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Physicians, nurse midwives, registered nurses, and medical and nursing students significantly improved their ability to estimate obstetric blood loss after they were given pocket cardswith images of measured volumes on common materials including tail sponges, Chux pads, peri pads, bed pans, kidney basins, and delivery drapes, researchers report in an article published in April Obstetrics […]
Read MoreI think this is another good article for our readers. Physicians engaged in patient care generated $1.6 trillion in economic activity and supported 10 million jobs nationwide in 2012, according to a new report by the American Medical Association (AMA). The study found that physicians had a greater national economic impact than counterparts in higher […]
Read MoreI thought this was an interesting article I wanted to share with our readers. Changes in Healthcare Make an Impact Medicine is undergoing significant changes — some for the better and others less so. Compensation has increased slightly in 19 specialties; the income gap between men and women is narrowing; ACOs are making their impact […]
Read MoreSo much attention is paid to whether employees are “engaged” in their jobs or not. But managers at all levels need to periodically ask themselves a similar question: Are YOU engaged in managing your employees? In an effort to “empower” their staffs, too many managers take a completely hands-off approach, leaving employees alone unless they […]
Read MoreI thought this was an article our followers would like to read. That which walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, is not always actually a duck. That’s the argument the American Medical Association has been using for decades to block public access to doctors’ Medicare billing records. The AMA worries that people […]
Read MoreDelayed administration of epinephrine for patients with in-hosptial cardiac arrest is associated with increased mortality, according to a retrospective study in BMJ. Using a resuscitation registry, researchers identified 25,000 inpatients who had a cardiac arrest with a nonshockable rhythm (e.g., asystole or pulseless electrical activity). Only 10% survived to discharge. Mortality increased in a stepwise […]
Read MoreGood employers and leaders will create and foster more engaged employees, who help make organizations more productive and successful, according to the Gallup Business Journal. Gallup examined 32 companies that employed a collective 600,000 people across seven industries, including healthcare, and found engaged employees outnumber disengaged employees nine to one at these companies. As employee […]
Read MorePatients aren’t as likely to have problems paying their medical bills if they get information such as out-of-pocket cost estimates up front, according to a recent TransUnion Healthcare survey. According to TransUnion, a medical necessity software program can provide real-time verification of patients’ insurance eligibility and benefits, allowing providers to avoid billing errors and give […]
Read MoreThe wheels of regulation grind slowly, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week finally declared that the maker of the da Vinci robotic surgical system has satisfactorily addressed violations listed in an agency warning letter from July 2013. Among other things, the FDA faulted Intuitive Surgical, the manufacturer of the robotic surgical […]
Read MoreOn this Memorial Day, we pause to remember the 1.3 million American soldiers who have died in war since our founding, and the 1.5 million who have been wounded. Thank you. Thank you again, to all who have served and sacrificed, and to those who now serve and sacrifice.
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