| 2010/09/03 | Ventas Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.535 Per Share (Business Wire) |  |
Published 2010/09/03 00:06:00
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (?Ventas? or the ?Company?) said today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.535 per share, payable in cash on September 30, 2010 to stockholders of record on September 17, 2010. The dividend is the third quarterly installment of the Company?s 2010 annual dividend. Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a leading... Source : Business Wire Explore : Finance |
| 2010/09/03 | Snake fangs inspire airway device start-up (MassDevice - Medical device news, information and jobs...) |  |
Published 2010/09/03 00:04:31
... his own medical device start-up. Rick Arlow and partner Zachary Bloom, a recent Case graduate in healthcare economics, started LifeServe Innovations LLC to capitalize on a market opportunity that Arlow found while talking to paramedics and emergency physicians about on-the-job challenges. read more Source : MassDevice - Medical device news, information and jobs... Explore : Health Blogs |
| 2010/09/02 | Investorideas.com - Healthcare Technology Stocks; HealthMed Services (OTC.BB:HEME) to Acquire Neural Communicator (Press Releases) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 23:57:00
Investorideas.com - Healthcare Technology Stocks; HealthMed Services (OTC.BB:HEME) to Acquire Neural CommunicatorCategory: Investment, Health CareVisit this company: www.healthmedltd.comSUNNYVALE, CA - September 2, 2010 (Investorideas.com Newswire) ? HealthMed Services Ltd. (OTC.BB:HEME), an innovative software development company, is pleased to announce that it has entered final... Source : Press Releases |
| 2010/09/02 | The Conservative Think-Tank Purge (Jonathan Chait) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 23:44:05
... the right-of-center think-tank enterprise. Consider this: The leading right-of-center student of healthcare policy in the whole country is Mark McClellan. McClellan taught at Stanford in the 1990s. He came to the American Enterprise Institute in 2000. He was hired into government by President Bush, rose to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He left government in 2006... Source : Jonathan Chait Explore : Health, Health Care Policy, Medicare, Political Blogs, Politics |
| 2010/09/02 | Universal Health Realty Income Trust Announces Dividend (Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 23:17:41
... 16, 2010 . Universal Health Realty Income Trust, a real estate investment trust, invests in healthcare and human service related facilities including acute care hospitals, behavioral healthcare facilities, rehabilitation hospitals, sub-acute care facilities, surgery centers, childcare centers and medical office buildings. The Trust has fifty-two investments in fifteen states. Source : Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh |
| 2010/09/02 | A stethoscope app (Canadian Medicine) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 22:35:00
And now it?s free The stethoscope is coming of age ? that is, making a giant leap into the present. Like hundreds of other tasks, iPhones now have an app for listening to the heartbeat with iStethoscope. It?s been around for a while and has, in fact, been downloaded well over 3 million times, by healthcare professionals and the lay population alike. But now, it?s free. Or, for 99¢ you... Source : Canadian Medicine |
| 2010/09/02 | Mandatory Flu Vaccine for Health Workers, Say Experts (MS Maze) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 22:12:37
Mandatory flu vaccines for health care workers. That?s the strong recommendation of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). In a press release dated August 31, SHEA said: ?Influenza vaccination of health care personnel is a professional and ethical responsibility and non-compliance with health care facility policies [...] Source : MS Maze Explore : Diseases, Health, Infectious Diseases, Vaccines |
| 2010/09/02 | MedLink Announces Partnership With Healthcare Information Technology Provider Thrasys, Inc. (Latest News from Online Car Finance Companies) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 22:12:16
... (HIE) and Collaboration Network. SyntraNet enables more efficient and coordinated care across healthcare communities. read more Source : Latest News from Online Car Finance Companies Explore : Health, Healthcare Technology |
| 2010/09/02 | Sequenom to Present at Two Financial Conferences in September (Red Orbit ) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 22:00:00
... (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040415/SQNMLOGO) Rodman and Renshaw 12th Annual Healthcare ConferenceLocation: The Palace Hotel, New York, NYPresentation date: Tuesday September 14, 2010Presentation time: 10:25am ETUBS Global Life Sciences ConferenceLocation: The Grand Hyatt, New York, NYPresentation date: Monday September 20, 2010Presentation time: 1:30pm ETA live webcast... Source : Red Orbit Explore : Health |
| 2010/09/02 | Free Learning Opportunities from IHI (A Healthy Blog) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 21:59:06
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement offers free one-hour audio and on-line learning opportunities every other week through its WIHI program. The September 9th featured speaker is Maureen Bisognano, the new President and CEO of IHI following the departure of Don ? Continue reading ? Source : A Healthy Blog |
| 2010/09/02 | Hospitals warned over doses of drugs given to babies (The Guardian) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 21:56:14
... administration of drugs is known to be one of the most common accidents causing serious harm in healthcare. With neonates the risks are obviously even higher and the consequences more likely to be very serious, so it is essential that every precaution is taken to avoid perfectly avoidable tragedies such as this. Credit should go to the coroner for raising the alarm to the NPSA." But... Source : The Guardian |
| 2010/09/02 | Tygacil Label Updated to Reflect Increased Death (NewsInferno) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 21:54:02
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a reminder to healthcare professionals of an increased mortality risk associated with use of the intravenous antibacterial Tygacil (tigecycline), over that of other drugs used to treat a variety of serious infections. The increased risk was seen most clearly in patients treated for hospital-acquired pneumonia, especially those [...] Source : NewsInferno Explore : FDA, Health, Health Blogs |
| 2010/09/02 | Why Choose CNA as a Stepping Stone Career in the Medical Field? (The Nursing Site Blog) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 21:50:00
... dollars to become a certified nursing assistant. You have the opportunity to start a career in healthcare without spending a great deal of time or money. You can work in a healthcare facility after your CNA Training course is completed. The job will help you learn what it is like to work various shifts and to sometimes be working long hours. It will provide you with experience... Source : The Nursing Site Blog Explore : Business, Health Blogs, Health Care Services |
| 2010/09/02 | Mandatory Flu Vaccine for Health Workers, Say Experts (Causes blog posts by Ann Pietrangelo) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 21:40:00
Mandatory flu vaccines for health care workers. That?s the strong recommendation of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). In a press release dated August 31, SHEA said: &ldq... Source : Causes blog posts by Ann Pietrangelo Explore : Diseases, Health, Health Blogs, Infectious Diseases, Vaccines |
| 2010/09/02 | Oregon healthcare groups land $4 million in grants (The Portland Business Journal ) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 21:36:13
Two Portland area health care facilities have landed nearly $4 million in grant money from the Department of Health and Human Services. Source : The Portland Business Journal Explore : Business |
| 2010/09/02 | The Feds Need to Start Supporting Early-Stage Drug Development (Xconomy) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 21:35:49
The U.S. Congress is on track to fund a pivotal element of healthcare reform, a $50 million dollar down payment on the $500 million dollar Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) initiative. This is a critically important element of the landmark new law. It?s also an opportunity Congress should seize to refocus the National Institutes [...] Source : Xconomy Explore : Health, Health care reform |
| 2010/09/02 | MedLink Announces Partnership With Healthcare Information Technology Provider Thrasys, Inc. (The Earth Times Online Newspaper) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 21:35:42
Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper Explore : Health, Healthcare Technology |
| 2010/09/02 | MedLink International, Inc.: MedLink Announces Partnership With Healthcare Information Technology Provider Thrasys, Inc. (Market Wire) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 21:35:00
... (HIE) and Collaboration Network. SyntraNet enables more efficient and coordinated care across healthcare communities. Source : Market Wire Explore : Health, Healthcare Technology |
| 2010/09/02 | Fw: MedEdPPD.org September 2010 Newsletter (PTSD After Childbirth) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 21:33:00
... in partnership with MedEdPPD on June 4, 2010 by Dr. Katherine Wisner at Women's Behavioral HealthCARE, Pittsburgh, PA., includes 6 training sessions based on a comprehensive depression management model developed by Dr. Laura Miller, Director of Women's Mental Health Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals, Harvard University. Each interactive steps of the model... Source : PTSD After Childbirth Explore : Harvard University, Health, Mental Health and Behavior |
| 2010/09/02 | 2010 Healthcare-NOW! National Strategy Conference (Healthcare-NOW!) |  |
Published 2010/09/02 21:30:37
Healthcare-NOW! 2010 National Strategy Conference November 13 and 14 Philadelphia, PA Join single-payer activists and supporters from all over the US in Philadelphia, PA to plan our strategy for 2011. By learning and sharing with one another we can build on the successes of the last year and develop the plan to win single-payer national health insurance. You?ll have [...] Source : Healthcare-NOW! Explore : Health, Health Insurance, Philadelphia, States, US |