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Company Nurse Expands Its Injury Hotline for Workers’ Compensation

SOURCE: Company Nurse The Expanded Nurse Call Center Will Address Growing Number of Public and Private Employers Who Want to Make the "Right Call" for Their Injured Workers SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - December 13, 2010) - In striving to help a growing number of public and private employers control workers' compensation costs ...

Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants Appoint Amanda O’Neal, FACHE as Chief Operating Officer

SOURCE: Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants Healthcare Executive to Lead Operations and Business Development at Leading Physician-Only Anesthesia Group DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - December 13, 2010) - Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants (www.metroanesthesia.com), one of the largest physician-only anesthesia groups in North Texas, today announced that is has appointed Amanda O'Neal, FACHE as its Chief ...

Radient Pharmaceuticals Signs Full Service Distribution Agreement With Naroo Ditech Inc. in Korea: Minimum Order Commitment of 3,352 Onko-Sure(R) Test…

SOURCE: Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation TUSTIN, CA--(Marketwire - December 13, 2010) - Through its subsidiary AMDL Diagnostics Inc., Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NYSE Amex: RPC), a US-based company specializing in the research, development, and international commercialization of In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) cancer tests, announced today it has entered into a five-year full-service distribution ...

MMRGlobal Names Sunil Singhal Executive Vice President and Adds Two Members to Board of Advisors

SOURCE: MMRGlobal, Inc. LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 13, 2010) -  MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) ("MMR") today announced that Sunil Singhil has been named Executive Vice President and a member of the Executive Committee, succeeding Rich Teich, who will focus on the sales, marketing and installation support for MMRPro and MMRPatientView, ...

Zweena(R) Revolutionizes Personal Health Records With New Internet Service for Individuals and Their Families

SOURCE: Zweena Partnered With Microsoft HealthVault®, Zweena Eliminates the Complexity of Creating and Managing a PHR for Use in Self-Care, Family Care, and Protection Against Medical Errors SKILLMAN, NJ--(Marketwire - December 13, 2010) - Zweena® today launched its revolutionary new Personal Health Record (PHR) web service, featuring a proven proprietary platform ...

DentalPlans.com Launches Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida FamilyBlue Discount Plan

SOURCE: DentalPlans.com Leading Dental Plan and Healthcare Provider to Offer Savings on Dental Care and More PLANTATION, FL--(Marketwire - December 13, 2010) - DentalPlans.com, the definitive source of discount dental plans in the United States, continues to grow as they announce the addition of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of ...

FONAR UPRIGHT MRI Customer Wins Jury Decision in Federal Court for Antitrust Lawsuit Versus CareCore National

SOURCE: FONAR Corporation MELVILLE, NY--(Marketwire - December 13, 2010) - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ: FONR), The Inventor of MR Scanning™, announced today that a provider of outpatient diagnostic services (a FONAR customer) and several Stand-Up MRI diagnostic imaging professional corporations (PCs) received a jury verdict in their favor in an anti-trust ...

American Diabetes Association Applauds Two-Year Re-Authorization of Special Diabetes Program

SOURCE: American Diabetes Association ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) - The American Diabetes Association®, the nation's leading voluntary health organization in the fight to Stop Diabetes®, praises Congress for reauthorizing the Special Diabetes Program. The renewal, which was part of the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010, will ensure ...

Fresh Start Private Naltrexone Implant Procedure Shows Excellent Potential for Reduction in Alcoholism

SOURCE: Fresh Start Private Management Inc. Naltrexone Reduces the Number of Occasions During Which a Person Is Likely to Drink LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) - Fresh Start Private (OTCQX: CEYY) (PINKSHEETS: CEYY), a leader in the alcohol treatment and rehabilitation industry, provided data today showing that Naltrexone ...

The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton Partners With Medicity for Health Information Exchange in Ohio’s Miami Valley

SOURCE: Medicity Bidirectional Exchange Will Connect Hospital Systems, Physician EHRs and Allied Care Providers to Improve Care Delivery SALT LAKE CITY, UT--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) -  The Children's Medical Center of Dayton (Dayton Children's), a not-for-profit, freestanding children's hospital serving 20 counties in Ohio and Eastern Indiana, has selected Medicity to power ...

Marathon Health Engagement Rates Exceed Prediction for Health Improvement

SOURCE: Marathon Health BURLINGTON, VT--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) - Marathon Health today announced that health program engagement rates achieved for Accellent, Inc exceeded prediction by 27%. Marathon Health achieved a 97% engagement rate of the target population identified in March 2009 as being at high risk for a chronic ...

InoLife Technologies, Inc. Retains John O’Maley and Associates to Launch Aggressive Retail Sales & Marketing Program for Company’s DNA-Based…

SOURCE: InoLife Technologies Inc. 30 Years of Experience and 40-Plus Successful Product Launchings Greatly Contributed to the Decision RALEIGH, NC--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) - InoLife Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: INOL), a service based healthcare products development, integration and marketing Company, announced today that it has retained John O'Maley and Associates to ...

Manchester Manor Health Care Center Distinguished With Highest Level National Award

SOURCE: Manchester Manor Health Care Center Achievement in Excellence Awarded for Exemplary Delivery of Quality Long Term Care MANCHESTER, CT--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) - Manchester Manor Health Care Center has been recognized as a 2010 recipient of the National Quality Award at the level of Gold - Excellence in Quality ...

What 2010 Planning Will Mean for Pharma and Biotech in 2011

SOURCE: Cutting Edge Information Top Research Topics in 2010 Point Spotlight on Where Companies Will Be Taking Action Next Year and Beyond, Says Management Consulting Firm Cutting Edge Information RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) - As many companies put the finishing touches on their 2011 Action Plans, the ...

Surrex Announces Strategic Partnership With gloStream

SOURCE: Surrex EHR Solutions EL SEGUNDO, CA--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) -  Surrex EHR Solutions (www.surrex-ehr.com), a rapidly growing US based Healthcare IT Consulting firm, and gloStream (www.glostream.com), the world's only provider of a Meaningful Use ready Electronic Health Records system (EHR) with MS Office built directly in, today announced the ...

St. Clair Hospital Replaces Scheduling System With Versus RTLS

SOURCE: Versus Technology, Inc. TRAVERSE CITY, MI--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - St. Clair Hospital Outpatient Surgery Center in Pittsburgh, PA has selected the Versus Advantages Real-time Locating System (RTLS) from Versus Technology, Inc. (Versus) (PINKSHEETS: VSTI) to improve nurse-to-patient assignment and continue automated nurse call cancellation functionality throughout the ...

StepStoneMed Announces Web-Based Virtual Patient Cases — Transforming Medical Education

SOURCE: StepStoneMed Medical Educators Endorse the Virtual Patient Approach as a Highly Effective, Innovative Way to Bridge the Learning Gap Between Textbook and Patient Bedside HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - StepStoneMed™, the emerging leader in innovative solutions for medical education, today announced a new and innovative virtual patient module, ...

Santa’s on His Way… Santa Claus Isn’t Just Bringing Toys This Holiday Season, He’s Also Bringing Happiness to Kids and Families That Are Stricken…

SOURCE: Hair Fairies LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - Announced today, Santa Claus and some very special helpers will be visiting Hair Fairies salons (www.hairfairies.com) nationwide. Santa will be on site every Saturday in December through Christmas to deliver cheer, take photos, listen to wish lists and hand ...

Allied Healthcare International Inc. Reports Fiscal 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

SOURCE: Allied Healthcare International Inc. Fiscal 2010 Revenues Increased 8.0%, at Constant Exchange Rates; Fiscal 2010 Operating Income Increased 7.7%, at Constant Exchange Rates & Excluding Acquisition Costs NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - Allied Healthcare International Inc. (NASDAQ: AHCI), a leading provider of flexible healthcare staffing services ...

The Global Awards Announces 2010 Winners; Grand Global Awards Go to Taxi Canada & McCann Healthcare Worldwide Japan

SOURCE: New York Festivals The Global Awards Hosts Award Presentations in New York City and Sydney, Australia NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) -   The Global Awards®, honoring the "World's Best Healthcare Advertising™," announced its 2010 award winners Monday, December 6th at a cocktail party held at the Eli Klein Gallery ...



  • April 30th 2013
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    Akeso Care Management Receives URAC Accreditation for Health Utilization Management

    Akeso Care Management®, Inc. (ACM®), announced today that it has been awarded Health Utilization Management Accreditation by URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry.
    April 30th 2013
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    Physicians Practice Releases 2013 Staff Salary Survey

    America's changing healthcare industry is beginning to reshape the non-physician healthcare work force, with certain jobs evaporating while others are blooming, according to results of the 2013 Staff Salary Survey by Physicians Practice , America's Leading Practice Management Magazine.
    April 5th 2013
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    GlaxoSmithKline and Liberty Property Trust/Synterra Partners Opens Five Crescent Drive

    GlaxoSmithKline is set to open its new double LEED® platinum certified facility in Philadelphia's Navy Yard Corporate Center this Saturday, ushering in a new era of how people work in Philadelphia. The 208,000 square foot building at Five Crescent Drive represents an $80 million investment by Liberty Property/Synterra, and ...
    March 7th 2013
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    Laugh Your Way to Good Health!

    Human beings have been laughing for as long as we have been human. In fact, recent evidence suggests that apes and other animals also laugh in their own way. And although humor is experienced across all ages and cultures, scientists are still not in agreement about the root causes of ...
    March 7th 2013
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    How a 4,000 year old machine can improve your health

    Most people think of a treadmill as an exercise device. In reality treadmills were invented over 4,000 years ago and used animal and human power to perform labor intensive tasks like drawing water and grinding grain. For an overview of the history of treadmills: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treadmill Strangely enough, treadmills were also used ...

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