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Uncategorized Published - 13 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Medicare’s Budget Neutrality Rule

Radius Anesthesia Medicare, the federal health insurance program that provides coverage for Americans aged 65 and older, has been a cornerstone of the nation’s healthcare system for decades. As healthcare costs have continued to rise, the need for fiscal responsibility and sustainability has become increasingly critical (1). In response to economic challenges, Medicare implemented several […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Self-Management Can Work in Chronic Pain Care

Author: Heidi Splete Practical Pain Management August 2023 Adults with chronic pain experienced positive changes in their daily lives after participating in a self-management intervention in a primary care setting, based on data from a small qualiative study involving 17 individuals.1 Current guidance for the management of chronic pain includes individualized and multidisciplinary strategies, wrote Ragnhild […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Making the Case for Daily POCUS Use

Authors: Amber Campbell, MD, MS et al ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 34. The contribution of physicists and physics research has paved the way for many technological breakthroughs within the past two centuries. Radar, cellular phones, the internet, MRI, and even the discovery of the structure of DNA are attributable to physicists and their research. […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Interoperability: A Rising Health IT Priority for ASA and Federal Regulators

Authors: Matthew Goldan; Vikas O’Reilly-Shah, MD, PhD, FASA ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 29–32. In the past few years, interoperability has become a buzzword making the rounds in health data and regulatory circles. Whether or not your roles have brought you into contact with this term, it is important to understand how interoperability will impact the way clinical […]

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Uncategorized Published - 13 September, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
OHSU Anesthesiologist, Fellow, and Surgical Team Perform Emergency AAA Surgery on an Infant

Author: Robin Hocevar ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 30. Pediatric anesthesiologist Philip Yun, DO, participated in a surgery to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm during his residency, but never in his work as attending physician in the NICU at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Often referred to as “AAA,” an abdominal […]

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