DOTmed HealthCare Business News
Stryker to shut down Florida facility, laying off 495 workers by 2023
by John R. Fischer 04/14/2022Eliminating first 88 jobs at end of May
Fujifilm inks multimillion-dollar endoscopy deal with US military
by John R. Fischer 04/13/2022Five-year deal includes equipment and training for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
First proton therapy center in Connecticut to open in 2025
by John R. Fischer 04/13/2022Will be located in Wallingford
DoD, VA and Coast Guard experience EHR outage nationwide
by John R. Fischer 04/11/2022Affected more than 95,000 clinicians
Philips to install image-guided therapy platforms to Oulu University
by John R. Fischer 04/11/2022Part of 10-year partnership
Butterfly iQ puts midwives on par with trained sonographers, says study
by John R. Fischer 04/11/2022Can expand access to obstetric ultrasound in low-resource countries
New algorithm accurately predicts cardiac arrest mortality over 10 years
by John R. Fischer 04/08/2022Uses hidden information from scar tissue scanned with MR
Annual mammograms among breast cancer survivors on the decline
by John R. Fischer 04/08/2022Screenings have been slipping since 2009
CMS puts indefinite hold on radiation oncology model start date
by John R. Fischer 04/07/2022Legislation passed in December to delay implementation
Intermountain Healthcare, SCL Health merge into $14 billion health system
by John R. Fischer 04/07/2022Spread out across seven states
Oxipit scores CE Mark for first autonomous AI application, ChestLink
by John R. Fischer 04/07/2022Will make diagnoses from chest X-rays without human radiologists
New method eliminates uranium and waste from medical isotope production
by John R. Fischer 04/07/2022Developed by Belgian and Dutch researchers
Change, Optum push back date of merger to December 2022
by John R. Fischer 04/06/2022Facing lawsuit filed by DOJ to block $13 billion deal
Probo Medical expands footprint in Canada with Canute Medical buy
by John R. Fischer 04/06/2022Ontario company specializes in MR, CT, X-ray and gamma camera install / deinstall
IBA and Dutch university UMCG collab on FLASH therapy protocol
by John R. Fischer 04/05/2022Delivers ultra-high doses of radiation in less than one second
GE Healthcare and Elekta enter radiotherapy partnership
by John R. Fischer 04/05/2022Combining GE imaging technology with Elekta treatment solutions
Mass General Brigham cancels building of ambulatory surgical centers
by John R. Fischer 04/05/2022Would have cost $223.7 million
Patients with infected cardiac implants should have them removed
by John R. Fischer 04/04/2022Face higher risk of mortality if they rely on antibiotics alone
GE Healthcare nabs FDA approval for anesthesia delivery software
by John R. Fischer 04/04/2022Reduces manual key strokes by 50%
Radiologists design 3D-printed casque for great hornbill with cancer
by John R. Fischer 04/01/2022Veterinarians discovered a cancerous lesion on Crescent, a 25-year-old bird
Utah man charged with threatening to murder hospital staff
by John R. Fischer 04/01/2022Called facility at least 600 times in four days
Deep learning reconstruction sufficient at reducing dose in pediatric CT scans
by John R. Fischer 04/01/2022Reduces noise without degrading noise texture and image sharpness
AI proves worth as second reader for mammograms
by John R. Fischer 04/01/2022Used in population-based screening programs
Strategic Radiology partners with Radiology Associates of Alburquerque
by John R. Fischer 03/31/2022Expands into New Mexico with 42 radiologists across nine hospitals
North Ottawa Community Health System weighs merger with Trinity Health
by John R. Fischer 03/31/2022Inked non-binding letter to begin 'due diligence process' to determine deal viability
Medline enters $725 million supplier partnership with Mount Sinai
by John R. Fischer 03/30/2022Will develop strategies to enhance supply chain operations
NVIDIA debuts Clara Holoscan MGX
by John R. Fischer 03/30/2022Helps deploy real-time AI applications for healthcare
Authentication vulnerability found in Philips' e-Alert MR monitoring system
by John R. Fischer 03/30/2022Warning issued by Cyber Security & Infrastructure Security Agency
Owens & Minor acquires Apria for approximately $1.6 billion
by John R. Fischer 03/29/2022Will expand reach in home healthcare market
Glassbeam to monitor Phantom Healthcare MR systems in India
by John R. Fischer 03/29/2022Will integrate Glassbeam Clinsights to oversee MR machines at 100 sites
Half of all women per decade receive a false positive with 3D mammo
by John R. Fischer 03/28/2022Only 4.4% of recalled mammograms result in a cancer diagnosis
Hospital margins decline for second consecutive month
by John R. Fischer 03/28/2022Inpatient volumes decreased
Congressional subcommittee to investigate FDA regulations for HeartWare device
by John R. Fischer 03/28/2022More than 3,000 reports of deaths by end of 2020
FDA gives nod to Novartis' 177Lu-PSMA-617 for metastatic prostate cancer
by John R. Fischer 03/25/2022For adults who have already undergone standard-of-care treatment
Strong Memorial Hospital to undergo $557 million expansion
by John R. Fischer 03/25/2022Tripling the size of emergency department
Google releases new search engine feature for scheduling healthcare appointments
by John R. Fischer 03/25/2022Teamed up with CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic
Hologic opens new innovation center for women's health technology in France
by John R. Fischer 03/24/2022Will support development of its ultrasound, interventional and surgical solutions
Federal Appeals Court in NJ sides with FTC, says no to hospital merger
by John R. Fischer 03/24/2022Englewood Hospital and Hackensack Meridian Health deal is off the table
Quantum Surgical gets FDA clearance for robotic liver cancer treatment
by John R. Fischer 03/23/2022Epione system performs minimally invasive tumor ablation
Decrease in routine PSA testing may have increased metastatic prostate cancer rates
by John R. Fischer 03/23/2022Testing discouraged over fears of overdiagnosis and overtreatment
New AI solution can more accurately predict five-year heart attack risk
by John R. Fischer 03/23/2022Automates measurement of coronary plaques in arteries
Physician-owned Texas hospital seeks expansion, despite industry opposition
by John R. Fischer 03/22/2022Wants to build a hospital 50 miles from its main campus
Cleveland Clinic to open $1 billion London hospital at end of March
by John R. Fischer 03/22/2022Has 184 beds, 29 intensive care beds, eight operating theaters
New DoD EHR launches at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune in North Carolina
by John R. Fischer 03/22/2022MHS GENESIS was designed by Cerner to manage care data for active duty service members, retirees and their families
Comprehensive Health Services to pay $930,000 to settle alleged false claims
by John R. Fischer 03/21/2022Did not consistently store military medical records securely, lied about controlled substances
Macquarie Asset Management invests $1.7 billion in Massachusetts hospitals
by John R. Fischer 03/21/2022Acquires 50% interest in eight Medical Properties Trust facilities
New AI tool accurately classifies breast density on mammograms
by John R. Fischer 03/21/2022TRACE4BDensity can discern subtle patterns in images beyond the capabilities of the human eye
Assessing advances in cardiac ultrasound
by John R. Fischer 03/21/2022How telemedicine, AI and POCUS technology is paving the way to better outcomes
Crothall acquires ABM's Clinical Engineering organization
by John R. Fischer 03/18/2022Price was not disclosed
Over 50 million medical records breached in 2021: report
by John R. Fischer 03/18/2022Incidents rose 19% from the previous year