Innovation

The International Anesthesia Research Society announced the availability of $16,000 in grant funding for concepts or applications that improve educational programs.

A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the U.S. is slipping when it comes to biomedical research. The study found the U.S.'s share of global biomedical research spending fell from 51 percent ($131 billion) in…

Globalization has impacted all of the world's major industries, including healthcare equipment. Products developed by vendors based in other countries, such as Siemens and Sony, have become staples in American hospitals.

Cleveland Clinic Innovations, the system's commercial arm, and Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Health have inked a licensing deal with a Maryland-based technology company for a medical device to help patients breathe, according to a Crain's Cleveland Business report.

Clorox Professional Products Company announced that Clorox Urine Remover won the 2013 ISSA Innovation Award in the cleaning agent category.

Is the benefit to your medical group of maintaining ongoing relationships with pharma reps worth the cost? That's a question confronting thousands of hospitals and medical groups today.  

Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minn., announced the addition of Timothy Esser, MD, an anesthesiologist, to its medical staff, according to a Duluth New Tribune report.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced that the ASA Committee on Practice Management will be conducting a three-month pilot to gather information on company model and similar types of arrangements.  

The healthcare industry stands to learn a few lessons from a seemingly unlikely exemplar: automakers.

Royal Philips announced the launch three new products for anesthesiologists: IntelliSave AX700 anesthesia machine, IntelliVue MX400 and MX450 patient monitors.