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Check up on information related to family medicine related to healthcare services, insurance and billing, practice management, events, certification, care and treatment best practices. News is targeted to primary care and internal medicine physicians, office staff, caregivers and patients.
ARCHIVE Builds Health Globally and Urges Action: We Must Act on Living Conditions in the Fight Against Tuberculosis
To mark World TB Day, ARCHIVE urges government, private and third sector authorities to pay greater attention to housing/living conditions as an important measure in the fight against tuberculosis (TB). - March 23, 2011 - ARCHIVE
Jones Family Care, LLC Receives First ARRA Incentive Check for Successful Implementation of 2011 Waiting Room Solutions EHR and Practice Management System V4.0
Jones Family Care, LLC has been issued its first incentive check for the successful implementation of a certified EHR, the Waiting Room Solutions EHR and PM. This payment has been funded under the HITECH Act, a provision of the ARRA. - March 17, 2011 - WRS Health
ECC’s RAPID Network Launches New Website
RAPID and Continued Success of ECC Technologies Lands Itself a New Website - March 17, 2011 - ECC Technologies
Bruce Hyde, M.D. Joins Visiting Physicians Association® House Call Practice in Kalamazoo
Visiting Physicians Association® (“VPA®”, www.visitingphysicians.com) announced the addition of Bruce Hyde, M.D. to its Kalamazoo office located at 2725 Airview Blvd. (Suite 105) in Portage. The Kalamazoo office covers Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo,... - March 13, 2011 - Visiting Physicians Association
Pier Professional Partners with Pubget to Enhance Article Discoverability
Pubget.com, the popular life science search engine now indexes all 23 Pier Publishing titles. The 15 year article archive is now searchable on Pubget. - March 12, 2011 - Pubget, Inc
Dr. Teresa Erb Joins Reproductive Health Specialists: Dr. Erb and New Penn Hills Facility Offer More Resources for Personalized Fertility Treatment
Reproductive Health Specialists (RHS), the region’s only independent, women-owned and operated reproductive endocrinology and fertility center located in Western Pennsylvania, announced expansion of its staff by welcoming Teresa M. Erb, M.D. as its third board certified physician, joining RHS... - March 04, 2011 - Reproductive Health Specialists
Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island Elects New President
The Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island announced that Diane J. Bartscherer, DNP, RN, ANP-BC, has been elected president. Dr. Bartscherer has nearly 30 years of experience as a healthcare provider. - March 01, 2011 - Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island
North American Seminars Inc. Introduces a New Physical Therapy Continuing Education Course, Diabetes Related Orthopedic and Cardiovascular Disorders
Research studies provide supportive evidence for the use of clinical exercise testing and prescribed exercise programs to decrease risk factors for complications related to diabetes. Physical therapists are treating patients for many types of orthopedics and cardiovascular issues everyday, understanding the impact of diabetes is critical to achieving the best patient outcome. - February 25, 2011 - North American Seminars
Physician’s Solution 5.0® at HIMSS11: Universal EHR Solutions Displaying Full Line of Electronic Health Record Solutions
From February 20-23, Universal EHR Solutions (“UniEHR”) is showing its complete line of electronic health records software in HIMSS11 Booth 255. - February 25, 2011 - Universal EHR Solutions
Urgent Cares of America Holdings, LLC Acquires Tri-City Express Care, PLLC (D.B.A. Urgent Care Express) in Arizona
North Carolina-based company backed by the Comvest Group makes first foray into other states as part of its national strategy. - February 23, 2011 - FastMed
Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island Urges Residents to be "Wise" Healthcare Consumers All Year Long
February is National Wise Health Consumer Month, and the Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island (NPALI) urges all Long Islanders to be wise health consumers and get the most healthcare for their money. - February 23, 2011 - Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island
Long Island Nurse Practitioner Association Member Leads Nationwide Program to Increase Vaccination Rate
Long Island Nurse Practitioner Association member Dr. Mary Beth Petraco, collaborating with the ANA and Every Child by Two, helped produce an educational webcast on vaccine safety, nurses’ role in immunization promotion, and risk communications. - February 22, 2011 - Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island
Vega Medical Center Selects the 2011 Waiting Room Solutions Web Based Internal Medicine Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management System (PM) V4.0
The Vega Medical Center has chosen to implement the 2011 Waiting Room Solutions Web Based Internal Medicine Electronic Health Record and Practice Management V4.0 software. This Internal Medicine EHR and PM will allow the practice to streamline charting and billing functions for patient encounters. - February 20, 2011 - WRS Health
MantraScrubs Re-Brands as MantraMeds
MantraMeds re-brands and relaunches as an "Innovative Sustainable Health Care Apparel" Company. Organic cotton and recycled plastic made in the USA. - February 17, 2011 - MantraMeds
curasan AG Signs Sales Agreement with Stryker S.A.
curasan AG has signed an agreement with Stryker S.A., Montreux, Switzerland, to sell and market bone replacement and regeneration materials for different orthopedic indications - February 11, 2011 - curasan AG
OrthoPathways Group, Inc. (OPG) Announces Stamina Knee™ System
OrthoPathways Group, Inc. (OPG) reports that they are in the final decision process on a new knee replacement implant system as the company continues to pursue new technologies to aid the orthopedically challenged patient. - February 10, 2011 - Global-Med Technologies Group Inc (GTG)
St. Louis Public Relations Executive Steve Turner Named to Board of Arthritis Foundation-Heartland Region
Turner will serve a three year term. - February 09, 2011 - Arthritis Foundation-Heartland Region
Lack of School Nurses Leaves Children at Risk
School district budgets are shrinking and the number of school nurses is on the decline. Marianne Akerland, RN, PHN, CCM, believes there an alternative for schools and has developed a cost-effective program to help keep students safe and healthy. - January 29, 2011 - School Health Solutions
North American Seminars, Inc. Introduces a New Physical Therapy Continuing Education Course, Advanced Management of Breast Cancer Rehabilitation
North American Seminars, Inc. introduces a two day physical therapy continuing education course that is designed to expand and advance current clinical knowledge by providing more in depth clinical information needed to problem solve through a complex variety of breast cancer diagnoses. - January 26, 2011 - North American Seminars
Richard Worel, D.O. joins Visiting Physicians Association® House Call Practice in Muskegon
Visiting Physicians Association® (“VPA®”, www.visitingphysicians.com) announced the addition of Richard Worel, D.O. to its Muskegon office located at 800 Ellis Rd. (Suite 225) in Norton Shores. The Muskegon office covers Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana and Ottawa counties. VPA is the... - January 23, 2011 - Visiting Physicians Association
Unbound Medicine Releases Medical Applications for Windows® Phone - Microsoft Names Relief Central™ Top Federal Application
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, today announced the release of mobile medical applications for Microsoft’s new and completely redesigned mobile platform, Windows® Phone 7. This release enables a growing number of healthcare professionals to... - January 21, 2011 - Unbound Medicine
Long Island Nurse Practitioner Association's Nurse Practitioner of the Year
The Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island recently named Donna Hallas, Phd, PNP-BC, CPNP, its 2010 Nurse Practitioner of the Year. Dr. Hallas is a pediatric nurse practitioner whose practice serves at-risk children from birth to 21 years old who receive their primary health care in a... - January 21, 2011 - Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island
NewProductHelp.com Set to Serve as Official Marketing Representative of Crumb Gloves Invention
Lisa C., a Missouri resident and inventor, has contracted South Florida invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com to represent her Crumb Gloves concept to industry. An innovative and effective new product sure to resonate with health care professionals, the Crumb Gloves boast a unique design... - January 20, 2011 - New Product Help, Inc.
Daniel Gilligan, D.O., Added to Visiting Physicians Association® House Call Practice in Saginaw
Visiting Physicians Association® (“VPA®”, www.visitingphysicians.com) announced the addition of Daniel Gilligan, D.O., to its Saginaw office located at 1484 Straits Dr., (Suite 5). The Saginaw office covers all of Bay, Midland, Saginaw and Tuscola counties and parts of Arenac,... - January 20, 2011 - Visiting Physicians Association
Medical Development Marketing & Sales Group Announces Feb. 10, 2011 Event – “Put Inbound Marketing to Work for Your Business”
Attend the MDG Marketing and Sales Special Interest Group on February 10, 2011 for a special panel discussion that explores the fundamentals of Inbound Marketing theory, offers hands-on implementation practices, and shares success stories from MDG membership. - January 17, 2011 - Medical Development Group
Interactive and Personal: the Way Health Care Should be Available According to Excell for Life, LLC
Excell for Life, LLC is launching an interactive website focused on a holistic medical approach. This is where you can get access to real health care professional advice and get answers. www.excellforlife.com - January 09, 2011 - Excell for Life
Gerald L. Price, M.D., Joins Visiting Physicians Association® Office in Cincinnati
Visiting Physicians Association® (“VPA®”, www.visitingphysicians.com) announced the addition of Gerald L. Price, M.D., to its Cincinnati East office located at 4435 Aicholtz Rd., Suite 200. The Cincinnati East office covers Adams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and Warren... - January 05, 2011 - Visiting Physicians Association
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
OC Spinal Decompression Launches New Website for Back Pain Sufferers
OC Spinal Decompression announced today that they have launched their new website at OCSpinalDecompression.com. The website is designed to help those sufferers of sciatica, lower back pain, general back pain, pinched nerve pain and many more ailments. - December 29, 2010 - OC SpinalDecompression
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
North American Seminars Inc. Introduces a a New Online Physical Therapy Continuing Education Course, an Introduction to Wound Care for the Rehab Professional
North American Seminars Inc. introduces an evidence based online physical therapy continuing education course on wound management directed at the rehab professional in order to enhance their knowledge of wound care and its impact on the rehab treatment plan. - December 22, 2010 - North American Seminars
Fully Informative Snoring Treatment Website is Launched
A website that brings together the information on: the causes of snoring, the methods to stop snoring, the treatments available and the health risks it brings that many are unaware of. - December 21, 2010 - Disruptive Snoring Treatment
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
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
Hair Whisperers™ Rids Over 1000 Heads of Lice with the LouseBuster™ Device
The Hair Whisperers, a Southern California head lice removal service, today announced that it has successfully treated head lice on over 1000 customers using the LouseBuster™ device. This revolutionary FDA-cleared device provides a chemical-free way to kill head lice and eggs using only... - December 01, 2010 - Hair Whisperers
Senior Day at the 2011 Healthy Living Expo
The seventh annual Healthy Living Expo will be presented by WBIR-TV, 9 am to 3 pm Friday, January 21, and 9 am to 5 pm Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the Knoxville Convention Center. The area’s largest Health and Fitness Expo features an array of nutritional information, health checks and... - December 01, 2010 - The Healthy Living Expo
Medlabusa.com, STD Test & STD Testing with No Doctor’s Prescription
www.medlabusa.com, an online medical testing site, announced today that it has completed work and launched a new website, aimed at lowering rapidly escalating medical testing costs, with no doctor’s prescription. Doctor owned/operated www.medlabusa.com, is a new concept that allows anyone to... - November 30, 2010 - Medlabusa.com
curasan AG Receives Approval for Cerasorb® M ORTHO in Canada
curasan AG has received the certification for the synthetic bone regeneration material Cerasorb® M ORTHO from the Canadian authorities, Health Canada. - November 20, 2010 - curasan AG
CompuTech City Opens New Office in Lake Mary, FL
CompuTech City is expanding to a new FL location -- as a leading provider of SuiteMed IMS integrated EHR and practice management solutions in the state of Florida, and IT infrastructure management services which encompass planning, optimization, integration and management of IT services, will now be able to better serve Medical Practices and Small Enterprise Business Offices with mission-critical applications and IT infrastructure 24 x 7. - November 11, 2010 - SuiteMed, LLC
Easy Auscultation Releases Medical Education Course: Congenital Abnormalities
Today Easy Auscultation (www.easyauscultation.com) is launching a stethoscope training course Congenital Abnormalities. This course consists of 6 multimedia lessons. Each lesson includes an audio recording, a virtual manikin, cardiac animation and dynamic waveform. A course quiz is also included. - November 09, 2010 - MedEdu, LLC
Six Women & Infants Physicians Named "Top" in Nation
Six physicians at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island are named in the 10th edition of Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.’s America’s Top Doctors®. Physicians are listed after an extensive selection process that begins by surveying tens of thousands of physicians and hospital... - November 06, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
"HealthWise" is Producing a Program to Assist Families on Down Syndrome
“HealthWise” Draws Attention to those Serving Individuals with Down Syndrome and their Families. - October 29, 2010 - Healthwise
New Mobile Health RV to Serve At-Risk Children in Orange County
Children & Families Commission and American Career College team to benefit children served by the Orange County Rescue Mission - October 29, 2010 - Children and Family Commission of Orange County
Medical Lighting Systems Introduces Med-Filter16 for MRI Suites, SCIF Rooms, and Other Shielded Room Applications
Integrated EMI/RF filter and penetration panel facilitates installation of MLS’ line of specialized LED illuminators and LED overhead fixtures - October 29, 2010 - Medical Lighting Systems
Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island Tips to Prevent Medication Errors
The best way to prevent medication errors is for patients to actively participate in every decision about their health care. Research proves that patients who are involved in their healthcare experience better outcomes. - October 28, 2010 - Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island
Navicure Named to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ List for Fourth Consecutive Year
Leading medical claims clearinghouse named one of top 300 fastest growing North American companies with 319 percent growth - October 28, 2010 - Navicure, Inc.
Navicure Announces Winners of 2010 Biggest Gainer Award
Recognized companies display significant revenue cycle improvement helping to bolster bottom line - October 27, 2010 - Navicure, Inc.
Brand New Publication: General Practice: The Integrative Approach - by Professor Kerryn Phelps & Dr Craig Hassed
Elsevier Australia is very proud to announce the forthcoming publication of an exciting new book by Professor Kerryn Phelps & Dr Craig Hassed – ‘General Practice: The Integrative Approach’ which will publish in November 2010. Professor Kerryn Phelps and Dr Craig Hassed bring... - October 23, 2010 - Elsevier Australia
Home Care Alliance Hosts Special Event for Family Caregivers
Organization Sponsoring Day of Free Education and Support for Caregivers in Worcester, MA. - October 20, 2010 - Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts
Daniel G. Snediker MD Named Director at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital ED
Emergency Medicine Physicians is pleased to announce that Daniel Snediker, MD has been named Director at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center Emergency Department in East Patchogue, New York effective July 25, 2010. - October 12, 2010 - Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP)