The last time I tried to wait out the pandemic, I drove south. My dog and I traveled nine hours from San Francisco to the Anza-Borrego Desert, which sprawls over more than half a million acres near the Mexican border. Most of that territory is untouched wilderness, rocky washes home to deer, pumas, and golden eagles. The place felt solitary. […]
Contract developer Minnetronix Medical recently announced that it has developed and commercialized its own product, an expandable deep brain access port called MindsEye. The St. Paul-based company has been around since 1996. During those 26 years, Minnetronix has manufactured devices across four key technology segments: optical systems, radio frequency energy, stimulation and active wearables, and fluid and gas management. The […]
BY ERIC LARSEN and TOMMY IBRAHIM Eric Larsen Tommy Ibrahim Our rural health care system has suffered badly during the COVID-19 pandemic. It entered the pandemic with severe structural weaknesses, including magnified health disparities and inequities, lower rates of vaccination in the general population, and high risk of rural hospital closures. Beginning with these challenges, rural providers have been harder […]
WakeMed Health & Hospitals (Raleigh, N.C.) is filing two certificates of need with the state of North Carolina to build a mental health facility in Wake County[no location selected], N.C., and a hospital in Garner, N.C., according to the website newsobserver.com The 150-bed mental health hospital will include separate units for adolescents, young adults, adults, and seniors. The WakeMed Garner […]
Hong Kong plans to reopen one of its largest COVID-19 isolation facilities amid climbing case numbers that stand at a four month-high. “We are very concerned,” said Hospital Authority Chief Manager of Quality and Standards Lau Ka-hin of the rate of cases, according to Bloomberg. “We’ve come to a very key moment and we are worried that the situation may […]
Carrum Health announced a partnership with Accolade (Nasdaq: ACCD) to deliver a fully integrated healthcare experience with proven cost savings and improved care outcomes. Accolade clients can now easily activate Carrum’s value-based COE program through their existing contract and quickly offer their employees access to personalized guidance and treatment from best-in-class providers that have been rigorously evaluated and selected using […]
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. A Cure for Ambulance Sticker Shock This is a comment about your recent story on ambulance surprise bills (“The Ambulance Chased One Patient Into Collections,” July 27). In the story, three siblings were taken from an […]
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart must pay $650 million to two Ohio counties for their part in the opioid epidemic., a judge ruled Wednesday. This would “address a small piece of a terrible and tenacious and escalating national tragedy,” said U.S. District Judge Aaron Polster. But some say the ruling has potential to cause further damage by spooking pharmacists. The decision […]
States would be required for the first time to report on the quality of healthcare Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program beneficiaries receive under a proposed rule published Thursday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services believes that mandatory reporting would promote equity and consistent use of standardized quality measures, and would identify disparities among Medicaid and CHIP enrollees, the […]
The at-home medical supplies provider CCS is expanding its business to better care for patients with chronic needs in the home. Specifically, it is looking to transform the way diabetes patients are cared for in the home. To do so, CCS is expanding its patient education, monitoring and coaching services to “unify the patient experience.” The Dallas-based CCS serves over […]