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VersaSuite’s Version 8.0 Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Inpatient/Hospital Certification
Austin, TX based Health Care Software company adds Complete EHR Hospital Certification to its impressive suite of fully integrated EHR, PM, HIS, RIS/PACS, ASC and Inventory offerings. - August 31, 2011 - VersaSuite
“The Keeper of the Keys" Star Hueina Su Was Keynote Speaker at Taiwan Nurses Association Elite Leadership Conference
Best-selling author, star of “The Keeper of the Keys” movie Hueina Su delivered keynote address “Self Care Health for Nurses and Nursing Professionals” to nursing directors and hospital administrators at Taiwan Nurses Association Elite Leadership Conference in Taipei, Taiwan. - August 30, 2011 - Beyond Horizon Coaching
NAHC Annual Meeting: Caregiverlist CEO Presenting at 30th Annual National Association for Home Care and Hospice 2011 Meeting and Exposition
National Association for Home Care and Hospice annual meeting will include educational sessions, including presentation on online marketing tools by Caregiverlist.com's CEO, Julie Northcutt. - August 21, 2011 - Caregiverlist, Inc.
HealthSaaS Licenses Connected Outcomes Framework to OHSU for International Educational and Clinical Outreach Project in Vietnam
HealthSaaS today announced licensing of their Connected Outcomes Framework to Dr. Beth Darnall of Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) for an international educational and clinical outreach project in Vietnam. This project is supported by an education grant from the International Association for the Study of Pain® (IASP®) - August 03, 2011 - HealthSaaS, Inc
Long Island Nurse Practitioner Association Member Elected New York's AANP Representative
State representatives of the AANP actively serve as the contact person and liaison for communication and other grass roots activities with members and other NPs in their states. - July 28, 2011 - Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island
Ashland University Receives $1.58 Million HRSA Grant for College of Nursing
Ashland University receives $1.58 million HRSA grant to increase the baccalaureate nursing enrollment with a focus on the recruitment of minority and disadvantaged students as well as implementation of a retention program. - July 17, 2011 - Ashland University
Issa Trust Foundation & Couples Resorts Announces Formation of Their Seventh Medical Initiative
Leaders with the Issa Trust Foundation (www.issatrustfoundation.com) announced today a team of paediatric health professionals led by Dr. Stacy McConkey, University of Iowa Children’s Hospital serving children in Jamaica. - July 13, 2011 - Issa Trust Foundation
Lava Web Creations Designs a Virtual Museum, Which Pays Tribute to Unsung Nursing Heroes
The team at Melbourne’s Lava Web Creations have collaborated with the Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) to create a virtual museum that pays tribute to Australia’s oldest provider of home nursing and healthcare services. - July 08, 2011 - Lava Web Creations
Caregiverlist Senior Caregiver Certification Training
Online training for senior caregivers delivers quality standards and safety along with skills approved by licensing boards for non-medical caregivers. The 10-hour training for caregivers allows senior caregivers to learn and take the test at their own pace. - July 07, 2011 - Caregiverlist, Inc.
HealthSaaS Launches DiabetesPHA and Windows Phone Glucose Tracker Plus on Microsoft HealthVault in the UK
Today HealthSaaS announced availability of DiabetesPHA and Windows Phone 7 Glucose Tracker Plus with connectivity to Microsoft HealthVault in the UK. - July 06, 2011 - HealthSaaS, Inc
Registered Nurse Michael Lang Interviewed in New Episode of Ear on Careers Podcast Series
Top-Tier Tutoring is proud to present its latest podcast episode of “Ear on Careers,” during which Michael Lang, R.N., M.S.N., is interviewed about being a Registered Nurse in Oncology. - June 10, 2011 - Top-Tier Tutoring, LLC
Uniform Advantage Introduces New Line of Scrubs: Sea Grape Scrubs
Uniform Advantage recently revealed its newest line of scrubs called Sea Grape Scrubs. For additional information about Sea Grape Scrubs and the different styles and colors offered, please visit www.UniformAdvantage.com. - May 19, 2011 - Uniform Advantage
ShiftHound Celebrates National Nurses Week by Offering Online Staff Scheduling Solution at 50% Off
San Diego-based ShiftHound (http://www.shifthound.com), the leading Software-as-a-Service provider of online Nurse Scheduling Software, offers its Open Shift Management (OSM) and Scheduling solution for 50% off to clinical organizations nationwide. This discount is in celebration of National Nurses... - April 27, 2011 - ShiftHound
Unbound Medicine and Johns Hopkins Publish Point-of-Care Resources - Unbound™ Platform Used to Create, Update, and Distribute Johns Hopkins Guides
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, has been named today by Johns Hopkins University as the official electronic publisher of the web- and mobile-based versions of Johns Hopkins' highly regarded Antibiotic (ABX), Diabetes, and HIV POC-IT Guides, clinical... - April 12, 2011 - Unbound Medicine
Award Winning Nurses & Nursing Assistants Improve the Quality of Others’ Lives
Positive Promotions’ “I Make A Difference” Nurse and Nursing Assistant of the Year Awards honor individuals who are central to the well being of many across the United States. The winners stood out for a variety of reasons. Not only do they have a positive impact on patients and residents, but they also inspire their peers and see to it that their departments run efficiently. - April 12, 2011 - Positive Promotions
Wisconsin Pediatricians Urge Vaccination Against Pertussis (“Whooping Cough”). Preventable Disease on the Rise and Potentially Deadly to Newborns and Infants.
The Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WIAAP) is expressing concern over the growing number of the vaccine-preventable pertussis ("whooping cough") outbreaks nationwide. Newborns and infants are especially vulnerable to serious disease and death, and vaccination of all family members and caregivers provides protection against the disease. - April 05, 2011 - Wisconsin Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
CareSouth Homecare Professionals Sells California Agencies to Kindred Healthcare
CareSouth to Focus on Expansion in Southeast, Southwest, Gulf Coast and Mid-Atlantic Areas. CareSouth Homecare Professionals today announced that it has sold its four California home healthcare agencies to Kindred Healthcare, Inc. The agencies are located in Southern California and the San Jose area. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. - April 04, 2011 - CareSouth Health System, Inc.
The Midwest Reproductive Symposium and SRxA Enter Into an Exclusive Publications Collaboration
SRxA Strategic Pharmaceutical Advisors, a leading healthcare consulting, marketing and education firm, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with the Executive Directors and organizers of the Midwest Reproductive Symposium (MRS) and Fertility Centers of Illinois (FCI), to... - March 25, 2011 - SRxA Strategic Pharmaceutical Advisors, LLC
Avant Healthcare Professionals Will be Exhibiting at the AONE American Organization of Nurse Executives' 44th Annual Meeting and Exposition
Avant Healthcare Professionals will be exhibiting at the AONE American Organization of Nurse Executives' 44th Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego April 13-16, 2011. According to Shari Sandifer, CEO of Avant healthcare Professionals, “Avant Healthcare is excited to exhibit and attend the AONE 44th Annual Meeting this April, especially in light of the many reform changes and challenges facing nurse leaders." - March 25, 2011 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Atlanta Publisher Wins Book of the Year
Atlanta publisher, Pritchett & Hull Associates, Inc. wins the American Journal of Nursing’s “Book of the Year” award for the patient education guide, No Time to Teach - February 18, 2011 - Pritchett & Hull Associates, Inc.
Ashland University Board Approves College of Nursing Construction Plans; New Facility to Hold Nursing Classes in 2012
Ashland University Board of Trustees Approves Construction Plans for New Schar College of Nursing Facility; Groundbreaking Set for July of 2011. - February 10, 2011 - Ashland University
DirectRooms.com – Nurses Meet in Kuching to Discuss Issues in Community Health from 11 to 13 March 2011
DirectRooms.com reports that public health nurses will be meeting in Malaysia’s Kuching to review the latest health concerns affecting the area and formulating measures to better help people within the community. - January 23, 2011 - DirectRooms.com
Halamandaris Names Orsini to Help Lead the NAHC Private Duty Homecare Association of America
Val J. Halamandaris, President of NAHC, today announced that Merrily Orsini, CEO of corecubed, has agreed to help lead NAHC’s related Private Duty Homecare Association of America. “We are proud to have Ms. Orsini play this significant leadership role. There is no one who has greater... - January 21, 2011 - National Association of Homecare & Hospice
Unbound Medicine Releases Medical Applications for Windows® Phone - Microsoft Names Relief Central™ Top Federal Application
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, today announced the release of mobile medical applications for Microsoft’s new and completely redesigned mobile platform, Windows® Phone 7. This release enables a growing number of healthcare professionals to... - January 21, 2011 - Unbound Medicine
EBW Healthcare and the Sister Lilian Centre Launch Maternal Care SMS Education Project
EBW Healthcare and the Sister Lilian Centre are launching a free SMS education project for health workers in South Africa. Condensed extracts from EBW Healthcare's Maternal Care coursebook will be SMS'd to subscribers every Tuesday from 18 January until 5 July, at no cost to the recipient. The... - January 19, 2011 - Electric Book Works
Uniform Advantage Launches Website in Spanish
Uniform Advantage is the first in the industry to translate their US site into Spanish. Doing so will help to better serve the Hispanic community both in the US and abroad. - November 24, 2010 - Uniform Advantage
Bayshore Home Health Launches Bridging the Gap One-on-One on First National Seniors Day
Bayshore Home Health, Canada’s largest provider of home and community health care services, is inviting elected officials to meet with local seniors for a cordial, thought-sharing series of lunches across its network of 50-plus branches. The initiative, called Bridging the Gap One-on-One... - September 22, 2010 - Bayshore Home Health
RN Builder Gets Social with Facebook and Twitter
Become a Fan on Facebook & Follow Their Tweets. - September 19, 2010 - RN Builder
American Nurse Today Launches Series of Education Handouts on Immunization
American Nurse Today has launched the first in a series of immunization educational handouts for nurses as part of the American Nurses Association’s “Bringing immunity to every community” campaign (www.anaimmunize.org). One side of the colorful handout explains the importance of... - September 13, 2010 - HealthCom Media
Find Out How to Start a Career in Nursing With RN Builder’s New Squidoo Lens
Job Descriptions, Degree Options, Nursing Salaries & More at Rnbuilder.com's new Squidoo lens. - September 12, 2010 - RN Builder
Gloria Charlier President, Holistic Wellness Solutions to Speak at the HomeBiz Networking, After Hours Introductory Event
Gloria Charlier LLC, Holistic Wellness Solutions, a Cincinnati, Ohio based company dedicated to decreasing stress, promoting healing and enhancing wellness recently announced that President Gloria Charlier will be the speaker at the HomeBiz Networking, After Hours introductory event for home business entrepreneurs on Thursday September 16 in Blue Ash, OH. - August 28, 2010 - Gloria Charlier LLC, Holistic Wellness Solutions
Long Term Care & Nursing Home Information Systems Markets to Reach $674.9 Million by 2016
New long term care information systems have revolutionized the market, creating units that work across the board in long term care situations. This means that clinicians have more flexibility of care decisions, caring for people. - August 06, 2010 - MarketResearch.com
Florence Community Healthcare in Florence Arizona, a Full-Service Hospital, Opens Its Doors to the Public, July 23, 2010
With the economy still struggling and jobs scarce in many sectors, one rural community in Florence Arizona is celebrating the opening of a new full-service hospital. Not only will it bring much needed medical care and specialties to the region, it will add over $10 million annually in "collateral benefit." FCHC has already created over 100 new jobs and will add over 100 more in the next year. - July 29, 2010 - Florence Community Healthcare
Marc Ecko & koi Team Up to Launch New Designer Scrubs Collections
Marc Ecko Enterprises and koi, a leading maker of designer scrubs, are partnering to launch two new lines of designer scrubs under the Ecko Unltd. and Ecko Red brands. The new scrub collections will be available for the Spring 2011 season. - July 20, 2010 - koi Design LLC
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
Unbound Medicine Adds Grasp™ Study System to Unbound™ Platform - Technology Update Features New Capabilities for Mobile and Web
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, today announced enhancements to the Unbound™ Platform highlighted by the addition of a customizable study system, Grasp™. Grasp is an innovative mobile and web study solution that uses a proven learning method... - July 13, 2010 - Unbound Medicine
CVPH Medical Center Partners with Avantas for Scheduling & Staffing Application
Avantas is proud to announce a new agreement to provide the healthcare scheduling software, Smart Square, to Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Medical Center in Plattsburgh, NY. Smart Square is a comprehensive labor management tool designed specifically for healthcare. Intuitive,... - July 04, 2010 - Avantas, LLC.
Trang N. Nguyen, M.D., Joins Visiting Physicians Association's® Dallas Office
Nguyen serves the Dallas office, which covers Dallas, Collin, Denton, Rockwall and Ellis counties. - June 19, 2010 - Visiting Physicians Association
Visiting Physicians Association® Adds Rosema to Muskegon, Mich. Office
Rosema brings a great deal of experience with her as she joins the Muskegon office, which covers the greater Lakeshore area. - May 19, 2010 - Visiting Physicians Association
Home Care Alliance of MA Celebrates National Nurses Week
Organization Looks to Recognize Contingent of Nurses in the Community - May 09, 2010 - Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts
HealthSaaS, Inc. Releasing Online Vertical Suite of Condition and Disease Specific Personal Health Records (PHR)
HealthSaaS today announced they are releasing an online suite of condition and disease specific Personal Health Record (PHR) services. The first to be released is PainPHR http://www.painPHR.com DiabetesPHR and SportsmedPHR will be available later this year. BreastcancerPHR and ProstatecancerPHR... - May 07, 2010 - HealthSaaS, Inc
Carmel Pharma/PhaSeal® Exhibiting at Booth #1923 at ONS Congress
Booth Attractions Include Product Demonstrations, “Passport to Care” and More. - May 05, 2010 - Carmel Pharma
New Pritchett & Hull Nursing Education Book is Now Available for iPhone and Blackberry
Pritchett & Hull Associates' Lions and Tigers and Nurses: A Nursing Novella about Lateral Violence is now available on Kindle for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Blackberry and PC. - April 12, 2010 - Pritchett & Hull Associates, Inc.
San Francisco Bay Area Dentist Makes House Calls ‘Cool’ Again
Home Care Dentist gets to the ‘route’ of the problem for patients with chronic frailty, mobility issues, phobia or other concerns with high-tech house call visits. - April 09, 2010 - Home Care Dentist
American Nurse Today Publishes Medication Error Prevention Education Program
Prevention of medication errors is a high priority to keep patients safe and avoid nurses’ distress if an error occurs. American Nurse Today is helping nurses prevent medication errors by publishing a continuing education (CE) article, “Medication errors: Don’t let them happen to you,” in its March issue. - March 20, 2010 - HealthCom Media
Avant Healthcare Professionals Will be Exhibiting at the AONE American Organization of Nurse Executives 43rd Annual Meeting
Avant Healthcare Professionals will be exhibiting at the AONE American Organization of Nurse Executives 43rd Annual Meeting and Exposition in Indianapolis April 9-13, 2010. The AONE 43rd Annual Meeting and Exposition offers more than 40 educational sessions designed to help address the critical... - February 28, 2010 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Dentist House Calls Stage a Welcome Return in the Bay Area
Home Care Dentist offers Bay Area seniors and professionals the convenience of seeing the dentist in the comfort of home. Their portable dental equipment transforms into a full-service dental office, complete with x-rays, in a matter of minutes. - February 25, 2010 - Home Care Dentist
Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) Courses Offered in Little Rock, Arkansas
CAOHC Course offered in Little Rock, AR. by Worrkplace INTEGRA, Inc. - February 25, 2010 - Workplace INTEGRA
Workplace INTEGRA, Inc. Adds a New NIOSH Course
Workplace INTEGRA, Inc. has added another Spiromerty Initial Certification Course to the schedule. - February 25, 2010 - Workplace INTEGRA
Edvance360 LMS™ to be at the Alabama League for Nursing Conference 2010
Edvance360, formerly Scholar360, plans to exhibit at the Alabama League for Nursing Conference, held March 5, 2010. Edvance360 provides LMS software and support to schools, non-profit organizations, and training programs, worldwide. - January 28, 2010 - Edvance360