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Proposal adding fall risk assessments to Medicare could cut hospitalizations, costs, supporters say
Proposed legislation making two "critical changes" to the Medicare program could save millions of dollars annually by preventing hospitalizations for older adults who fall, according to professional ...
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Newly reintroduced bipartisan SAFE Act would expand Medicare for fall prevention
Act (HR1171) has been reintroduced and would allow physical and occupational therapists to provide no-cost fall risk assessments to Medicare beneficiaries during their annual wellness visits or ...
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CISA and FDA Sound Alarm on Backdoor Cybersecurity Threat with Patient Monitoring Devices
Contec Medical Systems (“Contec”), a global medical device and healthcare solutions company headquartered in China, sells ...
Florida veterans hospital’s elevators blasted as ‘death trap’ after injuring at least a dozen people: ‘It’s like playing Russian roulette’
Failing elevators at a veterans hospital in Miami have injured at least a dozen people over two years, according to a nurses’ ...
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Award for invention that predicts which elderly people are at risk of falling
An invention that predicts which elderly people are most likely to fall, developed by the Catharina Hospital, has won prizes at a congress on elderly care - Award for invention that predicts which eld ...
Vitalacy introduces AI-powered virtual care solution to improve patient safety
US-based patient safety technology provider Vitalacy has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) powered virtual care ...