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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 ...

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, ...

WellTek Expands Into the Virtual Event Market

SOURCE: WellTek Incorporated ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwire - December 1, 2010) - WellTek, Inc. (OTCBB: WTKN), a global health, fitness and wellness company, announced today that it plans to expand into the virtual event market, specializing in the healthcare and wellness niche, by launching a new wholly-owned company, WellTek Events, Inc. This ...

Compass Clinical Consulting Publishes Hospital Benchmarking Guide

SOURCE: Compass Clinical Consulting Using Benchmarks: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly CINCINNATI, OH--(Marketwire - November 30, 2010) -  "Using Benchmarks: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly," a new guide from Compass Clinical Consulting authored by Shawna O'Neill, RN, MHA; Eric Dam, MHA and Compass Clinical President Cary Gutbezahl, MD, ...

Remedent Signs Agreement With Small Caps Financial Investment SA (SCF) to Open Glamsmile Studios in Belgium and Italy

SOURCE: Remedent, Inc. DEURLE, BELGIUM--(Marketwire - November 30, 2010) - Remedent, Inc. (OTCBB: REMI), an international company specializing in research, development and the manufacture of oral care and cosmetic dental products signed an agreement with Small Caps Finance SA to open at least two Glamsmile Studios in Brussels, Belgium and Milan, ...

Allied Healthcare International Inc. to Host Fiscal 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Conference Call and Webcast

SOURCE: Allied Healthcare International Inc. NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - November 24, 2010) - Allied Healthcare International Inc. (NASDAQ: AHCI) will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the financial and operating performance for its fiscal 2010 fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2010 on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at ...

Healthmed Services, Ltd. Enters Into Software Development Contract With Veritas Software Systems

SOURCE: Healthmed Services, Ltd. SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - November 22, 2010) - Healthmed Services, Ltd. (PINKSHEETS: HEME) announced that it has entered into a software development agreement with Veritas Software Systems. Veritas will produce for Healthmed 10 exclusive healthcare software suite systems by December 2011. "Healthmed is committed to bridging the information ...

Beach Business Bank Reports Strong Quarter and Record 12 Month Trailing Earnings

SOURCE: Beach Business Bank MANHATTAN BEACH, CA--(Marketwire - October 28, 2010) - Beach Business Bank (OTCBB: BBBC) (the "Bank") is pleased to report its results of operations for the third quarter of 2010, the year to date 2010, and the trailing 12 months which includes the fourth quarter of 2009. Third Quarter Highlights -- Improving ...

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 ...

Improving the Patient Experience in Revenue Cycle Management — A Varolii Webinar

SOURCE: Varolii SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - October 25, 2010) - Is there customer service in healthcare? When it comes to the billing process, many would say 'no.' As more patients deal with the burden of bill payments, healthcare providers are being challenged with maintaining patient relationships through improved communication, while increasing revenue ...

Miracle-Ear Marks American Diabetes Month(R) With Call to Action

SOURCE: Miracle-Ear Hearing Solutions Provider Has Joined the American Diabetes Association as a National Strategic Partner to Highlight Link Between Diabetes and Hearing Loss PLYMOUTH, MN--(Marketwire - October 20, 2010) - November is American Diabetes Month® and Miracle-Ear is joining in a nationwide call to action to involve individuals and organizations in ...

MEDIA ALERT: GetWellNetwork Featured Speaker for American Hospital Association Webinar on the Financial Impact of New Health Care Provisions

SOURCE: GetWellNetwork Pay for Performance and Value-Based Purchasing Provisions Likely to Impact CMS Reimbursements BETHESDA, MD--(Marketwire - October 19, 2010) -  GetWellNetwork, Inc. today announced that the company's Chief Outcomes Officer, David Wright, and Chad Mulvany, Healthcare Financial Management Association, will share how new health care provisions such as Value-Based Purchasing(1) will ...

COMP-NW Receives More Than 1,400 Applications, Begins Interviews

SOURCE: Western University of Health Sciences LEBANON, OR--(Marketwire - October 13, 2010) -  The College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest campus has yet to open its doors in Lebanon, Ore., but prospective students are lining up to apply for the 100 slots available in the inaugural class that begins in ...

Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. Enters Into Agreement to Acquire Nine Senior Living Residences

SOURCE: Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. MENOMONEE FALLS, WI--(Marketwire - October 12, 2010) -  Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. ("ALC") (NYSE: ALC) announced today that it entered into an agreement to acquire nine senior living residences from HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP). The nine residences are currently leased and operated by ALC under leases expiring ...

Healthcare Services Group, Inc. Reports Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and Declares Increased Third Quarter 2010 Cash…

SOURCE: Healthcare Services Group, Inc. BENSALEM, PA--(Marketwire - October 12, 2010) - Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCSG) reported that revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased over 9% to $195,114,000 compared to $178,829,000 for the same 2009 period. Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased ...

ChartWise Signs Agreement With 3M to Integrate Software

SOURCE: ChartWise WAKEFIELD, RI--(Marketwire - September 28, 2010) - ChartWise Medical Systems, Inc. has signed a strategic agreement with 3M Health Information Systems to provide 3M Grouper Plus Software integrated with ChartWise:CDI. ChartWise:CDI is a new software program that assists hospitals in improving clinical documentation in order to help maximize DRG-related reimbursements, reduce ...

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital Selects BI Solution From Information Builders

SOURCE: Information Builders Dutch Cancer Institute Implements WebFOCUS Platform to Support Organizational Expansion AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - September 22, 2010) -  Information Builders, the independent leader in operational business intelligence (BI) systems, today announced that The Dutch Cancer Institute -- Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (NKI-AVL) has implemented the WebFOCUS BI platform. Using ...

National Healthcare Reform Conference Announces Finalized Agenda and Speakers to Discuss Future of Health Insurance Under Healthcare Reform Bill

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 14, 2010) - Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this press release. The Top Healthcare and Health Insurance Leaders in the Nation ...

Coventry Health Care to Speak at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference

SOURCE: Coventry Health Care, Inc. BETHESDA, MD--(Marketwire - September 8, 2010) -  Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE: CVH) announced today that John Stelben, Interim Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to present at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference in New York, New York, at 1:00 p.m. ET on Monday, September 13, ...

Metiscan Nationwide Teleconference Today

SOURCE: Metiscan, Inc. Company to Discuss Shareholder Points of Interest DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) -  Metiscan, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MTIZ) is pleased to announce that the Company will be hosting a Nationwide Teleconference today, Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 4:15 PM (Eastern Daylight Time) to update the financial community on points of ...

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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