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Uncategorized Published - 5 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Survey: Top 1% of patients account for 22% of costs

I read this and wanted to share it with our readers. In 2012, United States healthcare expenditures totaled $1.35 trillion, though medical care expenses are predominantly concentrated among a relatively small portion of individuals, according to a recent report by the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. In 2012, the top 1 percent of the population ranked […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Average Affordable Care Premiums Going up in 2015

Many people covered under President Barack Obama’s health care law will face higher premiums next year, the administration acknowledged Thursday. While the average increases are modest, it’s more fodder for the nation’s political battles over health care. Officials stressed that millions of current HealthCare.gov customers can mitigate the financial hit if they’re willing to shop […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: 9 things you need to know before talking with the media

A media interview offers a great opportunity to tell your company’s story but it’s not just another speaking engagement. It is a demanding exercise and for most professionals, it can be unnerving. Four words that strike fear in the heart of anyone who has been tapped as a company spokesperson are, “A reporter is calling.” […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Patients Want More Information About Anaesthesia Options, But Want Doctors to Choose

Patients appear to want information about different options for regional anaesthesia for post-operative pain, yet it seems that they wish to be relatively passive when it comes to making a choice, according to results of a survey. Shared decision-making (SDM), a patient-centred decision-making process that encourages active patient engagement in preference-sensitive healthcare decisions, is a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Prescription Opioids Involved in Most Overdoses Seen in Emergency Departments

In a national study of hospital emergency department visits for opioid overdoses, 67.8% of the overdoses involved prescription opioids (including methadone), followed by heroin, other unspecified opioids, and multiple opioids, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine. Michael A. Yokell, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, and colleagues analysed the 2010 Nationwide […]

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