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Adventist Health Brings iTriage Smartphone App to Oregon
Free App Delivers Medical Information to Mobile Consumers; On-the-go Access to Symptom, Disease, Medical Procedure and Provider Information. - August 06, 2010 - iTriage, LLC
Manufacturers of Antivirals to Face Unprecedented Challenges in the Next Decade
Prices of branded antivirals vary widely across the world’s major pharmaceutical markets. The U.S. market generally offers relatively generous reimbursement of antivirals. Recent survey of U.S. infectious disease specialists found that many of these physicians had concerns regarding their patients’ access to antivirals. - August 06, 2010 - MarketResearch.com
International Cellular Medicine Society Builds Support for Patient Safety and Education in Asia
ICMS Executive Director Delivers Keynote Remarks in Japan Following Meeting with Korean Senate - August 06, 2010 - International Cellular Medicine Society
ISMG Offers HIPAA, HITECH Webinar for Vendors
Information Security Media Group, publisher of HealthcareInfoSecurity.com, announces an exclusive new webinar, HIPAA & HITECH Updates: The Vendors' Guide to the Security Essentials. - August 06, 2010 - Information Security Media Group
Palm Beach County School Kids Scramble for Back to School Physicals & Shots at MD Now Urgent Care
No Shots, No School, No Kidding! The Back-to-School rush has begun as MD Now Urgent Care Centers discount their School & Sport Physical Exams and mandatory Immunizations for school children this 2010/2011 School Season. - August 05, 2010 - MD Now Urgent Care
Stethoscope Training for iPhone and iPad Users
Easy Auscultation (www.easyauscultation.com) has released a new version of its web site for iPhone and iPad users. This enables mobile access to the library of over 65 heart sounds, murmurs and lung sound lessons. - August 05, 2010 - MedEdu, LLC
2010 Healthcare Conference Shows Physicians How to Thrive During Healthcare Reform
Date: October 1-2, 2010 Location: Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa, Las Vegas, NV. Keynote Speaker: Gerry Sikorski. CME: 10; Successfully Navigating Healthcare Reform: Learn How to Increase Medical Practice Revenues During Healthcare Reform http://2010HealthCareConference.com - August 05, 2010 - 2010 HealthCare Conference
University Spine Institute Launches New Website and Collaborates with Trusted Online Resource, Spine-health.com, to Promote Patient Education
Associated with Hahnemann University Hospital, the team of highly-specialized spine experts at University Spine Institute have recently partnered with online leader Spine-health.com to educate their patients on their conditions and treatment options. - August 05, 2010 - Spine-health LLC
NovaMark Solutions Releases Series of White Papers on the Key Concepts of Corporate Performance Management
NovaMark Solutions, the exclusive reseller of Covalent’s software in the North American healthcare market, today released the “Theory Taster” series of white papers on Corporate Performance Management concepts. - August 05, 2010 - NovaMark Solutions, LLC
Dr. Mark Galland Provides Advice for Athletes on NBC 17’s My Carolina Today
Dr. Mark Galland, a physician at Orthopaedic Specialists of North Carolina (http://www.orthonc.com/galland.html) was featured on My Carolina Today (http://www.mycarolinatoday.com), a new local lifestyle show airing Monday through Friday on Media General’s WNCN-TV/NBC 17. While on the show, Dr. - August 05, 2010 - Dr. Galland
New Physician at Monmouth Pain and Rehabilitation Center Helps Patients Avoid Surgery in Red Bank, NJ
Monmouth County office ushers in a new form of rehabilitation and pain management—a conservative, multi-disciplinary approach to back pain, neck pain, sciatica, disc problems, and more. - August 04, 2010 - Monmouth Pain and Rehabilitation Center
First Annual Sustainable Healthcare & Hospital Development Conference to Take Place September 22nd-24th in Los Angeles
LA welcomes The Sustainable Healthcare & Hospital Development Conference on September 22nd-24th at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel, right off of the famous Boulevard of the Stars, and blocks away from Rodeo Drive, theme parks, and great shopping. - August 04, 2010 - Sustainable Healthcare and Hospital Development Magazine
New Global Leaders in Sustainable Healthcare & Hospital Development Conference Announced for Agenda
Ricardo Forbes, Sonia Roschnik, Gail Vittori, Hugh Greeley, and Professor Greg Carlson are all new confirmed speakers for the Sustainable Healthcare & Hospital Development Conference. - August 04, 2010 - Sustainable Healthcare and Hospital Development Magazine
Wellco Leads Quest for Flat Health Costs
Royal Oak, Michigan-based Wellco Corporation recently became the first and only wellness industry leader to offer an effective evaluation system for wellness programs. The product, called HealthHammer, helps companies accurately benchmark and fully achieve flat health costs over time. - August 04, 2010 - Wellco Corporation
International Society Publishes Open Letter to Stem Cell Clinics
International Cellular Medicine Society publishes letter to stem cell clinics calling them to join the ICMS and protect the future of cellular medicine. - August 04, 2010 - International Cellular Medicine Society
Medical Tourism Association Releases Healthcare Reform White Paper
Medical Tourism Association releases a Healthcare Reform White Paper which discusses the effect US healthcare reform will have on both inbound and outbound medical tourism. - August 04, 2010 - Medical Tourism Association™
Opti3 Omega-3 Vegan EPA & DHA Supplement Goes Global
After a successful launch in the UK, this new leading Vegan Opti3 Omega-3 food supplement brand is fast moving into new markets and seeks wider distribution partners. - August 03, 2010 - Opti3 Omega
Are You a Skeptic or Believer? Queendom.com Reveals Results of Their Paranormal Beliefs Study
Queendom.com delves into the mystical and supernatural, and makes interesting discoveries about people’s beliefs. - August 03, 2010 - PsychTests AIM Inc.
Senate Appropriations Committee Gives On-Going Support to Lupus Research Institute-Initiated National Lupus Health Education Program
Senate Recognizes Critical Need for Lupus Education, Includes $1 Million in Appropriations. - August 03, 2010 - Lupus Research Institute
Min-Sheng Hospital Hosts International Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Workshop
Surgeons from across Asia gather at Taiwan's Min-Sheng Hospital for live-demonstrations of single incision laparoscopic surgery. - August 01, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
Health Market Science Announces Immediate Availability of Email MasterFile™ for the Healthcare Industry
Health Market Science announced HMS Email MasterFile, an email database of 1.2 million practitioners, offering the highest quality, most comprehensive email database in the healthcare industry. - July 31, 2010 - Health Market Science
PRA Receives Highest Accreditation Status from CARF Survey
Progressive Rehabilitation Clinic, LLC specializing in the treatment of those with Chronic Pain, Acquired Brain Injury and Occupational Rehab programs receives top accreditation from CARF.org - July 31, 2010 - Progressive Rehabilitation Associates, LLC
Molecular Diagnostics Market Expected to Grow at a Double-Digit Pace Through 2015
Two important growth drivers in the clinical setting for molecular diagnostics include the need for new biomarker assays as well as for techniques that lower the cost per test, and which improve ease of use, data quality and turnaround time. - July 30, 2010 - MarketResearch.com
AppointmentCity Moves Beyond Dentistry Into the Rest of Healthcare
AppointmentCity, an online platform to find and book dental appointments nationwide has now added other healthcare providers including General Practitioners, Pediatricians, and Surgeons as well as Chiropractors, Massage Therapists, Personal Trainers and even Veterinarians. The planned expansion... - July 30, 2010 - AppointmentCity.com, LLC
Privacy Push – Department of Health and Human Services Stepping Up Compliance Requirements. With Deadlines Looming, Expert Rebecca Herold Sheds Light on Issues At-Hand.
Healthcare organizations, and all companies doing any level of business with healthcare organizations, will soon be held to stricter information security and privacy requirements, as electronic health records become the mandated industry standard. Many small- and medium-sized organizations are now facing a challenge – how to be compliant with new laws when they don’t have the staff, budget or systems in place to make that happen. - July 30, 2010 - Rebecca Herold & Associates, LLC
NovaMark Solutions and NOVACES Form Strategic Alliance Supporting Performance Improvement Services in Hospitals and Health Systems
NovaMark Solutions, the exclusive North American reseller of Covalent Software’s Corporate Performance and Quality Management software, today announced the finalization of a Strategic Alliance with NOVACES, a leading provider of healthcare performance improvement and Lean Six Sigma consulting. - July 30, 2010 - NovaMark Solutions, LLC
Thieme Picks up Manson Publishing for the Americas and India
Thieme Publishers, one of the world’s leading scientific, medical and academic publishing companies and Manson Publishing, a UK-based specialty publisher, announced today that Thieme will distribute the Manson titles in the Americas and India. "Manson Publishing has an outstanding list... - July 30, 2010 - Thieme Publishers
Health Tourism Magazine Releases Health & Wellness Podcast with Camille Hoheb, Advisory Board Member Health Tourism Magazine
Health Tourism Magazine releases a Health & Wellness podcast with Camille Hoheb, an Advisory Board Member of the Health Tourism Magazine. Camille talks about the importance of the upcoming World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress’s Health & Wellness Sector. - July 30, 2010 - Medical Tourism Association™
Florence Community Healthcare in Florence Arizona, a Full-Service Hospital, Opens Its Doors to the Public, July 23, 2010
With the economy still struggling and jobs scarce in many sectors, one rural community in Florence Arizona is celebrating the opening of a new full-service hospital. Not only will it bring much needed medical care and specialties to the region, it will add over $10 million annually in "collateral benefit." FCHC has already created over 100 new jobs and will add over 100 more in the next year. - July 29, 2010 - Florence Community Healthcare
Addictions Treatment Giveaway: Win a Free 45 Day Stay at Top of the World Ranch Recovery Centre
Win an all expenses paid addiction treatment stay, including inpatient program, accommodations and meals in a safe and serene setting at Top of the World Ranch Recovery. The only out of pocket expense to the winning candidate will be transportation to and from the Ranch. - July 29, 2010 - Top of the World Ranch Treatment Centre
Mother of Two Wins a Free Pebble Low Vision Magnifier Just in Time to Read Bedtime Stories
Within the first month of announcing the release of the Pebble Portable 4.3, Enhanced Vision also announces an “enter to win,” Pebble 4.3 monthly drawing. The features presented by the Pebble 4.3 delivers daily life enhancing vision assistance within the palm of your hand. Providing up to 10x magnification, viewable on a 4.3” high resolution LCD, offering freeze frame viewing, and 28 video viewing modes, this lightweight portable low vision magnifier is perfect for everyday use. - July 29, 2010 - Enhanced Vision
viaLanguage Announces New Healthcare Translation Guide
Healthcare Professionals that are confronting language translation and localization challenges will benefit from this great new free resource - July 29, 2010 - viaLanguage
OZiL: Breaking the Confines of Traditional Phaco - Live Surgery Workshop at Hazari Nursing Home, Aurangabad
A live phaco surgery workshop was organised by Dr. Ajit Hazari at Hazari Nursing Home in Aurangabad on 25.07.2010. It was held under the aegis of Aurangabad Ophthalmological Association. Phaco surgery was done to demonstrate the features and advantages of OZiL technology over traditional longitudinal phaco. Surgery was done by Dr. Ajit Hazari, Dr. Wavikar and Dr. Shetye. Live surgery was followed by lectures. - July 29, 2010 - Hazari Nursing Home
Flexfit Announces Creation of Signature Hat Line with Mauli Ola Foundation to Raise Awareness for Genetic Diseases
Flexfit is donating their headwear to be custom designed by famous pro-surfers, to raise awareness for Mauli Ola Foundation’s work with Cystic Fibrosis and other genetic diseases. - July 28, 2010 - Flexfit
NuU Unlimited Support the Skyline Soiree Benefit, American Cancer Society
Skyline Soiree, a benefit for the American Cancer Society 2010, was a huge success from volunteers and donors who participated in the June 2010 event. The American Cancer Society is the largest community-based health agency internationally. The Skyline Soiree took place at Millenium Park last month. - July 28, 2010 - NuU Unlimited
viaLanguage Presents Free Webinar: ‘Tips to Streamline and Save on Your Healthcare Translations’
viaLanguage, a leading provider of global healthcare translation and localization services, will present a webinar devoted to optimizing healthcare translations. - July 28, 2010 - viaLanguage
New, Improved Technique Yields Great Success in Gender Selection
Marking a great step forward in the field of gender selection, patients have reported great success using a new method that can safely and successfully ensure a pregnancy of their chosen gender. The new method, which combines sperm separation and IVF/PGD, has been in practice by The Silverman... - July 27, 2010 - The Silverman Center Scarsdale
SOAPware® Launches Integrated EMR/EHR and Practice Management Software; Technology Supports Optimized Delivery of Patient Care Services with an Affordable Price Tag
SOAPware, Inc., a leading developer of Electronic Medical Records (EMR/EHR) software and solutions, announces a major update in its current offerings: SOAPware Clinical Suite (SCS), an integrated practice management system for medical billing. A privately-held provider of CCHIT Certified®... - July 25, 2010 - SOAPware
The Funny Side of Lung Cancer – Thomas Palfy’s Latest Book Published
Thomas Palfy, writer-photographer, creator of several Australian travel-photo books contracted lung cancer. He decided not to despair but to create a light hearted, witty account of his experiences in the hospital. At the same time he is encouraging people not to give up when facing adversity in life. - July 25, 2010 - Thomas Palfy
MedVacation Launches New In-Vitro Fertilization Service; Offers Overseas Delivery of Embryos to Local IVF Clinics in the U.S.
Premier medical tourism services provider MedVacation LLC now offers service that allows its clients to use MedVacation partner clinic’s egg donors and client’s sperm to create a couple’s own embryos. The embryos are then delivered to a client’s local IVF clinic in the U.S. for embryo transfer. - July 24, 2010 - MedVacation LLC
Automated Medical Assistant Now Features Integrated Credit Card Processing for Therapy Practices
Advanced Billing Solutions, Inc. now offers state-of-the-art payment processing services powered by TransEngen for credit cards, debit cards and e-Checks - integrated into the company's Automated Medical Assistant online practice management system. Clients no longer need to leave the AMA system to... - July 24, 2010 - Advanced Billing Solutions, Inc.
Healthcare Reform Survey Released by the Medical Tourism Association
The Medical Tourism Association conducted a Healthcare Reform survey which delivered extremely positive results for the medical tourism industry. - July 24, 2010 - Medical Tourism Association™
Medical Tourism City Brings Over a Thousand Net-Socialists Together
Medical Tourism City, The Largest Medical Tourism Social Network Announces Over 1,000 Active Members. - July 24, 2010 - Medical Tourism Association™
EndoSoft Announces GIQuIC Certification
EndoSoft, LLC a leader in procedure documentation and workflow management software for the healthcare industry has announced their certification as a vendor for the GI Quality Improvement Consortium, Ltd. (GIQuIC) Registry. The GIQuIC was created in 2009 by the ASGE and the American College of... - July 23, 2010 - EndoSoft
European Algae Oil Omega-3 Access Increases with Source-Omega’s Products and Services
Source-Omega's Pure One™ brand moves towards private label offering and licensing in a growing market with green economic outlook. Estimated at $400M, the total European omega-3 market is now doubling every 10 years. - July 22, 2010 - Source-Omega
Global Leaders in Sustainable Healthcare & Hospital Development Conference Announced for Agenda
Confirmed Speakers for the Sustainable Healthcare & Hospital Development Conference includes Hon. Premier W. McKeeva Bush, Dr. Devi Shetty, Dr. Rick Van Pelt and Henning Lensch. - July 22, 2010 - Sustainable Healthcare and Hospital Development Magazine
The Annual Expatriate Healthcare, Travel Insurance & Global Health Insurance Conference Announces International Medical Group as Sponsor
The 1st annual Expatriate Healthcare, Travel Insurance & Global Health Insurance Conference announces the International Medical Group as a sponsor for their upcoming event, taking place September 22th-24th, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA. The conference will feature up to 500 high level executives,... - July 22, 2010 - Expatriate Healthcare and Travel Insurance
Free EliteSkin Ultra Cleanser with Purchase of Patent-Pending Cryogenic Moisturizer
EliteSkin, makers of cosmeceutical skin care products, recently launched four new advanced anti-aging products. Perhaps the most unique of the group is the Cryogenic Moisturizer, a daily facial cream. - July 21, 2010 - Skin Pro International, Inc.
Local Core Conditioning Expert Provides Corrective Exercise Advice for Busy Professionals
Fitness Elements Express Launches New and Improved Free Sunrise Core Clinic for local professionals, "The 10 Medical Exercise Core Solution Prescription" that has worked for over 199 clients of Fitness Elements Express since 2005. Enjoy waking each day with a New method from Fitness... - July 21, 2010 - Fitness Elements & Associates
Saint Joseph Health System Prepares to Debut New Saint Joseph-London Facility
Ribbon-cutting ceremony will offer preview of all new $152 million regional facility, which features the latest in technology and design. - July 21, 2010 - Saint Joseph Health System