October 1st, 2015, is the deadline for healthcare providers to implement the twice-delayed ICD-10 code set, federal officials confirm. HHS will release the final rule, Administrative Simplification: Change to the Compliance Date for the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD–10–CM and ICD-10-PCS) Medical Data Code Sets, in the Federal Register August 4. The one-year […]
Read MorePublished in Oral Oncol. 2014 Jul 4. pii: S1368-8375(14)00172-9 Authors: Bossi P et al BACKGROUND: Painful mucositis is one of the most distressing toxicities of chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for head and neck cancer (HNC), with the characteristics of incidental predictable breakthrough pain (BTP) during swallowing. Fentanyl pectin nasal spray (FPNS) could be a good therapeutic option. […]
Read MoreAbuse-deterrent single-entity hydrocodone products are edging closer to market. Purdue Pharma LP has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FD) has granted Priority Review designation for its once-daily single-entity hydrocodone bitartrate tablet, an investigational pain medication formulated to make the product more difficult to misuse or abuse though chewing, snorting, and intravenous injection. […]
Read MoreThese six tips will help you combat boredom in your workplace, too. 1. Teach people how to treat you As an executive or manager, if you micromanage and focus only on your specific tasks, your team will reflect and replicate that type of work environment, which can easily bore people. Keep people from falling into […]
Read MoreAnesthesia providers miss chances to clean their hands during surgical procedures and have low hand-hygiene compliance according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center used intraoperative video observation to map the temporal patterns of anesthesia providers’ hand contact with the anesthesia work environment. They assessed hand-hygiene […]
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