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Get the latest news about hospitals, physician and dental clinics, psychiatric facilities, nursing homes and home healthcare agencies. News announcements also include information on management of medical laboratories that support healthcare facilities with services, such as blood analysis, pathology, urinalysis, medical x-ray and other diagnostic laboratories.
National Conference Puts Amish and Plain Community Members Center Stage
Community Members, Researchers, and Healthcare Practitioners Convene to Discuss Best Practices in Communications, Access, Delivery and Design - March 20, 2015 - Center for Appalachia Research in Cancer Education
Group Benefit Services Earns Better Business Bureau Principles of Trust Certificate
Group Benefit Services, Inc. (GBS) announced today that Better Business Bureau (BBB) is distinguishing GBS for the second year in a row with the Principles of Trust Award. This award recognizes GBS for having no customer complaints during BBB’s standard reporting period of three years. Group... - March 17, 2015 - Group Benefit Services, Inc.
Richard J. Murphy of South Nassau Named to Leading Hospital Association's Board of Trustees
The association is the statewide advocate for more than 550 non-profit and public hospitals, nursing homes, home care agencies, and other health care organizations throughout New York State. - March 14, 2015 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
South Nassau to Host Information Day in Long Beach About Expanding Services on the Barrier Island
The six-hour information fair is being held in an effort to foster increased dialogue between residents of the barrier island and members of the hospital administration and staff in an informal, one-on-one setting. - March 14, 2015 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
MDSupplies Announces the Naming of Its DirectConnect Technology - A Major Disruptor in the Medical Supplies Industry
MDSupplies continues to shake up the medical supply industry by providing unprecedented direct access to over 50 medical supply vendors using proprietary DirectConnect technology. The DirectConnect technology is an online ordering portal serving as a single source for buying supplies from multiple... - March 12, 2015 - MDSupplies and Service
Chi Solutions, Inc. Presenting at First Annual G2 Lab Revolution Conference
Chi Solutions, Inc. announces CFO Jeff Myers and Senior Consultants Jim Root and Earl Buck will present at this week's First Annual G2 Lab Revolution Conference. - March 11, 2015 - Chi Solutions, Inc., an Accumen company
South Nassau Advised Against Reopening of Former Long Beach Emergency Department
South Nassau Communities Hospital, which now controls the former Long Beach Medical Center site, had explored obtaining waivers on some of the code issues. - March 06, 2015 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Doctors Express Earns Urgent Care Center Accreditation
Urgent Care Center Accreditation ensures the provision of quality healthcare and the principles of professionalism. - March 04, 2015 - National Urgent Care Center Accreditation
Indian Diagnostic Opportunities 2018
Market Reports on India presents a report on "Indian Diagnostic Opportunities 2018." The global in-vitro market generated revenues of USD 52.04 billion in 2012. - February 28, 2015 - Market Reports on India
Bob Green Joins Park Place International as Vice President
Park Place International (PPI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bob Green as Vice President and member of the executive leadership team. Bob is responsible for a broad array of activities, including technical contributions to our enterprise and MEDITECH solutions, and working with our... - February 19, 2015 - CloudWave
American College of Urgent Care Physicians Offers Free Membership, Seeks Better Health Care
Medical organization offers free membership to urgent care doctors to unify providers,establish best-care guidelines, promote leadership and influence health care policymakers. The American College of Urgent Care Physicians (ACUCP) invites all urgent care doctors in good standing to join its ranks... - February 19, 2015 - American College Of Urgent Care Physicians Inc
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center's Diabetes Clinic Earns Recognition from American Diabetes Association (ADA)
The Laguna Hills Diabetes Clinic is the only ADA-recognized program for adults and children with diabetes in the Saddleback Valley. - February 18, 2015 - Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
St. Christopher’s Welcomes Dr. Michael L. Spear as Director of Palliative Care
St. Christopher’s welcomes Dr. Michael Spear as director of the Palliative Care Program and attending neonatologist. - February 07, 2015 - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Chi Solutions, Inc. Launches Fourteenth Annual Comprehensive Clinical Laboratory Outreach Survey
Chi Solutions conducts an annual survey of laboratory outreach programs to determine trends, performance, and challenges. - February 06, 2015 - Chi Solutions, Inc., an Accumen company
GBS Named “Expert Insurance Service Provider” by AM Best Tenth Consecutive Year
Group Benefit Services, Inc. (GBS), a Third Party Administrator (TPA) of benefits for self-funded health plans, today announced that GBS has again been designated “Expert Insurance Service Provider” by AM Best Company. AM Best Company is a reputable and well-established rating agency... - February 04, 2015 - Group Benefit Services, Inc.
CFO at South Nassau Communities Hospital Named a Long Island Business News CFO of the Year
As a result of Mr. Bogen’s financial acumen, South Nassau‘s Fitch bond rating was recently upgraded from BBB+ to A-. In addition, without investment income the operating profit for 2013 was approximately $5.7 million. - January 30, 2015 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
MASA Assist Establishes New USVI Partner
MASA Assist has formally announced new USVI partner. - January 27, 2015 - MASA Assist
Phase 1-Outdoor Park & Fitness Trail Completion Celebration at Wellness Center
Announcing a celebration event for the completion of Phase 1 of an Outdoor Park and Fitness Trail at the Wellness Center located at the Historic LAC+USC Hospital Campus. This effort converted a bleak concrete area surrounding the hospital into a beautiful setting for enjoying nature and encouraging exercise. - January 24, 2015 - Amigos de los Rios
Technological Advances in MRI Safety
Kopp Development Inc., the world leading manufacturer of ferromagnetic detectors for MRI Safety, is proud to announce the release of a new entryway system; FerrAlert™ HALO II PLUS. This detection system dramatically reduces alarm fatigue by not alarming on the MRI door and ferromagnetic... - January 22, 2015 - Kopp Development Inc.
Hostirian Launches HIPAA Compliant Secured Cold-Row Containment Pods
Hostirian, a St. Louis Hosting and Services company has launched HIPAA Compliant Cold-Row Containment Pods. These pods provide a secured, managed location for customers who must comply with HIPAA and HITECH Act security standards. The pods provide a robust colocation environment maximizing your... - January 20, 2015 - Hostirian Business IT Solutions
South Nassau is a Top Performer in Use of Electronic Medical Records and Patient Safety
MU2 increases health information exchange between providers and promotes patient engagement by giving patients secure online access to their health information. Just 14.6% of hospitals in the U.S. have been able to attest for MU2 certification. - January 17, 2015 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
John Bentley is Now an Authorized Partner Provider of The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ from Wiley
The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ is a new facilitation program that helps professionals and their organizations learn how to work better and more effectively on teams, leading to a noticeable improvement in morale, productivity and results. - January 14, 2015 - Power 2 Transform
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Hires New Chief Operating Officer
Lorrie Liang, a senior healthcare executive from Maryland, has been named Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's new Chief Operating Officer. Currently serving as vice president of the not-for-profit LifeBridge Health System/Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Liang will assume her new leadership role at Sarasota Memorial on Feb. 16, 2015. - January 08, 2015 - Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Reversing Type 2 Diabetes and Curing Obesity with Naturopathy, Nirvana Naturopathy & Retreat is Using Natural Therapies to Keep Its Customers Healthy
Chronic disease like diabetes is becoming more prevalent, incurable and lifelong diseases. But Nirvana Naturopathy & Retreat is using healthy diet and naturopathic treatments like hydrotherapy, mud therapy and yoga to control blood sugar levels, so with patient blood sugar levels under control they can live a totally normal life. Nirvana Naturopathy & Retreat believe naturopathy treatments for diabetes is a major breakthrough and relief for those patients who are looking for alternate medicines. - January 07, 2015 - Nirvana Naturopathy & Retreat
PromptMed Urgent Care Opens in Waukegan, Illinois
PromptMed Urgent Care opens in Waukegan, IL located in the Grandview Court Shopping Center at 724 N. Green Bay Road, at the intersection of Grand Avenue near the town of Gurnee. - January 07, 2015 - PromptMed Urgent Care
"Strengthening The Hospital Infrastructure," '13, Ebook Published by Amazon Digital Services, Authored by Dr Joseph S Maresca
"Strengthening The Hospital Infrastructure" is an ebook about utilizing Information Technologies to operate hospitals and health care facilities with an optimal outreach into communities.The ebook utilizes accounting, organizational development techniques and advanced systems like artificial intelligence (AI) in the medical sciences. - January 06, 2015 - Dr Joseph S Maresca
Leading Theory of Constraints Experts Focus on Business, Industry, Government and Healthcare at the TOCICO Intensive How-to Labs Conference from February 9-12, 2015
The Theory of Constrains International Certification Organization (TOCICO) announces that a cadre of world leaders in the Theory of Constraints (TOC) will be facilitating Intensive How-To Labs focusing on business and industry as well as personal and organizational change. - January 05, 2015 - TOCICO
Joint Commission Names South Nassau Communities Hospital a “Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®”
South Nassau is one of 1,224 hospitals in the U.S. to earn the distinction of Top Performer on Key Quality Measures. The ratings are based on an aggregation of accountability measures data reported to The Joint Commission during 2013. - December 21, 2014 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
YES! Launches Gonna BEAT This Thing to Bring Awareness to Advanced Cancer
Local Stage IV Melanoma Survivor, Melissa Hadley, Featured in “Gonna BEAT This Thing” Awareness Campaign Video to Inspire Those Living with Terminal Cancer - December 18, 2014 - Say YES to Hope
Urgent Care X-Ray Image Database is First of Its Kind
The Institute of Urgent Care Medicine has partnered with Teleradiology Specialists to produce the only comprehensive online database of urgent care X-ray images. - December 17, 2014 - The Institute of Urgent Care Medicine
Chi Solutions, Inc. and Mount Carmel Health System Announce Partnership to Provide Comprehensive Laboratory Outreach Services
Chi Solutions, Inc. & Mount Carmel Health System have partnered to offer a highly-competitive clinical laboratory service to market-at-large physicians. - December 17, 2014 - Chi Solutions, Inc., an Accumen company
Baptist Health to Start Providing Patients with Upfront Estimates
Baptist Health selected PMMC, a leading provider of revenue cycle management solutions, for its estimation solution that will create accurate estimates for their patients with an upfront summary of their financial responsibility. Baptist Health is the leading healthcare provider in central Alabama... - December 15, 2014 - PMMC
Catherine M. Chastain Recognized By Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Catherine M. Chastain of Helotes, Texas has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the medical field. About Catherine M. Chastain Ms. Chastain has almost 30 years experience in healthcare. She is a Family... - December 05, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
Donna Stelly Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Donna Stelly of Arnaudville, Louisiana has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of healthcare. About Donna Stelly Ms. Stelly has over 15 years experience in the healthcare field. She is the HR... - December 05, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
South Nassau Communities Hospital Honors Assemblyman, Cardiologist
Mr. and Mrs. Weisenberg were the Carnation Ball’s co-honorees and Dr. Kramer was the recipient of South Nassau’s prestigious Mary Pearson Award. - December 05, 2014 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Only Hospital in Pennsylvania to be Awarded Coveted 2014 Leapfrog Top Hospital Distinction
Recognition Highlights the Nation’s Premier Hospitals for Safety and Quality - December 04, 2014 - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Block Imaging Introduces Service Window
Service Window is a one-stop online hub for diagnostic imaging equipment owners to track all of their system’s upkeep. Digital copies of field service reports, real time case notes, equipment uptime tracking, and a service representative message board are a few of the features Service Window will offer to increase communication with imaging facilities and simplify access to important details of equipment service coverage. - December 03, 2014 - Block Imaging
"Status Quo" May Cost Bergen County / NJ Residents on Medicare More Out of Their Pocket for 2015
PAAD - Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled Income limit: less than $26,130 (single), less than $32,037 (married); Senior Gold - Income limit: between $26,130 and $36,130 (single), between $32,037 and $42,037 (married); Patient Assistance Program Eligibility Criteria and Medicare Part D http://www.rxassist.org/docx/medicare-and-paps - November 28, 2014 - Absolute Insurance Management, LLC
St. Christopher’s Physician Receives 2014 APA Miller-Sarkin Mentoring Award and Co-Leads Multi-Center Collaborative
Nancy Spector, MD, ambulatory pediatric attending physician and pediatric residency program director at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and professor of pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine, has been awarded the Miller-Sarkin Mentoring Award by the Academic Pediatric... - November 26, 2014 - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Laurel A. Dolejs Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Laurel A. Dolejs of Bedford, Ohio has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of healthcare. About Laurel A. Dolejs Ms. Dolejs has over 30 years experience in the healthcare field. She is currently... - November 25, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
Charles Stiefel Named Vice Chair of Duke Medicine Board of Visitors
Victor Dzau, M.D., Chancellor of the Duke University Health System, appointed Charles Stiefel as Vice Chair of the Board of Visitors and member of the 3-person Executive Committee. The Board of Visitors assists the chancellor for health affairs, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, and the... - November 23, 2014 - Charles Stiefel Philanthropy
Flagler Hospital and BayView Healthcare Collaborate for Better Patient Care
Use of Avancen MOD Corporation’s Innovative “Medication on Demand” Device Allows Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility to Collaborate to Improve Patient Pain Management. - November 19, 2014 - Avancen MOD Corporation
Park Place International Named a 2014 Top Place to Work by The Boston Globe
Park Place International (PPI), a provider of technology solutions for the MEDITECH Healthcare Information System (HCIS) and the healthcare enterprise, is proud to announce their recognition on the Boston Globe’s annual list of Top Places to Work. This honor recognizes PPI for creating a... - November 14, 2014 - CloudWave
Boston Area Firm Selected as One of 20 Most Promising Healthcare Consulting Firms
Recon Strategy makes it to CIO Review’s top Healthcare Consulting Providers list for its health care strategy services. The firm has its headquarters in Kendall square, Cambridge. - November 13, 2014 - Recon Strategy
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Glenn Ekblad as Professional of the Year
Glenn Ekblad, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has recently been recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Preventative Medicine. - November 12, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
Eminent Spine Releases Updated King Cobra® and Copperhead® White Paper
Eminent Spine has released an updated white paper by Dr. Stephen Courtney. The study validates the extensive research and development by Eminent Spine providing safe and effective spinal products. The study of 180 patients and 196 plates and 1,320 cervical screws and 679 PEEK cervical cages,... - November 12, 2014 - Eminent Spine
Eminent Spine Black Diamondback Rattlesnake™ Successfully Implanted
Eminent Spine is proud to announce that spinal surgeon Dr. Stephen Courtney in Plano, TX performed the company’s first lateral lumbar plate surgery - the “Black Diamond Rattlesnake™.” The surgery was performed on October 27, 2014. Dr. Courtney has successfully implanted the... - November 12, 2014 - Eminent Spine
Microsoft ERP Reseller InterDyn BMI Announces New Development in Kronos Relationship
Leading Microsoft Dynamics reseller InterDyn BMI announced a new development in its relationship with Kronos Incorporated. InterDyn BMI now provides customers of both Kronos and InterDyn BMI with modules offering two-way integration between Microsoft Dynamics ERP applications and the Kronos... - November 11, 2014 - InterDyn BMI, A Columbus Company
Amazing Spaces® Storage Centers and Area Residents Raise Over $5,000 to Support Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston
Amazing Spaces Storage Centers and Houston area communities have joined forces in helping raising money for the Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston by participating in the Texas Self Storage Association's "Starfish: Make a Difference" campaign". This year, Amazing Spaces and the community raised more money than ever before - donating a total of over $5,000! - November 08, 2014 - Amazing Spaces Storage Centers
Charles E. Cox Has Recently Been Recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Charles E. Cox, of Tampa, Florida, has recently been recognized as the Bio of the Month for April 2015 in America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Surgical Oncology. - November 08, 2014 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals