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The Most Expensive Medical Condition Is Not What You Think

Forbes Healthcare

On the other hand, many people with back and neck pain receive X-rays and MRI tests, even when those tests are not helpful. In 2021 the budget for the national cancer institute (NCI) was over $7 billion. In addition, many receive surgery, and about half of those procedures are unnecessary.

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Outsourced Software Product Development: A Comprehensive Guide

Arkenea

Rather than building and maintaining a large inhouse team, businesses partner with specialized vendors to handle design, development, testing, and deployment. Quality assurance: Manual and automated testing, security audits, compliance checks. Conduct unit, integration, system, and user acceptance testing.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Meaningful Use and EHR

Arkenea

For example, number of people suffering from diabetes in 2021 or number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis last year. Certified EHR are those that meet the standards defined by the certification and testing body. Implement results of clinical tests in patients’ EHR. Records are used for public health management.

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Sepsis Screening Decreases Mortality. Well, not really.

Sensible Medicine

This would mean that instituting sepsis screening would lead to escalating treatment in patients – transferring them to the ICU, escalating antibiotics, bringing in more consultants – without benefiting them. I’ve predicted that any screening tool would be more sensitive but less specific than a well-trained doctor.

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HHS-OIG Settles Alleged EMTALA Violations with 3 Healthcare Providers

The HIPAA Journal

Two of the settlements resolve alleged failures to provide an appropriate medical screening examination, and one resolves an alleged failure to accept appropriate transfers. Hospitals with specialized capabilities are obligated to accept transfers from hospitals that lack the capability to treat unstable emergency medical conditions.

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To Preempt Government Action, Insurers Say They’re Fixing Prior Authorization

Forbes Healthcare

Representatives from several major health insurers said last week they had pledged to the Department of Health and Human Services they would improve their prior authorization protocols for diagnostic and screening tests, prescription medications and hospital or clinic procedures. In these instances, prior authorization is essential.

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Startup That Makes Robots For Cataract Surgery Raises $125 Million In One Of Largest Fundraises For A Surgical Robotics Firm

Forbes Healthcare

ForSight has been testing its robot on pig eyes, and plans to complete its first full robotic surgery on a human patient later this year. In March 2021, ForSight raised its first $10 million in seed funding led by Eclipse to develop a surgical robotics platform that could do high-precision and cost-effective eye surgery.