July 24, 2024- Vizient, Inc. announced a strategic partnership with leading carbon accounting platform provider Greenly to support Vizient's Climate Performance Solutions with greenhouse gas data collection, analysis and reporting capabilities. The launch marks the expansion of Vizient's portfolio of impact spend services to help providers and suppliers achieve their … [Read more...]

July 24, 2024- Hospital-at-home programs have become a focal point in the healthcare landscape, offering a lifeline outside the traditional hospital setting to patients in need of acute care services for common conditions like cellulitis, pneumonia, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and urinary tract infections. Even though this model of care was … [Read more...]

July 23, 2024- -Flosonics Medical, a leader in wearable medical ultrasound, announced that Sutter Health, an integrated not-for-profit system based in Northern California, will implement FloPatch, the world’s first wireless, wearable Doppler ultrasound. The FDA-cleared device gives ICU clinicians a fast, hands-free method of assessing blood-flow at the bedside to help guide … [Read more...]

July 23, 2024- The U.S. News & World Report released its 2024-2025 annual Best Hospitals rankings and recognized Jefferson Health among the best in the United States. Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals was recognized as second in the nation for Ophthalmology (Wills Eye Hospital), and MossRehab, now Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation, ranked 8th in the country for … [Read more...]

July 23, 2024- Owens & Minor, Inc. announced selected preliminary financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 as noted in the table below. The Company also reaffirmed its outlook for the full year 2024 as noted below in advance of its second quarter 2024 earnings announcement and conference call. Selected Preliminary Financial Results for the Quarter Ended … [Read more...]

July 23, 2024- When the alarm clock sounds on Monday morning, one of the first decisions the experienced distribution account manager needs to make is: Which customers will I call on this week where I can make the most impact as a consultant, maximize my efficiency and grow my business most successfully?  This has never been a simple question to answer, but it has also changed … [Read more...]

July 23, 2024- Pfizer Inc. and Valneva SE announced that the participants of the Phase 3 trial “Vaccine Against Lyme for Outdoor Recreationists” (VALOR) have completed the primary vaccination series (three doses) of Lyme disease vaccine candidate VLA15. Participants will be monitored for the occurrence of Lyme disease cases until the end of the Lyme disease season in … [Read more...]

July 24, 2024- In almost all surgical site infections (SSIs), patients will have to stay in the hospital longer, or be readmitted. It’s devastating to the patient, and costly to the hospital. “Patients don’t want an infection,” said Independent Consultant Peter Graves, BSN, RN, CNOR, who joined Spencer and Repertoire Publisher Scott Adams on a podcast to discuss SSIs. “Not only … [Read more...]

July 22, 2024- COVID cases have been rising across the U.S. this summer. The KP.3 COVID-19 variant continues to lead as the dominant variant, according to the Centers for Disease Control, data also shows that variant KP.3.1.1 is also increasing. The CDC's Nowcast data tracker showed the projections of the COVID-19 variants for a two-week period starting on July 7 and ending on … [Read more...]

July 22, 2024- Join MTI at The National APMA meeting in Washington, DC from August 8-11, 2024. Visit one of the distribution partner’s booths to see MTI’s premier Podiatry chairs, cabinets, lights, stools, and side chairs. This event allows healthcare industry professionals to experience four days of learning, networking, and community. Learn More … [Read more...]