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		<title>Home Testing.me</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medical Screening Kits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here at Home Medical Checks, believe that peace of mind in physical well-being is something everybody is entitled to. Home Testing.me need only look at the rising levels of diabetes, liver disease etc&#8230; reported almost daily in the media to see that health is not something Home Testing.me could take for granted. However, finding the [...]]]></description>
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<p>Here at Home Medical Checks, believe that peace of mind in physical well-being is something everybody is entitled to. Home Testing.me need only look at the rising levels of diabetes, liver disease etc&#8230; reported almost daily in the media to see that health is not something Home Testing.me could take for granted. However, finding the time to arrange appointments with GP whilst juggling hectic modern lifestyles can seem almost impossible, For some of Home Testing.me the experience can even be quiet frightening or embarrassing. Home Testing.me offers high quality <a href="http://www.hometesting.me/"><strong>medical screening kits</strong></a> that are quick and simple to use, and above all 99% accurate.</p>
<p>All products are manufactured either in the UK or in the US by leading manufacturers of home health diagnostic products.</p>
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		<title>Patient Placement Systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare Software Solutions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The innovative referral management system and discharge referral system online healthcare software solutions accelerate and automate long-term care referral placement, discharge planning, electronic medical records management, and patient referral tracking–all within HIPAA guidelines. With online healthcare software solutions from patient placement systems, hospitals and long-term care providers no longer must rely on inefficient fax-and-paper-based discharge [...]]]></description>
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<p>The innovative referral management system and discharge referral system online <a href="http://www.patientplacement.com/"><strong>healthcare software solutions</strong></a> accelerate and automate long-term care referral placement, discharge planning, electronic medical records management, and patient referral tracking–all within HIPAA guidelines. With online healthcare software solutions from patient placement systems, hospitals and long-term care providers no longer must rely on inefficient fax-and-paper-based discharge planning, referral management, and medical records storage and archiving.</p>
<p>A rapidly growing list of delighted long-term care providers, hospitals and other healthcare organizations are benefiting from patient placement systems long-term care software and online discharge planning systems. These innovative online healthcare software solutions include online fax servers, Web-based <a href="http://www.patientplacement.com/"><strong>patient tracking systems</strong></a> and anytime electronic medical records management.</p>
<p>Patient placement systems fast, simple online healthcare software systems will boost your referral patient intakes, decrease patient length of stay, increase profits, and improve strategic operations. And you can trash that fax machine, once and for all. Your hospital, long-term care facility or other healthcare organization also will enhance compliance with HIPAA guidelines with secure online software for patient tracking, discharge planning and electronic medical records management that ensures patient privacy.</p>
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		<title>Heathcare Solutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stewards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MedAssurant’s earliest component was formed in Michigan in 1998 in response to an increasing healthcare regulatory environment. The Company’s first healthcare data aggregation tools, known as SRSA? (Site Review Support Application) and the iDCT? (Integrated Data Collection Tool), were developed to enable rapid and efficient healthcare data aggregation and validation from medical facilities. The scale [...]]]></description>
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<p>MedAssurant’s earliest component was formed in Michigan in 1998 in response to an increasing healthcare regulatory environment. The Company’s first healthcare data  aggregation tools, known as SRSA? (Site Review Support Application) and the iDCT? (Integrated Data Collection Tool), were developed to enable rapid and efficient  healthcare data aggregation and validation from medical facilities. The scale and capabilities of these market-leading systems were expanded over ensuing years as the  client base of the Company grew to dozens of healthcare systems across as many states.</p>
<p>MedAssurant, Inc. is a leading provider of superior healthcare quality, <a href="http://www.medassurant.com/">care management</a>, and financial performance improvement solutions empowered by advanced data  analysis, abstraction, and verification systems. Applying a unique combination of nationwide personnel and an advanced technology infrastructure, MedAssurant provides  local and national health insurance plans, care delivery networks, employers, pharmaceutical companies, regulatory bodies, and government organizations with powerful,  turnkey services addressing disease management, clinical outcomes, quality of care, cost improvement, revenue enhancement, risk adjustment, and healthcare data  verification.</p>
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		<title>Home Health Care Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 07:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Home Health Care Software]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Encore home health software solution incorporates new technologies, new features and expanded data collection capabilities that help your homecare organization evolve with technology. All required information is at your fingertips, so you can focus on what&#8217;s most important &#8211; the patient. This homecare software solution helps support agency-required compliance with regulatory and accrediting standards [...]]]></description>
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<p>The Encore home health software solution incorporates new technologies, new features and expanded data collection capabilities that help your homecare organization evolve with technology. All required information is at your fingertips, so you can focus on what&#8217;s most important &#8211; the patient.</p>
<p>This homecare software solution helps support agency-required compliance with regulatory and accrediting standards and provides management with the data required for reports and performance analysis.</p>
<p>The clinical component of home health care software solution features a full data set for all disciplines, including: skilled nursing, physical therapy, medical/social work, nutrition, occupational therapy, <a href="http://www.deltahealthtech.com/">home health aide</a> and hospice-specific disciplines.</p>
<p>Home health care software integrates technology and essential data to allow you to focus on the patient. With decades of clinical workflow and healthcare information experience, home health care software are uniquely qualified to help home health organizations improve quality while helping to keep costs down.</p>
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		<title>A Healthy Food Relationship and Weight Loss</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kylian Bennard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nowadays, many men and women desire a healthy body image, which is often a reflection of their overall health. Men and women may look at their bodies differently: men focus on their chest, arms, and abs, while women concentrate on their waist, hips, and thighs. But weight loss for both men and women begins with [...]]]></description>
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<p>Nowadays, many men and women desire a healthy body image, which is often a reflection of their overall health. Men and women may look at their bodies differently: men focus on their chest, arms, and abs, while women concentrate on their waist, hips, and thighs. But weight loss for both men and women begins with a healthy food relationship.</p>
<p>Foods must balance your body chemistry in order to neutralize and eradicate free radicals, which are oxidative stresses that destroy your body cells. Foods must balance your the acid and alkaline level in your body, with no more than 30 percent acid-forming foods, such as meat proteins, and 70 percent or more alkaline-forming foods, such as most fruits and vegetables. All pharmaceutical drugs are acidic. Many <a href="http://www.Healthypark.com" target="_blank">health experts</a> believe that a balance of acidity and alkalinity, known as balanced pH level in your body will make you disease-free.</p>
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		<title>Smoking Addiction: Why People Choose to Quit Smoking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Balack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many images surround the word addiction. The use of elicit substances and the abuse of alcohol are perhaps the most common. Even though these chemical addictions can be tragic and catastrophic, perhaps the most difficult addictions to over come are the ones that are acceptable. A smoking addiction can be one of the hardest chemical [...]]]></description>
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<p>Many images surround the word addiction. The use of elicit substances and the abuse of alcohol are perhaps the most common. Even though these chemical addictions can be tragic and catastrophic, perhaps the most difficult addictions to over come are the ones that are acceptable. A smoking addiction can be one of the hardest chemical dependency habits to break because it is socially acceptable. Cigarettes are not illegal and you can smoke them in plain sight without getting arrested, fined or reprimanded. This fact alone can make it very difficult for people to find accountability, even when they want to quit.</p>
<p>The reasons why people choose to quit are as varied as the brands of cigarettes on the market. One of the biggest motivators for people to break their smoking addiction is the health problems that it causes or makes worse. Emphysema, lung cancer, and heart disease can all be attributed directly to smoking. Other diseases, while not directly caused by smoking, can be made worse by smoking because it weakens and compromises the body&#8217;s immune system.</p>
<p>Other folks are driven to combat their smoking addiction because they realize that they could have a higher quality of life. It is clear that if they stop smoking, they will be able to increase their levels of physical activity. For some this means a greater ability to interact socially with their friends. For others it means that they will be better able to participate in the day to day activities of life with their kids. When a smoker finally breaks free from their smoking addiction there is a sense of freedom that may motivate them to seek new activities to participate in with their new levels of energy.</p>
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<p>Some smokers decide to quit purely for vanity&#8217;s sake. Yellow stained fingers, chronically bad breath, and hair that always smells like smoke doesn&#8217;t make you very attractive in the eyes of any non smokers that you may be wanting to socialize with. Health care professionals often advise smokers that they are aging prematurely by lighting up. The constant presence of smoke around the face can speed up the appearance of age wrinkles, often causing smokers to look much older than they really are. If want to not only live longer, but to look younger, tackle your smoking addiction now before the damage caused by the smoke, tar and nicotine is irreversible.</p>
<p>The government has figured out how to capitalize on peoples smoking addictions. The taxes applied to cigarettes are higher than anything else in the country. In some municipalities, these taxes can be nearly as much as the price of the cigarettes themselves. One great side effect for people who quit smoking is that they can save some serious money. Depending upon how much you smoke, you may find that you save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars a year. Folks who have successfully conquered their smoking addiction often report buying new TV&#8217;s, stereo&#8217;s and even cars with the money that they have saved by kicking the smoking habit.</p>
<p>Other smokers decide that they want to quit because they reach a point in their lives where they don&#8217;t want to be controlled by anything. The need to find a place to smoke or to make sure that they always have cigarettes on hand can make a person feel captive to their habit. Sometimes the road to freedom is found in breaking the smoking addiction. Smoking addiction is a powerful enemy, but with the right motivations and support systems you can beat it. The road to a new life is right in front of you, you just need to choose to walk down it.</p>
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