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Deeptha Khanna and Edwin Paalvast

Philips appoints chief business leader of the personal health businesses and chief of international markets

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First federal 'right to repair' legislation filed in US to help hospitals through pandemic

Get to know the Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-To-Repair Act of 2020
Business Affairs HTM Parts And Service U.S. Healthcare

Improving standard of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Care while increasing MRI revenues

Standalone Performance AUROC curve of Bot Image's ProstatID AI Software obtained during clinical studies using retrospective Imaging and Pathology data from various MRI vendors and locations.

Health IT MRI Ultrasound

Imricor to collab with Philips on sale of its Advantage-MR System

Expected to help drive interventional cardiovascular MR (iCMR) lab adoption
Business Affairs MRI Operating Room

Instadose®VUE Wireless Personal Dosimeter by Mirion Dosimetry Services

The new Instadose®VUE wireless dosimeter revolutionizes the way radiation exposure monitoring is performed
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Intelerad Medical Systems acquires private cloud business, Radius

Can offer hybrid cloud solutions, long-term storage and cloud-based PACS
Business Affairs Health IT

PPE is no silver bullet for keeping frontline staff safe

Healthcare workers remain more likely to test positive for COVID-19
Risk Management U.S. Healthcare

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Rural hospitals are buckling under the weight of increasing COVID-19 cases

Preparedness plans and telehealth implementation may be critical to patient care
Risk Management Telemedicine U.S. Healthcare

FDA approves Siemens' new SOMATOM On.site mobile head CT

Bringing CT to the ICU may help reduce the spread of COVID-19 through hospitals
CT Mobile Imaging Risk Management X-Ray

The case for CMGs as opposed to employing physicians directly

Understanding the benefits of contract management groups in healthcare settings

Landmark study finds Alzheimer's PET scans may not yield significant cost savings

Failure to reduce hospitalizations by 10% may hurt chances for Medicare coverage
Alzheimers/Neurology Molecular Imaging U.S. Healthcare

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United Imaging opens 91,000 square-foot assembly and shipping factory in Houston

China-based imaging OEM expands presence in the US
Business Affairs Parts And Service

CT X-ray cutting technique retains image quality at reduced dose

Method utilizes a mask with tiny slits that is placed over an X-ray beam
CT X-Ray

It is time for a revolution in healthcare supply chain management

COVID-19 exposed supply chain weaknesses and the enormous amount of medical waste that's created
Business Affairs U.S. Healthcare

HIMSS pushes back 2021 conference to August due to coronavirus uncertainty

All paid registrations for HIMSS20 will be transferred to HIMSS21
Business Affairs Health IT

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Trump administration accused of overpaying Philips by $500 million for ventilators

Purchased 42,900 Trilogy ventilators for $15,000 each, whereas Obama admin bought 10,000 'nearly identical' units for $3,280 each
Business Affairs U.S. Healthcare

Siemens Healthineers to acquire Varian for $16.4 billion

Deal makes Siemens a market leader in the radiotherapy and cancer treatment market
Business Affairs Rad Oncology

40% of hospitalizations of older adults with dementia could have been prevented: study

Inpatient admissions for pneumonia and heart failure could have been avoided if patients had access to high-quality outpatient care
Alzheimers/Neurology U.S. Healthcare

GE Healthcare treading water while Ford partnership does swimmingly

Second quarter financials show significant revenue decline
Business Affairs

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X-ray component manufacturer Varex to lay off 94 employees

Cites COVID-19 pandemic as factor in workforce reduction
Business Affairs Parts And Service X-Ray

Lifelike simulations show that augmented reality could save lives in war zones

Enabling complex procedures to be performed on the battlefield with remote, expert guidance
Health IT Operating Room

New, easily-produced theranostic agents effective for prostate cancer

A Phase 1 imaging-based clinical trial for the agents is being planned
Molecular Imaging

Less than a quarter of RNs in the US feel safe working at their facility

Only 9% of 21,000 nurses surveyed reported they did not have to reuse single-use PPE
Business Affairs Risk Management U.S. Healthcare

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MR reimbursement decline surpasses all other imaging modalities

Decrease in Medicare payments took place between 2007 and 2019
MRI U.S. Healthcare

Boston physicians advise peers to abandon routine daily chest X-rays in ICU

Should instead be used on demand, when there is a clinical indication
U.S. Healthcare X-Ray

Ziehm Imaging acquires French-based imaging software developer Therenva

Expands capabilities in cardiovascular image fusion and 3D navigation solutions
Business Affairs Cardiology Health IT

Feature Stories

Weighing risk tolerance against independent MR service options

What providers should consider when customizing maintenance contracts

For better or worse, why are hospitals such a goldmine for private equity investors?

Two federal investigations explore impact on care quality, costs, and provider finances

How AI and remote monitoring are revolutionizing MR maintenance

Three leading manufacturers on the future of service agreements

Inside one ISO's right-to-repair battle with a leading MR manufacturer

A legal dispute for our times between Philips North America and Image Technology Consulting

What will it take to usher in a digital twin era in healthcare?

Exploring the challenges and possibilities of revolutionizing medicine

Telehealth claim lines increase 5,680 percent nationally from May 2019 to May 2020

August 06, 2020

Center for Diagnostic Imaging restructures leadership team

August 06, 2020

Cerner and Xealth collaboration helps patients be more active participants in healthcare, well-being

August 06, 2020

Surmodics receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Sublime Radial Access 0.014 RX PTA Dilatation Catheter

August 06, 2020

Justice Department sues to block Geisinger Health’s transaction with Evangelical Community Hospital

August 06, 2020

House bill provides economic relief to MedTech start-ups struggling due to COVID

August 06, 2020

MercyOne partners with LucidHealth to expand capabilities in Northeast Iowa

August 06, 2020

Quantitative MR is a game changer for identifying the chronic liver disease patients most at risk of poor clinical outcomes

August 06, 2020

New rapid cardiac MR imaging helps detect and manage patient heart health during and after cancer treatments

August 06, 2020

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