Hospitals
Research conducted at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has shed light on the potential of histone deacetylase inhibitors as a treatment for prostate cancer. The study focused on the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid and its effects on prostate cancer cells. The findings suggest that valproic acid can suppress
Hospitals
Quality Care IPA, a locally-based independent physician association (IPA), has added University Medical Center (UMC) Quick Care and Primary Care Center physicians to its existing network of over 400 Primary and Specialty care doctors. This expansion is aimed at providing patients with timely and convenient access to care. The addition
Hospitals
NITHealth provided consulting services to Hoboken University Medical Center, enabling it to become one of the first community hospitals in the U.S. to achieve "meaningful use." This accomplishment resulted in a grant of an estimated $8 million in stimulus funds, with approximately $3 million awarded this year.
Hospitals
Researchers at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam have tested a new vaccine against the lethal H5N1 bird flu virus on ferrets, with promising results. The vaccine, developed by British pharmaceutical firm GSK, offers protection against not only the H5N1 virus but several other bird flu viruses that occur worldwide.
Hospitals
The Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, IL, and St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, IL, have achieved the Silver Performance Achievement Award from the American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines(SM) - Stroke program. This recognition highlights the commitment of both hospitals to
Hospitals
Grove Hill Medical Center, P.C., a large independent multi-specialty health care organization in New England, is revolutionizing its electronic medical record system by deploying SRS Chart Manager across 70 physicians in 18 specialties. This move is part of the center's 60th year anniversary celebration, aimed at bringing
Hospitals
St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, MN, will be broadcasting a live webcast of a minimally invasive colon surgery on January 24, 2007, at 6:30 PM CST on http://www.or-live.com. The procedure, a laparoscopic hemicolectomy, will be performed by Duluth Clinic colorectal surgeon Melissa Najarian,
Health care industry
VHA Inc., a national healthcare alliance, has launched a comprehensive Physician Preference Management Program to help member hospitals manage their orthopedic, cardiovascular, and spine service lines. The program aims to reduce costs and improve care by leveraging VHA's clinical and spend data, contracting capabilities, and hospital and physician
Health care industry
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, has selected Accellion Courier Secure File Transfer Appliance (SFTA) to enhance its secure file transfer needs, citing HIPAA compliance and reduced liability risks as key drivers. The solution's intuitive user interface and self-provisioning capabilities have
Health care industry
Riverside Health System, a nonprofit regional medical center based in Newport News, Virginia, has chosen the Lawson Human Capital Management suite to streamline and centralize its human resources operations. The deal was signed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, which ended on May 31, 2006. This move aims to
Health care industry
Senior Housing Properties Trust, a real estate investment trust based in Newton, Massachusetts, has announced that its lease with Five Star Quality Care for two rehabilitation hospitals in Braintree and Woburn, Massachusetts became effective on October 1, 2006. The lease requires Five Star to pay SNH monthly rent of $854,
Health care industry
eProject, the leading provider of On-Demand collaborative Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), is rapidly gaining traction within the healthcare industry. The company has gained deployments with prominent healthcare providers, including Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, HCIV, Charleston Area Medical Center, Valley Baptist Health System, and
