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HealthCare Select Brings a New Innovative, Client-Centered Philosophy to Contingent Workforce Management Solutions

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HealthCare Select Brings a New Innovative, Client-Centered Philosophy to Contingent Workforce Management Solutions Dana Point, California (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 HealthCare Select (HC Select), a vendor-neutral consulting firm specializing in contingent workforce solutions specific to the healthcare industry, combines MSP and VMS services in a unique client-centered philosophy with a focused supplier approach. Launched in 2012, HC Select goes beyond traditional VMS/MSP partnerships to provide a holistic approach to a healthcare facility’s contingent workforce needs, optimizing technology, supplier resources and services to save healthcare organizations time and money. “We come in and assess all of the contingent workforce needs of a hospital and then we collaboratively work with them to determine the best program for them based on their overall objectives; whether that is quality, cost savings, or reducing dependency on contract labor,” explained Julie O’Keefe, vice president of business strategies and an Read more text

Loma Linda University Medical Center is the First and Only Hospital in the Inland Empire to Perform Innovative Bariatric Procedure

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Loma Linda University Medical Center is the First and Only Hospital in the Inland Empire to Perform Innovative Bariatric Procedure Dr. Keith Scharf counsels his patient, Nadith Ruvalcaba, at a follow up appointment earlier this month. LOMA LINDA, CA (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) has become the first medical facility in the Inland Empire and one of the first academic medical centers in California to perform an exciting and new innovative procedure for Bariatric Surgery. The Overstitch device is a minimally invasive, endoscopic suturing system that can be used to repair or treat conditions in the stomach or bowel as a revisional procedure after weight loss surgery. The procedure is done endoscopically, requiring no incisions or overnight hospital stay. Keith Scharf, D.O., the director of bariatric surgery, and his partner, Marcos Michelotti, M.D., assistant professor of surgery at LLUMC, recently performed the first procedure using the Overstitch Read more text

Cardiac MRI Allows Doctors to Look at the Heart Without Cutting: New York Methodist Hospital Among First in NYC to Offer the Innovative Test

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Cardiac MRI Allows Doctors to Look at the Heart Without Cutting: New York Methodist Hospital Among First in NYC to Offer the Innovative Test Brooklyn, NY (PRWEB) April 7, 2007 A new noninvasive technique is taking some of the guesswork–as well as the legwork–out of diagnosing and preventing cardiovascular diseases. According to John Heitner, MD, director of advanced cardiac imaging at New York Methodist Hospital, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as the technique is called, is truly innovative because it allows doctors to view detailed images of the heart–without having to cut open the chest or thread a catheter through the veins or arteries. “We’re very excited to be among one of the only hospitals in New York City to offer this new noninvasive technology to help diagnose and treat heart disease,” said Anthony Tortolani, MD, chairman of cardiothoracic surgery. “It has so many advantages for patients. It’s highly accurate, versatile, and safe”, added Dr. Tortolani. Accordi Read more text