Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
Masimo's MightySat Medical is the first FDA-cleared pulse oximeter available to consumers without a prescription, which could disrupt the market for the notoriously inaccurate at-home devices.
MediView’s technologies utilize AR to provide clinicians with 3D “X-ray vision” guidance during minimally invasive procedures and surgeries, while also offering remote collaboration.
Vangent has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Buccaneer Computer Systems and Service, a developer of IT services, infrastructure, data hosting and data analytics for federal and state government customers.
Hologic has completed its acquisition of Toronto-based MRI equipment and diagnostic software provider Sentinelle Medical, for the purchase price of $85 million, plus a two-year contingent earn out.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has had its hands full lately. Thats just as well. There are decisions to be made that will affect everything from devices for mobile health to content delivery. The debate over what constitutes a medical device has not gone away. If anything, its more vital than ever to figure this out.
Giving chronic heart failure patients access to telephone or telemonitoring with wireless technology decreases mortality and hospitalizations, as well as improves cost effectiveness and quality of life, according to a meta-analysis of 25 peer-reviewed studies published in this month's Cochrane Systematic Review.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary awarded $159.1 million in healthcare workforce training program grants to train nurses and geriatric specialists in order to improve the performance and recruitment of under-represented minority students.
SXC Health Solutions has completed the development and testing of software to support the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) version D.0 of the NCPDP Telecommunication Standard.
Ingenix, a health IT and services company, has acquired Executive Health Resources, a developer of medical necessity compliance and physician medical management technologies for hospitals.
IBM and ActiveHealth Management, an Aetna subsidiary, have unveiled a new cloud computing and clinical decision support tool, Collaborative Care Solution, to give physicians and patients access to needed clinical data.
Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.
The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals.
As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”
