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Fresenius Medical Care

The 11 largest medtech employers of 2020 – and what their employees really think

October 27, 2020 By Danielle Kirsh

Employees of the 11 largest medtech employers are proud of working on life-saving products with added benefits due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also reported frustration with big corporate bureaucracy. That was one major takeaway as Medical Design & Outsourcing compiled some current and former employee reviews posted on Glassdoor. The companies are the largest […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Featured Tagged With: B. Braun, Baxter, Big 100, Boston Scientific, EssilorLuxottica, Fresenius Medical Care, Fujifilm, GE Healthcare, Medtronic, Philips, Siemens Healthineers, Stryker

Fresenius wins FDA approval for next-gen dialysis solution bags

October 22, 2020 By Chris Newmarker

Fresenius Medical Care North America (NYSE:FMS) recently announced that FDA has approved its Deleflex peritoneal dialysis solutions bagged in its less wasteful Biofine material. Company officials expect the new Biofine peritoneal solutions bag to be first available to a limited number of patients in the U.S. this fall. “The new Biofine peritoneal dialysis solutions line is […]

Filed Under: Dialysis, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Pre-Market Approval (PMA), Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Fresenius Medical Care

Fresenius to enter heart, lung, organ failure markets

October 8, 2020 By Sean Whooley

Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE:FMS) announced today that its new growth strategy includes treating heart, lung and multi-organ failure. Hamburg, Germany-based Fresenius’ strategy centers around three major areas: renal care, critical care solutions and complementary assets, according to a news release. The company’s renal care continuum is to be bolstered by artificial intelligence and data analysis technologies […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Cardiovascular, Dialysis, Respiratory, Transplants Tagged With: Fresenius, Fresenius Medical Care

Fresenius Medical Care expands transitional care in the U.S.

June 19, 2020 By Danielle Kirsh

Fresenius Medical Care said it is expanding its transitional care units in the U.S. this year. The company plans to open more than 100 new TCUs in 2020 to help people recently diagnosed with kidney failure to learn about the treatment options available, including home dialysis. TCUs are designed as a separate space within a […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Dialysis Tagged With: Fresenius Medical Care

Fresenius Medical Care North America launches connected health platform

November 4, 2019 By Chris Newmarker

Fresenius (NYSE:FMS) recently announced that its Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) business has launched a connected health platform called TheHub. TheHub includes three integrated applications meant to enable people on dialysis, their care teams, and health providers to better collaborate. Fresenius officials see the system enhancing remote monitoring for people on home dialysis. The Trump administration […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Dialysis, Digital Health, News Well, Software / IT Tagged With: Fresenius, Fresenius Medical Care

Fresenius Medical Care wins FDA breakthrough nod for clot-preventing dialysis device

October 24, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Fresenius Medical Care North America (NYSE:FMS)  said today that it won breakthrough device designation from the FDA for the new hemodialysis system it’s developing. Waltham, Mass.-based Fresenius said its Endexo antithrombogenic additive is being incorporated into the manufacturing of dialyzers and bloodlines. The device is a polymer made of modifying molecules designed to inhibit the adsorption […]

Filed Under: Dialysis, Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Tagged With: FDA, Fresenius, Fresenius Medical Care

Report: Fresenius to shutter Ohio billing operation, lay off 57

October 15, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Fresenius Management Services (NYSE:FMS; ETR:FRE) is reportedly closing its medical billing facility and laying off nearly 60 employees in North Olmsted, Ohio. The company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification on Oct. 4 saying that it would lay off 56 employees on December 6 and add one more employee to the layoffs on Jan. […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Dialysis, Featured Tagged With: Fresenius, Fresenius Medical Care

Fresenius settles Medicare over-billing case for $5m

October 10, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE:FMS; ETR:FRE) agreed to pay more than $5 million to resolve allegations that its dialysis clinic business over-billed Medicare for hepatitis B tests. The country’s largest dialysis clinic operator, Fresenius Medical Care North America agreed to pay $5.2 million to settle federal prosecutors’ allegations that it billed Medicare for tests of dialysis patients […]

Filed Under: Dialysis, Featured, Legal News Tagged With: Fresenius Medical Care

Fresenius recalls dialysis tubes due to dangerous, undetectable leaks

September 3, 2019 By Sean Whooley

Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE:FMS; ETR:FRE) last week recalled two sets of its bloodlines due to potentially deadly leaks in the tubes. Germany-based Fresenius said that two sets of its 4008 bloodlines (AV-Set B-R F00001124 and AV-Set SRB-R F00000257) containing a total of 25 batches experienced tube rupture that led to blood leakage. A dialysis machine cannot […]

Filed Under: Blood Management, Dialysis, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Recalls Tagged With: Fresenius Medical Care

Fresenius invests in BioIntelliSense

July 9, 2019 By Danielle Kirsh

Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE:FMS; ETR:FRE) today announced an investment in BioIntelliSense for an undisclosed amount. Denver-based BioIntelliSense is developing a medical-grade data services platform for continuous remote health monitoring, predictive analytics and algorithmic clinical insights. Through the agreement, Fresenius will use the advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to develop medical wearables for clinical pathways that allow […]

Filed Under: Diagnostics, Dialysis Tagged With: Fresenius, Fresenius Medical Care

Fresenius to expand kidney research

July 5, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

Fresenius Medical Care (NYSE:FMS; ETR:FRE) said this week that it is expanding its clinical research activities. Frenova Renal Research, previously a Fresenius Medical Care North America subsidiary, will now offer its services worldwide and will be integrated into a new global medical office headed by chief medical officer Dr. Frank Maddux. Frenova offers services for […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Dialysis, News Well, Research & Development Tagged With: Frenova, Fresenius Medical Care

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