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Bend Urology Associates selects Aprima Medical Software to implement EHR and PM systems

Aprima Medical Software (originally iMedica), a leading developer of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) systems for medical practices, today announced that Bend Urology Associates has selected Aprima for its 10-provider practice located in Bend, Oregon.

12 Oct 2009

Itamar-Medical’s WatchPAT technology chosen as one of The Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010

Itamar-Medical’s WatchPAT technology has been selected to The Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010 at the seventh annual Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit. In developing the Top 10, Cleveland Clinic enlisted the expertise of AlixPartners, LLP, an independent international management advisory firm in order to develop a consensus perspective on the Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010.

12 Oct 2009

Imprivata conducts joint webinar with Carefx on healthcare management

Imprivata®, Inc., the employee access management company and largest provider of healthcare single sign-on (SSO), today announced that it will be conducting a joint webinar with Carefx, a leading provider of interoperable workflow solutions.

12 Oct 2009

eGistics Digital Medical Practice solution for hospitals and healthcare providers

eGistics, Inc. today announced the availability of a hosted solution that helps physician groups, hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare providers to electronically manage administrative documents such as those for patient registration, A/R management (appeal letters, EOP’s (Explanation of Payment)), contracts, human resources, and credentialing.

12 Oct 2009

RelayHealth networks 50 health systems and hospitals to facilitate health information exchange

RelayHealth, a leading provider of healthcare connectivity services, today announced that 50 health systems and hospitals are now contracted for its solutions to facilitate health information exchange (HIE) and care coordination.

12 Oct 2009

New symbol announced by Horizon Health International Corp.

HORIZON HEALTH INTERNATIONAL CORP. (Formerly URANIUMCORE COMPANY, UCCO), (The Company) is pleased to announce its New Symbol: OTC-Pinksheet 'HZHI', to take effect at the open of trading, Friday, October 09, 2009.

12 Oct 2009

BioImagene's new Digital Pathology Workstation launched at CAP ‘09 meeting

BioImagene, Inc., the leading provider of innovative digital pathology solutions, launched Crescendo – the new Digital Pathology Workstation (DPW) at the CAP ’09 – THE Pathologists’ Meeting™. The meeting is taking place from October 11 - 14, 2009 in the Gaylord National Harbor in Washington D.C.

12 Oct 2009

Z-Medica launches QuikClot Trauma Pad

Z-Medica Corporation, a medical device company developing innovative hemostatic agents, today announced the availability of the QuikClot® Trauma Pad™ hemostatic dressing, on display at booth #1721 at the American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress. The new QuikClot Trauma Pad’s 12 x 12 inch size makes it well-suited to control bleeding from large traumatic wounds.

From Medica Corporation 12 Oct 2009

Automated patient registration process reduces waiting times, routine administrative tasks

Orlando Internal Medicine, an eight-provider practice, is expediting the collection of patient co-payments, deductibles and payer reimbursement through its use of self-service solutions from Greatwater Software and NCR Corporation/

12 Oct 2009

Congressional -- and political -- agenda tied to outcome of health care reform

Questions abound about what may happen if health care reform does happen.

12 Oct 2009

Grid technology enables accurate healthcare data exchange between physician EHRs and hospitals

Medicity, Inc., leading provider of health information exchange (HIE) technology, announced today that Craig Bakken, CEO of Rocky Mountain Gastroenterology Associates (RMGA), will co-present with Medicity Vice President Doug Arent at the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) annual conference on Monday, October 12th, from 3:15-4:30 p.m. Mountain Time at the Colorado Convention Center.

12 Oct 2009

OXIS International to raise $2.0 million from sale of Convertible Debentures and Warrants

OXIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. announced today that the Company has entered into and closed agreements with several accredited investors to purchase Convertible Debentures and Warrants representing $2.0 million in gross proceeds.

12 Oct 2009

Arena Pharmaceuticals to present Phase 3 BLOSSOM trial results at Obesity 2009

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARNA) announced today that lorcaserin will be featured in multiple presentations at Obesity 2009, the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society in Washington, DC.

12 Oct 2009

FDA grants marketing approval for CSL Behring's Berinert C1-Esterase Inhibitor

CSL Behring announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for Berinert® C1-Esterase Inhibitor, Human for the treatment of acute abdominal or facial attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE), a rare and serious genetic disorder, in adult and adolescent patients. Berinert is the first and only therapy approved for this indication in the U.S.

12 Oct 2009

VirtualHealth Technologies, Wound Care Innovations enter licensing agreement to use Cifra healthcare platform

VirtualHealth Technologies, Inc., a provider of secure technology for electronic health records and connectivity for web-based healthcare solutions, announced today that its subsidiary Secure eHealth has entered into an agreement with Wound Care Innovations, LLC, a subsidiary of Wound Management Technologies Inc., to use its Cifra secure healthcare platform.

12 Oct 2009

Cifra healthcare platform from Wound Management Technologies

Wound Management Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WNDM) a rapidly growing provider of specialty medical products, announced today that its subsidiary Wound Care Innovations, LLC has launched the Cifra(TM) healthcare platform to securely exchange and store information for ongoing evidence based case studies on its patented collagen CellerateRx® products in managing all types of wound care.

12 Oct 2009

Employers offering more high-deductible plans this enrollment season

When open enrollment rolls around again this year, workers may be faced with more health insurance choices: "more employers may include a new type of plan that can chop premium payments by nearly 20 percent and give consumers a tax break," The Associated Press reports.

12 Oct 2009

Link between high fat diet during pregnancy and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in child discovered

In a study, published in the journal Hepatology today, researchers at the University of Southampton found that a high fat diet during a woman's pregnancy makes her offspring more likely to develop a severe form of fatty liver disease when they reach adulthood. The findings are another piece in the jigsaw for scientists who believe diets containing too high levels of saturated fat may have an adverse effect on our health.

12 Oct 2009

Physician shortage worries rural communities but gets little attention in health bills

Garfield Memorial Hospital in Pomeroy, Wash., has been struggling to make ends meet for years - through patient revenues and property taxes that helped cover a $70,000 roof repair - the Seattle Times reports. Many rural hospitals face similar problems, and in the case of Pomeroy, if the hospital closed, residents would have to travel miles to find other choices.

12 Oct 2009

States struggle with Medicaid issues

Various newspapers examine Medicaid issues including the coverage needs of kids in Michigan, financial worries for Medicaid programs in California and New Hampshire and concerns that Medicaid pay may be cut again when stimulus money runs out.

12 Oct 2009

Medical News

Bend Urology Associates selects Aprima Medical Software to implement EHR and PM systems

Itamar-Medical’s WatchPAT technology chosen as one of The Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2010

Imprivata conducts joint webinar with Carefx on healthcare management

eGistics Digital Medical Practice solution for hospitals and healthcare providers

RelayHealth networks 50 health systems and hospitals to facilitate health information exchange

New symbol announced by Horizon Health International Corp.

BioImagene's new Digital Pathology Workstation launched at CAP ‘09 meeting

Z-Medica launches QuikClot Trauma Pad

Automated patient registration process reduces waiting times, routine administrative tasks

Congressional -- and political -- agenda tied to outcome of health care reform

Grid technology enables accurate healthcare data exchange between physician EHRs and hospitals

OXIS International to raise $2.0 million from sale of Convertible Debentures and Warrants

Arena Pharmaceuticals to present Phase 3 BLOSSOM trial results at Obesity 2009

FDA grants marketing approval for CSL Behring's Berinert C1-Esterase Inhibitor

VirtualHealth Technologies, Wound Care Innovations enter licensing agreement to use Cifra healthcare platform

Cifra healthcare platform from Wound Management Technologies

Employers offering more high-deductible plans this enrollment season

Link between high fat diet during pregnancy and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in child discovered

Physician shortage worries rural communities but gets little attention in health bills

States struggle with Medicaid issues

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