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Author: ALEX KACIK Trinity Health sued a Michigan anesthesiology group for allegedly compromising operations at a handful of its hospitals amid rate disputes with several insurers. The lawsuit filed in a Michigan federal court Tuesday alleged that Anesthesia Associates of Ann Arbor, which employs more than 100 doctors and is the exclusive provider for six Trinity […]
Read MoreIn a study published recently in the Journal of Burn Care & Research, a team of researchers reviewed all pavement burn injury admissions into a Las Vegas area burn center, and compared the outdoor temperatures at the time of each patient admission to, in essence, determine how hot is too hot. Pavement burns account for significant burn-related injuries […]
Read MoreAuthor: Mackenzie Bean Becker’s Healthcare A patient is suing Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Penrose Hospital, claiming he suffered facial fractures after falling off an operating room table, reports The Mercury News. The suit alleges 65-year-old Walter Stricklin rolled off the OR table and landed face-first on the ground as the surgical team prepped for his laparoscopic hernia […]
Read MoreThe American College of Surgeons (ACS) launched its new Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) Program at the ACS Quality and Safety Conference. This new surgical quality improvement program introduces 30 new surgical standards designed to systematically improve surgical care and outcomes for the aging adult population. Older adults already account for approximately 41 percent of all […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bob Herman Axios Medicare is proposing to start paying for total hip replacement surgeries in outpatient surgery centers next year, meaning patients can go home the same day they get the procedure instead of having to stay overnight in a hospital. Why it matters: Medicare spent roughly $6.5 billion on hospitalizations tied to hip and […]
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