Industry News
Long-Term Contract for Telehealth Services Awarded by German Health Insurance Company
Almeda, a subsidiary of SHL Telemedicine, has won a public tender for an 8-year contract worth EUR 16–20 million offered by Barmer GEK, a health insurance company, to provide telehealth services to clients insured at Barmer. More...25 Feb 2015
Recall of Thousands of MRI Scanners Issued by US FDA
The United States Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class 1 Recall notice for a large number of GE Healthcare Magnetic Resonance Imaging systems. All MRI systems using superconducting magnets, manufactured from 1985 to the present are affected More...23 Feb 2015
New Partnership to Deliver Affordable and Integrated Clinical Technology and Telemedicine Solutions Across IMEA
Merge Healthcare, a leader in clinical systems and healthcare innovations, and ICT Health, which delivers telemedicine, disease monitoring solutions, and clinical services, have agreed to collaborate to provide imaging solutions to hospitals and clinics in India, and countries in the Middle-East, and Africa. More...16 Feb 2015
Merge Healthcare Announces Strategic Collaboration Partnership with Emdeon
Merge Healthcare, a leader in clinical systems and healthcare innovations and Emdeon, a leader in healthcare revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange solutions, have agreed to work together to help hospitals and imaging centers that use the Merge iConnect Network improve efficiency and reduce costs, while streamlining imaging order, and result processing workflows. More...15 Feb 2015
In Other News
Global Sales in Refurbished Medical Equipment Set to Grow Through 2019
New Scanner Improves Cobalt Imaging Centre Cancer Diagnosis and Dementia Care
Image Archiving and Electronic Health Record Software Shown at Arab Health 2015
New Guidebook Released for Imaging Regulation and Approval Procedures in China
Report Forecasts MRI Sector to Double by 2020
Adoption of Advanced Imaging Solutions Grows as Number of Imaging Scans Increase
Lexmark International Acquires Claron Technology
Ultrasound Equipment Sector in United States Expected to Grow Through 2020
Advanced Visualization and Image Processing Project Announced
Expected Revenues of Hologic Up in First Quarter of 2015
Trend Toward Smaller Ultrasound Devices as Sales Increase
New Strategic Partnership Agreement for Surgical Displays
Company Developing Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging Technologies Raises Funding for Innovative Products
GE Healthcare and Karolinska University Partner to Optimize Cancer Treatment with PET Tracer Production Facility
Varian to Acquire MeVis Medical to Add Image Processing Software to Varian’s Detection of Cancer Technology
New Environmentally Efficient Contrast-Medium Packaging Developed
Partnership Established to Expand Integration Systems for Image-Guided Minimally Invasive Therapies
Philips' Partnership with Image Stream Medical Extends Philips Image-Guided Minimal Invasive Therapy Solutions
New Report Forecasts Strong Growth for Diagnostic Imaging Equipment in BRIC Countries
X-Ray and Digital X-Ray Sector Nears USD 8 Billion in 2014
Strategic Partnership to Provide Advanced Interoperability in Healthcare IT Systems
Dose Monitoring Solution Partnership Initiated to Optimize Radiation Exposure Data Across Modalities, Departments, and Institutions
Collaboration to Develop Next-Generation Interventional X-Ray Radiation Dosimetry System
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