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Avancen MOD Corporation is Reducing Nursing Exposure to COVID-19 Using New Medication Administration Technology
Avancen MOD Corporation announces a new oral medication delivery system which enables COVID-19 patients in non-ICU beds the ability to self-administer scheduled oral medications at specific times without the need for the nurse to enter the patient room for each delivery. This technology will reduce nursing exposure to the virus while saving nursing time and personal protective equipment in short supply. - July 16, 2020 - Avancen MOD Corporation
Nonprofit Releases 2019 Dog Bite Fatality Statistics - Attacks and Adult Victims Rise and Trends from the 15-Year Data Set
In 2019, canines killed 48 Americans, the highest annual death count on record. Several other new records were also set in 2019: victims in the 30-49 age group outnumbered the 0-4 age group for the first time, multi-dog attacks comprised 63% of deaths and off-property attacks soared 75% above the 14-year average. - July 16, 2020 - DogsBite.org Incorporated
Crispin Teufel, CEO of Lincare, Named Chairman of the Council for Quality Respiratory Care
The Council for Quality Respiratory Care (CQRC) – a coalition of the nation's leading home oxygen therapy provider and manufacturing companies – recently named Crispin Teufel, chief executive officer of Lincare as Chairman of the Board. Teufel succeeds Dan Starck, chief executive... - July 16, 2020 - CQRC
Psychologist's Book Predicted COVID-19 Pandemic
Psychologist's science fiction book predicted COVID-19 Pandemic. - July 16, 2020 - Eisner Institute for Professional Studies
WBAT Safety Announces North Memorial Health Air Care as Latest ASAP Subscriber and Platform+ Subscriber
WBAT Safety is proud to announce that North Memorial Health Air Care is now a Platform+Support subscriber and has upgraded to receive ASAP Facilitation services. North Memorial Health Air Care, a division of North Memorial Health in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota, responds to emergencies and... - July 16, 2020 - WBAT Safety
A. Mark Fendrick, M.D., Appointed to HealthCorum's Advisory Board
A leader of the value-based healthcare movement, Dr. Fendrick brings his expertise to propel HealthCorum forward. - July 16, 2020 - HealthCorum
Partnership: Implementation of RCD Amidst Public Health Emergency Ill-Advised
Home health leaders concerned CMS decision to proceed with Review Choice Demonstration in Florida and North Carolina will result in unintended patient care consequences. - July 15, 2020 - Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare
innoviHealth® Leverages Medical Coding Expertise to Offer Advanced, Comprehensive Suite of Evaluation and Management (E/M) Products
Resources Include Interactive E/M Calculator, Specialty-Specific Reimbursement Guides, E/M Reference Cards, Webinars, and Podcasts all Designed to Prepare Healthcare Organizations for Critical 2021 E/M Coding Changes - July 15, 2020 - innoviHealth
Insan Bamboo Salt Co., Ltd., Korean Traditional Medical Food Company, is Planning to Launch Traditional Medical Food Brand to Enhance Immune System in Vietnam
Korean Traditional Medical Food Company, Insan Bamboo Salt is planning to launch Traditional Medical Food Brand in Vietnam - July 15, 2020 - Insan
Ex-Reality Star Releases Provocative Alcoholic Memoir
Brittany Taltos, who appeared on Jersey Shore and the Bachelor Pad, releases memoir, "Girl, Wasted," exposing the grainy details of her alcohol addiction. - July 15, 2020 - Brittany Taltos
Beeseet, the Clinical Notes Manager, Launches on July 15, 2020
Sherplay has developed a clinical notes manager to reconnect doctors with both patients and the complexities of their own work on many levels. - July 15, 2020 - Sherplay
MobilDrTech Releases Updated White Paper on Telemedicine Stethoscopes
MobilDrTech, Inc. releases updated white paper comparing telemedicine stethoscopes. The July, 2020 update identifies and compares design, features and cost for the most frequently used real-time telemedicine stethoscopes in the U.S. market. - July 14, 2020 - MobilDrTech, Inc.
Top Mobility Scooter Questions Answered by All Star Medical
All Star Medical helps you understand how to choose the best mobility scooters. They go over the cost, best versions or models, new vs used, or is renting the best option verses buying. After reading this, mobility customers should have a better idea of what mobility scooter fits their needs best. - July 14, 2020 - All Star Medical
SottoPelle® Recognizes Dr. Edmund H. Lew, MD for Outstanding Contributions to BHRT and His Quality Care for His Patients
SottoPelle® Announces its "Featured Provider Series" showcasing various Providers that have made a difference to their patients offering leading edge Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT). - July 14, 2020 - SottoPelle Therapy
Long-Term Care Pharmacy Leaders Request Urgent COVID-19 Relief from Congressional Leaders
Letter to Congress Requests Immediate Action to Provide Relief for LTC Pharmacies Serving Most Vulnerable Patients in Nursing Homes, Other LTC Facilities - July 13, 2020 - Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition
Innoclee Health Announces New Modern Face Masks to Help Combat the Coronavirus
Now there is a new modern thin and light-weight mask that protects. - July 13, 2020 - Innoclee
Northern Optotronics Inc. to Introduce DEKA’s Industry Leading Surgical Laser Products to the Canadian Market
Northern Optotronics Inc. (NOI), has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with DEKA, an El.En. company, to market and service its surgical line of CO2 lasers and accessories in Canada. The CO2 laser has been long regarded as the gold standard for laser surgery. - July 13, 2020 - NOI
Court Square Group and Data Conversion Laboratory Announce Partnership to Provide Intelligent Content Solutions to Life Sciences Market
Improving Content Structure, Search, and Discovery will help accelerate clinical and drug development life cycle efficiencies. - July 12, 2020 - Court Square Group
Crytur Opens a US Branch
CRYTUR spol s.r.o. announces the opening of a US branch in Boston, MA to provide enhanced support to a rapidly expanding field of North American customers. The US company, Crytur USA, will offer the same high quality products, services and technical support as their customers came to expect from... - July 11, 2020 - Crytur USA
Andersen Software Company Named Top 5 Technologies in Medicine, Development of Which Was Stimulated by COVID-19
The development of modern medicine is impossible without the development and implementation of new technologies. Andersen software outsourcing company explains why, during and after the coronavirus pandemic, blockchain, Data Science, and several other technologies were especially in demand. - July 10, 2020 - Andersen
US Wellness Report - Gateway to COVID-19 Data and Alternative Medicine
The Wellness Report offers collected alternative and ayurvedic data and other modes of alternative health being widely used to replace or augment general (allopathic) medicine. Presenting headlines and links to source data, the Wellness website enables easy review of the latest information on COVID-19. Interest in wellness is a rapidly growing trend as people begin to understand that wellness is a journey, healthcare is an event. - July 10, 2020 - US Wellness Report
Robert Oblon, a World Renown Thought Leader in the Conversation Between Physical Health and Mental Happiness, Launches HAPInss Brands Nutritional Science Systems
AmpLifei International, through its eCommerce Platform, is the exclusive marketing and distribution partner of HAPInss Brands exclusive and proprietary line of products. - July 10, 2020 - AmpLIFEi International
Superior Van & Mobility on the Move to Provide Affordable Accessible Vehicles in Eastern Arkansas
Superior Van & Mobility relocates Jonesboro, Arkansas location to larger, modern facility as part of ongoing expansion to increase access to affordable wheelchair accessible vehicles. - July 09, 2020 - Superior Van and Mobility
55 Fitness Adds New Location Through Franchise Expansion
Fitness franchise opportunity opens first of several locations, all targeting ages 55 and older. - July 09, 2020 - 55 Fitness
Applied Health Analytics Named One of Shortlister’s 2020 Top Health Risk Assessment and Wellness Company Vendors for Third Quarter in a Row
Applied Health Analytics has been named a Q3 2020 Top Vendor for both Health Risk Assessment and Wellbeing Companies by Shortlister, a company that matches employers with technology vendors in the wellness, human resources and population health management space. This represents the third quarter in a row that Applied Health Analytics has received this honor. - July 09, 2020 - Applied Health Analytics
Argus® Offers 3-Month Free Trial on Polyp Detection and Sizing Artificial Intelligence Gastroenterology Technology
Argus®, the only AI decision support technology that assists clinicians in the detection and sizing of polyps during colonoscopy procedures, has announced a 3-month free trial of their solution. This free trial offers a unique chance to compare detection rates and sizing with and without the assistance of AI. - July 09, 2020 - EndoSoft
Local Business Owner David Ho Named to NSBA Leadership Council
Dr. David Ho, Chairman Vietnamese American Business Council was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. Dr. Ho, a recognized leader in the small-business community, joins the NSBA Leadership Council alongside other small-business advocates from across the country as they work to promote the interests of small business to policymakers in Washington, D.C. - July 09, 2020 - Vietnamese American Business Council
Bay Area Health Provider Partners with Medicom Health to Lower Medication Cost for Patients
New Electronic Medical Record Add-On Automates the Delivery of Rx Discounts at Enterprise Scale - July 09, 2020 - Medicom Health
Qlicksmart Launches Free Digital Platform to Help Keep Frontline Healthcare Workers Safe
Qlicksmart Pty. Ltd. officially launched their new Digital Platform today, which empowers healthcare facilities to reduce sharps injuries occurring to frontline staff. The Qlicksmart Digital Platform is free to healthcare facilities, providing tools which cover evaluating sharps safety devices, an... - July 09, 2020 - Qlicksmart
New Study: I3PI “Secret Shopper” Patients Improve Medical Care, Documentation, and Spending
Actors working for the Institute for Practice and Provider Performance Improvement, Inc. (I3PI) made undercover visits to New Jersey doctor’s offices to gather information about how doctors treated common conditions. Doctors substantially improved in the care they provided for smoking cessation, back pain, and depression, wrote more accurate notes, and spent less in treating diabetes and depression in their actual patients compared with other practices. - July 09, 2020 - Institute for Practice and Provider Performance Improvement, Inc.
Bayou City Hemp Company Completes Acquisition of Rapidly Expanding Dallas-Based CBD Company LeafLife Wellness
Bayou City Hemp Company, Inc., (“Bayou City Hemp” or “the Company”) a Houston-based hemp processing and extraction company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Leaf Life, Inc (“LeafLife Wellness”), a Dallas-based cannabidiol... - July 08, 2020 - Bayou City Hemp
The Compression Closet Expands Inventory, Furthering Its Commitment to Supporting Lymphedema Patients
Your therapist choice in compression garments for lymphedema increases inventory, offers multiple new compression garments. - July 08, 2020 - The Compression Closet
Healiant Training Solutions Partners with HARTMANN USA to Provide Advanced Wound Care Certification for Commercial Team
Medical Device Leader Makes Commitment to Provide Best-in-Class Services in the Wound Care Space by Certifying Entire Commercial Team. - July 08, 2020 - Healiant Training Solutions
APFED Will Host Virtual Patient Education Conference on Eosinophil-Associated Diseases, July 9-11, 2020
EOS Connection 2020 offers the latest in science and research on eosinophil-associated diseases, practical management strategies, and an opportunity to connect with others. - July 08, 2020 - APFED
THROMBOLEX™ Inc. Receives $3 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant from the NIH to Fund the RESCUE Trial
Thrombolex™ Inc. has announced that it was awarded a $3 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) section of the NIH to fund their pivotal RESCUE trial under an IDE for the treatment of up to 125 patients with acute,... - July 07, 2020 - Thrombolex, Inc.
Alexiacare Corporation Builds and Gives Away New Virtual Visit EMR/EHR Tool to Doctors Offices Facing COVID-19 Crisis
Alexiacare Corporation, a Maryland EMR/EHR vendor, is building and giving away AlexiaHTC Telemed, a new virtual visit tool that has been integrated into its flagship EMR/EHR product: AlexiaHTC. Doctor offices, which have been closed because of fear of COVID-19, can now schedule virtual appointments for its patients. - July 07, 2020 - Alexiacare Corporation
PAD Task Force Welcomes Society of Interventional Radiology
PAD Task Force urges lawmakers to join Congressional PAD Caucus to advance policies to improve access to screening for at-risk populations and reduce preventable amputations. - July 07, 2020 - CardioVascular Coalition
Kigi Naturals Launches Their CBD Business in the USA
Kigi Naturals launches their top quality, best in class CBD business in the USA. - July 07, 2020 - Kigi Naturals
Toronto Businesses Use Local Technology from GroundLevel Insights to Monitor Face Mask Compliance
Canadian company, GroundLevel Insights Inc., provides solutions for COVID compliance such as sensor driven people counting for maintaining capacity restriction thresholds and analyzing CCTV footage to monitor social distancing and face mask detection to meet new bylaws. - July 06, 2020 - GroundLevel Insights Inc.
Michael Foo’s Dental Clinic in Richmond Hill Revises Safety Protocols to Reopen During COVID-19 Pandemic
Michael Foo’s Dental Clinic has reopened and put in place a number of health measures to keep its patients and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. These include face masks for dental staff, removal of magazines and toys from their waiting area, and a limited number of appointments to reduce the number of people in their office. - July 03, 2020 - Michael Foo Dental Clinic
Fusion Medical Staffing Now Placing Certified Temperature Screeners for Non-Healthcare Industries to Help Businesses Get Back to Work
Fusion Medical Staffing is expanding their healthcare staffing services to now include placing and staffing on-site temperature screeners, registered nurses (RNs), contract tracers and clinical liaisons for non-healthcare businesses. - July 03, 2020 - Fusion Medical Staffing
Metro Safety’s Has Helped Save Numerous Lives Within Canada’s Workforce Through Its Occupational First Aid Course
The company ensures organizations have a well-informed workforce with their first aid courses. - July 03, 2020 - Metro Safety Training
Stars Align with Message of Hope and Unity in "We Love New York" Tribute to Uplift During COVID-19 Pandemic Presented by DuJour Media
A Homage to the Iconic City Featuring Alec Baldwin, Gloria Estefan, Kevin Costner, Lionel Richie, Michael Douglas, Naomi Watts, Steven Tyler, Sylvester Stallone, Tommy Hilfiger, Venus Williams and More - July 03, 2020 - DuJour Media
SLP Operations LLC Acquires Two Skilled Nursing Facilities in Texas
SLP Operations, LLC., a provider of skilled nursing and rehabilitative care centers, is pleased to welcome two skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers to its growing family. The two new centers are Wood Memorial Healthcare Center (formerly known as Wood Memorial Nursing Home, Mineola) and LBJ... - July 02, 2020 - SLP Operations, LLC
Rose Medical Center Named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health(TM) 100 Top Hospitals List for Thirteenth Time
Annual list recognizes excellence in clinical outcomes, operational efficiency, patient experience and financial health. - July 02, 2020 - Rose Medical Center
Lily Lisa Contributes to Local Community Food Drive
Philanthropist Lily Lisa continues to help save lives during the ongoing pandemic. - July 02, 2020 - Lily Lisa
The Eisner Science Fiction and Fantasy Chronicles Offers Insight Into Human Nature
In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, “I began to wonder what might happen if there was an existential crisis on Earth,” says author Donald A. Eisner. "I began to write a series of Science Fiction short stories." The Eisner Science Fiction and Fantasy Chronicles by... - July 02, 2020 - Eisner Institute for Professional Studies
Tri-Star Design, Inc. Designs Industrial Wireless Sensor Network for Rigging and Overhead Lifting Operators
Tri-Star Design, Inc., an electronic product development company, announced today that in conjunction with their client Slingmax, Inc., they have successfully designed and developed a low-cost wireless sensor system capable of detecting and alerting construction site operators of overload... - July 02, 2020 - Tri-Star Design, Inc.
Katherine C. Baker, R.N., C.M.S. Recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Katherine C. Baker, R.N., C.M.S. of Midland, Texas has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of healthcare. About Katherine C. Baker, R.N., C.M.S. Katherine C. Baker... - July 02, 2020 - Strathmore Worldwide
The Echo Group Welcomes Horizons Counseling Center as Its Newest Partner
The Echo Group, the only provider of visual electronic health record technology for the behavioral health industry, is excited to announce that it has partnered with local behavioral health facility, Horizons Counseling Center, located in Gilford and Laconia, New Hampshire. Echo is providing... - July 02, 2020 - The Echo Group