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Inc. magazine ranks Signature Genomic Laboratories no.1012 on its fastest-growing private companies ranking list

Inc. magazine ranked Signature Genomic Laboratories no. 1012 on its third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The company, which performs microarray-based diagnostic genetic testing of chromosome abnormalities in individuals with unexplained mental retardation and/or birth defects, experienced three-year sales growth of 302.9%, more than twice that of the Inc. 5000 industry median and over 12 times the industry benchmark. Signature was also ranked 70th of companies in the healthcare sector.

21 Aug 2009

Interfix receives AHDI Integrity Award for Innovation Through Technology

InterFix LLC is the 2009 recipient of the AHDI Integrity Award for Innovation Through Technology for the release of its BenchMark KB™ Knowledge Base product in 2008. The Integrity Awards focus on contributions made by individuals and corporations that align with the Association’s focus on integrity. The awards are designed to highlight innovative thinking and best practices that the Association believes will drive the clinical documentation sector in the coming years.

21 Aug 2009

Sound Inpatient Physicians and Obama discuss on health care reform

Brett Kronenberger, M.D., a Chief Hospitalist of Sound Inpatient Physicians, and a group of community leaders held a private meeting with President Barack Obama prior to the Town Hall meeting on health care reform, in Belgrade, Montana last Friday.

21 Aug 2009

Synthes to distribute ECM products manufactured by Kensey Nash following a strategic agreement

Synthes, Inc. (SWX: SYST.VX), a leading global medical device company in the orthopaedic trauma, spine, and cranio-maxillofacial markets, and Kensey Nash Corporation (Nasdaq: KNSY), a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative regenerative medicine products, today announced a strategic agreement for products developed from Kensey Nash's unique extracellular matrix (ECM) technology.

21 Aug 2009

The American Hospital Association endorses the EXTENSION Healthid smart card system

The American Hospital Association, through its subsidiary, AHA Solutions, Inc., has announced its exclusive endorsement of EXTENSION® HealthID™. HealthID™ is a secure smart card that holds individual patient data for use by the hospitals to improve the care experience. Hospitals are able to quickly find and use patient’s information within an individual facility or across their system or network. The benefits of the smart card include providing much improved patient experiences and streamlined administrative costs.

21 Aug 2009

Plextronics finalizes $14 Million financing to fund its research, development and pilot manufacturing programs

Plextronics, Inc. announced today that it has completed a $14 million Series B-1 financing round. The round was led by Solvay North American Investments, LLC, a member of the Solvay Group, which is an international chemical and pharmaceutical group headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Marking Solvay's second investment in three years, this $12 million investment makes Solvay the largest minority shareholder in Plextronics.

21 Aug 2009

Phase Forward acquires Covance’s IVRS/IWRS business units

Phase Forward (NASDAQ: PFWD), a leading provider of data management solutions for clinical trials and drug safety, today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Interactive Voice and Web Response Services (IVRS/IWRS) business of Covance Inc. (NYSE: CVD). Phase Forward purchased the Covance business unit for $10 million in cash. As part of the transaction, Phase Forward and Covance have entered into a multi-year marketing agreement to provide Phase Forward’s market-leading InForm™ electronic data capture (EDC) solution and Clarix™ Interactive Response Technology (IRT) application as the preferred EDC and IRT solutions to Covance clients.

21 Aug 2009

Coherex Medical raises $16.5 million from venture capital firms

Coherex Medical, Inc. today announced that it has closed a $16.5 million Series B Preferred Stock financing. After the close of this investment, Coherex has now raised nearly $28.0 million in equity financing from outside funding sources since inception.

21 Aug 2009

Recommendations to institutional clients regarding proposals issued by RMG on August 14

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, announced that Risk Metrics Group (RMG), an advisor to institutional investors on corporate governance and risk management issues, issued recommendations to its institutional clients regarding proposals to be considered at Safeguard’s annual meeting of shareholders.

21 Aug 2009

Nixle's free technology provides critical real-time alerts on H1N1 Flu

Nixle, a secure community information tool, which has been rapidly adopted by over 1,800 law enforcement agencies across the country, is now offering its free technology to hospitals and schools to provide critical real-time alerts on the H1N1 Flu.

21 Aug 2009

FDA permits Worldheart for bridge-to-transplant study of the Levacor Ventricular Assist Device

World Heart Corporation (WorldHeart) - (Nasdaq: WHRT) announced today that it has received FDA conditional approval to begin a bridge-to-transplant (BTT) study of the Levacor Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) at ten US centers.

21 Aug 2009

ICA partners with Mark Logic for enhancing interactive clinical portal

Informatics Corporation of America (ICA) today announced that it has formed a strategic OEM partnership with Mark Logic Corporation to enhance its interactive clinical portal with quality reporting capabilities provided by the industry’s leading XML Server, MarkLogic Server.

21 Aug 2009

Medical Careers Institute's Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program receives accreditation

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.

21 Aug 2009

Agreement provides International Oncology Network with preferential access to Altos Solutions’ OncoEMR system

International Oncology Network (ION), a business unit of AmerisourceBergen’s Specialty Group, has entered into an agreement with Altos Solutions that gives ION’s membership of community-based oncology practices preferred access to OncoEMR, Altos Solutions’ electronic medical records (EMR) system.

21 Aug 2009

New portable dialysis machine that provides continuous dialysis is under development

Researchers are developing a Wearable Artificial Kidney for dialysis patients, reports an upcoming paper in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). "Our vision of a technological breakthrough has materialized in the form of a Wearable Artificial Kidney, which provides continuous dialysis 24 hours a day, seven days a week," comments Victor Gura, MD (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA).

21 Aug 2009

Medx Health Corp announces losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2009

MedX Health Corp., (TSXV.MDX) a global leader in drug free, non-invasive low level laser and light therapy for tissue repair and pain relief, today announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009.

21 Aug 2009

Genetic engineering technique used to treat bowel disorders

For the first time, scientists have used a genetically engineered "friendly" bacterium to deliver a therapy.

21 Aug 2009

10th Annual Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair to focus on healthy cooking demonstrations

At the largest green gathering in the South, chefs, foodies and restaurants have the opportunity to show off their organic food products to an audience deeply interested in green lifestyles and healthy, organic eating. At the 10th Annual Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair over 7500 people gather annually to explore products, organic food and technology that is sustainable, renewable, recyclable and geared to offering healthy, green-living choices.

21 Aug 2009

Nightingale On Demand EMR solution chosen by Wellpath Clinic to automate clinical activities

Nightingale Informatix Corporation ("Nightingale" or the "Company") (TSX-V: NGH), an application service provider (ASP) of electronic medical record (EMR) software and related services with more than 5.3 million patient records under management, announced today that it has been selected to provide hosted electronic medical record (EMR) to preventative care leader, Wellpath Clinic. The EMR will be used across the entire network of Wellpath Clinic locations supporting the delivery of modern, accessible, personalized and consistent patient care at every visit.

21 Aug 2009

Evolvent Technologies awarded contract to increase Veterans Affairs clinician access to DoD information

Evolvent Technologies, Inc. (Evolvent), a leading provider of healthcare information technology to the federal government, announced today that it was awarded a contract with the Department of Defense (DoD) Military Health Services for enhancements to the Bidirectional Health Information Exchange (BHIE) to further increase Veterans Affairs (VA) clinician access to DoD information on a shared patient population.

21 Aug 2009

Technology News and Research

Inc. magazine ranks Signature Genomic Laboratories no.1012 on its fastest-growing private companies ranking list

Interfix receives AHDI Integrity Award for Innovation Through Technology

Sound Inpatient Physicians and Obama discuss on health care reform

Synthes to distribute ECM products manufactured by Kensey Nash following a strategic agreement

The American Hospital Association endorses the EXTENSION Healthid smart card system

Plextronics finalizes $14 Million financing to fund its research, development and pilot manufacturing programs

Phase Forward acquires Covance’s IVRS/IWRS business units

Coherex Medical raises $16.5 million from venture capital firms

Recommendations to institutional clients regarding proposals issued by RMG on August 14

Nixle's free technology provides critical real-time alerts on H1N1 Flu

FDA permits Worldheart for bridge-to-transplant study of the Levacor Ventricular Assist Device

ICA partners with Mark Logic for enhancing interactive clinical portal

Medical Careers Institute's Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program receives accreditation

Agreement provides International Oncology Network with preferential access to Altos Solutions’ OncoEMR system

New portable dialysis machine that provides continuous dialysis is under development

Medx Health Corp announces losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2009

Genetic engineering technique used to treat bowel disorders

10th Annual Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair to focus on healthy cooking demonstrations

Nightingale On Demand EMR solution chosen by Wellpath Clinic to automate clinical activities

Evolvent Technologies awarded contract to increase Veterans Affairs clinician access to DoD information

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