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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

Leaders Build Momentum for Creation of National Immunization Registry

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 6, 2010) - As Canada looks to the renewal of its Health Accord in 2014, public health leaders are hopeful room can be found for the creation of a national immunization registry, says Debra Lynkowski, Chief Executive Officer, ...

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. ...

UPDATE: Cardiothoracic Surgeons Group and The Toledo Hospital Recognized Among Nation’s Top Hospitals for Heart Surgery

SOURCE: ProMedica Health System TOLEDO, OH--(Marketwire - December 2, 2010) - Cardiothoracic Surgeons for Northwest Ohio and The Toledo Hospital are now in the nation's top 12% of hospitals for heart surgery. This is according to a three-star comprehensive rating system, developed by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), which ...

MMRGlobal Enters Into Agreement With MMX Holdings

SOURCE: MMRGlobal, Inc. MMRPro to Be Offered as Part of Manage My ASC Dashboard Technology LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - December 2, 2010) - MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) (MMR) and Texas-based MMX Holdings, LLC, today announced integration of MMRPro into the MMX dashboard-based financial and operating management tool for ambulatory surgical centers ...

MediMedia Announces Consolidation of Krames and StayWell Custom Communications to Create Industry-Leading Healthcare Communications Firm

SOURCE: StayWell Custom Communications CHATHAM, NJ--(Marketwire - December 2, 2010) - Today, MediMedia announced the consolidation of two of its largest divisions: Krames Patient Education and StayWell Custom Communications. Industry-leaders in their respective fields, the two organizations will join forces to create a combined company that will be the largest ...

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 ...

Cain Brothers Advises Caritas Christi Health Care in Sale to Cerberus Capital Management’s Steward Health Care System

SOURCE: Cain Brothers NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - November 23, 2010) -  Cain Brothers & Company served Boston-based Caritas Christi Health Care (CCHC) as financial adviser in the recently completed successful sale to Steward Health Care System LLC (Steward), a newly formed affiliate of private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (Cerberus). Caritas ...

Midwest Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Combats Epidemic Outbreaks

SOURCE: University of Cincinnati Foundation The University of Cincinnati's Collaborative Research Center Identifies Effective Treatments for Epidemic and Bio-Terrorism Attacks CINCINNATI, OH--(Marketwire - November 22, 2010) - In the midst of flu season, millions of Americans are rushing to get vaccinated before becoming one of the approximately 200,000 flu victims the Centers ...

Spine Centers of America Opening Advanced Spine Surgery Center for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in NJ

SOURCE: Spine Centers of America Center Offers Innovative Endoscopic Spine Surgery for Faster Recovery, Improved Success Rates UNION, NJ--(Marketwire - October 29, 2010) -  Considering that more than 80 percent of Americans will suffer from back pain at some point in their life, it isn't surprising that Spine Centers of America is ...

Articulate Technologies Launches Speech Buddies, a New Consumer Medical Device to Help Children With Speech Disorders

SOURCE: Articulate Technologies, Inc. SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - October 27, 2010) -  Speech therapy is an industry that has historically shown limited adoption of technology, unlike most health care fields. The inability to produce speech sounds correctly affects approximately 6% of school age children. Articulate Technologies, Inc., has just launched Speech Buddies -- ...

MMRGlobal to Link to U.S. Vets With www.MyBlueButton.org Website

SOURCE: MMRGlobal, Inc. LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) -  MMRGlobal, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) (MMR) announced today it plans to offer U.S. Veterans the opportunity to maintain all their medical records and personal health information directly in a MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record (PHR) located at www.MyBlueButton.org. The service will be provided ...

Eating Recovery Center to Open Innovative Eating Disorders Hospital for Children and Adolescents

SOURCE: Eating Recovery Center World-Renowned Expert, Dr. Ovidio Bermudez, to Lead the New Treatment Center DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) -  Eating Recovery Center (www.EatingRecoveryCenter.com), a national eating disorders recovery program providing comprehensive treatment for anorexia and bulimia, today announced that it will open a new behavioral hospital specifically designed to ...

St. Paul Heart Clinic First in Upper Midwest to Implant New Early-Stage Heart Failure Device

SOURCE: St. Paul Heart Clinic Two Patients Successfully Treated With the C-Pulse® Heart Assist System From Eden Prairie-Based Sunshine Heart ST PAUL, MN--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) -  St. Paul Heart Clinic announced today that the first patients in Minnesota have been implanted with the world's first known non-blood contacting mechanical heart ...

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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