BRIAN G. DONLEY, MD, Chief of Staff and Chief of Clinical Enterprise, Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland) “The rise in chronic disease remains the most pressing health concern locally and throughout the country. As a nation, this continues to challenge us…
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JOHN D. MCCONNELL, MD and CEO, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston-Salem) “The increasing burden of chronic disease is the biggest health concern. In many of our highest-risk patients, all of these things, [such as obesity, high blood…
Waltham, MA (February 22, 2016) Respiratory Motion, Inc. developer of ExSpiron, the ONLY patient monitor measuring non-invasive Minute Ventilation, critical for early identification of potentially life-threatening respiratory depression.
For the week of Feb. 14-20, each of the 10 regions surveyed in the U.S. reported instances of outpatient visits related to flu virus exceeding their established respective baselines, according to the CDC.
Zscaler, a cybersecurity firm based in San Jose, Calif., has landed ex-GE vice president and CTO Larry Biagini, as its first chief technology evangelist, according to Fortune.
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Teladoc, Inc., the nation's first and largest telehealth provider, announced that East Jefferson General Hospital selected the company and its network of board-certified physicians to deliver affordable, comprehensive quality care via telehealth to New Orleans-area residents.
While a definitive link between Zika virus and microcephaly has still not been established, the nature of the impacts the infection may have on developing fetuses could be getting more complicated.
Optum360 won the 2015/2016 Category Leader award for Computer-Assisted Coding (CAC) from KLAS, a leading global health care research organization. This is the second consecutive year Optum360 has taken the top honor for computer-assisted coding technology.
Elaine Larson, PhD, RN, an associate dean at Columbia University School of Nursing, was recently asked by CBS New York what common "hygienic" practices were most ineffectual for germ prevention.
Despite a report that puts the current flu vaccine effectiveness at 59 percent for the season, the CDC still urges vaccination. The finding is comparable to past estimates for seasons with similar circulating viral strains, according to a statement from…