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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs tests an under-the-mattress sensor array on more than 1,000 vets with spinal injuries, and sees a 50 percent reduction in Code Blue events and an 80 percent cutback in mortality after those alerts.
Companies that have seen success in banking and retail are now targeting the healthcare sector. One such startup is touting 'endpoint modeling' as a means of protecting all Internet-enabled devices across the enterprise.
CPT Code 99490 was enacted by CMS to reimburse providers for some chronic care management outside the office, but critics say it's too complicated for most physicians to use - so they're not even bothering.