ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 8, 2017 -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced CE Mark and first use of the new Confirm Rx™ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM), the world's first smartphone compatible ICM that will help physicians identify difficult to detect…

Surgical Care Affiliates, which operates more than 200 surgical facilities in partnership with physicians, will implement HSTpathways' ambulatory surgery center software.

The following health IT vendor contracts and go-lives occurred in the past week.

Chicago-based Allscripts released its 2017 first quarter financial results May 4.

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking a new EHR solution to implement across its 176 sites, which have been using paper records since the branch terminated its Epic contract in 2015.

English researchers developed a bionic hand fitted with a camera to automatically respond to objects within view.

Microsoft named Julie Brill — former commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission — corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of its privacy and regulatory affairs group.

Tiatros' digital psychotherapy program for veterans boasts a 73 percent success rate, according to the company.

BVI America, a subsidiary of the 3-D body and weight measurement software provider Select Research, unveiled its BVI Pro tablet app.

Royal Philips will introduce its Tasy EMR into the European market through an agreement with KrankenHaus Düren, a public hospital in Germany.