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Special Olympics & Best Buddies Converge on Capitol Hill to Urge for Critical Go...

2/3/2012 11:00 AM EST - Special Olympics Inc.

-- Members Advocate for Passage of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act of 2012 --
Washington, D.C. – February 3, 2012 - People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) along with family members, coaches and leaders from Special Olympics and Best Buddies International are coming to the nation’s capital to fight for equality.

On Wednesday February 8th, delegations from Special Olympics athletes and...

CAREVANTAGE REDEFINES SOUTH FLORIDA’S HEALTH CARE

1/24/2012 4:38 PM EST - AMGWprworks

MIAMI, FL – January 24, 2012 – Redefining South Florida’s healthcare options for practitioners, patients and small businesses, CareVantage Medical Partners, LLC (CMP) offer a variety of affordable and convenient solutions much needed in today’s economy. The company, led by an expert team of health care professionals, provides three core services: management service, staff model clinics and prepaid medical...

‘Remarkable people’ nominated in national search for a local hero

1/24/2012 12:12 PM EST - Motors.co.uk

Motors.co.uk hear about committed charity fundraisers and dedicated carers in search for a local hero to win £10,000 towards a car, plus a £2,500 charity donation
Nominations flood in for the Motors.co.uk competition to find the most deserving local hero to be rewarded with the gift of £10,000 towards a car, plus a generous donation to the charity of the winner’s choice.

When leading used car website...

Sectra to provide suite of integrated radiology IT solutions to Nashville Genera...

1/16/2012 3:00 AM EST - SECTRA

Sectra announces its multi-year agreement with Nashville General Hospital at Meharry. Sectra’s suite of web-based, integrated RIS/PACS solutions for radiology, breast imaging and orthopaedics will enable the hospital to automate workflow, speed image distribution and report turnaround to improve its service level to referring physicians and increase referring volume.

Linde RSS expands REMEO® offering at Nashville facility

1/5/2012 1:31 PM EST - Linde North America

Livingston, Tennessee, U.S., January 5, 2012 – Nearly 40 percent more ventilator-dependent respiratory patients now have a better chance of being liberated from mechanical ventilators with the completion of an expansion at the Linde RSS REMEO® ventilator treatment facility in Nashville, Tennessee. Linde RSS operates a cutting edge respiratory treatment program at the...

PHA: In Bi-Partisan Vote, House Amends Provisions of Affordable Care Act that Re...

12/14/2011 9:52 AM EST - CCO Partners

Washington, DC (Dec. 14, 2011)—Physician Hospitals of America (PHA) applauded Tuesday’s bi-partisan U.S. House of Representatives vote to amend provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that restrict patient access to physician-owned hospitals (POHs), and the industry leading care they provide. Included in the passage of H.R. 3630, “The Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act” is a narrow provision that will...

Swedish university to improve medical education with Sectra’s visualization tabl...

11/28/2011 3:35 AM EST - SECTRA

The Faculty of Health Sciences at Linköping University in Sweden has invested in Sectra Visualization Table. The faculty will use the table for training and instruction purposes in all of its seven education programs.
The Sectra Visualization Table is a large medical multi-touch display, allowing students and medical professionals to interact collaboratively with the life-size 3D images generated by CT and MRI...

iTech Medical Shareholders Restructure the Board of Directors

11/18/2011 10:51 AM EST - iTech Medical

Shareholders unite at the Annual Shareholders Meeting and replace their current Board of Directors with a new and independent slate. Keywords: iTech Medical, Board of Directors, Annual Shareholders Meeting, CE Mark, Health Canada approval, healthcare, biomedical, wellness, chronic back pain, back pain, neck pain, neurology, medical device, clinical studies, financing, commercialization, imaging, MPR, Muscle Pattern...

Sectra launches support for breast tomosynthesis images in PACS

11/11/2011 3:00 AM EST - SECTRA

At RSNA 2011 in Chicago, Sectra will showcase support for the display and review of breast tomosynthesis images in Sectra Breast Imaging PACS.
Tomosynthesis is an emerging technology within breast imaging. Since most PACS do not support images of this type, a dedicated modality workstation is usually needed in order to read tomosynthesis images. With Sectra’s solution, mammography clinics will now be able to...

PEPID Names Two New Executives

11/2/2011 2:31 PM EST - PEPID

Phoenix, Arizona and Montreal, Quebec — November 2, 2011 — PEPID, the leading provider of clinical and drug information for healthcare professionals, has announced that two new executives have joined its team.

John D. Aikman has been named the Canadian managing director, and Dr. Farhan “CJ” Hameed has taken the role of editorial director.

“Both our new team members are distinguished in their fields and provide...

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