Tag: COVID-19

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Audit Flags Gaps in Medical Equipment Oversight, Maintenance in New York’s Emergency Stockpile

A state audit finds tens of thousands of ventilators and other devices purchased during COVID-19 remain unused and unmaintained.

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Healthcare Equipment Leasing Market to Reach $71.7B by 2027

The healthcare equipment leasing market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of around 7.6% during 2022-2027.

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Healthcare Association of New York Committee Details COVID Lessons for Hospitals

A new report identified risks and opportunities in current structures, processes, and outcomes at New York hospitals amid the COVID pandemic.

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Audit Flags Gaps in Medical Equipment Oversight, Maintenance in New York’s Emergency Stockpile

A state audit finds tens of thousands of ventilators and other devices purchased during COVID-19 remain unused and unmaintained.

Layered Controls Can Greatly Curb COVID Exposure

Apr 14, 2022

A team at the DOE’s Brookhaven National Lab set out to understand how face masks, ventilation, and social distancing cut COVID transmission.

New Type of Ultraviolet Light Makes Indoor Air as Safe as Outdoors

Mar 29, 2022

The far-UVC light takes less than five minutes to reduce the level of indoor airborne microbes by more than 98%.

WellAir Launches Air Cleaning Device in Europe to Curb Airborne Pathogens in Hospitals

Mar 22, 2022

WellAir’s Novaerus Defend 400 combats airborne and surface transmitted hospital-acquired infections such as COVID.

Illumio, Cylera Launch Medical Cybersecurity Technology

Mar 15, 2022

The cybersecurity solution for healthcare providers aims to reduce the risk of catastrophic breaches and ransomware attack.

ECMO May Offer Sickest COVID Patients Significant Lung Recovery, Study Finds

Mar 14, 2022

Patients with severe COVID-19 who are treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may experience significant lung recovery.

ECRI Names Staffing Shortages, Clinician Mental Health Top Patient Safety Threats

Mar 14, 2022

Staffing shortages and the mental health of healthcare workers topped a list of current patient safety concerns released by ECRI.

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Patent Issued for Noninvasive Ventilation Communication Technology

Noninvasive ventilation technology company ReddyPort announces that it has nabbed a U.S. patent for a positive pressure ventilation microphone system, a nebulizer, and related methods.