Authors: Ryuhei Araki, M.D. et al Anesthesiology published December, 2017. Background: Although midbrain dopaminergic pathways are known to contribute to arousal and emergence from anesthesia, few reports exist regarding the anesthetic effects of dopamine D2 receptor antagonism in humans. This study examined the effect of the D2 receptor antagonist droperidol on sevoflurane anesthesia by examining α and […]
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its “CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program Final Rule with Comment,” outlining several changes to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) for reporting year 2018. The Final Rule emphasizes burden reduction and other opportunities for short-term relief especially for small practices. Disclaimer: The changes […]
Read MoreCMS recently issued an interim final rule with comment period that exempts MIPS-eligible clinicians in disaster areas from submitting data for the quality, improvement activities and advancing care information performance categories. The interim final rule includes the Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances policy, which applies to MIPS clinicians who have been affected by the Northern California wildfires and Hurricanes […]
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Read MoreAuthors: Grace Lim, M.D., M.S. et al Anesthesiology published December 2017. Background: Cost-effectiveness analyses on cell salvage for cesarean delivery to inform national and societal guidelines on obstetric blood management are lacking. This study examined the cost-effectiveness of cell salvage strategies in obstetric hemorrhage from a societal perspective. Methods: Markov decision analysis modeling compared the cost-effectiveness of three […]
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