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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

Foresight integrates eEmergence's HIPAA 5010 interpretive content into its products

Foresight Corporation, the nation’s leading provider of transaction processing automation solutions for healthcare, announced today the integration of eEmergence, Inc.’s exclusive HIPAA 5010 interpretive content into selected products, a move that will facilitate 5010 migration for Foresight’s customers.

29 Aug 2009

New contract agreement reached between Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Packard Children’s hospital and the SEIU-UHW union

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics announce that the hospitals have reached a new contract agreement with employees represented by the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) union. The SEIU-UHW membership, which represents 1,450 out of 9,172 employees at the hospitals in jobs such as housekeeping, food service, nursing assistants, and technicians, ratified the contract in a vote Thursday, August 27.

29 Aug 2009

Reduction in the registered nurse workforce detrimental to healthcare quality

The College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) is seriously concerned that further cuts to the registered nurse workforce will put patient safety and quality of care at risk. Earlier this week, Alberta Health Services announced plans to cut staff by enticing nurses and other professionals into early retirement in order to address the health system's budget deficit.

29 Aug 2009

Provident Healthcare Partners to provide strategic advisory services for NCIS' growth in oncology management field

New Century Infusion Solutions (NCIS), the first Integrated Single Specialty Provider (ISSP) focused on providing comprehensive management solutions to the oncology market, announced that it has retained Provident Healthcare Partners, a middle-market investment banking and advisory firm, to provide strategic advisory services in support of NCIS’s growth in the rapidly growing field of oncology management.

29 Aug 2009

Article discusses advantages of automatic self-sheathing safety syringes

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 an Op-Ed article from SmallcapInsights.com.

29 Aug 2009

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh leads the use of electronic health records among U.S. pediatric hospitals

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has been recognized by KLAS, an independent healthcare research organization, as the leader in its use of healthcare information technology among pediatric hospitals in the United States.

29 Aug 2009

HealthPartners' EHR helped Regions Hospital reduce the radiology report turn-around times from two days to four hours

HealthPartners is one of the first organizations in the country to integrate electronic X-rays, MRIs and CT scans and radiology reports into patients’ electronic health records (EHR). The images and the radiology reports can be accessed quickly by doctors at Regions Hospital and at all 25 HealthPartners Clinics.

29 Aug 2009

Inhibitor Education Summits to address pertinent topics regarding hemophilia

More than 160 families of patients living with a rare form of hemophilia are coming together at educational summits sponsored this fall by the National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) and the Center for Biomedical Continuing Education (CBCE). For the fifth year, the Inhibitor Education Summits will connect patients and their families with expert healthcare professionals and fellow patients to address pertinent topics such as effective pain management, exercise and nutrition, financial security, and psychological wellbeing.

29 Aug 2009

Replacing Kennedy tall task for reform-minded democrats

Conservatives are accusing Democrats of politicizing Kennedy's death to pass health care legislation, Politico reports: "So his allies on the left have made no secret of their hopes that his legacy will serve to bolster the uncertain health reform plan, with Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) even suggesting the bill be named for Kennedy.

29 Aug 2009

Express Medical Care offered by Manhattan’s Physician Group requires no appointment

Do you need to see a doctor sooner rather than later to learn if you have a simple cold vs. the flu or if that rash is an allergic reaction and not something else? Manhattan’s Physician Group now offers Express Medical Care to provide individuals with the ability to see a physician sooner rather than later.

29 Aug 2009

Congressman Roy Blunt should stop blocking health care reform, say Missouri families

Service Employees International Union members and their families, members of the community and concerned citizens gathered in front of Congressman Roy Blunt's office to demand why he continues to put politics before Missouri families.

29 Aug 2009

Reference guide to assist grievers during the first hours and days following a sudden and unexpected death

The number of immediate considerations following the death of loved one can be daunting, but the aftermath of an unexpected death can be especially traumatic for grievers. In partnership with the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program of the U. College of Nursing has released a reference guide to assist grievers during those first hours and days following a sudden and unexpected death.

29 Aug 2009

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

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

Foresight integrates eEmergence's HIPAA 5010 interpretive content into its products

New contract agreement reached between Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Packard Children’s hospital and the SEIU-UHW union

Reduction in the registered nurse workforce detrimental to healthcare quality

Provident Healthcare Partners to provide strategic advisory services for NCIS' growth in oncology management field

Article discusses advantages of automatic self-sheathing safety syringes

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh leads the use of electronic health records among U.S. pediatric hospitals

HealthPartners' EHR helped Regions Hospital reduce the radiology report turn-around times from two days to four hours

Inhibitor Education Summits to address pertinent topics regarding hemophilia

Replacing Kennedy tall task for reform-minded democrats

Express Medical Care offered by Manhattan’s Physician Group requires no appointment

Congressman Roy Blunt should stop blocking health care reform, say Missouri families

Reference guide to assist grievers during the first hours and days following a sudden and unexpected death

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