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GE and ThoughtWire Partner to Improve Digital Transformation in Healthcare
GE Healthcare Partners (Little Chalfont, UK) and ThoughtWire (Ontario, Canada) have entered into a five-year collaboration agreement to help hospitals and health systems implement new digital tools for improving their productivity, quality of care and overall patient experience. More...22 Jul 2016
Global Heart-Lung Machines Market to Grow at 3.67% CAGR in 2016-2020
The global heart-lung machines market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.67% during the period 2016-2020, driven by the growing preference among hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) for user-friendly, cost-effective, and safe modular heart-lung machines with features such as rechargeable batteries. More...22 Jul 2016
Global Wearable Medical Devices Market Worth USD 23,980.5 Million in 2016
The global wearable medical devices market will grow by 4.8% y-o-y over 2015 to reach USD 23,980.5 million in 2016, driven by increasing prevalence of diseases that require round-the-clock monitoring and availability of compact, smartphone-compatible devices. More...20 Jul 2016
Global Operating Room Equipment Market Worth USD 42,873 Million by 2023
The global operating room equipment market, which was valued at USD 23,947.3 million in 2014, is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.9% from 2015 to 2023 to reach USD 42,873.3 million by 2023. The growing trend of adopting hybrid operating rooms is expected to be one of the key triggers of the growth in the global operating room equipment market. More...20 Jul 2016

Informa Plans to Transform FIME Business Model
Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions (Informa; Dubai, UAE), organizers of the annual Arab Health Exhibition & Congress (Dubai, United Arab Emirates), has taken stewardship of the popular Florida International Medical Expo (FIME) Exhibition & Congress, the largest medical trade exhibition in the Western Hemisphere. More...14 Jul 2016
McKesson to Merge IT Unit with Change Healthcare
McKesson Corporation (San Francisco, CA, USA), a health care services and information technology (IT) company, will combine most of the McKesson Technology Solutions (MTS) business with Change Healthcare (Nashville, TN, USA), forming a new company with combined annual revenue of USD 3.4 billion. More...05 Jul 2016
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Infusion Pump Market Worth $7 Billion in 2015
Siemens and ADRZ to Build and Manage Operating Theaters
Developed Markets Access Advanced Healthcare While Emerging Markets Ahead in Connectivity
Acquisition of HeartWare International to Expand Medtronic Cardiac Portfolio
Otsuka and IBM Partner in Digital Health Venture
Shimmer and Wyss Institute Partner to Advance Remote Patient Monitoring
Zimmer Biomet Buys LDR to Expand Spine Portfolio
AMN Healthcare Buys Peak Health Solutions
MEDICA 2016 to Showcase the Digital Future of Healthcare
BTG Buys Cryoablation Company Galil Medical
Abbott to Acquire St. Jude Medical
Siemens Rebrands its Healthcare Business
Mobility Aids Equipment Market to Experience Rapid Growth
Lightbeam Health Solutions Completes Acquisition of Browsersoft
Mach7 Technologies and 3D Medical Complete Merger
Medical Image Guidance Systems Developer Reports Demand for Systems in Q1 2016
Genesis HealthCare to Sell Home & Hospice Operations
Wanda and Dignity Health to Launch Digital Health Platform
Global Electrosurgical Devices Sector to Grow Steadily
Kindred and Select to Buy Hospitals from Each Other
Surgical Robotics Sector Projected to Show Two-Fold Growth
Stryker Commits to Buy Physio-Control International
RXVIP Partners with RxNT to Improve Care Coordination
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