Army Upgrades Frontline Surgical Teams

Army Upgrades Frontline Surgical Teams

The 745th Forward Surgical Team, a detachment of the 31st Combat Support Hospital, became the Army’s first unit to upgrade into a Forward Resuscitation and Surgical Team at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 6. The unit converted as part of a coordinated medical materiel...
No Referrals Needed for West Region Prime Users Thanks to Backlog

No Referrals Needed for West Region Prime Users Thanks to Backlog

Tricare Prime users in the West region who need civilian specialty care won’t need an official Tricare referral through March 18, Tricare officials said, thanks to problems stemming from a series of changes rolled out Jan. 1. Typically, Tricare Prime users must...
Amazon gains momentum in medical supply business

Amazon gains momentum in medical supply business

Amazon has been growing its medical supply business – selling gloves, syringes and other health-care sundries to dentists, doctors and hospitals – in an early sign of its efforts to enter the health care industry. Unlike Amazon’s secretive plans to shake up the...
Change Healthcare Wins DIN PACS IV Contract

Change Healthcare Wins DIN PACS IV Contract

Change Healthcare today announced that it has been awarded a new Digital Imaging Network-PACS (DIN-PACS) IV contract by the United States Defense Logistics Agency. The DIN-PACS IV contract is a multiyear, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a...