December 18, 2024- The Atrium Health Perfect Care Initiative, which provides remote patient monitoring for patients after major cardiac surgery, has demonstrated profound improvements in patient outcomes since the program began in 2018, including reduced postoperative length of stay, decreased 30-day readmission rates and enhanced overall patient satisfaction … [Read more...]
Walgreens launches inaugural Patient Advisory Board to advance access and representation in clinical research
December 18, 2024- Walgreens is amplifying its commitment to its patients and partners through the formation of the Walgreens Clinical Trials Patient Advisory Board. Since its launch in June 2022, the Walgreens Clinical Trials team has reached more than 7 million patients to potentially recruit into sponsor-led clinical trials. As the team continues expanding its … [Read more...]
Access to care for all
December 18, 2024- Health equity refers to all individuals having the access to care needed to be as healthy as possible. The healthcare industry plays an important role in ensuring the equitable care of people of all ages with disabilities. As of 2016, an estimated one in four (61 million) adults in the U.S. reported a disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control … [Read more...]
Intermountain Health joins Microsoft, Gates Ventures, Epic, and West Health to address rural America’s healthcare crisis
December 17, 2024- Intermountain Health is partnering with Microsoft, Gates Ventures, Epic, and West Health to form a coalition aimed at reversing the current trajectory of rural healthcare. Sixty million people – roughly one of every five Americans – are grappling with shrinking patient access, rising mortality rates, and closing hospitals. Over the last two decades, … [Read more...]
U.S. News & World Report names three Kettering Health Medical Centers as high performing for maternity care
December 17, 2024- U.S. News & World Report has named three Kettering Health medical centers as 2025 High Performing hospitals for Maternity Care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study, according to Strive News. The following facilities earned the High Performing designation include: Soin Medical … [Read more...]
UPMC Children’s awarded ‘Top Children’s Hospital’ from Leapfrog Group
December 17, 2024- Highlighting its commitment to patient safety and quality, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh was named one of The Leapfrog Group’s prestigious Top Children’s Hospitals, which is one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. UPMC Children’s is one of only 8 pediatric hospitals in the nation named to this elite class. UPMC … [Read more...]
BD and Babson Diagnostics launch innovative Fingertip Blood Testing to health care organizations
December 17, 2024- BD and Babson Diagnostics, a health care technology company, announced an expansion of fingertip blood collection and testing technologies for use by U.S. health systems and other large provider networks in settings like urgent cares, doctor offices and other ambulatory care settings. This innovative blood testing process integrates BD's MiniDraw™ … [Read more...]
Terumo Interventional Systems announces launch of its R2P NaviCross Peripheral Support Catheter
December 17, 2024- Terumo Interventional Systems (TIS), a division of Terumo Corporation, announces the launch and commercial availability of its R2P™ NaviCross® peripheral support catheter in the U.S., further expanding the company’s radial-to-peripheral (R2P) portfolio. The R2P NaviCross catheter, now available in a 200 cm length, is designed for optimized performance in R2P … [Read more...]
U.S. News & World report ranks Intermountain St. Mary’s Regional Hospital among top providers for maternity care
December 16, 2024- U.S. News & World Report has named Intermountain St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, CO among their 2025 High Performing Hospitals for Maternity Care. U.S. News began evaluating maternity care hospitals in 2021, rating hospitals that provide labor and delivery services and submit detailed data to the publication for analysis. Best … [Read more...]
Amsino expands North American Manufacturing with the acquisition of MEDXL
December 16, 2024- Amsino International Inc. announced the acquisition of MedXL Inc., a Canadian based medical device manufacturer specializing in prefilled syringes. This strategic acquisition immediately expands Amsino's existing prefilled syringe capacity to more than 500 million syringes annually, while supporting ongoing supply chain resiliency strategies with North … [Read more...]