What You Should Know:
- A new report by Philips, the Future Health Index 2024, paints a concerning picture of the healthcare industry struggling with significant staffing shortages.
- The report, based on a survey of 3,000 healthcare leaders across 14 countries, reveals how this crisis is impacting both staff and patients.
Burnout and Backlogs: The Human Cost of Staff Shortages
The report reveals a concerning trend - nearly two-thirds (66%) of healthcare leaders report
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Philips Unveils AI Ultrasound Platform to Improve Cardiac Care
What You Should Know:
- Philips, a leader in health technology, today announced its next-generation AI-powered cardiovascular ultrasound platform.
- The new platform aims to revolutionize cardiac ultrasound analysis by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency and accuracy in echocardiography labs.
Addressing the Burden of Heart Disease:
Heart failure is a global health crisis, affecting an estimated 64 million people worldwide. This condition is
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Philips Respironics Reaches Final Agreement with US Regulators on Sleep Apnea Device Recall
What You Should Know:
- Philips Respironics, a subsidiary of Royal Philips, has finalized a consent decree with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to address issues raised during a 2021 inspection of a Philips facility in Pennsylvania.
- The agreement focuses on Philips Respironics' operations in the US, particularly regarding the recall of certain sleep and respiratory care devices.
- The company's focus will now be on completing remediation
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HIMSS24: Philips, AWS Partner to Scale Digital Pathology in the Cloud
What You Should Know:
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced an expanded collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to address the growing need for secure, scalable digital pathology solutions in the cloud.
Advancing Healthcare Through the Philips and AWS Partnership in Digital Pathology
The partnership between Philips and AWS combines Philips’ expertise in digitizing pathology with AWS’ leadership in scalable, secure cloud
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Michigan Expands Access to Philips Avent Pregnancy+ App for Medicaid Mothers
What You Should Know:
- Michigan is taking a major step forward in improving maternal and infant health by expanding access to the Philips Avent Pregnancy+ mobile app for Medicaid-eligible families.
- The public-private partnership between the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Royal Philips addresses the U.S. maternal mortality crisis and creates a more equitable healthcare system.
Connecting Families to Resources and Education
The Pregnancy+ app provides
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RSNA23: Philips Unveils World’s First Helium-Free MRI Mobile Solution
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Philips, a global leader in health technology, today showcases the world’s first mobile MRI system with helium-free operations at #RSNA23.BlueSeal MR Mobile, the industry’s first and only 1.5T fully sealed magnet, delivers patient-centric MRI services where and whenever needed. Unlike other mobile MRI scanners, the BlueSeal MR Mobile is more agile and lightweight so it can be located in more convenient places for patients, like near a hospital’s main
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RSNA23: Philips Expands Enterprise Imaging Portfolio with AI-Powered Solutions
What You Should Know:
- Philips, a global provider of health technology, announced the expansion of its enterprise imaging portfolio and AI-enabled solutions at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
- Philips HealthSuite Imaging is a next-generation cloud-based PACS designed to help radiologists and clinicians adopt new capabilities faster, improve operational efficiency, and enhance patient care.
Key Highlights of Philips HealthSuite
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Philips Launches New Interoperability Capabilities for Comprehensive Patient View
What You Should Know:
- Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, has announced the interoperability of Philips Capsule Medical Device Information Platform (MDIP) with Philips Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX), providing hospitals with a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive patient overview.
- Interoperability between MDIP and PIC iX gives clinicians a new clinical perspective that enables the capture of streaming data flowing freely from a variety of medical device
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Philips Reaches US Economic Loss Resolution for Respiratory Device Recall
What You Should Know:
- Philips Respironics, has reached an agreement to resolve all economic loss claims in the US Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) related to Philips Respironics’ voluntary recall of certain sleep and respiratory care devices.
- The agreement will provide predefined cash awards to all eligible participants in the US depending on the type of device, extended warranties on all replacement devices, and an additional cash award if they return the recalled device
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Philips & DoD Ink $10M Deal for AI-Wearable Disease Detection
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The Department of Defense and Philips announced a $10M award to expand the readiness of our service members with the Rapid Assessment of Threat Exposure (RATE) AI wellness tool.The first group in this new cohort are theAir Force First Sergeants, who are responsible for overall squadron health and wellness.RATE is an AI algorithm, trained on clinical data from hospital-acquired infections to work with any off-the-shelf wearable to detect possible infection, acting
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