April 21, 2024- Vizient announced that Dan Salzman has joined the company as chief marketing officer. In this role, Salzman will develop and lead Vizient’s go-to-market strategy focused on delivering value to clients. Prior to joining Vizient, Salzman served as Senior Vice President and Business Unit CMO for HP’s $4.5B Workforce Solutions division. Over his 16-year career at … [Read more...]
JHC Podcast: Hospital safety and compliance with PIH Health and True Access
April 21, 2025- In a recent Journal of Healthcare Contracting podcast, publisher John Pritchard interviewed Chico Manning, System Vice President Enterprise Supply Chain at PIH Health and Buzz Bradley, CEO, True Access to discuss safety and compliance in our nation’s hospitals. Click here to learn more about how the True Access Smart Badge system can improve compliance compared … [Read more...]
How are hospitals bracing for tariffs?
April 21, 2025- Over the last few years, there has been increasing pressure on the U.S. health care system: this includes issues related to hospital staffing, as well as financial and operational challenges that have led to many health care facilities closing and reducing vital services like emergency and obstetric care, according to Time Magazine. Now, the Trump … [Read more...]
New Simplera Sync™ sensor for the MiniMed™ 780G System now FDA approved
April 21, 2025- Medtronic plc announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the Simplera Sync™ sensor for use with the MiniMed™ 780G system. With this approval, the MiniMed™ 780G system now offers more flexibility for users of the company's most advanced insulin delivery system featuring Meal Detection™ technology with both the Guardian™ 4 sensor and Simplera … [Read more...]
BD launches next generation Hemodynamic Monitoring Solution
April 21, 2025- BD has launched a new advanced hemodynamic monitoring platform with predictive, artificial intelligence (AI) based algorithms that can help clinicians proactively address blood pressure instability and optimize blood flow to help avoid potential life-threatening situations during procedures. HemoSphere Alta™ platform is the company's most advanced hemodynamic … [Read more...]
How tariffs will impact supply chain, healthcare industry stability
April 18, 2025- The volatility of President Donald Trump's tariff policies is making it difficult for hospital executives to pin down the effect they will have on the supply chain and budget, according to Healthcare Finance News. Analysts have been struggling to predict the impact of tariffs on healthcare since April 2, when President Trump declared “Liberation Day” and levied … [Read more...]
The Times Are A-Changing
April 18, 2025- In an era where healthcare regulations seem to shift almost as quickly as the technology that drives patient care, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) find themselves under increasing pressure to stay compliant. As new rules emerge and existing guidelines evolve, ASCs must continually adjust to ensure they’re meeting both the letter and the spirit of the … [Read more...]
Terumo Health Outcomes now offers FDA-Cleared Medis QFR® 3.0 Software for Coronary Physiology Assessment in the U.S.
April 18, 2025- Terumo Health Outcomes (THO) announced that Medis QFR 3.0, an FDA-cleared software solution for coronary physiology assessment, is now available in the United States through its collaboration with Medis Medical Imaging. This milestone builds on the companies’ December 2023 partnership announcement. Medis QFR has been validated through extensive clinical … [Read more...]
NYC Health + Hospitals cuts annual anesthesia-related carbon emissions by over 50%
April 18, 2025- NYC Health + Hospitals announced that the public health system has achieved a 52% annual reduction in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) emissions in its anesthesia practices systemwide, an achievement driven by the deactivation of central piped nitrous oxide (N₂O) and optimized use of anesthetic gases. Four of the public health system’s hospital facilities, … [Read more...]
Baxter, Teleflex, Tenet Healthcare, and more announce First Quarter 2025 Results
April 18, 2025- Teleflex Incorporated will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter financial results and provide an operational update at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Baxter International Inc. will host a conference call to discuss its first-quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 7:30 a.m. Central Time. To participate in … [Read more...]