Uncategorized 13 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: Treatment of postoperative pain after total hip arthroplasty

Treatment of postoperative pain after total hip arthroplasty: comparison between metamizol and paracetamol as adjunctive to opioid analgesics-prospective, double-blind, randomised study Published in Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2014 May;134(5):631-6 Authors: Oreskovic Z et al.,     INTRODUCTION: Metamizole use has been limited because of its risk of agranulocytosis. However, more recent literature seems to support […]

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Uncategorized 12 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: FDA Wants Stronger Warning Labels for Long-Acting Opioids

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring labels of all long-acting opioids to say they should be used strictly for patients in severe pain, a response to surging overdoses and deaths each year from the widely used pain medicines. The health regulator in September proposed the label changes, saying they were needed to highlight […]

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Uncategorized 12 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: 3 ways providers can take advantage of the ICD-10 delay

Early Congress delayed the implementation of ICD-10 as part of legislation that provided a one-year patch for the sustainable growth rate formula, a move that took the healthcare industry by surprise. Healthcare providers spent years–and significant amounts of money–preparing for the new code set, which the government delayed by a year once before, and was […]

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Uncategorized 11 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management: 3 Key Findings on Healthcare Billing

Patients 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 […]

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Uncategorized 11 May, 2014    By - webmaster
Anesthesia Management Taming toxic employees

To manage toxic behavior in employees, the first thing organizations should do is go on a fact-finding mission to build a complete behavioral profile. Toxic employees can cause serious problems in the workplace, but there are steps to take to manage them With the shortage of skilled providers  many departments find themselves putting up with […]

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