Study Links Depression To Higher Rate of Negative PAD Outcomes The results of recent retrospective study published in the <a href=”https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2021.01.025″>Annals of Vascular Surgery</a> found that patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia (CLTI) tended to have worse outcomes if they also had depression. This retrospective study of approximately 3,000 patients Read more…
April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month – Request A Media Kit Did you know that April is limb loss and limb difference awareness month? To help further the awareness of limb loss and educate on how to prevent amputations, we are offering a media kit, which is Read more…
Free Trial for RISE Attendees 90 Days Free of Biomedix Xchange Biomedix is a proud sponsor of RISE, and is offering confirmed qualified attendees a free 90 day trial of our population health management platform, Biomedix Xchange. Sign Up Now Assessment Tools Collect data on behavioral health, fall risk, and Read more…
March is National Kidney Month – Request A Media Kit March is national kidney month, highlighting awareness of chronic kidney disease, which impacts 1 in 3 with diabetes and 1 in 5 with high blood pressure. To help further the awareness of this chronic condition and its impact on other Read more…
Expands Biomedix Population Health Management Solution Today IRIS and Biomedix announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement that expands the Biomedix Xchange Population Health Management Solution to include the testing, diagnosis and care planning for diabetic retinopathy examinations. “For value-based care organizations, the early identification of diabetic retinopathy through Read more…
Biomedix had the opportunity to support a PAD screening initiative at a large Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). The SNF consisted of a variety of residents, including long-term care, short-term rehabilitation and recovery, and a dementia unit. This screening program was coordinated with MIMIT, making a nationally recognized vascular specialist group Read more…
A recent study published in Diabetes Care highlighted the relationship between social deprivation and the incidence of diabetes-related foot disease, including lower-extremity amputation, peripheral artery disease, and peripheral neuropathy. This population-based retrospective cohort used data from 2005 through 2019, analyzing the presence of disease based on a quintile analysis through Read more…
At the Society for Vascular Surgery’s online Scientific Session 8, Mark Eid, MD presented a talk called, “Racial and regional disparities in the prevalence of peripheral artery disease and diabetes and amputation rates among Medicare patients.” The research suggested that African-American patients living in areas where the diagnosed rates of Read more…
A recent study published in Diabetes Care indicates that there may be a recent resurgence in diabetic amputations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, based on findings from a care center study in Italy. The study focused on a cohort of 63 patients admitted to a care facility for Read more…
An article published in FierceHealthcare highlighted the epidemic of peripheral artery disease (PAD), and specifically how it impacts communities of color. The article, written by Foluso Fakorede, M.D. of Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi, and is focused on preventing some of the roughly 200,000 non-traumatic amputations that occur in the Read more…