Wednesday, March 11, 2:00pm EDT
An expert panel will discuss COVID-19 recommendations from the CDC and applications for real-time location services that can help reduce the spread of healthcare-associated infections.
An estimated 23,000 deaths can be tied to antibiotic-resistance every year, according to data from the CDC's website.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
An HCA spokesman said the issue primarily impacted its Florida facilities. HCA manages about 50 hospitals and 37 surgical centers in the state, according to its website.
A medical device startup co-founded by five University of Utah graduates and students has taken on the challenge of combating the 100,000 deaths from hospital-acquired infections transmitted from catheters each year. They developed a bacteria-killing catheter that uses light to cleanse the catheter. Veritas Medical’s winnings from the International Business Model competition will help lay […]
In the drive to get providers to shift from paper-based patient medical records to electronic medical records, one thing that is frequently overlooked is that emergency service teams rely on paper-based records. Beyond Lucid Technologies wants to change that and has been rolling out software to help EMS groups convert from paper-based documents. Users can […]
A biotechnology startup is developing a small molecule drug it hopes could offer an alternative to the current standard of care for patients who suffer from an acute allergic reaction in hospital and home settings for the first time in more than 60 years. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania-based JDP Therapeutics has set a target of $3 […]
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
The surge of mobile devices, smartphones,iPads and tablets, is forcing the pharmaceutical and medical industries to change the way they do business. But it is also creating a more personalized approach for how each part of these industries interact with their customers. Here are a few ways mobile devices are influencing how pharmaceutical companies, payers […]