Nursing Newswire
1 - Stanford Hospital Strengthens Patient Safety with Machine-powered Lifters
STANFORD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Swaddled in a cushy green hammock, the patient began her ascent off the bed. While one nurse regulated the speed of the lifting device, two of his colleagues guided the patient toward a bedside chair. Within seconds, she was securely lowered onto...
2 - Home Helpers® Caregiver Is the Right Fit at the Right Time
CHESTER HEIGHTS, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - When Dana and Lynn Sheeler were looking for a caregiver to help their mother who was battling emphysema, they found it was relatively easy to find one, but a lot harder to find the right one. With Lynn living in Florida and Dana nearby, but...
3 - SOLD OUT -- ANCC National Magnet Conference(TM): Inspiring Innovation, Achieving Outcomes
SILVER SPRING, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) 2009 National Magnet Conference™ will bring more than 5,000 nurses — representing all 50 states and 12 countries — to the Louisville, KY Convention Center on October 1-3, 2009 for...
4 - Atlantic General Hospital and Rite Aid Bring In-Store Health Care Clinics to Ocean Pines and Pocomoke City, Maryland, and Millsboro, Delaware
CAMP HILL, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) and Atlantic General Hospital and Health System today announced an agreement to open Atlantic ImmediCare clinics inside three Rite Aid stores in Ocean Pines and Pocomoke City, Maryland, and Millsboro, Delaware...
5 - Impulse Monitoring to Provide Neuromonitoring Support to Vanderbilt University Medical Center
COLUMBIA, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Impulse Monitoring, Inc. (IMI), a leading provider of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) services to hospitals, today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, TN...
6 - California State University, Fullerton Department of Nursing Awarded $2 Million Grant from UnitedHealth Group
FULLERTON, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - A $2 million grant from UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) will help fund California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) Department of Nursing’s “Expanding Healthcare Access through Nursing” project. The grant will help fund the five-year, $3.5...
7 - Innovex and Healthcare at Home Announce Joint Venture
BRACKNELL, UK & BURTON-UPON-TRENT, UK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Innovex, a Quintiles company, and Healthcare at Home today announced that they have agreed to form an innovative healthcare joint venture in Europe, named Healthcare at Home Europe. Healthcare at Home Europe, a separate...
8 - Computable Genomix Announces Contest For Genomics Researchers
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Memphis-based Computable Genomix today announced it will launch a contest on Oct. 1, 2009, to coincide with the release of GeneIndexer, the company’s next-generation Web-based text-mining tool. Publish or Perish will award a $10,000 grant to each...
9 - MedPro Safety Products Begins Exclusive Relationship with Advanced MedTech
LEXINGTON, Ky.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - MedPro Safety Products, Inc. (OTCBB: MPSP), a pioneer in the development and marketing of passive needlestick injury prevention technology, entered into an exclusive agreement with Advanced MedTech (AMT). AMT is wholly owned by Hooman Asbgahi...
10 - Photo from a Ceremony for The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, Presented by UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation at West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero, Louisiana
MARRERO, La.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presented The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero, La. This unique recognition program is part of many hospitals’ recruitment and retention programs, helping...
11 - Diabetes Foot Specialists Say Cost-Effective Wound Therapy Underused Due to Healthcare Reimbursement Incentives
-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - WHAT: Every 30 seconds, across the globe an individual loses a limb due to poor diabetes management. In the U.S., diabetes affects nearly 24 million people. When poorly controlled, diabetes results in nerve damage and poor circulation to the legs and feet...
12 - Visiting Nurse Service of New York Relocates Their Primary Datacenter with FiberMedia
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - FiberMedia, one of fastest growing providers of secure, geographically diverse datacenters and scalable managed services, finalized an agreement in April with the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) to house their primary data production...
13 - A-Life Medical, Inc. to Exhibit at the American College of Emergency Physician (ACEP) Scientific Assembly
WHO: A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer in and leading provider of computer-assisted coding (CAC) products and services for the healthcare industry. WHAT: A-Life Medical to Showcase its CAC Capabilities to the Emergency Medicine Marketplace at leading industry trade association platform...
14 - Modern New Nursing Home Opens at Golden LivingCenter – Greenville
GREENVILLE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Golden LivingCenter – Greenville has brought a new level of quality healthcare to North Carolina with the completion of its modern new nursing home in Greenville. This morning, the LivingCenter held its Grand Opening celebration. The event...
15 - Fitch Affirms Carpenter's Home Estates (Florida) Bonds at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BBB-' rating on approximately $24.9 million City of Lakeland, Florida fixed-rate revenue bonds, series 2008, Carpenter's Home Estates (Carpenter's) project. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The affirmation is based on...
16 - CIGNA Honors National Rehabilitation Awareness Week Recognizing Return to Work Champion and Dallas Resident Geri Huntsinger
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - As a nurse accustomed to helping others, Geri Huntsinger never imagined she would need to rely on others for care. In April 2008, Geri was in a motorcycle accident resulting in severe injuries; her next 12 months included several surgeries, difficult...
17 - Medical Connections Holdings, Inc. Enters into an Agreement to Acquire National Healthcare Staffing Company
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Medical Connections Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:MCTH), one of the nation’s fastest growing healthcare staffing companies specializing in allied health, nurse and physician staffing and recruiting services, has entered into a Letter of Intent to...
18 - Medical Connections Retains Joseph Gunnar & Co. as Its Exclusive Investment Banker
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Medical Connections Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MCTH), one of the nation’s fastest growing healthcare staffing companies specializing in allied health, nurse and physician staffing and recruiting services, is pleased to announce it...
19 - Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Announces New Social Business Model to Transform the Health Care Landscape for Girls in Bangladesh
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - At the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York City today, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, alongside President William Jefferson Clinton, announced the launch of the Grameen Nurse Institute, a new social business-based health care model that prioritizes...
20 - David Maymon, Candidate for State House, District 91, and Former Miami Dolphins Terry Kirby at Whitehall Boca Raton Picnic, September 29th
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Fighting for quality health care that supports our seniors is what David Maymon, candidate for State Representative, will be discussing when he is guest of honor at an “All American” fundraising picnic hosted by Whitehall Boca Raton. Miami...
21 - LibertyHealth System Launches EDIMS Electronic Health Record in Emergency Departments
LIVINGSTON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - EDIMS LLC, a leading provider of interoperable emergency department (ED) information management systems for hospitals, announced today that LibertyHealth, a two-hospital health system in northern New Jersey, has launched EDIMS’ nursing...
22 - Statewide Partnerships Address Local Nursing Shortage
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - As part of its ongoing commitment to help alleviate the nursing shortage in Maryland and across the United States, The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future will host the “Promise of Nursing for Maryland” gala on Thursday...
23 - Photo from a Ceremony for The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presented The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee. This unique recognition program is part of many hospitals' recruitment and retention programs, helping to...
24 - Seniors Helping Seniors® Loving, Caring, Compassionate Services for Seniors by Seniors Continues Steady Growth Despite A Tough Economy
READING, PA-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Seniors Helping Seniors® in-home services demonstrate that with a powerful mission and strong values anything is possible. Despite the turbulent economic climate and challenges facing our nation, Seniors Helping Seniors franchise organization...
25 - Concerro Launches PanFluAware™ Emergency Preparedness Solution for Hospital H1N1 Pandemic Flu Response
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - San Diego-based Concerro, Inc., the market leader in enterprise-wide hospital shift and emergency workforce management software, is pleased to announce the launch of PanFluAware™, an automated software solution and decision making system for H1N1...
26 - ZeOmega’s Jiva Selected by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
FRISCO, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - ZeOmega LLC, a premier provider of software solutions for collaborative care management, today announced that Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (Harvard Pilgrim), America’s number one health plan serving more than 1 million members throughout New...
27 - Loss of Empowerment Drives Opposition to Obama’s Healthcare Reform among Physicians and Patients
GAINESVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - U.S. voters and physicians are opposed to the Obama administration’s proposed healthcare reform because they perceive a loss of control and choice, reports a new study conducted by SenseUs®, a polling system that measures emotion response...
28 - Photo of UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presenting The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - A photo of UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presenting The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress. Photo One: UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presented The DAISY Award...
29 - Mentor Capital, Inc. Completes 2nd Year Audit for OTCBB Move; Reporting $0.16 Per Share in Basic Earnings
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Mentor Capital, Inc. (Pink Sheets:MNTR) completed its FY 2008 audit in preparation for filing a self-registration statement with the SEC and applying to move from the Pink Sheets to begin being quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board system. The...
30 - West Coast University Moves to North Hollywood
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - West Coast University (WCU), one of the largest educators of nurses in California, has opened a new campus in North Hollywood. The growth of the school prompted the move from its former location east of downtown Los Angeles. The new...
31 - PeriGen, Inc. Taps Technology to Prevent and Treat H1N1 Influenza in Pregnant Women
PRINCETON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - PeriGen, Inc., today announced the release of its Influenza Prevention and Treatment Bundle to its North American client hospitals. In advance of the approaching flu season, PeriGen’s protocol bundle will help clinicians follow recommended...
32 - Picis Wins Emergency Physician Documentation Charting Challenge
WAKEFIELD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - In a recent charting challenge that put software vendors to the test of charting emergency department (ED) documentation completely and quickly, Picis ED PulseCheck®, part of the CareSuite® family of high-acuity solutions, dominated the...
33 - IASIS Healthcare Selects Medicity to Support Affiliated Physicians’ Clinical Data Needs
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Medicity, Inc. today announced that IASIS Healthcare went live with the Medicity Novo Grid solution in two (Florida and Utah) of its six regions. The solution enables IASIS to exchange health information electronically with providers connected on...
34 - Photo of UnitedHealthcare Presenting the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress
-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - A photo of UnitedHealthcare presenting the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is available on Business Wire's web site and AP PhotoExpress. Photo one: UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presented The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Children's...
35 - KCI Sponsors Georgetown Diabetic Limb Salvage Conference Symposium Featuring Top Limb Preservation Experts
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) will sponsor a CME-accredited panel discussion, “The Role of NPWT in the Team Approach to Limb Salvage: Case Studies,” at the 3rd Annual Georgetown Diabetic Limb Salvage conference September 24-26. At the symposium...
36 - Integrative Therapeutics, Inc. Seeking 2010 Residency Sites for STAIR Scholarship Program
GREEN BAY, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Integrative Therapeutics, Inc (ITI®), in collaboration with the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), is seeking qualified residency sites for the fourth year of the ITI & AANP STAIRSM Residency Scholarship Program. This...
37 - New AACN Data Show the Impact of the Economy on the Nurse Faculty Shortage
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - New data collected by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) show that the downturn in the economy may be impacting the nurse faculty shortage by lowering the national vacancy rate. Based on data received from 554 schools of nursing...
38 - Hythiam Raises Approximately $7 Million in Registered Direct Offering
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Hythiam, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYTM) announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to sell 9,333,334 shares of its common stock at a price per share of $.75 to institutional investors pursuant to a registered direct offering, representing...
39 - Photos of UnitedHealthcare Presenting the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses Available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress.
ALEXANDRIA, La.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - A photo of UnitedHealthcare presenting the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses is available on Business Wire's web site and AP PhotoExpress. Photo one: UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presented The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses...
40 - Bioheart Inc. Announces Positive Results in the MARVEL Phase II/III Clinical Trial
SUNRISE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Bioheart, Inc. (OTCBB:BHRT), presented positive efficacy data from part 1 of its Phase II/III clinical trial at the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. Thomas Povsic, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine...
41 - Fitch Affirms Diakon Lutheran's (Pennsylvania) Bonds at 'BBB+'; Outlook to Negative
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Fitch Ratings affirms the Cumberland County Municipal Authority's (the authority) fixed rate bonds issued on behalf of Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries (Diakon) as follows: —Approximately $62 million series 2007A at 'BBB+'. Fitch also affirms the...
42 - PerkinElmer Purchases GE Healthcare’s Catalog Radiochemicals, SPA Reagents and Cytostar-T Plate Assets
WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - PerkinElmer, Inc., a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and their environment, today announced that it has purchased the assets of GE Healthcare’s 3H and 14C Catalog Radiochemicals, Scintillation Proximity Assay...
43 - Johns Hopkins and National Fibromyalgia Association Announce Successful Outcomes from Landmark Educational Initiative
NEW YORK CITY-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - According to The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Fibromyalgia Circle of Care Initiative has achieved dramatic success in heightening awareness, diagnosis and best practice treatment of fibromyalgia – a complex and chronic pain...
44 - Kaiser Permanente Opens New Hospital in Downey
DOWNEY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Kaiser Permanente has opened a new state-of-the-art 352-bed hospital in Downey, which will provide high-quality, personal, and affordable healthcare in Southeast Los Angeles County for many years into the future. The $390 million Kaiser...
45 - Logical Progression Offers Complimentary Documentation Solution to Hospitals
CARY, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Logical Progression, a software company specializing in tablet-based charting for hospitals/clinical trials and visitor management solutions, announced today a special opportunity for hospitals to receive a complimentary license package of its...
46 - Massachusetts Health Reform Wins Innovations in American Government Award
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University today announced the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority as a 2009 Innovations in American Government...
47 - TCGRx Announces Launch of the Safe Tray, a Fill-to-Light Universal Tray
POWERS LAKE, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - TCGRx (TCG), a leader in pharmacy automation and workflow solutions, announced today that the company is launching the Safe Tray, a fill-to-light external tray, a revolutionary safety product to aide in oral solid pouch packaging with TCG’s...
48 - Banner Heart Hospital Named First Accredited Heart Failure Institute in Arizona
COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - The Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium announced today that Banner Heart Hospital, in partnership with Tri-City Cardiology, Banner Home Care & Banner Hospice, has been named the first Accredited Heart Failure Institute in Arizona. Recognized...
49 - Formedic Introduces MedEfficio™ An Interactive Pre-Visit Questionnaire—Forging a Stronger Patient-Doctor Relationship
SOMERSET, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Formedic, a leader in customized patient forms for the medical industry, introduces MedEfficio (www.Medefficio.com). MedEfficio is a free, easy to use point-and-click, interactive health history questionnaire for patients to complete before their...
50 - FDA and EMEA Grant Orphan Drug Designation for Antisense Pharma's Investigational Drug Trabedersen in Pancreatic Carcinoma
REGENSBURG, Germany-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - The biopharmaceutical company Antisense Pharma GmbH has announced today that it has received orphan drug designation from both the European Medicines Agency EMEA and the US Food and Drug Administration FDA for its investigational drug...
51 - As Congress Reconvenes, Local Opposition to $32 Billion Medicare Cuts Mount
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - The following is a statement by the American Health Care Association (AHCA): As Congress reconvened this week in the wake of polls finding the public strongly against slashing Medicare-funded nursing home care to pay for health care reform, local...
52 - Secretary Sebelius Releases $33 Million in ARRA Funds to Train Health Professionals
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards totaling $33 million to expand the training of health care professionals. The funds are part of the $500 million allotted to HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to address...
53 - E-18 Corp. Announces Availability of a White Paper by SmallcapInsights.com
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - E-18 Corp. (OTCBB:ETEN), through its wholly owned subsidiary, SquareOne Medical, Inc., doing business as Protectus Medical Devices ("Protectus Medical Devices"), today announces the release of a white paper on the global market for safety syringes...
54 - Ecolab Partners with the Joint Commission's Center for Transforming Healthcare to Improve Patient Safety
ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Ecolab Inc. announced today it is partnering with the Joint Commission’s new Center for Transforming Healthcare to support a study to improve hand hygiene. The goal of the study, which will be conducted at eight leading hospitals and health...
55 - Amedisys in Discussions to Acquire a New Jersey Home Health Agency
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), one of America's leading home health and hospice nursing companies, today announced that it is in discussions to acquire the home health operations of Hackensack University Medical Center. The discussions are...
56 - H.I.G. Ventures Invests $7 Million in Care Dynamix, Inc.
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - H.I.G. Ventures, LLC, the venture capital affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, today announced its $7 million growth capital investment in Care Dynamix (d/b/a FluBusters). Care Dynamix provides nationwide preventative healthcare services, including vaccination...
57 - St. Vincent’s, State Health Department Unveil Novel Technology to Fight Spread of HIV
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers and the New York State Department of Health (DOH) today unveiled a novel Web-based technology to rapidly instruct health care providers throughout New York State about HIV diagnosis and prevention. Developed by a...
58 - Concerro Adds Location-Based Graphical Interface to CommandAware® Hospital Incident Management System
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - San Diego-based Concerro, Inc., the market leader in enterprise-wide hospital shift and disaster workforce management software, has enhanced its CommandAware® hospital incident management system by adding a new location-based intelligence tool to help...
59 - Leading U.S. Epilepsy Organizations Unite on H1N1 Virus “Swine Flu” Public Health Recommendations for Children with Epilepsy
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. & CHICAGO & WASHINGTON & MIDDLEBURG, Va. & BOSTON & NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - AES, CURE, Epilepsy Foundation, Epilepsy Therapy Project and FACES today announced their support for increased public awareness of H1N1 Virus (“Swine Flu...
60 - ParaPRO Launches MyHeadLiceTreatment.com – A Comprehensive Head Lice Web Portal
CARMEL, Ind.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Just in time for peak head lice season, ParaPRO, LLC has launched MyHeadLiceTreatment.com, a free, engaging and comprehensive “one-stop shop” about head lice. Treating head lice can be an issue. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
61 - Circadian Age, Inc. Announces Launch of New 2010 Working Nights Calendar for Health Care Workers
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Circadian Age, Inc., – ‘Working Nights’ – specializing in helping managers and employees of organizations with round the clock operations adjust to their unique lifestyles, announces its new 2010 calendar for health care workers. The calendar...
62 - Medical Staffing Network Holdings Adopts Stockholder Rights Plan
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: MSNW) announced today that its Board of Directors has adopted a stockholder rights plan designed to deter coercive takeover tactics, including the accumulation of shares in the open market or...
63 - CIGNA Media Statement With Regards To California Nurses Association’s Claims
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Unfortunately, the public is being misled as a result of the California Nurses Association’s (CNA's) selective disclosure of data that misrepresents the truth. The data cited by the CNA refers to claims for reimbursement that have been denied...
64 - Amedisys Announces Appointment of Clinical Leadership
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED)(or the “Company”), one of America's leading home health and hospice nursing companies, today announced the appointment of Dr. Michael O. Fleming as the Chief Medical Officer. He is past President of the American...
65 - Amedisys to Present at the Robert W. Baird & Co. Healthcare Conference
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that William F. Borne, Chief Executive Officer and Dale E. Redman, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Robert W. Baird & Co...
66 - Amedisys Reaffirms Guidance
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) (the “Company”), one of America's leading home health and hospice nursing companies, today announced that it has reaffirmed its guidance for 2009. For the year, net service revenue is expected to be in the range...
67 - Omnicare to Participate in the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference
COVINGTON, Ky.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), a leading provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly, announced today that it will participate in the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference on September 10 at 10:55 a.m. EDT in Boston, Massachusetts. The...
68 - Amedisys Announces Executive Changes
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) (the “Company”), one of America's leading home health and hospice nursing companies, today announced that two executives are leaving the Company to pursue other interests. The Company has accepted the...
69 - Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (August 26 – September 2, 2009)
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - The following releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of August 26 – September 2, 2009. ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME PITTSBURGH — H.J. Heinz Company Foundation Partners with World Food Program to Fight...
70 - Norton Healthcare Selects MEDSEEK to Rebuild Its Consumer Website as the Foundation of Its eHealth ecoSystem
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - MEDSEEK, the leading provider of healthcare enterprise portal solutions, announced today that Norton Healthcare, the largest not-for-profit health system in Kentucky and one of the top 100 integrated health care delivery systems in the country...
71 - M|C Holding Corporation Announces New President & CEO
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - M|C Holding Corporation, owner of M|C Communications, a leading global provider of medical education solutions for healthcare professionals under the Pri-Med brand, announces the appointment of Frank F. Britt as President and Chief Executive Officer. The...
72 - New Management Company to Offer a Full Range of Healthcare Management and Consulting Services
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Airamid Health Management emerges as a progressive leader in the management and operations nationwide of healthcare facilities providing post-acute services, rehabilitative services, skilled nursing, short- and long-term care and assisted...
73 - Allen Medical Systems Announces the Launch of Its Surgeon Spotlight Series
ACTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Allen Medical Systems, a subsidiary of Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: HRC), announced the launch of its Surgeon Spotlight Series showcasing interviews with top orthopaedic surgeons each month. The Surgeon Spotlight Series is the latest in a long line...
74 - CIGNA and Medical Clinic of North Texas Launch “Patient-Centered Medical Home” Pilot Program to Provide Better Care Coordination
BLOOMFIELD, Conn.& NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - CIGNA (NYSE:CI) and Medical Clinic of North Texas (MCNT) are preparing to launch a pilot program that incorporates components of the medical home model based on a comprehensive, accountable and collaborative...
75 - Pennsylvania Father Receives Fourth Heart in Five Years
TUCSON, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Over the last five years, Jim Hennigan has had four different hearts beating in his chest… the heart he was born with, two donor hearts and a Total Artificial Heart. Hennigan received his newest donor heart on May 8, 2009, after living for more...
76 - American HomePatient Enters into Second Forbearance Agreement with Respect to Senior Debt
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - American HomePatient, Inc. (OTCBB: AHOM), one of the nation’s largest home health care providers, today announced that it has entered into a second forbearance agreement with NexBank, SSB, the agent for its senior debt (the “Agent”), and a...
77 - New Study of House Health Reform Bill: Nevada Faces Nearly $186 Million in Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over 10 Years
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - A new American Health Care Association analysis of the pending House health reform bill, combined with the impact of a recently-enacted Medicare regulation cutting Medicare-funded nursing home care by $12 billion over 10 years, finds seniors in Nevada...
78 - Medicity Announces Webinar on Maximizing New ARRA-Funded Federal Grants for Health Information Exchanges (HIEs)
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - Medicity, Inc., today announced a free webinar that will address how states, hospitals and healthcare providers can best leverage the recently announced $1.2 billion in federal grant funds designed to promote electronic health records (EHRs) and...
79 - Teleflex Medical Introduces OSMO™ Maintenance Free Water Removal for Mechanical Ventilation
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - Teleflex Medical has announced the introduction of OSMO, a universal solution that allows for maintenance free water removal from the expiratory limb of the breathing circuit during mechanical ventilation. Humidification is used during...
80 - New Study of House Health Reform Bill: Wyoming Faces Nearly $60 Million in Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten Years
CHEYENNE, Wyo.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - A new American Health Care Association analysis of the pending House health reform bill, combined with the impact of a recently-enacted Medicare regulation cutting Medicare-funded nursing home care by $12 billion over ten years, finds seniors in...
81 - H1N1 Vaccine Coverage for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Members
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) announced today that it will cover the H1N1 vaccine for all BCBSAZ members in addition to its regular coverage of a seasonal flu shot. BCBSAZ is closely monitoring the H1N1 flu and the Arizona Department of Health...
82 - Photos of UnitedHealthcare at The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses Available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress
FRESNO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presented The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, Calif. This unique recognition program is part of many hospitals' recruitment and retention program, helping to...
83 - Elorac, Inc. Announces Launch of Novel, Steroid-free, Prescription Cream for Psoriasis
VERNON HILLS, Ill.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Now patients with mild to moderate plaque psoriasis have a new topical treatment option available by prescription. Zithranol™-RR (anthralin rapid release microcrystalline encapsulated cream, 1.2%), is an innovative topical therapy for plaque...
84 - Nursing Staff at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center Helps Transform Workflow by Leveraging InnerWireless’ Converged Wireless Platform
RICHARDSON, Texas-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - InnerWireless®, Inc., the premier provider of end-to-end in-building converged wireless solutions, today reported that Spyglass Consulting Group’s independent study of the new Critical Care Hospital at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical...
85 - West Coast University Welcomes New President/Chief Executive Officer
COSTA MESA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - West Coast University has appointed Barry T. Ryan, J.D., Ph.D., as President/Chief Executive Officer of West Coast University. Dr. Ryan will be responsible for all operations and strategic development for the 100-year-old institution. Dr. Ryan has...
86 - New Study of House Health Reform Bill: Ohio Faces Over $2.5 Billion in Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten Years
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - A new American Health Care Association (AHCA) analysis of the pending House health reform bill, combined with the impact of a recently-enacted Medicare regulation cutting Medicare-funded nursing home care by $12 billion over ten years, finds...
87 - New Study of House Health Reform Bill: Louisiana Faces $561 Million in Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten Years
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - A new American Health Care Association analysis of the pending House health reform bill, combined with the impact of a recently-enacted Medicare regulation cutting Medicare-funded nursing home care by $12 billion over ten years, finds seniors in...
88 - Michigan Faces Nearly $1.5 Billion in Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over 10 Years, Placing 1,800 Jobs in Jeopardy
LANSING, Mich.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - An American Health Care Association (AHCA) analysis of a pending U.S. House health reform bill, HR 3200, finds seniors in Michigan requiring nursing and rehabilitative care will face funding cuts of $1.5 billion over the next 10 years. This equals the...
89 - Medversant Earns URAC Accreditation for Credentials Verification Organization Standards
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - Medversant Technologies (www.medversant.com), the nation’s exclusive provider of AutoVerifi™ technology (U.S. Patent 7,529,682) that continuously monitors Web-based credentials verification solutions for hospitals, health plans, state Medicaid...
90 - Welch Allyn Joins the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® Partnership
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, recently joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ENERGY STAR® Partnership. As one of the first medical device companies to join, Welch...
91 - Walgreens Releases 2009 Specialty Pharmacy State of the Industry Report
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG), today announced the release of its Specialty Pharmacy State of the Industry report which offers a snapshot of the specialty pharmacy market, evolving trends as well as solutions for managing costs and improving care...
92 - HMP Communications Goes Live with Online Broadcast of AngioJet Thrombectomy at www.CardiovascularLIVE.com
MALVERN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - HMP Communications, the authoritative source for education services targeting healthcare professionals for over two decades, announced it has added a new online educational forum at www.CardiovascularLIVE.com. The site offers video instruction and...
93 - New Study of House Health Reform Bill: West Virginia Faces Over $272 Million in Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten Years
CHARLESTON, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - A new American Health Care Association analysis of the pending House health reform bill when combined with the impact of a recently-enacted Medicare regulation cutting Medicare-funded nursing home care by $12 billion will result in total cuts of...
94 - Reliant Healthcare Professionals Announces Patrick Donovan as Chief Executive Officer
DENVER-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Reliant Healthcare Professionals, Inc. (“Reliant”) operating as FASTAFF Travel Nursing (“FASTAFF”) and U.S. Nursing Corporation (“U.S. Nursing”), today announced that Patrick Donovan has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. FASTAFF and...
95 - State of Arizona to Offer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Network to State Employees, Families
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) is pleased to announce the State of Arizona is offering a BCBSAZ network option to approximately 65,000 state employees and their families during the upcoming health insurance open enrollment period. The State of...
96 - New Study of House Health Reform Bill: Georgia Faces Over $836 Million in Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten Years
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - A new American Health Care Association analysis of the pending House health reform bill, combined with the impact of a recently-enacted Medicare regulation cutting Medicare-funded nursing home care by $12 billion over ten years, finds seniors in...
97 - John Indest Takes on New Role With LHC Group
LAFAYETTE, La.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG), one of the largest providers of home nursing services in the United States, announced today that the Company has restructured John Indest's position and responsibilities at his request. Mr. Indest will step down as...
98 - Fresenius Medical Care Gives Dialysis Patients Freedom To Travel This Fall and Winter
WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - As thousands of people plan getaways for the fall and winter travel seasons, easy access to healthcare is a concern for many travelers with chronic health conditions who require life-sustaining treatments. Twenty-six million Americans suffer from...
99 - Panasonic Toughbook® H1 Receives Gobi™ Certification on the Verizon Wireless Network
SECAUCUS, N.J. & BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Panasonic Computer Solutions Company, manufacturer of durable, reliable Panasonic Toughbook® mobile computers, and Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless network, today announced...
100 - New Study of House Health Reform Bill: Idaho Faces Over $158 Million in Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten Years
BOISE, Idaho-(Business Wire)-August 21, 2009 - A new American Health Care Association analysis of the pending House health reform bill, combined with the impact of a recently-enacted Medicare regulation cutting Medicare-funded nursing home care by $12 billion over ten years, finds seniors in Idaho...
101 - New Study of House Health Reform Bill: Virginia Faces Over $1 Billion in Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten Years
RICHMOND, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 21, 2009 - A new American Health Care Association analysis of the pending House health reform bill, combined with the impact of a recently-enacted Medicare regulation cutting Medicare-funded nursing home care by $12 billion over ten years, finds seniors in...
102 - New Study of House Health Reform Bill: Arizona Faces Over $367 Million in Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten Years
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-August 21, 2009 - A new American Health Care Association analysis of the pending House health reform bill, combined with the impact of a recently-enacted Medicare regulation cutting Medicare-funded nursing home care by $12 billion over ten years, finds seniors in Arizona...
103 - Inc. Magazine Names Concerro One of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2009
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - San Diego-based Concerro, Inc., the market leader in enterprise-wide hospital shift and disaster workforce management software today announced that it ranked 554th in Inc. Magazine’s 28th annual Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in...
104 - Medical Careers Institute BSN Program Receives National League for Nursing Accreditation
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - Medical Careers Institute, the School of Health Science at ECPI College of Technology, is proud to announce that its Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program has received the highly coveted National League for Nursing Accreditation. The...
105 - Adena Health System Partners with MEDSEEK to Drive Increased Patient and Physician Satisfaction Through Its eHealth ecoSystem
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - MEDSEEK, the leading provider of healthcare enterprise portal connectivity solutions, announced today that Adena Health System is expanding the capabilities of its existing MEDSEEK-powered eHealth ecoSystem to include additional services that will...
106 - Future Physicians Weigh in on Importance of Technology in Medicine
SAN MATEO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - Medical students give the U.S. healthcare system a poor grade and consider technology a ‘must have’ for their future practice. These opinions and technology priorities, including mobile reference and electronic medical records (EMRs), are...
107 - Massachusetts General Hospital to Install Black Diamond Video’s Integrated Digital Surgical Suites (IDSS)
ALAMEDA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 20, 2009 - Black Diamond Video, Inc. (BDV) announces that Massachusetts General Hospital has selected BDV to integrate their state-of-the-art Integrated Digital Surgical Suites (IDSS) video and audio solution into their new operating rooms and vascular hybrid...
108 - Long Beach PET Imaging Center Completes Installation of New State-of-the-Art PET/CT Scanner
LONG BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - Long Beach PET Imaging Center, a leading diagnostic imaging center in the Long Beach, Calif.-area, announced today it has completed the installation of a new state-of-the-art HD (high-definition) PET/CT scanner, the first of its kind in the...
109 - Hospice Compassus Opens New Office in McKinney, Texas
MCKINNEY, Texas-(Business Wire)-August 19, 2009 - Hospice Compassus, a leading provider of hospice services, announced today the opening of its third Dallas-area location in McKinney, Texas. The McKinney office, located at 901 N. McDonald Avenue, Suite 200, 75609, 972-548-1600, employs 16...
110 - Picis Announces Immediate Availability of Enhanced ED PulseCheck
WAKEFIELD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - In the fast-paced, high-risk emergency department (ED), every second counts — and now more than ever, clinicians need technology solutions that interoperate with other sources of patient data, are easy to use and help them to treat patients...
111 - Healthcare Management Systems Chosen by Delta Memorial Hospital to Provide Information Technology Infrastructure
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - Healthcare Management Systems, Inc. ® (HMS) announced today that it was selected by Delta Memorial Hospital to supply a full suite of financial and clinical solutions for the hospital and its rural health clinic. The new HMS system will provide...
112 - HealthGrades.com is #1 Doctor-Ratings Site
GOLDEN, Colo.-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - HealthGrades.com is the #1 doctor-ratings Web site – by an enormous margin – according to an analysis of Web traffic by Compete, a TNS Media company. HealthGrades.com, long known for its hospital-quality ratings, is the public Web site of the...
113 - Practicing Clinicians Exchange Forms Partnership with National Osteoporosis Foundation
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - Practicing Clinicians Exchange (PCE) has formed a partnership with the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) to provide continuing education programs to nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) throughout the United States in 2009...
114 - ParaPRO Introduces Dr. Itchy™ to Help School Nurses and Parents Teach Students about Head Lice
CARMEL, Ind.-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - The mere thought of head lice is frightening to many parents, children, teachers and school administrators. Head lice do not cause or carry disease. The do not fly, jump or hop. They spread primarily from head to head contact. Any situation where...
115 - Hemostatic HemCon® Dressings selected by the Premier healthcare alliance for Hemostasis Products Contract
PORTLAND, Ore.-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced that the hemostatic HemCon Patch™ and HemCon® Bandage were the only two products added to the Hemostasis Products category with Premier Purchasing Partners L.P., the group purchasing unit of Premier...
116 - Covidien Launches NeoMode™ Software Upgrade for Puritan Bennett 840™ Ventilator
BOULDER, Colo.-(Business Wire)-August 18, 2009 - Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global supplier of healthcare products, today announced the worldwide launch of the NeoMode™ software upgrade for the Puritan Bennett 840™ ventilator, an improvement designed to help clinicians better manage neonate...
117 - What Women Don’t Know Could Kill Them: Every 60 Seconds a Woman Dies of Heart Disease
BRYN MAWR, Pa.-(Business Wire)-August 17, 2009 - Stop ten women on the street and ask them what their biggest health risk is, and, chances are, more than half of them would answer “breast cancer.” They would be wrong. Taking the life of one woman every minute, heart disease is the leading...
118 - 350 Health Care Practitioners Gathered at ZYTO’s Annual Users’ Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah
OREM, Utah-(Business Wire)-August 17, 2009 - More than 350 health care practitioners from around the globe gathered July 31 – August 1, 2009 at ZYTO Corp's (Pink Sheets: ZYTC) annual users’ conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Throughout the two-day conference ZYTO users were able to attend...
119 - PTS, Inc. Hails New Study Linking High Cholesterol Levels to Increased Risk for Developing Alzheimer’s Disease or Vascular Dementia
INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-August 17, 2009 - Polymer Technology Systems, Inc. (PTS, Inc.), manufacturer of the CardioChek® PA point-of-care instrument and the CardioChek® home cholesterol analyzer, released a statement today hailing the new study by Kaiser Permanente that suggests high...
120 - CyraCom Named Once Again to Inc. 5000
TUCSON, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2009 - CyraCom, leading provider of innovative language solutions for healthcare, announced today its inclusion in the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. CyraCom was the largest (by revenue and employees) of the nine...
121 - National Mentor Holdings, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2009 - National Mentor Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2009. Third Quarter Results Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 was $247.1 million, an increase of $9.8 million, or 4.1...
122 - Over One-Third of Centers Operated by Skilled Healthcare Group Subsidiaries Win AHCA/NCAL National Quality Awards in First Year of Application
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2009 - Thirty-seven skilled nursing and assisted living centers which are operated by subsidiaries of Skilled Healthcare Group (NYSE:SKH) have earned the prestigious 2009 Step 1 National Quality Award from the American Health Care Association and the...
123 - InGenesis Medical Staffing Earns No. 1157 Spot on Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2009 - San Antonio-based InGenesis Medical Staffing announces it has earned the position of No. 1157 on the 2009 Inc. 5000, Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. This is the second consecutive year InGenesis...
124 - Covidien Announces Iowa Health System’s Conversion to the Nellcor™ OxiMax™ Pulse Oximetry System
BOULDER, Colo.-(Business Wire)-August 13, 2009 - Iowa Health System (IHS), the largest integrated healthcare provider in the state, has adopted use of the entire portfolio of Covidien (NYSE:COV) Nellcor™ OxiMax™ pulse oximetry products. The Nellcor OxiMax Pulse Oximetry Systems developed by...
125 - Virtua Selects Picis Perioperative Solution for Nine Facilities
WAKEFIELD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2009 - Picis today announced that Virtua, the largest integrated delivery network (IDN) in Southern New Jersey, has selected Picis CareSuite® perioperative and anesthesia software solutions for its nine facilities, including four acute care hospitals...
126 - HHS Announces $13.4 Million in Financial Assistance to Support Nurses
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 12, 2009 - HHS Deputy Secretary Bill Corr today announced the release of $13.4 million for loan repayments to nurses who agree to practice in facilities with critical shortages and for schools of nursing to provide loans to students who will become nurse faculty...
127 - Baptist Health Announces New Cardiac & Thoracic Group
CORAL GABLES, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2009 - Baptist Health is expanding its highly regarded cardiovascular surgery program and will be offering patients even more advanced and innovative approaches to care, according to Brian E. Keeley, president and CEO. Joining the Baptist Health...
128 - Local Hiring Spree Will Boost CIGNA's Eden Prairie Workforce by More than 20 Percent
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2009 - The Eden Prairie office of CIGNA will recruit approximately 180 new employees over the next few months, boosting the company’s local workforce by more than 20 percent. The company is seeking nurses, behavioral clinicians, health educators...
129 - Welch Allyn and Guangzhou Medical College Establish Training Center for General Practice Medicine
GUANGDONG, China-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2009 - Welch Allyn and the Guangzhou Medical College, Guangdong Province, China, today announced the opening of the Welch Allyn Guangdong General Practice Skill Training Center for Medical Practitioners, a facility to be used for training of general...
130 - Research and Markets: Newly Updated Frost and Sullivan Report: U.S. Compression Therapy Market
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2009 - Research and Markets in comparison with other treatment modalities. During 2008, the total compression therapy market generated nearly $673.7 million, with an estimated market potential of $1,156.4 million in 2015. Consumers are displaying a preference for...
131 - Jordin Sparks Designs Office Depot Backpack for Charity at Teen Choice 2009: Photo Available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2009 - “American Idol” winner, Jordin Sparks, in the Backstage Creations Celebrity Gift Retreat at Teen Choice 2009. Celebrities autographed and designed backpacks provided by Office Depot and Sharpie’s “My Project Backpack” program to be...
132 - WellAWARE Systems Partners with National Church Residences to Advance Senior Wellness Monitoring Services
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2009 - WellAWARE Systems, the leading developer of next-generation wellness monitoring solutions for senior care providers, today announced its partnership with National Church Residences (NCR). NCR is the nation’s largest not-for-profit developer...
133 - American HomePatient Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-August 10, 2009 - American HomePatient, Inc. (OTCBB: AHOM), one of the nation’s largest home health care providers, today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009. Revenues for the second quarter of 2009 were $57.7...
134 - Intermedix Corporation Acquires HRA Medical Management, Inc.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 10, 2009 - Intermedix Corporation, the leading provider of technology-based business services to emergency providers, announced today it has acquired the assets of HRA Medical Management, Inc. (“HRA”) of San Diego, California. HRA has provided...
135 - InGenesis Named “Minority Service Firm of the Year” By U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s MBDA-Dallas Region
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-August 10, 2009 - The United States Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)-Dallas Region has named San Antonio-based InGenesis its 2009 “Minority Service Firm of the Year.” The region is comprised of 11 states: Arkansas, Colorado...
136 - NHC Announces Preferred and Common Dividend
MURFREESBORO, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2009 - National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE Amex: NHC)(NYSE Amex: NHC.PR.A), one of the nation’s oldest long-term health care companies, announced today that it will pay a quarterly dividend of $.20 per preferred share to shareholders of record on...
137 - Arizona Pain Specialists Contend Recent Vertebroplasty Studies Are Misleading
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2009 - Two studies released today in the New England Journal of Medicine claim to demonstrate that vertebroplasty, a procedure to treat some painful spine fractures, is not effective. This is incorrect, as both studies actually demonstrate a significant...
138 - Medical Staffing Network Holdings Announces Second Quarter 2009 Operating Results
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2009 - Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: MSNW) today reported revenue of $87.6 million for the second quarter of 2009, a decrease of 38.7% from the second quarter 2008 revenue of $143.0 million. The net loss for the second quarter of 2009 was...
139 - Fresenius Medical Care to Host 100 Free Public Education Classes During ANNA’s Kidney Disease Awareness and Education Week
WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2009 - Fresenius Medical Care North America, operator of the nation’s leading network of dialysis facilities, is hosting over 100 free Treatment Options Program (TOPs) education classes about chronic kidney disease (CKD) next week. TOPs sessions will be...
140 - RehabCare Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2009 - RehabCare Group, Inc. (NYSE:RHB) today reported financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2009. Comparative results for the quarter and six months follow. Second First Second Six Months Ended Quarter...
141 - Cross Country Healthcare Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2009 - Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq:CCRN) today reported revenue of $149.0 million in the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, a 13% decrease from revenue of $171.0 million in the prior year quarter. Net income for the second quarter of 2009 was...
142 - Picis Announces Interoperability with First DataBank
WAKEFIELD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2009 - Picis today announced that it supports First DataBank’s National Drug Data File (NDDF) Plus™ as a native medication database within Picis ED PulseCheck®, the company’s market-leading emergency department information system (EDIS). By embedding...
143 - Wolters Kluwer Health Announces Release of ProVation Care Plans
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2009 - Wolters Kluwer Health today unveiled ProVation® Care Plans, an innovative software solution that arms nurses, pharmacists, therapists and other caregivers with the actionable evidence they need to effectively enhance practice, improve patient safety...
144 - Welch Allyn Connectivity Website Assists Physicians with Transition to the Digital Age
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2009 - Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline products and solutions, today introduced an online tool designed to educate doctors on the benefits of connectivity. The new website (www.welchallyn.com/wafor/connectivity/cp-default.htm...
145 - Healthcare Advocacy Program Set to Launch at University of Miami
CORAL GABLES, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - The University of Miami’s Division of Continuing and International Education announces the launch of a certificate program for healthcare advocacy. Set to launch in September, 2009, the program will lead the field in providing training for this...
146 - LHC Group Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results
LAFAYETTE, La.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG): Second Quarter Highlights: Net service revenue increases 47.1% to $132.6 million; Net income attributable to LHC Group increases 62.0% to $10.3 million; and Diluted earnings per share increases 62.9% to $0.57. LHC Group...
147 - Personal Exposure Monitors Show Pharmacy Workers Inhale Drugs When Using Air Pressure-Activated Dispensing Machines
DREXEL, Mo.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - AlburtyLab released a report on its comprehensive evaluation of health risks for workers in pharmacies using air pressure-activated drug dispensing machines. The study tested pharmacy workers wearing personal exposure monitors (PEMs) while using the two...
148 - Hospitals Rebel Against Formula
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - Over 4 million babies are born in America every year. And 3.5 million new moms are given contradictory messages as they are encouraged to try breastfeeding, yet leave their hospitals with formula-filled sample bags. Though medical professionals tout...
149 - Melissa Andrey Joins Home Helpers of Delaware & Chester County
CHESTER HEIGHTS, Pa.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - Home Helpers of Western Delaware and Chester County has announced that Melissa Andrey has joined their management team as Director of Community Relations. Melissa received her Bachelor’s of Science from East Stroudsburg University in 1998...
150 - Int’l Swine Flu Conference Add More Breakout Sessions
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - The International Swine Flu Conference organizing committee has responded to the needs of the ISFC delegates by adding more breakout sessions to the upcoming event. Sessions added include presentations on the school/university pandemic planning, continuity...
151 - Skilled Healthcare Group Reports Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Per Diluted Share of $0.25
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE:SKH) today announced its unaudited consolidated financial operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009. Consolidated Results - Second Quarter 2009 (as compared to the prior year...
152 - MEDNAX Earns 93 Cents Per Share in 2009 Second Quarter
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - MEDNAX, Inc. (NYSE:MD) today reported earnings per share of 93 cents for the 2009 second quarter as a result of strong revenue growth from acquisitions, same-unit patient volume growth, including neonatal volume, and ongoing administrative...
153 - America’s Leading Hospitals Use Precision Dynamics-TimeMed Products to Improve Patient ID and Safety
SAN FERNANDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2009 - Precision Dynamics-TimeMed, the global leader in healthcare identification solutions, announced today that all 21 hospitals recently ranked by U.S. News & World Report’s Honor Roll of America’s best hospitals use the company’s...
154 - Chamberlain College of Nursing Announces March 2010 Relocation and Expansion of St. Louis Campus
ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-August 3, 2009 - To better serve its student population and advance its mission to increase access to nursing education, Chamberlain College of Nursing announced today its plans to relocate its St. Louis campus and expand available resources effective March 2010. Pending...
155 - Kindred Healthcare’s Second Quarter Conference Call Scheduled for August 5
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(Business Wire)-August 3, 2009 - Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:KND) will provide an online, real-time webcast of its conference call covering second quarter 2009 operating results on Wednesday, August 5, 2009. The Company will issue its second quarter 2009...
156 - Luminetx® and AccuVein Reach Settlement Agreement
MEMPHIS, Tenn. & COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-August 3, 2009 - Luminetx® Corporation and AccuVein LLC today jointly announced that the companies have entered into a settlement agreement that resolves the legal disputes between them relating to Luminetx’s patent. AccuVein has...
157 - Amedisys Acquires Hospice Agencies in South Carolina and Mississippi
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-August 3, 2009 - Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), one of America's leading home health and hospice nursing companies, today announced that it has acquired a hospice business with nine locations in South Carolina and one location in Mississippi. This acquisition...
158 - American HomePatient Enters into Forbearance Agreement with Respect to Senior Debt
BRENTWOOD, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2009 - American HomePatient, Inc. (OTCBB: AHOM), one of the nation’s largest home health care providers, today announced that it has entered into a forbearance agreement with NexBank, SSB, the agent for its senior debt, and a majority of the senior debt...
159 - Welch Allyn Marks 50th Anniversary of Its Worldwide Goodwill Program with Shipment to the Republic of Georgia
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2009 - Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline products and solutions, today marked the 50th anniversary of its worldwide goodwill program with a donation of nearly 200 diagnostic devices to the Physicians with Heart (PWH...
160 - Pathways Hospice Foundation 2009 Honorees Announced
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - The late Tom Lantos will be honored along with local philanthropists Noble and Lorraine Hancock, Rambus, and health care professionals Joyce and Jerry Shefren at this fall’s One from the Heart Awards Breakfast. Over 120 Pathways donors and...
161 - Phase Forward Named to FORTUNE Small Business 100 List of Fastest-Growing Public Companies
WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - Phase Forward (NASDAQ: PFWD), a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, is included in the FORTUNE Small Business 100 list for the second consecutive year, ranking 20th among America’s fastest-growing small...
162 - Fresenius Medical Care Dialysis Patient Bikes 4,000 Miles Across the U.S. to Raise Awareness for Chronic Kidney Disease
WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - Fresenius Medical Care North America, operator of the nation’s leading network of dialysis facilities, today congratulates dialysis patient Shad Ireland on the success of his “What Inspires You” bike tour and its mission to promote chronic...
163 - Omnicare Reports Second-Quarter Results
COVINGTON, Ky.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2009 - Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), one of the nation's leading providers of pharmaceutical care for the elderly, reported today financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2009. Commenting on the results for the quarter, Joel F. Gemunder...
164 - Omnicare Forms Strategic Partnership With eHealth Solutions, Inc. / SigmaCare®
COVINGTON, Ky.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2009 - Omnicare, Inc., one of the nation's leading providers of pharmaceutical care for the elderly, today announced it has entered into a strategic relationship with healthcare information technology provider eHealth Solutions, Inc. Financial terms were not...
165 - MEDSEEK Founder Selected by AHRQ as Consumer Health IT Expert at Building Bridges Workshop
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2009 - MEDSEEK, a leading provider of healthcare enterprise portal solutions, announced today that Gale Wilson-Steele, founder and chief strategy officer of MEDSEEK, has been selected by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the lead Federal...
166 - Medical Careers Institute Announces Medical Career Education Expo
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2009 - Medical Careers Institute, the School of Health Science at ECPI College of Technology, is pleased to announce a Medical Career Education Expo Open House to be held at Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina campus locations on various dates...
167 - New Study for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Identifies Strategies to Retain Experienced Workers
PRINCETON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2009 - A new study supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and coordinated by The Lewin Group finds that health care agencies and other companies can improve morale, reduce turnover and save money with a variety of cost-effective initiatives...
168 - Exactech Q2 Revenue $43.3M; Net Income $2.6M or $0.20 EPS YTD Revenue Up 4% to $86.6M
GAINESVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2009 - Exactech, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder, spine and biologic materials, announced today that total revenue for the second quarter of 2009 decreased 1% to $43.3 million...
169 - SeniorBridge Expands Services in New Jersey
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2009 - SeniorBridge, a provider of professional services for individuals requiring care for chronic health conditions, is expanding its business in New Jersey. It has acquired Health Partners in Care, a well-established health care company headquartered in...
170 - Emeritus Senior Living Launches Home Visits Program, a Complimentary Service for Seniors
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2009 - Emeritus Senior Living (NYSE:ESC) announced today that it has launched a Home Visits program, called You Don’t Have to Live with Us for Us to Help, part of Emeritus Senior Living’s Safely Somewhere program. Emeritus’ Safely Somewhere program is the...
171 - Health Grades, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results
GOLDEN, Colo.-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2009 - Health Grades, Inc. (NASDAQ: HGRD), the leading independent healthcare ratings company, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. Ratings and advisory revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2009, increased $3.2...
172 - Amedisys Reports Second Quarter Revenue and Earnings
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2009 - Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), one of America’s leading home health nursing companies, today reported its financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009. We posted record financial performance with net service revenue and...
173 - University of Southern Nevada to Offer Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at South Jordan, Utah Campus
HENDERSON, Nev.-(Business Wire)-July 27, 2009 - The University of Southern Nevada (USN) College of Nursing has been granted provisional approval by the Utah Board of Nursing to begin offering its 18-month Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at the university’s campus located 10920 South...
174 - Arizona’s University Medical Center Selects MEDSEEK Consumer Portal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-July 27, 2009 - MEDSEEK, the leading provider of eHealth portal solutions, announced today their existing client, Arizona’s University Medical Center (UMC), has once again turned to the experts at MEDSEEK to optimize their consumer-facing Web site. The portal...
175 - SynerMed Expands Network Services Through Partnership with MinuteClinic
WOONSOCKET, R.I. & LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-July 24, 2009 - SynerMed, Inc., the largest Medicaid managed service organization (MSO) in the country, today announced the addition of MinuteClinic health care centers in Southern California to its comprehensive network of health care providers and...
176 - Olympia Dukakis & Louis Zorich Share Type 2 Diabetes Stories on EmpowHer
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-July 23, 2009 - Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis and her husband, actor Louis Zorich, have shared their diabetes stories to help increase awareness, announced EmpowHer (www.empowher.com), the home of women’s health online. After Mr. Zorich was...
177 - Hospice Compassus of Albuquerque Volunteer Honored in Mayor’s MOVE UP Awards Program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-(Business Wire)-July 23, 2009 - Hospice Compassus, a leading provider of hospice services throughout Albuquerque, N.M., announced today that one of its hospice volunteers, Susan Lunde, was recognized by Albuquerque’s City Mayor Martin J. Chavez in a special ceremony for the...
178 - Health Grades, Inc. to Present at CapStone Investments 3rd Annual Small-Cap Investor Conference
GOLDEN, Colo.-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2009 - Health Grades, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGRD), the leading healthcare ratings company, today announced that Kerry Hicks, President and Chief Executive Officer of HealthGrades, will be presenting at the CapStone Investments 3rd Annual Small-Cap Investor Conference...
179 - 100,000 Physicians Actively Use Epocrates on the iPhone
SAN MATEO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2009 - Epocrates, Inc. today announced that more than 100,000 physicians are routinely using its clinical software on the iPhone™ platform. This frequent use places Epocrates among the elite top five percent of iPhone applications actively used more...
180 - Millennium Laboratories Research Study Reveals Lower Opiate Cutoff Levels Identify Higher Percentage of Patients Taking Illegal Drugs
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2009 - Millennium Laboratories, represented by its Laboratory Director, Amadeo J. Pesce, Ph.D., DABCC, will present a poster titled, “False Negative Immunoassay Screening Results in Pain Patients,” at the 2009 American Association for Clinical Chemistry...
181 - Fluxion Biosciences Awarded NCI Grant for Development of Rare Cell Isolation Platform
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2009 - Fluxion Biosciences, a leading developer of microfluidic systems for cellular analysis in life science research, today announced that it has received a $200K grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for the development of a rare cell isolation...
182 - Odyssey HealthCare to Broadcast its Second Quarter 2009 Conference Call Live on the Internet
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-July 21, 2009 - Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODSY) today announced that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its second quarter 2009 earnings conference call on Wednesday, August 5, 2009. The Company’s results for the second quarter and six months ended...
183 - Amcom Software Releases Enhanced Version of Its Fusion Integrated Alarm Management Solution
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-July 21, 2009 - Amcom Software, Inc., today announced that it has released version 2.2 of the Central Control Module of its Fusion Series. This module is the hub of the Fusion Series and takes alarm and alert notifications from virtually any system, such as nurse call...
184 - Dominion Clinical Research on the Forefront of Clinical Research and Patient Care for Major Depressive Disorder
MIDLOTHIAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-July 20, 2009 - With appointment waiting periods stretching as long as three-months to see a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, Richmond area residents often don’t know where to turn for “best in class” mental health services. This barrier to care is further...
185 - Karen Roscher Joins Welch Allyn as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-July 20, 2009 - Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of frontline medical products and solutions, today announced that Karen Roscher has been named the company’s new senior vice president and chief financial officer. In this capacity, Roscher will be...
186 - Intel® Health Guide Adds New Connectivity Options, Customers
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 16, 2009 - Intel Corporation today announced additional connectivity options along with new customers for the Intel® Health Guide, reflecting increased momentum for Intel’s next-generation remote patient monitoring solution. In order to give payers and...
187 - CallMD Selects A.D.A.M. Multimedia Encyclopedia for Its Innovative Physician Service
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-July 16, 2009 - A.D.A.M., Inc. (Nasdaq: ADAM) today announced that CallMD, the premier website for instant access to medical advice, diagnosis and treatments from a nationwide network of licensed nurses and physicians, has licensed the A.D.A.M. Multimedia Encyclopedia and...
188 - YAHOO! Employee Foundation Awards Grant to Pathways Hospice Foundation
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 15, 2009 - Pathways Hospice Foundation has received a grant of $34,345 from the Yahoo! Employee Foundation, a corporate advised fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The grant will support the home health and hospice agency’s 24-hour nursing...
189 - Kindred Healthcare Appoints Jeffrey B. Reeves as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for the Company’s Hospital Division
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(Business Wire)-July 14, 2009 - Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:KND) today announced the appointment of Jeffrey B. Reeves as Senior Vice President, Human Resources for the Company’s Hospital Division. The Company’s Hospital Division is the largest provider of...
190 - HealthStream Climbs the Ranks of the “Healthcare Informatics 100”
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-July 14, 2009 - HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSTM), a leading provider of learning and research solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced that it has been named to the 2009 “Healthcare Informatics 100,” a list of the 100 leading global healthcare IT...
191 - Sunquest Information Systems Inc. Unveils Major New Release Focused on Patient Safety, Efficiency and Workflow
TUCSON, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-July 14, 2009 - Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., a market leader in laboratory and diagnostic information systems, today introduced a significant new offering for its laboratory and point-of-care solution suite focused on patient safety, efficiency and cost-saving...
192 - Amedisys Schedules Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Date and Investor Conference Call
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-July 13, 2009 - Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), one of America's leading home health nursing companies, today announced that it will host a conference call and web cast with the investment community on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its financial...
193 - Skilled Healthcare Group to Announce Second Quarter 2009 Results
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 9, 2009 - Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. (NYSE:SKH) announced today that it expects to release its 2009 second quarter results before the market opens on Tuesday, August 4, 2009. A conference call and webcast will be held the same day at 10:00 a.m. Pacific...
194 - Emeritus Corporation to Host Second Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-July 9, 2009 - Emeritus Corporation (NYSE: ESC), a national provider of assisted living and Alzheimer’s and related dementia care services to senior citizens, today announced that it will host a conference call on Thursday, August 6, 2009, at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time to...
195 - Eric Allyn Joins Welch Allyn Board of Directors
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-July 9, 2009 - Welch Allyn, a leading global manufacturer of medical devices and solutions for frontline care, recently announced the election of Eric Allyn to the company’s board of directors. Eric Allyn, great grandson of one of the company’s founders...
196 - New Study Finds Workplace Health Care Significantly Increases Adherence to Medications, Potentially Saving Health Care Dollars and Improving Patient Outcomes
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-July 9, 2009 - A new study shows that patients who use workplace primary care and pharmacy services have higher adherence rates to medications for chronic conditions, suggesting that by investing in integrated workplace health and pharmacy programs companies can...
197 - Los Angeles County Hospitals and Emergency Responders Rely on Concerro’s CommandAware® for Disaster Response Communication in State Pandemic Influenza Drill
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-July 9, 2009 - Concerro, Inc. is pleased to announce the highly successful use of its CommandAware® hospital incident management system during the June 18th California Pandemic Influenza Drill. In response to the ongoing global spread of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus...
198 - Southern California Physicians Managed Care Services Selects MedVentive as their Strategic HIT Partner
WALTHAM, Mass. and SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-July 7, 2009 - Southern California Physicians Managed Care Services (SCPMCS) announces the selection of MedVentive as its partner to provide a unified platform for assessing clinical and business drivers that will improve quality of care and lower...
199 - OMNI Home Care Acquires Certain Assets of Homecare Solutions Group
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.-(Business Wire)-July 7, 2009 - OMNI Home Care (“OMNI”) announced today that it has acquired certain assets of Homecare Solutions Group based in Boynton Beach, Florida. This expands OMNI Home Care’s market share as well as its position as one of the largest Medicare Home...
200 - medDISPENSE Introduces Simulated Automated Medication Dispensing for Education
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-July 7, 2009 - medDISPENSE, the preferred provider of affordable automated medication dispensing (AMD) cabinets, introduces its Simulated AMD Program for educational institutions. This affordable program fulfills a need within nursing and pharmacy tech programs across the...
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