OrthoGrid® Systems, Inc., a global medtech leader on a mission to digitally transform intraoperative musculoskeletal surgery, announces the launch of its new OrthoGrid Hip software application after receiving FDA clearance on February 18, 2021. The new OrthoGrid Hip is the latest version of OrthoGrid System's patented, distortion-correcting, implant-agnostic, intraoperative-alignment technology for direct anterior hip total hip arthroplasty (DAA THA) offered on the company's AI-en

A first of its kind virtual platform - ‘UK Healthcare Pavilion’ - that showcases the very best of UK healthcare and life sciences, has been launched. The site provides news, insights, and interviews from a variety of key opinion leaders and policy makers, offering their views on topical subjects in the sector and showcasing the strengths the UK has to offer. The platform will support UK companies to increase export opportunities, as alongside this is a searchab

Piccolo Medical, Inc. announces that it has received FDA clearance of its SmartPICC™ System. The SmartPICC™ System provides caregivers the ability to navigate peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) to the entryway of the heart without relying on x-ray or fluoroscopy confirmation of correct catheter placement.  Over 3 million PICCs are placed in the US per year, with approximately 500,000 per year placed in patients with heart arrhythmias.1,2  Tradition

Elekta announced today that it will establish a permanent office in Cairo, Egypt, to address the shortage of radiotherapy delivery systems and software solutions that play an integral part in treating cancer and brain disorders. To strengthen its market leadership and continue providing excellent service to the installed base of more than 40 Elekta radiotherapy solutions, Elekta has signed an agreement to acquire the oncology division of its previous distributor, Horizon for Medical

Vytalize Health, a leading provider of value-based healthcare, has agreed to acquire MedPilot, a leading digital health platform. The acquisition brings Vytalize a unique, end-to-end patient engagement capability to manage its 65,000 Medicare patients and $1 billion of medical spending. Vytalize Health's mission is, "To accelerate the world's transition to value-based care by taking care of the doctors who take care of us." Together, the combined companies aim to transform t

Althea UK and Ireland – the leading medical technology services provider – has announced that they have launched an Endoscopy Transformation Service. The service is aimed at both NHS & Private hospitals striving to meet the demands on their endoscopy services related to increasing demand and the latest regulatory requirements (JAG/IHEEM/HTM). The annual growth in endoscopy procedures is typically creating a demand/capacity mismatch; combined with the need t

Eleanor Health, the first addiction and mental health provider delivering convenient and comprehensive care through a value-based payment structure, today announced the virtual opening of its Edison and Verona locations with in-person services to be offered in the coming weeks. The openings come at a critical time as residents simultaneously battle the COVID-19 pandemic and addiction epidemic. Between January and November 2020, New Jersey reported 2,791 suspected overdose deaths and

RoundTable Healthcare Partners, an operating-oriented private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, announced that it has acquired DDS Lab.  DDS, headquartered in Tampa, FL, is a leading national dental laboratory offering a comprehensive line of fixed crown and bridge, removable, implant and orthodontic products.  The Company's focus on craftmanship and quality has made DDS the primary lab of choice for over eleven thousand dentists across the U.S.  F

Humana Inc. recently launched a pilot for its new Humana Care Support, formerly known as the Enterprise Clinical Operating Model (ECOM), to help support a select group of Medicare Advantage members. Humana Care Support is Humana’s next generation of customized, integrated and coordinated care management services that builds on Humana’s previous care management models. It supports the company’s efforts to deliver integrated care for Medicare Advantage members, helpi

InterSystems today announced that users of its InterSystems TrakCare® unified healthcare information system now have access to an appointment booking system to schedule COVID vaccinations that has already saved one regional health board more than 500 hours of call centre time over 16 days when booking NHS staff vaccination appointments. Created in response to the overwhelming demand for vaccinations, the solution automates the booking of appointments and is designed with choice,