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New Hospital Operating System solution from StatCom launched

StatCom, a developer of innovative healthcare software, announced today availability of its Hospital Operating System™ solution, a comprehensive patient throughput solution.

31 Aug 2009

SDBJ names A-Life Medical executive as the CFO of the Year

A-Life Medical, Inc., the pioneer and leading provider of computer-assisted coding products and services to the healthcare industry, announced today that Jaye Connolly, who serves as chief financial officer and chief operating officer, has been named CFO of the Year in the private company category of the 2009 San Diego Business Journal (SDBJ) CFO of the Year awards program.

31 Aug 2009

Illumina delivers its first individual genome sequence to Dr. Hermann Hauser

Illumina, Inc. today announced that it has delivered Hermann Hauser’s genome sequence. Dr. Hauser, Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd, is the first consumer to purchase Illumina’s individual genome sequencing service working with his physician, Michael Nova, MD, of Pathway Genomics.

From Illumina, Inc. 31 Aug 2009

XerGame products to be showcased at the US Open Tennis Championships

XerTech Inc., a leading manufacturer, seller, and distributer of cutting-edge, interactive fitness systems, today announced that it will showcase its XerGame products at the US Open Tennis Championships, starting today, August 31, and running through the end of the event on September 13, 2009.

31 Aug 2009

Health care reform will kill competition in most states: BestHealthcareRates.com

Management at BestHealthcareRates.com is astonished with the government’s claims that the health care reform that they are working hard to bring about will actually encourage competition. It is much more likely that it will kill competition in most states as the giant arrives in town and takes a portion of everybody’s business.

31 Aug 2009

Fifth annual Pathology Visions conference to showcase digital pathology technology and its healthcare applications

The newly formed Digital Pathology Association (DPA), a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of digital pathology applications in healthcare, invites interested pathology professionals to join them for the fifth annual Pathology Visions conference, to be held September 13-15 in San Diego, CA, at the Marriott Hotel and Marina.

31 Aug 2009

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare completes Phase II trials of a delivery mechanism that inflates a V3 earplug successfully

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. (SHH:TSX Venture Exchange) is proud to announce that it has successfully passed its Phase II milestone, proof-of-performance of a delivery mechanism that inflates a V3 earplug as per fit function criteria.

31 Aug 2009

Takeda visits managed care professionals to promote its two new drugs

According to SDI, a leading healthcare market insight and analytics firm, in spring 2009, Takeda made more visits to managed care professionals than any other pharmaceutical manufacturer, accounting for almost 7% of contacts recorded in SDI’s Managed Care Pharmacy Executive and Managed Care Medical Director audits.

31 Aug 2009

The GEO Group acquires Just Care

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) (“GEO”), a world leader in the delivery of correctional, detention, and mental health services, announced today that its mental health subsidiary, GEO Care, Inc. (“GEO Care”), has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Just Care, Inc. (“Just Care”), a provider of detention healthcare focusing on the delivery of medical and mental health services, for approximately $40.0 million.

31 Aug 2009

Geron to present updates on product development programs at four investor conferences in September

Geron Corporation today announced that the company will present updates of its product development programs at four investor conferences in the month of September.

31 Aug 2009

Tianyin Pharmaceutical to discuss its diversified product portfolio at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference

Tianyin Pharmaceutical Co. Inc., a developer, manufacturer and supplier of modernized traditional Chinese medicine ("TCM") and generic pharmaceuticals in China, today announced that it will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference, to be held September 9-11, 2009, at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City.

31 Aug 2009

First Edition: August 31, 2009

Today's headlines hint that summer's almost over, but the heat will still be on for health reform.

31 Aug 2009

DSG finds place in the Inc. 500 list

The Inc. 500, which ranks the fastest growing U.S. privately held companies, announced that DSG reached No. 82 in the nation, making it the fastest growing privately held company in the Philadelphia area. As an Inc. 500 honoree, DSG shares a prestigious pedigree with such notable companies as Intuit, Microsoft, and Oracle.

31 Aug 2009

Teleflex Medical's OSMO removes water from the expiratory limb of breathing circuit during mechanical ventilation

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.

31 Aug 2009

Findings reveal that Americans have grown increasingly confident to pay for healthcare services

A new report -- Thomson Reuters Healthcare Indexes(TM): Consumer Confidence -- found that consumer confidence related to healthcare expenditures increased 12 percent between March and July.

31 Aug 2009

Sectra signs six-year partnership agreement with Curato

Sectra, the market leader in Scandinavia for managing radiology images and patient information systems (RIS/PACS), and Norwegian company Curato, the Nordic region’s largest supplier of radiology examinations, have signed a six-year partnership agreement for Sectra’s products and services. The order value amounts to approximately SEK 100 million.

31 Aug 2009

As Kennedy is memorialized, talk turns to impact on health legislation

"The left claims the Senate's liberal champion would have settled for nothing less than universal care and a new government-run insurance option. Republican foes of those ideas say the Democrats should take a lesson from Kennedy's gift for cutting a pragmatic deal and sacrifice some of their priorities in the interest of a bargain the GOP could support."

30 Aug 2009

Emotions still running high in health care reform debate

In the first, NPR notes: Conservative political activists associated with the so-called 'Tea Party' protests have started a cross-country bus convoy dubbed the Tea Party Express. They plan to stop in 33 cities. Tea Party Express organizer Mark Williams, also a conservative talk show host, said there is a lot of dissatisfaction in the country right now focused on issues from health care reform to the national debt.

30 Aug 2009

“Next Top Doc” quiz winner to receive the ReachMD $5000.00 Educational Scholarship

ReachMD LLC and ReachMD XM Radio 160, a leading multi-media provider of advanced healthcare education and information, teamed with Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Chief Medical Editor of NBC News, and on staff in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, to present the winner of “ReachMD’s Next Top Doc” quiz show with the ReachMD $5000.00 Educational Scholarship.

29 Aug 2009

Leading experts in health and health care reform to take part in symposium

With the nation facing a $9 trillion deficit over the next 10 years, according to government estimates, the future of health care reform depends upon a neglected but critical leg of the equation: cost. Some of the nation’s leading experts in health and health care reform will provide insights into this issue when they converge in Nashville Saturday for a nonpartisan public discussion.

29 Aug 2009

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New Hospital Operating System solution from StatCom launched

SDBJ names A-Life Medical executive as the CFO of the Year

Illumina delivers its first individual genome sequence to Dr. Hermann Hauser

XerGame products to be showcased at the US Open Tennis Championships

Health care reform will kill competition in most states: BestHealthcareRates.com

Fifth annual Pathology Visions conference to showcase digital pathology technology and its healthcare applications

Sonomax Hearing Healthcare completes Phase II trials of a delivery mechanism that inflates a V3 earplug successfully

Takeda visits managed care professionals to promote its two new drugs

The GEO Group acquires Just Care

Geron to present updates on product development programs at four investor conferences in September

Tianyin Pharmaceutical to discuss its diversified product portfolio at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference

First Edition: August 31, 2009

DSG finds place in the Inc. 500 list

Teleflex Medical's OSMO removes water from the expiratory limb of breathing circuit during mechanical ventilation

Findings reveal that Americans have grown increasingly confident to pay for healthcare services

Sectra signs six-year partnership agreement with Curato

As Kennedy is memorialized, talk turns to impact on health legislation

Emotions still running high in health care reform debate

“Next Top Doc” quiz winner to receive the ReachMD $5000.00 Educational Scholarship

Leading experts in health and health care reform to take part in symposium

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