Specialized medical facility cleaning not only makes a hospital or clinic look nice, but it can also help reduce the risk of disease transmission and create a conducive environment for quicker recovery and enhanced well-being. Learn more about the benefits of medical cleaning and how it can impact your healthcare facility. What Is Medical Cleaning?…
Integrating comprehensive risk assessment tools that identify fall risks early can enable healthcare providers to implement personalized preventive measures, such as tailored exercise and physical therapy programs that strengthen mobility and balance among at-risk individuals. The post Doubling Down on Falls: How Technology is Redefining Fall Prevention appeared first on MedCity News.
New research shows that there are more than 14,000 unique IP addresses across the globe exposing patients’ potentially sensitive medical information on the public internet. Nearly half of these exposures are in the U.S. The post Nearly 7,000 US Healthcare Devices & Records Are Exposed to the Public Internet, Research Shows appeared first on MedCity…
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More than three years ago, health insurance giant Centene Corp. settled allegations that it overcharged Medicaid programs in Ohio and Mississippi related to prescription drug billing. Now at least 20 states have settled with Centene over its pharmacy benefit manager operation that coordinated the medications for Medicaid patients. Arizona was among the most recent to…
Healthcare AI company Innovaccer closed a $275 million Series F funding round, bringing its fundraising total to date to $675 million. The company has plans to go public “at some point,” but it isn’t in any hurry, said CEO Abhinav Shashank. The post Innovaccer Rakes In $275M, Kicking Off What Will Likely Be Another Hot…
Johnson & Johnson is suing the federal agencies overseeing the 340B program that makes discounted medicines more accessible to uninsured and underserved patients. J&J contends the Health Resources Services Administration can’t legally oppose its plan to implement a new rebate plan for certain 340B drugs. The post Johnson & Johnson Takes the 340B Drug Rebate…
Caitlyn Mai thought she did everything right. She called ahead to make sure her insurer would cover her cochlear implant surgery. She thought everything went according to plan but she still got a bill for the full cost of the surgery: more than $139,000. What Caitlyn did next is a reminder of why a beloved…
[Sponsored] Scheduled for May 8 at 1 pm ET, the conversation will include Morgan Cheatham, head of healthcare and life sciences at Breyer Capital, Gurdane Bhutani, founder and managing partner of MBX Capital, and will be moderated by Mercury Head of Healthcare and Life Sciences Ben Kromnick. The post What Do Early Stage Life Science…
Nonprofit population health services company starts with internal customers but plans to expand