Stories by Valerie Dimond
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What can be done to save rural imaging?
by Valerie Dimond 10/28/2020Q&A with Eric Friedberg, ACR’s chair for the General, Small, Emergency, Rural Practices Commission Network Planning Committee
Philips begins a major, 10-year strategic partnership in Germany
by Valerie Dimond 10/23/2020Marienhospital Stuttgart hospital to implement state-of-the-art technology across multiple departments
Bipartisan bill aims to stop CMS from slashing imaging reimbursement
by Valerie Dimond 10/13/2020Some radiologists could face an 11% decrease in payments on January 1
Massive cyberattack at Universal Health Services upends clinical, financial operations
by Valerie Dimond 09/29/2020Likely one of the largest medical cyberattacks in U.S. history
Tampa General Hospital to begin system-wide upgrade with Philips tech
by Valerie Dimond 09/25/2020Seven-year agreement gives the hospital early and ongoing access to the latest Philips innovations
GE Healthcare ramps up medical imaging production in Wisconsin
by Valerie Dimond 09/18/2020Will invest $50 million to increase product development and manufacturing in its West Milwaukee facility
Gilead Sciences acquires Immunomedics for $21 billion
by Valerie Dimond 09/16/2020The agreement also provides Gilead with a newly approved, novel breast cancer therapy
New national action plan aims to reduce medical errors, improve patient safety
by Valerie Dimond 09/15/2020A new patient safety effort, developed by 27 federal agencies, safety organizations, and patient and family advocates is now underway
About 56,000 records hacked at Northwestern Memorial HealthCare system
by Valerie Dimond 09/08/2020Donors and patients have been notified that their personal records were accessed during a data breach
Philips loses ventilator contract with the US Department of Health
by Valerie Dimond 08/31/2020The contract charged five times as much per ventilator as a previous agreement
Court of Appeals says Augusta University can build new hospital
by Valerie Dimond 08/24/2020The first hospital in Georgia's biggest county without one
A better MR experience
by Valerie Dimond 08/19/2020A patient-centric look at bringing greater efficiency and less anxiety to the MR suite
How new partnerships transform the supply chain
by Valerie Dimond 08/19/2020Strategic partnerships and M&A activity can have major consequences for purchasing
With AI, MR can be 4x faster and just as accurate as conventional scans
by Valerie Dimond 08/18/2020Facebook and NYU Langone collaboration, FastMRI continues to show promise
Better late than never: FDA releases medical device shortage list
by Valerie Dimond 08/17/2020COVID-19 pandemic prompts national response to addressing critical supply shortages
Early makeshift hospitals for COVID-19 patients didn’t go as planned
by Valerie Dimond 08/11/2020As new ones open up across the country, states hope to do better this time
Rural hospitals are buckling under the weight of increasing COVID-19 cases
by Valerie Dimond 08/04/2020Preparedness plans and telehealth implementation may be critical to patient care
PPE is no silver bullet for keeping frontline staff safe
by Valerie Dimond 08/03/2020Healthcare workers remain more likely to test positive for COVID-19
GE Healthcare treading water while Ford partnership does swimmingly
by Valerie Dimond 07/31/2020Second quarter financials show significant revenue decline
Less than a quarter of RNs in the US feel safe working at their facility
by Valerie Dimond 07/29/2020Only 9% of 21,000 nurses surveyed reported they did not have to reuse single-use PPE
40% of hospitalizations of older adults with dementia could have been prevented: study
by Valerie Dimond 07/29/2020Inpatient admissions for pneumonia and heart failure could have been avoided if patients had access to high-quality outpatient care
Lung ultrasound as good or better than chest CT for treating patients with COVID-19: study
by Valerie Dimond 07/23/2020Research highlights benefits for identifying B-lines, pulmonary consolidation, and a thickened pleural line
Another strike: Hundreds of California healthcare workers walk off the job this week
by Valerie Dimond 07/21/2020As execs collect bonuses, frontline workers call for better conditions
HHS sends $10 billion in CARES Act Funding to hospitals
by Valerie Dimond 07/21/2020A second round of financial support as hospitals continue to struggle
GE Healthcare and Lunit expand AI partnership to improve COVID-19 care
by Valerie Dimond 07/14/2020Studies show new AI algorithms can improve clinical performance significantly
President Trump withdraws WHO membership
by Valerie Dimond 07/08/2020Fierce opposition from numerous healthcare leaders fails to dissuade his decision
GE Healthcare layoffs ensue amid increased production
by Valerie Dimond 07/06/2020Healthcare jobs are up in some divisions, and down in others
Health systems keep afloat during COVID-19
by Valerie Dimond 06/29/2020As patient volumes increase, Mayo Clinic ends furloughs earlier than expected
How COVID-19 has exacerbated burnout among care providers
by Valerie Dimond 06/18/2020Healthcare organizations need to get serious about making staff well-being a top priority
Beaumont Health and Advocate Aurora Health plan to form $17 billion health system
by Valerie Dimond 06/18/2020Will form one of the biggest IDNs in the nation
Merging during coronavirus: going forward or stepping back?
by Valerie Dimond 06/16/2020Rhode Island's Lifespan and Care New England consider their options
New practice guidelines for interventional radiologists urged during COVID-19
by Valerie Dimond 06/04/2020Providing insight on how to conduct procedures and what should be postponed
Another healthcare partnership ends amid coronavirus
by Valerie Dimond 05/29/2020Beaumont Health and Summa Health are calling it off
Premier Inc. turns to American suppliers for PPE and other critical supplies
by Valerie Dimond 05/21/2020Aims to lesson reliance on foreign manufacturers
What could we have done differently? PPE supply chain lessons from COVID-19
by Valerie Dimond 05/08/2020Leaders share insights on shortages faced by healthcare providers and the lessons they hope the industry will take away
How COVID-19 broke the supply chain
by Valerie Dimond 05/08/2020When decreasing production and export levels meet increased global demand