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Butterfly files motion to dismiss Fujifilm patent claims
Says allegation lacks merit and is meant to distract from failure to innovate
ViewRay moves HQ to Denver
The Oakwood Village, Ohio facility will remain and focus on product development and training
Sudden clinic closures leave Pennsylvania patients, staff in limbo
Berwick Hospital Center's nearly 5,000 patients left with nowhere to turn
Mercy Iowa City turned down University of Iowa Health Care $605 million offer to buy
Offer was one of four rejected by Mercy in a search for a new partner that began in July 2021
Finding the right OEM service partner
Equipment maintenance starts with a clear understanding of a facility’s needs and objectives
Rush Health Systems merges with Ochsner Health, becomes Ochsner Rush Health
Makes specialty and subspecialty care closer to patient's homes
NY State sues CVS Health over antitrust violations that allegedly cost providers millions
Required providers to only use Wellpartner for prescription reimbursements
Wake Forest bolsters diagnostic imaging access in Ecuador with virtual reality
Ecuador lacks subspecialty-trained neuroradiologists
Leapfrog offers 29 recommendations to decrease diagnostic errors
Diagnostic errors cause 40,000 to 80,000 deaths annually
GE Healthcare debuts fixed X-ray system, Definium 656 HD
Automates manual tasks for technologists and to prevent repeat scans
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Voices
Addressing the burnout in healthcare’s contact centers
Patty Hayward is vice president of industry strategy for healthcare and life sciences at Talkdesk
How connective health technology can detect and prevent the costly patient safety issue of senior falls
Insights from Rosemary Kennedy, chief health informatics officer at Connect America
Three metrics that prove the value of a digital front door
Insights from Rajesh Midha, president of Ogilvy Experience, North America and president & CEO of Bottle Rocket
Survey results demonstrate importance of patient healthcare data sharing education
Insight from Sara Bienvenu, RN and manager of clinical quality growth at Q-Centrix
Discussing supply chain and the upcoming AHRMM meeting
Q&A with Dr. Jimmy Y. Chung, chief medical officer at Bon Secours Mercy Health
Rethink the patient experience—starting with the first digital interaction
Insights from Justin Jacobson, vice president and general manager of patient engagement solutions at Nuance Communications
The future of reducing breast cancer disparities
Insights from Paola Wisner, vice president of global research and development at Hologic, and Andy Smith, vice president of image research breast health at Hologic
Clean, actionable data from the right data analysis partner supports service providers
Insights from Ashish Kachru, CEO of DataLink
Q&A with Angie Orth, president of Annie Penn Hospital
Keeping patient care in the community
Creating alternative payment models for outpatient physical therapy
Insights from Nan Tracy Zheng, vice president of clinical programs and quality analytics at Cohere Health
Radiologists converge in Vienna for the ECR meeting
Q&A with Regina Beets-Tan, president of ESR
Three best practices to secure healthcare systems and the IoMT
Insights from Tamer Baker, vice president of global healthcare at Forescout