Pediatric medical transcription can be challenging at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. That challenge is compounded because it has a multidisciplinary approach with patients, often seeing numerous specialists in a single visit. Then Children’s teamed up with Heartland Information Services, and the teamwork between the two companies has since raised the bar for best practices. - January 19, 2008 - Heartland Information Services

KLAS ®, an independent healthcare research firm (www.healthcomputing.com), recently released their Top 20: Year-End Best in KLAS report for 2007. Heartland Information Services, located in Toledo, OH (www.heartlandis.com), ranked third out of thirteen total companies in the category of Professional Services/Outsourced Transcription. - January 18, 2008 - Heartland Information Services

MeramMD.com, an online health portal, focused on providing relevant medical information to users, has launched its medical directory with a listing of over 10000 hospitals/clinics and over 25000 doctors in India. Users can search a doctor by city name, doctor’s name and optionally on specialty. Hospitals and clinics can also be searched in cities all over India. - January 18, 2008 - meraMD.com

After working several years in the healthcare industry, Mallory Wilbon is helping local companies lower healthcare costs by focusing on prevention. Wilbon has founded WISECare, LLC, a Memphis-based company that provides customized on-site health and wellness programs. WISECare is positioned to address... - January 18, 2008 - WISECare, LLC

Dr. Darcy Ward and Dr. Jennifer Greenfield, the doctors of chiropractic at Center for Chiropractic & Wellness (www.carolinachirowellness.com), a North Raleigh chiropractic center, have announced that Brian Kramer, M.S., L.Ac., Dipl.Ac., CPT has joined the firm as a licensed acupuncturist. Kramer,... - January 17, 2008 - Center for Chiropractic & Wellness, PLLC

Orbit Medical continues to offer patients new and updated products. The latest edition is the Lumex® WhisperLite™II Homecare Beds manufactured by Graham-Field Health Products Inc. The improvements will help facilitate a greater quality of life for Orbit Medical patients. - January 17, 2008 - Orbit Medical

The Medical Tourism Association Launches a Preview of the Medical Tourism Documentary "Angles Overseas." People can watch the preview of the documentary on the Medical Tourism Association's website. - January 17, 2008 - Medical Tourism Association

Dr. Carol DeFranca and Dr. Scott Chapman, husband and wife team, offer insight and tips at Body To Soul Fitness workshop on Feb. 9. - January 17, 2008 - Norwell Spine and Sports Rehabilitation

KLAS delves into the adoption of digital imaging in mammography services and publishes its inaugural Digital Mammography Report to inform healthcare providers about the successes and struggles other healthcare providers have encountered while integrating digital mammography in their hospitals and clinics. - January 16, 2008 - KLAS

In January 2008, the Medical Tourism Association will launch a media/TV news feed on its website. These news feeds will bring you video interviews of the leaders in medical travel worldwide and will also feature information on trends within the medical tourism and health tourism industry. These news... - January 12, 2008 - Medical Tourism Association

A growing number of healthcare provider organizations are turning to vendors and third party firms to host and manage some of their core applications. KLAS takes an in-depth look at what is happening in the provider application hosting marketplace, what is fueling this growth, and investigates provider successes, struggles and satisfaction with vendors in this growing area. - January 11, 2008 - KLAS

Paradigm Management Services, the nation’s leader in providing catastrophic and complex medical management services, has named Raj Marwah Chief Information Officer. Raj Marwah has accumulated over 15 years of experience in information technology and financial services in his career. Prior to joining... - January 11, 2008 - Paradigm Management Services

Medical Tourism Association to Launch Patient Financing up to $20,000 for international surgeries in Spring 2008. - January 11, 2008 - Medical Tourism Association

The First Edition of the Medical Tourism Magazine published by the Medical Tourism Association launched in December 2007. - January 09, 2008 - Medical Tourism Association

In its first year on the World Wide Web, VisualDxHealth has reached one million consumers searching for health information. Launched in April, 2007 with a traffic ranking of 2.5 million, VisualDxHealth, http://www.visualdxhealth.com, is now ranked at approximately 150,000 among all Web sites monitored... - January 09, 2008 - Logical Images Inc

Dr. Ruggero Maria Santilli, President of the Institute for Basic Research, has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Healthcare. Dr. Ruggero Maria Santilli makes his home in Palm Harbor Florida and was born in Capracotta Italy. Dr. Santilli studied physics at the University of Naples and went... - January 09, 2008 - Princeton Premier

Oncology practice with six locations installs Rabbit’s EMR software - January 08, 2008 - Rabbit Healthcare Systems

Dr. Darcy Ward and Dr. Jennifer Greenfield, the doctors of chiropractic at Center for Chiropractic & Wellness (www.chirowellness.com), a North Raleigh chiropractic center, have announced that they are now offering a new non-invasive therapy modality called the ML 830® cold laser from Microlight... - January 08, 2008 - Center for Chiropractic & Wellness, PLLC

On March 21, 2006, J.T. Fielder, the oldest child and only son of Colorado’s beloved nature photographer John Fielder took his life on top of a windy 13,000 foot peak. Two years later, John Fielder is honoring his son’s life by being the spokesperson for a unique program that examines the... - January 08, 2008 - Carson J Spencer Foundation

Since 2003, KLAS has been monitoring the Medication Administration Barcoding at the point of contact (BPOC) market segment. In this report, KLAS set out to discover what changes are happening in the marketplace as well as the successes and struggles healthcare providers are encountering with medication administration. The investigation includes vendor performance ratings from healthcare providers, bar-code technology implementation time, management reports and interfaces. - January 07, 2008 - KLAS

Orbit Medical would like to thank Shoprider Mobility Products for its long standing tradition for quality. Shoprider is one of Orbit Medicals most trusted manufacturers. Combined the two companies are a formula for success within the Durable Medical Equipment industry. - January 05, 2008 - Orbit Medical

Vickie Kaminski, President and Chief Executive Officer for Hopital Regional de Sudbury Regional Hospital, has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Healthcare. Vickie makes her home in Canada and earned her Masters Degree in Healthcare Administrative Business and Management from North West... - January 05, 2008 - Princeton Premier

When asked about the upcoming presidential election, two out of three dentists said they favor the Republicans. Dentists' top Republican candidate is Mitt Romney, while Hillary Clinton is the Democratic candidate dentists prefer. Dentists' opinions matter, as they see over 30 million Americans each month. - January 04, 2008 - The Wealthy Dentist

KLAS publishes 2007 Top 20 Year-End Report detailing vendor performance ratings for HIT software, professional services and medical equipment. Results are compiled from evaluations received from healthcare professionals during the past 13 months. - January 04, 2008 - KLAS

Research respondents shared with KLAS their struggles in attempting to harmonize the fragmented cardiology IT environment in spite of the staggering number of critical interfaces. - January 04, 2008 - KLAS

Dermatologists at South Shore Skin Center share their tips as well as recommendations from the American Cancer Society for protecting your skin during the winter months. - January 03, 2008 - South Shore Skin Center

Lift & Care Systems announces Non-Profit Division. - January 03, 2008 - Lift & Care Systems

Every January 1st most of us make New Year’s Resolutions to get in better shape and be better people. And, by January 31st most of us have forgotten those New Year’s resolutions. - January 02, 2008 - Jim Burwell's Petiquette In Home Dog Training

90 percent of those surveyed who encounter non-English languages list Spanish as the most common. Other languages listed included French (37 percent), Chinese (25 percent), and Russian (20 percent). - January 02, 2008 - Global Language Solutions

The multibillion dollar market for stress reduction products and services has spawned a plethora of promotional advertisements making deceptive and fraudulent claims that are difficult to distinguish from the few that are legitimate. Consumers are confused. Learn how to separate the wheat from the chaff. - January 01, 2008 - The American Institute Of Stress

Studies suggest that only about 9 - 15% of New Year's Resolutions are successful. Give yourself a fighting chance with this Free workshop. - January 01, 2008 - Danbury Hypnosis

The COSHAR Foundation is a 501 c 3 private foundation that focuses on health education and outreach. The Foundation developed an innovative model for health outreach and the faith community through its National Health Ministry Network. - January 01, 2008 - The COSHAR Foundation

Dr. Darcy Ward and Dr. Jennifer Greenfield, the doctors of chiropractic at Center for Chiropractic & Wellness (www.chirowellness.com), a north Raleigh chiropractic center, have announced that they are sponsoring Sleep Week from Tuesday, Jan. 8 to Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. - December 31, 2007 - Center for Chiropractic & Wellness, PLLC

The free web site publishes government inspection reports and complaints. - December 28, 2007 - NursingHomesPro.com

VisualDx visual diagnostic support software reports top diseases viewed are bites and MRSA related ailments. - December 28, 2007 - Logical Images Inc

About a year ago no doctor would believe that it was possible, but today it is becoming a mainstream procedure. Inpatient & Outpatient Clinics such as Hospitals, Emergency Rooms, Nursing & Elderly Homes, General & Specialty Practitioners are joining Ophthalmologists and Optometrists with... - December 26, 2007 - BiCOM Inc.

State of the art commercial laundry brings 20 full-time jobs to North Carolina’s Northeast. - December 22, 2007 - Northeast Development Commission

Caring for seniors with special diets, South Shore Elder Services (SSES) announces the availability of special meals to those aged 60 and older who require them due to health reasons. - December 22, 2007 - South Shore Elder Services

Dr. Darcy Ward and Dr. Jennifer Greenfield, the doctors of chiropractic at Center for Chiropractic & Wellness, (www.carolinachirowellness.com) a North Raleigh chiropractic center, have announced that Andre Tse has joined the center as a licensed acupuncturist. Tse is nationally certified by the National... - December 21, 2007 - Center for Chiropractic & Wellness, PLLC

Orbit Medical a distributor of Durable Medical Equipment has developed software to reconcile and track inventory for more than two dozen offices and warehouses, all on one platform. - December 21, 2007 - Orbit Medical

Jopari Solutions, the industry’s technology leader in end-to-end bill cycle automation, supplies Integrated Compliance and Payment Solutions to Workers’ Compensation Payers - December 21, 2007 - Paradigm Management Services

GeoVax Labs, Inc. (OTC BB: GOVX), an Atlanta-based biotechnology company developing HIV-1/AIDS vaccines, announced today that it has retained Financial Relations Board (FRB), as its Investor and Public Relations agency of record. “GeoVax’s promising HIV-1/AIDS vaccine human trial results... - December 21, 2007 - Financial Relations Board

Strong Performance over the WAN and Ease of Use for Distributed Teams Key to Success - December 21, 2007 - AccuRev, Inc.

Is Your Day Spa Distinguished? Essentials Day Spa, Inc. receives accreditation from the Day Spa Association Think ‘well being’. Think ‘relief’. Think ‘personal care’. Think all these things and pretty soon you would probably be picturing a Montana Salon or Spa. The... - December 20, 2007 - The Day Spa Association

Tamara E. Weiss, M.D., has been named Princeton Premiers Honored Member in Healthcare. Tamara makes her home in Stonybrook New York and earned her Medical Degree from Drexel University The Medical College of Pennsylvania. Tamara is currently the Clinical Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the... - December 19, 2007 - Princeton Premier

Scientists recently released the results of the first ever national survey which assessed nurses’ extent and frequency of exposures to common health care hazards. - December 19, 2007 - carmel pharma, inc. - Featured Press Release

Consumer information site 1stCosmeticDentist.com provides local listings of dentists who offer cosmetic dentistry, as well as a variety of cosmetic dental educational resources. - December 17, 2007 - The Wealthy Dentist

When The Wealthy Dentist asked dentists about their New Year's resolutions for 2008, most pointed to acquiring new patients and expanding their dental practice marketing efforts. Much like other people, dentists also cited goals such as improving their health and spending more time with their families. - December 17, 2007 - The Wealthy Dentist

New family of ceramic materials combines high purity, durability and USP Class VI compatibility for wide range of medical and surgical applications. - December 15, 2007 - CoorsTek Technical Ceramics

Pulsed magnetic fields provide strong anti-aging effects while enhancing physical performance in older pets where trauma, arthritis or age related joint deformity has resulted in chronic pain, loss of mobility and subsequent changes in behavior. - December 14, 2007 - EarthPulse Technologies, LLC