Press Releases
11 August 2021
Medline today announced that it has signed more than 450 new customer contracts during the first half of 2021 for its Post-Acute Solutions Program, aimed at offering technology-based quality and workforce management solutions for long-term care providers. Recent data from the American Health Care Association shows that hiring and retaining long-term care workers has become even more challenging since the pandemic started, with 94% of all nursing homes facing staffing shortages. Faci
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Ergotron, a global company focused on improving how people work, learn, play and care for others, unveiled the latest update to its CareFit™ Pro Medical Cart, designed to future-proof workflows and prioritize caregiver well-being to drive patient-centered care. The CareFit Pro Medical Cart sets a new standard in resimercial design and supports calming, healing environments for caregivers and patients alike. As healthcare environments continue to change rapidly, caregiver comfo
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An acute shortage of radiologists and growing demand for imaging scans has put radiology departments under increased strain – and GE Healthcare has developed a next-generation, cloud-based Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS) designed to overcome those barriers. Today, GE Healthcare introduces Edison True PACS, a diagnostic imaging and workflow solution designed to help enable radiologists – who are experiencing high rates of staff burnout and retirements &nda
Read more...6 August 2021
Spring Hills, an innovative leader in post-acute care, senior living and home care with 35 locations across seven states, has established Spring Hills Post Acute Livingston to be a premier partner to regional health systems. Located on the campus of St. Barnabas Medical Center, an affiliate of RWJBarnabas Health, at 348 E. Cedar Street, Spring Hills Post Acute Livingston provides clinical care for high-acuity patients, state-of-the-art rehabilitation services with personalized support, and fu
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Tesa Medical, a San Francisco-based medical technology start-up focused on developing rapid and precise graft tensioning systems for ACL reconstruction and other procedures, performed a second successful cadaver study at the SOAR facility in Burlingame, California. This study helps advance the innovative CordaSet™ System further toward effective management of graft laxity, by providing a seamless method for objective setting of graft tension and a platform for new graft tensioning stand
Read more...Mel-Mont Medical, a boutique medical device and technology company dedicated to improving women's health through the use of its DNA and mRNA patented self-sampling screening kit, Mia by XytoTest®, receives clinical validation as being equally effective to clinician-collected sampling. "Current estimates indicate that every year 569,847 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 311,365 die from the disease. Cervical cancer ranks as the third most frequent cancer amon
Read more...5 August 2021
Evolent Health, Inc., and WindRose Health Investors announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Evolent to acquire WindRose's portfolio company Vital Decisions for $85 million, with an additional earn out of up to $45 million. Vital Decisions will report into Evolent's specialty management offering, New Century Health, and will be consolidated into Evolent's Clinical Solutions segment. The combination of New Century Health and Vital Decisions b
Read more...4 August 2021
Gozio Health, an industry-leading, mobile health platform, announced that it is expanding its work with UNC Health. Today, patients of UNC Health—which launched its mobile app with Gozio nearly two years ago to meet consumers’ needs in a digital-first environment—can leverage the app to access their My UNC Chart, schedule visits, and review urgent care wait times. These features complement UNC Health’s existing mobile app functionality, including blue-dot way
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Topcon Healthcare of Oakland, NJ, a leading provider of medical devices and software solutions for the global eye care community, announced today that it will partner with RetInSight GmbH, a developer of retina AI solutions based in Vienna, Austria. The two companies aim to develop a seamless interface between RetInSight’s AI-assisted retinal biomarker applications and Topcon’s market-leading1 OCT devices and cloud-based data management solution, Harmony. RetInSight&rsqu
Read more...RealView Imaging Ltd. today announced that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its HOLOSCOPE™-i holographic system. The system creates spatially accurate, three-dimensional interactive medical holograms, based on data received from standard CT scans and 3D ultrasound systems. The HOLOSCOPE™-i is the first and only medical holography system which provides physicians with a natural 3D visualization experience, allowing direct and precise interaction with dynamic holograms of th
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