Royal Philips and Bon Secours Charity Health System (BSCHS) have inked a strategic, multi-year deal for population health. The agreement will make Philips technologies—particularly imaging systems—available to BSCHS in support of their goal to transform the delivery of healthcare to the residents of New York’s Hudson Valley.
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Fujifilm Medical Systems is now offering digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) as an optional software upgrade for its Aspire Cristalle digital mammography system, which has received U.S. FDA premarket approval. The Aspire Cristalle FFDM system with DBT combines Fujifilm’s hexagonal close pattern detector design, advanced image processing, and image acquisition workflow to optimize patient dose while maximizing image quality.
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The global CT systems market was valued at $4.9 billion in 2016, according to a report from Kalorama Information. Growth factors included the growing number of clinical applications for CT, coupled with an aging population with significant diagnostic needs, along with a growing incidence of chronic disease.
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The AAMI Foundation is currently assembling a group of experts to serve on the National Coalition to Promote the Safe Use of Complex Healthcare Technology, which will host its kickoff meeting in Annapolis, Md, from April 12-13. With this initiative, the foundation seeks to build a repository of best practices to guide the procurement and use of medical devices and healthcare technology.
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In 2009, the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion recognized the growing problem of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and released the National Action Plan to Prevent HAIs: Roadmap to Elimination. In this article, 24×7 correspondent Phyllis Hanlon reveals how HTM professionals are stepping up to the plate and taking a significant role in the fight against HAIs. Don’t miss out.
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