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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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Integrium Celebrates 12 Years Helping Clients Achieve Clinical Trial Success

SOURCE: Integrium In Over 150 Clinical Trials to Date, Clients Have Consistently Exceeded Patient Enrollment Goals While Reducing Costs TUSTIN, CA--(Marketwire - December 6, 2010) - In its 12 year history, cardiovascular, dermatology and metabolic CRO Integrium has developed and managed over 150 successful clinical trials for clients, consistently beating patient ...

PEMF Therapy Now Available at Breakthrough Price for Veterinary Applications

SOURCE: BioElectronics Corporation HealFast® Therapy Quick Relief Loop Announced at the 56th Annual AAEP (American Association of Equine Practitioners) Convention BALTIMORE, MD--(Marketwire - December 6, 2010) - eMarkets Group LLC, the distributor of HealFast® Therapy, disposable drug-free anti-inflammatory medical devices manufactured by BioElectronics Corporation (PINKSHEETS: BIEL), today announced the introduction of ...

Houston to Deploy an Additional 250 Parking Pay Stations From Digital Payment Technologies

SOURCE: Digital Payment Technologies Attend Webinar on December 8 to Learn How the City Boosted Revenues and Became More Efficient With Multi-Space Parking Pay Stations VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwire - December 6, 2010) - Digital Payment Technologies (http://www.digitalpaytech.com) (DPT), a leading supplier of parking technology and solutions, today announced that the city of Houston, ...

Oregon’s Northwest Primary Care Chooses Sage for PACS Medical Imaging

SOURCE: Sage TAMPA, FL--(Marketwire - December 1, 2010) - Sage Healthcare Division, a unit of Sage North America and a major provider of EHR and practice management software and solutions serving approximately 80,000 physicians in North America, today announced that Northwest Primary Care, a 25 physician, physician-owned practice in southeast ...

TeraRecon Receives 2010 North American Growth Leadership of the Year Award From Frost & Sullivan

SOURCE: TeraRecon FOSTER CITY, CA--(Marketwire - November 27, 2010) - TeraRecon, Inc. (www.terarecon.com), a global leader in advanced visualization and decision support solutions, has received the North American Growth Leadership of the Year Award in the category of Advanced Visualization and Clinical Applications by the respected independent research firm Frost and ...

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 ...

Toronto’s Newest Family Day Out Offers Something for Everyone

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2010) - The ultimate family funfest Funday Sunday arrives on November 28, 2010 to entertain Torontonians of all ages in support of Sunnybrook's Women & Babies Program and the Canadian Hadassah-WIZO Toronto (CHW), which is dedicated to ...

Advancing Diabetes Therapies, Integrium Clinical Research Finds the Sweet Spot

SOURCE: Integrium TUSTIN, CA--(Marketwire - November 22, 2010) - November is American Diabetes Month and Integrium LLC, a Contract Research Organization (CRO) with a therapeutic focus on cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, is at the forefront of clinical research to improve diabetes treatment. Eileen McAuley, Chief Operating Officer of Integrium, explains ...

American College of Radiology Chooses Prometric to Launch Computerized Diagnostic Radiology In-Training Exam

SOURCE: Prometric BALTIMORE, MD--(Marketwire - November 22, 2010) - Prometric, the leading provider of testing and assessment services, today announced that it has signed an exclusive long term contract with the American College of Radiology to convert its paper and pencil Diagnostic Radiology In-Training exam (DXIT™) to computer based format ...

Critical Healthcare Management Reporting Made Possible by Redwood Software’s Report2Web

SOURCE: Redwood Software Banner Health Delivers Critical Patient Load, Staffing and Billing Reports MORRISVILLE, NC--(Marketwire - October 29, 2010) -  Banner Health, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare systems in the United States, with more than 23 hospitals in seven states, uses Redwood Software's Report2Web to achieve secure, fast, and efficient delivery ...

Chubb Establishes a Healthcare Information Technology Program

SOURCE: Chubb Group of Insurance Companies WARREN, NJ--(Marketwire - October 28, 2010) -  Health care reform has spawned a host of privacy, information security and other liability exposures for the emerging healthcare information technology industry. In response, the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has established a program to address the industry's specialized ...

TomoTherapy Announces Third Quarter Financial Results

SOURCE: TomoTherapy Reports $43.6 Million of Revenue and $35.0 Million of Equipment Orders; Raises 2010 Revenue Guidance MADISON, WI--(Marketwire - October 27, 2010) - TomoTherapy Incorporated (NASDAQ: TOMO), maker of advanced radiation therapy solutions for cancer care, today released financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. Third Quarter Results Third quarter ...

New Study: Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Ranks in Top 5 Percent for Stroke, Gastrointestinal Surgery/Care

SOURCE: Resurrection Health Care CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - October 27, 2010) -  Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center (SMEMC) is among the top 5 percent of U.S. hospitals for stroke care, gastrointestinal surgery and gastrointestinal care, according to a newly published health care study. SMEMC ...

MIT Sets Webinar Date to Discuss the Technology and Operation of the MIT 1000 System

SOURCE: Micro Imaging Technology, Inc. SAN CLEMENTE, CA--(Marketwire - October 25, 2010) -  Micro Identification Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: MMTC) (MIT) announces that on October 27, 2010 at 1:00 PM (PDT) it will conduct a Webinar on the operation of the MIT 1000 Rapid Microbial Identification System. The objective of the Webinar ...

SANYO Introduces Industry’s First Stand-Alone Cell Processing Work Station Transforming the Biomedical Cleanroom

SOURCE: SANYO Introduction Makes SANYO a Leading Player in Equipping the Stem Cell Therapy Industry WOOD DALE, IL--(Marketwire - October 20, 2010) -  SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO) announces that its Biomedical Solutions Division is moving to the forefront of the stem cell and cell therapy market with the introduction of the ...

GetWellNetwork Ranked Among Fastest Growing Companies in North America on Deloitte’s 2010 Technology Fast 500(TM)

SOURCE: GetWellNetwork GetWellNetwork Honored Second Consecutive Year for Exceptional Growth BETHESDA, MD--(Marketwire - October 20, 2010) - GetWellNetwork, Inc. today announced that it ranked number 386 on Technology Fast 500™, Deloitte's ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are ...

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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