Tag: Samsung
In brief: Owens & Minor invests in DT, Samsung partners with Stanford, Alabama fights PBMs
April 11, 2025HME News Staff
RICHMOND, Va. – Owens & Minor expects to achieve greater efficiencies for its Products & Healthcare Services business and improved customer service with new investments in technology, automation and analytics.
Initial roll out will focus on two new Owens & Minor distribution centers in West Virginia and South Dakota.
“Over the past two years, our P&HS teammates have worked creatively and diligently to identify areas where technology investments, operational upgrades...
Samsung, Stanford to collaborate on sleep health solution
April 10, 2025HME News Staff
STANFORD, Calif. – Samsung Electronics and Stanford University will partner on a research project with Stanford Medicine for a health solution based on Samsung’s obstructive sleep apnea feature on its Galaxy Watch, which has received de novo authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Led by professor Robson Capasso as principal investigator and professor Clete Kushida as co-principal investigator, the joint study is designed to explore potential ways to further enhance Samsung’s...
Samsung expects to launch sleep apnea feature in Q3
February 12, 2024HME News Staff
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. – Samsung Electronics has announced that the sleep apnea feature on the Samsung Health Monitor app has received de novo authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This feature, which detects signs of sleep apnea using a compatible Samsung Galaxy Watch and phone, was the first of its kind to be authorized by the FDA, the company says, following previous approval by Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in October. “With the sleep apnea feature,...