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Coastal Orthopedics Deploys Smartphone App Giving Patients Greater Access to Medical Information
Mobile users have convenient access to symptoms, diseases and physician information, anytime, anywhere, with the iTriage smartphone app - March 26, 2011 - iTriage, LLC
Healthagen Partners with Practice Velocity to Give Consumers Faster and More Convenient Access to Urgent Care Services
Healthagen®, developer of the leading mobile consumer healthcare application iTriage®, today announced a partnership with Practice Velocity®, the leader in medical software solutions for the urgent care industry. The partnership will enable iTriage users to make appointments and... - March 26, 2011 - Practice Velocity
The Midwest Reproductive Symposium and SRxA Enter Into an Exclusive Publications Collaboration
SRxA Strategic Pharmaceutical Advisors, a leading healthcare consulting, marketing and education firm, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with the Executive Directors and organizers of the Midwest Reproductive Symposium (MRS) and Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI), to... - March 25, 2011 - SRxA Strategic Pharmaceutical Advisors, LLC
67 Physicians at Care New England Named to Best Doctors in America List
Sixty seven physicians at the Care New England hospitals – Butler Hospital, Kent Hospital, and Women & Infant Hospital – have been listed in the 2011-2012 Best Doctors in America (bestdoctors.com), placing them among the top five percent of doctors in the country. Twelve physicians... - March 25, 2011 - Women & Infants Hospital
AAUCM and iTriage Team Up to Help Growing Number of Mobile Users Quickly Find Urgent Care Centers
iTriage’s symptom-to-provider™ pathway is helping urgent care centers connect with patients at the exact moment a minor medical need arises. - March 25, 2011 - American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
EndoVault® Receives ONC-ATCB Certification
EndoSoft is pleased to announce that their specialty specific EHR application EndoVault® has received the US federal government’s “meaningful use” stamp of approval by earning Complete EHR Ambulatory certification. The designation officially deems the Electronic Health Record... - March 25, 2011 - EndoSoft, LLC
New Service Laboratory for Rapid Determination of Suspected Counterfeit Medications
IAL created to serve consumers by providing rapid analysis of medications and nutraceuticals. - March 24, 2011 - Independent Analysis Laboratories
Q1 Productions’ 3rd Annual Healthcare New Media Marketing Conference Venue Announced
Q1’s annual two day conference, focusing on the successful integration of social media strategies into healthcare marketing campaigns, will be held at the North Shore Hilton Garden Inn Chicago North Shore. - March 24, 2011 - Q1 Productions
EndoSoft Cardiology EHR and Procedure Reporting Programs Will be Featured at the 2011 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Expo
EndoSoft, LLC a leader in medical software applications is pleased to announce that they will be showcasing their Cardiology specific EHR, PACS and Procedure Documentation applications on April 3-5 at the 2011 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session and Expo in New Orleans, LA (Booth# 1055). - March 24, 2011 - EndoSoft
Allpro Parking For Healthcare Begins Operations at Ahuja Medical Center
Allpro Parking For Healthcare, a division of parking management company, Allpro Parking, began operations in Ohio. - March 24, 2011 - Allpro Parking
Healthagen Partners with Practice Velocity to Give Consumers Faster and More Convenient Access to Urgent Care Services
iTriage users will be able to make appointments and preregister for urgent care visits through Practice Velocity’s ZipPass function - March 24, 2011 - iTriage, LLC
Maine Home Care and Hospice Providers and Nurses Head to Nation’s Capitol to Fight for the Right of Every American to be Cared for in Their Home
Home care and hospice providers from around the State will join hundreds of colleagues in Washington D.C. to keep the fight alive for the critical, high-value, high-quality care that is delivered every day to some of the nation’s most vulnerable individuals. The Home Care & Hospice... - March 24, 2011 - Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine
VIRUN Patent Granted Mucosal Adhesive Penetrating Technology Delivering Naive Compounds and Peptides Orally
VIRUN, Inc., a biotechnology research and manufacturer of novel encapsulation and delivery technologies has been granted patent number 7,906,140 titled Compositions for Mucosal Delivery of Agents. The patent was issued following the prosecution and due diligence performed by VIRUN and its team of scientists. - March 23, 2011 - VIRUN
VersaSuite, Version 8.0 Has Achieved CCHIT 2011 Certification with a Perfect Five Star Usability Rating
VersaSuite has passed all required elements in the CCHIT 2011 Ambulatory, Child Health, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Advanced Reporting, Dermatology and Security Test Scripts with eRx conditional. - March 23, 2011 - VersaSuite
Home Care Alliance Opposes Recommendation of Co-Pays for Patients Cared for at Home
Industry Calls Co-payments an Inappropriate Burden and a Tax on Most Vulnerable Elders. - March 23, 2011 - Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts
MD-IT Offers Easy Path to Earn Medicare ePrescribing Incentives, Avoid Payment Reductions
Providers can avoid CMS penalty with easy-to-use eRx on the MD-IT Platform. - March 23, 2011 - MD-IT
ICAEL Grants Accreditation to Visiting Physicians Association Diagnostic Services
Visiting Physicians Association Diagnostic Services recognized for its commitment to quality testing for the diagnosis of heart disease. - March 23, 2011 - Visiting Physicians Association
First Micro LAP-BAND® Procedure, Performed by Dr Emma Patterson, Brings Increased Patient Privacy
Dr Emma Patterson has performed the first reported Micro LAP-BAND® procedure using MicroLap instruments. This laparoscopic procedure was performed with 2.7 mm instruments, half the size of normal instruments, which means the tiny scars left behind are barely visible. While LAP-BAND® scars... - March 22, 2011 - Doctors of Weight Loss
Secondsensehearing.com Launches with Expert Advice on Hearing Loss and Hearing Device Options Provided by American Hearing Aid Associates
American Hearing Aid Associates (AHAA) has launched a new Website. SecondSenseHearing.com provides the hearing impaired and their family essential information about causes and types of hearing loss and the latest technology that can help improve their quality of life through better hearing. With the largest network of independent hearing health providers who offer an extensive range of hearing devices, AHAA wants to be the logical first place for consumers to go for hearing healthcare solutions. - March 21, 2011 - AHAA
IAPAM's hCG Training for Physicians April 15, 2011
Consumer demand for hCG for weight loss is exploding. The International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine (IAPAM) is helping physicians enter this lucrative market by offering their physician-led hCG Training in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 15, 2011. Physicians will learn everything they need to know to start safely offering hCG for weight loss to their patients. - March 21, 2011 - International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine
South Nassau Communities Hospital Uses Minimally Invasive Technique to Repair Abdominal Aneurysms
Endovascular repair of abdominal aneurysms involves making a relatively small incision in the area of both sides of the groin and placing a stent graft inside the bulging area of the aorta to create a new pathway for blood flow. - March 20, 2011 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
MedPro Rx, Inc. Announces 2011 “Education Is Power” Scholarship Program
Local Specialty Pharmacy Will Award a Minimum of 20 Scholarships. - March 20, 2011 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
BodyLogicMD of Dallas Welcomes Phyllis Okereke, M.D.
Dallas Bioidentical Hormones Expert Joins National Network of Anti-Aging Physicians. - March 19, 2011 - BodyLogicMD
New Braunfels Employee Wins Bi-State Award
Cherise Farmer, employee of Hope Hospice in New Braunfels, TX, wins the Texas-New Mexico Hospice Organization's Employee of the Year award. - March 19, 2011 - Hope Hospice
Dr. Alan Nasar of AOSMI in Monroe Township, N.J., Speaks on How Technology is Driving Surgery at Freehold Borough High School's Career Day
Dr. Alan Nasar, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe townships, N.J., presented an interactive video program during Career Day at Freehold Borough High School for students enrolled in the school’s Medical Science Program. - March 19, 2011 - Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PC
Physicians Sports and Injury Center Introduces New Massage Therapist and Elastin Infusion Therapy Treatment Practitioner
Physicians Sports and Injury Center, a Westmont-based health care center dedicated to providing the highest quality of chiropractic, health and wellness, and rehabilitative medical care, has named Annette Wehrend as a massage therapist and exclusive practitioner to administer elastin infusion... - March 19, 2011 - Physicians Sports and Injury Center
Healthware Systems and Surgical Directions Form Partnership
Firms announce partnership to jointly market products and services to improve hospital’s surgical department operational and financial performance. HealthWare Systems, a provider of innovative software solutions to improve workflow processes within the revenue cycle, and Surgical Directions,... - March 18, 2011 - Surgical Directions, LLC
ETC Board Member Sara Weinman Travels to Engeye Health Clinic in Uganda
Engeye Teen Connection (ETC) Board of Directors Include Sara Weinman, Brian Hickey and Adriana King. - March 18, 2011 - Engeye
HealthEdSolutions.com Highlights Pediatric Advanced Life Support in New Special Section
New Online Special Section Features Advice on Pediatric Care Careers and PALS Certification - March 18, 2011 - Health Education Solutions
BodyLogicMD Doctors Reveal the Many Benefits of Vitamin D: the Most Valuable Hormone
Are you getting enough vitamin D? You might be surprised by how much you really need and just how beneficial this hormone-like vitamin actually is. BodyLogicMD physicians recommend that you talk to your doctor to make sure you’re getting the vitamin D you need to keep your body strong and... - March 17, 2011 - BodyLogicMD
"Lifeline" Hosted by Joan Lunden is Covering Cardiovascular Disease and Gum Disease
LifeLine partners with organizations to create programming that addresses trends in treatment and prevention. - March 17, 2011 - LifeLine
Doctor's Offices: New Option in Patient Communication with Newsletter
New Company Offers Custom Newsletter Sent by Doctors to Increase Health Literacy in Their Patients - March 17, 2011 - eHealthPartner
Easy Auscultation Expands Sound Builder for Heart Sounds
MedEdu, LLC (www.easyauscultation.com) is pleased to announce that it has tripled the number of heart sound auscultation lessons with Sound Builder technology. Sound Builder is a method of decomposing heart sounds into it key components: the first heart sound (S1), systole, the second heart sound... - March 17, 2011 - MedEdu, LLC
Doctors Express of Centennial Launches iTriage App to Give Mobile Users Greater Access to Medical Information
Patients have convenient, on-the-go access to symptom, disease and provider information in the palm of their hands with the free iTriage smartphone app - March 17, 2011 - iTriage, LLC
Caregiverlist.com's New Service Connects Senior Caregivers with Professional Caregiving Jobs as the Nation's Only Career Center for Professional Caregivers
As the U.S. population ages and seniors choose to remain in their own home as they age, more than 2,000 senior home care agencies have opened their doors in the last decade. To assist with educating consumers about the many job openings with these professional senior care companies and to assist companies to keep up with staffing needs, Caregiverlist.com provides a Professional Caregiver Career Center which companies rely on to hire new caregivers weekly. - March 16, 2011 - Caregiverlist, Inc.
RMCFA Joins Coalition4ME/CFS, the First US NueroEndocrineImmune Disease Coalition
The Rocky Mountain CFS/ME & FM Association (RMCFA) and seven NeuroEndocrineImmune Disease (NEIDs) organizations have formed the first US coalition to serve their patient community and change public policy. The Coalition 4 ME/CFS is the first national project of a network of organizations... - March 16, 2011 - The Rocky Mountain CFS/ME & FM Association
Organizations Announce Coalition 4 ME/CFS, the First US Coalition to Promote a National ME/CFS Agenda
NeuroEndocrineImmune Disease (NEIDs) organizations have formed the first US coalition to serve their patient community and change public policy. The Coalition 4 ME/CFS mission is to present a unified voice with common goals and objectives that will improve the quality of life for myalgic... - March 16, 2011 - Coalition 4 Me/CFS
myMedirecs Puts Medical Records Control in the Hands of the Patient, and on Their Wrist
myMedirecs Corp has broadened its range of Personal Medical Alert USB devices that carry the award winning myMedirecs Personal Medical Records Management suite, providing immediate access to critical medical information. - March 16, 2011 - myMedirecs
EndoVault® EHR Receives ONC-ATCB EHR Certification
EndoSoft is pleased to announce that their specialty specific EHR application EndoVault® has received the US federal government’s “meaningful use” stamp of approval by earning Complete EHR Ambulatory certification. The designation officially deems the Electronic Health Record... - March 16, 2011 - EndoSoft
CPEhr Announces 2011 Health Insurance Renewal Rates 10 Percent Below Regional Average
Los Angeles Human Resources firm CPEhr announces 2011 HMO group insurance premiums substantially below regional average - March 15, 2011 - CPE HR, Inc.
Distance Credentialed Counselor (DCC™) Training is Now Available Online
Online Therapy Institute has collaborated with ReadyMinds to help create the new curriculum for the Distance Credentialed Counselor (DCC™) Training. The ReadyMinds DCC Training Program prepares qualified trainees who wish to apply for the DCC credential offered by the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE), an affiliate of the NBCC®. - March 13, 2011 - Online Therapy Institute
Any Lab Test Now in Little Rock, Arkansas to Provide Convenient Healthcare Lab Testing Direct-to-Consumers
Any Lab Test Now – Little Rock, AR is a healthcare lab testing facility that provides thousands of medical lab tests to consumers and employers in a professional, convenient and cost-effective way. Any Lab Test Now offers genetic testing, Paternity Tests, DNA Tests, BT Test, HIV Test, MicroNutrient Test, Cancer Risk Test, STD Tests, Pre-Employment Drug Screening, Employee Drug Screening, Female Test Panels, Male Tests Panels and Many Many More. - March 12, 2011 - Any Lab Test Now, Arkansas
eDoctor, Inc. Praises Inclusion of Goal to “Reduce Medication Errors” as New Part of Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 6-12, 2011
eDoctor, Inc., a leading health IT company based in Rockville, MD, praises the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), organizers of Patient Safety Awareness Week, for this year including the goal to “reduce medication errors” as part of its 9th annual event to promote awareness about work being done to promote patient safety across the U.S. and the globe. eDoctor, Inc.’s e-prescribing software, powered by NewCrop, addresses potential medication errors head-on. - March 12, 2011 - eDoctor, Inc.
Paladin Fights Cancer in Texas Stadium Seats
Dallas based Paladin Consulting, Inc., used vintage authentic Texas Stadium Seats to raise money for cancer patients fighting to regain better health. Paladin sponsored the first annual “Dallas Day of Dot Net” which drew in a crowd of over 300 talented technical professionals. This... - March 11, 2011 - Paladin Consulting, Inc.
A Customized, Flexible Solution for Electronic Healthcare Records
Interest continues to grow over electronic healthcare record software systems from Universal EHR Solutions (UniEHR). Mitchell C. Shapiro, president and chairman of UniEHR says attendees at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, FL showed a... - March 11, 2011 - Universal EHR Solutions
MedPro Rx, Inc. Launches KIDBase Program on Website
Program Provides Medical Record Alerts For EMS In Case Of Emergency - March 11, 2011 - MedPro Rx, Inc.
European Parliament Celebrates World Kidney Day 2011
World Kidney Day – the most widely celebrated event focused on kidney health around the globe – served as the perfect occasion in the European Parliament to draw health policy makers’ attention to the urgent need for dramatic changes in prevention strategies, early detection and treatment of chronic kidney disease across Europe. - March 11, 2011 - World Kidney Day
IonSense Introduces the DART XZ Transmission Module for Rapid Quantitation of Contaminants in Food Safety and Product Quality
Fast and Accurate Determination of Chemicals and Contaminants using Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry. Displayed at Pittcon 2011 Booth #2735. - March 10, 2011 - IonSense, Inc.
Doctors Express – San Diego Partners with iTriage to Connect with Mobile Consumers
Patients now have immediate, on-the-go access to symptom, disease, medical procedures and provider information with free smartphone application. - March 10, 2011 - iTriage, LLC
Greenwood Leflore Hospital Bridges Gap Between Paper and EMR with DBTech’s RAS e-Forms
Mississippi Hospital Converts Nearly 500 Paper Forms to Intelligent E-Forms; Calculates $145,000 Annual Savings so Far. - March 10, 2011 - Dbtech