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Uncategorized Published - 17 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Reducing Volatile Anesthetic Waste Using a Commercial Electronic Health Record Clinical Decision Support Tool to Lower Fresh Gas Flows

AUTHORS: Olmos, Andrea V. MD et al  Anesthesia & Analgesia November 04, 2022. BACKGROUND: Volatile anesthetic consumption can be reduced by minimizing excessive fresh gas flows (FGFs). Currently, it is unknown whether decision support tools embedded within commercial electronic health record systems can be successfully adopted to achieve long-term reductions in FGF rates. The authors […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
‘Another challenging year for ASCs’: What’s in store for surgery centers in 2023

Author: Riz Hatton Becker’s ASC Review As elective procedures continue to shift to the ASC setting, the growth of surgery centers seems inevitable, but the movement is not without its challenges. Four healthcare leaders connected with Becker’s to answer, “What does 2023 have in store for the ASC industry?” Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for […]

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Uncategorized Published - 17 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Manifestations

We often have patients that suffer from Rheumatoid Arthritis so I wanted to share it with our readers. Author: Goldenberg D. Pract Pain Manag. 2023 January/February;23(1). The most common extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis involve the lungs and the heart. This article discusses the most important pulmonary and cardiac complications in individuals diagnosed with rheumatoid […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
‘Shoot to where the puck is going’: Hospital CEO looks to ASCs to drive margins

Author: Patsy Newitt  Becker’s ASC Review Hospitals and health systems faced formidable margin declines in 2022 amid labor shortages, skyrocketing operating costs and declining inpatient volumes. Many hospitals are looking to ASCs and outpatient surgery to offset these losses and boost revenue, particularly as surgery is increasingly migrating to the ASC setting. Mike Slubowski, president […]

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Uncategorized Published - 16 January, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Stigma Adds to the Burden of Lived Chronic Pain

Author: Avery Hurt Practical Pain Management Jan 23 The World Health Organization describes stigma as “a mark of shame, disgrace, or disapproval that results in an individual being rejected, discriminated against, and excluded from participating in a number of different areas of society.”¹ Stigma can have very specific and detrimental effects when it is related […]

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