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When Steven Passik, PhD, slipped on the ice earlier this year and tore his supraspinatus tendon, he needed rotary cuff surgery and was given a prescription for opioids to deal with the pain — no questions asked. “They didn’t ask me who I am or what I do; they didn’t ask me a single question […]
Read MoreFourteen people have been arrested and charged in connection with the fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people and sickened more than 680 in several states in 2012. Charges included in the indictment include numerous counts of second-degree murder, racketeering, conspiracy and mail fraud, although not all defendants are accused of each count. Among the […]
Read MorePublished in Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Oct;30(10):689-93 Authors: Young TP et al OBJECTIVES: We sought to describe the doses of propofol used for sedation in our pediatric emergency department, along with the range of procedures performed under propofol sedation. We also planned to describe clinically important physiologic changes seen and physician satisfaction with propofol at […]
Read MoreA bill written to assist disabled persons that passed the U.S. House of Representatives could result in across-the-board Medicare payment cuts to physicians. The bill, H.R. 647, the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, would allow people with disabilities to create special savings accounts for education, housing and other needs without risking their government […]
Read MoreSeveral hospital associations, characterizing the twice-postponed implementation of the ICD-10 diagnostic coding set as “disruptive and costly,” are urging House and Senate leaders to avoid any further delays. The nation’s leading hospital associations want the lame duck Congress to avoid further delays of the Oct. 1, 2015 implementation date for the ICD-10 diagnostic coding set. […]
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