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M3V Data Management Releases Chemical Management Navigator Version 3.0… Just in Time for SARA 312 Reporting
Indianapolis, IN: M3V Data Management, LLC is pleased to release the latest version of the popular web based software application Chemical Management Navigator. Not only will this new release allow clients to conduct easy MSDS Management it will also record purchase and usage information to... - February 03, 2009 - M3V Data Management, LLC
GeneFluidics Inc. Proteus Robotic System Receives ALA New Product Award
GeneFluidics, Inc. is pleased to announce that their Proteus Robotic System has received the New Product Award from the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) at LabAutomation2009. The ALA is an international organization devoted to the study, development, and use of laboratory automation. - February 03, 2009 - GeneFluidics Inc.
Ameridose Awarded a Contract with HealthTrust Purchasing Group for Admixed Preparations
HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP., a premier group purchasing organization, and Ameridose, a nationwide provider of sterile admixed & repacked preparations and oral repackaging services, announced that Ameridose has been awarded a contract for admixed preparations. "Ameridose is proud to... - January 26, 2009 - Ameridose, LLC
Medical Billing Software MPMsoft Chosen by MedCrew as Its Medical Office Software
In preparation for Tom Daschle and Barak Obama's healthcare reform, MedCrew tightens its ship and battens its hatches with high technology. - January 16, 2009 - Medical Billing Software - MPMsoft
Washington Hospital Selects Integral’s Applicant Tracking System
Integral Systems, Inc. a leading provider of Human Capital solutions announced today that The Washington Hospital has selected Integral’s i-Trust Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to increase efficiencies and broaden recruitment strategies within their hiring processes. - December 17, 2008 - Integral Systems, Inc.
Reduce Overcrowding in Emergency Rooms with ED Simulation
The latest release of ED Simulation - the premier Emergency Department Workflow Simulation application - features a new user interface and added functionality including physician efficiency & scheduling, effects of overcrowding on EMS availability, and loss of revenue due to diversion or patient LWBS. - December 09, 2008 - Simz Simplified, Inc
North American Seminars 2009 Courses Released
North American Seminars is proud to announce release of the 2009 schedule of medical training courses for physical therapy and occupational therapy professionals. - December 08, 2008 - North American Seminars
Baxa Features Rapid-Fill™ Colored Labels, PACT™ Products, Exacta-Mix™ 2400 Compounders and Abacus™ Software at the ASHP Mid-Year Clinical Meeting
Baxa Corporation announces its focus on new Rapid-Fill ASF colored label and Productivity and Compliance Tools (PACT) products at the 2008 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Mid-year Clinical Meeting and Exhibition beginning today at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Also featured in Baxa booth #2249 are the Exacta-Mix™ 2400 Automated Compounder and Abacus™ TPN Calculation Software. - December 08, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
Tuscan Sun Restaurant Opens at Saint Francis
The entirely new Tuscan Sun Restaurant at Saint Francis Medical Center is now open for business. The restaurant features an expanded menu and enhanced services and equipment. It is located on the lower level of the Registration Center on the north side of the Medical Center campus. - November 15, 2008 - Saint Francis Medical Center
Saint Francis Named Number Four on Modern Healthcare Magazine’s 100 Best Places to Work
Saint Francis Medical Center was named number four on Modern Healthcare magazine’s 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare – no other Missouri hospital was in the top 20. “I am extremely proud of the Saint Francis Family,” says Steven C. Bjelich, FACHE-D, President and Chief... - November 15, 2008 - Saint Francis Medical Center
MUMC Receives Hero Award for Sugar Refinery Efforts
The Georgia Medical Society presented Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, Ga., with a Healthcare Hero award. The award recognizes the outstanding efforts of MUMC Team Members during the Imperial Sugar refinery explosion on February 7, 2008. The honor was one of six given in... - November 13, 2008 - Memorial Health
MUMC’s Patricia Lavely Named CIO of the Year
The Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA) has named Memorial University Medical Center’s (MUMC) Patricia Lavely CIO of the Year. Lavely, senior vice president and chief information officer, was honored in the nonprofit category. Since 1998, the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA)... - November 12, 2008 - Memorial Health
Business is Booming at Tampa Personal Concierge Even with Economic Downturn in Florida
Tampa Personal Concierge is seeing a significant increase in business from building partnerships in and around the Tampa Bay area. - October 14, 2008 - Tampa Personal Concierge
Exergame Fitness Announces Strategic Partnership with XRtainment Zone to Provide Exergaming Wellness Programming
The growing epidemic of Childhood Obesity and Inactivity among kids, teens and adults has prompted the need for entertaining game based fitness solutions that engage users – called Exergames. Two USA companies that have pioneered the Exergaming industry have now joined forces to offer the... - October 14, 2008 - Exergame Fitness
Forbes Billionaire Naguib Sawiris, Pioneering Philanthropist Ola Ghabbour Honored by Egyptian Diaspora at New York Event
Naguib Sawiris, international entrepreneur from the Middle East who recently was the first private investor to enter North Korea, and Ola Ghabbour, wife of the steel magnate and the catalyst behind the recent building of the first state-of-the-art children’s cancer hospital in the Middle East, are being honored by leaders from the Egyptian diaspora at a NY event on October 18th. - October 02, 2008 - Coptic Orphans
Baxa Corporation Announces USP 797 Course to be Hosted at the STAR Center
Baxa announces it has signed a hosting agreement with the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) for compliance training through the Baxa STAR Center (Skills Training, Academics and Resources) continuing education facility in Englewood, Colorado. Baxa and USP plan to hold 16 sessions of their Compliance Tools for USP 797 course in 2009. - September 30, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
International Hospital Makes Treatment Costs Available to Public. Bumrungrad International Offers Free Online Access to Actual Costs of 45 Procedures.
Bumrungrad International, Southeast Asia’s largest private hospital and one of the world’s top medical travel destinations, has launched a unique online service to allow prospective patients to anticipate the costs of treatment. Called REALCOST, the service shows what Bumrungrad patients actually paid for over 40 medical procedures at the hospital. REALCOST is on the hospital’s website at www.bumrungrad.com/realcost. - September 19, 2008 - Bumrungrad International Hospital
HCT Consulting Was Approached by a 350 Bed, Full-Service, For-Profit Health Care Provider with the Desire to Totally Revamp Their Case Management Department
The provider felt they were not staffed appropriately and were operating like a case management department “out of the 1980’s.” - September 12, 2008 - HCT Consulting
A 275+bed Not-for-Profit Catholic Health Care Provider
A 275+bed not-for-profit Catholic health care provider contracted with HCT Consulting in order to perform an assessment on their Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores and to implement an action plan based on that assessment. This hospital was concerned that their first publicaly reported HCAHPS scores were below their direct competitor’s in every domain of the survey by an average of 8%. - September 05, 2008 - HCT Consulting
Savannah’s Memorial Health Board Appoints Two New Members
Michael A. Kaigler and Christopher L. Wixon, M.D., have joined the Memorial Health Board of Directors. Kaigler is director of human resources and services for Chatham County. Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) is a two-state healthcare organization serving a 35-county area in southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. - August 27, 2008 - Memorial Health
Four Steps to Preparing Your Child for Surgery
This year, more than five million kids will undergo surgical procedures. And for those children and their parents, few things in life are scarier. Most parents don’t know where to begin when they hear, “Your child needs surgery” from their pediatricians. Fortunately, they can... - August 26, 2008 - Arbor Books Inc.
“MD Now Urgent Care Centers” Opens New Boca Raton Location - Sees High Growth in Palm Beach County, Florida
Urgent care – Boca style! MD Now Urgent Care/Walk-in Medical Centers, Inc. - Palm Beach County’s fastest growing medical business – has recently opened its third location in trendy Boca Raton, Florida. A fourth location is set to open within a month in the Palm Beach Gardens area. - August 22, 2008 - MD Now Urgent Care Centers
The Peanut Shell ® Delivers Their Latest Product, Couture Hospital Gowns
Fashionable Pregnant Moms Now Have a Designer Labor & Delivery Gown Option - August 05, 2008 - Goo-Ga Style, Inc DBA the Peanut Shell
Flitz International to Donate $2.00 from Each Item Sold to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Flitz International announced today that $2 from each of its premium polishing products sold at the 2008 Wisconsin State Fair will benefit Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. “It is always a good thing when corporations give back to society,” said Ulrich Jentzsch, president of Flitz International. “Even better, when they give back to their local community.” - August 02, 2008 - Flitz International, Ltd.
CriticalPoint and Baxa Corp Introduce Crosswalk Tool for Sterile Compounding Regulatory Requirements
CriticalPoint, LLC , in partnership with Baxa Corporation, announces the availability of a free online reference tool for understanding state laws and regulations related to sterile compounding and USP 797 compliance. - July 30, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
Baxa Corporation Launches New Electronic Users’ Group Web Site
Baxa Corporation announces the launch of a new electronic users’ group Web site for health-system users of Baxa software and pharmacy automation equipment. This updated version of eBUG, or electronic Baxa Users’ Group provides an Internet community for sharing user experiences and best practices, as well as offering online technical support and tools for improving the user experience with Baxa products. - July 18, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
Bold Marketing Campaign Increases Patient Occupancy in Three Key Areas at St. Vincent's Medical Center
St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT is widely acclaimed within the medical community for its top-ranked quality of care, especially in the demanding field of cardiac treatment. But their story wasn’t being told effectively. To successfully compete with Yale New Haven and... - July 18, 2008 - Pisarkiewicz Mazur & Co., Inc.
New Back & Neck Pain Treatment is a Remarkable Alternative to Surgery
New Back & Neck Pain Treatment is a Remarkable Alternative to Surgery. The Accu-Spina™ with IDD Therapy® protocols manufactured by North American Medical Corporation is a non-invasive medical procedure that has an 86 percent success rate in treating herniated, bulging, degenerated... - July 12, 2008 - Allied Healthcare Clinics, Inc. The Home of The Running Doctor
Precision Dynamics Corporation is Named to 2008 "Healthcare Informatics Top 100 Companies" List
Company makes prestigious list 3rd year in a row making it the leading automatic patient wristband focused provider ranked by healthcare IT revenue. - July 03, 2008 - Precision Dynamics Corporation
Grimes Transportation Helps Deliver Medical Supplies to Ecuador
Joining a varied team of volunteers, Grimes Transportation Brokerage is assisting in the delivery of much needed medical supplies from Alabama to Ecuador. Donated by the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital in Birmingham, the equipment will be distributed through the Manta Forward Operating Location... - June 30, 2008 - Total Distribution, Inc.
San Antonio’s North Chamber Selects Madeline Anz Slay for ATHENA International Young Professional Award
Madeline Anz Slay was recognized at a luncheon awards ceremony for her outstanding contributions to the community and promoting women in leadership roles in business. - June 20, 2008 - Madeline Anz Slay Architecture, PLLC
SpaCapsule® Creates Decubitus Ulcer and Bed Sore Relief Programs
Decubitus Ulcer and Bed Sores are relieved with a program instituted by SpaCapsule’s team of physicians. - June 03, 2008 - Simulated Environment Concepts, Inc.
Mission Hospital Re-Designs Chapel for Interfaith Community, Western North Carolina Craft Artists Highlighted
Mission Hospital, in Asheville, North Carolina, has recently re-designed both chapels to better serve an interfaith community. Learn about the Interior Designer, and the original work of Western North Carolina Craft Artists, that went into this project. - May 31, 2008 - Jaan Ferree, Intentional Designer
Do Rising Oil Costs Justify Supply Chain Price Increases... And to What Degree?
Procurement Analytics, a variable price control company uncovers "accurate" oil-based commodity pricing using mathematical modeling. - May 15, 2008 - Procurement Analytics
Boston University’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIABU) Partners with Children’s Hospital Boston on Animation Project Event
CDIABU 3D Animation students tackle an inspiring project in a 24-hour animation marathon. - April 30, 2008 - The Center for Digital Imaging at Boston University
Canadian & Caribbean Leaders Meet to Advance Medical Tourism for North Americans
Nearly 100 Canadian and Caribbean government, healthcare and business leaders met this week to discuss how Caribbean medical tourism can be developed to serve North Americans' healthcare and vacation needs. Held in Bridgetown, Barbados, the "Caribbean Health & Wellness Tourism" meeting was sponsored by Caribbean Export and Trade Facilitation Office Canada. - April 04, 2008 - Choice Medical Services
Proposed Medical Clinic on the North Shore of Lake Travis
Waterscape Villas, located on the north shore of Lake Travis, is in discussions with St. David’s Round Rock Hospital for a 10,000 square foot medical clinic to be located within the community. The clinic would service the community, the Jonestown and Lago Vista areas, as well as the immediate medical needs of Lake Travis boaters and pedestrians. Proposed services include internal medicine, family practice, and plastic surgery. - April 03, 2008 - Waterscape Villas
CureHIV Seeks Funding for LiSAVIOR from Bill and Melinda Gates' Grand Challenges to Cure HIV
Dr. Roger Kenneth Hershline PhD MD, Global Humanceuticals, Inc and CureHIV apply to Bill and Melinda Gates' Grand Challenges in Global Health to fund the new HIV non-traditional drug LiSAVIOR. Current drug and vaccination treatments do not treat the growth of HIV in the gastrointestinal tract. - April 02, 2008 - CureHIV
Baxa Corporation Launches Call for Research Papers
Baxa to offer unrestricted educational grants for research studies on the usage and benefits of the new PadLock® Set Saver. Grants will be awarded for research intended for presentation at the INS, AVA, APIC or similar meetings and/or publication in the Journal of Infusion Nursing, Journal of Vascular Access, American Journal of Infection Control or similar publications. - March 28, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
Choice Medical Services to Add Australia & Other Worldwide Treatment Destinations; National Survey Finds Strong Consumer Interest in Medical Tourism
Choice Medical Services, a leading medical tourism firm helping North American consumers to receive medical care abroad, plans to add Australia and several more treatment destinations in the next 18 months. This comes after the new "2008 Survey of Health Care Consumers" found that nearly 40 percent of consumers would consider having an elective procedure performed abroad if they could save half or more, and be assured that quality was equal to or better to what they have in their own country. - March 19, 2008 - Choice Medical Services
Former USA Soccer Captain Kristine Lilly to Speak at The Ridgefield Playhouse
The USA’s “Iron Woman,” Kristine Lilly became the first player in history, man or woman, to play in 200 soccer internationals when she played against Canada in the Nike U.S. Women’s Cup in 2000. The second all-time leading scorer and the all-time leader in minutes played,... - March 19, 2008 - Ridgefield Playhouse
Baxa Corporation Announces Safe Handling and Preparation of Hazardous Drugs Course Offering at Its STAR Center Training Facility
Baxa Corporation announces a new course offered in its renowned STAR (Skills, Training, Academics and Resources) Center facility for nurses, physicians and pharmacists who prepare and handle hazardous drugs. The 10-hour course combines hands-on experience with regulatory compliance and industry best practice to provide the most complete training in hazardous drug compounding and safe handling available. - March 17, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
Now Available on CD: Baxa Corporation Exhibitor’s Theatre, The Pros and Cons of Standardized Parenteral Nutrition, from ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
Colorado-based pharmacy products manufacturer, Baxa Corporation now has a CD available of the presentation, 'The Pros and Cons of Standardized Parenteral Nutrition” recorded live at the annual American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting in Las Vegas. Presenter Gordon S. Sacks, PharmD, FCCP, BCNSP discusses the research related to parenteral nutrition compounding and the recommendations for best practice. - March 10, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
Coaching for Commitment: “It Will Revolutionize the Way You Think About Coaching”
Cindy Coe, President of InsideOut Discovery™, Inc. (IOD) an international executive coaching and consulting firm based in Pueblo West, Colorado, today announced the much anticipated release of Coaching for Commitment: Achieving Superior Performance from Individuals and teams (Ed. 3) by John Wiley & Sons Publishers. - March 08, 2008 - InsideOut Discovery, Inc.
Mata Global Introduces OSHA Compliant Alcohol-Free, Rinse Free Hand Sanitizers; Hy-5 Brand Targets Health Care, Food Services, Travel, Lodging and Government Venues
Mata Global Solutions Inc., which specializes in licensing, manufacturing and marketing innovative products, including Canada’s Soapopular® brand, alcohol-free hand sanitizer line, announced that it has introduced Hy-5, a new line of alcohol-free, rinse-free hand sanitizer products that... - March 05, 2008 - Mischler Financial Group, Inc.
Three Non-Profit Organizations Unite to Accomplish the Unthinkable
Restoring Hope for a Ugandan Child with Shattered Dreams - March 01, 2008 - Engeye
Baxa Corporation Launches New Web Site
Baxa announces the launch of its new corporate Web site with enhanced user features and technical content. The site provides a global platform for information exchange, product marketing, public relations, and sales and technical support for health-system pharmacists and nurses, as well as pharmaceutical industry representatives. - January 31, 2008 - Baxa Corporation
Doctors Now Do It Through the Eyelid - Glaucoma Eye Pressure IOP Test
About a year ago no doctor would believe that it was possible, but today it is becoming a mainstream procedure. Inpatient & Outpatient Clinics such as Hospitals, Emergency Rooms, Nursing & Elderly Homes, General & Specialty Practitioners are joining Ophthalmologists and Optometrists with "Provocative Test for Glaucoma." - December 26, 2007 - BiCOM Inc.
Cardiovascular Sciences, Inc. Announces Funding Event
Cardiovascular Sciences, Inc. (CVSC), a corporation under the laws of Nevada, is excited to reveal an initial funding event with Seven Palm Investments, LLC of Illinois. After a recent assessment and restructuring of the company’s equity, the company and its investors are ready to move ahead... - December 12, 2007 - Cardiovascular Sciences, Inc.
Somnia Anesthesia Services Announces "Office-Based Anestheisa, a Critical Look"
Cleveland Clinic News recently published an article featuring Somnia Inc, CEO, Dr. Marc E. Koch, MD, MBA. Excerpt from Article: Initially, we can garner a great deal of information through contacts with existing office-based anesthesia practices. New York City has a very mature practice called... - December 08, 2007 - Somnia Inc.