Published in Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Sep;32(9):1011-5 Authors: Farahmand S et al OBJECTIVE: Intravenous morphine has been used as a common method of pain control in emergency care. Nebulized fentanyl is also an effective temporary substitute. This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of nebulized fentanyl with intravenous (IV) morphine on management of acute […]
Read MoreThe recent high-profile death of Joan Rivers after an outpatient endoscopy procedure has brought more attention to safety concerns at surgical centers and other ambulatory settings, though it’s an issue that has been on regulators’ radar for some time, according to an article from Crain’s New York Business. Although data on adverse events occurring outside […]
Read MoreFor managers, negotiation comes with the territory. You may have to negotiate with employees to improve performance, with clients about contracts, or with senior management on department goals. Here are four principles for successful negotiations. We all negotiate every day – over everything from million-dollar contracts to where to go for dinner. Some deals involve […]
Read MoreThis is important because most of us work in a hospital and while our department might not be experiencing drug shortages overall if the hospital decreases it’s profits it will affect us. It costs U.S. hospitals $230 million annually just to purchase more expensive generic drugs for shortage drugs Hospitals and health systems try their […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. The attorneys general (AGs) of 16 states warn that hospital employment of physicians, which is considered in many quarters to be the inevitable fate of medical practice, is driving up healthcare costs without necessarily improving the quality of care. The AGs […]
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