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"Dr. Pam" Gumbs Featured in the Summer 2021 Issue of P.O.W.E.R. Magazine
"Dr. Pam" Gumbs of Berkeley, California has been featured on a full-page in the Summer issue of P.O.W.E.R. Magazine by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding achievements and contributions for over 40 years in the pharmaceutical field. - July 08, 2021 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin Announces 2021 Crystal Vision Award Recipients
Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin (LEBW) is excited to announce the award recipients for the Crystal Vision Awards. Since 2007, LEBW has honored advocates of donation who have shown commitment and dedication to raising awareness and educating communities on the importance of organ, eye, and tissue... - July 07, 2021 - Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin
Tigerlily Foundation Receives Grant to Support Breast Cancer Advocacy Training Program
Tigerlily Foundation awarded $700k grant by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation to launch community-based patient advocacy program to dismantle systemic barriers and end disparities for Black women facing breast cancer. - June 30, 2021 - Tigerlily Foundation
innoviHealth® Launches “Code Basket” Functionality for HCC Coder Enterprise Solution at RISE Risk Adjustment Forum
Leading Tool for Diagnostic Medical Coding Now Includes Customer-driven Claim Accelerator for Improved Accuracy, Speed, Risk Mitigation, and Revenue Potential - June 30, 2021 - innoviHealth
GRG Announces 2021 Regenerative Medicine Congress in Dubai UAE
The 2nd Global Regenerative Medicine Congress will be held in Dubai 9-11 September 2021. Registration is now open. Global Regenerative Academy is a world-renowned medical society scientifically studying the clinical application of biological products in the human body. Regenerative Medicine treatments using biological products have been used to slow down the natural aging process, treat a variety of pathologies and improve the quality of life of patients. - June 28, 2021 - Global Regenerative Group
Mimi-Choon Quiñones, PhD, MBA, Joins Hispanic Health Council as the Co-Chief Research Officer
Dr. Mimi-Choon Quinones, MBA, has joined the Hispanic Health Council as the co-chief research officer to lead the Research, Advocacy and Training Departments. She is a Medical Anthropologist graduated from the American University in London and has Master’s in Business Administration from the... - June 25, 2021 - Hispanic Health Council
Prepare for a Safe Independence Day Celebration with Tips from the Burn Center at Swedish Medical Center
Independence Day is known for fireworks displays of all types and many are looking forward to gathering in a few weeks to celebrate. This 4th of July, Dr. Benson Pulikkottil, Medical Director of the Burn and Reconstructive Center at Swedish Medical Center wants to ensure everyone is prepared to stay safe with some burn safety tips. - June 25, 2021 - HCA HealthONE Swedish
SBE Canada Ltd. Acquires Northern Optotronics Inc.
Acquisition further enhances leadership position in Healthcare field service. - June 24, 2021 - SBE Canada Ltd.
Non-Profit Taxpayers Against Fraud Urges the Federal Court to Rule Against Stanford Hospital for $468 Million Alleged Healthcare Billing Fraud
The Non-Profit Foundation Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund (TAFEF) just filed its first "Amicus Brief" urging the Federal Court to rule against Stanford Health Care (formerly Stanford Medicine, and Stanford Hospitals and Clinics) on the Government's healthcare billing fraud lawsuit against Stanford. - June 22, 2021 - GJLaw
Stanford Healthcare Loses Again in Appeals Court, Accused of $468 Million Dollar Medicare Billing Fraud
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected Stanford’s further arguments in the U.S. Government’s false claims case against Stanford Healthcare for nearly $500 million dollars of alleged Medicare billing fraud. In entering its latest adverse ruling against the healthcare... - June 22, 2021 - GJLaw
innoviHealth® Adds Intelligent Search Functionality to Market-Leading Find-A-Code™ Medical Coding Solution
New IntelliSearch Feature Represents Most Intuitive, Accurate and Agile Search Engine Available for Today’s Coding Professionals - June 22, 2021 - innoviHealth
Mary’s Center and Briya Public Charter School Celebrate Three Awards from The Washington Post 2021 Top Workplaces
The Washington Post announced that the Mary’s Center & Briya Public Charter School partnership has made the list of 2021 Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington, DC area. Mary’s Center President and CEO Maria Gomez was honored with the Large Workplace Leadership Award, and... - June 20, 2021 - Mary's Center
Avant Healthcare Professionals Awarded Gold and Silver in the 2021 Aster Awards
Avant Healthcare Professionals today announced it won a gold and silver honor at the 2021 Aster Awards. The company earned a gold in the Crisis Management category for its “Guide to Nurse Staffing Post COVID-19” and a silver in the External Publication category for its “2020 Trends in Nurse Staffing.” - June 18, 2021 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
eMudhra Receives SAFE Identity Certification
eMudhra, a global digital enabler and a premier provider of PKI and Cybersecurity solutions, announced that they have received SAFE Identity certification. - June 16, 2021 - eMudhra Inc.
1st Hospital in Colorado to Use Implantable Device to Treat Heart Failure
The Medical Center of Aurora’s Heart and Vascular Center, part of HealthONE, is proud to be the first hospital in Colorado to offer patients cardiac contractility modulations (CCM), the newest technology to treat heart failure. This innovative technology is an implantable device that... - June 13, 2021 - The Medical Center of Aurora
Innovative Medical Fitness Program Featured in The International Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine
Power Wellness is proud to announce that the International Journal of Sports Medicine has published “Medically Integrated Fitness Program Review to Improve Health and Functional Outcomes,” a retrospective investigation into the effectiveness of prescriptive exercise. Outcomes data from... - June 08, 2021 - Power Wellness Management
Giving Health Partners with Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health to Study Delivery of Telemedicine Services to Low-Income, Uninsured Chronic Patients
Unique cooperative study being undertaken by Emory University and Giving Health to advance the reach and power of Telehealth for underserved communities. - June 05, 2021 - Giving Health Inc.
MedSend and On-Belay Partner to Train African Orthopedic Surgeons
On-Belay Medical and MedSend jointly announce their partnership in training national orthopedic surgeons in Africa. On-Belay Medical has committed $125,000 towards MedSend’s five-year residency programs for training national orthopedic surgeons. On-Belay is an innovative medical device... - June 04, 2021 - MedSend
Comcast Corporation Debuts TV Promotion of Alexiacare Corporation’s New Web Application for Medical Doctors
Alexiacare Corporation, a Maryland EMR and EHR vendor, has signed a marketing contract with Comcast Corporation to promote the official launch of AlexiaHTC, a new, integrated and affordable flagship web application: Doctor offices, which have been closed because of fear of COVID-19, can now savor the pleasures using AlexiHTC to improve their patients’ daily experience. - June 01, 2021 - Alexiacare Corporation
A Willing Hand to Help in Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic
Nirmal provides 22 Nos of Oxygen Regulators to L&T’s Oxygen Generating Units being manufactured for supply to hospitals in India. - May 27, 2021 - Nirmal Industrial Control Pvt. Ltd.
Overlook Investigative Group, LLC Announces the Launch of Hidden Camera Checked Location Program
The world's first recognition and accountability program for hidden camera detection. Tiny hidden cameras are being placed by voyeurs in public restrooms, short-term vacation rentals, hospitals, fitness centers, schools and anywhere privacy can be violated. Images are sold for profit on websites or viewed for private pleasure. The program and special branding will alert the public to locations checked for hidden cameras, educate employees and provide workplace policy guidelines. - May 25, 2021 - Overlook Investigative Group, LLC
Swedish Medical Center Again Named One of America’s 250 Best Hospitals, Further Recognized for Neurosciences Excellence
Swedish is the only hospital in Colorado to be named among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care™ and in the top 5% for neurosurgery. - May 23, 2021 - HCA HealthONE Swedish
Swedish Medical Center is Named a Maternal and Infant Care Quality Champion
Swedish Medical Center is proud to announce it has been named a Maternal and Infant Care Quality Champion by Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPCQC). This designation signifies that the hospital has access to the most current data, best practices and resources available, and is... - May 21, 2021 - HCA HealthONE Swedish
Chicago Leading the Way: New Educational Collaboration Seeks to Create a Clinical Action Plan to Eradicate Racial Disparity Gap in Breast Cancer
Improving clinical practice and health outcomes for all patients through education. - May 20, 2021 - ACHL
HealthONE Announces Opening of CareNow Urgent Care and Behavioral Health Outpatient Services in Littleton
HealthONE announced today the opening of a CareNow® Urgent Care and HealthONE Behavioral Health Outpatient Services conveniently located at 11551 W. Ken Caryl Avenue in Littleton. The new CareNow in Littleton joins eight additional CareNow locations throughout metro Denver all staffed with... - May 19, 2021 - HCA Healthcare Continental Division
Research Team in Canada Gives Hope to 100,000’s of Children Around the World with New Finding
Charity cheers as research team uses exosomes from amniotic fluid stem cells to treat underdeveloped fetal lungs, restarting growth & normal functioning. - May 17, 2021 - CDH International
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists Opens in Forest Hills
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS), one of the Nation’s leading oncology practices, is now providing state-of-the-art cancer care services at 96-10 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills, NY 11375. The newest location will provide cutting-edge cancer treatment, making it NYCBS’s... - May 17, 2021 - New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
NIDCAP Federation International Releases Videos for Kangaroo Care Awareness Day
The NIDCAP Federation International proudly presents a free series of family resource videos available on their website. Produced by The NIDCAP Federation International, and funded by Dräger, the family resource videos are a series of conversations recorded to help support parents who have a premature or medically fragile baby in the hospital. Three new videos have been released in honor of Kangaroo Care Awareness Day. - May 16, 2021 - NIDCAP Federation International
Mika Medical, a Korean Manufacturer Specializing in Syringe Technology, Has Completed Clinical Trials with Yonsei University Severance Hospital and Catania University
The research team injected insulin to 20 test subjects selected according to certain criteria using Comfort-in and a general pen-type syringe. As a result of comparing injection effects of a general pen-type insulin syringe, the injection-type insulin injection method demonstrated faster effects of increasing the level of fast-acting insulin in the blood and lowering blood sugar, compared to the standard insulin injection method. - May 13, 2021 - Mika Medical
Donald L. Trump, MD, FACP, FASCO Joins Cancer Expert Now as Director of Institutional Relationships
Cancer Expert Now is thrilled to announce that Donald L. Trump, MD, FACP, FASCO, has officially joined the leadership team as the Director of Institutional Relationships. Dr. Trump will continue to serve on their Expert faculty as a GU cancer expert and will utilize his extensive knowledge to... - May 11, 2021 - Cancer Expert Now, Inc.
The Denver Post Names Swedish Medical Center a "Top Workplace"
The honor recognizes Colorado's best workplaces according to an anonymous survey of employees at the company. - May 11, 2021 - HCA HealthONE Swedish
AVA Fundamentals of Peripheral Intravenous Vascular Access™ Addresses One of Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2021
The Association for Vascular Access and B. Braun Medical Inc. announced the US launch of the first of three online courses that will comprise a free comprehensive curriculum on the placement of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) that is being offered to pre-licensure medical, nursing, respiratory therapy and other allied healthcare schools. Peripheral vascular harm was named to ECRI’s top 10 patient safety concerns in 2021. The curriculum includes infection prevention and legal issues. - May 07, 2021 - Association for Vascular Access (AVA)
MedShorts Announces Promotion of Blake Powers to President
MedShorts, an Orlando-based e-commerce software solution specializing in connecting pharmacies with pharmaceutical manufacturers to source short-dated and short-supply medications, announced the promotion of Blake Powers to President of the company. After serving as the company’s Chief Operating Officer over the past five years, Blake has advanced to leading the company at a time when hospitals face significant financial pressure to reduce costs within their facilities. - May 06, 2021 - MedShorts LLC
EligibilityAdvocates – New Patient Eligibility Service Powered by HealthWare Systems
HealthWare Systems has partnered with a new company, EligibilityAdvocates, which offers patient eligibility and out-of-state Medicaid billing services. The new organization is powered by HealthWare Systems’ revenue cycle technology solutions. EligibilityAdvocates’ on-site patient... - May 06, 2021 - HealthWare Systems
New York Health Welcomes Denise Abselet, DO Specialist in Geriatrics and Primary Care
New York Health (NYHealth) is proud to announce that board-certified internal medicine physician and geriatrician Denise Abselet, DO, has joined its team of physicians. She will be practicing at 701 Route 25A, Suite 2, Mount Sinai, NY... - May 04, 2021 - New York Health
Leapfrog Recognizes HealthONE Hospitals with an "A" for the Spring 2021 Safety Grade
Four HealthONE hospitals received an “A” grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing HealthONE’s achievements protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national... - May 01, 2021 - HCA Healthcare Continental Division
Swedish Medical Center Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ for the Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Swedish Medical Center received an “A” grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Swedish’s achievements protecting patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog... - April 30, 2021 - HCA HealthONE Swedish
HealthONE Hospitals Named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® List
Annual list recognizes excellence in clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience, and financial health. - April 30, 2021 - HCA Healthcare Continental Division
HealthONE, as Part of the HCA Healthcare Continental Division, Named to the IBM Watson Health 15 Top Health Systems List
Annual list recognizes excellence in clinical outcomes, operational efficiency and patient experience. - April 29, 2021 - HCA Healthcare Continental Division
ettain health and CloudWave Partner to Provide Healthcare IT Solutions
ettain health and CloudWave are pleased to announce the formation of a strategic partnership to provide a complete portfolio of consulting, talent, professional services, and IT solutions to the healthcare market. ettain health offers advisory, recruitment, and managed solutions for healthcare... - April 27, 2021 - CloudWave
Innovation and Value Initiative to Hold Second Methods Summit to Drive Patient-Centered Value Assessment
Summit will Address Priority Patient Inputs for Comparative Effectiveness Research and HTA. - April 27, 2021 - Innovation and Value Initiative
Avant Healthcare Professionals Publishes Results of 2021 Trends in Nurse Staffing Survey
Avant Healthcare Professionals, the premier staffing provider of internationally experienced nursing and allied health professionals, today announced it has released the results of its newly published 2021 Trends in Nurse Staffing Study. This survey was sent to a list of hospital executives across the U.S. with the title of CEO, CNO, and HR executive. The data and responses included in this survey provide insight into staffing trends and how hospitals plan to staff during the nursing shortage. - April 24, 2021 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
CTO, Rich Goldstein, Named 2021 Digi-Tech Innovator Honoree
Cancer Expert Now's Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Rich Goldstein, recognized as a 2021 Digi-Tech Innovator Honoree. - April 23, 2021 - Cancer Expert Now, Inc.
The NIDCAP Federation International Releases a Podcast Series Called NICU Care with NIDCAP, Following World NIDCAP Day 2021
The NIDCAP Federation International releases a podcast series called NICU Care With NIDCAP following the celebrations of World NIDCAP Day 2021. In each episode, best practices are discussed to support the health and development of hospitalized newborns, infants and their families, and those that care for them, in intensive care nursery settings and beyond. - April 17, 2021 - NIDCAP Federation International
NozeSeal, LLC, Invention Helps Sleep Apnea Patients
NozeSeal, LLC announces the release of Trial Packs of the NozeSeal™ adhesive strip, an accessory that secures and seals a positive airway pressure (PAP) nasal pillow to a patient's nose. This inexpensive new product helps prevent air leaks, headgear discomfort, facial skin irritation, and hair damage, to deliver a great night’s sleep for those suffering from sleep apnea. Benefits include improved PAP comfort and efficacy and fits any commercially available nasal pillow. - April 15, 2021 - NozeSeal
Labor Savings in Pharmacy Scheduling - a StaffReady Case Study
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) relied on manual paper processes for their pharmacy scheduling and staff leave requests. The overall scheduling system was inefficient for management, inconvenient for employees, and lacked transparency in how shifts and PTO requests were distributed. StaffReady Scheduling gave the hospital pharmacy a cloud-based solution that made schedules easy to update and distribute while ensuring the scheduling process was equitable to all. - April 11, 2021 - StaffReady Software
HealthGuard Risk Management Achieves Open FAIR™ Training Accreditation Bringing Standardized and Quantified Risk Management Strategies to Healthcare Industry
Today, healthcare is not only dealing with these increased attacks, but doing so with resources that are already stretched thin and decision making capabilities that are insufficient for the modern risk landscape. HealthGuard’s Open FAIR™ accreditation compliments their mission to bring a consistent and standardized way to quantify risk across healthcare. - April 06, 2021 - HealthGuard Security
ASTA Releases Contactless Touch Screen for Safer and More Hygienic Touch Screen Experience During COVID-19 Pandemic
ALMEX System Technology Asia Sdn. Bhd. (hereinafter known as ASTA) is introducing the Non-Contact (Contactless) Touch Panel Monitor as a safer and more hygienic solution for touch screen monitors to prevent infections like COVID-19. The installation and usage is very simple and does not require any technical skills; can be utilized by almost any industry and business. - March 31, 2021 - ALMEX System Technology Asia Sdn Bhd
Longshore Capital and Revco Solutions Acquire ARMC Financial Services
Revco Solutions is pleased to announce the acquisition of ARMC Financial Services, a healthcare revenue cycle management company that specializes in insurance denial management - helping hospitals collect revenue that is improperly denied by insurance carriers. - March 31, 2021 - Revco Solutions
Katherine C. Baker, C.M.S. Honored as a Professional of the Year for Two Consecutive Years by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Katherine C. Baker, R.N., C.M.S. of Midland, Texas has been honored as a Professional of the Year for two consecutive years, 2020 and 2021, by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding achievements and high level of success in the field of healthcare. About Katherine C. - March 17, 2021 - Strathmore Worldwide