Disruption For the Sake of Disruption Is Not Innovation

By MIKE MAGEE “The technological leaps of the 1900s — microelectronics, antibiotics, chemotherapy, liquid-fueled rockets, Earth-observing satellites, lasers, LED lights, disease-resistant seeds and so forth — derived from science. But these technologies also spent years being improved, tweaked, recombined and modified to make them achieve the scale and impact necessary for innovations.”    Jon Gertner, author of “The Idea…

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O’Connor Hospital Recognized for Top Performance in Cleanliness by Crothall Healthcare

Crothall Healthcare has recognized O’Connor Hospital with a Legacy Award, celebrating its nationwide top-ranking performance in environmental services (EVS). EVS professionals are the team members responsible for keeping hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, operating rooms, and all other patient care areas clean and safe by adhering to infection control procedures. In 2025, O’Connor Hospital’s year-to-year patient experience…

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Health care in Spain

ISPOR Europe kicks off this week in Barcelona, Spain. In honor of ISPOR, I will summarize some key attributes of the Spanish health care system based on a 2024 report from the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and the Instituto Aragones de Ciencias de la Salud. Country overview Population: 48.4 million (as of…

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Florida’s New Covid Booster Guidance Is Straight-Up Misinformation

In what has become a pattern of spreading vaccine misinformation, the Florida health department is telling older Floridians and others at highest risk from covid-19 to avoid most booster shots, saying they are potentially dangerous. Clinicians and scientists denounced the message as politically fueled scaremongering that also weakens efforts to protect against diseases like measles…

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What Is Philips Showing Off at RSNA This Year?

Philips showcased two major imaging innovations at RSNA 2025 — one a CT system that integrates AI into its hardware, and the other a new helium-free MRI model that embeds AI directly into signal acquisition. Both aim to improve image quality, efficiency and ease of integration — but commercial availability and real-world adoption are still…

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