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Proteor to Acquire Ability Dynamics LLC
Proteor (880 employees, 87 million EUR turnover), leader of the French custom-made O&P market, continues its growth with the acquisition of Ability Dynamics, the US developer and manufacturer of the RUSH Foot glass composite prosthetic feet. - June 06, 2018 - Ability Dynamics
MedAware Systems Launches Dementia Database at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
MedAware Systems, Inc. announced today that it is launching its Science of Health Informatics (SOHInfo)™ dementia research databse at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) in Chicago this July 22- 26, at booth 628. The Company will also be presenting two... - June 06, 2018 - Biomed Industries Inc.
GeBBS Plants 5,000 Trees to Celebrate 5,000 Employee Milestone
GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, a leading national provider of innovative revenue cycle management (RCM) and HIM solutions announced recently that the company is planting 5,000 trees in the U.S., Philippines and India to celebrate crossing 5,000 worldwide employees. GeBBS provides end-to-end RCM... - June 05, 2018 - GeBBS Healthcare Solutions
Ocean Galleries Presents Modern Masters – Artwork by Picasso, Chagall, Dalí, and Miró
This Fourth of July, Ocean Galleries presents “Modern Masters,” an exhibition of original art by the Masters of the twentieth century: Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dalí, and Joan Miró. The collection features museum-quality art from each of these titans, with an array of media, subjects, and time periods. “Modern Masters” runs Friday, June 29 through Sunday, July 8. Ocean Galleries will host curatorial receptions 7-10 PM on Friday, June 29, Saturday, June 30, and Sunday, July 1. - June 05, 2018 - Ocean Galleries
AMZfiling Launches Its New Bilingual Patient Sign-in Sheets
AMZfiling has released the bilingual version of their patient sign-in sheets to accommodate both English and Spanish speaking patients. Each sheet contains 23 removable labels and can record over 2,500 patient visits. After a patient signs in for their appointment, simply remove the numbered label... - June 05, 2018 - AMZfiling
The United Physicians of San Antonio (UPSA) Tap Stratus Interoperable to Design and Build a Data Management and BI Platform for ACOs
SI and UPSA ACO will kick off initiative to deliver data management and business intelligence capabilities to ACOs nationally. - June 04, 2018 - Stratus Interoperable
National Women Chiropractors Day, June 5
Women Chiropractors Non Profit Organization is celebrating the second annual National Women Chiropractors Day on June 5, 2018 in honor of all women chiropractors internationally. This non-profit was launched in 2017 to empower and connect compassionate, confident, charitable and courageous women chiropractors globally. - June 04, 2018 - Women Chiropractors
Leona W. Ayers, M.D. Acknowledged as a Most Influential Business Professional by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Leona W. Ayers, M.D. of Dublin, Ohio has been acknowledged as a Most Influential Business Professional for 2018 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding achievements and high level of success for over 40 years in the fields of education and medical research. About Leona... - June 02, 2018 - Strathmore Worldwide
Paul Verbene Joins PreAxia Board of Directors
PreAxia Health Care Payment Systems Inc. (OTC Pink: PAXH), a publicly traded and fully reporting company, is pleased to announce that Mr. Paul Verbene has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Verberne has been involved in the Healthcare Spending Account (HSA) industry since 2004,... - June 01, 2018 - PreAxia Health Care Payment Systems
Blink Device Company Receives CE Mark for TwitchView™ Quantitative Monitor for Neuromuscular Blockade; Debuts at European Society of Anaesthesiology Meeting
Blink Device Company announced today that it has received a CE Mark for TwitchView, its novel, user-friendly, quantitative monitor for neuromuscular blockade. With this certification, the company plans to launch the product into the European market, first appearing at the 2018 European Society of... - June 01, 2018 - Blink Device Company
MED + Launches New Website to Better Serve the Community in Need of Reliable Home Health Care Products & Services
MED + Medical Equipment Distribution is pleased to announce the launch of their new website at www.medplushealth.ca. The revamped website was designed to make it easier for clients to engage with the MED + sales team for all their home health care product and service needs; while providing vital... - June 01, 2018 - MED + Medical Equipment Distribution
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center to Offer Unique, State-of-the-Art MRI Technology Suite
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center is pleased to offer the latest in MRI technology starting June 2018. The new General Electric Optima MR450w 1.5T with GEM Suite coil technology provides quiet technology, unique lighting including high resolution LED screens, a table surface designed to increase comfort, advanced imaging capabilities and wide-bore architecture to add space around patients who struggle with confined spaces. This suite is truly one-of-a-kind in Colorado. - June 01, 2018 - Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
Last Available Seats at SMi’s Pre-Filled Syringes West Coast Conference Next Week
SMi Group: registrations will be closing soon for Pre-Filled Syringes West Coast Conference taking place on June 4-5 in San Diego CA, USA. - June 01, 2018 - SAE Media Group
MITA Applauds Lawmakers Efforts to Exempt Medical Devices from Tariffs
Representatives Paulsen, Peters lead bipartisan letter to Lighthizer with the support of 40 lawmakers. - May 31, 2018 - Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance
BOLDplanning Inc. Reaches Major Milestone of 10,000 Preparedness Plans Developed via Its Online Software Platform
BOLDplanning Inc., the market frontrunner in consulting and software solutions for preparedness planning, announced today it has reached a milestone of 10,000 preparedness plans developed via the company’s online planning platform. BOLDplanning has served the preparedness planning needs of... - May 31, 2018 - BOLDplanning
Custom Trained Autism Service Dog Delivered to 5-Year-Old Boy in Kingston, Ontario
Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers delivered a very special Autism Service Dog to a young boy named Silas in Canada. - May 31, 2018 - Service Dogs by SDWR
Perthera to Exhibit at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2018 Annual Meeting
Perthera, Inc., the leading Therapeutics Intelligence Company™, is attending the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, June 1-5, 2018. Perthera science and clinical results will be represented in a Podium Presentation, 2 Poster Presentations and a Symposium Breakfast. - May 30, 2018 - Perthera, Inc.
Origin Wireless Turns Popular Mesh Routers Into Smart Sensing Stations
Origin Wireless™ today announced its collaboration with ASUS® to deliver artificial intelligence (AI) enabled Wi-Fi by porting its patented Time Reversal Machine™ (TRM) to the popular ASUS Lyra wireless mesh routers based on the Qualcomm® Mesh Networking Platform, as to be demonstrated at COMPUTEX 2018. - May 30, 2018 - Origin Wireless
Uklon: "Free Insurance for Peer-to-Peer Ridesharing Provides Excellent Results!"
On October 18, 2017 the largest Ukrainian online transportation service Uklon, together with the local subsidiary of the French insurance company AXA, launched free life insurance for their passengers. Insurance automatically covers all users of the application or the web-based service interface in... - May 30, 2018 - UKLON
Neurosurgeon and Motorcycle Enthusiast Dr. Charles L. Rosen Features Motorcycle Safety on New Website
Dr. Charles L. Rosen, a neurosurgeon whose expertise is focused on cranial base and neurovascular surgery, announced today the launch of his website, drcharlesrosen.com, which features his video blogs on motorcycle safety, titled “Biker Brain Surgeon.” - May 30, 2018 - BlaineTurner Advertising
Dr. Bernard L. Upshur Recognized on the Reuters Billboard in Times Square, New York City by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Dr. Bernard L. Upshur of Palm Coast, Florida has been recognized on the famous Reuters Billboard in Times Square in New York City by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of software bidding. About Dr. Bernard L. Upshur Dr. - May 30, 2018 - Strathmore Worldwide
HealthAware® and Blood Centers of America Partner to Engage Blood Donors with Innovative Chatbot Behavioral Change Technology
HealthAware® and Blood Centers of America Inc., (BCA) entered into an agreement to provide HealthAware’s Kare-N® blood donor engagement and recruitment programs to all BCA member centers. Based on a proprietary evidence-based behavior change framework, Kare-N interacts with blood... - May 30, 2018 - HealthAware LLC
Gertrude B. Hutchinson, DNS, RN, MA, MSIS, CCRN-R Honored on the Reuters Billboard in Times Square by P.O.W.E.R.
Gertrude B. Hutchinson of Altamont, New York has been honored on the famous Reuters Billboard in Times Square in New York City by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Woman of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Gertrude B. - May 30, 2018 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
Joann M. Aldrich Has Recently Been Recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who
Joann M. Aldrich, of Woodstock, Connecticut, has recently been recognized as a Lifetime Member of Strathmore’s Who’s Who for her outstanding contributions and achievements in field of Medical Practice Management. - May 30, 2018 - Strathmore Who's Who
Neurosurgeon Dr. Charles L. Rosen Launches Website
Dr. Charles L. Rosen, a neurosurgeon whose expertise is focused on cranial base and neurovascular surgery, as well as complex intradural tumors of the third ventricle, posterior fossa, and spinal cord, announced today the launch of his website, drcharlesrosen.com. This site offers information on... - May 30, 2018 - BlaineTurner Advertising
Release of White Paper: Integrating Telemedicine Into EHRs
With telemedicine continuing to be at the forefront of the media, EHRGuide.org partnered with C. R. (Rich) Abbruscato, to author a white paper titled, "Integrating Telemedicine into EHRs." - May 30, 2018 - EHR Guide
CQRC Warns OIG Report on Competitive Bidding Fails to Accurately Assess Impact of Program on Beneficiary Access
Competitive Bidding Program Documented as Putting Millions of Patients at Risk by Limiting Patient Access and Driving Up Medicare Spending. - May 29, 2018 - CQRC
Avior Nutritionals: Gaining Synergy by Combining High-Dose Biotin and NAD+ for Neurological Health
In a recently completed 180-day pilot study using Myetin, participants reported a 48% improvement in pain and a 15% improvement in fatigue while taking the combination of High Dose D-Biotin and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (also called NAD+). Study participants recorded their quality of life in a number of categories using an online tracker over the 180-day trial period. - May 29, 2018 - Avior Nutritionals- NADIA Skin
Global Convention with an Universal Message to be Held in the Washington DC Metro Area
The Global Bhagavad Gita Convention (GBGC) is organized by Center for Inner Resources Development — North America (CIRD-NA), a global Knowledge Institution. - May 29, 2018 - Center for Inner Resources Development - NA
City Beat News Honors Businesses with Spectrum Award for Customer Satisfaction Again in 2018
Among City Beat News’ most recent Spectrum Award winners are three businesses that have all won the award for consecutive years. - May 28, 2018 - City Beat News
Community Rallies Behind Childhood Leukemia Warrior for a Blood Drive on June 2nd, Clifton Middle School Monrovia, CA
Monrovia Unified School District along with the Red Cross have committed to hold a large scale blood drive located at “Clifton Middle School” on Saturday, June 2nd 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This blood drive will be held in the name of James Speranta and the Children’s Leukemia and Cancer Unit at the “City Of Hope.” - May 28, 2018 - James Speranta Foundation
Fusion Medical Staffing Earns Top Honors “2018 Best Workplaces – Inc.com"
Fusion Medical Staffing is named one of the "2018 Best Workplaces" by Inc.com for their teamwork, employee satisfaction as well as their company wellness and community engagement initiatives. - May 26, 2018 - Fusion Medical Staffing
Big City Optical to Open 2 New Stores in Chicago Lakeview Neighborhood
Fast growing Chicago optical chain started in the Pilsen neighborhood and is now investing big in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. - May 25, 2018 - Big City Optical
Kidney Cancer Association Announces 2018 Young Investigator Award Winners
The Kidney Cancer Association has announced the winners of its annual Young Investigator Award (YIA). The award provides funding to promising doctors to pursue careers in kidney cancer research. Since the award’s inception, the Kidney Cancer Association has funded dozens of projects projects,... - May 25, 2018 - Kidney Cancer Association
Pediatrician Accreditation Pilot to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates
Research shows the HPV vaccine prevents cancer, and preteens can be protected by strong provider recommendation. Enrollment is now open for pediatricians in Illinois and Wisconsin for an accredited quality improvement project to increase vaccination rates, and participants can register on an individual basis or by practice. - May 24, 2018 - Wisconsin Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Jon Letko Accepted Into Young Entrepreneur Council
Young Entrepreneur Council is an invitation-only community for the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. - May 24, 2018 - Global Healthcare Mgmt
AloeVeritas Announces Preliminary Data from Ongoing Phase 1 Observational Study of AloeMD
AloeVeritas Announces Preliminary Data from Ongoing Phase 1 Observational Study of AloeMD (a drug-less pain disruptor) Showing Strong Evidence of Significant Results in Participants with Acute and Chronic Pain - May 24, 2018 - AloeMD
Dr. Drew to Deliver Keynote Address at 25th Annual OCD Conference in Washington D.C.
Well known media personality and physician to speak on mental health stigma reduction and advocacy. International OCD Foundation brings together patients, families and world-renowned experts at the Annual OCD Conference July 27-29 in Washington D.C. - May 24, 2018 - International OCD Foundation
ACLS Certification Eyes Virtual Reality Training
Today, www.CPRTrainingFast.com announced their intentions to look at the capabilities of virtual reality within the medical world. Recent breakthroughs have been made that have transformed virtual reality devices from an experimental phenomenon to a medically viable training solution for all... - May 24, 2018 - National Certification Services
Maryland In-Home Care Agency Releases Healthy Meal Ideas for Elderly
Choose Comfort Home, a Maryland In-Home Care Agency, released a blog with healthy meal ideas for elderly loved ones. - May 24, 2018 - Comfort Home Care
Kantar Health's Jessica Santos Receives ISPOR Service Award
Jessica Santos, Global Compliance and Quality Director at Kantar Health, received and ISPOR service award for her contributions to ISPOR's recent updates to its Code of Ethics and continued support and strategic counsel to ISPOR. Dr. Santos served as Co-Chair of ISPOR's Code of Ethics Task Force. The award was presented at the ISPOR 2018 Meeting. - May 23, 2018 - Kantar
Rose Medical Center Receives the 2018 Women’s Choice Award® as One of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience
Rose Medical Center has been named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience by the Women’s Choice Award®, America’s trusted referral source for the best in healthcare. The award signifies that Rose Medical Center has been ranked within the top 100 hospitals... - May 23, 2018 - Rose Medical Center
Gurwin Jewish Receives Citation During Skilled Nursing Care Week
Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Staff Acknowledged for Exemplary Service to the Long Island Community - May 23, 2018 - Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Physician Pain Points Survey: Access Defining Solutions for the Most Vexing Issues Facing Today’s Physician
A fresh perspective, and a new way to developing insights about referring physicians’ access to specialty medical care – this is the promise of the latest Physician Pain Points Survey - Access. In collaboration with GroupSolver and Research Now SSI, Gelb has fielded this study to... - May 23, 2018 - Gelb Consulting
Perthera Hosts Breakfast Symposium at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting
Perthera, Inc., the leading Therapeutics Intelligence Company™, will be hosting a networking breakfast and educational session on Monday, June 4th from 6:30 – 7:30 a.m. for attendees of the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. The breakfast symposium will be... - May 22, 2018 - Perthera, Inc.
London-Based Skim Technologies Partners with Breast Cancer Care on Development of the BECCA App, to Support Those Affected by Breast Cancer
Skim Technologies – a young British tech start-up based in London – and Breast Cancer Care - a specialist charity in the UK providing care, support and information to anyone affected by breast cancer - today announce their partnership in developing BECCA, the Breast Cancer Care... - May 22, 2018 - Skim It Ltd
GeBBS Announces Opening of Second Delivery Center in Manila
GeBBS Healthcare Solutions announced recently the opening of their second state-of-the-art Delivery Center in Manila, Philippines. GeBBS’ expansion in Manila has been driven by a significant increase in the demand for the company’s Patient Contact solutions. The new center is expected... - May 22, 2018 - GeBBS Healthcare Solutions
TotalABA Announces Two-Year Extension of Its Partnership with Hopebridge
TotalABA, a leader in providing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) software for helping people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is proud to announce a two-year extension and expansion of services with its flagship customer, Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers. Hopebridge, headquartered in... - May 22, 2018 - TotalABA
Unity Health on Main Announces Its Grand Opening on May 24, 2018: Community-Led Health Center Serves Medically Underserved Area of Greenville County, SC
Unity Health on Main, a community led health center that serves the Medically Underserved Area (MUA) of Greenville County (SC), is excited to announce it is open for business and accepting new patients at 505 N Main Street Suite C in Greenville, SC. A grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting... - May 21, 2018 - Unity Health on Main
Daradia Pain Hospital, the Exclusive Pain Management Hospital, Not Only Treats Pain, But Also Organizes Pain Management Courses to Train Physicians
Daradia Pain Hospital, a unique 50 bed hospital for chronic pain management treats all kinds of chronic and incurable pain. But it also organizes workshops, short pain management courses and pain management fellowships for specialist physicians. Neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, anesthetists from all over the world have joined different pain management courses. - May 21, 2018 - Daradia