New WHO guidelines call for more evidence on airborne transmission

The World Health Organization released new guidelines on the transmission of the novel coronavirus. These guidelines acknowledge some reports of airborne transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19. Though it didn’t confirm that the virus spreads through the air.   WHO acknowledged that some outbreak reports about indoor crowded spaces indicate that there is a possibility of aerosol transmission and some examples can be during...

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Hospital for Special Surgery opens a new facility in Florida

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) opened a new facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. The facility announced its leadership and medical team and the scheduling of almost 1,000 appointments. David Altchek, MD, founding medical director of HSS Florida and chief emeritus of the HSS Sports Medicine Institute, said in a press release that the new facility will be able to serve as a real center of excellence for patients seeking a wide-range of musculoskeletal...

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CMS expands telehealth coverage for treatment of opioid abuse disorder

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will have new reimbursement codes for care providers who utilize telehealth to treat opioid abuse patients. As part of the 2020 Physician Fee Schedule, CMS is adding three CPT codes that will allow providers to bill Medicare for telehealth services included in bundled episodes of care for opioid abuse treatment, including care delivered to the home. These codes were first proposed in July...

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Suicide deaths and the ‘Opioid Crisis’

Writing in her blog at the National Institute On Drug Abuse, Dr. Nora Volkow and co-author Dr. Joshua Gordon of the National Institute of Mental Health offer an insight that “Suicide Deaths are a major component of Opioid Crisis that must be addressed.” They mention that opioid overdose epidemic is not restricted to people with opioid addiction who accidentally take too much of a pain reliever or unknowingly inject a tainted heroin product. Hidden...

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What are the benefits of growing Remote Patient Monitoring Market?

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is a healthcare delivery system that is driven by technology in order to monitor patient’s health, outside the traditional clinical setting. Remote health monitoring systems are affordable and smarter. Device manufacturers traditionally targeting hospitals and clinics are now presented with new potential revenue channels as they begin offering their services to consumers. These observations have been revealed...

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