Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

Philips and Infraredx Sign Agreement for the Resale of Infraredx's TVC Imaging System Integrated with Philips' Interventional X-ray Systems

Royal Philips<http://www.philips.com/> (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and Infraredx, Inc.<http://www.infraredx.com/>, a medical device company committed to advancing the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease today announced a non-exclusive resale agreement for Infraredx's TVC Imaging System.  Under the terms of the agreement, Philips will sell Infraredx's TVC Imaging System alongside its Allura interventional X-ray systems in North America and Europe, expanding its interventional cardiology portfolio of advanced live image guidance solutions, clinical informatics and interventional tools.

October 29, 2013

Integra LifeSciences to Acquire DuraSeal(TM) Product Lines From Covidien

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement with Covidien to acquire the Confluent Surgical product lines, including surgical sealants, adhesion barrier, and, most importantly, DuraSeal(TM). The companies expect to complete this transaction by the end of the first calendar quarter of 2014, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals.

October 29, 2013

Logical Ink® for the iPad® Now Available in the App Store

Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY) today announced the availability of its Logical Ink solution for the iPad. The new app allows healthcare facilities to present patients and clinicians with Apple iPads for the completion and signing of medical forms. Once validated and signed, the discrete data they contain, as well as the documents themselves, are seamlessly transmitted to any downstream system - such as an enterprise content management (ECM) solution, electronic health record (EHR), clinical data repository, or disease registry - using industry-standard formats. By replacing paper forms with patient-friendly tablets, healthcare providers can dramatically reduce the costs and hassles of paper processing while capturing accurate patient data earlier in the cycle of care.

October 29, 2013

Health Language Selected to Support DocuTAP’s Urgent Care EMR Solutions

Wolters Kluwer Health<http://distribution.mymediainfo.com/lists/lt.php?id=fB8KAVdZDVEDAk8DVwV…;, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that DocuTAP will integrate its Health Language® applications into its electronic medical record (EMR) solution for urgent care environments. The terminology management solutions were specifically selected to address improved regulatory compliance with Stage 2 Meaningful Use and help improve accuracy and conversion to the ICD-10 coding system.

October 26, 2013

Colibri Heart Valve concludes patient enrollment in first-in-human study of proprietary TAVI system in Dominican Republic

Colibri Heart Valve, LLC, a privately held medical device company, announced that patient enrollment has concluded in the first-in-human study of the Company's transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) system in the Dominican Republic trial site. Analysis of the data from patients enrolled in this site yielded clinical outcomes that met the study's endpoints.

October 26, 2013

Medtronic LAUNCHES NEW DEVICE TO REMOVE coronarY thrombus

With more than a decade of market leadership in medical devices designed to remove thrombus from coronary arteries, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced today the U.S. launch of the Export Advance aspiration catheter, which offers greater power and superior deliverability.

October 24, 2013

M3 Clinician Receives NCQA Approval for Its Mental Health Tool; First Tool Approved for Mental Health in the Medical Home Prevalidation Effort

M3 Clinician was approved this week by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as an approved Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH™) Prevalidation Vendor. M3Clinician is a validated, patient-rated, multidimensional, care coordination tool that screens for behavioral health conditions, including depression, bipolar, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and substance use disorders.

October 16, 2013

Calgary Scientific Inc. and Siemens Healthcare Partner to Roll out Enterprise Viewing Solution at Intermountain Healthcare

Calgary Scientific Inc., a company known for creating transformative technology for the medical industry and beyond, announced that in partnership with Siemens Healthcare, they have begun rolling out ResolutionMD™ at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, Utah.

October 16, 2013

Around the web

Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

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