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Avant Healthcare Professionals Publishes Results of 2022 Trends in Nurse Staffing Study
Avant Healthcare Professionals, the premier staffing provider of internationally experienced nursing and allied health professionals, today announced the release of its newly published “2022 Trends in Nurse Staffing Study,” which analyzes the state of nurse staffing and identifies the... - July 28, 2022 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Securisyn Medical Awarded Phase II of NIH $1.95M SBIR Fast-Track Grant Partnership
Securisyn Medical announces the Phase II award of its Phase I/II Fast-Track Small Business Innovation Research grant by the Eunice Kennedy National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). This Phase II award further supports Securisyn Medical’s development and clinical testing of its novel neonatal and pediatric endotracheal securement devices. This grant award is in partnership between Securisyn Medical, MinnHealth, and CHLA. - July 28, 2022 - Securisyn Medical
Endolumik Receives Patent for Their Near-Infrared Surgical Technology Designed to Make Minimally Invasive Procedures Safer
Patent covers surgical devices using Near Infrared (NIR) for measurement and visualization. - July 28, 2022 - Endolumik, Inc.
Avant Healthcare Professionals Receives Silver Honors at the 19th Annual Service Industry Advertising Awards
Avant Healthcare Professionals, the premier staffing provider of internationally experienced nursing and allied health professionals, announced its recipient of dual honors in the 19th Annual Service Industry Advertising Awards (SIAA). The company earned silver-level distinctions in the “Annual Report” category for its 2021 “Trends in Nurse Staffing Study” and “E-Publication” category for its “Understanding Violence and Aggression in the Nursing Profession” e-book. - July 28, 2022 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Avant Healthcare Professionals Achieves ANCC Accreditation for Nursing Continuing Professional Development
Avant Healthcare Professionals announced that it received Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This accreditation reinforces the company’s commitment to using evidence-based criteria when developing high-quality educational activities that promote the professional growth of its nurses. - July 28, 2022 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
Avant Healthcare Professionals Featured on NPR and National News
Avant Healthcare Professionals Vice Presidents Lesley Hamilton-Powers and Brian Hudson recently sat down for an interview about hiring more international nurses for short-staffed hospitals in the U.S. The article has been featured on NPR, Kaiser Health News, The CT Mirror, Becker's Hospital Review, and Fox News. - July 28, 2022 - Avant Healthcare Professionals
IVI and AcademyHealth Launch Project to Improve Measurement of Patient Healthcare Costs
Ensuring meaningful change in value assessment means recognizing the full economic impacts of serious health conditions on patients and caregivers. - July 27, 2022 - Innovation and Value Initiative
The Mom’s Choice Awards Names Ardo Among the Best in Family-Friendly Products
Ardo medical is honored to announce that the Ardo Alyssa breast pump has earned the prestigious Mom’s Choice Award®. Having been rigorously evaluated by a panel of MCA evaluators, Ardo Alyssa is deemed to be among the best products for families. - July 27, 2022 - Ardo
Creating a Writing Life Retreats - Nurturing Writers Since 2007
Creating A Writing Life retreats for emerging writers have been presented each year since 2007 by award-winning writer, Patricia Ann Chaffee. With a short sabbatical due to COVID, the seasonal events are back in full swing this summer, refreshed, renewed and ready to inspire writers in all genres... - July 27, 2022 - Seastar Wellness Studio, LLC
15toKnow Offers Discounted COVID-19 Molecular Tests
Friday, July 29, 15toKnow will offer discounted COVID-19 molecular tests with code - Appointments required. - July 27, 2022 - 15toknow
Meridian Diagnostics Helps Healthcare Practices Make Better Decisions
Meridian Diagnostics is a clinical diagnostic reference laboratory based in Colorado and offers services to clinics, laboratories, employers and healthcare practices nationwide. Their aim is to assist healthcare providers with making informed decisions for their patients. Meridian realizes you have many options for laboratory services, but their 18-24 hour turn-around-time on all results from UTI, toxicology, blood, and various respiratory pathogens makes them the lab of choice for providers. - July 26, 2022 - Meridian Diagnostics
James Sloan Appears to be in a Dead Heat in the Race for Tennessee House of Representatives District 63 Seat – Primary August 4th
James Sloan, a conservative Republican candidate for Tennessee House of Representatives District 63, has emerged as a "dark horse" in the race to capture the House seat vacated by Representative Glen Casada and appears to be in a dead heat for the win according to Sloan’s campaign... - July 26, 2022 - Campaign for Sloan for TN
Future Horizons Presents "Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew: Updated and Expanded, 2nd Edition"
In this exciting companion to the beloved classic, "Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew," the unique perspective of an autistic child’s voice describes for teachers, in the classroom and in the larger community, how to understand thinking and processing patterns common in autism, how to shape an environment conducive to their learning style, and how to communicate with autistic learners of all ages in functional, meaningful ways. - July 26, 2022 - Future Horizons, Inc.
Dr. Wendy Jensen, Bow, New Hampshire Veterinarian, Contributor to New Book About Doggy Dementia and Alzheimer's Called, "Canine Cognitive Disease"
Dr. Wendy Jensen, a New Hampshire veterinarian, is very aware of the need for companion animal guardians to learn more about cognitive issues in their dogs. - July 26, 2022 - Golden Quill Press
Dashe & Thomson Appoints Rose Benedicks as New CEO
Dashe & Thomson announced today that Rose Benedicks has been appointed CEO of the company, effective July 17. An experienced business leader, Benedicks succeeds former CEO Connell Smith, as he retires. Benedicks comes to us from LEO Learning, part of Learning Technologies Group (LTG) where she... - July 25, 2022 - Dashe & Thomson
Golden Quill Press Mourns the Death of Alberta (Bobbi) M. Madry, Partner, Editor, Author, and Publisher
It is with great sorrow that Francine Barish-Stern and Golden Quill Press advise of the death of Alberta, (Bobbi) Madry. Mrs. Madry was one of the advance thinking innovators of "Cooperative Publishing," and in May 1998, with Barish-Stern started The Write Source and Golden Quill Press in... - July 23, 2022 - Golden Quill Press
Arizona Veterinarian, Dr. Frick, Animal Bodywork & Nutrition, Contributes to Dog Dementia Book, "Shamrock's Story, From Hurricane Katrina to Doggy Dementia & Alzheimer's"
Dr. Ava Frick, DVM, of Animal Bodywork & Nutrition, contributes to F. Barish-Stern's book about Canine Cognitive Decline, "Shamrock's Story, From Hurricane Katrina to Doggy Dementia & Alzheimer's" published by Golden Quill Press. - July 23, 2022 - Golden Quill Press
Gatesway Announces Dr. Robert Franklin as New Board Member
Local non-profit gains new board member from Tulsa Technology Center. - July 23, 2022 - Gatesway Foundation, Inc.
Gatesway Announces Lynn Lugibihl as New Board Member
Local non-profit gains lawyer and personal care provider as new board member. - July 23, 2022 - Gatesway Foundation, Inc.
Connecticut Canine Rehab Practitioner, Dr. Debbie Torraca Contributes to Book About Canine Cognitive Dysfunction
Dr. Debbie Torraca of Wizard of Paws Rehabilitation for Animals, located in Colchester, Connecticut, was a major contributor to F. Barish-Stern's book about Canine Cognitive Decline, "Shamrock's Story, From Hurricane Katrina to Doggy Dementia & Alzheimer's published by Golden Quill Press. - July 23, 2022 - Golden Quill Press
Turning 65 Seniors Increasingly Favor Lower Cost Medigap Options
When it comes to choosing Medicare Supplement plan options, new-to-Medicare beneficiaries are opting for lower cost plans according to the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance (AAMSI). “Some 11,000 Americans turn 65 every day and become eligible for Medicare,”... - July 23, 2022 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
NY Health Appoints Vice President of Primary Care
New York Health (NYHealth) appoints Regina Primm as its Vice President of Primary Care. Primm has proven to be a prominent leader with more than a decade of experience working in healthcare. https://nyhealth.com/admin/regina-primm/ “I am honored to be given the opportunity to lead NY... - July 22, 2022 - New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
Melissa Partners with innoscale DATAROCKET to Deliver Optimized Data Quality Solutions Within DATAROCKET Core MDM Software
Collaboration adds address validation, auto-completion, geocoding, and sanctions list checking to popular master data management platform. - July 22, 2022 - Melissa SG
Heartland Pharmacy Creates New Collaborative Care Program
Heartland Pharmacy is launching a new senior care program to promote collaborative care for advanced physical wellness. - July 21, 2022 - Heartland Pharmacy
The Book, "The Secret to Getting Your K-1 (Fiancé) Visa Approved," is Now Out on All Major Platforms
Written by Walter Shaw, Managing Attorney and Founding Attorney of Shaw 3 Law Firm (S3LF) the book, “The Secret to Getting your K-1 (Fiancé) Visa approved.” Mr. Shaw wrote this book to help more people bring their foreign fiancé into America without the high cost of... - July 21, 2022 - Shaw 3 Law Firm
Gatesway’s Hollywood Night Was a Smashing Success
Local non-profit celebrated first-annual formal community event for Friends and Neighbors. - July 21, 2022 - Gatesway Foundation, Inc.
Texas Medicare Insurance Agents Sought by Association
The American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance is seeking independent Medicare agents in El Paso, Lubbock and Albuquerque, New Mexico. “The Association makes available a free online resource used daily by consumers to find local Medicare agents in their area,” explains... - July 21, 2022 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
National Online Software Leader Platinum Educational Group Announced as Endorsed Provider for National Health Education Organization
As a leader in online student competency tracking, clinical rotation scheduling, and compliance reporting for allied health training programs, Platinum Educational Group understands the importance of documenting and organizing students’ skills, labs, and schedules required for meeting program... - July 21, 2022 - Platinum Educational Group
Julia Harwood Promoted to Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations for New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS) announced today the appointment of Julia Harwood to Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations. https://nycancer.com/news/julia-harwood-promoted-to-senior-vice-president-of-clinical-operations-for-new-york-cancer-and-blood-specialists Harwood... - July 20, 2022 - New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
Nick Giampaolo Appointed Senior Vice President of Operations for New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (NYCBS) announces the appointment of Nick Giampaolo to Senior Vice President of Operations. Giampaolo will oversee expansion efforts in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating... - July 20, 2022 - New York Cancer & Blood Specialists
DEARhealth Announces a New Study That Provides Insight Into What Influences the Acceptance of Their AI-Powered Care Pathways Among Medical Professionals
Medical performance expectancy is the most significant predictor of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered care pathway acceptance among medical professionals, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal JMIR Formative Research. Health care systems are burdened and are becoming... - July 20, 2022 - DEARhealth
Oxipit Study: 1 in 552 CXR Studies Feature Clinically Significant Diagnostic Errors
Oxipit has conducted a retrospective validation study from collected internal data of ChestEye Quality performance at more than 10 pilot deployment institutions. The study concludes that 1 in 552 (0.18%) chest X-ray studies reported by a radiologist include clinically significant diagnostic mistakes. The vast majority - 78.46% - of the errors are missed findings of pulmonary nodules and lymphadenopathy. - July 20, 2022 - Oxipit
Chest Experts Oxipit and contextflow Team Up for Diagnostic Quality Assurance
The new partnership aims to mitigate the risk associated with missed findings in CT medical imaging studies. The collaboration will combine Oxipit’s ChestEye Quality and contextflow’s SEARCH Lung CT products to identify missed findings in CT scans in near-real time. ECR 2022 will offer the first preview of the combined solution, and the first installation will be deployed at Leiden University Medical Center. - July 20, 2022 - Oxipit
International Panel of Experts Provides Guidance on Key Questions in Risk Assessment of PFAS Chemicals
A new peer-reviewed report by a panel of scientists sheds new light on regulation and management of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). SciPinion, which objectively engages the global scientific community to analyze the toughest scientific topics, today announced the publication of an... - July 19, 2022 - SciPinion
innoviHealth® Expands Library of Digital and Printed Medical Coding Books
Comprehensive Library Supports Breadth of Customer Healthcare Education Needs by Supplementing innoviHealth’s Extensive Book Inventory and Software Solutions with Partner Offerings - July 19, 2022 - innoviHealth
Mako Medical CEO Chad Price Announces Company Expansion in Virginia with the Alliance
Chad Price, CEO of Raleigh-based Mako Medical and Mako Medical Laboratories, announced the company is expanding its service throughout the state of Virginia by adding a new member to the laboratory Alliance. - July 18, 2022 - Mako Medical Laboratories
Chad Price, CEO of Raleigh-Based Mako Medical & Mako Medical Laboratories Launches a New Monkeypox Test
Chad Price, CEO of Mako Medical, recently announced his team has developed a monkeypox test. - July 18, 2022 - Mako Medical Laboratories
Applied Behavioral Consultants, LLC and Dr. Joseph J. Plaud Are Now Based in Naples, Florida
Applied Behavioral Consultants, LLC, under the leadership of Dr. Joseph J. Plaud, has now moved its base of operations from Boston, Massachusetts to Naples, Florida. Dr. Plaud is now ready to provide clinical and forensic psychology services to attorneys and their clients in Florida as a licensed psychologist. - July 18, 2022 - Applied Behavioral Consultants, LLC
Michael Cerminaro to Succeed Marvin Woodall as CEO of Thrombolex Woodall to Remain Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
Thrombolex today announced that its Board of Directors has named Michael Cerminaro Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Thrombolex effective July 13, 2022, the date of the Company’s most recent Quarterly Board Meeting. Mr. Cerminaro will also retain his current title of President. Mr. Woodall,... - July 18, 2022 - Thrombolex, Inc.
House Rx Partners with Two Leading Oncology Clinics to Enhance Medically Integrated Dispensing of Cancer Therapies
House Rx, the platform for medically integrated dispensing of specialty medications for cancer care, rheumatoid arthritis and other complex medical conditions, announced, today, it has partnered with two leading oncology clinics — Cancer Care Associates of York and Pacific Cancer Care —... - July 18, 2022 - House Rx
Oxipit Chestlink Autonomous AI Application Misses No Critical Findings in Real-World Clinical Test
Following the CE certification of the first autonomous AI medical imaging application ChestLink, researchers in Finland released a preprint of a study on the application performance. In the study, the application analyzed 10,000 chest X-rays of Finnish primary health care patients. ChestLink software was able to identify normal studies with 99.8% sensitivity and and specificity of 36.4% without any critical findings missed by the software. - July 18, 2022 - Oxipit
DTC Genetics Company Nucleus Genomics Raises $18 Million in Funding in One Year
Seed+ Funding Round Led by Seven Seven Six Nets $14 Million - July 14, 2022 - Nucleus Genomics
Advanced Wellbeing Offers Financial Therapy for Financial Wellbeing
Rick Kahler of Advanced Wellbeing is a fee-only Certified Financial Planner (CFP), one of the first Certified Financial Therapists-Level I (CFT-I™) in the nation, and a Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS℠) Practitioner. He and his team serve the needs of an international clientele with expertise in a unique approach to financial therapy. - July 14, 2022 - Advanced Wellbeing
AloeMD Signs Top Pickleball Pro Tyson McGuffin
AloeMD, LLC (Dallas, TX), creator of pickleball’s “go-to” patented topical cream for pain and injury recovery, solidifies its place at the elite level of the sport by signing Tyson McGuffin as its premier Pro Partner. McGuffin, one of the most talented and recognizable Pro... - July 14, 2022 - AloeMD
Rockwall Oasis Pickleball Club Set to Become the Largest Pickleball Facility in the State of Texas
Oasis Pickleball Club (Rockwall, TX) solidifies the Dallas Metroplex as the State’s pickleball capitol by its recent conversion from tennis to all pickleball. Once complete, the facility will boast 42 permanent pickleball courts, including 8 covered courts and 2 championship courts with... - July 14, 2022 - AloeMD
James Sloan, a Conservative Republican and Williamson County Page High School Alumni, Running for Tennessee House of Representatives District 63
James Sloan, a Conservative Republican candidate for Tennessee House of Representatives District 63, is a proud graduate of Williamson County Page High School and firmly supports the professional teachers, counselors, and administrative staff of the Williamson County school system and the educational system across the state of Tennessee. - July 14, 2022 - Campaign for Sloan for TN
Together We Rise Partners with Chalk Bloc to Help Foster Youth
Children’s foster care non-profit Together We Rise partners with Chalk Bloc to help foster youth nationwide. The Chalk Bloc is raising funds through sales on their website by donating a portion of theme box sales to Together We Rise. An in-kind donation of 500 units of Chalk Bloc’s... - July 14, 2022 - Together We Rise
Securisyn Medical Announces Strategic Manufacturing and Distribution Partnership with SunMed Group Holdings
Securisyn Medical LLC, (“Securisyn” or the “Company”), an emerging medical device company dedicated to enhancing ventilated patient safety and broader smooth tube and catheter securement, and SunMed Group Holdings (“SunMed”), a leading North American manufacturer... - July 14, 2022 - Securisyn Medical
Charleston ENT & Allergy Celebrates 25 Years in the Lowcountry
When sinus pressure is high, allergies are unbearable, hearing is strained, or head and neck issues arise, residents of the Lowcountry have turned to Charleston ENT & Allergy. The practice is honored to celebrate 25-years of serving the community and helping patients improve their quality of life. - July 14, 2022 - Charleston ENT & Allergy
STI Testing Now Available at 15toKnow Locations
STI testing for syphilis and HIV-1/2 are available at Exton and Plymouth Meeting locations. - July 14, 2022 - 15toknow