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Memphis, Tenn. (May 17, 2021) - Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a $4.5 million grant over three years from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to lead a statewide network of primary care providers, health systems, and academic centers to identify, develop, and implement patient-centered approaches to improve quality of care and outcomes for people with cardiovascular disease. Tennessee is one of only four states in the country chosen by AHRQ to receive this grant and create a statewide heart health network.
The Tennessee Heart Health Network will identify evidence-based interventions to aid primary care providers across the state in treating cardiovascular disease, the main cause of premature morbidity and mortality in the United States. The initiative will focus on hypertension control and smoking cessation as the two primary modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease and will help primary car
May 8, 2021 6:50pm
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are asking for new federal earmarks to help hospitals in their districts buy a range of new items like CT scanners or mobile health clinics. (Getty Images/Bill Chizek)
Earmarks are coming back in Congress, and nonprofit hospitals and health systems have asked lawmakers for new state-of-the-art medical equipment and expansions to behavioral health and emergency rooms.
The House Appropriations Committee released the requests from lawmakers for earmarks in the next appropriations bill. Those requests include new funding from major nonprofit hospitals and health systems for a variety of things ranging from new CT scanners to telehealth.
GNTC Nursing Graduate Recalls Administering First COVID-19 Vaccine Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Georgia Northwestern Technical College healthcare students have navigated a global pandemic during the past year. For graduating students like Amanda Blackwell, the rise of COVID-19 has shown her what being a nurse and working in healthcare is all about. Ms. Blackwell was one of 15 GNTC students who volunteered to administer the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines at CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga on Jan. 4. “I administered dose one of the vaccine at the hospital,” Ms. Blackwell said. “It was an eye opening experience.” It was her first clinical rotation and first time being face-to-face with patients since the pandemic began.
April 30, 2021
A second-generation robotic PCI system improves both clinical and technical success over its predecessor and shows the potential to positively impact operators’ health and quality of life, according to data from the PRECISION GRX study.
“[I]f you work in the cath lab for more than 15 years, you have significant occupational hazards, both orthopedic related, as well as associated with radiation,” said Ehtisham Mahmud, MD (University of California, San Diego), in his presentation yesterday at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 2021 Scientific Sessions. Mahmud said data from the PRECISE and RAPID studies indicate that operators who sit at a cockpit without their lead and conduct PCI robotically for either coronary or peripheral interventions can reduce their radiation exposure by as much as 95%. However, while first-generation systems were demonstrated to