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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Maine center rolls out compliance system

Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor, Maine, has implemented Wolters Kluwer Health's VeriForm for its audit inspections.

Emerson Bearing enters biomedical market

Emerson Bearing has entered the biomedical market with its Robotics and Automation Division.

AAMI: Alarm fatigue, IT, interoperability among top 10 biomed challenges

SAN ANTONIOIn an Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) survey, clinical engineers and biomedical engineering technicians named interfacing devices and information systems the top challenge at their hospitals. Also ranked highly as challenging were maintaining computerized IT systems and managing alarm systems.

Philips offers new medical imaging equipment support

Philips Healthcare will launch its RightFit Service Agreement portfolio in North America on July 5, according to the company, which said the service allows users to increase system uptime and optimize in-house technical expertise.

JAMIA: Filtering can reconcile medications

Collaborative filtering can be a valuable tool for reconciling medication lists, but context and consequences should be included in the process, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, according to research in the July edition of the Journal of the American Informatics Association.

Philips to acquire Sectra mammography for $82M

Royal Philips Electronics has signed an agreement to purchase Sectra's mammography modality operations for EUR 57.5 million (USD $81.8 million).

AAMI: So you want to move a hospital?

SAN ANTONIOHow does someone who is not a medical equipment planner organize, implement and install the move of a 300-bed hospital into a brand new facility? Jeff Hooper, director of biomedical engineering at Childrens National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., answered that question during a June 26 morning presentation at the 2011 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) conference & expo.

AAMI: Digital mammo redefines biomed role

SAN ANTONIOThe emergence of digital mammography applications has greatly benefited the early detection of breast cancer while bringing with it an increased responsibility to the clinical engineer, according to Steve Madere of Unisyn Medical Technologies, who presented his company's findings on June 26, during the 2011 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) conference & expo.

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Cardiovascular Business
Payment cuts and beyond: Key takeaways for cardiologists from the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

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. 

AI in Healthcare
A modest proposal to rally AI regulators around a simple game plan

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.”

Cardiovascular Business
FDA commissioner urges clinicians to join fight against medical misinformation

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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