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Uncategorized Published - 14 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
The Traumatic Bleeding Severity Score Predicts Need for Massive Transfusion

Authors: Ogura T et al., J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2014 May 76:1243 The score is simple to calculate and can be done on most smart phones, but needs validation. Massive-transfusion protocols are designed to avoid coagulopathy by providing guidance for the ratio of blood products used, yet criteria for instituting these protocols are varied […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Should providers get financial incentives for moving to ICD-10?

One of the major arguments against the ICD-10 transition are the financial costs to medical practices. Sure, there are accusations of bureaucratic overreach and preventing physicians from spending time treating patients, but the anti-ICD-10 argument is primarily financial. So why not offer providers an incentive? Take the example of Meaningful Use. If the same physicians […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Most Patients Are Confused By Their Medical Bills, Survey Finds

A recent survey by TransUnion Healthcare has found the majority (54 percent) of insured consumers are either sometimes or always confused by their medical bills. The survey made several findings concerning price transparency. The survey found 63 percent of survey respondents want to know the full cost of care, including their insurance company’s portion, while […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
7 Key Factors Driving Health Insurance Rates

I thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our followers. As health insurers file their proposed 2015 rates for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act marketplace plans, expected health insurance premium increases have become the focus of various studies and news reports. In order to find out what drives premium rates, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 14 July, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
A New Target for Neuropathic Pain?

Authors: Rice ASC et al., Lancet 2014 May 10; 383:1637 This is for our readers that treat pain patients. A phase 2 trial demonstrates the potential of angiotensin II type 2 antagonists, a new treatment target, to relieve the chronic neuropathic pain of postherpetic neuralgia. Because existing treatments for postherpetic neuralgia are often insufficient or […]

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