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Aug 2017Amgen And Humana Partner For Improved Health Outcomes And Efficiency
Two of the nations leading health organizations health and wellbeing company Humana Inc NYSE HUM and biotechnology company Amgen have teamed up to identify opportunities to improve health outcomes and improve efficiency by unlocking new insights from the real world health care experiences of Humanas million members In the collaboration agreement between Amgen and Humana six projects are currently underway…
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Aug 2017Vituro Health Expands Into Arkansas, Providing The Latest In Precision Prostate Cancer Care
Vituro Health and Arkansas Urology LUGPA member and the largest urology practice in the state partnered to offer patients in Arkansas and surrounding states the latest most innovative technologies in prostate cancer treatment and precision disease management In conjunction with Vituro Health Arkansas Urology will offer patients advanced diagnostics navigation services and HIFU High Intensity Focused Ultrasound therapy Arkansas Urology…
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Aug 2017NextGen Healthcare Completes Acquisition of EagleDream Health Inc.
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems Inc announced today the completion of the previously announced acquisition of EagleDream Health Inc a software analytics solutions company Headquartered in Rochester NY EagleDream Health is a cloudbased analytics company that drives meaningful insight across clinical financial and administrative data to optimize practice performance Were very excited to…
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Aug 2017Roving Surgical Robot to Tour 4 Key Andhra Pradesh Cities
Business Wire IndiaA da Vinci Surgical Robot mounted on vehicle in OdishaCancer is a relentless disease Damaging organs and tissues in its wake cancer can be insidious in its onset hiding malignant cells and tumours in the most unreachable parts of the…
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Aug 2017Right Way Medical Launches Infusion Pump Tracking Application
Right Way Medical a fullservice infusion pump and disposable distributor announced today the launch of its webbased asset tracking application Right Track Right Track has been designed specifically to meet the needs of longterm care and specialty pharmacies and focuses on three…
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Aug 2017IHI Partners with South Africa National Department of Health on Initiative to Improve Tuberculosis Care and Outcomes
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement IHI has been awarded a million grant from the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation to support a fouryear quality improvement QI initiative to reduce deaths from tuberculosis TB in South Africa The initiative has been codesigned with the…
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Powdered medical gloves can cause allergic reactions severe airway inflammation wound inflammation adhesions and postsurgical scar tissue formation These concerns provide the stimulus for the…
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The article asks whether Asian health providers should look at mergers and acquisitions in order to stay competitive and avoid being eaten by larger players…
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