Skin damage from unprotected exposure to the sun can occur any time of year, even during the winter. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – January 31, 2018 – “The highest level of concern is usually during the summer months, but sun damage can occur year-round, even on cloudy or rainy days,” said Sarah L. Taylor, M.D., assistant professor […]
Goal is to improve U.S. employee satisfaction while reducing overall costs SEATTLE, OMAHA & NEW YORK – (BUSINESS WIRE) – January 30, 2018 – Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B), and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) announced today that they are partnering on ways to address health care for their U.S. employees, […]
DALLAS, TX (January 30, 2018) – KLAS® Research today announced that it has awarded Aprima Medical Software Best in KLAS ranking in the Small Practice Ambulatory EMR/PM Category (1-10 physicians). The award was announced in the 2018 Best in KLAS: Software & Services Report, which is based on verified customer interviews conducted by KLAS over […]
These individuals have recently been hired, promoted or accomplished noteworthy professional achievements. GREENSBORO – January 30, 2018 – Laurie Green, PharmD, has been promoted to director of operations for Women’s Hospital and the mother/baby service line. While she has responsibility for further improving service and patient care, Green continues as the pharmacy site manager for Women’s […]
Randy McCleese has been named the 2017 John E. Gall Jr. Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Year by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). BOSTON January 29, 2018 | MEDITECH is pleased to congratulate Randy McCleese on being named the 2017 John E. Gall […]
London, UK – 26 January 2018 – GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending marketing authorisation for Shingrix for the prevention of shingles (herpes zoster) and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), the most common and often painful shingles-related complication, […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C., January 26, 2018 – Carolinas HealthCare System’s Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute’s clinical team has enrolled and treated the first patient in the investigational device exemption study for a venous self-expanding stent system. Erin Murphy, MD, FACS, director of Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute’s venous and lymphatic program and Gregory Stanley, MD, FACS, […]
These Three Organizations Will Address Remote Access and Critical Care Challenges SANTA BARBARA, CA, January 25, 2018 – InTouch Health, the leading enterprise telehealth platform, today announced partnerships with North Carolina-based Mission Health and Pennsylvania-based Jefferson Health to jointly develop new telehealth solutions to improve patient access and quality of care while reducing overall healthcare costs. After […]
Team communication at aged care facilities vastly improves with Vocera solution SAN JOSE, Calif. January 24, 2018 –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced St Vincent’s Health Australia is expanding Vocera technology across all its aged care facilities. The health and aged care organization selected […]
SALT LAKE CITY – January 23, 2018 – Health Catalyst, a leader in healthcare analytics, decision support and outcomes improvement, announced today that Timothy G. Ferris, MD, Chairman and CEO of Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO), has joined the company’s board of directors, replacing Penny Wheeler, MD, the CEO of Allina Health, whose board term […]
