Texas Institute for Surgery at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas Introduces the First Wireless OR in DFW

Surgeons at the Texas Institute for Surgery at PHD are the first to perform surgeries in the area's first wireless group of operating rooms. DALLAS , June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Institute for Surgery at PHD today announced a partnership with Stryker Endoscopy to upgrade seven of its existi...

Texas on Top of Cancer Research: Dallas Regional Chamber Hosts Forum on New $3 Billion Fund

...es North Texas will see a 21% increase in its cancer patient population over the next five years The Chamber's forum will provide dfw executives an opportunity to get engaged in this issue and to learn how their company could apply for CPRIT's grant program. The event will be held at...

Cost-Conscious Texans Find Relief with Direct Access Lab Testing

...ound success in a revolutionary approach to lab testing. There are currently more than 75 locations nationwide, 15 of which are in Texas and 4 in the dfw area with a fifth location opening in McKinney mid--September. Any Lab Test Now®'s mission is to provide affordable medical laboratory ...

Principal Management Group Walks to Fight Blindness

...anagement Group of North Texas (PMG), an Associa Company, recently participated in a walk-a-thon as "Bonnie Believers" in support of the Greater dfw Chapter of the Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc. (FFB). The walk-a-thon is the 2nd annual for Dallas and is the signature fundraiser for Foundati...

MedCom Signs National Provider Contract With AmeriPlan Corporation

...y effective and affordable dental plan has grown into the nation's largest discount-fee-for-services program. What started with a few dentists in the dfw metroplex has grown into a series of discount programs that bring tremendous value to its members across the United States. AmeriPlan(R) program...

pMDsoft Releases Charge Capture Software for BlackBerry Storm

... the amount of time that it takes to document each patient encounter; but only if it was designed well for this purpose. Dr. Jonathan Matthews, of dfw Hospitalists, has realized the benefits of adopting an elegant charge capture solution such as pMDsoft, declaring that "pMDsoft has made our live...

American Airlines and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Host Annual Amputee Ski Trip

...ce-in-a-lifetime experience. American also is hosting a send-off party for the patients and their families at the Admirals Club in Terminal D at dfw before the departure. The send-off party will include refreshments and remarks by American and TSRHC representatives, as well as a special water-canno...

FamilyLife Co-Founder and Author Dr. Dennis Rainey Challenges Metroplex Couples to Celebrate Healthy Marriages this Valentine's Day

...sed by over 650 percent. "Of the 100+ markets where FamilyLife hosts a Weekend to Remember, Dallas is by far one of our strongest markets. The dfw area has one of our largest radio audiences, and the Dallas Weekend to Remember conferences always draw some of the events' largest crowds," said Dr. ...

Partnership for Peak Healthcare Performance Research Shows Consumers' Lack Involvement in Managing Their Health

...is a collaborative initiative that brings together dfw area employers, physicians, health plans, and cons...es in making decisions about care. More than 1,500 dfw area employees participated in the survey. The res...involves over 3,000 primary care physicians in the dfw market and their patients through the provider net...

Partnership for Peak Healthcare Performance Receives Grant from Aetna Foundation to Improve Area Diabetes Care

...mprove diabetes care at a community level through a collaborative effort of dfw area employers, physicians, health plans and consumers, called the Partners...approximately 80 percent of the nearly 4,100 primary care physicians in the dfw market and their patients through the provider networks of the five partici...