Author: Dr Clemens

Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Management: 50 things to know about Medicaid expansion

As one of the most contentious provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion has affected both for-profit and nonprofit hospitals and health systems and served as a point of contention in political campaigns. Here are 50 things to know about the controversial topic. Medicaid expansion under the PPACA 1. One of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Management: 68 False Claims Act cases unsealed: 5 things to know

There have been 68 healthcare lawsuits filed under the qui tam, or whistle-blower, provisions of the False Claims Act have been unsealed, according to a National Law Review report. Here are five things to know about the unsealed cases: 1. Fifty-three of the 68 lawsuits were filed from 2012 to present, and the remaining cases […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Payer consortium to help small practices switch to ICD-10

Payers have joined together to help smaller providers make the switch to ICD-10, reports ICD-10 Monitor. Consortium members, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Humana, and other payers plan to meet with provider specialty groups to help them translate the ICD-9 codes they use most into the ICD-10 codes. They can pick up the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Two Femoral Nerve Block Techniques Compared for Patients with Femur Fractures

Authors: Reavley P et al., Emerg Med J 2014 Nov 27; The fascia iliaca and 3-in-1 femoral nerve blocks were equally effective for reducing pain from femoral neck fractures. Both the 3-in-1 block and fascia iliaca block (FIB) provide effective analgesia for patients with femoral neck fractures; however, they have never been directly compared in […]

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Uncategorized Published - 2 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Postoperative Delirium Guideline for Older Adults Issued

The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has released a new practice guideline for preventing and treating postoperative delirium in patients aged 65 years or older. The guideline was published online on the AGS website. An additional best practices document containing almost all guideline recommendations plus additional clinical recommendations was published in the Journal of the American […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 January, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Happy New Year

I want to wish our readers, their friends and families a Happy New Year!!!!!!

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