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Merck and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commit additional $60M to support Botswana's ACHAP

Merck today announced the Merck Company Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are committing an additional $60 million to support Botswana's African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP). Merck is known as MSD outside the US and Canada. A unique program developed with and led by the Government of Botswana, ACHAP is one of sub-Saharan Africa's oldest, most successful public-private partnerships.

24 Aug 2010

Premier Purchasing Partners announces new agreements for surgical mesh, biological mesh

Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for surgical mesh and biological mesh. Surgical mesh product agreements have been awarded to: Atrium Medical Corp of Hudson, N.H.; Davol Inc. of Warwick, R.I.; Covidien of Mansfield, Mass.; and Medline Industries Inc. of Mundelein, Ill.

24 Aug 2010

Belgium GZA Hospital Group implements AeroScout's Temperature Monitoring solution

AeroScout, the leading provider of Unified Asset Visibility for the healthcare industry, today announced that the GasthuisZusters Antwerpen (GZA) Hospital Group in Belgium has implemented AeroScout's Temperature Monitoring solution across its three hospitals. GZA Hospital Group is using the Wi-Fi RFID solution to monitor and manage the temperature in refrigerators that contain critical items, such as pharmaceuticals and blood.

24 Aug 2010

DataSource Mobility receives Panasonic Healthcare Reseller of the Year Award

DataSource Mobility is proud to announce that they have received the Panasonic Healthcare Reseller of the Year Award. The presentation took place August 11, 2010 at the Panasonic Solutions Company Partner Summit 2010 in Phoenix, AZ.

From PHC Europe B.V. 24 Aug 2010

Emerson Ecologics announces new affiliation with PGI to provide optimal patient care

Emerson Ecologics, LLC, the leading provider of professional-grade nutritional supplements to the healthcare practitioner market, announces a new relationship with the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing of Minneapolis, MN.

24 Aug 2010

Professional Data Systems to manage Lenox Hill Radiology's IT department

Professional Data Systems, Inc. (PDS) and Lenox Hill Radiology announced today that they have developed a partnership in which PDS will assume the management of Lenox Hill's information technology department. Lenox Hill, one of Manhattan's leading providers of radiology services, chose PDS based upon their solid reputation, successful customer service record, and overall performance as NY/NJ/CT's preferred medical IT company.

24 Aug 2010

Global eHIE system to provide medication histories to Inova Alexandria physicians

When the Northern Virginia Regional Health Information Organization (NoVaRHIO) goes live with its first major step towards an full scale interoperable eHealth Information Exchange (eHIE) connecting patients and physicians across the region, it will leverage GE Healthcare as a key infrastructure partner.

24 Aug 2010

Gold Standard/Elsevier launches consumer medication information in 12 foreign languages

Gold Standard/Elsevier, a leading developer of drug information and medication management solutions, announced today the launch of MEDcounselor Languages, a module that provides trusted MEDcounselor consumer medication information in 12 foreign languages. The new MEDcounselor Languages will enable healthcare providers to help non-English speaking patients better understand their drug therapy, take their medications safely, and avoid potentially harmful errors.

24 Aug 2010

McKesson announces winners of 2010 Distinguished Achievement Awards program

Today McKesson announced Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage, Calif.) and HealthEast Care System (St. Paul, Minn.) as the winners of the 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award competition. The annual awards program recognizes organizations' outstanding use of McKesson's healthcare information technology (IT) solutions to enhance care delivery and improve operational efficiency.

24 Aug 2010

Cambridge Health Alliance to expand use of MedAssets' revenue cycle management solutions

MedAssets, Inc. announced today that the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) of the metropolitan Boston area will expand its use of MedAssets' revenue cycle management solutions to further improve its financial performance and streamline its revenue cycle operations.

24 Aug 2010

Study enhances use of stem cells for organ regeneration

Cindy Morrissey, President and CEO of Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc., called the results of a recent study on Friday an 'encouraging step' towards the use of stem cells to regenerate human organs.

24 Aug 2010

CAHG adopts new integrated marketing communications network model

Corbett Accel Healthcare Group is now CAHG, having adopted a new integrated marketing communications network model designed to deliver MarketMovingIdeas® in support of their clients' brands. Complementing the new agency network brand is a new vision, We Grow Leaders, which reflects the agency network's devotion to the development of leadership brands, ideas and talent.

24 Aug 2010

Overutilization of medical imaging services increases unnecessary radiation exposure: Report

Overutilization of medical imaging services exposes patients to unnecessary radiation and adds to healthcare costs, according to a report appearing online and in the October issue of the journal Radiology that calls on radiologists to spearhead a collaborative effort to curb imaging overutilization.

24 Aug 2010

Ethicon Endo-Surgery launches EESadvancements.com

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. today announced the launch of EESadvancements.com, a new Web site designed to give surgeons advanced access to some of the company's newest surgical technology innovations before they reach full-scale release in the marketplace. The site also offers a collaborative environment where healthcare partners including surgeons, materials managers and OR Directors can share ideas on advancing the surgical continuum beyond minimally invasive procedures.

24 Aug 2010

Canon to present Wireless Digital Radiography System at 2010 AHRA

At the 2010 American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) Meeting and Exposition, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging technology, will present the CXDI-70C Wireless Digital Radiography System at the Gaylord National Convention Center, August 23rd - 26th.

24 Aug 2010

WHO calls on countries to prevent, control spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria

Amid the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, the WHO on Friday urged countries to take greater action to limit the spread of drug-resistant bacteria, CIDRAP News reports. "Calling such pathogens 'a growing and global public health problem,' the WHO said, 'Countries should be prepared to implement hospital infection control measures to limit the spread of multi-drug resistant strains and to reinforce national policy on prudent use of antibiotics, reducing the generation of antibiotic resistant bacteria,'" according to the news service (Roos, 8/20).

24 Aug 2010

THL completes acquisition of Intermedix Corporation

Intermedix Corporation, a leading provider of revenue cycle management and software solutions to the emergency healthcare industry, today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition by Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. from Parthenon Capital Partners and its minority shareholders including Glenview Capital Management.

24 Aug 2010

Today's opinions: More on the trustee's report, cutting the deficit

Republicans claim to be deeply worried about the deficit — their favorite political target, followed closely by President Obama's relentlessly demonized health care reform. So why are they so determined to overturn one of the central cost-control mechanisms of the new reform law? (8/21).

23 Aug 2010

SEB opens new state-of-the-art laboratory operation, R&D facility

Cryo-Cell International, Inc., one of the largest and most established leaders in stem cell innovation today announced that S-Evans Biosciences, the Company's exclusive Célle menstrual stem cell technology license partner in China has opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory operation and research & development facility located in a Hi-Tech park designated to become an epicenter for stem cell and genomics R&D; cellular therapies and stem cell cryopreservation services.

23 Aug 2010

Medical loss ratio rules for insurers could bring controversy to Sebelius' office

Once the National Association of Insurance Commissioners finalizes recommendations on insurance companies' spending on medical costs versus administrative expenses, the next stop for that proposal will be the desk of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Politico reports.

23 Aug 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Merck and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commit additional $60M to support Botswana's ACHAP

Premier Purchasing Partners announces new agreements for surgical mesh, biological mesh

Belgium GZA Hospital Group implements AeroScout's Temperature Monitoring solution

DataSource Mobility receives Panasonic Healthcare Reseller of the Year Award

Emerson Ecologics announces new affiliation with PGI to provide optimal patient care

Professional Data Systems to manage Lenox Hill Radiology's IT department

Global eHIE system to provide medication histories to Inova Alexandria physicians

Gold Standard/Elsevier launches consumer medication information in 12 foreign languages

McKesson announces winners of 2010 Distinguished Achievement Awards program

Cambridge Health Alliance to expand use of MedAssets' revenue cycle management solutions

Study enhances use of stem cells for organ regeneration

CAHG adopts new integrated marketing communications network model

Overutilization of medical imaging services increases unnecessary radiation exposure: Report

Ethicon Endo-Surgery launches EESadvancements.com

Canon to present Wireless Digital Radiography System at 2010 AHRA

WHO calls on countries to prevent, control spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria

THL completes acquisition of Intermedix Corporation

Today's opinions: More on the trustee's report, cutting the deficit

SEB opens new state-of-the-art laboratory operation, R&D facility

Medical loss ratio rules for insurers could bring controversy to Sebelius' office

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