CMS extends MRI coverage for cardiac device patients: 3 notes
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS will now cover MRIs for Medicare beneficiaries with an implanted cardiac device without requiring
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Medical Technology
Innovative ways to pay for new antibiotics will help fight superbugs
(By Kevin Outterson for STAT) Antibiotics are the most important drug class in human history. Without them, minor infections like
Read MoreIn a bid to promote stem cell therapies, health officials open a new door for promising contenders
HOUSTON — When someone experiences a severe head injury, it’s not just the initial blow that batters the brain. The
Read MoreApplying Silicon Valley Smarts To Age-Old Diseases
(By Brian Rinker for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — On the second floor of an infectious-disease research
Read MoreUnitedHealth’s Optum throws support behind at-home lab test startup in $12M funding round
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Optum Ventures, an independent venture capitalist fund of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, led a $12 million
Read MoreMedicare approves Yescarta for cancer patients who will have a copayment of nearly $80,000
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare will pay hospitals close to its standard mark-up rate for
Read MoreCVS Health new initiative to focus on kidney disease and home dialysis
CVS Health announced a new initiative focused on early identification of kidney disease and expansion of home dialysis in order to
Read MoreCRISPR paper that sent stocks tumbling is retracted
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) A scientific paper that purported to lay bare serious flaws in the gene-editing tool known
Read MorePilot program using blockchain technology
UnitedHealth announced a pilot project in conjunction with Humana, Quest Diagnostics and Multiplan to see if blockchain technology can improve
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence doesn’t need to be robotic in nature
As logic goes, once artificial intelligence (AI) technology advances far enough, the skilled nursing industry could hypothetically solve its persistent
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