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By Les Masterson Dive Brief: Hospitals are increasingly turning to palliative care programs as a way to offer value-based end-of-life care, according to a report in Health Affairs. Hospitals with more than 50 beds offering palliative programs tripled between 2000 and 2015 from 25% to 75%. In 2015, more than 90% of hospitals with 300 beds and […]
Read MoreFailing health of the United States BMJ published 07 February 2018 Author: Steven H. Woolf The role of challenging life conditions and the policies behind them Life expectancy in the US has fallen for the second year in a row. This is alarming because life expectancy has risen for much of the past century in developed […]
Read MoreImplementation at a single institution of a multidisciplinary rapid recovery care pathway has led to improved value-based care. According to a recent study, patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty under the perioperative surgical home (PSH) model had decreased hospital length of stay (LOS) and costs compared with those managed in a traditional fashion. In addition, […]
Read MoreAn Unusual Cause of Respiratory Distress Cody Rowan, MD Department of Anesthesiology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Chapel Hill, North Carolina Paola A Pesantes, MD Department of Anesthesiology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Chapel Hill, North Carolina Airway adjuncts such as oral or nasopharyngeal airways (NPAs) are […]
Read MoreThe FDA published an open letter to health care providers highlighting the benefits of thermoregulation devices, such as forced-air warming systems, during surgery. The letter states that the FDA is aware of hesitation by many providers to use the technology due to a possible increased risk for infection. The FDA wrote the letter, after a “thorough review […]
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