Indianapolis, IN Sep 8, 2015 – September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month, a time when the disease is brought into focus.
Dr. Eric Giesler, a urologist in Austin, Texas, talked about cryotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer with local Fox affiliate, KTBC.
Dr. Giesler’s patient and local pastor, Rick Cundieff, shared his prostate cancer journey and his positive experience with cryotherapy. Cundieff had the treatment twice — the first time in 2005, and then again this year when the cancer struck again.
Both Cundieff and Dr. Giesler urged men to start the conversation about prostate cancer, the PSA screening test, and treatment options, should a problem arise.
To watch the entire story, click below.
http://www.fox7austin.com/good-day/16984932-story
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Cryotherapy Effective Treatment for Prostate Cancer – Star Beacon (Ashtabula County, OH)
Indianapolis, IN Aug 28, 2015 – HealthTronics’ Endocare® cryotherapy technology for prostate cancer was featured in Ashtabula County Star Beacon. A local Urologist and his patient discuss cryotherapy and how the freezing technology provides a potential alternative to surgery and radiation. You can read the entire article by clicking below.
http://www.starbeacon.com/community/cryotherapy-effective-treatment-for-prostate-cancer/article_8c9c8b7b-3010-51e9-b934-16912c978ba2.html
HealthTronics Acquires Management Company, Expands Mobile Lithotripsy Solutions
Indianapolis, IN Jul 30, 2015 – HealthTronics, Inc., an Austin, Texas-based mobile medical services and medical devices company, has acquired the management company for two lithotripsy service companies, Carolina Lithotripsy and Advanced Urotech.
HealthTronics, Inc., an Austin, Texas-based mobile medical services and medical devices company, has expanded its mobile portfolio with the acquisition of the management company for two lithotripsy service companies, Carolina Lithotripsy and Advanced Urotech.
Lithotripsy, a minimally invasive procedure for treating kidney stones, uses shock waves to break the stone into small particles to allow the body to more easily pass it out.
Carolina Lithotripsy has provided lithotripsy services in North Carolina since 1984 and Advanced Urotech in Southern California since 1997. The two entities will now be managed by HealthTronics, adding more than 80 physician partners and about 20 employees under the HealthTronics umbrella.
“With this acquisition, doctors and hospitals in these areas – whether rural community hospitals or comprehensive medical centers – will have access to HealthTronics’ clinical expertise and diverse mobile medical portfolio,” said Russell Newman, President of HealthTronics.
In addition to lithotripsy, HealthTronics offers technology for microwave ablation, nerve monitoring, laser treatment and cryotherapy. As a mobile services provider, HealthTronics delivers the mobile device to the medical facility where the physician conducts the procedure. A dedicated, highly trained HealthTronics technician remains onsite for equipment operation needs, and experienced ancillary staff prevent any interruption in service.
Since becoming an independent company in February 2014, HealthTronics has completed six distribution and/or acquisition transactions, positioning HealthTronics as one of the top mobile solutions providers in the United States.
Cryotherapy Giving Kidney Cancer Patients Hope KVUE-TV (ABC)
Indianapolis, IN Jul 28, 2014 – HealthTronics’ Endocare® cryotherapy technology for kidney cancer was featured on KVUE-TV (ABC) in Austin, Texas. Click on the image below to see the story and how HealthTronics is helping to stop cancer cold.
HealthTronics Invests in Additional Mobile Medical Technologies As Cost Efficient Solution for Hospitals, Doctors
HealthTronics Expands Portfolio, Acquires Mobile Laser Solutions Company
Austin, TX May 27, 2015 — In today’s healthcare landscape, where costs are growing and margins are getting tighter, it can be challenging for doctors and hospitals to keep up with the latest technology for cutting edge treatments.
Austin-based HealthTronics, Inc. is offering a solution to that problem, with minimally invasive, mobile medical therapies for clinically sophisticated applications. The company has now broadened its mobile medical portfolio with the acquisition of Laser Ventures, Inc., a mobile laser technology company based in Woodstock, Georgia. The company’s lasers are used for a wide variety of procedures, including urology, orthopedics, gynecology, neurology and many other indications.
“By mobilizing more technology, we can effectively and efficiently accommodate the needs of any size health care provider, from comprehensive medical centers to remote and rural communities,” explained Russell Newman, president of HealthTronics.
For over 25 years, HealthTronics has focused on providing mobile medical technology for urology indications. Since becoming an independent company in February 2014, HealthTronics has been acquiring companies and technologies to serve more specialists, including interventional radiologists and oncologists.
Newman says medical providers and healthcare facilities benefit from mobile technology because there is no large capital payment required, there is little to no risk of the device becoming obsolete, and there are no administrative headaches of maintaining the technology or training support staff to help operate it.
HealthTronics’ mobile medical technologies allow doctors and hospitals to access a device for individual procedures so that they can provide a wide array of clinical treatment options without purchasing and servicing big pieces of equipment. Current applications include lithotripsy, microwave ablation, nerve monitoring, laser treatment and cryotherapy for urology and interventional radiology.
HealthTronics delivers the mobile device to the medical facility where the physician conducts the procedure. A dedicated, highly trained HealthTronics technologist assists with operation of the equipment, and studies show that experienced technologists can directly impact the overall treatment success rates.1
HealthTronics is able to accommodate any size healthcare provider, from comprehensive medical centers to those in remote and rural communities.
Said Newman, “HealthTronics’ mobile health solutions can be used for treating cancerous tumors to breaking up kidney stones to nerve monitoring during delicate prostate cancer surgeries. And we’ll continue to listen to physicians and health industry experts to expand our minimally invasive treatment options moving forward.”
HealthTronics Announces Presentations at American Urological Association 2015 Annual Meeting
HealthTronics announces cryotherapy abstract presentations from urologists from around the country and the world at the American Urological Association annual meeting held May 15-19.
Austin, TX May 20, 2015 — HealthTronics, a leading provider of mobile medical treatments and services, announced that various urologists from around the country and the world presented abstracts relating to cryotherapy at AUA2015, the American Urological Association annual meeting held May 15-19 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Cryotherapy is a technology that uses small ice crystals to destroy cancer, rather than drugs or radiation.
“HealthTronics is committed to working with some of the top urologists in the country toward the advancement of treatments for prostate and kidney cancer,” said Russell Newman, HealthTronics’ President. “The new research illustrates the important role of cryotherapy for these potentially deadly diseases.”
Cryotherapy treatment devices are among the top mobile medical technologies that Austin-based HealthTronics manufactures and distributes.
The cryotherapy presentations were as follows:
“Salvage Ultrasound Guided Targeted Microcryoablation of the Peri-Spermatic Cord for Persistent Chronic Scrotal Content Pain After Microsurgical Denervation of the Spermatic Cord.” Abstract number: PD40-04
“Outcomes of Salvage Prostate Cryoablation After Primary External Beam Radiation or Brachytherapy: Is There a Difference?” Abstract number: MP82-12
“Long-Term Morbidity and Oncological Outcomes of Salvage Cryotherapy of Radio-Recurrent Prostate Cancer.” Abstract number: MP78-08
“Prospective Quality of Life Impact Analysis Following Localized Prostate Cancer Treatments: Brachytherapy, Cryotherapy, and Radical Prostatectomy Long-Term Follow-Up.” Abstract number: MP14-02
“Comparing Oncologic Outcomes of Different Definitive Treatments for Prostate Cancer after a Period of Active Surveillance.” Abstract number: PD30-04
“Laparoscopic versus percutaneous cryoablation for T1 renal masses: an Italian multicentric study.” Abstract number: MP57-13
Hockey Game to Raise Awareness About Prostate Cancer
Time Warner Cable News and Hill Country News Showcase HealthTronics Charitable Partnership with Austin Hockey Team
Austin, TX Mar 13, 2015 — Through a unique partnership with the Austin, Texas-based Texas Stars hockey team, HealthTronics is spreading the word about preventing prostate cancer while raising money for cancer research.
Called Pucks for Prostate, HealthTronics will make a contribution to prostate cancer research through the Texas Stars Foundation for every goal the Texas Stars score at home during the 2014-15 hockey season. This includes a special puck giveaway at the March 14 game.
Time Warner Cable News and Hill Country News highlighted the charitable partnership.
HealthTronics Partners with Texas Stars for “Pucks for Prostates” / March 14th Event Aids in the Battle Against Prostate Cancer
With Half of Its Workforce Operating Exclusively on Mobile Devices, HealthTronics Unifies Endpoint Management With AirWatch EMM and AirWatch Secure Content Locker
Austin, TX Jan 15, 2015 — HealthTronics, Inc., an Austin-based medical device and services company, is teaming up with the Texas Stars, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Dallas Stars, to help raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer.
As the ‘Pucks for Prostates’ sponsor, HealthTronics will make a contribution to prostate cancer research through the Texas Stars Foundation for every goal the Texas Stars score at home this hockey season.
“Creating conversations about prostate cancer is key to raising awareness among men and the women who care about them,” explained HealthTronics’ President Russell Newman. “We’re excited to team up with the Texas Stars in an effort to ensure that the disease is diagnosed in its earliest stages. Doing so gives patients the best chance of having it successfully treated.”
Other than skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men, according to the American Cancer Society.
“This should be one of hockey’s most important fights because all of us know someone touched by this potentially deadly condition,” said Michael Delay, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the Texas Stars. “We’re proud to partner with HealthTronics to promote awareness to the large community of Texas Stars hockey fans.”
While the ‘Pucks for Prostates’ initiative has been ongoing all season, HealthTronics will partner with the Stars as the presenting sponsor of the team’s game on March 14 to bring further awareness to the cause. Fans attending the game will receive a free hockey puck courtesy of HealthTronics.
So far, the Texas Stars have scored 81 goals at home this season.
In November 2014, HealthTronics partnered with the Texas Stars for Movember, a campaign that encourages men to grow mustaches and beards to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues, including prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health.
HealthTronics Partners with Texas Stars for "Pucks for Prostates" / March 14th Event Aids in the Battle Against Prostate Cancer
With Half of Its Workforce Operating Exclusively on Mobile Devices, HealthTronics Unifies Endpoint Management With AirWatch EMM and AirWatch Secure Content Locker
Austin, TX Jan 15, 2015 — HealthTronics, Inc., an Austin-based medical device and services company, is teaming up with the Texas Stars, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Dallas Stars, to help raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer.
As the ‘Pucks for Prostates’ sponsor, HealthTronics will make a contribution to prostate cancer research through the Texas Stars Foundation for every goal the Texas Stars score at home this hockey season.
“Creating conversations about prostate cancer is key to raising awareness among men and the women who care about them,” explained HealthTronics’ President Russell Newman. “We’re excited to team up with the Texas Stars in an effort to ensure that the disease is diagnosed in its earliest stages. Doing so gives patients the best chance of having it successfully treated.”
Other than skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men, according to the American Cancer Society.
“This should be one of hockey’s most important fights because all of us know someone touched by this potentially deadly condition,” said Michael Delay, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at the Texas Stars. “We’re proud to partner with HealthTronics to promote awareness to the large community of Texas Stars hockey fans.”
While the ‘Pucks for Prostates’ initiative has been ongoing all season, HealthTronics will partner with the Stars as the presenting sponsor of the team’s game on March 14 to bring further awareness to the cause. Fans attending the game will receive a free hockey puck courtesy of HealthTronics.
So far, the Texas Stars have scored 81 goals at home this season.
In November 2014, HealthTronics partnered with the Texas Stars for Movember, a campaign that encourages men to grow mustaches and beards to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues, including prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health.
HealthTronics Deploys AirWatch Platform for Enterprise Mobility and Content Management
With Half of Its Workforce Operating Exclusively on Mobile Devices, HealthTronics Unifies Endpoint Management With AirWatch EMM and AirWatch Secure Content Locker
Austin, TX Jan 15, 2015 — AirWatch® by VMware®, the leading enterprise mobility management (EMM) provider, announced today that HealthTronics, Inc., a top provider of integrated urological and interventional radiology products and services, has selected AirWatch for enterprise mobility and content management. The deployment of industry-leading AirWatch EMM and AirWatch Secure Content Locker® file sync and share enables HealthTronics to manage its mobile workforce from the simple, unified AirWatch platform.
As a newly-independent company following a successful spinoff, HealthTronics chose AirWatch to deliver a single vendor platform solution for more than 650 devices and 500 employees. With about half of its workforce operating exclusively on smartphones and tablets, content collaboration was also a key component in selecting AirWatch. After evaluating multiple providers, HealthTronics chose AirWatch EMM and then implemented AirWatch Secure Content Locker as it met its stringent enablement requirements. The solution from AirWatch provides IT a seamless experience across device types for EMM, content collaboration and file sync and share.
“We selected AirWatch EMM and Secure Content Locker to leverage a unified platform that lowered costs and increased ROI,” said Evan Bowers, CIO, HealthTronics. “The platform provides a deep level of granularity on user security controls and in-depth reporting capabilities. Secure Content Locker delivers true content control and document tracking for IT and mobile user collaboration and annotation tools for our end users. AirWatch gives us the information about implementation and usage detail we need in the regulated healthcare industry.”
AirWatch enables HealthTronics to benefit from sizable economies of scale, including an integrated administration platform, reduced IT overhead, reduced procurement and implementation issues and reduced total cost of ownership. Secure Content Locker helps with the company’s content management needs, including secure content viewing, document management, editing and annotating on mobile, content tracking, analytics and secure sandbox email attachments.
“Operating within a heavily regulated vertical, HealthTronics found itself in need of quickly standing up both EMM and MCM platforms,” said Tony Rizzo, entrepreneur in residence, Blue Hill Research. “Having already selected AirWatch by VMware for EMM, we were impressed with HealthTronics ability to quickly deploy AirWatch Secure Content Locker – solving two problems with one well-integrated ecosystem.”
“AirWatch by VMware enables healthcare organizations like HealthTronics to drive mobile innovation and revolutionize the industry with access to real-time medical information, customize consultations and maintain patient-clinician communication while adhering to HIPAA regulations,” said John Marshall, senior vice president and general manager, AirWatch by VMware. “We’ve dedicated significant resources to create the broadest platform and depth of expertise that empowers healthcare organizations to address challenges in the industry, from remote home health organizations to the largest healthcare systems in the world.”
To learn more about AirWatch in healthcare visit http://www.air-watch.com/industries/healthcare. For more information on AirWatch Secure Content Locker, visit http://www.air-watch.com/solutions/mobile-content-management.