'Announced' Tag

• The federal health IT push remains in the spotlight

  August 13, 2010

  [Story ID: 3399] Doctors across the country including Tahsina Atiquzzaman in Kissimmee, Fla., are “shredding paper charts and ushering in digital records as part of the health care milestones announced last month by the federal government,” The Orlando Sentinel/Modesto Bee reports.

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• Odyssey Healthcare second-quarter net patient service revenue increases 3.5% to $176.2 million

  July 29, 2010

  [Story ID: 3324] Odyssey HealthCare, Inc., one of the largest providers of hospice care in the United States, today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

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• HealthStream second-quarter revenues increase 14% to $16.7M

  July 27, 2010

  [Story ID: 3261] HealthStream, Inc., a leading provider of learning and research solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

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• Endologix second-quarter total revenue increases 19% to $15.7 million

  July 23, 2010

  [Story ID: 3149] Endologix, Inc., developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.

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• Hospitals hope to improve outlook by turning for-profit

  July 14, 2010

  [Story ID: 2854] “For decades, the Detroit Medical Center and its network of eight hospitals have served as a safety net for thousands of poor patients throughout southeastern Michigan. So when its pending sale to a for-profit hospital system was announced in March, pediatrician James Collins began worrying whether the poor would still get the [...]

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• Covidien acquires ev3 for $2.6 billion

  July 13, 2010

  [Story ID: 2789] Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of ev3 Inc. for an aggregate consideration of approximately $2.6 billion, net of cash and short-term investments acquired.

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• Broadcom Extends Offer Period for Innovision Research & Technology PLC

  July 12, 2010

  [Story ID: 2784] IRVINE, Calif., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced its subsidiary, Broadcom International Ltd., has extended the offer period for its previously announced all-cash offer for Innovision Research & Technology PLC, (a company listed on the Alternative Investment Market [...]

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• Adimab announces initiation of research collaboration with Novartis

  July 9, 2010

  [Story ID: 2760] Adimab, Inc., a leader in the discovery of fully human antibodies, today announced the initiation of a research collaboration with Novartis (Basel, Switzerland). This agreement represents the fifth major partnership Adimab has announced since launching its platform at BIO 2009 in Atlanta, just one year ago. In addition, Adimab today announced the [...]

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• FUISZ Announces Advances in Devices and Solid Dosage Form

  July 1, 2010

  [Story ID: 2594] MIAMI, July 1 /PRNewswire/ — FUISZ today announced two medical technology advances. First, FUISZ announced that it has received a notice of issuance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for patent claims that cover a direct connection between prescribing physicians and blood analysis devices. The invention allows for the health [...]

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• AMS granted 510(k) clearance for MoXy Liquid Cooled Fiber

  July 1, 2010

  [Story ID: 2581] American Medical Systems, a leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for both male and female pelvic health, today announced the 510(k) clearance of its revolutionary MoXy’

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