Morning Headlines 9/12/18
FDA Designates AliveCor’s Bloodless Hyperkalemia Test a “Breakthrough Device.”
The FDA grants “breakthrough device” status to heart health technology company AliveCor for an algorithm it has developed that can detect high blood potassium levels through EKG analysis.
Former VA leader David Shulkin joins Sanford Health
Former VA Secretary David Shulkin, MD joins Sanford Health (SD) as chief innovation officer.
Nellis first base to use Tele-ICU
The Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center on Nevada’s Nellis Air Force Base becomes the first base to connect with the VA’s Tele-ICU center in Minneapolis.
Ageed Mike, "patients are the widgets that must be processed" additionally when it costs close to $3,700 a month for…