Calif. spent millions on arena hospital that saw nine patients
August 10, 2020 – Associated Press – Doctors arrived at an arena-turned-medical center in Sacramento in mid-April and were told to prepare for 30 to 60 coronavirus…
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Thermo Fisher develops COVID-19 antibody assay for transplant community
August 10, 2020 – Thermo Fisher Scientific (Waltham, MA) has developed a new serological assay targeted towards transplant candidates and recipients that can detect antibodies…
Independent physicians starting to consider hospital employment as path forward
August 07, 2020 – According to a recent study from McKinsey independent physicians are considering partnerships or joining a health system as a result of…
People to Watch 2020: Providence’s Brad Alexander
“We were at the leading edge of the COVID-19 crisis here in Seattle,” said Brad Alexander, vice president of business analytics and performance for the…
Adventist Health appoints new CFO
August 07, 2020 – Adventist Health (Roseville, CA) has named Todd Hofheins as CFO, effective in early September. Hofheins has more than 25 years of…
Pfizer announces agreement with Gilead to manufacture remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19
August 07, 2020 – Pfizer Inc. (New York, NY) announced a multi-year agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. to manufacture and supply Gilead’s investigational antiviral remdesivir,…
Premier: Telehealth sees record usage, increasing 149x during first wave
August 06, 2020 – Virtual visits to ambulatory settings hit record usage during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing 149X in aggregate between…
Roche receives FDA authorization for Epstein-Barr virus quantitative test on the cobas 6800/8800 Systems
August 06, 2020 – Roche (Basel, Switzerland) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the cobas EBV test. This is the…
OraSure announces progress on new COVID-19 testing products
August 06, 2020 – OraSure (Bethlehem, PA) along with its quarterly financial results, announced what the company is doing to help the industry combat the…
People to Watch 2020: MediGroup’s Andy Klearman
August 06, 2020 – “The most rewarding project I have been a part of during this time frame is the development and implementation of our…