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Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center Achieves Healthgrades 2018 Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award™
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center announced today that it has been named a recipient of the Healthgrades 2018 Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award™. The achievement recognizes Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center for exceptional clinical outcomes while caring for... - August 09, 2018 - Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
Cutting Edge Healthcare Announces Addition of Two New Board Advisors
Cutting Edge Healthcare announces the appointment of two new members to its Board of Advisors. - August 08, 2018 - Cutting Edge HC
Panacea Responds to CMS Final Rule Effective October 1, 2018 Requiring Hospitals to Publish Their Chargemaster via the Internet
Hospitals have just a few months to ensure their prices are rational and defensible to meet the January 1, 2019 deadline. - August 08, 2018 - Career Step
Healthgrades Recognizes HCA/HealthONE’s Swedish Medical Center as 2018 Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award™ Recipient
HCA/HealthONE’s Swedish Medical Center today announced that it has been named a 2018 Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award™ recipient by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. This award places Swedish Medical Center among... - August 04, 2018 - Swedish Medical Center
Shared Health Services Names Mike White, MD as Chief Medical Officer (CMO)
Shared Health Services, a Tennessee based wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy management company, has named Dr. Mike White, MD, MMM, CWS as its Chief Medical Officer (CMO). - August 03, 2018 - Shared Health Services
Career Step Partners with Grace Health to Provide Online Medical Assistant Training to Employees
Career Step and Grace Health have partnered to offer online medical assistant training for Grace Health employees. - August 03, 2018 - Career Step
Physician at HCA/HealthONE’s The Medical Center of Aurora Inserts Hospital’s First WATCHMAN LAAC Implant
HCA/HealthONE’s The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) announced that Andrew Cohen, MD, a board-certified electrophysiologist with Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates, successfully performed the hospital’s first WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Implant procedure. TMCA is one... - August 01, 2018 - The Medical Center of Aurora
HCA/HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center Announces New Vice President of Human Resources
Swedish Medical Center introduces Dena Schmaedecke as Vice President of Human Resources. - August 01, 2018 - Swedish Medical Center
HCA/HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center Expands Leadership with New Administrative Director of Cardiac Services
HCA/HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center, a 408-bed Level 1 Trauma center located in Englewood, CO, announced Denise Mathias as the Administrative Director of Cardiac Services. - July 31, 2018 - Swedish Medical Center
HCA/HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center Names New Administrative Director, Business Development for Women's Services
HCA/HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center announced that Christina Merritt will be joining the organization as Administrative Director, Business Development for Women’s Services. Merritt comes to Swedish from Sky Ridge Medical Center, a Level II trauma center located in Lone Tree, Colorado. - July 31, 2018 - Swedish Medical Center
MD Preferred Recognizes Thomas Saunders, Brian Werner, Ryan Carney and William Sands
Each year, US Medical Specialties, Inc., an international medical consulting firm, helps physicians and other healthcare professionals find community based, “doctor friendly” financial professionals. Winthrop Partners has been recognized by MD Preferred for their service to... - July 27, 2018 - Winthrop Partners
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center Designated an Aetna Institute of Quality® Cardiac Care Facility for Cardiac Medical Intervention
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality® Cardiac Care Facility for comprehensive heart and vascular treatment. Aetna makes information about the quality and cost of health care services available to its members to help them make informed... - July 27, 2018 - Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
HCA/HealthONE's The Medical Center of Aurora and Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital Name New Associate Chief Nursing Officer
HCA/HealthONE’s The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) and Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital announced that Stacy Black, RN, MSN, RNC-NIC, NE-BC, will be joining the organization as Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO). Black comes to Aurora from Swedish Medical Center, a 408-bed Level I Trauma Center in Englewood, Colorado. Her new role is effective July 29th. - July 27, 2018 - The Medical Center of Aurora
Revolutionary New Reporting Solution on Display at Sunquest User Group
VoiceOver PRO®, Pathology Reporting Optimized, integrates seamlessly with Sunquest® AP systems, streamlining the reporting process. This innovative new platform offers CoPathPlus® and PowerPath® users a speech-based reporting solution that is simple, flexible, reliable, and efficient. - July 27, 2018 - Voicebrook, Inc.
Shared Health Services Names New Executive Vice-President
Shared Health Services, a Tennessee-based wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy management company, has named Mr. Daniel Greenlee, MBA as its Executive Vice-President. In announcing the appointment of Mr. Greelee, the company's President and CEO, David Davis stated, "Dan brings a wealth of... - July 25, 2018 - Shared Health Services
Luffoliate, the Hands-Free Shower Luffa for the Back, Launches This Week on Their Website – www.luffoliate.com
Luffoliate launches for the first time on their website for the hands-free back exfoliating Luffa, which attaches to any shower wall. Luffoliate is unlike any other bathroom Luffa in the sense that is does not require hands to help wash and exfoliate, making it simple for anyone to clean and exfoliate their entire back. www.luffoliate.com. - July 24, 2018 - Luffoliate
GeBBS Healthcare Announces Appointment of Karl Johnson as Senior Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management
GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, Inc., a leading technology-enabled provider of revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions, announced recently the appointment of Karl Johnson as Senior Vice President of Revenue Cycle Management. Karl brings over 30 years of healthcare industry experience to the... - July 24, 2018 - GeBBS Healthcare Solutions
Rush University Medical Center Selects MediNav to Solve Wayfinding Challenges and Enhance Patient Experience
Indoor GPS Helps Patients and Visitors Find Their Way Through Rush’s Large Academic Medical Center. - July 18, 2018 - Connexient
Charleston Area Medical Center Selects Meperia's Strategic Sourcing Solution
Improving efficiencies and driving savings in the supply chain & revenue cycle. - July 13, 2018 - Meperia
South Nassau Communities Hospital's CMO Named to Becker's Hospital Review List of CMOs
The list is based on individuals' experience in overseeing medical and quality affairs at their respective organizations. - July 13, 2018 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Michael S. Firstenberg, MD, FACC Named Chair of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at HCA/HealthONE’s The Medical Center of Aurora
HCA/HealthONE’s The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) is pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Firstenberg has accepted the role of Chair of Cardiothoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery effective July 1, 2018. - July 12, 2018 - The Medical Center of Aurora
International Hospital Federation Awards Finalists Revealed
The 27 finalists of the 2018 International Hospital Federation (IHF) Awards have been announced. - July 12, 2018 - International Hospital Federation
Panacea Hosting Complimentary Webinar on Healthcare Pricing Transparency
On July 18 Panacea will be hosting a webinar for hospital and health system management to address preparation for the 2019 CMS proposed rule on pricing transparency. - July 11, 2018 - Career Step
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Joins the Fight Against Sarcoma by Sponsoring Upcoming “Rock the Cause” Event
The Institute for Limb Preservation (ILP), in partnership with Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute (Sarah Cannon) at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center (P/SL), is proud to sponsor “Rock the Cause Sarcoma Awareness,” an event geared to raise funds and awareness for the Sarcoma... - July 04, 2018 - Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
HCA/HealthONE's The Medical Center of Aurora: Pioneering Spine Surgery
The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) is among the first hospitals in Colorado to begin using a new bone graft tool to achieve better patient outcomes in spinal fusions. TMCA spine surgeon, Stephen Pehler, MD, is conducting minimally invasive spinal fusion procedures using the new device and in the process increasing patient success rates for spinal fusions from the national average of 75% to 92%. - July 03, 2018 - The Medical Center of Aurora
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center Performs Cutting Edge Minimally Invasive Bone Cancer Surgery
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center (P/SL) is pleased to have performed the 3rd percutaneous (minimally invasive) acetabular reconstruction in the U.S. to treat metastatic bone cancer of the pelvis. There are approximately 250,000 people in the U.S. with metastatic bone cancer (cancer... - June 28, 2018 - Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
Perimeter Medical Imaging Inc Appoints Charles S. Carignan, MD as New CEO
Perimeter Medical Imaging Inc., a developer of real time imaging systems for in-surgery tissue assessment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles S. Carignan, MD as CEO. Dr. Carignan has more than 20 years of experience in key leadership positions spanning the medical imaging,... - June 26, 2018 - Perimeter Medical Imaging Inc
Health Gorilla, Inc. Solves a Major Healthcare Challenge and Closes $8.2M Series A Round of Funding to Accelerate Growth of Its Clinical Network
New capital will allow for further rapid expansion of company’s Clinical Network adoption that solves the challenge of clinical data interoperability, securely connecting healthcare organizations, regardless of EHR being used. - June 25, 2018 - Health Gorilla
NERETA Summit Focusing on Future of Healthcare in the US
Focusing on the future of healthcare in the US will help to create good quality jobs while at the same time improving individuals lives and create a better quality of life for all. But the future of healthcare encompasses so much more than was traditionally referred to as "healthcare." Today, healthcare includes integrative health, mental health, alternative health, public health, nutrition, exercise and so much more. - June 22, 2018 - North East Regional Employment and Training Assoc
Avant Healthcare Professionals Announces New Vice President of Clinical Operations
Avant Healthcare Professionals, the premier staffing provider of internationally experienced nursing and allied health professionals, is pleased to announce and welcome Adam Kless as the Vice President of Clinical Operations effective June 11, 2018. Kless is an experienced healthcare executive... - June 18, 2018 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
TransacXion Offers a New Trade Financing Program Where Hospitals Can Take Six Months to Pay Vendor’s Bills
New trade finance program for the healthcare market. New trade financing program where hospital get six months to pay their bills at no cost to the hospital. The vendors receive payment in few days to help with their cash flow. - June 16, 2018 - TransacXion Technologies
BÜHLMANN Laboratories AG Receives FDA Clearance for Its fCAL® ELISA Calprotectin Test
BÜHLMANN fCAL® ELISA, an in vitro diagnostic assay intended for the quantitation of calprotectin in human stool, has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is now commercially available in the US. - June 14, 2018 - BUHLMANN Diagnostics Corp
Georgianna L. Bridgers Honored as a VIP Member for 2018 by the Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
Georgianna L. Bridgers of Bronx, New York has been honored as a VIP Member for 2018 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of healthcare. VIP Members exemplify tenacity. They realize that in order... - June 12, 2018 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
Sky Ridge Medical Center Named Women’s Choice Award® Recipient in Four Specialties
Sky Ridge Medical Center is proud to have earned the 2018 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s best hospitals for stroke care, obstetrics, cancer care and one of the country’s best Breast Centers. This recognition means that Sky Ridge is among the top 9% of hospitals in... - June 07, 2018 - Sky Ridge Medical Center
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
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
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
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
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
Avant Healthcare Professionals Awarded Gold in Best Healthcare Social Media Campaign by the 2018 Aster Awards
Avant Healthcare Professionals, the premier staffing provider of internationally educated, experienced registered nurses, was awarded Gold in best healthcare social media campaign by the 2018 Aster Awards. The gold award recognizes the top 5% of healthcare social media campaigns in the... - May 24, 2018 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
HFMA Awards Panacea “Peer Reviewed” Designation for 2018
Panacea has earned the "Peer Reviewed by HFMA" designation for the last six years. - May 24, 2018 - Career Step
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
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
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
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center & Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children Recognized by Healthgrades for Outstanding Patient Experience
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center (P/SL) and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children (RMHC) have been recognized by Healthgrades for achieving the 2018 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™. This distinction recognizes P/SL and RMHC among the top 15 percent of hospitals nationwide,... - May 19, 2018 - Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
IHF World Hospital Congress Keynote Speakers Announced
Keynote speakers will share insights on how healthcare organizations can harness the benefits and overcome the obstacles of transitioning health systems at the 42nd World Hospital Congress. - May 19, 2018 - International Hospital Federation
Rose Medical Center Honored by Healthgrades for Outstanding Patient Experience for Fourth Year in a Row, Top 10% Performance Nationwide
Rose Medical Center in Denver Named by Healthgrades for Outstanding Patient Experience for Fourth Year in a Row, Top 10% Performance Nationwide - May 18, 2018 - Rose Medical Center
Voicebrook Revolutionizes Pathology Reporting with VoiceOver PRO
VoiceOver PRO, Pathology Reporting Optimized, is the game changing reporting solution from Voicebrook, makers of the only speech-based reporting solutions built specifically for Pathology. - May 17, 2018 - Voicebrook, Inc.
CloudWave and Upson Regional Medical Center Win Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2018 Service Provider Award for Customer Excellence
CloudWave, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Service Provider and Preferred Healthcare Provider, is proud to announce that their success story with Upson Regional Medical Center has been recognized by HPE as the Grand Prize Winner of their 2018 Awards for Customer Excellence. CloudWave partnered... - May 15, 2018 - CloudWave