February 12, 2025- Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming hospital operating rooms and administrative processes, becoming essential for both clinical and financial success. As hospitals increasingly integrate automation and generative AI into their operations, many forward-thinking leaders are looking ahead to the next frontier: AI agents, according to Becker's. By … [Read more...]
Flu is closing schools in at least 10 states: What to know
February 12, 2025- Schools across the United States are being forced to close due to surges of influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, many school systems are overwhelmed with sick students and staff members. In the past week, a swath of schools and even entire school districts have announced closures in at least … [Read more...]
Health systems gobble up urgent care locations
February 11, 2025- As MedExpress Urgent Care locations faced closure in 2024, health systems across the landscape began to scoop them up. The Morgantown, W.Va.-based clinics have been part of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum since 2015 when they were purchased for $1.5 billion. But nurses were laid off at nearly 150 locations this past August as part of larger layoffs at Optum and … [Read more...]
CDC estimates at least 24 million have had seasonal flu
February 11, 2025- At least 24 million people have had seasonal flu this season, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and The American Hospital Association. Nearly 49,000 patients were admitted to hospitals with the flu for the week ending Feb. 1. Emergency department visits due to the flu remain classified as “very high” and … [Read more...]
New 2-Minute Game Plan featuring the MTI 830 Series Procedure Chair
February 11, 2025- A new 2-Minute Game Plan video is available from MTI, featuring the company’s 830 Series Procedure Chair. Get the new 2-Minute Game Plan now! Did you know? You can access this video as well as previous Game Plan videos via the RepConnect app for iOS mobile devices. To download the app on your iOS mobile device, search for “Repconnect” (one word) in the … [Read more...]
Owens & Minor launches ByramConnect digital health platform for diabetes and other chronic health conditions
February 11, 2025- Byram Healthcare, a leader in home-based care and part of the Owens & Minor family, recently launched ByramConnect,TM a personalized digital health program powered by the Welldoc App.® Using the Welldoc App’s advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, the program analyzes member data across six dimensions of health to help optimize outcomes for people … [Read more...]
Midmark earns gold-level recognition for wellness program
February 11, 2025- Midmark Corp. has received gold-level recognition from the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO) for its wellness program. The Healthy Worksite Recognition honors Ohio employers who demonstrate a commitment to employee wellness through comprehensive worksite health promotion and wellness programs. Applicants are scored on the extent their wellness programs … [Read more...]
Spinal cord stimulation restores neural function, targets key feature of progressive neurodegenerative disease
February 10, 2025- A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease, according to UPMC. An intervention, which involves electrical stimulation of the sensory spinal nerves, can gradually reawaken functionally silent motor neurons in the spinal cord … [Read more...]
Flu levels now highest since 2009 pandemic, CDC reports
February 10, 2025- Levels of influenza nationwide are now at the highest they have been since the peak of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and CBS News. Close to 8% of visits for respiratory illness to outpatient providers, including urgent cares and doctors offices, reported to the CDC this … [Read more...]
MTI: How your practice can benefit from ADA Compliant Equipment
February 10, 2025- While most individuals recognize the necessity of ADA compliance in practices and clinics, prioritizing new equipment can be challenging given the many daily expenses a facility incurs, according to MTI. As recently as 2024, most practices remain non-compliant with ADA standards regarding examination chairs. A study conducted in March 2024 revealed that fewer … [Read more...]