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Voicebrook to Exhibit at Pathology Informatics 2010

Voicebrook to demonstrate new synoptic template feature for VoiceOver® Enterprise - September 14, 2010 - Voicebrook, Inc.

Cincinnati Based Smith & Schaefer Reveals Completion of The Christ Hospital 3 South Unit

The Christ Hospital opens doors of spine, orthopedic and ear, nose, throat unit - September 04, 2010 - Smith & Schaefer

Hospital Information Systems (HIS) Market to Reach $18 Billion in 2016, According to Report Posted at MarketResearch.com

This study focuses on Hospital Information Systems (HIS) as part of the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) market. - September 03, 2010 - MarketResearch.com

EMP Announces: Dr. Gregory Oswald Named Medical Director at Parma ED

Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP) is pleased to announce that effective August 1, 2010, Gregory Oswald, MD became Medical Director at Parma Community General Hospital in Parma, Ohio. - August 29, 2010 - Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP)

IAHSS Survey Reveals Healthcare Statistics

A new survey of healthcare security executives by the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS) reveals increases in reported violent crimes in hospitals in 2009 compared to similar crimes reported in a survey five years ago. - August 18, 2010 - International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety

Saint Joseph-London Prepares to Move Hospital One Patient at a Time

With support from surrounding counties’ EMS teams, patients will transfer to the new replacement hospital every three minutes - August 18, 2010 - Saint Joseph Health System

Smith & Schaefer Provides Flexible Solution for Medical Facilities

Cincinnati based healthcare furniture dealer offers Herman Miller Healthcare’s COMPASS - August 11, 2010 - Smith & Schaefer

Forth Valley Acute Hospital Selects Garran Lockers to Provide a Locker System Operated by ID Cards

Garran Lockers have been selected to provide 1280 staff locker compartments and a centrally controlled electronic locker management system at the newly built Forth Valley Acute Hospital in Scotland. - August 05, 2010 - Garran Lockers

MUMC in Savannah Named ‘Most Wired’ for 11th Year

Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, Georgia, has been named one of the nation’s Most Wired hospitals for the 11th consecutive year. The annual survey examined 1,280 of the nation’s hospitals on their use of Internet technologies in four focus areas: business and administrative management, clinical quality and safety, care continuum, and infrastructure. - July 22, 2010 - Memorial Health

VersaSuite Fully Supports and Welcomes Final Rule for "Meaningful Use" of Electronic Health Records

VersaSuite reiterates its Certification Guarantee to exceed "Meaningful Use" requirements. - July 17, 2010 - VersaSuite

Hanu Surgical Devices’ ROTIGS Intubation Medical Device by Inventor Dr. Brad Napier Demonstrates How Creatively Combining Known Concepts Is Key to Innovation

Honolulu Dr. Brad NaPier, Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon, invents new medical tracheal intubation device that showcases the process of new product innovation by creatively combining known concepts. - July 16, 2010 - Hanu Surgical Devices

Veinlite® by Translite LLC Introduces New Veinlite® EMS Tools with Vein Imaging

Veinlite® by Translite LLC is introducing the new EMS Tool for vein imaging and its new convenient functionalities for all emergency services applications. - July 16, 2010 - TransLite LLC

DocSite Meets Final 'Meaningful Use' Rule for Doctors and Hospitals

DocSite deployed with a certified e-prescribing application meets CMS EHR Meaningful Use Final Rule Criteria for Stage 1 final rules and for Stage 2 criteria as written. Using DocSite demonstrably improves healthcare, with users typically improving compliance with care and quality guidelines from 25% to 50% within a three month to one year period. Further, DocSite users can submit for payment through the DocSite industry leading PQRI data solution for 2010 and 2011. - July 14, 2010 - docsite

Olympia Medical Center’s ER in Top 5 Percent Among U.S. Hospitals

Olympia Medical Center's emergency medical care has been found to be among the top 5 percent in the nation, according to a new study released by HealthGrades, the U.S.'s leading independent health-care ratings organization. As a result of the new study Olympia Medical Center is a recipient of the... - July 10, 2010 - Olympia Medical Center

NovaMark Solutions Releases How-To Guide on Building Effective Board Dashboards

NovaMark Solutions, the exclusive reseller of Covalent’s software in the North American healthcare market, today released a White Paper on building Effective Board Dashboards. - July 08, 2010 - NovaMark Solutions, LLC

Amitech Solutions Revolutionizes EMRs Through Patient Privacy Controls and Life Science Firm Involvement

Amitech Solutions allows patients to control which doctors can access their information and grants life science firms access to previously inaccessible data. - July 04, 2010 - Amitech Solutions

Utilities Unit for New Billion-Dollar Medical Campus to Include KAI Texas Design Work

The mission-critical utilities plant that will serve the new $1.2 billion Parkland health care campus will include design work by KAI Texas. - July 02, 2010 - KAI Texas

Voicebrook Products Available on GSA Contract Through Contract Holder, Aprisa Technology, LLC

Aprisa Technology, LLC partners with Voicebrook, allowing Federal and State customers to buy Voicebrook’s solutions via GSA Contract. - June 30, 2010 - Voicebrook, Inc.

Main Line Health Teams with Healthagen to Put Vital Healthcare Information Into the Hands of the Mobile Users of ITriage

Suburban Philadelphia now has on-the-go access to medical and facilities information with the iTriage healthcare decision tool. - June 25, 2010 - iTriage, LLC

Makewell Helps Nigerian Family Find a Facility to Perform Rare Separation Surgery for Conjoined Twins

Makewell Meditour Ltd., a pioneer in India’s medical tourism industry lived up to its tagline - “Connecting you to good health” when it successfully organised the surgery that gave a new life to eight month old, co-joined Nigerian twins. The eight-month-old twins shared a common... - June 18, 2010 - Makewell Meditour Ltd

Brigham and Women’s Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit Earns Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence

The Beacon Awards award is specifically designated to recognize the nation’s top pediatric, progressive, and adult critical care units across a multitude of hospitals. - June 12, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

ABC News Shines Prime-Time Spotlight on Boston Hospitals

BWH is featured in a new eight-part primetime medical documentary series on ABC called “Boston Med,” airing Thursday nights at 10 p.m. beginning June 24. - June 11, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Advance Urgent Care Receives Award of Excellence

Advance Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinic was chosen for this honor from among 877 medical practices in six states that participated in a comprehensive On-Site Risk Management Assessment conducted in 2009 by American Physicians Assurance Corporation which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American... - June 08, 2010 - Advance Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinic

Saint Joseph Health System Facilities Earn Quality Respiratory Care Recognition in National Program

Several facilities within Saint Joseph Health System have earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) under a national program aimed at helping patients and families make informed decisions about the quality of the respiratory care services available in hospitals. The QRCR program was... - June 03, 2010 - Saint Joseph Health System

MD NOW Urgent Care Medical Centers Receives Urgent Care Center Accreditation from the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine

MD NOW Urgent Care Medical Centers receives national accreditation from the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM). A benchmark of quality, the Urgent Care Center Accreditation symbolizes MD NOW's committment to providing patients with the highest levels of quality medical care. - May 29, 2010 - MD Now Urgent Care

North American Seminars, Inc. Redefines Physical Therapy Continuing Education Courses Online with New Delivery Platform

North American Seminars Inc. introduces a new continuing education course software platform for delivery of physical therapy continuing education courses. This platform is called Healthclick LMS and can deliver continuing education courses online across the globe. New online courses will be introduced each month. - May 29, 2010 - North American Seminars

Voicebrook to Exhibit at SNUG 2010

Company to discuss VoiceOver® integration with SCC Soft Computer’s SoftPath® anatomic pathology system. - May 26, 2010 - Voicebrook, Inc.

Voicebrook to Exhibit at 2010 PowerPath® Users Conference

Company to demonstrate industry-leading solutions at Impac’s 2010 Annual Users Group Meeting in Amelia Island, Florida - May 19, 2010 - Voicebrook, Inc.

American College of Radiology Accreditation Received by Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center at Milford Regional Medical Center

Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center at Milford Regional Medical Center Receives American College of Radiology Accreditation. - May 14, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Voicebrook Expands Pathology Team

Taps industry veteran, Rick Levine, to further strengthen its leadership in providing speech recognition solutions for Pathology. - May 12, 2010 - Voicebrook, Inc.

RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest Among Top 3 Contributors to Children Miracle Network CMN

RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest headquartered in Palatine, Il., with offices in Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Lake Zurich and Palatine, recently received dual honors from the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. - May 11, 2010 - RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest

NewProductHelp.com to be at Helm of Marketing Efforts for Vedder Tubes Invention

Angela V., a California-based inventor and registered nurse, has contracted South Florida invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com to represent her Vedder Tubes invention to potential licensees on a global basis. A simple yet potentially life saving new product targeted at the medical... - May 09, 2010 - New Product Help, Inc.

Cornerstone Acquires a $27 Million Senior Living Portfolio

The company (Cornerstone Real Estate Funds) has recently acquired a $27 Million Senior Living Portfolio in Lexington, SC and Greer, SC. - May 08, 2010 - Cornerstone Real Estate Funds

Hospital Curtain Solutions Inc. Opens Midwest Sales Office to Better Serve Area Hospitals, Clinics and Assisted Living Facilities

Hospital Curtain Solutions Inc., a leading provider of online hospital cubicle curtains and curtain track, announced today that they have opened a full-service office in Rochester Hills, MI to better serve clients in the Midwest. Hospital Curtain Solutions chose Southeast Michigan for the new... - May 06, 2010 - Hospital Curtain Solutions, Inc.

Quantros Director of Safety and Risk Management to Address Federal Patient Safety Organization (PSO) Conference

Dr. Ali Rashidee from Quantros Speaks on PSO Collaboration. - May 06, 2010 - Quantros Inc.

Recent Study Reports Long Term Survival Improved Using Brain Monitor - Dementia After Anesthesia Now More Likely Avoidable Claims Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation

Fewer strokes after anesthesia using brain monitor reported. "Going under anesthesia for surgery without a brain monitor demonstrates a flagrant disregard for the value one’s own brain," says Dr. Barry Friedberg, founder of the non-profit Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation. "Demanding a brain monitor is a no-brainer." - May 04, 2010 - Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation

Saint Joseph East Celebrates Grand Opening of Women's Hospital During 11th Annual Maternity Fair

Lineup includes tours of the exclusive new facility, innovative workshops, baby experts, local merchants, entertainment and the "Diaper Derby." - May 01, 2010 - Saint Joseph Health System

Memorial in Savannah Earns National Patient Safety Award

For the third year in a row, Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia received the Patient Safety Excellence Award from HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. This award places Memorial in elite company -- only 74 hospitals in the U.S. received both the HealthGrades 2010 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence and the 2010 Patient Safety Excellence Award. - May 01, 2010 - Memorial Health

Time May Not Heal All Wounds; Saint Joseph-Berea Opens New Healing Center

Everyone has heard that time heals all wounds, but the truth is that without advanced therapies, some wounds can take years and even decades to heal while others that do not respond to treatment may lead to amputation in extreme cases. On April 26, Saint Joseph - Berea opened the Saint Joseph Wound Center to offer the community state-of-the-art specialized wound healing care. - April 28, 2010 - Saint Joseph Health System

Saint Joseph Health System Expands Online Presence Through Social Media Outlets

Patients, employees and the public can now connect to Saint Joseph Health System hospitals through Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. - April 23, 2010 - Saint Joseph Health System

Women & Infants Announces New Director of Ambulatory Care

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island recently announced the appointment of Robert E. Berry Jr., MD, FACOG, as its new director of the Ambulatory Care Division of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Berry comes to Women & Infants from the University of Massachusetts where... - April 22, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital

Women & Infants Names Director of Research Administration

Large academic institutions have a wide variety of research going on at any given time. Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island is no exception – with researchers, physicians and scientists working in the lab and at the bedside on projects that cut across all medical disciplines. To... - April 22, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital

Biggest Sale of the Year on Safety Training Videos

National Safety Compliance is offering its annual spring sale on OSHA safety training videos. NSC's Safety Library Builder (SLB-15) will be discounted $200 until May 28, 2010. National Safety Compliance is a provider of OSHA safety training videos for all US employers. These high quality and... - April 20, 2010 - National Safety Compliance, Inc.