Dexcom, Inc., a leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for patients with diabetes, will construct a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Mesa for the company’s growing CGM business. This new, 180,000-square-foot facility will support the company’s global manufacturing operations and is projected to create more than 500 jobs over the next several years. The … [More]
Zika Virus and the Workplace: A Primer for Arizona Businesses
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Zika virus an international “public health emergency.” And while Arizonans have found themselves immune from many of the previously issued health alerts, Zika is striking closer to home. Currently, Zika is primarily concentrated in tropical and sub-tropical climates, and the concern is elevated in Arizona, especially among … [More]
New Facility for Behavioral Health
Copper Springs Behavioral Health Hospital opened last month in Avondale to treat those who are struggling with mental health and addiction issues. Providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, Copper Springs focuses on delivering innovative and evidence-based treatment in a professional and compassionate environment that creates a foundation for long-term healing … [More]
New Hospice Care
Beech Medical Group, an integrated health solutions company based in Mesa, is expanding with the opening of an outpatient hospice division. The division is part of a new healthcare concept that provides comprehensive care, better communication among care providers, and improved outcomes — while reducing costs by not duplicating services. “Healthcare models in the U.S. … [More]
Rolling Out a Retail Healthcare Concept
SingleCare, an online retail marketplace for healthcare services, officially launched last month in the Arizona market following a beta rollout in April 2015. Using SingleCare’s website, patients can search for healthcare providers by specialty or location, comparing prices, booking appointments and tracking their healthcare spending. SingleCare pre-negotiates prices that … [More]
‘Cold’ Lasers a Fair Way to Treat Golf Pain
Scottsdale-based LaserTech Pain and Back Relief Center utilizes multiple healing technologies that include computerized “cold” penetration lasers, which effect “photo bio-stimulation” that is extremely effective with numerous types of chronic conditions without the dangers or side effects of drugs, surgery or steroid injections. With the application of multiple types of mostly … [More]
Fighting Medical Identity Fraud
“If there is one thing we guard more than our financial information, it is our healthcare privacy,” says John Dancu, CEO of IDology, a leader in multi-layered identity verification and fraud prevention solutions for the customer-not-present environment. “There is a significant increase in value of protected health information (PHI) because of its use by highly sophisticated … [More]
UA Cancer Center in Phoenix
Downtown Phoenix’s Biomedical Campus includes a Phoenix arm of The University of Arizona Cancer Center, one of 45 specially designated by the National Cancer Institute as a comprehensive cancer center. To achieve this designation, the center must focus on basic and clinical research, prevention, education, outreach and training as well as patient care. The only cancer center … [More]
Private Health Exchanges
Private health exchanges, or marketplaces, are one of the “new kids on the block” and they’re fast becoming a compelling option for employers and employees. In fact, 6 million people enrolled in their employer-sponsored benefits through private exchanges in 2015, double the previous year, as reported last year by global professional services company Accenture. Exchanges … [More]
Plastic Surgery – There’s an App for That
Interest in plastic surgery continues to grow. And now there’s an app that facilitates HIPAA-privacy-protected, interactive consultations between patients and plastic surgeons. Zwivel, created by board-certified plastic surgeon Gary D. Breslow, M.D., allows prospective patients to consult with multiple doctors, and even upload photos to them, all from the convenience of their … [More]
