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Lonza submits non-binding proposal to buy all of outstanding restricted voting shares of Patheon

The Special Committee of Independent Directors of Patheon Inc. (TSX:PTI) and Lonza Group AG (SIX:LONN) announced today that Lonza, one of the world's leading suppliers to the pharmaceutical, healthcare and life science industries, has submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire all of the outstanding Restricted Voting Shares of Patheon at a price of US$3.55 per Restricted Voting Share.

21 Aug 2009

DTC Perspectives announces second annual class of inductees into the DTC Hall of Fame

DTC Perspectives Inc., the leading training, publishing, and analytics company for direct-to-consumer marketing, is proud to announce its second annual class of inductees into the DTC Hall of Fame.

21 Aug 2009

National Health Partners issues guidance for third-quarter 2009

National Health Partners, Inc. (OTCBB: NHPR), a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced that it expects to generate positive cash flows from operating activities of almost $100,000 during August, representing the first time in the company’s history that it has achieved positive cash flows from operating activities for a full month.

21 Aug 2009

MedAssurant announces certification of event rate outcomes for HIP Medicare Advantage patients

MedAssurant, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, announced today that the Disease Management Purchasing Consortium (DMPC) has certified the event rate outcomes for HIP Health Plan of New York (HIP) Medicare Advantage patients.

21 Aug 2009

URAC extends support to develop and standardize health care quality improvement measures

URAC, the nation's leading healthcare accreditation and education organization, announced today that it has joined the more than 180 organizations supporting Stand for Quality. Stand for Quality is made up of organizations including AARP, the American Medical Association, National Consumers League, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that represent every segment of the health care industry.

21 Aug 2009

HCCA's Research Compliance Conference to address Compliance Issues in International Clinical Trials

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21 Aug 2009

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

Real Americans share experiences, common need for patient-centric reform

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, the world's leading generic pharmaceutical company, today announced the start of its "Patient First" project as part of the Year of Affordable Healthcare campaign. The initiative, available at: www.yearofaffordablehealth.com/patients, features a first-hand perspective of everyday Americans as they struggle with the enormous and sometimes insurmountable expense of paying for their prescription medicines.

21 Aug 2009

University Of Phoenix and Odessa Chambliss Quality Of Life Fund collaborate to offer nursing scholarships

University of Phoenix today announced a partnership with Odessa Chambliss Quality of Life Fund to provide access to nursing education and help ensure the future of quality healthcare. Through this partnership, two full-tuition scholarships will be offered to nurses pursuing advanced degrees in the state of Florida.

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

Safe injection practices for improving safety to be discussed at the Joint Commission Infection Control Conference

Premier healthcare alliance’s Gina Pugliese, vice president of Premier’s Safety Institute, will share insights on safe injection practices to improve patient and worker safety at the Joint Commission Infection Control Conference on August 21 in Crystal City, Va.

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

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

Charlie Buckwell to head all medical communications units of McCann Healthcare Worldwide

McCann Healthcare Worldwide is re-aligning and expanding its medical communications businesses, to build a dedicated, unified and empowered medical communications network capability, with truly global reach.

21 Aug 2009

Northern Illinois Proton Treatment and Research Center appoints Cherilyn Murer as Chair of its board of directors

The Northern Illinois Proton Treatment and Research Center (NIPTRC) announced today that Cherilyn Murer has been named Chair of its board of directors. Murer, who previously served as vice-chair of NIPTRC is also a Northern Illinois University Trustee and concluded a two year term as Chair of the NIU Board of Trustees on June 30, 2009.

21 Aug 2009

TekPackaging wins contract for manufacturing ear thermometer probe covers

ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) today announced that TekPackaging LLC (Tek) has been awarded a production contract to be the exclusive manufacturer of Thermoscan(R) ear thermometer probe covers for distribution worldwide. Thermoscan is the market leader and healthcare industry standard for electronic thermometers.

21 Aug 2009

Enhanced version of iTriage application provides more information for iPhone users

Healthagen™, a developer of healthcare information software, today introduced a new, enhanced version of iTriage® for the iPhone. This update provides iPhone users with the same expanded data currently available in the iTriage product for .mobi browsers on smart phones at www.iTriageHealth.com, and allows medical facilities and providers to provide additional information about their services, including links to their web sites, informational text and video, to iTriage users through premier listings.

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

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Lonza submits non-binding proposal to buy all of outstanding restricted voting shares of Patheon

DTC Perspectives announces second annual class of inductees into the DTC Hall of Fame

National Health Partners issues guidance for third-quarter 2009

MedAssurant announces certification of event rate outcomes for HIP Medicare Advantage patients

URAC extends support to develop and standardize health care quality improvement measures

HCCA's Research Compliance Conference to address Compliance Issues in International Clinical Trials

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

Real Americans share experiences, common need for patient-centric reform

University Of Phoenix and Odessa Chambliss Quality Of Life Fund collaborate to offer nursing scholarships

Coherex Medical raises $16.5 million from venture capital firms

Safe injection practices for improving safety to be discussed at the Joint Commission Infection Control Conference

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

ICA partners with Mark Logic for enhancing interactive clinical portal

Charlie Buckwell to head all medical communications units of McCann Healthcare Worldwide

Northern Illinois Proton Treatment and Research Center appoints Cherilyn Murer as Chair of its board of directors

TekPackaging wins contract for manufacturing ear thermometer probe covers

Enhanced version of iTriage application provides more information for iPhone users

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

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