The market for specialized devices used for neurosurgical and neurovascular treatments will grow to $240 million by 2016, according to data analysis Millennium Research Group.
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ProMedica and The University of Toledo in Ohio have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a $36 million Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center™, according to a news release.
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has opened the Innovation Institute at Henry Ford Hospital, a partnership of the hospital, the Henry Ford Medical Group, the Smart Sensors and Integrated Microsystems Program at Wayne State University and College for Creative Studies,…
Bruce A. Beutler, MD, a 1981 graduate of the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine, is among three winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine for 2011.
Cleveland Clinic experts have listed the top 10 medical innovations they believe will shape healthcare in 2012.
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Compared with no intervention, technology-enhanced simulation training is associated with better outcomes, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
One approach to improving operating room efficiency is lean methodology, which focuses on streamlining processes. Sue Kozlowski, senior consultant for the healthcare solutions division at TechSolve, explains the lean process and provides a real life example.
Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh plans to begin admitting patients to a new 22-bed neurosurgical intensive care unit next week, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.
Patients at Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., are undergoing certain laparoscopic surgeries with a single-incision surgical device that leave only a hidden scar, according to a York Dispatch report.
Operating room integration systems present financial challenges to hospitals, but if installed efficiently, it could lead to a more controlled surgical staff, according to an ECRI Institute white paper.