Phoenix VA Health Care System Deploys Germ-Zapping Robots to Enhance Veteran Safety; Xenex Robots Destroy Pathogens that Pose a Risk to Patients, Staff & Family Members : businesswire

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Phoenix VA Health Care System Deploys Germ-Zapping Robots to Enhance Veteran Safety; Xenex Robots Destroy Pathogens that Pose a Risk to Patients, Staff & Family Members

Phoenix VA Health Care System Deploys Germ-Zapping Robots to Enhance Veteran Safety; Xenex Robots Destroy Pathogens that Pose a Risk to Patients, Staff & Family Members

The Phoenix VA Health Care System has deployed six Xenex Germ-Zapping Robots to destroy germs and bacteria that pose a risk to veterans and employees.The portable room disinfection system utilizes pulsed xenon UV light and is effective against even the most dangerous superbugs and multi-drug resistant organisms, including MRSA, C.diff, VRE, norovirus, influenza and Ebola.(Photo: Business Wire)PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Phoenix Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System is the first hospital in Arizona to deploy Xenex LightStrike™ Germ-Zapping Robots™ to destroy deadly germs and bacteria lurking on hospital surfaces that can cause hospital acquired infections (HAI).


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The Case for Health Care Stocks (Especially Biotech)

The Case for Health Care Stocks (Especially Biotech)




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Premiums, Deductibles, and OOP: What's Driving the Slowdown in Health Care Costs?

Premiums, Deductibles, and OOP: What's Driving the Slowdown in Health Care Costs?

Over at Wonkblog, Carolyn Johnson writes about a new Kaiser study showing that deductibles have skyrocketed over the past few years:During the past five years, deductibles have grown 10 times faster than inflation and nearly six times faster than wages, according to the new report....For the first time, employer-sponsored health plans also reached a new benchmark: Half of all workers who receive insurance through their employers faced a deductible of at least $1,000 a year for individual coverage — up from just 10 percent of workers in 2006, "We've been so fixated on the Affordable Care Act, we've missed a gradual sea change in what health insurance is for most Americans," said Drew Altman, president of the Kaiser Family Foundation."It's why, if we were ever to tell an average person that we're living in a period of historic moderation in health care costs, they would probably think we're out of our minds — because what they pay out of pocket has been going up over time....That's kind of the pain index for people."This isn't quite right, I think.