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| Leading Conference on Patient Satisfaction Showcases New Technologies, Processes, and Management Strategies to Maximize HCAHPS Performance |
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| Medisave USA™, with new offices in Stratford, Conn., today announced it will offer a full range of medical equipment and stethoscopes to doctors, medical students and other medical professionals online. |
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| Pay-as-you-go pricing saves medical organizations thousands in economic downturn. |
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| MedSurge Advances introduces Lipotherme™ by Osyris laser assisted lipolysis at AES. |
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| HIV-test-kit.com is a new site aimed at allowing people a way to test themselves for H.I.V. from the comfort and privacy of their own home, an important consideration when discretion is an issue. It is hoped that through home tests more people will be tested, helping the containment of the AIDS virus. |
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| Drug Information Association (DIA) will host the 6th Canadian Annual Meeting (November 5-7; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) to discuss a number of important issues facing Health Canada, the pharmaceutical industry, health academia, and the health care system. |
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| The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago introduces "Runner's Rescue Guide," a downloadable pamphlet available for marathon and other runners as well as athletes in general. The pamphlet contains practical advice and pre- and post-workout stretching exercises. |
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| Moms can visit www.BeFireSmart.com to learn the latest fire safety tips |
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| QHR, the nation's largest hospital management company and one of the leading healthcare consulting firms in the United States, announced recently that, under board and QHR leadership, Valley Health System (VHS) in Hemet, California, is experiencing consistent financial improvements. In fact, in June, the hospital operated in the black for the first time in three years. VHS, which filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy in December 2007, is also anticipating a profit of $3.6 million in the coming year, according to its approved, FY2009 budget. |
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| Patrick O'Brien, aka "Transfatty", turns 34 this week, but he won't be blowing out any candles. From his hospital bed, the controversial filmmaker quietly celebrates his 34 years with family and friends, as well as the near completion of his life's work. |
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