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This page includes news coverage of various aspects of patient healthcare, including new technology innovations, what is working, what is not, personalized medicine and remote and telemedicine delivery. Find specific news in the areas of Care Delivery, Digital Transformation, Precision Medicine, Remote Monitoring and Telehealth.

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Cardiocom, Medtronic's patient monitoring services business, announces partnerships with home health care companies

With new LHC group service agreement, Medtronic now serves four of the five largest home health care companies in the United States.

Probe puts billing for peripherals under microscope

Peripheral interventions by the cardiologist who captured headlines for billing Medicare $18 million are now under scrutiny, which prompted the New York Times to investigate the upsurge in peripheral stenting.

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ACC.15: Late breakers cover latest on TAVR, PCI and more

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released its lineup for late-breaking clinical trials for its 2015 scientific session. The conference runs March 14-16 in San Diego.

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KLAS unveils tops for software, services

KLAS released its “Best in KLAS” awards for 2014. For cardiology, Merge won top laurels while Epic captured two overall awards.

FDA gets tough on AEDs

The FDA will require premarket approval for automated external defibrillators (AEDs), making manufacturers face a more rigorous review process than had previously been in place.

High systolic blood pressure puts young, middle-aged at risk

Younger patients with high systolic blood pressure may have a higher cardiovascular risk profile than previously believed. This statement comes out of results from a more than 30-year population study following Chicago-area workers.

Spectranetics completes acquisition of Stellarex(TM) Drug Coated Balloon Assets from Covidien

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Spectranetics Corporation (Nasdaq:SPNC) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Covidien's Stellarex(TM) drug coated balloon angioplasty (DCB) platform. The transaction closed after the acquisition of Covidien by Medtronic.

Medtronic finalizes Covidien buy for $50B

Medtronic completed its acquisition of Covidien in lockstep with the Irish High Court’s sanctioning of the deal. The two companies now exist under the name Medtronic plc, with executive offices in Ireland.

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Key takeaways from RSNA 2024 for AI, CT, MRI and the radiology staffing shortage

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Use of AI opportunistic screening in CT for cardiovascular disease

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.