Posts Tagged ‘news’
Thank You to the House of Delegates for Supporting the Health of all Virginians, Loudoun Now
Op-Ed By Dr. J. Stephen Jones, CEO of Inova; Howard P. Kern, president and CEO of Sentara Healthcare; and Nancy Howell Agee, president and CEO of Carilion Clinic. Read more.
Read MoreInova cardiac researchers publish JAMA article on use of intensive lipid-lowering drugs
The question over who should use cholesterol reducing medication is a hotly debated topic among physicians. Researchers at Inova just published an analysis in the current edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) providing foundational findings that will help change the understanding of when and how to use intensive lipid-lowering therapy to…
Read MoreInova Mount Vernon achieves rare perfect score, Covering the Corridor
Following a comprehensive day-long review of the Inova Joint Replacement Center at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital on Wednesday, a prestigious national healthcare accreditation organization awarded the center a rare perfect score for its total hip and total knee replacement programs. Read more.
Read MoreMeet the new CMS 5-star overall hospitals (Becker’s Hospital Review)
When CMS updated the methodology used in its Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating program in December after a five-month delay, the number of hospitals that received the highest possible overall rating increased from 83 in December 2016 to 337. CMS’ Hospital Compare website reports on quality measures for more than 4,000 hospitals from around the country.…
Read MoreDr. David Weintritt at Inova pioneers SPY Imaging for breast cancer surgery
SPYing on Breast Cancer Inova is the first in the world to use a groundbreaking technique that reduces complications during breast reconstruction To improve outcomes in breast cancer surgery, a surgeon at the Breast Cancer Program at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital has added a new tool in the fight. Known as the SPY Portable Handheld Imaging…
Read MorePatient with epilepsy gets life-changing treatment at Inova Fairfax Hospital
Although Leila Ait Abdedaim was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 20, she’d already had a lifetime of struggles with the condition. Her symptoms began when she was just 3 months old. In her home country of Morocco, epilepsy is often left untreated, so it wasn’t until she came to the United States that all of…
Read MoreInova accelerator seeks personalized-medicine startups (Virginia Business)
The Inova Personalized Health Accelerator (IPHA) is preparing to accept applications from early-stage startups focused on predicting, preventing and treating disease. Read more.
Read MoreSpine Surgery Pioneers: Inova Spine Program Surgeons Teach New Techniques to International Visitors
Ronald C. Childs, MD, is a board certified orthopaedic spine surgeon and medical co-director of the Inova Spine Program at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Spinal fusion is a common surgical procedure to treat spine pain and instability by fusing together the painful vertebrae that have degenerated or are unstable. The procedure has been around for decades,…
Read MoreLocal toddler thrives after lifesaving heart surgery at Inova Children’s Hospital
A Happy Heart Faced with a difficult diagnosis, parents-to-be find comfort and expert care Now two years old, Eliza George was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot while still in utero. With the help of the Inova Children’s Hospital Fetal Care Center in Northern Virginia, her parents Ginny and Erik George were guided through the process of…
Read MoreNew Lymph Node Mapping Breast Cancer Procedure Debuts in Alexandria, VA (WUSA 9)
ALEXANDRIA, VA. (WUSA9) – Has the cancer spread? That’s the fear for anyone who is fighting breast cancer. But a new procedure called Spy Phi is helping to answer the question and save lives. Watch more.
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