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ECRI Names Guthrie Clinic Winner of 2023 Health Technology Excellence Award

The Guthrie Clinic won this year’s award for its strategic approach to addressing staffing shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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FDA Panel Will Address Racial Bias in Pulse Oximeters

The U.S. FDA has announced a meeting to discuss ongoing concerns that pulse oximeters may be less accurate in individuals with darker skin.

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Cardinal Health Unveils Respiratory Diagnostics Inventory Program

Cardinal Health's inventory reserve program helps labs and health systems pre-order respiratory diagnostics before onset of seasonal viruses.

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ECRI Names Guthrie Clinic Winner of 2023 Health Technology Excellence Award

The Guthrie Clinic won this year’s award for its strategic approach to addressing staffing shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Type of Ultraviolet Light Makes Indoor Air as Safe as Outdoors

Mar 29, 2022

The far-UVC light takes less than five minutes to reduce the level of indoor airborne microbes by more than 98%.

WellAir Launches Air Cleaning Device in Europe to Curb Airborne Pathogens in Hospitals

Mar 22, 2022

WellAir’s Novaerus Defend 400 combats airborne and surface transmitted hospital-acquired infections such as COVID.

Illumio, Cylera Launch Medical Cybersecurity Technology

Mar 15, 2022

The cybersecurity solution for healthcare providers aims to reduce the risk of catastrophic breaches and ransomware attack.

ECMO May Offer Sickest COVID Patients Significant Lung Recovery, Study Finds

Mar 14, 2022

Patients with severe COVID-19 who are treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may experience significant lung recovery.

ECRI Names Staffing Shortages, Clinician Mental Health Top Patient Safety Threats

Mar 14, 2022

Staffing shortages and the mental health of healthcare workers topped a list of current patient safety concerns released by ECRI.

Patent Issued for Noninvasive Ventilation Communication Technology

Mar 9, 2022

Noninvasive ventilation technology company ReddyPort announces that it has nabbed a U.S. patent for a positive pressure ventilation microphone system, a nebulizer, and related methods.

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Georgia’s COVID-19 Response Team Gets New Batch of Medical Equipment

WHO has supplied an additional 180 oxygen concentrators, 2,000 pulse oximeters, and other medical equipment to outpatient units in villages in Georgia.