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Medicare Extends Prior Authorization Program to December 2019
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...
Opioid Use a Serious Public Health Problems Impacting U.S. Senior Citizens
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...
Press Release: MedTrust Expands Service to Jacksonville, FL
Media Contact: George Evanko 703.627.3037 george@georgeevankocommunications.com MedTrust Expands Service to Jacksonville, FL Move to Florida market marks medical transport company’s latest growth milestone Hanahan, SC (December 18, 2018) – MedTrust...
New Blood Test Helps Emergency Room Doctors More Quickly Detect Heart Attack
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...
MedTrust Named South Carolina’s Fastest Growing Company
Hanahan-based MedTrust Medical Transport beat out its fellow nominees in the S.C. Top 25 Fastest Growing Companies competition, an honor that was announced at the annual 25 Fastest Growing Companies Awards Luncheon, Wednesday, Oct. 10 at the Columbia Metropolitan...
New AHA Guidelines Issued to Treat Congenital Heart Disease
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...