Home Health Care News February 27, 2024
Signify Health — a part of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) — has added heart arrhythmia tests to its diagnostic and preventive services offerings. These screenings are part of the company’s in-home services aimed at achieving earlier detection and diagnoses.
One of the reasons Signify Health is focused on heart arrhythmias is because of how common it is among the population the company serves.
“Heart arrhythmias are something that increase as people age,” Dr. Heidi Schwarzwald, chief medical officer at Signify Health Home and Community Services, told Home Health Care News. “Over [age] 65, 5% of people in the United States may have a heart arrhythmia. As you get to 75 or 80, that increases to 10% of people. Of course...
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