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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 ...

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 ...

Accuracy Most Important for DNA Sequencer Users: Kalorama Survey

SOURCE: Kalorama Information NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - December 8, 2010) - Labs using DNA sequencers are more concerned with accuracy than cost in future purchases, according to a survey conducted by Kalorama Information. The healthcare market research publisher reported the survey findings in its recent report, "DNA Sequencing Market Trends ...

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 ...

miCARD(R) Partners With GWRRA: Provides Lifesaving Medical Card to Motorcycle Association

SOURCE: miCARD Co-Branded Medical Information Card Gives Emergency Personnel Instant Access to GWRRA Members' Critical Medical Information, 24/7, Worldwide SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - miCARD and Gold Wing Road Riders Association, the world's largest social organization for owners and riders of Honda Gold Wing/Valkyrie motorcycles have partnered to provide ...

StepStoneMed Announces Web-Based Virtual Patient Cases — Transforming Medical Education

SOURCE: StepStoneMed Medical Educators Endorse the Virtual Patient Approach as a Highly Effective, Innovative Way to Bridge the Learning Gap Between Textbook and Patient Bedside HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - December 7, 2010) - StepStoneMed™, the emerging leader in innovative solutions for medical education, today announced a new and innovative virtual patient module, ...

miCARD(R) Introduces Lifesaving Holiday Gift Card

SOURCE: miCARD The miCARD Gift Card Gives Emergency Medical Personnel Instant Access to a User's Critical Medical Information, 24/7, Worldwide SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - December 1, 2010) - The holidays are the perfect time to show loved ones just how much you care. This year give your family and friends the miCARD ...

Educational Packaging for Wound and Skin Dressing Improves Nurses’ Accuracy and Confidence: New Study in Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence…

SOURCE: Medline Industries, Inc. 71% of Nurses Would Change Practice Based on New Packaging With Education MUNDELEIN, IL--(Marketwire - November 22, 2010) - Educational guides on wound dressing packages can lead to increased patient safety and greater accuracy when applying the product, according to a just-released study in the Journal of Wound ...

Technology Medical Partners Awarded Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Grant From Federal Government

SOURCE: Technology Medical Partners CINCINNATI, OH--(Marketwire - November 22, 2010) - Healthcare information technology solutions and services provider Technology Medical Partners (TMP), today announced that it has been awarded a Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery grant from the Federal government. The $113,000 grant was awarded as part of the Patient Protection and ...

The Residence on Greenbelt Hosts Open House and Holiday Shoppe Wednesday, December 15, 2010 From 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

SOURCE: The Residence on Greenbelt LANHAM, MD--(Marketwire - November 22, 2010) - The Residence on Greenbelt (www.theresidenceongreenbelt.com) will be filled with the holiday spirit when it opens its doors for the 1st Annual Open House and Holiday Shoppe scheduled for Wednesday, December 15, 2010 from 11:00 am - 7:00 pm. The event ...

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. to Present at the Credit Suisse 2010 Healthcare Conference

SOURCE: Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - October 29, 2010) -  Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNH) today announced that L. Bryan Shaul, chief financial officer, and Brandi Riddle, treasurer, will be presenting at the Credit Suisse 2010 Healthcare Conference on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. Mountain.  ...

Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Establishes Leadership Advisory Council

SOURCE: The Joint Commission Supporters, Hospital Leaders to Help Guide Progress OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - October 28, 2010) -  The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare today announced the establishment of a Leadership Advisory Council to guide the progress of the Center as it addresses and develops solutions to improve health care ...

GetWellNetwork Chief Outcomes Officer Speaks on "Pay for Performance" at South Florida Healthcare Trade Faire & Regional Conference

SOURCE: GetWellNetwork MIAMI, FL--(Marketwire - October 28, 2010) -  GetWellNetwork, Inc. today announced that David Wright, the Company's chief outcomes officer, will address the South Florida Healthcare Trade Faire & Regional Conference, sponsored by HIMSS South Florida Chapter on how hospitals can strengthen their position in the "Pay for Performance" provisions ...

Future of European Flu Vaccine Market Rife With Innovation

SOURCE: Kalorama Information NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) -  In 2009, the adult in flu vaccine market in Europe reached new heights with nearly $1.6 billion in revenues, up a whopping 81.4% from the prior year. According to healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information's newly published "European Vaccine Markets," ...

PDC’s PermaPrint(R) Technology Outperforms Standard Direct Thermal Wristbands and Tags

SOURCE: Precision Dynamics Corporation Patented PermaPrint® Provides Best Imprint Quality and Resistance to Solvents in Laboratory Testing SAN FERNANDO, CA--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) -  Precision Dynamics Corporation, the global leader in healthcare identification solutions, announced today that all of its direct thermal bar code ID products now feature its patented PermaPrint ...

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 ...

ZirMed, Harmony Healthcare IT Help Teleradiology Services Provider Satisfy "Exploding" Increase in Business

SOURCE: ZirMed After Branching Into Remote On-Demand Radiology Consulting and Business Services, St. Paul Radiology Turns to Revenue Cycle and IT Specialists to Meet Demand LOUISVILLE, KY--(Marketwire - October 26, 2010) -  All radiology practices specialize in the art of seeing -- but St. Paul Radiology (SPR) has demonstrated that its vision ...

Six-Billion Dollar Plus Infusion Pump Market Attracts Competitors

SOURCE: Kalorama Information NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - October 25, 2010) -  The market for infusion pumps has exceeded six billion dollars, which has encouraged over 100 companies to participate in the market, according to a recent report from healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information. Kalorama's new report, "Infusion Pump Markets (Large ...

High Interest From VC Forums in Atlanta Catheter Therapies

SOURCE: Atlanta Catheter Therapies Company Selected to Present at SEBIO and Tennessee Valley Venture Forum ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - October 25, 2010) -  Medical device company Atlanta Catheter Therapies, Inc. (ACT) is generating high interest in its innovative intravascular catheterization which integrates drug delivery. The company has been selected to present at the ...

Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Tackles Miscommunication Among Caregivers

SOURCE: Joint Commission Top U.S. Hospitals Identify Causes, Develop Targeted Solutions to Save Lives OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL--(Marketwire - October 21, 2010) -  An estimated 80 percent of serious medical errors involve miscommunication between caregivers when responsibility for patients is transferred or handed-off. Recognizing this as a critical patient safety issue, a group ...

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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