Manufacturer ICU Medical is aware of the issue, first flagged by an unnamed healthcare organization. The company and the FDA are asking providers to monitor IV lines for any signs of particulates. Manufacturer ICU Medical is aware of the issue, first flagged by an unnamed healthcare organization. The company and the FDA are asking providers to monitor IV lines for any signs of particulates. | | |
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In hospitals serving mentally unstable patients, it’s no easy job to balance sensitive patient treatment with effective worker safety. One U.S. institution has been finding out just how hard it can be. In hospitals serving mentally unstable patients, it’s no easy job to balance sensitive patient treatment with effective worker safety. One U.S. institution has been finding out just how hard it can be. | | |
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HCA Healthcare said the acquisition comes after years of working with CHCP to recruit medical assistants into emergency rooms at hospitals. The full terms of the deal were not disclosed. HCA Healthcare said the acquisition comes after years of working with CHCP to recruit medical assistants into emergency rooms at hospitals. The full terms of the deal were not disclosed. | | |
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Primary care providers can significantly improve practice performance as well as patient satisfaction by making one workaday adjustment: leaving some appointment slots open to accommodate walk-ins throughout the day. Primary care providers can significantly improve practice performance as well as patient satisfaction by making one workaday adjustment: leaving some appointment slots open to accommodate walk-ins throughout the day. | | |
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Ahead of June 1 to 5—Medicare Fraud Prevention Week—here’s a timeline of fraud-related news, views and developments as captured in concise statements uttered or written in May. Ahead of June 1 to 5—Medicare Fraud Prevention Week—here’s a timeline of fraud-related news, views and developments as captured in concise statements uttered or written in May. | | |
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Details are slim, but Ōura Health confirmed it submitted a draft registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company received $900 million in new funding from investors in October. Details are slim, but Ōura Health confirmed it submitted a draft registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company received $900 million in new funding from investors in October. | | |
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The same day that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill that would force pharmacy benefit managers to divest from retail pharmacies, CVS Health filed a lawsuit to block its implementation. The same day that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill that would force pharmacy benefit managers to divest from retail pharmacies, CVS Health filed a lawsuit to block its implementation. | | |
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Do: Use large-language AI to help analyze your specific symptoms. Don’t: Ask a chatbot if you should go to the emergency room. Do: Use large-language AI to help analyze your specific symptoms. Don’t: Ask a chatbot if you should go to the emergency room. | | |
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If Congress doesn’t act soon, CMS’s flexible funding of telemedicine visits—a temporary holdover from the COVID era—will dry up next year. A new study may help persuade fiscally cautious representatives not to let that happen. If Congress doesn’t act soon, CMS’s flexible funding of telemedicine visits—a temporary holdover from the COVID era—will dry up next year. A new study may help persuade fiscally cautious representatives not to let that happen. | | |
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"Prasugrel provided the optimal balance between efficacy and safety," researchers noted in a new meta-analysis. "Prasugrel provided the optimal balance between efficacy and safety," researchers noted in a new meta-analysis. | | |
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IR specialist Shankar Rajeswaran, MD, and colleagues have delivered a "groundbreaking" new image-guided procedure to treat a rare condition. IR specialist Shankar Rajeswaran, MD, and colleagues have delivered a "groundbreaking" new image-guided procedure to treat a rare condition. | | |
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