Jan 30, 2019 | Emergency Response, Medical News
Getting the right care right away makes all the difference in survival rates for stroke victims and their quality of life. Stroke used to rank fourth leading cause of U.S. death but now is the fifth. The good news about higher survival rates nationwide is due to...
Jan 9, 2019 | Ambulance Services, Long Distance Transport, Medical News, Medicare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have extended prior authorization for repetitive non-emergent transports through December 1, 2019 to eight states and Washington DC. The agency recently issued a notice about the extension of the prior...
Dec 26, 2018 | Medical News
Almost 125,000 senior citizens were admitted to the hospital in 2015 as a result of opioid-related complications, a leading health concern for older Americans. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a report recently highlighting the struggles...
Dec 11, 2018 | Medical News
A new blood test helps emergency room doctors more quickly assess whether or not someone is having a heart attack. The test is a more sensitive blood test for cardiac troponin than what emergency physicians have been using, according to new research reported in the...
Nov 30, 2018 | Medical News
New guidelines have been released that will provide a more personalized treatment plan for those suffering from congenital heart disease. The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology published the updated and revised guidelines in the journal...
Nov 13, 2018 | Medical News, New Technology
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) recently announced a 10-year partnership with Siemens, the industrial manufacturing company, to use Siemens artificial intelligence capabilities in the treatment of patients. Dr. David Cole, the president of MUSC, along...
