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Hermetic Packaging, Connectors for Medical Implant Industry

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Hermetic Implantable Packaging and Connectors for Medical Components

PA&E works with leading medical implant designers to advance integration and performance for hermetic implantable packaging and connectors in one of the most unique and critical environments known: the human body.

PA&E has created proprietary materials and encapsulations with hermetic seals that enable implantable medical…

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Added by John Robinson on September 19, 2017 at 5:51am — No Comments

Pharmacist in deadly meningitis outbreak heading to trial

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And the damage to the heart and blood vessels can occur in youth at blood pressure levels that are below the clinical definition of hypertension in youth.

High blood pressure in youth is defined differently than it is in adults. In childhood, high blood pressure is based on percentiles, rather than blood pressure level. Researchers looked at…

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Added by John Robinson on September 18, 2017 at 7:45am — No Comments

Pharmacist in deadly meningitis outbreak heading to trial

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After watching his mother die from meningitis in a nationwide outbreak caused by contaminated steroids, Scott Shaw is determined to make sure something like that never happens again.

A stiff punishment for the Massachusetts pharmacist Shaw believes is partially responsible…

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Added by John Robinson on September 18, 2017 at 7:42am — No Comments

How to Get a Job in Compliance with no Experience? Learn New Skills for $10

For people on a job hunt, the reason for not offering one is almost invariably the same: You lack experience. How do you convince the organization that one can gain no experience unless one has a job? This is a typical chicken and egg conundrum: You are not given a job because you have no experience, and you have no  experience because you don't get a…

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Added by Roger Steven on September 18, 2017 at 6:52am — No Comments

Hurricane Harvey HIPAA Reminder

Disasters, which can ultimately lead to a data breach, come in various forms – natural, man-made and technical. HIPAA, the HITECH Act, the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission are just a handful of entities requiring that the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the sensitive information (e.g., protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII)) remain intact. Although federal HIPAA has distinct…

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Added by John Robinson on September 15, 2017 at 6:46am — No Comments

The job of the corporate controller –prospects and pitfalls

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The position of the corporate controller, or company controller, has become an important one in companies today. This is a role that has come into being following the evolution of the corporate setup, which has brought with it many changes. The corporate controller has come into existence because of these changes.

In simple terms, the corporate controller is one who can be defined as the chief accounting officer. She is to accounting what the chief…

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Added by John Robinson on September 15, 2017 at 6:43am — No Comments

Are you considering a career in compliance? Join our $10 Training Online

What, in your estimate, is the cost of taking up a career in compliance? Thousands of dollars? Hundreds? Well, none of these! If you are considering a career in compliance, join our $10 training online! Yes, $10 is all that it costs for you to start a career in compliance!

Who is offering this monstrous offer, and why? Let us explore this a bit for you: GlobalCompliancePanel, a leading provider of professional trainings for all the areas of regulatory compliance, has come up with an…

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Added by John Robinson on September 15, 2017 at 6:06am — No Comments

Are You Obese but Healthy? You May Still Be 96% More Susceptible to Heart Failure

Are You Obese but Healthy Obesity is one of the biggest causes of non-communicable, lifestyle diseases today. According to the World Health Organisation, close to 1.9 billion adults were obese in the year 2014. Around 2.8 million people die due to some complications associated with obesity every year. A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology notes that obese people who may otherwise be healthy and free from ailments like diabetes, hypertension, et cetera may still run at…

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Added by John Robinson on September 13, 2017 at 6:45am — No Comments

Education, training and tools for ensuring healthcare frontline food safety

Food technology has been growing at a quick pace, having come under the influence of the twin paradigms of the late 20th century, technology and globalization. As populations keep moving from one part of the world to another in the millions; it is natural that they get influenced by the food behavior of the place to which they move, while also bringing their own influences into it.

It is not just with the itinerant population that food service and movement are paired and…

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Added by Roger Steven on September 11, 2017 at 7:20am — No Comments

Psychiatric care is postcode lottery, say medical experts

Psychiatric care is postcode lottery, say medical experts

There are not enough NHS psychiatrists in some parts of the UK and more should be recruited to improve care, says the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

In Scotland, there are 10 consultant psychiatrists per 100,000 people – but only eight for the same number in England and Northern Ireland, and just six in Wales.

London’s tally…

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Added by John Robinson on September 11, 2017 at 6:04am — No Comments

Role of ‘technology’ in home health care

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At present, home-based health care is gaining significant traction and poised for transformation. Once recognized as a fragmented and unorganised sector, it is gaining ground through progressively capturing interest of entrepreneurs and investors.

It is a known fact that there is tremendous pressure on hospitals in delivering services at their facility, especially in Critical Care, something that can be easily outsourced…

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Added by John Robinson on September 8, 2017 at 6:14am — No Comments

How to Overcome Regulatory and Compliance Pain Points for Companies? - Just Register for $10 Training

If as organizations in the regulated industries, you had lost hope of how to overcome regulatory and compliance pain points, all that you need to do is register for GlobalCompliancePanel’s $10 training!

Yes, $10 is all it costs to overcome regulatory and compliance pain points for companies. Just register for GlobalCompliancePanel’s $10 training, and you are done. How does a company every…

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Added by John Robinson on September 7, 2017 at 6:39am — No Comments

Navigating the nuances of the Internet of Medical Things

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Earlier this year, Gartner released a forecast for the Internet of Things (IoT)predicting that 8.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2017 and that total spending on endpoints and services will reach almost $2 trillion this year. This forecast is certainly encouraging, but due to the prevalence and influence of the Internet of Things in almost all business arenas, it’s not…

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Added by John Robinson on September 6, 2017 at 6:53am — No Comments

Medical Device Training Courses for Just $10

Medical device training courses for just $10. This is not something you get to hear all that often. Or, is it some kind of joke that is being made to entice the regulatory professional in the medical devices arena? Well, none of these thoughts is true. Medical device training courses for just $10 is a very real offer from GlobalCompliancePanel, a leading provider of…

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Added by John Robinson on August 29, 2017 at 6:50am — No Comments

Top Healthcare Webinars You Can Get for $10

Used to paying over $250 for a high quality healthcare webinar from a leading expert on the topic from a reputable provider of professional trainings? Let us change your habit! You no longer have to pay this much. So, how much do you think you need to be paying for top healthcare webinars? $200? $150? $100? None of these. All that you have to pay for a top healthcare…

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Added by John Robinson on August 28, 2017 at 6:24am — No Comments

How do campuses respond to students with mental issues?

Perhaps no educational campus is free of students with some or another kind of mental or emotional issues. Considering the wide diversity of students that enroll into American colleges and the varied backgrounds they come from; it is no surprise that American colleges will have to deal with such students.

There is a need for institutions that come across students with emotional or mental issues to learn to deal with the issue. While on the one hand, administrators of educational…

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Added by Roger Steven on August 9, 2017 at 7:41am — No Comments

Health Buzz: The 10 Best States for Health Care

 

Health Buzz The 10 Best States for Health Care If you want to get the best health care, you might be better off living in one of these states, according to a new ranking.

Hawaii, Iowa and Minnesota topped WalletHub’s new ranking of the best states for health care. The ranking took into…

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Added by John Robinson on August 8, 2017 at 5:48am — No Comments

Vital Stark Law considerations for physician employment agreements

Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) –popularly called Obamacare –came into existence, there has been an exponential increase in the number of physician practice acquisitions. Some of the reasons that can be ascribed for this phenomenon are these:

-        Physician practice acquisitions are an opportunity for healthcare providers in consolidating and…

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Added by Roger Steven on July 28, 2017 at 7:30am — No Comments

Ensuring compensation-focused compliance with Stark Law considerations

Stark Law compliance is now more than just a compliance issue. It has grown to become an Enterprise Risk Management matter, if the substantial awards and settlements in recent enforcement actions are anything to go by. For healthcare organizations that develop and implement provider contracts; managing their compliance and enterprise risk by ensuring that…

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Added by Roger Steven on July 18, 2017 at 7:50am — No Comments

Understanding and responding to the special needs of college students who have autism

When people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) –called just autism –enter college, they are up against challenges that are unique and peculiar to the group. They need to be understood for their special needs, because they enter college at a sensitive age. There is an onus on the part of the other people in the college, such as peer students and staff and those in…

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Added by Roger Steven on July 12, 2017 at 7:43am — No Comments

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