Equipment Financing Strategies That Support Technology Access
As financial pressures grow, healthcare organizations are evaluating flexible funding structures to maintain essential equipment and manage capital constraints.
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Study Looks at Tracking Medical Devices in the OR Using Barcode Scanning
The coalition was formed to observe and report on the results of using GS1 standards-based barcode scanning hardware and software to help ensure regulatory compliance and increase patient safety.
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Konica Minolta to Acquire Ambry Genetics for $1 Billion
Tokyo-based Konica Minolta Inc. and Ambry Genetics Corporation, of Aliso Viejo, Calif., have signed a definitive agreement for a subsidiary of Konica Minolta to acquire Ambry. Konica Minolta views the addition of Ambry as the first stepping-stone to create a new medical platform aimed at fulfilling the potential of precision medicine.
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Equipment Financing Strategies That Support Technology Access
As financial pressures grow, healthcare organizations are evaluating flexible funding structures to maintain essential equipment and manage capital constraints.
Report: Point-of-Care Testing Makes Gains
The menu for point-of-care (POC) testing covers continues to expand, and the future holds even more advancement of POC tests and devices, according to a new Kalorama Information report. Past success of POC testing relied on the development of tests that use user-friendly techniques and alternative samples; but for the next 5 years and beyond, a measure of success will depend on the addition of value added dimensions to POC tests, it continues.
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How the Internet Is Changing Diagnosis
Diagnosis is the primary and most critical step toward a successful treatment—however, diagnostic errors can take a huge toll at both an individual and system level. In this article, HealthClues founder Sandeep Pandey shares what HTM professionals need to know about physician errors—and ways to combat them.
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Why Your Hospital’s Mobility Solutions Are Falling Flat
When it comes to the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) revolution, enterprises in heavily regulated industries, such as health care, must comply with more stringent regulations than ever before. Unfortunately, the BYOD movement is even more complex in these instances.
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Generally Accepted Accounting Practices
In the past two Prep Talk columns, we looked at key management issues you need to be aware of for the certified healthcare technology manager (CHTM) exam, such as how equipment purchasing fits into your organization’s strategic plan. This month’s installment looks at another area of the CHTM exam: accounting.
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It’s Back! Rust-Out
In April 1999, 24×7 published a Soapbox column titled “Rust-Out: The Silent Affliction,” describing how some biomeds stop progressing technology-wise and stay in their comfort zone, not looking to advance or take on new challenges. Dave Harrington thought that problem was in the past, but at a recent meeting of the New England Society of Clinical Engineers, the biomeds and clinical engineers in attendance were showing many of the signs that lead to this professional burnout.
Read MoreOlympus Agrees to Pay $646 Million Fine for Kickback Violations In US and Latin America
Endoscopes distributor Olympus Corp of the Americas has agreed to pay a $623.2 million fine to settle criminal charges and civil claims related to the company’s illegal payment of kickbacks to doctors and hospitals. The settlement is the largest amount in United States history involving violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute by a medical device company. The company’s Latin American division will also pay $22.8 million to resolve criminal charges in Latin America.
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Toshiba has granted Canon exclusive negotiating rights for Toshiba Medical Systems Corp, accepting Canon's offer of $6.2 billion (700 billion yen). The second round of bidding, whose value exceeded expectations, also included Fujifilm and a coalition of Konica Minolta and European buyout firm Permira.
