As 2024 comes to a close, MobiHealthNews asked executives from across the digital health sector about their biggest surprises and most noteworthy events from the year.
The execs highlight AI's potential, oncology imaging breakthroughs, nutrition's role in healthcare, inflated AI valuations, cyberattacks and policy shifts, emphasizing the need for practical integration, patient trust and system...
MobiHealthNews asked executives from across the digital health industry – in places from Fortune 500 companies to emerging startups – to share their biggest takeaways from 2024. Their responses highlight a diverse range of perspectives and insights.
In part one of this two-part series on the biggest takeaways of the year, explore executives' thoughts on key trends, including the growing focus on...
GE HealthCare announced it acquired the remaining 50% stake in Nihon Medi-Physics (NMP) from Sumitomo Chemical, giving it full ownership of NMP.
GE HealthCare has had a 50% stake in NMP since acquiring Amersham plc in 2004 for $9.5 billion. Amersham specialized in medical imaging agents and life sciences.
In a statement, NMP said it can now expand on its expertise developing and manufacturing...
GE HealthCare unveiled Pristina Via, a mammography system aimed at enhancing the screening experience for technologists and patients.
Pristina Via gives mammography technologists a suite of tools that balance the demands of diagnostic accuracy and fast-moving workflows to expedite more patient-centered breast care.
As part of the Senographe Pristina platform, Pristina Via brings features to help...
GE HealthCare and DeepHealth, a subsidiary of RadNet, announced they are collaborating on new AI imaging technology to further innovation, commercialization and adoption of AI in imaging.
The companies will codevelop SmartTechnology, solutions that employ the power of AI to tackle key obstacles across the imaging value chain, such as helping increase the efficiency of imaging interpretation and...
Suki, an AI-backed healthcare voice tool for healthcare, announced a partnership with Zoom, a maker of enterprise video conferencing platforms, to use Suki's AI engine, Suki Platform, to generate clinical notes and embed AI capabilities into its offering.
Suki Platform comprises a suite of developer tools for technology companies seeking to implement AI experiences into their offerings.
Zoom...
GE HealthCare announced it has formed a strategic partnership to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) healthcare and genAI services to build AI-enabled workflows that help improve the accuracy of diagnostic screening, streamline healthcare operations, and improve equitable care access and outcomes.
GE will use Amazon Bedrock's foundation models to create its own proprietary genAI applications and...
GE HealthCare and MediView XR, a med-tech company leveraging augmented reality, announced the first successful clinical use of their co-developed OmnifyXR Interventional Suite System.
OmnifyXR, which the companies announced they were co-developing in 2022, pairs GE's imaging technology with MediView's AR and surgical navigation platform to help physicians better assess a patient's anatomy, make...
GE HealthCare announced essentially flat organic growth in the first quarter of this year compared to Q1 last year, and a 1% decrease in revenue year-over-year, from $4.7 billion in 2023 to $4.65 billion in 2024, causing its stock price to plummet 14.3%.
The company reported a net income of $374 million in the first quarter, compared with $372 million in the prior-year period, and adjusted...
GE HealthCare has partnered with radiation therapy company Elekta to develop new software to improve clinicians experience and enable greater precision treatment.
Elekta will use GE HealthCare’s MIM Software imaging management platform, which GE HealthCare acquired earlier this month. MIM’s auto contouring and treatment management platform will allow Elekta to develop radiation oncology...
