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Marketing
FDA to Ramp Up Surveillance of Potentially Faulty Medical Devices
More than 1.7 million patient injuries and 83,000 deaths have been linked to defective medical equipment over a 10-year span.
Marketing
The FDA Calls Them 'Recalls,' Yet the Targeted Medical Devices Often Remain in Use
From 2019 through 2023, there were 338 Class I medical device recalls, 164 of which were corrections and 174 of...
Innovation
An AI Cure for the Stuffy Nose?
The latest in digital therapeutics features a new device that uses Ai to scan a patient?s sinuses and create an...
Innovation
CMS Advances Virtual Care, Digital Health Coverage in Proposed 2025 PFS
The proposed Physician Fee Schedule includes, among other things, Medicare coverage for care management using telehealth and digital health tools,...
Innovation
New Technology Helps Intermountain Improve Liver Transplants
The OrganOx replicates conditions inside the human body to keep livers viable during the journey from the donor to the...
Innovation
Innovative Tech Helps Surgeons 'See' What They're Doing
Healthcare providers are using AR and VR technology to improve surgical outcomes. Is it working?
Innovation
Rural RPM Program Is a Lifeline for Pregnant Women
Sanford Health?s remote patient monitoring program in northern Minnesota is giving pregnant women access to critical care services and resources
Innovation
UC Davis Health Calls on the Geek Squad to Support its New RPM Program
The California health system is partnering with Best Buy Health to launch a remote patient monitoring platform to serve patients...
Technology
A Lesson for Healthcare Execs: Make Sure Your New Technology Isn't Fake
The founder and CEO of a medical device company has been convicted of selling an implantable medical device to providers...
Innovation
South Carolina Uses RPM to Address Maternal Health Concerns
The University of South Carolina is launching a remote patient monitoring program aimed at reducing the state?s high maternal mortality...
Technology
Can ECMO Help Rural Hospitals Save More Lives?
Health systems in Minnesota and Nevada are getting more than $30 million in grants to support ECMO programs, which treat...
Marketing
FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries
This week's alert is the second Class 1 recall of a HeartMate device this year.