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OmniMD™ EHR Version 11.0 Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification
OmniMD™ EHR Version 11.0 is also certified in CCHIT’s separate and independently developed certification program. OmniMD™ Version 11.0 is a pre-market CCHIT Certified® 2011, Ambulatory EHR. - January 07, 2011 - OmniMD
Rabbit EHR 5.0 Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification
“Certification is another milestone for Rabbit, and we are proud to be amongst the first oncology-specific EHR vendors to provide our practices with Meaningful Use Certified technology as of Jan 1," says Brad Vassberg, chief executive officer. - January 06, 2011 - Rabbit Healthcare Systems
eDoctor, Inc. Raising Awareness to Prevent 2012/13 MIPPA Penalties
Late-November CMS electronic prescribing incentives update for 2011 finalized stipulations regarding the adoption of electronic prescribing in 2011 to avoid incurring penalties in 2012 and 2013. - January 06, 2011 - eDoctor, Inc.
Legacy ER Deploys iTriage App Giving 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. - January 06, 2011 - iTriage, LLC
Health Education Solutions “Asks the Experts” About Health Certification
New Online Special Section Features Career Advice and Certification Information from Experts in a Variety of Fields, Including Nursing, Senior Care, Recreation and Child Care. - January 06, 2011 - Health Education Solutions
Diversified Investment Advisors Announces 2011 Leaders in Health Care Scholarship Program: Diversified Now Accepting Applications
The Diversified Investment Advisors Leaders in Health Care Scholarship is available to first- and second-year graduate students pursuing degrees in health care administration. The national scholarship program recognizes minority individuals who exhibit leadership skills and can demonstrate financial need, a commitment to community service and academic excellence. - January 06, 2011 - Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc.
Intivia, Inc. Awarded Transcription Service Contract by GNYHA
GNYHA Enhances Transcription Service Options Through Contract with Intivia, Inc. - January 05, 2011 - Intivia Inc.
PEPID Will Continue to Support Palm Devices
In the wake of ePocrates and other healthcare apps abandoning the device, PEPID will continue to add new features. - January 05, 2011 - PEPID, LLC
The Progressive Physician Returns as a CIO Healthcare Summit Partner
The CIO Healthcare Summit team announced today that it has renewed its strategic partnership with The Progressive Physician, an online media outlet and e-mail newsletter that delivers the latest healthcare technology information to physicians and practice administrators. The CIO Healthcare Summit,... - January 05, 2011 - CDM Media
Urgent Cares of America Offers Free Flu Shots for North Carolina's Youth
Urgent Cares of America clinics are now offering free seasonal 2011 flu shots to all children and youth ages 4 years through college students. - January 03, 2011 - FastMed
Affinity Life Sciences Announces Expansion of Their cGMP Manufacturing Facility to Provide Additional Capacity for Biomarker Assay Development and Lyophilization Services
Affinity Life Sciences, Inc. is a New England based contract manufacturing and research organization committed to providing scientific and quality expertise to meet the unique production demands of the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries worldwide. Affinity's introduction of this space allows for even greater capacity and efficiency for projects ranging from R&D to cGMP compliant production. - December 31, 2010 - Affinity Life Sciences
Advanced Foot & Ankle Centers Offers New Laser Surgery
The Advanced Foot & Ankle Center of Long Beach, California is now offering Laser Treatment for Toenail Fungus. This technique offers a whole new treatment option to the people of Long Beach. Toenail fungus is unsightly and can be a cause for embarrassment. Like cosmetic surgery, laser... - December 31, 2010 - Advanced Foot & Ankle Center
Native Air, an Omniflight Company, Introduces New Membership Program, OmniAdvantage
To help consumers offset the cost of emergency health care, Native Air launches a membership program that covers out-of-pocket costs of air medical transport for members and their families in the event of an emergency. - December 30, 2010 - Omniflight Helicopters, Inc.
Grand Opening of the Bellagio Vein Clinic in Chandler, Arizona
Dr. Alex Kim announces the grand opening of the Bellagio Vein Clinic in Chandler, AZ. The state of the art medical spa and vein treatment facility offers nonsurgical laser treatments for varicose veins, spider veins and a full menu of cosmetic services. The Bellagio Vein Clinic is now accepting new patients. - December 27, 2010 - Vein Masters
eDoctor, Inc. has Successful e-Prescribing Demo at Tyson's Corner Virginia Apple Store
eDoctor’s live demo session goes smoothly; next demonstration set in February - December 25, 2010 - eDoctor, Inc.
Empower Systems ONC Certified Complete EHR (Inpatient + Ambulatory) Deployed at Metro South Medical Center
A long-standing professional partnership between Empower Systems of Chicago, IL and Metro South Medical Center of Blue Island, IL moved into a new phase with the full deployment of the Empower Systems ONC Certified Complete Electronic Health Record to the inpatient units and ambulatory offices. - December 25, 2010 - Empower Systems
VelociDoc® Urgent Care EMR Named Semi-Finalist in Innovate Illinois 2010
Practice Velocity's VelociDoc® Urgent Care EMR was named a semi-finalist in Innovate Illinois 2010, a highly competitive statewide entrepreneurial and innovation competition that recognizes high-growth entrepreneurs. - December 24, 2010 - Practice Velocity
Definitive Homecare Solutions Offers New Competitive Bidding and Related Enhancements in Latest CPR+ Release
Definitive Homecare Solutions announced today the release of competitive bidding automation functionality in the latest release of CPR+ for HME billing and business management software for HME/DME providers. With the competitive bidding features, CPR+ for HME automatically identifies patients... - December 24, 2010 - Definitive Homecare Solutions
Remedy Health Provides Solutions for America’s Health Crisis
Remedy Health launches its new price comparison website for nutritional health care products. As America faces a huge health care crisis and runaway health care costs, the American College of Preventive Medicine suggests that the time has never been better for preventative health care and more cost effective health remedies. According to Walter Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health, "Obesity and diabetes will be the public health challenge of the century around the globe." - December 23, 2010 - Remedy Health
HealthSaaS, Inc. Releases Glucose Tracker Plus™ for Windows Phone 7 with Connectivity to Microsoft HealthVault
HealthSaaS today announced the release of Glucose Tracker Plus for Windows Phone 7. Glucose Tracker Plus is the first mobile chronic condition management tool for Windows Phone 7 that offers connectivity to Microsoft HealthVault, a personal health application platform designed to put consumers in control of their personal health information. - December 23, 2010 - HealthSaaS, Inc
New Ohio Health Insurance Plans Now Available
New Ohio health insurance plans for 2011 are available online at Ohioquotes.com. Ohio residents can easily view, compare and apply for coverage from the best Ohio health insurers. - December 22, 2010 - Ohio Health Insurance Plans
iPharmacy is the Best Paid Medical iPhone App of 2010
Apple's “iTunes Rewind 2010 – The Best of the Year” highlights the best iPhone apps in the iTunes Store. Like Angry Birds and iFitness, iPharmacy is the best iPhone app in its category. - December 21, 2010 - SigmaPhone
Nutricap Labs President and Founder Featured in Today’s CEO Executive Suite Column of Newsday
Leader of New York-based vitamin and supplement manufacturing company was featured in today’s CEO Executive Suite column of Newsday to discuss his contributions to various local and national charities and how he grew his business into one of America’s fastest-growing companies despite a global recession. - December 20, 2010 - Nutricap Labs
MyMediaInfo Announces Top Lifestyles Stories for 2011
Fashion and Healthcare top the list of lifestyles topics to be heavily covered in the coming year. - December 20, 2010 - RedEgg Solutions, Inc.
Losing a Pound a Day May in Fact Add Decades to Your Life Says New Book from Peter Glickman
Only one method of extending life has been demonstrated in scientific testing repeatedly. Not only does it extend life, but it also reduces the risk for heart disease, diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer's Disease. On January 1, an expanded new edition of a bestselling book goes on sale with a regimen that can be done at home to drop years and extend life following this pattern. - December 20, 2010 - Peter Glickman, Inc.
NeoVocatus Announces Performance Based Fee Methodology
NeoVocatus, a division of Horton, Smith & Associates a nationwide physician recruitment firm, has announced its revised Performance Based Fee Methodology (PBFM). Officials of the firm anticipate this methodology will allow broader participation in the firm’s customized and proven... - December 19, 2010 - Horton, Smith & Associates
eCast Corporation Awarded HIE Contract with Morris-Somerset IPA
eCast Corp. has been awarded an exclusive agreement with the Morris-Somerset IPA of Parsippany, NJ to provide an integrated HIE for their 600 physicians. The system incorporates mdEmail which allows physicians to securely communicate with anyone. - December 18, 2010 - MaxMD
Capita’s Electronic Health Records Conference - Details Released
Electronic Health Records are a major focus of the Coalition's Liberating the NHS: an Information Revolution strategic review on information management across health and social care. - December 18, 2010 - Capita Conferences
Eden Spine Vertebral Body Replacement Receives CE Mark Approval
Eden Spine (www.EdenSpine.com), a Florida based Medical Devices organization announced today that the GIZA™was granted CE Mark approval. “The GIZA™ is a new generation VBR, specifically designed to save valuable O.R. time and decrease the risk of subsidence,” says Mourad... - December 17, 2010 - Eden Spine, LLC
Min-Sheng General Hospital Cosmetic Center Promotes the Benefits of Autologous Fat Transfer
Plastic surgeons at Min-Sheng General Hospital are increasingly making use of patients’ own fat as filler for facial rejuvenation and breast augmentation. - December 17, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
IAPAM's hCG Weight Loss Training Gives Physicians a Complete Solution
The IAPAM's hCG Physician Weight Loss Program offers physicians all the tools and training they need to add hCG for Weight Loss to their practices. Now the IAPAM's program includes NEW Weight Loss Clinic resources, including: waiting room and patient presentations and samples of proven hCG promotional publications. - December 16, 2010 - International Association for Physicians in Aesthetic Medicine
George Halvorson, CEO of Kaiser Permanente, Talks on the CEO Show About a Vision for the Future of Healthcare
George Halvorson, CEO of Kaiser Permanente, talks on the CEO Show with host, Robert Reiss, about providing high-performing healthcare business model that uses a “vertically integrated care team.” Halvorson discusses what needs to be achieved to improve healthcare delivery, the benefits of technology, thoughts on business leadership, and a fundamental problem – the absence of incentives. - December 16, 2010 - Reissource, LLC
International Cellular Medicine Society Releases Findings on Stem Cell Patient Deaths
Stem cell organization presents findings on RNL Bio Investigation. - December 16, 2010 - International Cellular Medicine Society
Latest Research Confirms That Triticum's L-Mesitran Honey Products Show Antibacterial Efficacy Against Antibiotic Resistant Bacteriae
Honey based products for wound care proved to be highly effective against strains of antibiotic bacteriae including ESBL. - December 16, 2010 - Mesitran
Bestselling Author, Gary Douglas, Presents Totally New Approach to Body Healing with Right Body for You
Gary Douglas will present an evening workshop and 2 day seminar with live streaming that explores communicating with bodies in a totally unique way, using tools from Access Consciousness as they apply to bodies to solve a multitude of body and health issues. These tools can be used immediately to assist people who are struggling with body issues of any kind from self-esteem, weight loss, allergies, chronic fatigue, environmental sensitivities, aging, pain and disease. - December 13, 2010 - Access Physical Therapy
South Nassau Home Health Care Program Ranked Among the Best in the US
South Nassau Home Care has been named to the listing, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary, each of the five years it has been released. Three of the five years South Nassau has been in the top 500. - December 11, 2010 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
GCP Course for Spain Now Accredited
Infonetica Ltd.’s recently launched Spanish GCP training online has been accredited by The Commission on Continuing Education (Comision de Formacion Continuada), National Health System in Spain. The accreditation provides 1.5 credits and is another important step by the company in providing... - December 11, 2010 - Infonetica Ltd
VisualDx Selected by the Department of Veterans Affairs for National Deployment
Logical Images announced today that their diagnostic decision support system, VisualDx, has been selected by the Department of Veterans Affairs as a new clinician resource to be deployed nationally throughout the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) medical centers and clinics, which treat... - December 11, 2010 - Logical Images Inc
McKesson EHR Vendor Wins Top Award – 5th Straight Year
Professional Data Services, a McKesson Clinical Value Added Reseller, wins the McKesson’s Practice Partner Electronic Health Records VAR of the Year Award for 2010. - December 11, 2010 - Inc.
Advantis Healthcare Solutions Awarded Certification from The Joint Commission
Advantis Healthcare Solutions has achieved the Gold Seal of Approval™ for health care staffing services certification from The Joint Commission. Advantis Healthcare Solutions underwent an on-site review of its compliance with national standards that assess how staffing firms determine the... - December 11, 2010 - Advantis Healthcare Solutions, INC.
Buying Vitamins Can Now Help Fight Childhood Cancer
DrNewtons.com, Maine’s largest direct-to-consumer vitamin company, announced it will be donating a percentage of every sale made between 12/9 and 12/15 to the Maine Children’s Cancer Program. - December 10, 2010 - Dr. Newton's Naturals
Strong Growth of HyTest Continues – Revenue Almost 10 Million Euros
In the year 2010 HyTest revenue increased strongly during which the global economic environment continued to create challenges for many other companies. - December 10, 2010 - HyTest Ltd
Opportunity for Healthcare IT Executives to Speak at Upcoming Event
The CIO Healthcare Summit team announced today that it is looking for senior technology executives and IT innovators in the healthcare industry to present at the upcoming event, April 3-6, 2011. - December 10, 2010 - CDM Media
Empower Systems Announces $100 Million Federated Healthcare IT Investment Fund for ONC Certified EHR Deployment at Critical Access Hospitals
The purpose of the Federated Healthcare Investment IT Fund is to assist financially distressed hospitals in the rapid implementation of comprehensive Electronic Health Record (EHR) software and capitalize on Obama Healthcare IT Stimulus Incentives, which begin in early 2011. - December 10, 2010 - Empower Systems
Free Report from Markhoff & Mittman Examines How to Take Care of Your Knees
Markhoff & Mittman releases a series of free reports, "For Your Health - The Disabiity Guys Guides," to help people learn more about the various illnesses and injuries that keep them from their jobs. The first report focuses on knee pain and injuries. - December 09, 2010 - Markhoff & Mittman PC
North American Seminars Inc Releases Its 2011 Physical Therapy Continuing Education Course Schedule
Looking for evidence based physical therapy continuing education courses? North American Seminars Inc has released its 2011 Live Course Dates. New Courses and approvals in Illinois, California, New York and twenty other states. The courses are offered in conjunction with the top medical facilities in the United States. - December 09, 2010 - North American Seminars
Health Education Solutions Preps EMTs and Paramedics for Rapid Employment Growth in New First Responder Special Section
Leading Provider of Continuing Healthcare Education Helps EMS Professionals Learn About Career Opportunities, Certification Needs and Best Practices. - December 09, 2010 - Health Education Solutions
IO Informatics’ Knowledge Explorer 3.3 Helps Researchers Utilize and Share Data Through New Integration Capabilities
Award-winning bioinformatics software provider, IO Informatics, Inc. announces a new release of its flagship product, Knowledge Explorer version 3.3. The highly anticipated product rollout offers what the company believes to be the best in integration technology coupled with one of the most... - December 08, 2010 - IO Informatics, Inc.
PharmaJet and USAMRIID Enter Collaboration on Continued Development of Future-Generation Smallpox Vaccine Combined with Needle-Free Delivery Technology
Searching for for effective methods to deliver DNA vaccines, USAMRIID's experimental vaccine against smallpox will be evaluated in pre-clinical studies utilizing PharmaJet's needle-free injection technology - December 08, 2010 - PharmaJet, Inc.
Influenza Case Now Being Reported in Palm Beach County, Florida by MD Now Urgent Care Centers
Influenza cases are now being reported in Palm Beach County by MD Now Urgent Care Centers. In response to this recent increase in cases, MD Now Urgent Care is providing $10 seasonal influenza vaccine’s for its patients. Seasonal Flu shots are being given on a walk-in basis at all MD Now Urgent Care Center locations throughout Palm Beach County, Florida, including Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and Palm Beach Gardens urgent care facilities. - December 05, 2010 - MD Now Urgent Care