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Fujifilm Healthcare Corporation is transferring its business related to EMR and medical receipt systems to PHC Holdings Corporation, owner of the Medicom medical information systems, following a stock purchase agreement. According to a press statement, PHC's latest subsidiary Wemex Corporation will acquire all shares of Fujifilm Healthcare Corporation's EMR and medical receipt business. The acquisition

The Food and Drug Administration announced the availability of draft guidance that provides recommendations on life cycle controls in submissions to market machine learning-enabled device software functions. WHY IT MATTERS In the document, "Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined Change Control Plan for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-Enabled Device Software Functions," the FDA proposes to ensure that AI/ML-enabled

Quizzes > Weekly News Quiz — You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz by MedPage Today Staff April 1, 2023 The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up

Special Reports > Features — Education about the availability and need for naloxone is critical, expert says by Michael DePeau-Wilson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today March 31, 2023 This week's FDA approval of the first-ever over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone product (Narcan) for the treatment of opioid overdoses was broadly praised, but medical and industry experts

The Environmental Social Governance (ESG) framework is a perfect fit for healthcare. It aligns neatly with the transformation from sick care to healthcare that many providers are pursuing, addressing critical issues that impact the health and well-being of the entire community. According to The Commonwealth Fund, healthcare is responsible for as much as 4.6% of

At too many U.S. hospitals and health systems, facilities planning is approached by the leadership team as a means to an end rather than as a strategic activity essential to achieving the overall mission and vision of the organization. On its face, this perspective from the c-suite and boardroom makes sense. Healthcare leaders are in

Because it is getting harder to underestimate "the evil genius of the modern-day cybercriminal," Eracent, which develops asset management tools for software and IT, says it will offer healthcare organizations a no-cost tool that can automate the scanning of medical devices' software bills of materials and match listed components to vulnerability data in its product

Outside of basic health info, there are no hard-and-fast rules about what information is relevant. “For every disease, there are specific key data,” Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM, a cardiologist and Yale School of Medicine professor who studies how patient data control and usage can improve care, tells SELF. Pay attention to what providers tend to ask