Oral oxycodone could be an important analgaesic agent for the management of postoperative pain in hospitalised patients with moderate to severe pain ( greater than 40 mm on the visual analog scale [VAS]), according to results of a double-blind study. When oxycodone hydrochloride capsules and morphine sulfate tablets were compared at a dose ratio of […]
Read MoreA novel, noninvasive neurostimulator targeting the vagus nerve improves on treatment of chronic cluster headaches over the current standard of care, according to a new study. “Patients who used this device for 6 minutes, two times per day had the number of cluster headache attached reduced by 40% per week,” said lead author Eric J. […]
Read MoreThe cost reductions and improved efficiencies afforded by the new healthcare EFT standards could save providers up to $4.5 billion. A new healthcare electronic funds transfer (EFT) standard went into effect at the beginning of 2014, and many healthcare professionals are reaping the benefits of time and money saved. For example, —Performance Pediatrics, a small […]
Read MoreChris Van Gorder, CEO of Scripps Health, has been a remarkable leader for the San Diego-based, five-hospital system. After joining the system in 2000, at a time when the medical staff had voted no confidence in the previous administration and the system was losing millions, Chris led its remarkable $150 million turnaround. And he did […]
Read MoreInsurers play a huge role in the professional lives of physicians but working together isn’t always easy, according to the Medscape Insurer Ratings Report 2014. When asked to rate insurers on overall performance on a scale of one to five, physicians rated only four insurers “above average” with a score of more than three. The […]
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