Compliance News: Breaking Compliance News, Comments and Articles.

Pacific Prime Local National Clients Now Offered Coverage from Now Health

Pacific Prime is pleased to be able to offer its local national clients international health insurance coverage from Now Health. (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Pacific Prime local national clients will now be able to receive international health insurance from Now Health. After teaming up with Asia Insurance, a company underwritten by Swiss Re, Now Health can now offer plans which have overcome compliance...

Global Vision's Text Comparison Software Docu-Proof Recognized by the EMA for Regulatory Submissions

With Docu-Proof, Annual Update and Change Notification Fees Reduced By 50% Montreal, CANADA (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Global Vision, the industry leader in the development of automated proofreading solutions, today announced that Docu-Proof has met compliance requirements as a text comparison software solution by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for pharmaceutical companies using parallel distribut...

Direct Relief: Accreditation Unique Among U.S. Nonprofits For Safe Drug Handling, Industry Best Practices

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Direct Relief has been reaccredited by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy©  (NABP©) as a Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributor © (VAWD©), through the rigorous national accreditation program developed to help secure the integrity of U.S. drug supply chain, protect public health, and ensure c...

North Shore-LIJ Extends Use of 3rd Party Remote Video Auditing into ORs

FOREST HILLS, N.Y., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Shore-LIJ Health System is expanding a first-of-its-kind video monitoring system used to measure hand-washing compliance at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY, by introducing cameras in operating rooms at Forest Hills (NY) Hospital. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/NY17810) The new pilot program stren...

Patient Compliance: an Interview With Innovus Pharma CEO Damaj Outlines Worldwide Growth Plans for the Company

LA JOLLA, Calif., May 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ("Innovus Pharma") www.innovuspharma.com (OTCBB:INNV), today announced that Dr. Bassam Damaj, Chief Executive Officer, was recently interviewed by News-Medical.Net medical information service. The interview is available at: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130520/Patient-compliance-an-interview-with-Dr-Bassam-Dama...

Impax Board of Directors Establishes Compliance Committee

Impax Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IPXL) today announced that its Board of Directors has established a Compliance Committee composed of three independent directors to provide oversight for all activities of the Company related to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning letter for the Hayward site including obtaining approval of the Company’s N...

Fitch Updates Recovery Analyses for U.S. For-Profit Hospital Operators

Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: U.S. Healthcare Recovery Models - First Quarter 2013 http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=709078 Fitch Ratings has published updated recovery analyses for the U.S. for-profit hospital operators rated below 'BB-', including: --Community Health Systems, Inc.;...

EHR and HIT News for May 20th

Today’s EHR and HIT news includes an update from Axion Health on their HIPAA compliant web based services, personnel news from MDI Achieve and news from SA Ignite of the first successful Meaningful Use attestation to the Medicaid EHR Incentive...

B. Braun Committed To Improving Patient Safety

BETHLEHEM, Pa., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- B. Braun Medical Inc. (B.Braun) is committed to enhancing patient, clinician and environmental safety with products, services and education focused on sharing best clinical practices. B.Braun will feature its innovative Outlook® 400ES and Space Infusion Systems, and unique DoseTrac® monitoring software and barcoding capabilities at the Am...

Cantel Medical To Present At The Deutsche Bank 38th Annual Health Care Conference

LITTLE FALLS, N.J., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. (NYSE: CMN) announced today that Andrew A. Krakauer, President & CEO, will be presenting at the Deutsche Bank 38th Annual Health Care Conference at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. The formal presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 10:00 AM EDT with a Q & A session immedi...

Fitch: Pace of Drug Approvals to Moderate for Global Pharmaceutical Companies

Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Global Pharmaceutical R&D Pipelinehttp://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=708623 Global pharmaceutical novel drug approvals will moderate in 2013 due to the exceptional research success in 2012, according to a Fitch Ratings report. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appro...

Keystone Med-Flight LLC announces new Vice President of Operations

MORGANTOWN, Pa., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Keystone Med-Flight LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hawke Aerospace, today announced it has appointed Christopher Bassett as the company's new Vice President of Operations. Chris Bassett is a well-known and respected aviation professional with over 25 years of experience in rotorcraft flight operations management. Chris was most recently...

DocuTrac Integrates DrFirst Technology in their Electronic Medical Records Software

HAGERSTOWN, Md., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DocuTrac, Inc. a leading developer of software for the behavioral health industry announced today that they have partnered with DrFirst to revamp the electronic prescribing functionality incorporated in their QuicDoc® EMR Professional and Enterprise Edition Software. The DrFirst integration provides a secure, powerful, and easy to use e-presc...

Craneware Receives Excellence in Service Award at 2013 Amerinet Member Conference

ATLANTA, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Craneware, Inc., the healthcare market leader in automated revenue integrity solutions, today announced that it will receive an Excellence in Service Award from Amerinet at the Amerinet Member Conference in Orlando, May 20- 22, 2013, where Craneware will showcase Craneware Revenue Integrity Solutions® in Booth #413. The Excellence in Service Award from Am...

TRACE Releases 2012 Global Enforcement Report

ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TRACE International today released its Global Enforcement Report (GER) 2012, finding that prosecutions against individuals and government or business entities for bribery and corruption trended downward last year. The GER 2012 is the third in an annual series from TRACE that assesses international anti-bribery enforcement trends. "Although the num...

The WIRB-Copernicus Group Partners with Mytrus, Inc. to Deliver Revolutionary, Interactive Electronic Informed Consent Solution

PRINCETON, N.J., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The WIRB-Copernicus Group, the world's largest provider of regulatory and ethical review services for human research, announced today that it has partnered with Mytrus, Inc., a pioneer in "virtual clinical trials" and technologies that improve clinical trial efficiency, to deliver a unique electronic informed consent solution that will help to streamli...

Pacific Biomarkers and Clinigene International To Announce Laboratory Solutions for Developers of Biosimilars at 2013 AAPS/ National Biotechnology Conference

SEATTLE, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Biomarkers and Clinigene International are set to unveil their collaborative laboratory solutions for developers of biosimilars at the 2013 AAPS/ National Biotechnology Conference May 20-22 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, CA. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with company representatives at their collaborative sem...

New Release of Accelrys Electronic Lab Notebook Transforms Laboratory Operations

SAN DIEGO, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACCL), a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management software, has announced the latest release of the Accelrys Electronic Lab Notebook (AELN), which now offers extensive integration with the unifying, scientifically aware Accelrys Enterprise Platform (AEP). Expanded integration with AEP supports the management...

Muscle Warfare a wholly owned subsidiary of Embark Holdings (EMBK) passes inspection by the FDA

WELLINGTON, Fla., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Embark Holdings, Inc. (OTC: EMBK) announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Muscle Warfare, Inc. has passed a recent FDA inspection entitled an EIR (Establishment Inspection Report). The inspection was conducted to confirm that Muscle Warfare had discontinued the use of DMAA as stated in a response letter dated back to May of 2012. The inspectio...

Asthmapolis CEO to Present at Respiratory Drug Delivery (RDD®) Europe 2013

MADISON, Wis., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Asthmapolis (az-MAP-o-lis), the FDA-cleared mobile health solution for asthma and COPD, today announced CEO David Van Sickle will give an invited presentation during Respiratory Drug Delivery (RDD®) Europe 2013 in Berlin, Germany. On Friday, May 24 at 8:30 a.m., Van Sickle will present "Monitoring and Improving Compliance and Asthma Control: Ma...

Sequent Medical, Inc. Launches New SL Family of WEB Aneurysm Embolization Devices

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequent Medical, Inc. announced today that it has received CE mark for the SL ("Single Layer") family of WEB® Aneurysm Embolization Devices, and has commenced a controlled release of these new models in select neurovascular centers in Europe.  The SL family offers a lower profile and superior navigability that will enable physicians to tr...

ONC's Mostashari to Open HIMSS ICD-10 Forum with Insights on Interoperability, Testing & Big Data

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari, MD, will deliver the opening keynote presentation at the ICD-10 Forum at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington D.C., June 17-18. The forum will provide information essential to helping healthcare leaders guide their organizations to ICD-10 compliance by the October 2014 deadli...

Axion Health's HIPAA and NIST-Compliance Provides Customers with Peace of Mind with Secure Data

DENVER, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With recent news of the Omnibus Ruling for HIPAA, more organizations will likely pay closer attention to protecting personal health information (PHI) or suffer the consequence. This could also be a good time for businesses to consider complying with the standards from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.co...

WEDI Launches New ICD-10 State Collaborative Initiative to Increase Efficiencies and Reduce Compliance Time and Costs

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 WEDI, the leading authority on the use of Health IT to improve the exchange of healthcare information, announced today at the WEDI 22nd Annual National Conference, the creation of the WEDI ICD-10 State Collabora...

Oramed Receives FDA Clearance to Initiate Oral Insulin Trials in the U.S.

JERUSALEM, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQCM: ORMP) (http://www.oramed.com), a developer of oral drug delivery systems, announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company's Investigational New Drug application(IND) for ORMD-0801, its oral insulin capsule. "We are very pleased to have the FDA clearance to proceed," st...