) December 4, 2008 -- HealthCare.com, Inc., the leader in local healthcare provider search and health insurance information search, announced today that it has launched a network of websites to expand the reach of HealthCare.com's proprietary Care Provider Search™.

) October 22, 2008 --
HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent
healthcare ratings organization, announced today that Yahoo! has
selected the company as the exclusive provider of physician and hospital
quality information for Yahoo! Health. HealthGrades’
physician quality reports and hospital ratings will be integrated into a
variety of Yahoo! Health consumer health tools, including a new Yahoo!
Health Physician Directory.

) February 5, 2009 -- More and more people are turning to the Web seeking answers about their health or the care of someone they love. Arming themselves for doctor visits, trying to figure out why they are getting a bill for something or researching the right hospital for lower back surgery--people turn to search engines and specialized health sites.

Many health insurers are beginning to prefer that members turn to the insurer's own personalized, password protected site for help. The sites include articles on health topics vetted by physicians, tools to assist in finding the right hospital, and calculators to help people determine out-of-pocket-costs, along with other features intended to enhance user experience.

) September 16, 2009 -- Digital Healthcare, the Cambridge England and Wake Forest, NC based company that is recognized as the leading provider of care management systems for diabetes, celebrated their 10 year anniversary this month.

From its beginning as an image management and storage solutions provider for the UK Ophthalmology sector, the company has extended its product range and expanded into international territories. Digital Healthcare is now a leading software provider to the National Health Service in the UK, a major service supplier to US physicians and has solutions in use within some of the Worlds' leading Eye Institutions.

) September 3, 2009 -- Two consumer healthcare technology companies announced a strategic alliance to create the first personal health information tool with an embedded cost savings application to help employees, employers and the general public save money on their personal health spending. In fact, they guarantee a return-on-investment.

Nashville, TN-based change:healthcare, a technology firm focused on healthcare cost transparency, and San Diego, CA-based MediKeeper, a provider of customized technology systems for the health and wellness industry, will take this enhanced Medikeeper personal health information tool to large employer groups and health plans in the next few weeks with a direct-to-consumer version to be launched later this year.

XECAN Inc,RFID healthcare solutions company,announces a pilot program with a national healthcare provider to track the care of oncology patients in order to improve quality and reduce medical errors.

) June 17, 2009 -- IVANS, Inc. has been regularly engaging its healthcare provider customers in discussions about healthcare reform, the importance of Medicare to their business and the steps providers should take in implementing technology to address short and long-term healthcare objectives.

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) November 21, 2008 -- MediConnect CEO, Amy Rees Anderson, was invited to participate with U.S. Secretary of Health, Michael Leavitt, in the 2008 National Summit on Personalized Health Care. The Summit brings together leading stakeholders from key sectors related to the development and utilization of personalized health care. Leaders came together to discuss and create a shared vision on personalized healthcare, and to identify the barriers, strategies, and action plans for making it a living reality.

) September 15, 2009 -- www.YourCity.MD, CEO, Joe Benza, Jr., announced a two year partnership with Lexington, Kentucky's #1 news station, WLEX 18 TV, the flagship Cordillera station.

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) September 13, 2009 -- Healthcare Market Resources' Data Supports Recent Medicare Home Health Reform for Substantial Savings

Healthcare Market Resources, a leading provider of customized local market research for home health agencies and hospices, has conducted a state by state analysis of the Medicare Home Health Outlier payments.

Its research reveals that Washington's recent health care reform of a 2.5% cap on the outlier payments will in fact produce meaningful health care savings without negatively affecting patient access.

) April 8, 2009 -- MedTouch, the leading provider of interactive, web-based solutions for healthcare organizations, announced its recent partnership with Exeter Health Services to enhance their web presence and to implement its proprietary enterprise content management solution, ContentBridge.

"Exeter chose both our services and our software to take them to the next level of patient interactivity," said Paul Griffiths, CEO of MedTouch. "Our core competency is to serve healthcare organizations who understand that the success of integrated marketing campaigns depends on a strategic web presence to fully serve their constituencies, both in health and in crises."
   

) June 11, 2009 -- Blanchard Schaefer Advertising & Public Relations® (BSAPR) a full-service, integrated strategic marketing services firm, today announced that it took home six Healthcare Advertising Awards. The awards program is the oldest, largest and most widely respected healthcare advertising awards competition. The awards are sponsored by Healthcare Marketing Report, the leading publication covering all aspects of healthcare marketing, advertising and strategic business development.

) October 23, 2008 -- Broadlane is pleased to announce that Anna Maria Medvid has joined its sales team as vice president of strategic sales leading the East region.

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Medvid comes from Premier, Inc. where she was responsible for working directly with healthcare executives at key accounts to recruit hospitals into the Premier Group Purchasing Organization (GPO).

"We are pleased to welcome Anna Maria to Broadlane," said Julie Plaga, senior vice president, sales, Broadlane. "Her experience of working with healthcare executives will be instrumental as we continue to aggressively pursue new client relationships."

The Fall Collaborative Communications Summit: Transforming Health Care through Health Information Technology announces that HealthCare Partners, Memorial Health Services and Florida Hospice of the Suncoast will take part in a panel discussion that will take a fresh look at the future of evaluating and implementing IT systems at the fall summit this October 27-28, 2008 at the Sofitel Los Angeles. (PRWeb Oct 15, 2008)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1465064.htm

) October 28, 2008 -- The all-new find a doctor or other health professional based on geographic location, medical specialty and even health insurance affiliation. With a beta version of the site quietly launched in August, Doctor.com has already been attracting attention for its powerful tools, ease of use, and innovative social elements. In addition to doctor search, visitors use the site to research provider qualifications, share doctor reviews, and download office paperwork in advance of their appointment.

) September 30, 2008 -- SingaporeMedicine, the government-industry partnership to develop and promote Singapore as the leading medical hub and international healthcare destination, announces its presence on Facebook. By creating a place where people can share and talk about their experiences, SingaporeMedicine strengthens its position as the leading destination for medical and healthcare.

) July 14, 2009 -- Standard Insurance Company ("The Standard"), a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: SFG), announced today a partnership with leading health advocacy service company, Health Advocate™. In addition to its insurance products and services, The Standard will offer the Health Advocacy Solution which will help organizations and their employees simplify health-related issues, relieve stress and improve well-being through the power of Health Advocate's Personal Health Advocates.

) October 1, 2008 -- Broadlane is pleased to recognize the Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM) National Healthcare Resource and Materials Management Week October 5-11. This week is dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating resource and materials management professionals for their outstanding contributions to healthcare and the overall success of the healthcare supply chain.

) June 16, 2009 -- Today, HealthCare California announces it is the first home health agency in California to implement an industry leading, online service that answers the call from national leaders to utilize technology to improve health care. The home health software service, Agency Manager™, provides HealthCare California with a suite of online services that equips all nursing and administrative staff with real-time access to information at the point of care, reduces costs, improves efficiency and enhances communication across the continuum of care.

) April 2, 2009 -- PBMAI, in Palm Beach, and Button Creative, in London, have formed Button Worldwide, partly owned by Futuremedia Plc, creating one of the strongest international advertising agencies. Button Worldwide has delivered creative success for a number of influential brands, including: Anheuser Busch, NFL, Blackberry, Tenet Healthcare, SONY Ericcsion, Muvico Theaters and others.

) July 29, 2009 -- Tabyat Partners, LLC. (www.tabyat.com), a health care technology company, is proud to announce the Beta launch, in Illinois, of its Web-based communication portal iluvmydoc.com™ (www.iluvmydoc.com). The site offers interactive services to doctors and individuals interested in actively participating in their health care management. Through iluvmydoc™ ("I Love My Doc"), doctors can create a customized doctor profile and purchase such Web-based services as online appointment requests and secure messaging services.

) December 22, 2008 -- The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) has elected Eric Christ to the organization's board of directors. Christ is the president of Patient Placement Systems, part of the Jackson Healthcare family of companies located in Alpharetta, Ga. NASL is a trade association of ancillary providers of products and services to the post-acute industry.

) December 22, 2008 -- The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) has elected Eric Christ to the organization's board of directors. Christ is the president of Patient Placement Systems, part of the Jackson Healthcare family of companies located in Alpharetta, Ga. NASL is a trade association of ancillary providers of products and services to the post-acute industry.

) July 10, 2009 -- Consumer Health Technologies, Inc. ("CHT") a leader in Consumer Directed Healthcare (CDHC) software for administrators, payers and financial institutions, announced a strategic partnership agreement with Health Advocate, Inc. ™, to incorporate Health Advocate's suite of services into its already function rich CDHC solution. Under the agreement, Health Advocate will provide its program of independent healthcare advocacy and assistance to subscribers of the BenefitSpan™ platform. BenefitSpan™ is an award-winning total benefit administration platform for managing CDHC and the underlying accounts associated with them, like HRA, FSA and HSA.

) December 4, 2008 -- iHealthSpot was honored with a Distinction eHealthcare Leadership Award for best ebusiness site for South Palm Orthopedics during the Twelfth Annual Healthcare Internet Conference.

Only 235 healthcare organizations were recognized with over 1,100 entries vying for the prestigious awards. The website features that made South Palm Orthopedics (www.SouthPalmOrthopedics.com) shine among the competition were the interactive online patient registration and health history forms, physician referral forms, online appointment requests, Interactive patient education with 3D animations, online newsletter sign up, and online prescription requests.

MyMedPort is actually your med port! A one stop portal for healthcare professionals who are seeking information and resources for business in the world of healthcare. MyMedPort allows registered users to network with other professionals in the healthcare industry, post and search jobs, access news, resources and other information. It even has a free classified section. (PRWeb Aug 5, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2713674.htm

) September 29, 2008 -- Drexel University Online is increasing its range of prestigious online healthcare programs with the addition of the Post-Master's Certificate in Medical Family Therapy. This 14 credit certificate is offered fully online.

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) August 24, 2009 -- change:healthcare has been chosen by GeneSyn IP Ventures, LLC, a partner of the Keystone Institute for Translational Medicine in Philadelphia, Penn., to support a national translational medicine technology consortium, officials announced today.

The move is intended to help the Keystone Institute for Translational Medicine more quickly reach their goal of increasing the speed with which medical and health-related discoveries become significant patient care advances.

) October 10, 2008 -- Honoring excellence in the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs), the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) announces the recipients of the 2008 Davies Awards in the Organizational, Ambulatory and Community Health Organization categories. The 2008 Davies Public Health Award recipients, announced Aug. 27, were Cherokee (NC) Indian Hospital Authority and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services in Trenton.

) December 23, 2008 -- Mayo Clinic Web sites recently won awards in several classifications of the eHealthcare Leadership Awards, presented by eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, and two classifications of the W3 (World Wide Web Consortium) Awards, presented by the International Academy of Visual Arts.

Mayo Clinic's medical and professional services site, www.mayoclinic.org, won two W3 awards: a highest-honor "Best in Show" award for copy or writing, and a "Gold" award in the health care services category.

) September 16, 2008 -- The Fall Collaborative Communications Summit: Transforming Health Care through Health Information Technology announces that the Avera Health System Chief Information Officer and Director of Telehealth will present a case study that will take place at the fall summit this October 27-28, 2008 at the Sofitel Los Angeles. http://www.ccsexpo.com/fallccs.html

The session entitled "Avera Health - IT and the Greater Vision" will take place Monday October 27th at 10:45am and be presented by Jim Veline, SVP & CIO of Avera Health. The session's co-presenter will be Mary DeVany, Avera Health's Director of Telehealth.

) July 22, 2009 -- To inspire a new generation of students to think about the benefits of healthcare software, Claricode is starting the Claricode Medical Software Essay Scholarship program which will award a total of $5000 in scholarships this year.    Five industry experts have generously donated their time to review the essay finalists:

Claricode

Reassurance Health (www.ReassuranceHealth.com) offers affordable healthcare discount programs that allow consumers nationwide to save up to 60 percent on out of pocket healthcare costs.

) January 27, 2009 -- Broadlane is pleased to announce its relationship with MEDmarketplace.com®, the world's largest online marketplace for buying and selling surplus medical equipment and supplies.

"In today's struggling economy, our clients are experiencing increased financial challenges," said Jocelyn Bradshaw, vice president, capital equipment services, Broadlane. "We are constantly seeking ways to deliver innovative solutions. Working with MEDmarketplace.com, we are able to offer our clients an automated, virtual venue to easily sell, transfer or donate their used or excess medical equipment."

) August 14, 2009 -- An International Design team has been selected to do a feasibility study, plan and design a world class U.S. Standard Hospital in Calabar, Nigeria. The team includes Rees Associates, Inc., OMMA Healthcare, LLC and SYMX Corp. The initial design conceptualizes a 150 bed, 250,000 square foot Acute Care Hospital worth approximately $50 million in construction costs. Governor Liyel Imoke described the selection of REES and OMMA as an important day to commence the realization of the state's vision of providing an affordable health care delivery services to its citizenry.

) June 11, 2009 -- While more than one-third of home health care and nursing home organizations said they expect the government's economic stimulus package to increase use of healthcare information technology, another 52% said the stimulus package will have little or no impact on their businesses, according to a recent survey by IVANS, Inc.

IVANS Inc.

) September 11, 2009 -- MyMedPort.com - Job openings posted through online sources have increased by 169,000 (or 5%) in the month of August 2009 as reported by The Conference Board. Healthcare jobs showed the largest increases of online postings among the top 10 occupations, and there were a greater number of vacancies than unemployed individuals looking for healthcare practitioner positions.

) July 9, 2009 -- The American College of Cardiology (ACC), a 37,000-member non-profit medical society based in Washington, D.C., today announced its online job board – ACC Cardiology Careers – has joined the National Healthcare Career Network (NHCN). The NHCN is an initiative that brings together healthcare associations, to provide job placement and advancement opportunities; career development tools, training, scholarships and resources to mitigate workforce shortage challenges facing the healthcare marketplace.

) March 10, 2009 -- Orion Health http://www.orionhealth.com a leading provider of clinical workflow and integration technology for eHealth, introduces a new program to ensure high-quality service is maintained to improve communication and customer-driven development.

The newly formed Client Services team will ensure an additional level of partnership with customers for the speedy resolution of post implementation questions and to focus on increasing alignment between clients' business needs and Orion Health solutions.

Paul Viskovich President Orion Health North America and EMEA, describes the Client Services role as a trusted advisor and advocate for the customer.