To drive quality and improve health outcomes for its Medicaid and Medicare Advantage members, WellCare of Kentucky, a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. formed a new value-based care partnership with St. Elizabeth Healthcare, the largest health system in northern Kentucky. Health care organizations now emphasize payments based on quality of care, rather than just paying according to how many …

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device specifically for neonatal brain and head imaging in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). “Although we can use traditional MRI scanners to image neonates, taking babies outside of the neonatal intensive care unit to MRI suites presents great challenges,” said Vasum Peiris, M.D., M.P.H., chief medical …

ClearFlow, Inc. has announced a full market release for the 20Fr SEDL version of the PleuraFlow® Active Clearance Technology® System for the treatment of pediatric cardiothoracic surgery patients. The SEDL refers to the “shorter effective drainage length,” which facilitates placement of the PleuraFlow chest tube in the smaller chests of pediatric patients. ClearFlow received clearance from the United States Food …

Cello Health has announced the acquisition of the US company Advantage Healthcare Inc. (‘Advantage Healthcare’). Advantage Healthcare was founded in 1994 by Deborah K. Glick and today operates from offices in Princeton and Midland Park, New Jersey, and New York City. The company provides critical analyses and insights in biopharmaceuticals to inform activities primarily in new products. These include commercial …

Varian Medical Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Halcyon™ system, its new device for cancer treatment. Halcyon simplifies and enhances virtually every aspect of image-guided volumetric intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). “We are proud that Halcyon has now received both 510(k) clearance and CE mark,” said Kolleen Kennedy, president of Varian’s Oncology Systems business. “With its human-centered and user-friendly …

Envision Healthcare Corporation announced that Envision Physician Services acquired Anesthesia Associates of New London, P.C., a Connecticut-based anesthesia physician group practice. Anesthesia Associates is the exclusive provider of anesthesia services at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, as well as three ambulatory surgery centers in the area. The practice has more than 25 clinical professionals, including 10 physicians. “As …

Kindred Healthcare announced the signing of a definitive agreement to create a partnership to construct and operate a 34-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Billings, Montana. The new inpatient rehabilitation hospital, The Rehabilitation Hospital of Montana, will offer all private rooms and treat patients who are recovering from conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. The hospital …

Zimmer Biomet Holdings introduced its X-ray-based Patient Specific Instrument, X-PSI™ Knee System, which is the world’s first CE Marked surgical planning system that allows for patient specific implant positioning solely utilizing X-ray technology. X-PSI Knee System, for use with Zimmer Biomet’s flagship total knee brands, allows surgeons to use X-ray images to generate three-dimensional anatomic models. Zimmer Biomet’s Patient Specific …

Isala and Elekta signed a 15-year partnership agreement to implement the latest developments in oncology and radiotherapy at Isala. Next to upgrading existing equipment the agreement also includes several Versa HD™ linear accelerators, a Leksell Gamma Knife® Icon™ radiosurgery system, MOSAIQ® workflow software and a managed services contract. Elekta and Isala today also announced the start of a long-term technology …

DePuy Synthes Products announced that it has acquired Innovative Surgical Solutions, LLC, doing business as Sentio, LLC, a privately-held company based in Wixom, Michigan that markets innovative nerve localization technology for spine surgery. This acquisition underscores the DePuy Synthes and Johnson & Johnson Medical Device Companies strategy of investing in faster growing segments with technologies that are designed to help …