Hospitals across the country are turning to technology to lighten the load for nurses and streamline clinical workflows. Ideas and opportunities to streamline clinical work are a dime a dozen; but what actually works? Regina Foley, PhD, RN, executive vice…
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Suresh Krishnan has been appointed chief information officer of Springfield, Ill.-based Memorial Health, effective July 28. Mr. Krishnan most recently served as vice president and chief technology officer at Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health, according to a June 20 Memorial Health…
From the Ohio attorney general giving conditional approval to a venture capital firm’s plan to acquire Summa Health to a scrapped merger in Missouri, here are four hospital M&A moves Becker’s reported during the week of June 16: 1. Rolla,…
The FDA has quietly authorized more than 1,000 medical devices incorporating artificial intelligence or machine learning, marking a significant growth of AI in healthcare. The agency’s AI/ML-Enabled Medical Device List, regularly updated on its website, includes tools across a wide…
Ultrasound can be used to detect early-developing insulin resistance in adults with obesity, according to a study published June 12 in the Journal of Ultrasound Medicine. Here are three things to know from the study: Read the full study here.
New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Medicine, the medical school of Yale University, has established the Yale Biomedical Imaging Institute to advance biomedical imaging research. The institute will leverage AI and data science to develop novel biomedical imaging technologies while…
Rolla, Mo.-based Phelps Health and Salem (Mo.) Memorial Hospital District have ended discussions about a potential affiliation after a year of exploratory talks, The Salem News reported June 20. The decision follows an extensive due diligence phase, review of contractual…
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Children’s Mercy Kansas City has created a new executive role amid the retirements of two leaders. Dave Henriksen will serve as the health system’s inaugural executive vice president and chief transformation officer, effective July 1, according to a June 10…
Stanford (Calif.) Medicine has renewed its research partnership with GE HealthCare to develop new clinical pathways and imaging solutions through the use of total-body PET/CT. Through their partnership, Stanford Medicine and GE aim to create the “next generation” of PET/CT…