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Cybersecurity continues to be a major concern for healthcare organizations. Because of the sensitivity of the information they keep, hospitals are becoming a chosen target of cybercriminals. Cyberattacks are no longer a matter of “if” but “when.” The threat was top of mind when healthcare security leaders gathered in Chicago in September at the annual […]
Will a new partnership with Change Healthcare help Shimadzu Medical Systems gain ground in the Interventional Vascular and/or Cardiac markets? At the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2018 Symposium in San Diego in September, Shimadzu featured the new Trinias C-12 Crossover system, which can perform both vascular and cardiac interventional procedures. The Trinias system is available […]
Dallas/Chattanooga (October 1, 2018) – Winifred “Wini” S. Hayes, founder and CEO emerita of Hayes Inc., will be inducted into the Bellwether League’s Hall of Fame for Healthcare Supply Chain Leadership tonight in Chicago. The League honors innovators, pioneers, and visionaries for their contributions to the industry. Dr. Hayes is one of seven new members who […]
When negotiating the sometimes problematic area of healthcare IT contract management, it is good to keep in mind certain trends that are making themselves obvious in the marketplace. Here’s a look at just four of these trends. Annual Contract Renewals Many healthcare IT subscriptions or recurring agreements contain evergreen clauses that typically subject the agreement […]
An MD Buyline colleague and I recently visited the NorthShore Health System, Evanston Hospital, in Evanston, Ill. It’s the home of the nation’s first installation of the BD Kiestra™ TLA fully automated microbiology lab system, which became functional in 2015. Automated microbiology is a recent phenomenon that showed the first glimmer of possibilities a decade […]
In two well-attended webinars on Aug. 28 and 29, 2018, users got a first glimpse of MediTract 2.0, the latest version of TractManager’s Gold Standard CLM platform. MediTract 2.0 integrates MediTract’s Contract Library, Process Manager, and compliance solutions—Physician Time and Effort Tracking, Vendor Evaluations for Clinical and Non-Clinical Contracts, Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statements, and […]
Dual Energy applications are a hot topic among our member facilities in CT. The quote activity we see from member hospitals shows an increased interest in Dual Energy CT. Many facilities that I have recently spoken with are asking what exactly Dual Energy CT is and what advantages the technology might offer. What is Dual […]
The rise and recent fall of Theranos, a multibillion-dollar biotechnology start-up in Silicon Valley, and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, is becoming the classic Wall Street scandal of the decade. When Holmes founded Theranos in 2003, the young, intelligent, and charismatic visionary was already being touted as the next Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg of the […]
The 2018 annual convention of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) in New York City focused on early prevention and definitive diagnosis for better patient outcomes. The target audience was ultrasound professionals who perform and interpret ultrasound examinations, including researchers, physicians, scientists, physicists, radiologists, sonologists, and sonographers. Thanks to live and simulated ultrasound labs, […]
The FDA has approved Doptelet (avatrombopag; AkaRx Inc.), a drug used for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in adult patients with chronic liver disease who have low blood platelets and are scheduled to undergo a medical or dental procedure. This is the first drug approved by the FDA for this use. Thrombocytopenia is a condition in […]
In early June 2018, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimonda signed legislation that requires operating rooms throughout the state to adopt policies to eliminate surgical smoke via smoke evacuation systems. When the law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2019, Rhode Island will be the first state to adopt such a law. Surgical smoke evacuation has been […]
When the American Heart Association (AHA) published updated guidelines for advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) in 2015, it presented evidence that a low end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) level in intubated patients was linked to a very low success rate for resuscitation (AHA, 2015). As a result, the ability to monitor EtCO2 during resuscitation efforts became […]
It is widely known that pharmacy chains are attempting to claim a bigger stake in healthcare, whether through acquisitions of health plans, distribution services, or other partnerships. Much of this is in response to Amazon’s interest in entering the pharmacy market… again. It seems Amazon bit off a little more than it could chew when […]
The HRS annual meeting brings together healthcare providers and vendors focused on the diagnostic and therapeutic area of heart rhythm abnormalities and the impact on sudden cardiac death, heart failure, and stroke. This review is only a subset of late-breaking clinical trials that were presented at this year’s HRS meeting. Catheter Ablation vs. Antiarrhythmic Drug […]
Many people these days are wearing the Apple watch or some type of Fitbit monitor/device. They are able to monitor their sleep, steps, calories, heart rate, and other physical activity. How about being able to take an EKG on your wrist device? A big topic at the Heart Rhythm Society meeting in Boston in May […]
