Aflac Chairman & CEO Will Forgo 2008 Bonus of $2.8 Million

COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac , Inc. announced today that Daniel P. Amos, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has elected to forgo his 2008 bonus of $2.8 million that he earned based on achievement of operating performance measures. The board's compensation committee accepted...

Army Offers New $20,000 Signing Bonus for Medical and Dental School Scholarship Recipients

Incentive Supplements Army Scholarship Program to Help Students Achieve Medical and Dental Education FORT KNOX, Ky., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Army Medical Department has created a new $20,000 Critical Skills Accession Bonus (CSAB) incentive for medical and ...

QMed, Inc. Extends Agreement & Receives $550,000 Performance Bonus

EATONTOWN, N.J., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QMed, Inc., (Nasdaq: QMED) today announced that it has extended its agreement with a health plan customer for an additional three years. Under the terms of the agreement, QMed will continue to provide its interventions for stroke and coronary h...

Australia's Baby Bonus Plan has Increased the Birth Rate

Australia's birth rate has risen since the government sang from the "one for Mum, one for Dad and one for the country" song sheet and began paying out 3,000 Australian// dollars ($2,100) for every new baby born, figures released Monday showed. But Treasurer Peter Costello wants to hear the pi...

Greenway Medical Technologies' EHR Solution, PrimeSuite, Enables Eligible Professionals to Participate in PQRI Through Integration With Outcome Sciences, a 2009 CMS Qualified PQRI Registry

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Financing Available for Healthcare Equipment from DRE Medical Equipment

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Universal Health Realty Income Trust Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results

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Advocates for Health Millennium Development Goals Unite to Demand World Leaders Honor Funding Commitments

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Life Sciences Discovery Fund awards health research program grants

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BioMS Medical Announces First quarter 2009 results

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United Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

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BioMS Medical Announces 2008 Year End Results

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Financial Results for Full Year 2008: NicOx in a Unique Position to Deliver Significant Shareholder Value

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Associated Cardiovascular Consultants Selects Sage Intergy EHR to Enhance Quality, Clinical Trial Research and Physician-Patient Relationship

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Benda Pharmaceutical Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

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PQRI Made Easy(TM): A New Software Enables Healthcare Professionals to Earn Their 2008 and 2009 PQRI Bonuses for Free

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NicOx Reports Results for the First Three Quarters of 2008

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