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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marketwire Health/Fitness/Wellness Features Package Summary

SOURCE: Marketwire - Media Relations CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - December 8, 2010) - Marketwire announces that the following releases were included in the Health/Fitness/Wellness Features Package. Below is the list of headlines included in the package. EmpowHER Offers Resources to Help Women Manage Holiday Stress http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/EmpowHER-1365614.html Marketwire's Media Relations Department serves the information needs ...

Global Health Care Market Is $5.5 Trillion and Growing Quickly, Says Plunkett Research

SOURCE: Plunkett Research, Ltd. HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - December 8, 2010) -  Plunkett Research, Ltd. has released its newest market research and competitive analysis report, Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac, 2011 edition, which identifies and analyzes major trends shaping the health care industry. According to ...

KBM Group Acquires Marketing Direct, Inc.; Announces Launch of KBM Group Health Business Unit

SOURCE: KBM Group Results in Broader, Deeper Healthcare Expertise, Including Creative Campaign Development and Execution RICHARDSON, TX--(Marketwire - December 8, 2010) - KBM Group, the global leader in knowledge-based marketing solutions, has agreed to acquire Marketing Direct, Inc. (MDI), the leading provider of agency services to the healthcare industry. MDI is ...

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 ...

Healthcare M&A Finance, Industry Leaders Head to iiBIG’s Nashville Forum, January 25-26, 2011

SOURCE: iiBIG PORT WASHINGTON, NY--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - iiBIG returns to America's Healthcare Silicon Valley to present the industry-leading Investment and M&A Opportunities in Healthcare, January 25-26, 2011, at the Nashville Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2011, experts are predicting an increase in middle-market M&A deal flow ...

Scottsdale Healthcare Goes Live on STAT DOCTORS eHealth Service as an Employee Health/Wellness Benefit

SOURCE: Stat Health Services Inc. STAT DOCTORS to Provide Scottsdale Healthcare Employees With High Quality, Affordable and Convenient Care for Common, Minor Medical Conditions SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - Stat Health Services Inc. and Scottsdale Healthcare announced today that they are offering Stat Health's innovative STAT DOCTORS™ eHealth service ...

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 ...

CONMED Corporation Awarded Multiple Contracts With HealthTrust Purchasing Group

SOURCE: CONMED Corporation UTICA, NY--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD) announced today that HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP (HealthTrust), a leading healthcare group purchasing organization, recently awarded three separate, multi-year purchasing agreements with two of CONMED's business units, Linvatec and Endoscopic Technologies. ...

Free Guide From Metro Home Health Care Now Available

SOURCE: Metro Home Health Care DEARBORN, MI--(Marketwire - December 6, 2010) - This year, more than 170,000 Michigan residents receive home-delivered health care from home health care providers, who make over 5 million home visits each year. Many patients and their families prefer ...

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, ...

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 ...

SRSsoft to Attain Government Certification for EMR Delivering Productivity-Focused Meaningful Use

SOURCE: SRSsoft MONTVALE, NJ--(Marketwire - December 2, 2010) - SRS, the leader in productivity-enhancing EMR technology and services for high-performance specialty practices, today announced that it will seek certification of its EMR by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment ...

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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