Innovation

In early October, Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital in Phoenix became the first health center in the state to implant the Watchman FLX Pro, which reduces risk for stroke by blocking off a part of the heart called the left atrial appendage.
In this podcast sponsored by Spacelabs Healthcare, learn how the company’s Rothman Index predictive analytics tool has helped employees and patients at California-based NorthBay Health.
The 2023 AHA Environmental Scan details data and trends that have implications for the health care field for the coming year and beyond. The Scan will help your staff, leadership and board strategize and plan for the future.
ROSE — Reach Out, Stay Strong, Essentials for mothers of newborns — is an evidence-based program that has reduced cases of postpartum depression by half among low-income women in a series of randomized control trials.
To the medical community, Lawrence Faucette’s life is notable for what his family deemed his “brave adventure” as the second-ever recipient of a genetically modified pig heart, which kept him alive for nearly six weeks after the transplant.
USC Norris researchers developed a new liquid biopsy test that has shown promise in detecting which pelvic masses are benign versus tumorous, and therefore need to be removed.
Hospitals are using EHR integration, analytics, AI and robotic process automation to improve revenue cycle management and financial stability.