Medical Devices
Consumers can use the TechDecks to measure blood pressure, weight and other metrics, then send those to doctors at BayCare.
Savings opportunities are fairly equal across hospital size, location, and whether the facility is urban or rural, for-profit or not-for-profit, or system-based or standalone.
The cart helps prevent unnecessary hospitalizations for nursing home patients, saves money and provides peace of mind to physicians and families.
The total spend increase for CRM devices is 8 percent, which translates to a $400 million estimated cost increase for hospitals.
Joining a group purchasing organization can have a ripple effect that reduces expenses across the entire healthcare system, with the potential to save up to $864 billion by 2022.
The custom sensor would measure information from the body beyond heart rate, report says.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will reverse a longstanding unpopular position on reimbursement for smartphone-connected continuous glucose monitors, CMS announced.
More than 7 percent of the Medicare budget is spent on managing patients with end-stage renal disease.
Taking a disciplined approach to re-negotiating contracts with your top vendors enables hospitals to leverage power they might not know they have and achieve immediate results.
Defects in nanoscale and microscale diamonds act to enhance the sensitivity of MRI and NMR resonance systems.