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Smith+Nephew announces partnership with National Medical Billing Services, a leader in revenue cycle management
5 May 2020 Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, today announces a strategic partnership with St. Louis-based National…
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Prior authorization requirements have been eased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but frustrations remain
April 27, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way healthcare does business — sometimes in…
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Mass General/Harvard Lab Using Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor to Decontaminate N95 Masks
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., April 24, 2020 They didn’t secure 500,000 test kits from South Korea. They did something…
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Countries criticize China for sending – and resending – faulty COVID-19 test kits, supplies
April 23, 2020 / By Barnini Chakraborty | Fox News It’s been months — and China still can’t deliver. The COVID-19 global outbreak that ignited a…
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VA medical facilities struggle to cope with coronavirus
April 23, 2020 / Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — As she treated patient after patient infected with the coronavirus at a Veterans Affairs…
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Got coronavirus? You may get a surprise medical bill, too
April 22, 2020 / By Lisa Riordan Seville and Andrew W. Lehren Christopher Hoffman had the telltale symptoms: a dry cough,…
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Nurses are protesting working conditions under coronavirus — and say hospitals aren’t protecting them
April 20, 2020 / By Janelle Griffith A nurse at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles said she was sent home…
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Begging for Thermometers, Body Bags, and Gowns: U.S. Health Care Workers Are Dangerously Ill-Equipped to Fight COVID-19
April 20, 2020 / BY ZOË SCHLANGER As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow in the U.S., health care…
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Partners HealthCare launches COVID-19 biobank with samples from Biogen employees
April 19, 2020 / Modern Healthcare Partners HealthCare has formed a consortium to build a COVID-19 biobank with blood samples from employees of…
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‘On the front line’ with no tests: To reopen country, primary care doctors need testing access
April 17, 2020 / By Erika Edwards Whether the Trump administration’s guidance to reopen portions of the country is successful hinges…
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First Katrina, Now COVID19: Week Three From LSU
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., April 17, 2020 With New Orleans hospitals admitting fewer Covid patients, local physicians are wondering…
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COVID-19
Honeywell Begins Production Of N95 Face Masks In Smithfield, R.I.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has begun production of N95 face masks in Smithfield, R.I. The site will supply masks to the U.S.…
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Overwhelmed hospitals, equipment shortages: Coronavirus pandemic plays out as state planners expected
April 13, 2020 / Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY As the coronavirus scuds across the USA, killing thousands and depleting medical resources, the…
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Navy helicopters deliver respirators to protect crew aboard USNS Comfort
April 10, 2020 / By Kris Osborn | Warrior Maven Navy helicopters are delivering respirators to health care crew members on board the…
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‘We Carry That Burden.’ Medical Workers Fighting COVID-19 Are Facing a Mental Health Crisis
April 10, 2020 / BY TARA LAW As a critical care doctor in New York City, Monica is used to dealing with…
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