Yesterday's news on Merck's prolific use of ghostwriters to produce medical-research articles yielded lots of coverage, much of it highly critical. Still, there was a fair bit of cognitive dissonance in the media, which couldn't seem to decide if Merck's actions amounted to venial or mortal sins. ...
Order set authoring and management solution helps improve patient outcomes through established standards of care MINNEAPOLIS -- Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Exempla Healthcare has purchased ProVation[R] Order Sets, the actionable, evidenced-based order set authoring and...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Smiths Medical, part of the global technology business, Smiths Group, announced today that it has been awarded a multi year contract with HealthTrust Purchasing Group HealthTrust to provide its Medfusion([TM]) Syringe Infusion System and CADD([R]) Ambulatory Infusion Systems to HealthTrust's over 1400 acute care hospitals and...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- InTouch Technologies, Inc. (d.b.a InTouch Health), the world leader in Remote Presence health care solutions, announced today that it has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Genentech, to facilitate Activase([R]) Alteplase education for its growing telestroke customer base. Activase, a recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA)...
As the only psychiatric facility in Bermuda,the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Center is the place people turn to forcomprehensive mental heath care and services across all areas ofpsychiatry. When its facility became infested with mold and threatened thehealth of its patients and staff, the Wellness Center turned to Cold Jetand Best Restorations,...
Essentris Charted Data Integrates with Siemen's Lifetime Clinical Record to Provide Physicians Real-Time Access to Patient Delivery Notes SAN DIEGO -- CliniComp Intl., a leading provider of an intelligent, reliable inpatient electronic health record and surveillance solution suite, today announced the successful deployment of its Essentris[TM] Perinatal Solution...
Marion General Hospital Seeks Improved Operational Efficiencies for Health Information Management Using an Integrated Approach to Workflow CINCINNATI, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. today announced that Marion General Hospital, located in Marion, Ohio, will implement Streamline Health's document management and workflow solutions integrated...
Institutional Pharmacy Provider Expands Reach to Midwest BALTIMORE, Md. -- Remedi SeniorCareSM, a premier provider of pharmacy services for senior healthcare facilities, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of HealthCare Pharmacy of Covington, Ohio. Remedi SeniorCare, formerly Woodhaven Health Services, will now serve more...
CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'A' rating on approximately $7.0 million Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority project and hospital refunding revenue bonds, series 1997 (Broadmead, Inc.). The Rating Outlook is Stable. The rating affirmation reflects Broadmead's light debt burden, strong balance sheet, solid demand...
Futuremed Healthcare Income Fund (TSX: FMD.UN) ("Futuremed" or the "Fund") announced today that it had been awarded a new $1.4 million contract by the Saskatoon Health Region to supply and install the Fund's specialized furniture and equipment at certain long-term care facilities in Saskatchewan. The contract will be completed in...
A private, nonprofit organization whose objective is to provide mental-health care to young children and their families has received $1 million from the O.C. Tanner charitable fund. In 2006, The Children's Center launched a campaign to raise $13 million for the purchase and renovation of the Oquirrh...
Physical rehabilitation gets a boost from Nintendo A couple of Long Island health care facilities, with a nod to technology, are incorporating Nintendo's latest video game system into their patients' routines. The 450-bed Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative Care Center has...
LAFAYETTE, La. -- LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG), one of the largest providers of home nursing services in the United States, announced today that it entered into a joint venture relationship, effective July 1, 2008, with Grant Memorial Hospital, a 61-bed hospital located in Petersburg, West Virginia, to provide home...
Historic Hospital's Nursing Home Will Remain Open and Medical Services Will Continue Under New Ownership NEW YORK -- CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a leading global commercial finance company, announced today that it served as the Exclusive Real Estate Advisor to both Victory Memorial Hospital and its Official...
Health Care Provider Gains Application Visibility and Control While Simplifying Security Infrastructure SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Palo Alto Networks today announced that Lenox Hill Radiology has installed the PA-4000 Series next-generation firewall to replace its legacy firewall at all three of its facilities in New York City. ...
PHC, Inc. (AMEX: PHC), d.b.a. PioneerBehavioral Health, a leading provider of inpatient and outpatientbehavioral health services and pharmaceutical research, hired Peter J.Whalen, former national marketing director for Concorde, Inc., as PHC'snational marketing director, effective July 7. Whalen will oversee the company's national marketing activities and willreport to PHC Senior Vice...
NW Tech Capital, Inc.(OTCBB: NWTT) announced today that its subsidiary Teledigit, Inc. hascompleted the installation and programming of a Nortel Option PBX Switch,which included over 600 endpoint stations for a Major Healthcare facilityin the Pacific Northwest. Teledigit is a registered reseller of Nortelequipment. The Nortel Option switch has over...
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE:LTC) announced today that it had declared a monthly common dividend on its common stock for the third quarter of 2008. The Company declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share per month for the months of July, August...
The Harris Cos., a group of mechanical contractors based in Minnesota, have acquired Superior Air Handling Corp., an employee- owned sheet-metal contractor in Clearfield. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Harris said the transaction will grow its revenues by $30 million to $50...
Tidying up a stray subsidiary in preparation for its proposed merger with Highmark Inc., Philadelphia's Independence Blue Cross unloaded its NewSeasons assisted-living business yesterday. Five Star Quality Care Inc., of Newton, Mass., will take over operation of 10 assisted-living communities operated by NewSeasons Assisted-Living Communities Inc. in Pennsylvania and New...
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