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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted additional information about global surgery data collection requirements. Physicians and other healthcare providers in FL, KY, LA, NV, NJ, ND, OH, OR and RI will be required to submit information-only claims for services provided within the global period for specific procedures with a 10 or […]
Read MoreImplementation of a quality improvement initiative substantially reduced excessive use of neostigmine while improving train-of-four–guided neostigmine administration. Over a six-month period, the initiative led to a decrease in the mean dose of intraoperative neostigmine from 2.9 to 2.5 mg, researchers reported. “Preliminary data have shown that these interventions led to a statistically significant reduction in […]
Read MorePatient access to anesthesia care for seven common surgical procedures is not increased when states “opt-out” of the Medicare rule that requires anesthesia to be administered with physician supervision, reports a study published in the Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). The study showed that “opt-out” states did not […]
Read MoreAuthors Jian Yang et al Background The surgical treatment of upper cervical spine metastases are controversial up to now. By summarizing and analyzing the clinical data of the upper cervical spine involved metastases treated surgically in our center, we mainly aimed to investigate the surgical decisions and outcomes so as to provide more references for […]
Read MoreYou’re in the operating room, with a resident beside you, and your clinical decisions are harming the patient. Does your resident have the wherewithal to stand up to you and intervene? While the answer seems to be a resounding no, a study by a multicenter Canadian research team offers hope. The investigation showed that a […]
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