December 6, 2024- Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) has opened the call for nominations for the 2024 GHXcellence Awards. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, January 31, 2025. Winners will be announced at the GHX Summit 2025, which will take place in Atlanta, GA, May 13-16, 2025. The GHXcellence Award program recognizes leaders and visionaries committed to … [Read more...]

December 6, 2024- Johnson & Johnson MedTech recently joined leading surgeons from around the world to initiate a standardized classification system for the global evaluation and reporting of surgical site outcomes (SSOs). Experts from across surgical specialties and healthcare disciplines aim to develop a standardized approach for surgeons and wound care teams to more fully … [Read more...]

December 6, 2024- Nearly 80 healthcare organizations are calling on Congress to extend telehealth flexibilities established during the COVID-19 pandemic for at least two more years, according to Becker's. Health systems in a December 3 letter addressed to Congress warns that failure to expand telehealth may disrupt care and create uncertainty for patients and … [Read more...]

December 6, 2024- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has unveiled the Gibco™ CTS™ Detachable Dynabeads™ CD4 and CTS Detachable Dynabeads CD8 (CTS Detachable Dynabeads). These latest products expand on Thermo Fisher’s CTS Detachable Dynabeads platform, which represents a new generation of cell therapy isolation and/or activation products that prioritize cell quality while also … [Read more...]

December 6, 2024- Ascension announced the departure of Michael McMillan, Senior Vice President and Chief Managed Care Officer, following a distinguished career in healthcare. Michael will be transitioning from Ascension on March 3, 2025. On December 2, 2024, Todd Moore joined Ascension as the new Senior Vice President and Chief Managed Care Officer. Todd brings a wealth of … [Read more...]

December 5, 2024- The 2024 U.S. elections have ushered in a significant shift in political power, from divided government to single-party Republican control – a scenario not seen since the early days of President Trump's first term. As political winds change, so too does the healthcare policy landscape, presenting both challenges and opportunities for industry … [Read more...]

December 5, 2024- CommonSpirit Health added eight ambulatory care sites across six states in the first quarter of 2025 (three months ended Sept. 30), CFO Dan Morissette said on the system's Dec. 2 investor call and Becker's. The additions come after the system added 56 ambulatory sites in fiscal 2024, which ended June 30.   The system's efforts to improve operating … [Read more...]

December 5, 2024- Intermountain Health has named Ryan Smith as its next chief digital and information officer (CDIO), following an extensive national search. He will begin his new role in early 2025.  Intermountain’s search for a CDIO included a thorough recruiting process that involved internal and external partners who vetted candidates throughout the United … [Read more...]

December 5, 2024- Midmark Corp. recently was invited to speak with students from the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University Bloomington. Midmark Medical Territory Portfolio Manager Tony Dues shared insights with these talented future professionals on the evolving outpatient market and how exam room design is adapting to meet new demands. As part of … [Read more...]

December 5, 2024- Earlier research showed that primary care clinicians using AI-ECG tools identified more unknown cases of a weak heart pump, also called low ejection fraction, than without AI. New study findings published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health suggest that this type of screening is also cost-effective in the long term, especially in … [Read more...]