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MD-IT Helps Establish National Effort to Accelerate Secure Electronic Exchange of Medical Records
Health care is the largest industry in the US unable to routinely send and receive information over the internet. Due to concerns about security and privacy of personal health information (PHI), virtually all of the millions of patient records exchanged among providers are faxed or mailed. Records that originate as digital files end up as less useful paper records when received. Many more patient records are never sent due to this inefficient means of information sharing. - November 06, 2009 - MD-IT
PranagyMed Expands to Healthcare Business Solutions Suite
PranagyMed, a division of Pranagy Unlimited LLC, expands its services to include medical billing and claims management as well as outsourced medical transcription to meet the demands of improved revenue cycles for health care providers. - November 04, 2009 - PranagyMed
Old Town Business Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Buff N’Shine Professional Textiles and Floor Care is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. President Joe Gradwohl founded the business in his East Lansing home in October 1984 with the goal of becoming the region’s premier service provider for cleaning home and office flooring... - October 29, 2009 - Buff N'Shine
Swearingen Software Announces the Hardship RIS Give-Away Contest
Swearingen Software lends a hand during a struggling economy. - October 29, 2009 - Swearingen Software, Inc.
MedGem® and BodyGem® Can Determine Percent Body Fat in Overweight Adults and Adds Value to Weight Management Programs
Microlife Medical Home Solutions, Inc. (MiMHS) presented the results from a validation trial at the 27th Annual Obesity Society Scientific Conference. This trial assessed the accuracy and reliability of determining percent body fat from a MedGem measurement. Fat-free body mass (FFM) is made up of... - October 28, 2009 - Microlife Medical Home Solutions, Inc.
Three Mandatory Qualifications for Your Next First Aid Training Session
Important criteria to consider when choosing a workplace safety consultant. - October 28, 2009 - Annuvia, Inc.
Meet Plastic Surgery Advisor in Nottingham (UK) in November 2009
Another great opportunity to find out more about affordable cosmetic surgery in Poland and meet plastic surgery consultant for free. - October 28, 2009 - Nina Manduk MediConsult
Sauer Family Chiropractic of Kaneohe Hawaii Chooses Alphamed Solutions to Provide Medical Billing Services to Improve Billing and Increase Cash Flow
Sauer Family Chiropractic is very pleased with the level of service, responsiveness, and improved practice revenue and collection provided by Alphamed. - October 27, 2009 - Alphamed Solutions, Inc.
Emergency Medicine Physicians Announces Six New Contracts with North Carolina Hospitals
Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP) announces six new contracts with medical facilities located in North Carolina. Five of these facilities are part of Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), which is based in Charlotte. These include Carolinas Medical Center (CMC)-Lincoln, CMC-Mercy, CMC-Pineville and... - October 25, 2009 - Emergency Medicine Physicians (EMP)
Freeland Systems Sues Kardia Health Systems
Freeland Systems, LLC has filed claims in a lawsuit in Federal district court in Minnesota against Kardia Health Systems of Minneapolis, Minnesota. - October 22, 2009 - Freeland Systems
Pacific Ventures Announces Medical Billing Outsourcing Contract with a Large Chain of US Based Ambulatory Surgical Centers
“Pacific Ventures, a leading healthcare outsourcing company today announced signing a contract with a large chain of ambulatory surgical centers based in the United States. Under this contract, Pacific Ventures will provide medical coding, billing, AR and transcription services to the surgery centers” - October 22, 2009 - Pacific Global, Inc.
Florence Community Healthcare Names Executive Leadership Team
Florence Community Healthcare's Executive Team brings decades of expertise and leadership to the new organization. - October 21, 2009 - Florence Community Healthcare
EndoSoft Launches Premier EHR Program
EndoSoft launches Electronic Health Record (EHR) Software. - October 21, 2009 - EndoSoft
Immediate Medical Care (IMC) of Coral Springs, Florida, Prepares for 2009 Flu Season
Immediate Medical Care (IMC), an urgent care medical center located in Coral Springs, Florida, in preparation for the 2009 flu season, advises on the Swine Flu vaccine status. - October 18, 2009 - Immediate Medical Care
H1N1 "Swine Flu" Nasal Spray Vaccine is Now Being Given on a Walk-in Basis at All MD Now Urgent Care Center Locations Throughout Palm Beach County
As one of the largest providers of walk-in medical services in South Florida, MD Now Urgent Care Centers is traditionally one of the first doctor’s offices to receive the flu vaccine in Palm Beach County. Today, MD Now Urgent Care’s staff began administering limited supplies of the H1N1 nasal flu spray vaccine to local residents. Peter Lamelas, MD, FACEP, of MD Now Urgent Care Centers, and former Emergency Department Director agrees with the CDC that this could be one of the worst flu years. - October 16, 2009 - MD Now Urgent Care
Alphamed Solutions is Now a Business Partner of Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association
Partnership agreement helps bring Alphamed's solutions and services to 900 member clinicians with different medical specialties. - October 16, 2009 - Alphamed Solutions, Inc.
Intivia Has Moved to House Their Expanding Business
Intivia, the leading provider of Medical Transcription Services and InSync™, their fully integrated Electronic Medical Record and Practice Management System has moved their corporate offices from Somerset, NJ to Piscataway, NJ to allow for their continued growth. “We outgrew our... - October 15, 2009 - Intivia Inc.
Innovative Healthcare Financing Group Announces Purchase of a Medical Lien / Letter of Protection Medical A/R Portfolio
Innovative Healthcare Financing Group purchases medical accounts receivable portfolio from facility in Texas. - October 09, 2009 - Innovative Healthcare Financing Group, LLC
Doctor Donates Services to Raise Funds for Breast Cancer Research
Dr. Kevin Smith, clinic director with Red Apple Wellness will be doing free consultations and spinal screening examinations for anyone who makes a $20.00 donation to the Susan G. Komen foundation. - October 09, 2009 - Red Apple Wellness
Immediate Medical Center (IMC), a Walk-In Medical Center in Coral Springs, FL, is Title Sponsor of Local Charity Benefit Festival of the Flutes
Immediate Medical Center (IMC), the Coral Springs, FL, walk-in medical center and local authority in the Immediate and Urgent Care Industry in the Parkland/Coral Springs community, is title sponsor of Festival of the Flutes, a charity fundraiser to be held October 16, 2009, in Coral Springs. Proceeds from Festival of the Flutes will go to Mothers Against Brain Injury, Lisa Boccard Breast Cancer Fund, and Broward Meals on Wheels. - October 08, 2009 - Immediate Medical Care
Florence Community Healthcare, Florence Arizona Names Dario Lizarraga M.D., Chief of Staff
Dario Lizarraga, MD returned to his home town of Florence Arizona nine years ago to practice medicine in the community he grew up in. His family has lived in the Florence community for eight generations. Lizarraga's vision of one day having a world-class hospital in Florence has been realized, with the opening of Florence Community Healthcare's medical campus in November 2009. Lizarraga has been named Chief of Staff of the new healthcare facility. - October 07, 2009 - Florence Community Healthcare
MD Now Urgent Care Centers” Opens New Boynton Beach Location - Sees Unprecedented Growth in Palm Beach County, Florida
Urgent care – Boynton Beach style. MD Now Urgent Care / Walk-in Medical Centers, - Palm Beach County’s fastest growing medical business – has recently opened its fifth “state of the art” medical Clinic in Boynton Beach, Florida’s “Gateway to the Gulfstream”. Its sixth and largest medical center is set to open this November 2009 in the West Palm Beach. - October 07, 2009 - MD Now Urgent Care
Annuvia Observes National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
Annuvia to donate $50 for every Automated External Defibrillator (AED) sold during National Sudden Cardiac Awareness month - October 07, 2009 - Annuvia, Inc.
CPR/AED and First Aid Training in a Down Economy is More Important Than Ever Before
Workplace safety should not take a backseat in today’s tough economy. Annuvia offers CPR/AED and First Aid training and Automated External Defibrillator (AED Defibrillator) units at affordable prices. - October 02, 2009 - Annuvia, Inc.
The Carlisle Group Provides Opportunities with Options for Physicians in West Virginia
The town of Beckley, West Virginia is welcoming the arrival of an orthopedic surgeon, a family practice physician and their newborn child to the “City of Champions." - October 01, 2009 - The Carlisle Group
Concentra Has Flu Shots Available to Protect Patients Against the Flu
Seasonal flu vaccines are an important defense against influenza - September 30, 2009 - Concentra
Fort Myers Orthopedic Surgeon Provides Overview of the Surgical & Non-Surgical Solutions for Arthritis
Dr. Robert J. Zehr will be speaking at the North Collier Hospital on September 26, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. about arthritis, as seen from an orthopaedic surgeon’s point of view. - September 25, 2009 - Zehr Center for Orthopaedics
New “Customize Your Rewards” Software
Dentists Now Driving Patient Satisfaction, Practice Profits With New “Customize Your Rewards” Software. New Tool Personalizes Employee Benefits Process for Each Team, Each Employee. - September 24, 2009 - Loyal Patients Inc.
Edgefield Hospital Selects Swearingen Software for Radiology Information System
Edgefield Hospital will use RISynergy to establish a more effective workflow and help improve the quality of patient care. - September 21, 2009 - Swearingen Software, Inc.
AED Units Are Everywhere: 5 Greatest Defibrillator Drivers
Annuvia releases a report outlining the top five AED/defibrillator drivers. - September 19, 2009 - Annuvia, Inc.
Assil Eye Institute - Cataract Awareness Month
A cataract is the clouding of the eye’s natural lens, which blocks the passage of light needed for clear vision. - September 16, 2009 - Assil Eye Institute
MDS Medical Software Named Fastest Growing Arizona-Based Health Company on 2009 Inc. 5000 List
Phoenix-based medical software and technology integrator MDS Medical Software has been named the fastest growing Arizona-based company in the health category on the 2009 Inc. 5000 list. In addition, MDS was named the 2000th fastest growing company nationwide. - September 15, 2009 - MDS Medical Software
Assil Eye Institute - a Revolutionary Lasik Revealed
From one of the fast growing shows on TV today, aired in all 50 states and 15 countries. People have watched shows and have seen the procedures and now will experience the total transformation in what The Doctors TV shows producers are calling the “Biggest Makeover Show Ever." - September 14, 2009 - Assil Eye Institute
Nationwide CPR, AED, First Aid and Emergency Response Training Blog by Annuvia
Annuvia, a national provider of CPR, First Aid training, and AED units, has launched a blog. - September 11, 2009 - Annuvia, Inc.
EndoSoft Orthopaedics Launches in the UK
EndoSoft Orthopaedics is a fully customisable clinical documentation solution. EndoSoft Orthopaedics greatly improves productivity, workflow and data management by streamlining the patient care process and eliminating inefficiencies of traditional dictation and transcription. - September 10, 2009 - EndoSoft
MD-IT Acquires Superscript Transcription, Inc. of Grand Rapids, MI
MD-IT, the nation’s leading provider of medical documentation to ambulatory clinics and physician offices, announced today that it has acquired Superscript Transcription, Inc. of Grand Rapids, MI. Superscript clients now have access to MD-IT’s advanced software and service which helps... - September 06, 2009 - MD-IT
$1.8 Million Dollars in Private Placement Has Been Completed for Texas Based Heart Test Laboratories, Maker of the MyoVista System
Heart Test Labs is pleased to announce the successful and fully subscribed completion of a Private Placement in the amount of $1.8 Million Dollars. - September 05, 2009 - Heart Test Labs
MD-IT Acquires Pikes Peak Transco, Inc. of Colorado Springs, CO
MD-IT, the nation’s leading provider of medical documentation to ambulatory clinics and physician offices, announced today that they have acquired Pikes Peak Transco, Inc. of Colorado Springs, CO. Pikes Peak Transco co-owner Charlene Brown will join MD-IT as a Managing Director. The move... - September 04, 2009 - MD-IT
Founding Members of Initiatives Healthcare Bring Unprecedented Leadership to Florence Arizona Hospital, Tri-Valley Region
Edward McEachern, MD, CEO and Brent Cherne, CPA, CFO, combine talents to bring experience and leadership to the new hospital being constructed in Florence Arizona. Florence Community Healthcare will open its doors in late Fall 2009. - September 03, 2009 - Florence Community Healthcare
New, Improved Home to National CPR, AED, First Aid and Emergency Response Training
Annuvia website undergoes a redesign to improve usability. - September 02, 2009 - Annuvia, Inc.
Medicare RAC Audit Preparation Identifies and Corrects Errors, Saving Thousands
Payment Automation Network, Inc. announced the launch of a new service for physicians, home health agencies, hospitals and durable medical equipment providers in preparation for the upcoming Medicare audit by the RACs. - September 02, 2009 - Payment Automation Network, Inc.
First Flu Shots Now Immediately Available at MD Now Urgent Care Walk in Medical Centers, in Palm Beach County, Florida
Flu Shots now being given at all MD Now Urgent Care Center locations throughout Palm Beach County. As one of the largest providers of walk-in medical care in South Florida, MD Now Urgent Care Centers are traditionally one of the first doctor’s offices to get flu vaccines in Palm Beach County. MD Now Urgent Care staff began giving seasonal influenza vaccine to residents of Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Royal Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and Palm Beach Gardens - August 30, 2009 - MD Now Urgent Care
The SMART Motivational Study Demonstrates WatchWT™ is Effective for Treating Overweight and Obesity in Primary Care
Microlife Medical Home Solutions, Inc. (MiMHS) announces the results from the Self Monitoring & Resting Metabolic Rate Technology (SMART) Motivational study were published in Patient Education & Counseling, an international scientific journal for patient education and health promotion... - August 28, 2009 - Microlife Medical Home Solutions, Inc.
Naples Orthopaedic Surgeon Chosen as One of the "Best Doctors in America" for 2009-2010 Survey
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Robert J. Zehr, M.D. has again been selected in the 2009-2010 “Best Doctors in America” survey by fellow physicians. - August 28, 2009 - Zehr Center for Orthopaedics
Endosoft Expanding to Meet the Veterans Administration Needs
EndoSoft is pleased to announce that their entire line of clinical specialty software applications is now approved for use with the Department of Veterans Affairs’ VistA Imaging. The VistA Imaging system integrates clinical images, scanned documents, and other non-textual data into a... - August 28, 2009 - EndoSoft
Endosoft Signs Distribution Agreement with CR Kennedy & Company Pty. Ltd.
EndoSoft, a leading healthcare information technology and software company announced today they signed a distribution Agreement with CR Kennedy & Company Pty Ltd for their ImageArk product line. ImageArk is a user-friendly Medical Document & Image Management solution for various specialties... - August 28, 2009 - EndoSoft
MResult Healthcare Recognized as a Technology Company to Watch
MResult Healthcare, LLC, a provider of practical, cost-effective IT solutions for hospitals, will be recognized as one of 100 technology “Companies to Watch” for 2009 at the third annual Innovation Pipeline Awards and Technology Showcase at the Omni Hotel in New Haven on September 17,... - August 26, 2009 - MResult Healthcare
Proficient Health Announces Its Silver Sponsorship for the North Carolina Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Summer Conference
Proficient, LLC is announces its Silver Sponsorship of the North Carolina Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Summer conference. - August 24, 2009 - Proficient LLC
Modo Partners with Polycom to Create a Telehealth Experience That Feels Like a Face-to-Face Conversation
Modo, a Portland-based manufacturer of carts and mobile workstations for medical technology, has launched a mobile system to support Polycom’s latest telemedicine product. Drawing on clinical research conducted on two continents, Modo found that telemedicine participants want to be able to make quick adjustments so they can use body language as they would in face-to-face conversation. The Modo cart helps to create a telemedicine experience that is just like a real time visit to your doctor. - August 21, 2009 - Modo Inc.
MD-IT Expands to Michigan with Acquisition
MD-IT, a national provider of medical documentation software and services for physician offices and ambulatory clinics, announced today that it has acquired the medical transcription business unit of Moretti Group, located in Kalamazoo, MI. The acquisition underscores MD-IT’s commitment to... - August 21, 2009 - MD-IT