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RUHD certification is based on principles set forth by the Health Evolution Forum, a collaboration of medical industry CEOs, other senior executives, and thought leaders interested in making voluntary, industry-led improvements to the health care marketplace. RUHD certification requirements address the data de-identification process, data controls, limitations on data use, algorithm validation, patient-focused transparency about data use practices, and data oversight structure.

“As more health care organizations are leveraging clinical data for secondary purposes, there have been increased calls to assure responsible data stewardship,” said Jonathan Perlin, MD, PhD, Joint Commission Enterprise president and CEO, in a press statement. “We believe our Responsible Use of Health Data certification will help health care organizations use data responsibly to improve the safety, quality, and equity of care; develop new technologies; and discover new therapies benefitting all patients.”

Hospitals that achieve RUHD certification will be recognized publicly for establishing an objective and rigorous process for meeting the necessary requirements to protect health record data.

Paige and Nuance collaborate on pathology consultation network

Paige and the Microsoft subsidiary Nuance have teamed up to develop the largest digital consultation network in pathology, according to the companies.

Through their collaboration, Paige will embed its FullFocus digital slide viewer and FullFolio artificial intelligence-powered image manager in Nuance’s PowerShare image-sharing network, which is used by more than 14,000 facilities to share medical images.

Merging Paige’s digital pathology tools with the PowerShare network allows laboratories with any type of digital capability to obtain expert pathology consultations from top-tier hospitals and health care systems, the companies jointly reported.

Nuance, 800-654-1187

NYU Langone Health to adopt Philips technologies

Amsterdam-based Royal Philips and NYU Langone Health have announced an eight-year strategic partnership that will give the New York-based academic medical center access to numerous Philips technologies that support real-time patient-care collaboration.

Under the deal, NYU Langone will adopt Philips’ IntelliSite digital pathology system, enterprise informatics solutions, and artificial intelligence-enabled diagnostic imaging technologies, such as the Philips Lumify handheld ultrasound. NYU Langone will also use the Philips Patient Information Center iX central monitoring system and Philips Capsule Medical Device Information Platform to simplify the medical center’s workflows.

“MDIP is designed to bring together disparate data from medical devices and systems into a single unified view,” according to a Philips press release. “When deployed with Philips PIC iX in a predictable enterprise monitoring-as-a-service subscription model, the combined solutions are intended to provide seamless integration across the network.”

Royal Philips, 800-229-6417

Sonic Healthcare acquires PathologyWatch

The Sydney, Australia-based anatomic pathology provider Sonic Healthcare has signed binding agreements to acquire the Murray, Utah-based digital dermatopathology solutions provider PathologyWatch, which connects physician offices with dermatopathologists worldwide for case consultations and related interactions.

“The PathologyWatch acquisition is attractive to Sonic as it creates multiple return opportunities” by accelerating Sonic’s transition to digital pathology, providing the company with a competitive advantage in the dermatopathology marketplace, and capitalizing on significant synergies with Franklin.ai, Sonic’s artificial intelligence-platform partner,” according to a Sonic press release.

The founders, management staff, and other employees of PathologyWatch will join Sonic’s U.S. and global teams.

Sonic is uniquely positioned to extend PathologyWatch’s reach into countries in which the anatomic pathology provider has a significant presence, including Australia, Switzerland, and Germany, according to a press statement from Pathology­-
Watch.

The acquisition was expected to close at CAP TODAY press time.

PathologyWatch, 877-463-5434

Proscia to digitize glass slides for CellNetix

The independent pathology service provider CellNetix Pathology and Laboratories, Tukwila, Wash., has signed an agreement for Proscia to digitize a portion of the approximately 1 million glass slides it generates annually.

“In modernizing its practice with Proscia, CellNetix will achieve greater flexibility along with productivity and efficiency gains in its routine workflows,” according to a press statement from Proscia. “It will also streamline collaboration among the 60-plus pathologists distributed across its regional network.”

Proscia, 215-608-5411

Tribun Health to install digital pathology platform at Spire Healthcare

Paris-based Tribun Health has contracted for its digital pathology platform with Spire Healthcare, a United Kingdom-based independent health care group.

As part of the partnership, Tribun will install its CaloPix image-management system, CaloPix storage and archive-management functionality, and forthcoming artificial intelligence applications at Spire Healthcare hospitals and clinics across England, Wales, and Scotland.

Corista pathology solution gets CE mark under IVDR

Concord, Mass.-based Corista has reported that its DP3 image-management system for digital pathology is now CE marked under the European In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation for use in routine diagnosis in the European Union and United Kingdom. The company also announced a strategic partnership with Mortsel, Belgium-based Agfa HealthCare.

“We are extremely pleased to extend our services into the EU, and obtaining this CE mark is a crucial milestone toward our delivery of integrated pathology for health care providers across the EU,” said Corista CEO and cofounder Elizabeth Wingard.

Corista will integrate its DP3 technology into Agfa HealthCare’s Enterprise Imaging for Pathology platform, which is available in the European Union and United Kingdom.

Corista, 978-287-6188

Dr. Aller practices clinical informatics in Southern California. He can be reached at rayaller@gmail.com. Dennis Winsten is founder of Dennis Winsten & Associates, Healthcare Systems Consultants. He can be reached at dennis.winsten@gmail.com.