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Anesthesia Management: One-Size-Fits-All Hydromorphone Dosing? Authors: Xia S et al., Ann Emerg Med 2013 Nov 11; Pain relief from a 1 mg dose did not vary by patient body weight. Because hydromorphone is distributed widely into multiple tissues, weight-based dosing would seem to be the safest and most effective strategy when treating acute pain. Investigators […]
Read MoreA holographic imaging system for the operating room has been tested successfully by surgeons at an Israeli hospital and soon could be new tool for doctors planning, performing and evaluating minimally-invasive surgical procedures. The system, which was tested at the Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Petach Tikva, Israel, allows physicians to touch and interact with […]
Read MoreHospital-physician alignment arrangements are becoming an increasingly sought-after integration model as health organizations are redesigning their approaches to care in the pay-for-performance environment. The rationale for this agreement is to create and standardize best practices, processes and procedures with a focus on systems of care. Here are five things to know about co-management agreements. 1. […]
Read MoreMedicare inappropriately paid $6.7 billion for evaluation and management services claims in 2010 that weren’t coded correctly or lacked documentation, according to an HHS Office of Inspector General report. E/M services are performed by physicians and nonphysician practitioners to assess and manage patients’ health. Medicare paid a total of $32.3 billion for these services in […]
Read MoreAnesthesia Management: Salvaged Blood Safer, Cheaper than Transfusions, Study Says This paper was published in the June issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society The use of cell savers to re-circulate blood into surgical patients can deliver higher quality red cells, eliminate transfusion risks, and cost hospitals less than […]
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