The effort to improve the patient experience is one of the paramount issues in the modern healthcare industry–in part because patient satisfaction is tied to financial incentives. To make a real difference, hospitals must create an “overall experience of caring,” Forbes contributor Micah Solomon writes in a recentarticle. In regard to the Hospital Consumer Assessment […]
Read MoreAlthough physician practices seem to have made some progress in the fight against prescription painkiller abuse, drug-seeking and drug-addicted patients remain part of many medical offices’ daily reality, according to an article from Physicians Practice. The best approach, according to Shawn Williams, acting medical director at Willingway, a Georgia-based addiction treatment center, is a direct […]
Read MoreWhat is the average ambulatory surgery center rent? How many square feet are ASCs today? What is the gross PP&E? How many operating rooms to most surgery centers have? VMG Health’s Intellimarker 2012 Survey answers these questions by region. Here are 42 statistics based on the report: All facilities Gross PP&E per OR: $899 Gross […]
Read MorePublished in A&A Case Reports 15 December 2014 – Volume 3 – Issue 12 – p 157–159 Authors: King, Michael R. MD; Anderson, T. Anthony PhD, MD From the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. We describe using ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks for postoperative pain control in 2 […]
Read MoreMissouri used a considerable amount of sedatives on the last inmate it executed before it injected its lethal drug, records obtained by St. Louis Public Radio show. Chemical logs show the state used the controversial drug midazolam for the first time since its use was revealed months ago. Midazolam is a drug widely used in […]
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