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Memorial Health Bariatrics Again Named Center of Excellence

Memorial Health Bariatrics, the weight-loss surgery program at Memorial University Medical Center, has been renewed as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The program was first designated a Center of Excellence in 2008. Memorial Health... - April 18, 2011 - Memorial Health

Visionary 360 Degree Display Technology Now Available in the US Market

Bros Global Marketing and Paradigm Strategic Marketing Join Forces to bring Visionary 360 Degree Display Technology to the US Market. - April 13, 2011 - Paradigm Strategic Marketing, LLC

Quality of Life Significantly Increases After Uterine Fibroid Treatment

Women who received one of three treatments for uterine fibroids aid found their symptoms diminished and their quality of life significantly increased. - April 09, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Researcher Named National Space Biomedical Research Institute Fellow

Christopher J. Morris, PhD, of the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, is one of four scientists selected by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) for a postdoctoral fellowship. - April 09, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

SureQuest Systems, Inc. Announces Expansion of SaaS Offerings

ThreeSquares OnDemand is SureQuest's latest on Demand SaaS offering. - April 04, 2011 - SureQuest Systems, Inc.

Gill Selected as President and CEO of Memorial Health

The Memorial Health Board of Directors announced today that it has named Margaret “Maggie” Gill to become the next president and chief executive officer of Memorial Health. She was selected to lead Memorial by a vote at last night’s regularly scheduled board meeting. Gill joined... - April 02, 2011 - Memorial Health

Women & Infants Ranks Number One in Providence Metro Area in U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals Metro Area Rankings

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island has been ranked number one in the Providence metro area (including Providence and Pawtucket, RI, and Fall River and New Bedford, MA) in U.S. News & World Report’s first ever Best Hospitals metro area rankings, available online at... - March 31, 2011 - Women & Infants Hospital

MHUMC Programs Earn Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval

Memorial Health University Medical Center (MHUMC) earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for its stroke, knee and hip replacement, spinal fusion, and microdiscectomy services. Joint Commission certification is only awarded to programs that meet high standards of care and... - March 25, 2011 - Memorial Health

Shift Work May be Associated with Decreased Risk of Skin Cancer

Researchers at BWH found that shift work may be associated with a reduced risk of skin cancer in women. - March 25, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

VersaSuite, Version 8.0 Has Achieved CCHIT 2011 Certification with a Perfect Five Star Usability Rating

VersaSuite has passed all required elements in the CCHIT 2011 Ambulatory, Child Health, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular Advanced Reporting, Dermatology and Security Test Scripts with eRx conditional. - March 23, 2011 - VersaSuite

HospitalPortal.net and Health Data Solutions Announce a Joint Webinar on Proactive Risk Management in Hospitals

Incident reporting integration with employee intranets - March 23, 2011 - HospitalPortal.net

Healthware Systems and Surgical Directions Form Partnership

Firms announce partnership to jointly market products and services to improve hospital’s surgical department operational and financial performance. HealthWare Systems, a provider of innovative software solutions to improve workflow processes within the revenue cycle, and Surgical Directions,... - March 18, 2011 - Surgical Directions, LLC

Delivering a Potent Cancer Drug in Its Prodrug Form with Nanoparticles Can Prevent Side Effects

The new nanoparticle also treats tumors more effectively than the unadorned drug, in mice. - March 14, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

South Nassau Communities Hospital Medical Officer Named to Prestigious List of 52 Women Hospital & Healthcare Leaders

Linda Efferen, MD, chief medical officer at South Nassau Communities Hospital, has been named to the prestigious Becker's Hospital Review listing of the top "52 Women Hospital & Healthcare Leaders" in the United States. - March 13, 2011 - Mount Sinai South Nassau

Memorial University Medical Center Places on Honor Roll

Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah has been named to the Georgia Hospital Association’s (GHA) Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA) Quality Honor Roll. Memorial is one of 62 hospitals in Georgia to be placed in the Presidential category, one of the highest on the list. - March 12, 2011 - Memorial Health

Freeland Systems Partners with Amazon.com to Provide a "Cloud" Computing Platform to Facilitate HIPAA Compliant Customer Service

Freeland’s Amazon S3 relationship provides Freeland’s long-term archiving customers a platform built on the same robust technology that Amazon.com uses to run its global web properties. - March 09, 2011 - Freeland Systems

Voicebrook to Participate in American Pathology Foundation Spring Conference

Speech recognition experts to demonstrate how VoiceOver can drive reporting process improvements. - March 05, 2011 - Voicebrook, Inc.

South Nassau Communities Hospital Named a Beneficiary of Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

Since 2008, LI2DAY has donated a total of $82,500 to South Nassau in support of its breast cancer screening, early detection/diagnosis, and follow-up treatment program for underserved and minority patients. - March 05, 2011 - Mount Sinai South Nassau

Capital Regional Medical Center Selected to Pilot “iNotify” – an Innovative iTriage Mobile Application Feature

Tallahassee residents can now use the free iTriage app to notify Capital Regional Medical Center about specific healthcare needs before arrival - March 03, 2011 - iTriage, LLC

Block Imaging Announces New Venture in Europe

Block Imaging International, Inc., the premier global provider of pre-owned, refurbished medical imaging equipment, parts and services announces a new venture in Europe and has entered into a representative agreement with Consulting4Healthcare, led by Christos Salvanos, who will serve as Block Imaging’s exclusive Agent in the region. - March 02, 2011 - Block Imaging

VersaSuite’s Electronic Health Record Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Certification

VersaSuite announced today that VersaSuite’s Electronic Health Record v8.0, is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a Complete EHR on February 24, 2011 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ATCB, in accordance with the applicable... - February 25, 2011 - VersaSuite

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

Voicebrook to Exhibit at the 100th Annual USCAP Meeting

Voicebrook to demonstrate new product features and advanced reporting workflows - February 24, 2011 - Voicebrook, Inc.

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

Western Dietary Pattern Associated with Kidney Function Decline

A diet rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy and legumes may offer protection. - February 20, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Block Imaging Announces New Refurbished Medical Imaging Industry Blog

Block Imaging International announced today the launch of a new company blog. The “Block Blog” can be found at http://info.blockimaging.com. This blog was created to educate and inform readers on numerous topics within the refurbished medical imaging industry; buying, selling and renting refurbished imaging equipment best practices, engineering, financing and service options as well as answers to common questions and analysis of industry events and topics. - February 19, 2011 - Block Imaging

Olympia Medical Center Los Angeles Patient Freed of Sciatic Pain After 8 Years

Patient Credits Spine Procedure by Neurosurgeon Carl Lauryssen, MD. Surgeon is first in Southern California to implant device to treat chronic back and leg pain. - February 19, 2011 - Olympia Medical Center

Riverview Medical Center Celebrates Five Years of CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery

Riverview continues to provide hope for patients with inaccessible or inoperable tumors. - February 19, 2011 - Riverview Medical Center

PMMC ONLINE PRICING Reaches New Heights with PMMC ONLINE ANALYTICS

PMMC (Preferred Medical Marketing Corporation) makes pricing analysis even easier with the release of PMMC ONLINE ANALYTICS. PMMC has taken the proven data and analysis tools of PMMC ONLINE PRICING a step further with a completely new user interface and unique drilldown functionality. Ms. Kelly... - February 17, 2011 - PMMC

Voicebrook Expands Management Team

Hires healthcare dictation and reporting technology veteran, Jennifer Mayo - February 16, 2011 - Voicebrook, Inc.

MUMC and Sodexo Promote Good Health with ‘Meatless Monday’

Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) and Sodexo have committed to Meatless Mondays within MUMC. The goal is to promote a healthy diet. Sodexo is the provider of food services at the medical center. Every Monday, Sodexo serves plant-based meal options to the nearly 3,000 customers who dine in MUMC’s cafeteria. - February 14, 2011 - Memorial Health

Nine New MRSA Steam Cleaner Systems with Industrial Power

Daimer® announces shipment plans for vacuum and non-vacuum machines in a variety of germ stopping power configurations. - February 12, 2011 - Daimer Industries, Inc.

Clearance Sale on Select Hospital Cubicle Curtains at Hospital Curtain Solutions

In an effort to clear stock before winter inventory, Hospital Curtain Solutions is now offering many ready-made cubicle curtains at prices below regular discounts. - February 11, 2011 - Hospital Curtain Solutions, Inc.

Difficult Airway Emergencies Are Made Easier with Simple ROTIGS Intubation Device and a Little Anesthesia

A simple medical device by Honolulu inventor Dr. Brad NaPier makes difficult airway emergency intubations easier for medical professionals. - February 03, 2011 - Hanu Surgical Devices

Group Benefit Services, Inc., a Springfield, MO Licensed Third Party Administrator, Retains the Designation of "Expert Insurance Service Provider" from AM Best

Group Benefit Services (GBS) of Missouri retains the AM Best designation of "Expert Insurance Service Provider" for the sixth straight year. - February 03, 2011 - Group Benefit Services, Inc.

Riverview Medical Center Adopts SPY® Technology Providing a Roadmap to Improve Surgery for Cancer Patients

Riverview is the first hospital in New Jersey to provide SPY Imaging for patients. - January 31, 2011 - Riverview Medical Center

Body Fat Associated with a Higher Risk of ER-Negative Breast Cancer

Previous research has shown that body fat distribution does not play an important role in the overall incidence of premenopausal breast cancer, but new research shows correlation with estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer. - January 30, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

First Study to Look at New Potential in Infant Organ Donation

New research has resulted in the approval of Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (Kim-1) as a highly sensitive and specific marker of drug-induced kidney injury by both the FDA and EMA. - January 30, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Voicebrook Featured in CAP TODAY Article

Article affirms Voicebrook’s leadership in the Pathology speech recognition arena. - January 29, 2011 - Voicebrook, Inc.

Central Carolina Hospital Nationally Recognized as a Certified Quality Breast Center

Central Carolina was recently recognized as a certified Quality Breast Center, becoming the first hospital in North Carolina and one of only 22 in the nation to achieve this certification. - January 28, 2011 - Central Carolina Hospital

Saint Joseph Hospital Receives National Medal of Honor

Saint Joseph Hospital is one of four hospitals in Kentucky to be recognized for achieving and sustaining national organ donation goals. - January 22, 2011 - Saint Joseph Health System

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Makes Leapfrog Top Hospitals List

BWH was named a 2010 Leapfrog Top Hospital. BWH is one of 65 hospitals recognized for delivering the highest quality of care in the nation while attaining the highest levels of efficiency. - January 22, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Area Healthcare Providers Team with Healthagen to Put Vital Healthcare Information Into the Hands of Smartphone Users

Overlake and Providence first in region to link with iTriage. - January 21, 2011 - iTriage, LLC

Intivia Expands Reach to Physician Practices and Drives Adoption of Electronic Medical Record Software Through New Regional Extension Center Partnerships

“Intivia well positioned to support the mutual goal of increasing EMR adoption among physician practices through enrollment with Regional Extension Centers” - January 18, 2011 - Intivia Inc.

Dynamic Health IT and Empower Systems Announce Meaningful Use and Gap Analysis Consulting Services

Healthcare Information Technology firm, Dynamic Health IT, and Electronic Health Record provider Empower Systems, have announced targeted consulting services designed to assist hospitals in reaching their ARRA/HITECH goals via gap analysis of Meaningful Use requirements. - January 15, 2011 - Empower Systems

New Cancer Treatment Techniques Offer Hope to Patients Fighting Deadly Tumors

The Integrative Cancer Therapies Fellowship with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M; www.worldhealth.net) announces that Dr. Mark Rosenberg, Medical Director of the Institute for Healthy Aging and Director of the Integrative Cancer Therapies Fellowship, will present preliminary findings of a novel technique for treating advanced-stage cancer. Dr. Rosenberg will be sharing his findings at the Fellowship in Integrative Cancer Therapies taking place March 10-13, 2011 in Boca Raton, FL - January 13, 2011 - A4M

Blueberry Health Site Launched

Blueberry Consultants has launched a new health division specialising in the development of effective and innovative solutions for the healthcare sector, building on the company’s experience and expertise in designing and implementing software systems for hospitals and clinicians. - January 06, 2011 - Blueberry Consultants

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