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50 Largest US Medical Groups

Oakland, Calif.-based Permanente Medical Groups ranked No. 1 in the nation's 50 largest medical group parents, with over three times the number of unique physicians as the second ranked Veterans Health Administration, according to an annual report published by...
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20 most overweight American cities

Nearly all of the 20 most overweight cities in the U.S. are in the country's Southern regions, according to a WalletHub analysis. To identify the areas where weight-related problems are most prevalent, WalletHub compared 100 of the most populated U.S....
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MTI embarked on one of the largest projects that we have ever undertaken - Design the Perfect Podiatry & Wound Care Chair. The journey began on the Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standard Advisory Committee. As a member of the committee, Jef...
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Are you ADA Aware?

New Regulations The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities in every-day activities, including equ...
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MTI embarked on one of the largest projects that we have ever undertaken - Design the Perfect Procedure Chair. The journey began on the Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standard Advisory Committee. As a member of the committee, Jeff Baker, MTI’s...
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Obesity in America: The impact on Wound Care

Citizens of the world's richest countries are getting fatter and fatter and the United States is leading the charge, an organization of leading economies said Thursday in its first ever obesity forecast. Three out of four Americans will be overweight or obe...
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Disinfectants And Cleaners May Discolor Soft Vinyl Upholstery

Leading manufacturers of equipment, vinyl upholstery and surface disinfectants have discovered that a combination of enhanced cleaning protocols requiring the frequent use of cleaners and disinfectants, soft vinyl materials, such as vinyl upholstery, vinyl cur...
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HOPDs cost Medicare 164% More

Colonoscopies cost Medicare 164 percent more when they're performed in a hospital outpatient department rather than independent physician offices, according to a report released last week by Physicians Advocacy Institute and Avalere. The study compares Medi...
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Cataract Surgery Makes Major Move to ASCs

The percentage of cases performed in ASCs increased from 43% to 73% between 2001 and 2014. Cataract cases are moving from hospitals to ambulatory surgical centers at a significant clip thanks to overall convenience, lower out-of-pocket expense for patie...
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Husband and Wife Dental Teams

When a husband and wife own and run a dental practice together, they often liaison at work in a multiplicity of ways, from the initial planning stages, decorating, and buying dentist equipment, to working in adjoining cubicles (as co-dentists, dentists/periodo...
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MTI wins Manufacturng Award

Jeff Baker started his own company, MTI, or Medical Technology Industries, Inc. in 1999 after having worked in the healthcare field for twenty-seven years. (He was the Vice President of The HealthChair Group’s DMI® medical division for two years after havi...
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Tools for the Trade

MTI, a manufacturer of medical exam and surgery chairs, has the tools that podiatrists, wound care clinics, and hospital wound care centers are looking for. Introducing the 527 and 527W: Capacity to lift an astounding 650 lbs (Model 527) or 800 ...
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Avoid Injuries

Healthcare workers, such as nursing aides, nurses, health aides, radiology technicians, and therapists are the leading group of people when it comes to losing the most time at work because of back pain, and this is partially due to their having to move patient...
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MTI Partners with Attainia

Salt Lake City, UT (March 1, 2010) – Medical Technology industries, Inc. (DBA: MTI, Inc.), a manufacturer of surgery and exam chairs and tables, treatment cabinetry, stools, and accessories for the healthcare industry, announced today that it has signed an a...
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Medical Equipment Going Green

Over the past few years with the increasing cost of energy and the push to become "green," that is, use energy, healthcare facilities have been becoming more energy efficient. Eliminating mercury, energy-efficient systems, and integrated design of facilities a...
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What are Wound Care Specialists?

Wound specialists are health care professionals who have been trained in the care and treatment of all types of wounds, acute and chronic. Among the most commonly treated wounds are those sustained from an acute injury, surgical wounds, diabetic w...
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Top 3 Wound Healing Tips

Honey can be a great addition to any wound care regimen. Wound healing can be a rather complex process. It involves any number of steps – from dressing the actual wound to repeat applications of oils and ointments – as you work to avoid any serious inf...
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Wound Care Signs & Symptoms

Wound Signs and Symptoms The most common symptoms of a wound are pain, swelling, and bleeding. The amount of pain, swelling, and bleeding of a wound depends upon the location of the injury and the mechanism of injury. Some large lacerations may n...
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What is a Podiatrist?

What Is a Podiatrist? A podiatrist is a doctor of podiatric medicine (DPM), also known as a podiatric physician or surgeon. Podiatrists diagnose and treat conditions of the foot, ankle, and related structures of the leg. What Are the Qualifications of a ...
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