weight-Loss Surgery Profiler. - June 05, 2014 - Medicom Health Interactive
Medical Port Creates a New Product Designed for Non-Habitual Residents; the NHR Card
Medical Port | Premium Medical Tourism Facilitator, in a joint effort with its partners, has launched a new product that gives its subscribers exclusive and immediate access to a set of services in the fiscal, healthcare, customer care and leisure areas with specially conceived benefits and offers to the cardholders. - June 05, 2014 - Medical Port | Premium Medical Tourism Facilitator
Reproductive Tissue Storage Facility Ready for Hurricane Season
Cryostorage facility offers peace of mind to its clients in hurricane prone areas. - June 05, 2014 - ReproTech, LLC
Applied Clinical Trials Announces First Annual Clinical Trials Outsourcing Quality Assessment
Applied Clinical Trials Announces First Annual Clinical Trials Outsourcing Quality Assessment Will conduct the first comprehensive in-depth analysis of outsourced clinical research quality. - June 05, 2014 - CRO Analytics
Colliers International Revealed New Report on Dubai’s Healthcare Industry at Hospital Build & Infrastructure 2014
The report analysed the key demand and supply, risk and success factors shaping the healthcare sector in Dubai. - June 05, 2014 - Informa Life Sciences
UAE Hospitals Took Home Three Awards at the Middle East Hospital Build & Infrastructure Awards 2014
Hospital Build & Infrastructure Awards 2014 recognise Middle East healthcare pioneers - June 05, 2014 - Informa Life Sciences
HealthPERX Adds Video Consult Kiosks to Its Telehealth Platform
Telehealth is a rapidly growing industry. HealthPERX offers a unique telehealth program in which companies and employees have access to licensed, board certified doctors in every state 24/7 who can diagnose, treat and prescribe when necessary. Now HealthPERX can bring telehealth kiosks on site to businesses, allowing their employees the ability to video consult with doctors while at work, reducing absenteeism and healthcare costs dramatically. - June 04, 2014 - HealthPERX
Clubhouse International Celebrates 20 Years of Success in Changing the World of Mental Health
Clubhouse International (www.clubhouse-intl.org), a global non-profit, non-governmental organization that helps communities around the world create sustainable solutions for mental illness, celebrates the 20th Anniversary of its founding today. Joel Corcoran, Executive Director of Clubhouse International, marked the occasion by acknowledging the dedication of the organization’s staff, many volunteers, and the organization’s member Clubhouses to changing the world of mental health. - June 04, 2014 - Clubhouse International