A molecular imaging scan in addition to a conventional bone scan can provide the necessary information about the physiological health of the spine to select the most appropriate pain-killing treatment protocol for patients suffering from low back pain, according to a study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and […]
Read MoreWorkgroup for Electronic Data Interchange sends Department of Health & Human Services laundry list of to-dos to ensure healthcare industry meets new ICD-10 deadline. The Department of Health and Human Services delayed the ICD-10 code implementation until October 2015, but that doesn’t mean implementing the new classification system should be far from healthcare IT professionals’ […]
Read MoreIs the patient cringing with neck pain telling the truth despite no evidence of trauma, or is he just looking to collect some insurance money? Thanks to a fully automated facial expression recognition system that operates in real time, the answer can now be discerned with a little more confidence. A joint study from researchers […]
Read MoreThe business of business is usually simple. Take management, for instance. You can read management books or spend hours in the classroom… or you can just follow some simple shortcuts: 1. Manage individuals not numbers, because the only way to change the numbers is to change people’s behaviors. 2. Adapt your style to each person, […]
Read MoreSepsis figures in 1 of every 2 to 3 hospital deaths, according to findings from a study of more than 7 million adult hospitalizations across the United States. More than half of the deaths from sepsis occurred in people who initially appeared less seriously ill, Vincent Liu, MD, and colleagues report in a research letter […]
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