Cohealo announced today that it intends to add customers to its national ventilator sharing network to help health systems monitor capacity and mobilize ventilators to hospitals that need them most. The Boston-based company’s effort is in response to a shortage of ventilators as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several companies have taken it upon […]
BD touts cybersecurity cred of its microbiology informatics software
Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) announced that its BD Synapsys microbiology informatics solution received certification from the Underwriters Laboratory Cybersecurity Assurance Program (UL CAP). UL CAP is an independent program that uses standardized, testable criteria to assess software vulnerabilities and weaknesses. BD touts its BD Synapsys software as one of the first life-science diagnostics informatics platforms to meet […]
Intuitive Surgical acquires Orpheus Medical to expand informatics offerings
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) announced that it completed the acquisition of privately-held Orpheus Medical for an undisclosed amount to grow its integrated informatics platform. New York-based Orpheus Medical offers information technology connectivity and expertise in processing and archiving surgical video to hospitals around the world. The company develops and distributes a clinical video management and analytics platform […]
Certain GE Healthcare patient-monitoring devices vulnerable to cyberattack
The federal government and GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) announced today that the certain of the company’s patient monitoring devices are vulnerable to cyberattack. If attacked, some versions of the Carescape and ApexPro telemetry servers, the Carescape Central Station version 1 and Central Information Center systems could stop monitoring patients, silence alarms or produce unnecessary alarms during […]
Mobile ECG management? There’s a new app in the works
CardioComm Solutions (Toronto) announced today that it is working with startup Zana Technologies (Karlsruhe, Germany) to package CardioComm’s ECG reviewing and monitor technology into Zana’s mobile app and patient engagement platform. The goal is for Zana users to be able to download a single smartphone app over which they can receive ECG recordings and clinical […]
How Medtronic could help change healthcare for the better
Medtronic officials want the world’s largest medtech company to do more than just make medical devices: They want to help manage chronic diseases. Here are thoughts from the VP helping to lead the shift. Medtronic executive Sheri Dodd had a cousin — one of only four — die from Type 2 diabetes complications at the age […]
HHS proposes regulatory changes to promote value-based payment arrangements
UPDATED Oct. 9, 2019, with comments from press briefing in Minneapolis. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today proposed what it’s describing as a modernization of the physician self-referral law in order to promote value-based healthcare. The proposed regulatory changes, which are heading into a 75-day public comment period, say the physician self-referral […]
How can medical device companies thrive in the future?
Medical device data is becoming more important than the hardware itself, so medtech companies need to forge a partnership with consumer technology companies to stay innovative, according to a new report from Deloitte. The Deloitte report — called “Winning the Future of Medtech” — came out yesterday in advance of next week’s AdvaMed MedTech Conference […]
Flex’s BrightInsight lands $25m Series A funding for medtech IoT platform
BrightInsight, a Flex (NSDQ:FLEX) company, said today that it raised $25 million in a Series A funding round for its medical-grade Internet of Things platform. San Jose, Calif.-based BrightInsight plans to use the money to advance the platform’s performance and accelerate global sales efforts for it, according to a news release. New Leaf Venture Partners and Eclipse […]
Bigfoot Biomedical inks deal with Pittsburgh health system
Bigfoot Biomedical today announced an agreement with Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network (AHN) to further develop Bigfoot’s Unity investigational insulin delivery wireless platform. The diabetes startup described Unity as a first-in-kind data-driven solution for optimizing insulin dosing and delivery. Bigfoot will work alongside AHN endocrinologists and primary care doctors to refine Unity’s clinical workflow features. Get the full […]
Neuronetics updates patient tracking system
Neuronetics (NSDQ:STIM) today announced the launch of a patient data management system designed to simplify administrative tasks and enable doctors to spend more time on patient care. The TrakStar Plus system builds on the Malvern, Penn.-based company’s TrakStar Cloud platform, designed to help physicians track patients implanted with Neuronetics’ NeuroStar device. Neurostar uses strong magnetic […]
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