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HCA/HealthONE's The Medical Center of Aurora Earns Five-Star Rating on CMS Hospital Compare
HCA/HealthONE’s The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) is one of the first hospitals in Colorado, and the only hospital in Aurora, to earn the prestigious five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Hospital Compare program. - December 29, 2017 - The Medical Center of Aurora
The Reschini Group and CNA Insurance Presenting Healthcare Claim Trend Report
The Reschini Group and CNA Insurance are presenting three reports for the Healthcare industry via a free one-hour web event on February 7, 2018 at 10:00am. Registration is available via reschini.com. The topics will include: 1. CNA Aging Services 2016 Claim Report: Using Evidence to Achieve... - December 20, 2017 - The Reschini Group
cliexa® Partners with Preventative Technology Solutions on Risk Assessment Solutions; New Product Will Help Physicians Address Behavioral Health Risks in Adolescents
cliexa, Inc., developer of a mobile platform for chronic disease management, announces today a collaboration with Preventative Technology Solutions, Inc., (PTSI), provider of medical assessment applications and mHealth prevention services for adolescents and young adults. cliexa has licensed PTSI... - December 19, 2017 - cliexa
DataPath Examines How New Technologies Can Revolutionize Benefits Administration for TPAs
New white paper analyzes the current state of software technologies and the impact on CDH account and COBRA administration. - December 06, 2017 - DataPath
Less Than One Month Before ACA Deadline: What do North Carolinians Need to Know?
North Carolinians only have one month to enroll or re-enroll in quality, affordable health coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The fifth open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ends December 15. During this open enrollment period, uninsured North Carolinians are able to select plans that fit their needs and budgets on the Marketplace. - November 17, 2017 - NC Get Covered
Government’s First Year Performance Results Confirm Success of Coordinated Care Models in Kidney Care for Improved Patient Outcomes, Medicare Savings
Comprehensive End Stage Renal Disease Model (CEC) Tests and Evaluates New Payment and Care Delivery Model. - November 07, 2017 - Kidney Care Partners
Nevada Insurance Enrollment Helps Explain the Confusing Changes Coming in 2018 with Obamacare Open Enrollment
Local Las Vegas health insurance agent Shelly Rogers warns Nevadans, "There are huge changes taking place with health insurance options for 2018. Some insurance companies are leaving us, while new insurance companies are coming into Nevada. If you aren’t 100% certain that your insurance company and health insurance plan will be available in 2018, you need to call your insurance company and verify this. Your insurance plan may not be available." - November 01, 2017 - Shelly Rogers, Las Vegas Health Insurance Agent
Menorah Park Selects Stratus Interoperable (SI) as Its Data Management and Analytics Partner
Stratus Interoperable, Inc., an innovator in data integration and advanced analytics solutions, has signed a three year agreement, to deliver its StratusLink™ data management and advanced analytics platform, to Menorah Park, a nationally recognized Long-term Post-acute Care Provider. - October 31, 2017 - Stratus Interoperable
SCPC: New Study of Medicare “DIR” Fee Legislation Helps Demonstrate PBMs as Bad Actors Across Full Spectrum of Transactions
Solutions to PBM Pricing Abuses Must Address Entire Drug Supply Chain - October 03, 2017 - Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition
United Concierge Medicine to Speak at National Conference; Algozzine to Serve as Expert at American Telemedicine Association Fall Forum
UCM CEO will be a featured "XPert" at the ATA EDGE Fall Forum in Washington, DC, discussing how UCM is changing the front door of health care by marrying customized concierge medicine with the efficiency of telemedicine. UCM has developed a unique model that saves an average of $600 per utilization, with a 99% patient satisfaction rate and 100% customer retention rate. - September 30, 2017 - United Concierge Medicine
FreeMedSuppQuotes Releases "The Ultimate Guide to Medicare Supplement Open Enrollment" E-Book
FreeMedSuppQuotes releases the Ultimate Guide to Medicare Supplement Open Enrollment, the only e-book you will need to equip yourself with the right knowledge about Medicare supplement plans. - September 28, 2017 - Freemedsuppquotes.com
HealthPoint Plus, Inc. and MyMedicalShopper Enter Into a Strategic Channel Partnership Agreement
HealthPoint Plus, Inc. continues to expand its aggressive network by entering into a strategic marketing partnership with a synergistic health care company, MyMedicalShopper. - September 15, 2017 - HealthPoint Plus, Inc.
The Medical Center of Aurora Announces Emily Trujillo as Vice President of Strategy & Business Development
HCA/HealthONE’s The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) has announced that Emily Trujillo is assuming the role of Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, effective immediately. Trujillo, who previously served as Director of Physician Services at TMCA, has been with the hospital since... - August 29, 2017 - The Medical Center of Aurora
International SOS and Global Excel Announce Joint Venture Partnership
International SOS, the world’s leading medical and travel security risk services company, and Global Excel Management, a worldwide leader in premium medical cost containment and claims management, have today announced a joint venture partnership to leverage mutual healthcare capabilities and... - August 25, 2017 - Global Excel Management Inc.
Stratus Interoperable™ Welcomes Berry Brunk, 20-Year Healthcare Transformation Veteran, to Its Management Team
Stratus Interoperable, Inc., welcomes Berry Brunk, to serve as Chief strategy Officer. Brunk's experience in both acute and post-acute care will help guide the company’s business development and investment activities. - August 08, 2017 - Stratus Interoperable
U.S. News & World Report Names The Medical Center of Aurora Among Best in Colorado
HCA/HealthONE’s The Medical Center of Aurora has been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2017-18 in the Denver metro and Colorado by U.S. News & World Report. The annual Best Hospitals rankings, now in their 28th year, are part of U.S. News’ patient portal, designed to help patients... - August 08, 2017 - The Medical Center of Aurora
Dr. Justin Holtzman, MD Joins HealthPoint Plus as Chief Medical Officer
HealthPoint Plus continues the expansion of their management and executive team by the addition of a Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Justin S. Holtzman, MD is now serving in this position. - July 21, 2017 - HealthPoint Plus, Inc.
Adroit Surgical Demonstrates Vie Scope™ Life Saving Airway Management Device at 1st Annual Ark-La-Miss Emergency and Critical Care Transport Conference
Adroit Surgical™ is demonstrating the two latest advancements in airway management at the 1st Annual Ark-La-Miss Emergency and Critical Care Transport Conference taking place in West Monroe, La on July 19th and 20th, 2017. The Vie Scope™ and the Voir Bougie™ and Tactical Bougie™ will be available for all to try and compare to any other Laryngoscope. - July 17, 2017 - Adroit Surgical
National ACO Selects MNS to Build and Manage Their National Skilled Nursing Network
Management and Network Services (MNS), the nation’s leading expert in managed care within the skilled nursing environment, is pleased to announce that National ACO has selected MNS to build and manage their skilled nursing home network. National ACO, a Next Generation ACO, currently operates... - July 07, 2017 - Management and Network Services, LLC
HealthPoint Plus, Inc. Announces the Opening of a Regional Sales & Marketing office in Florida
HealthPoint Plus continues to expand its operations by opening up a Regional Sales and Marketing office in Celebration, Florida. The operations in Florida will be managed by Nicholas Cammarata and Jeannine Peeke. - June 28, 2017 - HealthPoint Plus, Inc.
HealthPoint Plus, Inc. Welcomes MyArdina.com Telehealth Members
HealthPoint Plus, Inc. concludes the acquisition of telehealth assets of MyAdina.com from Commons Health, Inc. of Ohio. - June 21, 2017 - HealthPoint Plus, Inc.
Long Term Care of America, a New Healthcare Services and Technology Company, Launches to Transform Senior Care
LTCA, based in Richmond, VA, a senior care and technology company has formed. The company focuses on delivering value based care and state of the art technology in the senior care setting. - June 08, 2017 - Long Term Care of America
corecubed Adds Home Care Sales Training to Its Service Line-Up
corecubed, a full-service marketing firm for in-home care providers, is partnering with Shelle Womble to provide professional sales training to home care agencies across the country. Womble brings an extensive background in home care sales to corecubed’s marketing services, including... - June 08, 2017 - corecubed
Medicare Changes the Rules for Sleep Centers - Advanced Sleep Medicine Services, Inc. is Ready
Medicare has issued new rules for sleep centers in California, Nevada and Hawaii requiring accreditation by a national accrediting body effective June 5, 2017. Advanced Sleep Medicine Services, Inc., the leading provider of sleep testing services and PAP therapeutic devices in Southern California, is fully accredited and meets all the requirements of the new rules. - May 31, 2017 - Advanced Sleep Medicine Services, Inc.
Wellbridge Health Named an Allegheny County LiveWell Workplace
Wellbridge Health is now listed as an Allegheny County LiveWell company. - May 26, 2017 - Wellbridge Health
Natural Language Processing in Healthcare Market by Technologies, Solutions, Services, Deployment Models and Forecast to 2021, by iHealthcareAnalyst, Inc.
Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Healthcare Market by Technology (Automatic Summarization, Information Extraction, Machine Translation, Text and Voice Processing), Solutions (Rule-Based NLP, Statistical NLP, Hybrid NLP), Services (Professional Services, Support and Maintenance Services), and Deployment Model (On-Premises, On-Demand) and Forecast 2017-2021 - May 11, 2017 - iHealthcareAnalyst, Inc.
CyberCrunch® Announces Special Pricing for Earth Day (April 22)
This unique Earth Day offer clearly demonstrates CyberCrunch's support for identity theft protection, CyberCrunch utilizes safe and secure techniques in all aspects of their client services. - April 18, 2017 - CyberCrunch
Allzone Will be Exhibiting at the Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA) 2017 Solutions Summit
Allzone Management Solutions, Inc., an industry leader in Medical Billing, Medical Coding and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) outsourcing solutions, will be exhibiting at the Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA) 2017 Solutions Summit, held from the 25’th to the... - April 07, 2017 - Allzone Management Solutions
Clinical Support Services Expands Leadership Team Naming New Chief Operating Officer, Leslie Lotano-Saba, RPh, MS
Clinical Support Services Inc. (CSS), an industry leader in the delivery of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) software and services, announced the addition of Leslie Lotano-Saba as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Leslie provides operational and strategic leadership, manages day to day... - April 06, 2017 - Clinical Support Services, Inc.
Consumer Engagement in MLTSS Fady Sahhar to Present at the Open Minds Strategy and Innovation Conference
XtraGlobex, Inc. President and Founder Fady Sahhar will present an informational session on “Improving Quality Through Consumer Engagement in MLTSS” at the 2017 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovations Institute June 6-7, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The session will review how value based payments are driving decisions in the delivery of LTSS. - April 05, 2017 - XtraGlobex, Inc.
Dr. Stanley J. Pool Joins Village Family Practice
Village Family Practice is opening its eighth location to better serve its patients. This expansion comes with the addition of Dr. Stanley J. Pool and his established practice. Dr. Pool has been serving the Southeast Houston community for more than 40 years. Dr. Pool will continue to see patients at his current location (8951 Ruthby St, Houston, TX 77061) with the support of a new physician, Dr. Theodore Lawler Jr. - April 03, 2017 - Village Family Practice
Best Health Care Website to be Named by Web Marketing Association in 21st Annual WebAward Competition
Excellence deserves recognition and healthcare websites, including healthcare, healthcare provider, medical, medical equipment, biotechnology and pharmaceutical websites will be judged and the best recognized in the 2017 WebAward Competition for Website Development. - March 13, 2017 - Web Marketing Association
Seasoned Clinical Operations Leader Joins Wellbridge Health
Wellbridge Health has added Vice President of Clinical Operations, Pamela Greenhouse, to its growing staff. At Wellbridge, Ms. Greenhouse will guide the evolution of clinical operations, ensuring continued innovation, marrying technology with a personal touch to improve wellness, healthcare... - February 22, 2017 - Wellbridge Health
Newly Funded CONCIERGE MED+ SERVICES LLC., Offers WC Space an Evidence Based Medical Treatment System to Assist Claims with Early Intervention and Medical Spend Oversight
CONCIERGE MED+SERVICES LLC, announced that they (with the assistance of a private funding group) have launched a new company to better meet the current demands of the Workers’ Compensation Industries’ continuous need for evidence-based ancillary & claims intervention services. - February 22, 2017 - CONCIERGE MED SERVICES LLC.
Global Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Market Analysis: Softwares, End Users and Forecast to 2020, New Report by iHealthcareAnalyst, Inc.
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Market by Software Type (Client Server Based, Software-As-A-Service, Web Based) and End Users (Hospitals, Ambulatory Centers, Physician offices) 2016-2020 - February 17, 2017 - iHealthcareAnalyst, Inc.
Intensix Named as a Finalist in DigitalHealth.il Contest
Critical care predictive analytics start-up recognized for its outstanding achievements in health and wellness technologies - November 29, 2016 - Intensix
Orthopedic Shoulder Surgeon, Scott Stephens, MD Joins OrthoNeuro in November 2016
OrthoNeuro announced today that Dr. Scott Stephens joined their multi-specialty physician practice on November 28th, 2016. Dr. Scott Stephens is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and elbow surgery, and sports medicine. He performs all aspects of shoulder surgery from... - November 28, 2016 - OrthoNeuro
ORTHOReBIRTH USA Attending National Spine Meeting
ORTHOReBIRTH USA of Georgetown, Texas, is attending the North American Spine Society meeting for 2016. The meeting starts on October 26 and ends on October 29 in Boston, Massachusetts. The premier spine meeting in North America, NASS 2016, has hundreds of companies from around the globe coming... - October 14, 2016 - ORTHOReBIRTH USA
Japanese Biologics Company Expands to Texas
ORTHOReBIRTH Co Ltd., a leading manufacturer of novel biologic products, announced the formation of ORTHOReBIRTH USA, previously Siena Biologics (Austin). The U.S. introduction of ORTHOReBIRTH’s products signals a new high-quality resource for doctors and patients throughout the... - October 14, 2016 - ORTHOReBIRTH USA
Global Remote Patient Monitoring Device Market to Value US$ 1,502.9 Mn by 2024 - PMR
The global remote patient monitoring device market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 6.7% and is estimated to reach US$ 1,502.9 Mn by 2024, creating incremental opportunity of US$ 657.1 Mn between 2016 and 2024. - October 14, 2016 - Persistence Market Research
Tabula Rasa HealthCare to Present Medication Therapy Management Innovations at MTM Summit September 15-16, 2016
Tabula Rasa HealthCare's (TRHC) Medication Risk Mitigation Matrix(R) brings to Enhanced Medication Therapy Management (EMTM) the ability to identify those Medicare beneficiaries at the highest risk of an adverse drug event and mitigates that risk through personalized interventions. - September 07, 2016 - Tabula Rasa HealthCare
OrthoNeuro Announces Its New Leadership Team, Focuses on Patient Driven Transformation
OrthoNeuro announces its new executive leadership team: Lisa Marconi, Chief Operations Officer; Jacqueline Petty, Executive Director of Business Operations; and Brian Hart, Director of Business Intelligence. - September 01, 2016 - OrthoNeuro
Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute Announces That It Has Been Awarded an R01 Research Grant by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute, Inc. (MTPPI) announces that it has been awarded an R01 research grant by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The grant will be used to investigate the impact of the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System (ESRD PPS) reform that was enacted by Congress in 2011. - August 11, 2016 - Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute
Welcome Home Caregivers, LLC to the Northern Virginia Area
Putting a new spin on home health care serving the community as a Home Care Resource Company. Offering unique services geared towards keeping your loved ones where they want to be... Home. - August 04, 2016 - Home Caregivers
MedHOK Platform Selected by Highly Respected Molina Healthcare
MedHOK Leads Industry’s Shift to Managing Members’ Medical and Pharmacy Care on One Platform. - July 15, 2016 - MedHOK
Tabula Rasa HealthCare Subsidiary Medliance Promotes Rebstock to Executive Director
TRHC Chairman and CEO Calvin H. Knowlton named Candy Rebstock Executive Director of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Medliance, which is the leading pharmacy cost management solution for post-acute care. Clients rely on Medliance's adjudication and consulting services to create transparency and increase communication between client skilled nursing facilities and their pharmacy partners. - June 20, 2016 - Tabula Rasa HealthCare
BioBeats Announces New CEO; Rob Brougham Strengthens Commercial Team to Drive Growth
BioBeats, the leading machine learning platform that delivers insights about the real-time wellbeing and stress of employees in corporate settings and to consumers via its ‘Hear and Now’ app (currently ranked #4 in the App Store in the Mindfulness Category), today announced it has... - June 10, 2016 - BioBeats
Rivkin Radler's Insurance and Health Services Practices Recognized in Chambers USA
Chambers USA Directory has ranked the law firm Rivkin Radler LLP’s insurance practice among New York’s top firms in the category of “Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer.” Chambers also recognized the firm’s Health Services Practice Group as a “Notable Firm” for Healthcare in New York. - June 01, 2016 - Rivkin Radler LLP
Med Advantage Accredited by URAC for 6th Term
Med Advantage, an industry-leading Credentials Verification Organization (CVO), announced its sixth (6th) newly granted three-year Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) accreditation. URAC’s CVO Accreditation ensures a meaningful, rigorous, and fair credentialing process that... - May 21, 2016 - Med Advantage
Ex-Journalist Launches Website to Connect Families to Senior Advocates for Help Finding Assisted Living
Tony’s Rolodex refers families to trusted Senior Placement Advocates for help finding Assisted Living and Memory Care. It is launching first in Arizona and Florida. Advocates provide an alternative to the services of such Senior Housing Referral websites as A Place for Mom and Caring.com. - April 07, 2016 - Tony's Rolodex LLC