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COVID-19 Prompts Updates in Building Ratings and Certifications
“For example, the WELL Health Safety Rating created a big board with industry professionals from across the gamut, be they scientists, or people focused on the biology or virology, to figure out what would be the best approach [to focus on occupant health and wellness] in July of last year,” Nugent said. The COVID-19 pandemic…
How A Queuing System Helps Improve Wait Times At Vet Clinics
Pet adoption soared during the pandemic. Nearly 20 percent of homes surveyed by the ASPCA adopted a pet. This increase in pet adoption leads to a domino effect that will increase wait times at the vet office. On this episode of The Art of Waiting, A NEMO-Q podcast, Host Courtney Echerd talked with Erik…
Revelando lo invisible en España: Cómo la tecnología UV-C está impactando al mercado europeo
Puntos críticos: La pandemia validó la tecnología UV-C para el mundo médico, y ahora se están encontrando usos en otras industrias. El mercado español tiene varios sectores donde los rayos ultravioletas tipo C puedes ser útiles. El ecosistema de tecnologías sanitarias será critico para la salud de gente en nuestros ambientes públicos. El último año…
ThenWhat 3×5: The Future of Modern Aging and the Changing Consumer Behavior
David Stewart, Founder & Face of AGEIST, believes that it is possible to live one’s best life is possible at any age. He joined Grant Barth in a conversation on modern aging and how that’s changing consumer behavior. While sixty may not be the new thirty, but it doesn’t have to mean ‘ready to…
What Can the Pharma Industry Learn from Merck’s New Antiviral?
Merck is one of the first pharmaceutical companies to submit an antiviral candidate to the FDA for approval, signaling the beginning of a new phase of mass production of COVID treatment drugs. For Merck’s oral antiviral, molnupiravir, its optimistic success can be largely credited to its federal funding. Work on the related compound was…
The Danger Rogue Devices Present to Health Organizations
Key Points: Rogue devices are unauthorized access points or unauthorized clients An unauthorized access point typically has weak and open security allowing anyone to connect to that access point Unauthorized clients share the same spectrum as the business critical healthcare operation devices which can cause a lot of interference that has a direct impact…
Transforming How Lower-Middle Market Healthcare Firms are Represented
On this episode of I Don’t Care, Host Kevin Stevenson talked with Mike Moran, Mark Thomas, and Andre Ulloa, Co-Founders, and Partners, M&A Healthcare Advisors, a boutique advisory firm whose focus is on the healthcare industry. They offer consulting and valuation services for those in the lower-middle markets looking to merge or sell their…
What is Behind the “Mergers & Acquisitions” Boom in Healthcare?
As the country continues to open and up and start on that path to recovery there has been a recent boom of healthcare mergers and acquisitions. On this upcoming episode of I Don’t Care, Kevin Stevenson speaks with the Co-Founders and Partners of M&A Healthcare Advisors, a boutique advisor firm whose focus is on…
Oncology and Technology: Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes Across Patient Populations
Patients and care teams benefit from electronic, patient-reported outcomes. John Elliott, vice president of sales at Carevive, and Rami Elsabeh, chief product officer at DTX, spoke with Oncology and Technology to stress the importance ePROs play across patient populations. DTX is a web-based ePRO tool that uses automated SMS surveys to connect with patients throughout…
Champions of Care: What Does Home Eye Safety Month Mean to Vance Thompson Vision?
Bill Willis, Ambulatory Surgery Center Director for Vance Thompson Vision, joined Courtney Echerd to discuss the importance of eye safety and preventing injuries. Willis, a nurse for more than ten years, joined Vance Thompson Vision seven years ago, and his experiences exposed him to the many injuries that can damage an eye. Willis now works…
How Does the COVID-19 Antiviral Medications Workflow Compare to the Traditional Antiviral Production Pipeline
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to progress researchers and scientists are starting to learn more about the virus in order to effectively combat it. One of those lessons is how the COVID-19 virus compares to other viruses when it comes to developing treatments. Justin Honore talked to Dr. Kishor Wasan, PH.D.,FAAPS, FCAHS, FCSPS, Chief…
With Merck’s COVID Antiviral Announcement, Can the Pharma Pipeline Build Treatment Momentum?
At the start of the month, pharmaceutical company Merck dropped big news: It has developed a COVID antiviral drug that would cut hospitalization and mortality risks by 50%. In the drug’s study, patients taking the placebo pill saw 14% hospitalization rate and eight deaths, while the trial group with Merck’s drug had only 7%…
Even Medical Marijuana Research is Set to Benefit from Banking Reform
Lawmakers are once again trying to give the green light to cannabis banking legislation in states where it’s legal. With classic banking services potentially becoming available for marijuana dispensaries, how will this impact the sale of medical-grade cannabis products? Michael Sassano, the Chairman and CEO at Somai Pharmaceuticals weighs in. With these potential developments, it begs…
Ditch the Watch: Why Fabrics Are the Next Frontier for Healthcare Wearables
New York startup Nextiles has developed a form of wearable technology that is embedded into clothing and captures data using Bluetooth. The founder of Nextiles, George Sun, said, “Nextiles can supply healthcare providers and patients with real-time advanced data metrics by using a single article of smart fabric compared to wearing multiple clunky wearables.” Wearables…
Staying Fit On The Road: Careers On The Move
“As I PT, I’m sitting there saying ‘For a lot of these drivers, poor health was really the underlying reason why they were in the clinic in the first place,’” Manera said. “As I got to learn more and more about their lifestyle and the struggles they go through on a day-to-day basis out on…
Digital Disruption: Innovation and Health Plan Design & Health Insurance
In commercial health insurance, innovations are taking place to re-imagine health plan design. Daniel Corliss, Chief Executive Manager and Founding Partner at BSP (Business Stimulus Partners), and DC Angel spoke with Digital Disruption’s Hilary Kennedy about the changes he’s seeing. “A lot is going on, but some of the critical components that are teed up…
Utilizing Reporting in CensiTrac to Improve Efficiencies in Sterile Processing Departments
CensiTrac’s robust reporting capabilities can provide sterile processing departments (SPDs) with a wealth of opportunities for efficiencies. Dalton Carter, Technical Support Manager at Censis, discussed some of these CensiTrac features with host Hilary Kennedy. “SPD’s need to report on a wealth of important information from sterilization records to employee productivity to anything with case…
Can Healthcare Withstand Hacking?
Over the past year, cybersecurity attacks have occurred at an alarming rate. Due to a combination of employees working from home and the general chaos of the pandemic, hackers took advantage, and there were some high-profile attacks, such as the Colonial pipeline. But why is the healthcare industry particularly vulnerable? Here to give…
HBMA Put Community First During the Pandemic. Here’s How It Paid Off.
Tradeshows are back, baby! Though some are getting cancelled, others persist; here in Dallas, HBMA’s 2021 Healthcare Revenue Cycle Conference brought industry leaders back together to knock heads on healthcare’s major transformations over the last year, and how everything from telemedicine, to alternative insurance plans, to demand for traveling nurses is intersecting with healthcare’s flow…
Air Intelligence: Getting Back to Normal for the Remainder of 2021 and Beyond
People want to get their lives back to normal, or at least a healthier new normal. Gareth Lewis, Portable Air Purifier Product Manager at Field Controls, LLC, shared how the right air purification system can help. Field Controls, a US-based manufacturer and specializer in air-treatment technologies and products and solutions for almost 100 years, offers…
Oncology and Technology: Introducing CLARA, Carevive’s Longitudinal Assessments, and Reporting Assistant
Patients utilizing Carevive’s PROmpt engagement tool and ePRO systems now have an assistant they can rely on to help them. Meet CLARA, Carvive’s Longitudinal Assessments, and Reporting Assistant. SarahLena Keckler, Director of Product Management at Carevive, and Nadia Still, Carevive’s Senior Director of Client Success, walked Oncology and Technology’s James Kent through how CLARA came…
What Role will Telehealth Play in the Healthcare Ecosystem?
Telehealth made a massive step forward in the past 18 months, with many simple appointments being able to be switched over without a loss in quality of care to the patient. However, the entire healthcare ecosystem can’t be switched online, nor should it. I spoke with Ryan Bullock, the COO of Aeroflow Healthcare, to discuss how telehealth…
The Vaccine Supply Chain Prepares for Biden’s Booster Fast-Track
The roll out of the covid vaccine earlier year was a feat in supply chain management but with every uplifting story theres a stressful one. The supply chain has been at the mercy of many global events this year and many industries will be have challenges with the supply chain for the foreseeable future. With…
Has COVID Made Patients Expect More or Less Out of Their Care Experience?
Everyone from patients to staff felt the pressures of the pandemic on their care experience, with increased wait times, makeshift care centers, long shifts and more oversights to prevent HAIs. With all of that disruption, and some understanding from the broader community on the weight this pandemic has had on our care institutions, is it…
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