Recovery Force - a medical device company focused on enhancing circulation and accelerating recovery from surgery or injury through the use of its patented active compressions™ technology platform, announced today a collaboration with Mayo Clinic

High-deductible health plans and the need to avoid expensive sites of care are driving the move towards consumerism in healthcare. What kind of impact it will have, however, won’t be immediately apparent, according to Wayne Smith, CEO of Community Health Systems.

Researchers have developed a wearable patch capable of tracking cardiac activity and examining the user's heart failure status.

The 340B program was intended to expand resources for hospitals which serve low-income patients by offering discounts on outpatient drugs, but according to researchers from New York University and Harvard Medical School, the financial gains enjoyed by hospitals aren’t resulting in expanded care or improved outcomes for that patient population.

Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC Health) have found using a mechanical initial specimen diversion device (ISDD) with additional staff education could reduce contaminated blood cultures by four-fold.

The need for healthcare companies to adopt emerging technologies to meet the challenges of value-based care will outweigh “political concerns and rising pressures” to cut costs in 2018, according to Frost & Sullivan’s industry outlook report.

MedSec LLC, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions to the medical device and healthcare industry, announced today the appointment of Stephanie Domas as Vice President of Research. Among her responsibilities will be the introduction of MedScan, a new tool which allows hospitals to assess the cybersecurity status of the medical devices on their networks.

Facility concerns over patient experience scores may finally get hospitals to pony up the extra cost for more expensive—and less revealing—hospital gowns.