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The EHR giant called the allegations “fundamental misunderstanding of how claims software works.” Healthcare IT giant Epic Systems has been hit with a False Claims Act suit that alleges the company’s billing system double bills the government for anesthesia services. According to the suit that was made public Thursday, the alleged glitch in the system […]
Read MoreInterview with Michael Clark, MD Antidepressants are commonly prescribed to manage chronic pain so a meta-analysis was conducted to determine how well this class of medications was tolerated, and the extent of adverse effects occurring in patients with chronic pain. Chronic pain affects 36% of the US population and accounts for 12% of all medication […]
Read MoreAuthors: Nasir Hussain, M.Sc., M.D et al Anesthesiology published on October 12, 2017. Background: Interscalene block provides optimal shoulder surgery analgesia, but concerns over its associated risks have prompted the search for alternatives. Suprascapular block was recently proposed as an interscalene block alternative, but evidence of its comparative analgesic effect is conflicting. This meta-analysis compares the analgesic […]
Read MoreASA Monitor 10 2017, Vol.81, 50-51. Review of unusual patient care experiences is a cornerstone of medical education. Each month, the AQI-AIRS Steering Committee abstracts a patient history submitted to the Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS) and authors a discussion of the safety and human factors challenges involved. Real-life case histories often include multiple clinical decisions, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Zeev N. Kain, M.D., M.B.A., FAAP ASA Monitor 10 2017, Vol.81, 18-20. Zeev N. Kain, M.D., M.B.A., FAAP, is Chancellor’s Professor of Anesthesiology and Medicine, Director, Stress and Health, University of California, Irvine, Adjutant Professor, Yale University, New Haven. The American medical environment is currently experiencing a dramatic transformation, and much of that relies on […]
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