In e-health, one app to rule them all
By GREGORY ZELLER // With thousands of healthcare-related software programs and mobile apps now available to patients and providers, creating an industry-wide standard to evaluate their performances has been a…
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3D-printed spinal implants debut at NSUH
Surgical patients have received the first batch of 3D-printed titanium spinal implants at North Shore University Hospital. The implants were part of spinal decompression and fusion surgeries performed at the…
State nourishes regional breastfeeding efforts
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany will pump millions into the Northwell Health system specifically to promote, protect and support breastfeeding networks in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Long Island Jewish Medical…
Don Monti Foundation backs cancer ‘navigator’
Not every healthcare innovation involves a radical pharmaceutical or breakthrough technology. In a next-level advancement of purely human proportions, the Don Monti Memorial Research Foundation will underwrite a $95,000-a-year “cancer…
By any other name, 2017 LISA winners rock tech
The Long Island Software & Technology Network has named its 2017 LISA award-winners. The acronym changes yearly now. Known for years as the “Long Island Software Awards,” LISTnet in 2016…
The ‘Force’ is with Northwell surgeons, patients
Post-operative connections between Northwell Health surgeons and patients have been strengthened by another technological upgrade. The New Hyde Park-based health system and New York City-based Force Therapeutics, a web-based patient-management…
In Little Neck, a big deal for diagnostic testing
A state-of-the-art molecular-diagnostics laboratory is coming to the Queens-Nassau border. The Northwell Health system on Thursday announced groundbreaking on a $47.7 million “shared lab” in Little Neck, a “centralized facility” designed…
GE brings good things to bioelectronics research
By GREGORY ZELLER // General Electric is giving the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research a bioelectronic jolt. The Feinstein Institute, R&D mecca of the Northwell Health system, announced a new…
Feinsteins donate $25M (again) to Northwell research
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Feinsteins have gone Bed, Bath & Beyond the call of duty, once again. Susan Feinstein and her husband, Leonard, co-founder and co-chairman of the New…
Rare accreditation for regional pharmacy chain
Your local CVS may offer better deals on toothpaste, but a pharmacy chain operated by the Northwell Health system has earned a rare national distinction. Vivo Heath Pharmacy, which operates…
New tech deal gives legs to remote telehealth
Northwell Health is once again stepping up its telemonitoring game. The Northwell Health Home Care Network has announced an agreement with a New Jersey health-tech firm that will provide patients…
At Jones Beach theater, Northwell rocks on
By GREGORY ZELLER // The iconic Jones Beach amphitheater has a new official name, thanks to a fresh corporate sponsorship deal. New Hyde Park-based Northwell Health, New York State’s largest…
‘Transformative’ PBMC taps cardiologist as director
The East End’s largest hospital has a new medical director. Noted cardiologist Jean Cacciabaudo, the former chief of cardiology at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, has been appointed medical director…
Northwell nabs seasoned exec for community effort
The former head of the nation’s largest public health system has taken a key role at New York State’s largest private healthcare provider. Ram Raju, former CEO of the NYC…
Northwell goes feet-first in new orthopaedic office
Northwell Health celebrated the opening of its newest and most expansive orthopaedic institute this week. The Northwell Health Physician Partners Orthopaedic Institute at Huntington was officially opened with a Jan….