Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

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Hospira recalls Vancomycin Hydrochloride after discovery of particulate

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced Hospira, a Pfizer company, has voluntarily recalled one lot of Vancomycin Hydrochloride (VH) at the hospital/retail level in response to the discovery of a particulate matter within a single vial. 

Cryopreserved umbilical cord patch shows promise in treating spina bifida

Spina bifida is potentially deadly when untreated. A new review of two different studies reveals the most effective method in using regenerative patches to treat spina bifida using human umbilical cords.

From A to ZZZs: Sleep foundation releases guidelines for night's rest

The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) has harnessed data collected from wearble devices to develop guidelines to identifying the key indications of quality sleep.

Brain stimulation improves precise memory for 24 hours

A study, published in Current Biology, delves into using non-invasive brain stimulation to improve precise memory.

In with the old—and the new—for faster medical tests

Combing old science with new developments has led to a faster method of receiving results for HIV, Lyme disease, syphilis, rotavirus and other infectious conditions.

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Guidelines recommend keeping family close during ICU admission

The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) has developed a set of guidelines for promoting family-centered care in intensive care units to lessen the effects of post-intensive care syndrome.

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Scientists develop 'smart' patch to administer insulin to diabetics

In an effort to better dispense insulin to diabetics, scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are developing a “smart” patch that will monitor blood glucose and release insulin when levels increase.

How clinical care can leverage AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) may one day match human capabilities. While AI has advanced in speech recognition, computer vision and textual understanding, healthcare, according to commentary from two doctors, has yet to see significant benefits due to a lack of resources.

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Medsender, Patagonia Health team up to aid public health efforts against COVID-19

A vendor that supplies EHR software to public health agencies is partnering with a health-tech startup in the cloud-communications space to equip state and local governments for managing their response to the COVID-19 crisis.