While 96% of the population is located within 60 minutes of an ED with any acute stroke expertise, many smaller, critical access hospitals in rural regions still are without these lifesaving services.

The Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act would allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend Medicare payments for a wide range of telehealth services.

This included fewer screening tests to measure high blood sugar or cholesterol levels, and eye exams to check for disease.

Evidence shows this technology has the potential to improve care for vulnerable patients with cardiovascular disease.

The retail giant will be rolling out preventive care and sexual health services, along with prescription requests, and many other options throughout 2022.

The investigational dual-chamber pacemaker is designed to provide synchronous, beat-by-beat pacing of the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart.

Nearly 90% of survey respondents said they had a positive experience at the Care Hotel, and even more indicated they would likely recommend the program to others.

The new analysis focused on 98 patients who presented with primary mitral regurgitation.