) March 25, 2009 -- Kelly, Sloan, and Associates, LLC announces the launch of DOC Simple EMR. DOC Simple EMR is a full featured web-based Electronic Medical Record and Practice Management system designed for small to medium sized medical practices.

) October 13, 2009 -- Aprima Medical Software (originally iMedica), a leading developer of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) systems for medical practices, today announced a reseller agreement with Medical Reimbursement Management (MRM), a locally owned and operated medical billing company in Johnson City, Tennessee. The agreement will bring Aprima's award-winning EHR/PM software and MRM's medical billing expertise to physician practices in East Tennessee, Western North Carolina, and Southwest Virginia.

) November 12, 2008 -- Netsmart Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-wide software and services for health and human services organizations, today announced the general availability release of version 7.5 of Helper, the leading practice management software for individual and small group private practice psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, therapists and social workers.

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) October 21, 2008 -- OnSight’s message of, “bringing health care to you,” truly embodies its main objective. Its doctors and staff have been specifically trained to provide a comprehensive scope of professional vision, podiatry, and dental services. OnSight’s ability to provide remote health care to nursing homes, long term care and short term rehabilitation facilities is an invaluable service to those in need.

) 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."
   

) October 7, 2009 -- Aprima Medical Software (originally iMedica), a leading developer of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) systems for medical practices, today announced a strategic partnership with Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO®), a developer of medical vocabulary and corresponding software applications. Aprima will offer its physician practice customers code and terminology mappings, expanded search capabilities and IMO's vocabulary products, including IMO® Problem IT™ and IMO® Procedure IT™.

) September 9, 2009 -- HIT Systems announced today that they are now fully dedicated to Healthcare IT and have partnered with Aprima Medical Software to offer state of the art EHR and practice management software.

HIT Systems' transition has taken place so they can focus the entirety of their company's resources on providing quality solutions aimed strictly at the healthcare industry and its needs. This new commitment allows HIT Systems to better service their clients by offering solutions that cater specifically to the needs of the healthcare industry.

) October 21, 2009 -- Aprima Medical Software (originally iMedica), a leading developer of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) systems for medical practices, today announced its compatibility with Microsoft Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit PCs), due out for release on October 22nd. Aprima 2009 is fully compliant and tested with Microsoft's latest Windows release.

) January 28, 2009 -- Purkinje, a leading software and service partner to physicians, announced today that, for a limited time, it will offer free training and implementation services to all new customers, in an effort to accelerate Electronic Medical Records adoption and in support of the current administration's healthcare transformation initiatives. Practices that choose the Purkinje EMR during the month of February 2009 will receive free training and implementation services.

) October 6, 2008 -- Cielo MedSolutions, a provider of healthcare software and web applications, today announced a Preferred Business Affiliate agreement with TransforMED LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Through this relationship, Cielo MedSolutions' customers will have access to TransforMED's practice transformation services. In addition, TransforMED will encourage medical practices implementing a Patient-Centered Medical Home to use Cielo Clinic's integrated patient registry, clinical decision support and population management tools.

) October 29, 2008 -- "Rising costs of doing business is making it difficult to maintain a productive, efficient business. As a practice owner, I spend a large part of my day fighting insurance companies and underpayments. With the higher cost of doing business and spending more time fighting to get paid, I have less time to treat patients and manage my practice." says Elizabeth Finch, Physical Therapist and Co-Owner of G&E Therapies, who is tired of experiencing underpaid or delayed claims and losing valuable time and efficiency in the clinic. "Continuous corporate consolidation has given the payers the resources and the opportunities to "stack the cards" against the providers.

) July 17, 2009 -- Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and Planet DDS, Inc., both located in Irvine, Calif., announced today that the companies have aligned to deliver hosted, web-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) practice management and clinical software solutions to the dental industry.

This SaaS dental practice management software application, developed by Planet DDS and available for over two years to dental practices on a monthly subscription basis, provides automation of all billing and clinical aspects of dental practices. The companies are collaborating on marketing and development efforts with each focusing on separate market segments.

) July 1, 2009 - To improve the quality of home care services for older persons, the Center for Home Care Policy & Research is expanding its CHAMP Program web site (http://www.champ-program.org) with new online community features, best practice information, and a redesigned look-and-feel to further its establishment of a national Community of Practice for geriatric home care excellence. The initiative is based on the nation's first evidence-based recommendations specific to geriatric homecare - the Framework.

) October 15, 2008 -- CollaborateMD, a leading provider of Internet practice management and medical billing software for the healthcare industry, recently launched http://CollaborateMD.com, a brand new website built with visitor expectations in mind. After its soft launch late last week, the interactive website experienced an immediate spike in page views and average time on site per visitor.

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) 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.

) December 19, 2008 -- Garden State Dental, in its ongoing commitment to high-end patient care, has chosen a state-of-the-art dental software application to help streamline its operations and patient record management. The software, Denticon from Planet DDS, is a web-based dental practice management software that was created to help manage multiple location practices like Garden State Dental.

) 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.

) October 29, 2009 -- ATMP Consulting Group, a strategic IT company specializing in electronic medical record (EMR) standards, announced today a new service to help private practice physicians select, implement, and adapt IT solutions for electronic medical record alignment and compliance.

) October 1, 2009 -- In a headline that read 'Lobbyists Spend Millions to Influence Health Care', a Washington Post article reported that the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) spent $6.2 million in lobbying with the American Medical Association spending another $4 million in lobbying efforts to influence the outcome of the current health care plan. That does not include the millions and millions spent by health companies and associations as the article expands upon. That leaves many consumers wondering - who is lobbying for the average consumer?

) April 30, 2009 -- iMedica Corporation, a leading developer of healthcare software solutions for medical practices, today announced a sales and marketing partnership with Doctors' Administrative Solutions (DAS), a Tampa, Florida-based company and 2009 Tampa Bay CEO Magazine "Tampa Bay 100, Most Influential Businesses in Tampa" honoree, wherein DAS will offer iMedica's Patient Relationship Manager™ (PRM 2009) and new

) 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.

) December 11, 2008 -- Glenwood Systems LLC is pleased to announce that Ron Flormann has joined the company as Chief Commercial Officer. Flormann brings 25 years of experience in healthcare strategic marketing and planning, sales, consumer support and business and market development to Glenwood Systems.

Flormann previously held executive positions at Noble Biomaterials, Inc., PDI, the Healthcare Division of Nice-Pak Inc., and Moore Medical Corp. a multi-channel medical-surgical specialty distributor.

) October 8, 2008 -- CollaborateMD, a leading provider of Internet practice management and medical billing software for the healthcare industry, attributes 3rd quarter growth to their cost-effective hybrid Software as a Service (SaaS) model, which combines the convenience and flexibility characteristic of most browser-based applications with the speed and power found in many locally run Windows-based programs.

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) 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.

) July 21, 2009 -- Medfusion, the leader in patient-to-provider online communication solutions, today announced that they have acquired Medem's iHealth suite of services for physicians and the iHealth Personal Health Record solution for patients.

) November 2, 2009 -- PDS Health, Inc. is announcing the launch of a wireless proprietary hardware that works seamlessly with MDMonitor.com online software to monitor Diabetes, Congestive Heart Failure and Hypertension.

“The name of the new wireless device is Celemonitor™ and it can submit the readings from patients’ glucose meters, Blood pressure monitors and scales from anywhere. When the Celemontor is placed with a patient’s the patient can use the Celemonitor from anywhere, as well as a computer. The system does not require a computer, so its very convenient and cost effective. “

) January 6, 2009 -- ITelagen, Inc., innovative provider of one-stop, flat-fee healthcare information technology and support, today announced it has developed a customized platform to power Wellness 360's superior new health advocacy program (HAP), provided as a benefits service to employers and individuals. The Wellness 360 HAP provides consumers with an experienced "guardian angel" to help navigate the ever-growing complexities of the healthcare system when facing an illness or injury, whether their own or that of a family member.

) May 21, 2009 -- MxSecure, Inc., the nation's leading provider of transcription services to group practices, multi-specialty clinics and community health centers, announced today it will incorporate M*Modal's Conversational Documentation Services (CDS) and speech recognition technology into its client offerings.

) December 17, 2008 -- Axsium Group, North America's premier Workforce Management consulting firm, today announced the successful deployment of Infor Workforce Management (formerly Workbrain) for Visiting Nurse Service of New York's (VNSNY). With over 10,000 highly skilled providers, VNSNY is the largest not-for-profit home health care agency in the nation. Serving an average of 30,000 patients a day, VNSNY required a comprehensive WFM solution to effectively track and manage its workforce while improving the overall quality of care provided.

) December 5, 2008 -- OnKua, LLC announced today that it has launched Phase I of PHYZOOM, a suite of web-based physician business development tools. For physicians, PHYZOOM offers numerous practice marketing and communication products including detailed physician and practice profiles, easy to use blogging tools and relationship management options. For consumers, PHYZOOM provides easy access to detailed physician profiles and links to physician news feeds. "We wanted to create something for today's physician that simplifies emerging communication and business development processes like on-line networking, news feeds and blogging," said Mike Suddendorf, PHYZOOM co-founder and OnKua, LLC Principal.

) 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.

) October 29, 2008 -- The Pacific Center for Special Care at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is undertaking a new initiative to use non-dentist oral health professionals to reach out to people with special needs in community locations where they live or receive social or general health services. These professionals will gather electronic records, which include digital x-rays, photographs and charts, and then collaborate remotely, via the internet, with licensed dentists. Once a treatment plan is determined, the approach to that treatment, including where and when, can be decided.

) August 27, 2009 -- For the second year in a row DOMA Technologies has been recognized as Inc Magazine's top 500 fastest growing companies nationwide, ranking 36th among business product and service firms up from 55th in 2008.
   
DOMA provides web based software and scanning services for converting hard-copy documents into digital images for private sector and government clients, has seen revenues rise 550% since 2006. The company expects continued steady growth and 2009 revenues are expected to increase to $14-million.
   

) 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.

) 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.

) May 27, 2009 -- Medfusion, the nation's leader in patient portals as ranked by KLAS, has responded quickly to physician practices by enhancing Medfusion's existing Symptom Assessment and Virtual Office Visit online patient communication solutions with an H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) screening.

) October 28, 2008 -- PatientAssistance.com, Inc, a nonprofit organization providing information on thousands of patient assistance programs to help users better manage and reduce prescription drug costs, announced today the release of a new integrated service on the Google Health platform. The new application enables users to automatically search for patient assistance drug programs they are eligible for based on the medications included in their Google Health profile.

) April 21, 2009 -- Announcing his plan to modernize healthcare, President Obama has called upon the nation's healthcare system to step up efforts to convert patient medical records to a digital format. Dr. America Billing has answered the call. This new medical billing company helps doctors digitize and become more efficient with an array of services.

) December 8, 2008 -- ClearDelta, Inc. announced today the launch of a powerful new standalone tool called Polaris Professional Network Management Software. Polaris Professional Network Management Software is the perfect complement to ClearDelta's previous SaaS-based monitoring platform. Both Polaris Professional and the ClearDelta System Collector are now available at the company's web site www.cleardelta.com.

) April 6, 2009 -- Martha Jefferson Hospital, a community hospital serving the greater Charlottesville, Virginia area, has awarded a contract to 3M Health Information Systems for 3M™ VoiceScript™ Software, a comprehensive dictation management system designed to improve physician satisfaction. The hospital will use 3M VoiceScript in conjunction with 3M's complete speech recognition solution to streamline provider workflow, decrease transcription turnaround time, and improve documentation accuracy.