treamline Healthcare Solutions announced a new partnership with Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions in Yakima, WA to assist with meeting their overarching strategic plan that includes communicating with third parties, data management and integrating behavioral health and substance abuse disorders with physical health. Streamline Healthcare Solutions (Streamline) delivers web-based software for healthcare organizations to provide and coordinate all service delivery processes. “Comprehensive …

Siemens Healthineers has achieved a CE approval for the 7 Tesla magnetic resonance (MR) scanner Magnetom Terra, making it the first-ever ultra-high-field MR scanner to be approved for clinical use. Siemens Healthineers, the global market and innovation leader in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is therefore breaking new ground in medical imaging once again and working alongside customers to establish a …

The University of Virginia Health System (UVA) has signed a multi-year agreement with Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading healthcare improvement company, to access total cost and quality management services, and integrated data and analytics to improve performance across its organization. “UVA is a world-class academic healthcare institution whose mission aligns with Premier’s goals of improving care and reducing costs,” …

Ethicon, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies**, announced the U.S. launch of the ProxiSure™ Suturing Device, an advanced laparoscopic suturing device featuring Ethicon endomechanical, suture and curved needle technologies.  Ethicon has been a steadfast champion of minimally-invasive surgery, delivering innovative solutions and support services that promote greater procedural expertise, improved hospital outcomes, and better patient care.  The …

BioVentrix announced enrollment of the first patient in the international arm of the ALIVE pivotal clinical trial. The trial is designed to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the Revivent TC™ TransCatheter Ventricular Enhancement System; a hybrid closed-chest procedure to treat patients suffering from ischemic cardiomyopathy.  BioVentrix received investigational device exemption (IDE) approval for the study from the U.S. Food …

Prollenium Medical Technologies Inc. announced its United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its cross-linked hyaluronic acid dermal filler. Ario Khoshbin, Founder and CEO, stated “This is definitely one of our proudest moments as an organization. FDA approval is a culmination of efforts from every single member of our team. As an organization, we have been working …

Two of the nation’s leading health organizations, health and well-being company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and biotechnology company Amgen, have teamed up to identify opportunities to improve health outcomes and improve efficiency by unlocking new insights from the real world health care experiences of Humana’s 13 million members. In the collaboration agreement between Amgen and Humana, six projects are currently …

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems announced the completion of the previously announced acquisition of EagleDream Health Inc., a software analytics solutions company. Headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., EagleDream Health is a cloud-based analytics company that drives meaningful insight across clinical, financial and administrative data to optimize practice performance. “We’re very excited to conclude our acquisition of EagleDream Health, which represents a significant …

Cardinal Health announced that it has completed the acquisition of Medtronic’s Patient Care, Deep Vein Thrombosis and Nutritional Insufficiency business for $6.1 billion. The acquisition was funded with a combination of $4.5 billion in new senior unsecured notes, existing cash and borrowings under our existing credit arrangements. “This business provides our customers with more product offerings and includes some well-established …

Bracco Diagnostics Inc. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved VARIBAR NECTAR (barium sulfate) oral suspension for use in modified barium swallow (MBS) examinations to evaluate the oral and pharyngeal function and morphology in adult and pediatric patients with known or suspected swallowing disorders. Trouble with swallowing is a frequent cause of morbidity and disability in all age …