SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation, a commercial-stage medical device company developing proprietary solutions to reduce the consequences of hyperinflammation on vital organs, announces the receipt of a Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) for the Company’s patented, first-in-class, cell-directed Selective Cytopheretic Device (SCD) to treat chronic systemic inflammation in end-stage

Ontrak, a leading AI-powered and telehealth-enabled behavioral healthcare company, today announced a continuing expansion of its strategic partnership with Sentara Health Plans in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Ontrak is thrilled to be expanding services with Sentara Health Plans, the health plan division of Sentara Health, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system. This expansion represents a dual expansion of its Engage solution, a coaching-specific alternative

Elucid Bioimaging, Inc. has announced a final rule from US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that will significantly increase the reimbursement for cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA). The new rule, which goes into effect January 1, 2025, will double the amount paid to hospitals and outpatient clinics who perform cardiac CT scans from $175 to $357.13, allowing more hospitals, particularly those in non-urban areas, to be able to offer this service, reducing disparit

Medtronic, the global leader in healthcare technology, today announced results from two studies evaluating the utility of atherectomy for peripheral endovascular interventions. Results from both analyses were released at the Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) 2024 conference in Las Vegas. The Total REALITY study, a late-breaking presentation, retrospectively compared directional atherectomy (DA) versus balloon predilatation prior to drug-coated balloon (DCB) treatment of long,

Acarix, a leader in rapid AI and acoustics-based cardiac diagnostics, announced today that the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided that the CPT code 0716T - the CADScor® System - shall be assigned to APC 5733 including status indicator assignment to "S" (separately payable) for calendar year 2025. The CMS ruling means standalone fixed reimbursement is now possible for the CADScor System in outpatient settings. "Locking in guaranteed

Encompass Health, today announced preliminary plans to build a freestanding, 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the master planned community of Wiregrass Ranch in Wesley Chapel, Florida. The hospital will serve patients recovering from debilitating illnesses and injuries, including strokes and other neurological disorders, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions. In addition to 24-hour nursing care, the hospital will offer ph

Shockwave Medical, Inc., part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech and a global leader in the field of circulatory restoration, announced the completion of enrollment in EMPOWER CAD, the first prospective all-female study of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in complex calcific disease. The study is seeking to confirm the benefits of coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in female patients with calcified lesions in a post-market, real-world, all-comers population. Primary endpoint resul

Siemens Healthineers now offers Atellica Integrated Automation on the Atellica CI Analyzer,1 to consolidate 25 tasks typically handled manually by clinical laboratory staff. This offering redefines automation for clinical labs and has been shown to reduce the manual workflow steps laboratory professionals perform by 75%.2Traditional total laboratory automation uses a track to transport patient samples throughout the laboratory to sample preparation equipment and then onto connected analyzers

Medically Home, a tech-enabled services company operationalizing decentralized care to the home for patients, and SCP Health, a national clinical services provider, today announced a partnership to enable clinical command center services for health systems providing hospital care at home. Medically Home is the established leader in hospital care delivered in the home, having pioneered the model along with the clinical, technological, and logistical operations nearly a decade ago. Th

careMESH, a healthcare technology company focused on improving patient care coordination, announced today that its NAVIGATE platform can be found in Connection Hub on Epic Showroom. Patient navigators can now use this highly flexible solution to manage patients through personalized workflows entirely within their EHR. The integration allows seamless management from referral through treatment and long-term follow-up. It avoids the need to maintain separate records, supports collaboration with