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About 2.2 million people, or more than one in every four Americans who signed up for private health coverage under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law, have inconsistent data in their applications that could lead to them losing coverage in isolated cases, officials said. Republicans, who have made the law known as Obamacare a top […]
Read MoreI thought our readers should know this information since we often give antibiotics either preop or intraop. Authors: Schweizer ML et al., JAMA 2014 May 21; The mean attributable cost of surgical site infections in the Veterans Affairs system in 2010 was $11,876. With today’s emphasis on improving healthcare quality while decreasing cost, understanding the […]
Read MoreThis is important for our readers because so many of our followers work in the ICU beside just surgery. Authors: Binney ZO et al., Crit Care Med 2014 May 42:1074 Investigators describe a process by which ICU patients were transferred successfully to inpatient hospice care. In the U.S., 10% to 20% of patients admitted to […]
Read MoreAuthors: Kim JB et al., J Am Coll Cardiol 2014 Jun 3; 63:2280 Overall mortality risk was 50% higher in patients who underwent off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Compared with on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), off-pump surgery offers potential advantages of reduced bleeding, reduced need for transfusion, and superior neurocognitive outcomes. However, […]
Read MoreSince we need surgeons this obviously has a major effect on your anesthesia practice. Although surgeons play a large role in caring for patients under accountable care organization (ACO) models, Medicare-approved ACOs haven’t paid attention to them, according to a new study in Health Affairs. Researchers analyzed the experiences of 59 Medicare-approved ACOs using a […]
Read MoreCloud-based software services provider athenahealth has released its 2014 PayerView Report, which leverages the company’s data to provide insight into provider-payer relationships and ranks healthcare payers based on various metrics. Denial rate is one of those metrics. According to the report, here are the 10 payers with the lowest percentages of claims requiring backend rework. […]
Read MoreThe FDA has approved the first mucoadhesive buccal film therapy for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence, the manufacturer announced on Friday. Bunavail — a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone — should be used along with counseling and psychosocial support. The manufacturer says that this mode of delivery is more potent and therefore requires half […]
Read MoreThe FDA has approved Eloctate, a new prophylactic treatment for children and adults with hemophilia A. The infusion is long-acting and will decrease the number of doses required, with an infusion needed every 3 to 5 days (rather than three times weekly or every other day). Eloctate consists of the coagulation factor VIII molecule linked […]
Read MoreThe U.S. uninsured rate held steady at a record low of 13.4 percent in May, according to a recent Gallup poll. The uninsured rate appears to have leveled off after monthly declines in the wake of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s major provisions taking effect. It remains to be seen whether the uninsured […]
Read MoreHospitals across the country are struggling to deal with a shortage of one of their essential medical supplies. Manufacturers are rationing saline — a product used all over the hospital to clean wounds, mix medications and treat dehydration. Now drug companies say they won’t be able to catch up with demand until next year. That […]
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