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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two Atlanta Business Leaders Appointed to Board of India-US Business Network

SOURCE: Morley Research ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - Jane Green, PhD, president of Morley Research Consortium, and Donald Johnson, Chief Operations Officer of Opus Institutional Review Board, have been appointed to the India-US Business Network (IUSBN) Board of Directors. In ...

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 ...

LumaMed Adds Cancer Imaging Technology From the Wellman Center for Photomedicine

SOURCE: LumaMed New Technology Could Revolutionize Cancer Surgery ATLANTA, GA and BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - December 1, 2010) - LumaMed LLC has entered into an initial agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital to commercialize an imaging system developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine that could revolutionize cancer surgery. ...

ProAssurance Completes Acquisition of American Physicians Service Group

SOURCE: American Physicians Service Group, Inc. AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - November 30, 2010) - ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA) today completed its previously announced acquisition of American Physicians Service Group, Inc. ("APS") (NASDAQ: AMPH). As a result of the merger, APS is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of ProAssurance. ...

Midlands Business Expansion Secures Position as Number One Cosmetic Surgery Provider

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Nov. 29, 2010) - Bromsgrove based cosmetic surgery provider The Hospital Group, has announced the acquisition of Manchester based cosmetic surgery clinic, SurgiCare, after it bought the company out of administration. ...

ComplyTrack Poised to Become Key Solution for Risk and Compliance Management Teams in Hospitals Across Ontario as Excellent Care for All Act (ECFAA)…

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2010) - The Excellent Care for All Act (ECFAA) is the Ontario government's first step in putting patients first by improving the quality and accountability of the province's health care system. Health care providers and executives will be ...

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. Reports Third-Quarter Operating Results; Meets Analyst Expectations for Diluted Earnings per Share From Continuing…

SOURCE: Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - October 27, 2010) - Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNH) today announced its operating results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2010. Normalized results for the third-quarter period ended Sept. 30, 2010: -- consolidated revenues rose 1.1 percent to $476.0 million, compared to ...

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. Announces Anticipated Record and Distribution Dates in Connection With Its Restructuring Plan

SOURCE: Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) -  Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNH) today announced details concerning the anticipated timing of Sun's previously announced plan to restructure its business by separating its operating assets and its real estate assets into two separate publicly-traded companies. As previously described, ...

Gemino Healthcare Finance Receives Rating Upgrade; Extends Credit Facility

SOURCE: Gemino Healthcare Finance PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) -  Gemino Healthcare Finance ("Gemino") today announced it has received a rating upgrade from rating agency DBRS to A from BBB. The rating change was based upon the historical performance of the loan portfolio, underlying collateral pools and the structural integrity ...

Prolitec Names Bhandari Director of Business Development

SOURCE: Prolitec MILWAUKEE, WI--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) -  Prolitec Inc., a leading developer of air treatment and air care technologies, today announced the appointment of Suresh Bhandari, 45, as Director of Business Development.  In his new position, Mr. Bhandari, who is based in ...

Healthcare IT Is Tuned In to the Need for Uptime Assurance as Industry Adopts Electronic Records, Survey Finds

SOURCE: Stratus Technologies Stratus Technologies/ITIC Results Point to Surge in EHR Adoption, Awareness That Downtime Causes Prescription Errors and Inaccurate Data Recording MAYNARD, MA--(Marketwire - October 25, 2010) -  Healthcare organizations are moving steadily toward electronic health record (EHR) adoption to improve patient care but, at the same time, are aware of ...

MMRGlobal and Kodak Demonstrate New KODAK Scan Station Pro 550 With MMRPro at MGMA Annual Conference

SOURCE: MMRGlobal, Inc. NEW ORLEANS, LA--(Marketwire - October 25, 2010) -  MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) (www.mmrglobal.com) today announced plans with Kodak to deploy a new version of the MMRPro system (www.mmrprovideos.com) operating through a proprietary customized interface on the new KODAK Scan Station Pro 550 at Booth 1709 at the Medical ...

HearUSA Reports Expanded Managed Care Contracts for 2011

SOURCE: HearUSA Expected to Increase Revenues by $3 Million in 2011 WEST PALM BEACH, FL--(Marketwire - October 20, 2010) -  HearUSA, Inc. (NYSE Amex: EAR), the recognized leader in hearing care for the nation's top managed care providers, reported that several of its contracted health partners have expanded or reinstated hearing benefits ...

Breakthrough on the American Market: The Canadian Solution Extenway Is Put Into Service at an Outpatient Facility of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer…

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Oct. 19, 2010) - Editors note: A photo will be included with this press release on Marketwire's website. Just weeks after its solution was ...

Callidus Software Announces New Onboarding Solution

SOURCE: Callidus Software Inc. Callidus Continues to Extend Sales Performance Management Leadership Through New Onboarding Offering for the Extended Enterprise PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - October 19, 2010) -  Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM), today announced the launch of its new Onboarding solution for the extended enterprise. ...

Enclarity ProviderPoint Web Services Delivers Automated, Transactional Provider Record Updates in Real-Time

SOURCE: Enclarity Inc. Solutions Save Healthcare Insurance Payers Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Wasted Operations Expenses ALISO VIEJO, CA--(Marketwire - October 18, 2010) -  Enclarity Inc., a leading healthcare information solutions company, today announced the addition of ProviderPoint® Web Services to its portfolio of hosted solutions. ProviderPoint Web Services gives payers ...

February 2nd 2012
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mHealth Users of Remote Health Monitoring to Reach 3 million by 2016: Smartphones Play Leading Role

A burgeoning market for healthcare peripherals and increasing smartphone processing power will result in the number of patients monitored by mobile networks to rise to 3 million by 2016, finds Juniper Research’s latest report on the mHealth sector. Remote patient monitoring, using the smartphone as a hub, will also lower ...
February 2nd 2012
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Centra Health and TeleHealth Services Partner to Launch Enterprise Interactive Patient Education for Patient Satisfaction and Safety

The TIGR system was recently named one of the top 10 technologies of 2011 for empowering patients and their families through the recovery process. With “meaningful use” and patient satisfaction policies changing hospital reimbursements, hospitals have begun expanding the use of these systems to address other challenges such as readmissions, ...
January 31st 2012
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Is Heart Disease Or Stroke A Part Of Your Family History?

How many people do you know who have been affected by heart disease or stroke? How many have been your family members? Fifty-five-year-old Gail had lost nearly everyone in her family to cardiovascular disease and when she lost her father, too, she fell into poor eating habits that made her ...
January 26th 2012
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Brain Tumor Test Could Revolutionize Care of Patients with Low-grade Gliomas

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed what they believe to be the first clinical application of a new imaging technique to diagnose brain tumors. The unique test could preclude the need for surgery in patients whose tumors are located in areas of the brain too dangerous to biopsy. This ...
November 4th 2011
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Piedmont Healthcare and TeleHealth Services Collaborate to Improve Patient Health Initiatives

TeleHealth Services, the nation’s leading provider of healthcare-grade televisions and interactive patient engagement solutions, is partnering with Piedmont Healthcare (PHC) in implementing a comprehensive, customized patient-centered environment designed to improve patient education and provide interactive communication. These technological and process enhancements will help speed patient recovery, reduce readmissions and length ...

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