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Uncategorized Published - 28 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
10 States With the Highest Hospital CEO Turnover Rates

This is important for our readers who practice in a hospital is because every time there is a new CEO there is a possibility of your practice getting outsourced. According to the American College of Healthcare Executives, the average hospital CEO turnover rate increased in 2013 to 20 percent. This percentage is the highest turnover […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
The History of Healthcare Spending Growth: 3 Key Takeaways

The Congressional Budget Office has released its 2014 long-term budget outlook, which projects federal debt held by the public will rise during the next 25 years to the highest percentage in the country’s history since just after World War II. The report also includes information and estimates concerning healthcare spending, along with information on the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Moody’s: Nonprofit hospital revenues, cash flow hit record low in 2013

I wanted to share this because many of our readers work in a nonprofit hospital so I wanted them to know this information. Nonprofit hospital cash flow margins and revenue growth reached record lows in fiscal year 2013, according to a report from Moody’s Investors Service. Financial medians for 2013 show nonprofit hospital operating revenue […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Class-action lawsuit filed over slow Medicare appeals process

The Center for Medicare Advocacy has filed a lawsuit on behalf of five Medicare beneficiaries who allegedly had to wait longer than the 90-day statutory limit to resolve appeals over Medicare claims denials The proposed nationwide class-action lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut against the Obama Administration. Under the Medicare Act, appeals […]

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Uncategorized Published - 27 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Sub-Tenon block does not provide superior postoperative analgesia vs intravenous fentanyl in pediatric squint surgery

Published in Eur J Ophthalmol. 2014 Jul 24;24(5):643-9 Authors: Ramachandran R et al PURPOSE: We evaluated the efficacy of sub-Tenon block in decreasing perioperative pain, incidence of intraoperative oculocardiac reflex (OCR), and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in pediatric squint surgery. METHODS: A total of 67 children age 2-12 years, American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical […]

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