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Philips Unveils Innovative Ultrasound Solution for Pediatric Assessment

by Fred Pennic 05/06/2020 Leave a Comment

Philips Unveils Innovative Ultrasound Solution for Pediatric Assessment

What You Should Know: Philips unveils first of its kind ultrasound solution for pediatric assessment to provide a gentler approach to imaging children.  It combines dedicated transducers, enhanced processing, and software tools that are optimized for the pediatric diagnostic workflow to help improve the experience of both young patients and staff. Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced the ultimate ultrasound
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FCC Approves $4.2M for 13 COVID-19 Telehealth Program Providers

by Jasmine Pennic 04/29/2020 Leave a Comment

FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program Providers

What You Need to Know: – FCC approves the fourth set of 13 COVID-19 telehealth program providers, totaling $4.2M in funding. – To date, the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program has funded 30 health care providers in 16 states for a total of $13.7 million in funding. The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau approved an additional 13 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, totaling $4.2M in funding.  The third set of providers will support some
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Philips Ramps Up Production of Critical Health Tech Products in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

by Fred Pennic 03/25/2020 Leave a Comment

Philips Ramps Up Production of Critical Health Tech Products in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic.

What You Should Know: - The most needed products are patient vital signs monitors and portable ventilators and medical consumables for non-invasive and invasive ventilation to treat a broad range of respiratory conditions. - Philips’ efforts to increase the production include hiring additional manufacturing employees and shifting current employees to support increased demand immediately Royal Philips announced that it is increasing the production of
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El Camino Health Offers Personalized Chatbot to Patients with COPD

by Jasmine Pennic 02/05/2020 Leave a Comment

El Camino Health Offers Personalized Virtual Chatbot to Patients with COPD

- El Camino Health is now offering personalized virtual health assistant to patients suffering from COPD via Conversa Health partnership designed to improve respiratory care coordination and patient experience. - Innovative 2 BREATHE (Be Resilient EAch Time after a Hospital Event) chat program leverages Conversa’s patient engagement platform assigns patients with a respiratory therapist and a pulmonary nurse practitioner for personalized treatment to help patients breathe easier.
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Philips Rolls Out New Innovations On Its Zenition Mobile C-Arm Platform

by Jasmine Pennic 01/27/2020 Leave a Comment

Philips Rolls Out New Innovations On Its Zenition Mobile C-Arm Platform

- Philips announced two major innovations on its Zenition mobile C-arm platform that includes a new Table Side User Interface which allows the clinician to operate the C-arm inside the sterile field, as well as an extension integrating intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) for peripheral vascular procedures, streamlining the operating room and improving workflow. - The Zenition mobile C-arm platform brings together innovations in image capture, image processing, ease-of-use and versatility pioneered
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Butterfly iQ Expands Whole-Body Ultrasound System to Android Devices

by Fred Pennic 12/20/2019 Leave a Comment

Butterfly iQ Expands Whole-Body Ultrasound System to Android Devices

- Butterfly iQ, the world’s first single-probe whole body ultrasound system announces it is now compatible with Android for the first time, allowing for even greater accessibility to medical professionals around the world- With this expansion, Butterfly’s mission to help pave the way for early detection and diagnosis of health issues globally has become even more tangible. - From remote villages in Africa to research missions in the arctic tundra, Butterfly is dedicated to providing a seamless
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How Innovations in Regional Nerve Blocks Are Helping Anesthesiologists Combat the Opioid Epidemic

by Dr. Armen Chalian M.D., Allied Anesthesiologist 11/25/2019 Leave a Comment

How Innovations in Regional Nerve Blocks Are Helping Anesthesiologists Combat the Opioid Epidemic

Opioid abuse — as you know — has now become a national crisis, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating a $78.5 billion annual burden on the American economy. What can be done? Advancing better practices for pain management is a key strategy in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) plan for addressing this epidemic. This is where healthcare providers come in. If we can start our patients along a track that does not include the heavy use of opioids for
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FDA Clears AI-Powered EchoGo Core for Early Detection of Cardiovascular Disease

by Fred Pennic 11/15/2019 Leave a Comment

FDA Clears AI-Powered EchoGo Core for Early Detection of Cardiovascular Disease

- Ultromics has just become one of the first companies to have 510(k) FDA clearance for an AI medical device. - EchoGo will now be available for clinicians in the UK and US to use to help them identify cardiovascular disease earlier. - EchoGo automates cardiac measurements and is the first AI application to measure cardiac strain, improving patient care and outcomes.Ultromics, the UK-based health technology firm at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence to echocardiography has
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Is The Handheld Ultrasound The Fitbit of Clinical Care?

by Erica Garvin 11/05/2019 Leave a Comment

Is The Handheld Ultrasound The Fitbit of Clinical Care?

- GE Healthcare’s James Hurley explains how innovations like the handheld ultrasound are inspiring the next digital breed of smarter, smaller, and seamless clinical care tools. Wearables—once innovations that only lived in inspired minds and science fiction novels are now nearly ubiquitous. You can’t shake a stick, or a hand for that matter, without an adorning Fitbit or Apple Watch attached to it. Yet, what started as a consumer fad is now evolving well beyond it and out disrupt U.S.
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Analysis: Why EMRs Will Not Replace Enterprise Imaging IT

by Steve Holloway, Director at Signify Research 10/25/2019 Leave a Comment

Why EMRs Will Not Replace Imaging IT

The growing influence and uptake of electronic medical records (EMRs) in healthcare have driven debate over the future role of specialist clinical and diagnostics software. With interoperability in the health sector still a major challenge, many health providers are looking to simplify their IT systems, consolidating to fewer software platforms and few vendor partners. With recent extensive and long-term investment in EMR systems, some healthcare providers considering the EMR as a potential
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