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HIT Consultant | February 17, 2020

Medtronic, a global provider of medical technology solutions and services, announced the acquisition of Digital Surgery, a London-based privately-held pioneer in surgical artificial intelligence (AI), data and analytics, and digital education and training. The acquisition of Digital Surgery will strengthen the Medtronic robotic-assisted surgery platform and has applicability for the Medtronic broader portfolio. Today there are 5 billion people without access to safe surgical services. Surgical d...

HITInfrastructure | March 17, 2020

Microsoft Azure recently announced its expansion of its application program interface (API) for Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource (FHIR). The new open-source software (OSS) and connectors will advance interoperability and secure the exchange of protected health information (PHI). Leaders in healthcare are prioritizing and demanding cloud technology that works on open standards, such as FHIR, to transform how they manage data. Microsoft’s expansion will boost interoperability and he...

EHRIntelligence | January 16, 2020

Eighty-four percent of EHR users are dissatisfied with the technical service and basic software account support from current EHR and HIT vendors, according to a 2020 Black Book Research survey. Since the HITECH Act was signed into law in 2009, EHRs have not only been more prevalent, but they have continued to change and evolve. However, technical service from EHR vendors hasn’t kept up with the constant change, according to high-level hospital tech managers. Healthcare software support is ...

Johnson & Johnson | May 20, 2020

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talcum-based baby powder in the U.S. and Canada after lost legal battles over claims the product causes cancer. The company made the announcement Tuesday. It denied allegations that the powder is responsible for healt...