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Slices of Swiss Cheese or Shavings of Parmesan Published in Br J Anaesth. 2014;113(6):905-906. Accidents in complex systems occur through the concatenation of multiple factors; each may be necessary, but only when all are present are conditions sufficient to produce an accident. In 1990, James Reason then a professor of Psychology at the University of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jung-Hee Ryu, Ji-Eun Lee, Young-Jin Lim, Deok-Man Hong, Hee-Pyoung Park, Jong-In Han, Hee-Jung Baik, Hyun-Zu Kim, Kyeong-Tae Min, Sang-Hwan Do Published in BMC Anesthesiol. 2014;14(63) Background Craniotomy patients have a high incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). This prospective, randomized, double-blind, multi-center study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic ramosetron in […]
Read MoreMultimodal perioperative analgesia with paravertebral nerve block (PVB) and gabapentin decreases the length of hospitalisation and narcotic usage in patients undergoing mastectomy compared to conventional postoperative management with on-demand postoperative medications (CPM), according to a study presented here at the 37th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). The researchers say that the multimodality approach […]
Read MoreInjecting a newer long-acting numbing medicine called liposomal bupivacaine into the tissue surrounding the knee during knee replacement surgery may provide a faster recovery and higher patient satisfaction. While improvements in implantable devices and surgical technique has made knee replacement surgery highly effective, pain control after surgery remains a common but persistent side effect for […]
Read MoreAuthors: Skolnick BE et al., N Engl J Med 2014 Dec 10; Two well-conducted studies show that it is not. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity with large indirect and direct costs to society. TBI was the first neurological disease for which progesterone administration was studied. Many animal models […]
Read MoreAre We Ready for a Proposal of a Restricted Intraoperative Approach? Authors: Giorgio Della Rocca, Luigi Vetrugno, Gabriella Tripi, Cristian Deana, Federico Barbariol, Livia Pompei Publsihed in BMC Anesthesiol. 2014;14(62) Background Fluid management in the perioperative period has been extensively studied but, despite that, “the right amount” still remains uncertain. The purpose of this paper […]
Read MoreThe Department of Justice was able to recover over $2 billion on behalf of taxpayers defrauded by healthcare providers engaging in misconduct against Medicare and Medicaid in fiscal year 2014. As part of this recovery, a Valencia, California-based doctor has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations of unlawful billing procedures and the intentional […]
Read MoreAs 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 […]
Read MoreThere 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 […]
Read MorePayers 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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