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Mayo Clinic launches two new companies

One will develop AI algorithms, the other will connect data to AI algorithms to collect diagnostic insights

US lawmakers call CMS radiopharmaceutical payment policy 'flawed'

Seeking a meeting to change policy and create greater access to nuclear medical imaging

Interventional radiology: Leading the way to increased growth, reduced costs, and improved patient care

Assessing the value-based benefits of interventional care

Armed hospital patient in Ohio dies of gunshot wound amid police altercation

Westerville police have launched an investigation into the incident

Wrongfully terminated ER doctor awarded $26 million

Fired for complaining about staffing shortages in the emergency department

Medline Industries considering possible $30 billion sale

Expected to attract private-equity bidders

Philips and Ibex partner to support pathology diagnostics

Targeting improved workflow and productivity, faster and more accurate diagnoses

PPE still constrained one year into pandemic: Premier report

Spending for N95 masks, gowns and gloves still above pre-COVID levels

Google Cloud partnering with Varian on radiation oncology platform

Will create AI models for organ segmentation to support cancer treatment

Siemens contemplates sale of ultrasound business

While no final decisions have been made, the company has received interest from buyers

The Jacobus Report

Phil reviews the iPhone 5

October 10, 2012

How does Calscan deal with changes in the market?

October 03, 2012

Innovation is key.

What's behind the uptick in equipment listings?

September 19, 2012

Despite uncertainty surrounding the election, it seems that equipment purchases are up.

Phil's thoughts and predictions on Europe 1 week after the IAMERS meeting

September 12, 2012

What's happening across the Atlantic.

In Florence for IAMERS

September 05, 2012

IAMERS' European meeting starts tonight.

DOTmed Launches a New Way to Help Charities

August 29, 2012

DOTmed Charity LifeLine helps providers send equipment where it's needed most.

Give me your input on DOTmed

August 22, 2012

Tell me what you think about the new look, new features.

Taking the industry's temperature at AHRA

August 15, 2012

Guarded but upbeat.

Phil's report on Medicall, the Indian medical equipment show

August 08, 2012

For BRIC countries, business is easier in RI than in BC.

Will the UDI system make it harder for health care providers?

July 25, 2012

What affects resellers affects many people in health care.

What's it like to get bought by Oxford?

July 20, 2012

Dave Band and Jeff Fall discuss what it's like after Platinum got bought.

Rating Hospitals and the Hard Rock Café

July 18, 2012

Consumer Reports releases its first hospital safety rankings.

GBIS' Horace Hunter on biomed trends

July 13, 2012

Clinical engineering and IT are merging.

Should you be worried by India's proposed secondhand capital equipment import ban?

July 11, 2012

A number of my Indian friends have brought to my attention some worrying news from their country.

On the road

July 04, 2012

Happy Fourth of July!

The Supreme Court and public confidence

June 27, 2012

All eyes are on Washington.

DOTmed attends the grand opening of Siemens' new refurb facility

June 20, 2012

Impressions from my visit to the 29,190 square-foot factory.

My thoughts on SNM 2012

June 13, 2012

What you missed at SNM 2012.

CARE bill is on the Hill again

June 08, 2012

Radiologic technologists might see some changes.

Spring show season in full swing: SIIM & SNM previews

June 06, 2012

Two big shows are happening this week.

AAMI 2012: View from the show floor

June 04, 2012

Biomedical engineering appears to be recession-proof.

Are people waiting for the presidential election before they buy new equipment?

June 01, 2012

Is uncertainty about health reform slowing down sales?

Going to AAMI this weekend

May 30, 2012

If you're in Charlotte this weekend, say hello.

Bill Masters Is Optimistic About the Future

May 23, 2012

Is the growth of the equipment repair industry a sign of a bad economy?

Robert (Les) Cottingham dies at 69

May 16, 2012

Les was a cowboy in all senses of the word.

My predictions about the second quarter

May 09, 2012

If DOTmed is any barometer, business is better.

My Attendance at the IAMERS Annual Meeting

May 02, 2012

Phil's thoughts on IAMERS' 19th Annual Meeting.

Medical trailers still on the go

April 26, 2012

My conversation with Bob Bachman sets the story straight.

I win my bet with Bill King

April 16, 2012

Bill King is living the good life in Sparks, Nevada.

Some thoughts on Amyvid

April 11, 2012

We need to move closer to a cure.

What is the future for mobile MRI & CT?

April 04, 2012

Thoughts on the changing market for mobile MRI and CT.

Phil weighs in on the Supreme Court hearings

March 28, 2012

Playing politics?

Phil lunches with Theodor Basch

March 23, 2012

Basch visits DOTmed's offices on his U.S. trip.

Phil speaks with Bastian Berkel about the European market

March 21, 2012

Phil visits with Tomovation sales manager Bastian Berkel.

Laser Concept's Dan Herbert on the laser business in a bad economy

March 16, 2012

Even though the economy is bad, people still find money when it comes to their appearance.

Josh Glas of Adam Imaging Parts stops by the office

March 14, 2012

Josh Glas visits DOTmed.

Dell, IAMERS reception and closing thoughts on ECR

March 07, 2012

Varian, Dell, AllParts and more from Phil's closing impressions of ECR.

My ECR 2012 impressions

March 02, 2012

Catching up on old times in Vienna.

Phil visits HIMSS 2012

February 29, 2012

What happens in Vegas...

Arkadi Stolpner's new project, and why it's important

February 23, 2012

Those in health care have much to be proud of.

Amber Diagnostics CEO Bobby Serros talks about doing business in India

February 20, 2012

Only those with service teams will survive.

A lesson from Tom Freund of Oxford Instruments

February 15, 2012

Phil talks with Tom Freund, general manager of OI's service group.

Phil speaks with BC Technical COO Bill Biddle

February 13, 2012

Training, training, training.

Advice from industry legend Ed Sloan

February 10, 2012

Phil learns a customer service lesson from ReMedPar founder Ed Sloan.

Phil speaks with Jim Monro about new developments at RSTI

February 08, 2012

RSTI has something big in the works.

Phil visits with Debra Murphy, AHRA's publications director

February 06, 2012

Phil has lunch with the editor of Radiology Management.

IAMERS legal counsel Rob Kerwin on contracts

February 03, 2012

Always, always get it in writing.

My name is Philip F. Jacobus, and I'm the CEO and founder of DOTmed.com, Inc., and the publisher of HealthCare Business News.

Generally, I spend between 5 to 6 hours a day visiting with people on the telephone, in person, or over video chat. These are their stories and the lessons that I have learned from them.

Philip Jacobus launched DOTmed.com in 1998. He has been involved in health care since 1977, when he visited China to sell equipment. He has done business in over 35 countries and still travels extensively. Phil is active in charity, helps rural clinics and always tries to help DOTmed users when he can.

Phil is a member of AHRA, AAMI, HFMA and the Cryogenic Society of America. He has contributed to a number of magazines and journals and has addressed trade groups.

Phil's proudest achievement is that he has been happily married to his wife Barbara since 1989, who helped him found DOTmed in 1998.

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What payers and providers need to know about the ONC and CMS information blocking rules

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Physicians: The future of cardiac imaging is now

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Data and evidence anchor healthcare’s financial renaissance

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COVID-19 pandemic leaves the healthcare industry a target for fake news

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