Author: Ken Dropiewski

Cohere Health and Humana Expand Partnership to Further Improve Physician and Member Experiences

Technology will bundle and accelerate prior authorization for cardiovascular and surgical services BOSTON, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today Cohere Health, a leader in intelligent utilization management (UM) technology, announced that Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) will expand its use of Cohere’s digital UM collaboration platform to enable seamless prior authorization for cardiovascular and surgical services. […]

Englewood Health Achieves Highest Possible Quality Rating for Valve Replacement Procedure

New Jersey’s only hospital to achieve a 3-star rating for transcatheter aortic valve replacement ENGLEWOOD, N.J., Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Englewood Health has been recognized by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons with a 3-star rating—the highest possible quality rating—for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). This mark of distinction reflects the accomplishments of the […]

Adagio Medical Announces Initiation and First Patient Enrollment in PARALELL Trial To Investigate Safety and Performance of CryoPulse™ Catheter System for Pulsed Field Ablation and Pulsed Field Cryoablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. , Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Adagio Medical, Inc., a leading innovator in catheter ablation technologies for atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular tachycardia (VT), announced its first pulsed field cryoablation (PFCA) procedure performed using the Adagio CryoPulse™ catheter system as part of the PARALELL (Pulsed Field Ablation and Pulsed Field CRyoAbLation […]

Aziyo Biologics Appoints Seasoned Healthcare Executive, David Colpman, to Board of Directors

Industry veteran brings more than 25 years of healthcare business development and transaction experience SILVER SPRING, Md., Oct. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aziyo Biologics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZYO), a regenerative medicine company with a portfolio of commercial therapies, today announced the appointment of David Colpman to its Board of Directors […]

JenaValve Appoints Duane Pinto, MD, MPH, as Chief Medical Officer

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — JenaValve Technology, Inc., developer and manufacturer of differentiated transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) systems, today announced that Duane Pinto, MD, MPH, has been appointed as Chief Medical Officer. A leader in interventional cardiology, Dr. Pinto joins JenaValve following more than 20 years […]

BioSig Signs Master Research Agreement with Cleveland Clinic to Explore Expanded Applications for its Digital Signal Processing Technology

Medical Center of Excellence to leverage the Company’s PURE EP™ System to further its research and educational objectives as a leader in cardiac electrophysiology Clinical investigations conducted by Cleveland Clinic could expand clinical parameters of BioSig’s digital signal processing technology for arrhythmia care   BioSig Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSGM) (“BioSig” or […]

Philips’ Q3 performance impacted by operational and supply challenges; company is taking immediate actions to restore performance

Source: Royal Philips (Philips Press Release) Highlights Group sales amounted to EUR 4.3 billion, with a 5% comparable sales decline, in line with the update provided on October 12, 2022 Comparable order intake decreased 6% on the back of 47% growth in Q3 2021 Income from operations amounted to a loss […]

Cardiac Insight’s Cardea SOLO™ ECG System Named as Finalist in Fierce Innovation Awards Healthcare Edition

BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cardiac Insight, Inc., a leading healthcare innovator specializing in prescription-based wearable cardiac sensors and automated electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis software for cardiac arrhythmia diagnosis, has been named a finalist in the 2022 Fierce Healthcare Innovation Awards for its Cardea SOLO™ ECG System. The awards recognize innovations that are transforming the healthcare […]

Aidoc expands cardiology solutions by bringing Us2.ai’s echo AI into proprietary operating system

Aidoc’s aiOS™ offers clinicians access to real-time data and insights, helping to provide streamlined end-to-end patient care management. NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Aidoc, the leading provider of healthcare AI solutions, announced today a partnership with Us2.ai to bring its FDA-cleared and CE Marked AI algorithm to analyze and interpret echocardiograms […]

SIRONA completes enrollment – A leap in the DCB treatment of femoropopliteal arterial disease

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Concept Medical Inc. announces the successful completion of the SIRONA – World’s first and the largest head-to-head RCT investigating the use of Sirolimus Drug Coated Balloon (DCB) (Magic Touch PTA – Concept Medical Inc.) V/S Paclitaxel DCB angioplasty for the treatment of peripheral artery disease in the femoropopliteal […]