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UnitedHealth Group, Change Healthcare $8 billion deal beats justice suit to block
by Thomas Dworetzky 09/21/2022Deal depends on Change selling ClaimsXten to private equity firm
CVS to take Signify Health for $8 billion
by Thomas Dworetzky 09/06/2022Beat out competing bids from UnitedHealth, Amazon, Option Care Health, and others
Philips announces new CEO
by Thomas Dworetzky 08/16/2022Roy Jakobs tapped to replace Frans van Houten
Salem Hospital reports two 'radiation events', NRC issues notifications
by Thomas Dworetzky 08/16/2022One involved the misdelivery of a high dose-rate afterloader, the other involved incorrect length of a transfer tube
ViewRay moves HQ to Denver
by Thomas Dworetzky 08/09/2022The Oakwood Village, Ohio facility will remain and focus on product development and training
Primary care docs need 26 hours/day to provide recommended care: study
by Thomas Dworetzky 08/09/2022A team-based approach, using nurses, PAs and counselors helps ease the overwork
Butterfly files motion to dismiss Fujifilm patent claims
by Thomas Dworetzky 08/09/2022Says allegation lacks merit and is meant to distract from failure to innovate
Mercy Iowa City turned down University of Iowa Health Care $605 million offer to buy
by Thomas Dworetzky 08/08/2022Offer was one of four rejected by Mercy in a search for a new partner that began in July 2021
Sudden clinic closures leave Pennsylvania patients, staff in limbo
by Thomas Dworetzky 08/08/2022Berwick Hospital Center's nearly 5,000 patients left with nowhere to turn
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital expands strategic plan to $12.9 billion
by Thomas Dworetzky 07/14/2022Adds $1.4 billion after 'promising' first year
Meta faces questions over 'misleading, false' ads targeting cancer patients
by Thomas Dworetzky 07/05/2022New findings from MIT trace at least 20 dubious Facebook ads back to one 'hospital'
Exo and Henry Ford Health partner to boost point of care ultrasound use
by Thomas Dworetzky 07/05/2022POCUS has been hampered in the past due to cost and training requirements
Small drug study shows 100% remission rate for certain rectal cancers
by Thomas Dworetzky 06/12/2022'I believe this is the first time this has happened in the history of cancer,' said researcher
Contrast media crunch continues, as production races to ramp up
by Thomas Dworetzky 06/02/2022Present shortages are 'just unbelievable' said FDA commissioner
Contrast agent shortage forcing some imaging rationing in US
by Thomas Dworetzky 05/20/2022Hospitals start to scramble as Shanghai shutdown disrupts supply
Health IT market to more than double by 2028: report
by Thomas Dworetzky 05/19/2022Poised to hit $580 billion by 2028, from $280 billion in 2021
EU proposes plan for more efficient and interoperable healthcare data
by Thomas Dworetzky 05/05/2022Could save around 10 billion euros ($10.51 billion) over a decade
Siemens and Oulu University Hospital expand partnership
by Thomas Dworetzky 04/27/2022The new 10-year contract has a deal volume of nearly 30 million euros
Man sets record as longest survivor of artificial double heart-valve replacement
by Thomas Dworetzky 04/21/2022Operated on 31 years, 238 days ago at the University of Alabama
US files kickback suit against Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals
by Thomas Dworetzky 04/14/2022Allegedly paid Memphis-based cancer practice West Clinic in exchange for patient referrals
Health data hacking booms in 2021
by Thomas Dworetzky 03/27/2022In 2021 healthcare organizations saw a three-fold jump in cybercrime versus the three years earlier
Expired adhesive prompts recall of some Philips Respironics ventilator recalls
by Thomas Dworetzky 03/22/2022Could damage capacitors, potentially causing device to stop providing ventilation to the patient
Advanced Radiology Services joins Strategic Radiology
by Thomas Dworetzky 03/21/2022Coalition of independent radiology practices now exceeds 1,500 radiologists
Man who got transplanted pig heart at University of Maryland Medical Center dies
by Thomas Dworetzky 03/10/2022No precise cause of death given, but had been failing for several days
Fujifilm hits Butterfly Network with POCUS patent infringement lawsuit
by Thomas Dworetzky 03/09/2022Lawsuit claims violation of seven U.S. patents
AI and CT combine to predict efficacy of immunotherapy for melanoma
by Thomas Dworetzky 02/24/2022Researches use radiomic signatures to assess treatment options
Avista Capital Partners to buy Probo Medical for $450 million: report
by Thomas Dworetzky 02/15/2022Will take a majority stake in Probo from Varsity Healthcare Partners
Upcoming Medicaid contraction could end coverage for 15 million
by Thomas Dworetzky 02/08/2022Enrollment hit 83.6 million in July 2021
Two Long Island nurses busted, accused of selling fake COVID vaccine cards
by Thomas Dworetzky 02/04/2022Investigators found $900,000 in cash and a ledger indicating as much as $1.5 million was taken in by the scheme
Cleveland Clinic brain study aims to spot neurological diseases before first symptoms
by Thomas Dworetzky 01/23/2022New 20-year study will aim to pinpoint biomarkers before clinical symptoms appear
VA, Google Cloud in $13 million partnership to boost veteran access
by Thomas Dworetzky 01/19/2022Aims to help scale the VA Lighthouse API program for third-party developers
Philips takes stock hit on profit warning, recall
by Thomas Dworetzky 01/13/2022Shares dropped 15% on Wednesday
First successful transplant of pig-heart to adult human, so far patient 'doing well'
by Thomas Dworetzky 01/12/2022Xenotransplantation could save thousands of lives, if the dangers of rejection can be overcome
Tampa General Hospital closes deal for Tower Radiology
by Thomas Dworetzky 01/10/2022Grows hospital's outpatient imaging footprint statewide to 83 locations
Drone helps save Swedish cardiac arrest patient's life
by Thomas Dworetzky 01/05/2022Delivery system is part of collaboration between Everdrone and the Karolinska Institutet
HCA Healthcare takes Florida-based MD Now Urgent Care
by Thomas Dworetzky 01/05/2022Just one of a large volume of deals in the healthcare sector
Identifying 'low-value' care in pediatric could save millions of dollars: study
by Thomas Dworetzky 01/05/2022Researchers show 30 low-value care measures cost nearly $17 million across 49 U.S. hospitals
Almost 75% of healthcare facilities are using temps: survey
by Thomas Dworetzky 01/03/2022Respiratory therapists most in demand, radiologic technologists also near top of the list
Broward Health hacked in October, delayed reveal at DOJ request
by Thomas Dworetzky 01/03/2022Hack executed via third-party medical provider permitted to access the system
Cleveland Clinic performs rare, lifesaving fetal heart surgery
by Thomas Dworetzky 12/28/2021Procedure saved the life of a 26-week-old fetus
Missouri's Capital Region Medical Center slammed by cyberattack
by Thomas Dworetzky 12/28/2021Breach was uncovered early Friday, at which point the center took down its network
Vanderbilt gets OK for new $144 million Tennessee hospital, despite opposition
by Thomas Dworetzky 12/20/2021Certificate of need (CON) passed at a Health Services and Development Agency board meeting
Philips takes Vesper Medical, adding to image-guided therapy device portfolio
by Thomas Dworetzky 12/16/2021Stent system addresses the root cause of chronic deep venous disease
US healthcare sector loses 1.4 million jobs in April
by Thomas Dworetzky 05/11/2020Nationwide unemployment rate soared to 14.7%
COVID responders attacked by state-sponsored hackers: UK, US report
by Thomas Dworetzky 05/07/2020Alarm raised in direct response to Chinese, Iranian, and Russian-linked attempts
Some Wayne State pediatricians can continue at Detroit Medical Center Children's Hospital: report
by Thomas Dworetzky 05/07/2020A reversal after DMC banned 25 physicians from practicing at Children's in Detroit
UMG/Del Medical lands $100 million DoD contract
by Thomas Dworetzky 05/04/2020Contract runs for five years, to 2025, and then has a five-year option
AHMC takes two California hospitals from Verity Health
by Thomas Dworetzky 04/28/2020The deal for the pair will reportedly fetch $40 million
USNS Comfort to leave New York
by Thomas Dworetzky 04/27/2020Treated 182 patients since March 30
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center nurse suspended for buying coworkers PPE
by Thomas Dworetzky 04/10/2020Raised over $12,000 — and used some of the donations to purchase roughly 500 masks, 4,000 shoe covers and 150 jumpsuits.