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incentaHEALTH Finds Better Way to Fight Employee Obesity While Reducing Employer Health Care Costs

SOURCE: incentaHEALTH Workplace Kiosks Screen and Measure Employee Health, Emails Motivate Increased Participation and Success Is Met by Cash Rewards DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - December 8, 2010) - Like the scale in the doctor's office, the numbers can be daunting. Similarly, the statistics that reveal an increasingly overweight America -- 67 percent and ...

Appirio Selects RehabCare as Cloud Pioneer of the Year

SOURCE: Appirio Healthcare Company, Its CIO and Vice President of Information Services Honored for Using Cloud and Mobile Technologies to Improve Patient Care and Transform an Industry SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - December 8, 2010) - Salesforce.com Dreamforce Conference -- Appirio has selected RehabCare as Cloud Pioneer of the Year, an annual award ...

SK&A Launches Web Video Series Featuring Customer Challenges and Solutions

SOURCE: SK & A, A Cegedim Company IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - SK&A, A Cegedim Company, a leading provider of healthcare information solutions and research, today announced the launch of its new web video series, "My Data Dilemma." The series will feature SK&A clients from industries such as ...

University of Colorado Hospital Selects InterSystems Ensemble for Enterprise Integration

SOURCE: InterSystems Innovative Hospital Evolves From Legacy Integration Platform to Ensemble Technology CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - December 6, 2010) - InterSystems Corporation, the global leader in software for connected healthcare, today announced that the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) has chosen the InterSystems Ensemble® rapid integration and development platform for enterprise-wide integration. ...

Marathon Health Opens Healthy Living Wellness Center for C&S Wholesale Grocers

SOURCE: Marathon Health Convenient Access to Care for Employees and Dependents BURLINGTON, VT--(Marketwire - December 3, 2010) - Marathon Health today announced that C&S Wholesale Grocers, the largest grocery wholesaler in the country, will open an onsite healthcare facility at their headquarters in Keene, N.H. on December 6, 2010. ...

Fresh Start Private Management, Inc. Appoints Recognized Community Leader Dr. Jorge Andres Jr. as CEO of the Company

SOURCE: Fresh Start Private Management Inc. LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - November 26, 2010) - Fresh Start (OTCBB: CEYY) announces it appointed Dr. Jorge Andres as CEO and Director of the company. Effective November 22, 2010, Michael Cetrone resigned as President and Chief ...

Fresh Start Private Management Inc. Enters Intellectual Property License and Asset Purchase Agreement

SOURCE: Fresh Start Private Management Inc. LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - November 23, 2010) - Fresh Start Private Management Inc. (OTCBB: CEYY), a leader in the alcohol treatment and rehabilitation industry, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Fresh Start Private Inc. that was subsequently filed as ...

Quantum Health Recognized as One of America’s Best Places to Work

SOURCE: Quantum Health, Inc. COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - November 23, 2010) - The adage "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life" may well be true at Quantum Health. The company, after all, was recently recognized both locally and nationally as of one ...

New Study: Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Ranks in Top 5 Percent for Stroke, Gastrointestinal Surgery/Care

SOURCE: Resurrection Health Care CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - October 27, 2010) -  Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center (SMEMC) is among the top 5 percent of U.S. hospitals for stroke care, gastrointestinal surgery and gastrointestinal care, according to a newly published health care study. SMEMC ...

MacPractice Introduces MacPractice iPad Interface With ePrescribe

SOURCE: MacPractice, Inc. LINCOLN, NE--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) -  MacPractice, the leading Apple developer of practice management and clinical software on Macs and iPhones for medical, dental and chiropractic offices, today announced the release of MacPractice iPad Interface with ePrescribe. The solution was designed with Apple's Web App development tools ...

Adoption of EHRs in Medical Offices Owned by Hospitals and Health Systems Jumps 10 Percent

SOURCE: SK & A, A Cegedim Company Ongoing Survey by SK&A Reveals Earliest Adopters and Other Insights IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - October 25, 2010) -  Medical offices owned by hospitals and health systems are the leaders in adopting electronic healthcare records (EHR) technology, according to the latest results of an ongoing survey released ...

SK&A Appoints 25-Year Information Services Veteran as Senior Director of Sales

SOURCE: SK & A, A Cegedim Company IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - October 19, 2010) -  SK&A, A Cegedim Company, a leading provider of healthcare Information solutions and research, today announced the addition of longtime information-industry sales professional David Simon to its management team as Senior Director of Sales. ...

Healthcare IT Solutions Exchange (HITSE) Announces Speakers and Session Updates for Upcoming HITSE New England Conference

SOURCE: Interbit Data Conference Benefiting Hospital Information Systems Users Takes Place October 26 and 27 in Westborough, MA NATICK, MA--(Marketwire - October 19, 2010) -  The Healthcare IT Solutions Exchange (HITSE) announces its slate of speakers and updates on tracks to be featured at its healthcare IT conference, HITSE New England 2010, ...

FONAR Announces Financial Results for Fiscal 2010

SOURCE: Fonar Corporation MELVILLE, NY--(Marketwire - October 13, 2010) - FONAR Corporation (NASDAQ: FONR), The Inventor of MR Scanning™, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. Total revenues were $31.8 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 as compared to $39.7 million for fiscal 2009. ...

Pizza Patron to Raise Money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in October

SOURCE: Pizza Patron No Child Is Ever Turned Away for Medical Treatment Due to Lack of Ability to Pay DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - October 12, 2010) -  For the entire month of October, Pizza Patron will be raising funds in all its stores for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. ...

SK&A Announces Results of Ongoing Survey of Physician Access Preferences

SOURCE: SK & A, A Cegedim Company With Physician Offices Being Visited by Pharmaceutical Sales Reps an Average of Every Two Hours, Nearly Half of Physicians Require or Prefer Appointments to Be Scheduled IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - October 12, 2010) -  SK&A, A Cegedim Company, today announced results of its ongoing survey of ...

Miracle-Ear Says Hearing Loss Is Third Most Common Chronic Health Condition

SOURCE: Miracle-Ear Hearing Aid Awareness Week Focuses on Importance of Early Detection and Management PLYMOUTH, MN--(Marketwire - September 23, 2010) -  Hearing loss is now the third most common chronic, but manageable, health condition in the United States, after arthritis and high blood pressure, according to the Hearing Loss Association of America ...

Pharos Innovations Recognizes Industry Association Rebranding Effort

SOURCE: Pharos Innovations NORTHFIELD, IL--(Marketwire - September 22, 2010) - Pharos Innovations today congratulated the Care Continuum Alliance on the launch of its new brand and ongoing work on behalf of organizations and individuals providing healthcare at all stages of well-being. The Care Continuum ...

U.S. Army Selects InterSystems HealthShare for South Sound Health Information Exchange

SOURCE: InterSystems Research Grant to Fund Data Exchange Among Military and Commercial Hospitals in the Pacific Northwest CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - September 21, 2010) -  InterSystems Corporation today announced that the U.S. Army has awarded the company a Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation grant for a project that will enable health information exchange ...

Actor Anthony Anderson Takes on Diabetes

SOURCE: American Diabetes Association ALEXANDRIA, VA--(Marketwire - September 20, 2010) -  As one of Hollywood's self-proclaimed "fat funny guys," Anthony Anderson has appeared in comedies including "Big Momma's House" and "Kangaroo Jack," but when he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at the age of 32, Anderson found that his weight ...

March 20th 2012
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Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Strong Medical Device Safety Oversight

A new Consumer Reports poll shows overwhelming public support for strong medical device safety oversight. The poll was released just as House and Senate Committees have issued draft legislation to reauthorize the statute governing medical devices and at a time when the FDA's process for reviewing new implants has ...
March 15th 2012
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US Healthcare Costs Annual Growth Rates Decelerate in January 2012

The S&P Healthcare Economic Composite Index indicates that the average per capita cost of healthcare services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare programs increased by 5.21% over the 12-months ending January 2012. This was a decline from the +5.30% annual growth rate posted for December 2011. As measured by the S&P ...
March 14th 2012
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Mevion Medical Systems Receives CE Marking Certification for the MEVION S250 Proton Therapy System

Mevion Medical Systems, a radiation therapy company dedicated to advancing the treatment of cancer, has received CE Marking certification for the MEVION S250 Proton Therapy System. This important commercial milestone indicates that Mevion has completed its development in compliance with the European Union's Medical Device Directive. The CE Marking allows ...
March 12th 2012
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Unilife Launches Free Investor Relations App for the iPhone

Unilife Corporation ("Unilife" or "Company") (NASDAQ: UNIS; ASX: UNS) has released its investor relations app, now available for free at the App Store™ on the iPhone®. The Unilife investor relations app for iPhone allows users to navigate the Company's investor relations materials, as well as receive a stock quote and other ...
March 8th 2012
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HealthSouth Declares Dividend

HealthSouth Corporation (NYSE:HLS) today announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $16.25 per share on its 6.5% Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, payable on April 16, 2012, to holders of record on April 2, 2012.

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