DOTmed HealthCare Business News
FDA signs off on AVATAR MEDICAL's VR planning solution
by John R. Fischer 06/06/2023Creates virtual models from imaging exams for real-time surgical guidance, pre-operative planning
Philips partners with Polarean for MR lung function imaging
by John R. Fischer 06/06/2023Brings XENOVIEW inhaled contrast agent to 7700 MR system
DMC, Tenet and Vanguard to pay $30 million to settle False Claims allegations
by John R. Fischer 06/05/2023Allegedly leased nurse practitioners, physicians assistants for referrals
GE HealthCare accelerates MR scanning speeds twelvefold with Sonic DL
by John R. Fischer 06/05/2023Scan can capture clear cardiac image in single heartbeat
Italy's University of Milano-Biocca installs cryogen-free 7T MR for preclinical research
by John R. Fischer 06/02/2023First Mediso nanoScan MR system in Italy
Compass Medical shuts down practices without warning
by John R. Fischer 06/02/2023Affects 70,000 patients, leaves 450 employees with no job
FDA clears Ezra Flash AI for 30-minute, full-body MR scans
by John R. Fischer 06/02/2023Algorithm improves noisy image quality, allowing for faster scans
Researchers develop 0.7T helium free portable MR for head scans
by John R. Fischer 06/01/2023Using $12 million in NIH grants, team hopes to improve access to imaging in underserved areas
Novant Health opens $180 million Ballantyne Medical Center
by John R. Fischer 06/01/2023Will serve southern Mecklenburg County in Charlotte, North Carolina
COVID-19 screening delays 'likely' to create exponential rise in cancer cases
by John R. Fischer 06/01/2023One of the first studies to evaluate missed cancer diagnoses in U.S.
FDA clears GE HealthCare PET/CT deep learning-based image processing software
by John R. Fischer 05/31/2023Precision DL is available on Omni Legend scanners
FDA clears Blue Earth Diagnostics' POSLUMA injection for prostate cancer PET imaging
by John R. Fischer 05/31/2023First radiohybrid PSMA-targeted PET imaging agent
Intutive Surgical to pay $7.5 million for Titan Medical robotic-assisted surgery IP
by John R. Fischer 05/31/2023Titan Medical is maker of Enos single-access RAS system
UMC Utrecht nabs $1.6 million funding for cancer treatment research
by John R. Fischer 05/30/2023Research will focus on MR-guided radiotherapy, ultrasound
Addressing radiology's carbon footprint from the inside out
by John R. Fischer 05/30/2023Researchers share energy-saving strategies and call for decreasing unnecessary scans
American Healthcare Systems to acquire ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital
by John R. Fischer 05/30/2023ProMedica reported an operating loss of nearly $400 million for 2022
St. Luke's pays $30 million for 21 GE HealthCare CT scanners
by John R. Fischer 05/26/2023Largest CT order in U.S. and Canada for GE HealthCare
RaySearch OIS platform RayCare now interoperable with Varian TrueBeam linacs
by John R. Fischer 05/26/2023Sought to be interoperable in 2020
Siemens Healthineers expands CT production with $85 million investment in German facility
by John R. Fischer 05/25/2023Will produce crystals for photon-counting CT use
New guidelines support the use of FES PET imaging for certain breast cancer cases
by John R. Fischer 05/25/2023GE HealthCare's Cerianna agent is the only FDA-approved FES PET agent
Siemens Healthineers, CommonSpirit Health co-acquiring Block Imaging
by John R. Fischer 05/24/2023Tapping into trend toward multivendor HTM
Boston Scientific to initiate €80 million expansion at Irish site, hiring 400 new employees
by John R. Fischer 05/24/2023Adding jobs in production, engineering, quality, supply chain, R&D
Zap-X installed in France as cobalt-free alternative for treating brain metastases
by John R. Fischer 05/23/2023The first and only vault-free and cobalt-free SRS delivery system
Australia's Carlisle Health to acquire Exact Radiology
by John R. Fischer 05/23/2023Provides women’s imaging, as well as MR, SPECT/CT, ultrasound and X-ray in Brisbane
Gundersen Health to spend $13 million to create unified imaging platform with Visage 7 cloud-based solutions
by John R. Fischer 05/23/2023Replaces legacy PACS systems
Vanderbilt, Philips explore tactics to reduce radiology's carbon footprint
by John R. Fischer 05/22/2023Will share best practices with other providers
Zoll to pay $400,000 for misrepresenting ECG components as American-made
by John R. Fischer 05/22/2023Sold Chinese-made electrocardiogram components to U.S. government
United Hospital Supply Corp. facing $500,000 fine after employee cuts off three fingers
by John R. Fischer 05/22/2023Issued over 20 safety violations
Adventist Health settles with PG&E for $200 million over wildfire destruction of California hospital
by John R. Fischer 05/12/2023Will not reopen hospital, expand a clinic in the area
Philips to pay $62 million settlement over bribery charges for equipment sales in China
by John R. Fischer 05/12/2023Allegedly violated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital opens $265 million North Tower for intensive care
by John R. Fischer 05/11/2023Largest expansion in almost five decades
Probo Medical acquires National Ultrasound
by John R. Fischer 05/11/2023Supplies private medical facilities nationwide
Siemens discontinues cardiology robotics, did not meet expectations
by John R. Fischer 05/11/2023Will focus on endovascular interventions
Arkansas Children's investing $318 million into hospital expansions over next eight years
by John R. Fischer 05/10/2023Adding more beds, ambulatory surgery center, redesigned clinical spaces
ACR says USPSTF new breast screening guidelines a good start but could go farther
by John R. Fischer 05/10/2023ACR/SBI recommend women undergo risk assessments at 25
Baxter to divest from biopharma solutions business for $4.25 billion
by John R. Fischer 05/09/2023Private equity firm Advent International and global growth investor Warburg Pincus will operate the stand-alone company
Affidea delves further into breast care with acquisition of Italy's Instituto Radiologico Gandini
by John R. Fischer 05/09/2023Expands reach in Italy to 59 centers caring for 2.3 million patients annually
Judge declares mistrial in Apple vs. Masimo case over oxygen sensor in Apple Watch
by John R. Fischer 05/05/2023Jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision
Lumina Imaging and Siemens partner on outpatient MR and CT scans across US
by John R. Fischer 05/04/2023Siemens Healthineers will be exclusive distributor
Interventional radiologist allegedly performed over 500 unnecessary invasive peripheral artery procedures
by John R. Fischer 05/03/2023Lawsuit filed under whistleblower provision of False Claims Act
Remote outreach boosts screening adherence six-fold for women in rural areas
by John R. Fischer 05/03/2023First large-scale assessment of remote outreach for multiple screenings
Nano-X Imaging gets FDA clearance of multisource Nanox.Arc X-ray scanner
by John R. Fischer 05/02/2023Has an array of cold-cathode X-ray tube sources
Stryker acquires Cerus Endovascular, expands aneurysm therapy portfolio
by John R. Fischer 05/02/2023Solutions treat more than 130 million patients annually
New research highlights the risk of automation bias in radiology
by John R. Fischer 05/01/2023In mammo reading study, even experienced radiologists were thrown off by incorrect AI
GE HealthCare introduces new macrocyclic gadolinium MR agent, Pixxoscan
by John R. Fischer 05/01/2023For cranial, spinal, angiography and whole-body imaging
Kaiser Permanente acquires Geisinger Health
by John R. Fischer 04/28/2023Investing $5 billion over next five years in newly formed Risant Health
Probo Medical acquires ultrasound service provider Ultra Select
by John R. Fischer 04/28/2023Can now service Konica Minolta ultrasound systems
Best practices for managing the cybersecurity risks of connected devices
by John R. Fischer 04/28/2023Nurse call systems and IP cameras among the most vulnerable technologies
UC Irvine to open first all-electric US hospital
by John R. Fischer 04/27/2023The 144-bed hospital and emergency room will be its second major medical campus
Former neurosurgeon to pay $1.2 million to settle unnecessary procedure allegations
by John R. Fischer 04/27/2023Patients suffered permanent spinal and nerve damage