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Author: Harriet W. Hopf, M.D. Published in The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2 2015, Vol.122, 229-230. doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000000552 When I started anesthesia residency in 1988, patients undergoing major surgery routinely arrived in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) with a core temperature of 34.5° to 35°C. We did not fully understand how anesthesia causes hypothermia; […]
Read MoreAuthors: Bennett KM et al., J Vasc Surg 2015 Jan 61:103 The 30-day rate of stroke or death was 3% in a large U.S. cohort. Perioperative complications — especially stroke or death — are key considerations when patients consider carotid endarterectomy. In this study, researchers used a national surgical database to determine rates and predictors of postoperative […]
Read MoreThis in the future will effect the way we get reimbursed. As new payment methods gain traction, the nation’s second-largest insurer is taking leaps and bounds to transition away from the traditional fee-for-service model toward value-based payments, reported Forbes. Anthem wants to focus on enhancing payments for performance and shared-risk arrangements, CEO Joe Swedish said […]
Read MoreI thought this was an article our followers would want to read. Administrative burdens and long hours contribute to rising levels of physician burnout, so too do the emotional repercussions of being involved in an adverse event. Nearly half (46%) of doctors report they felt burnout, up from 40% in 2013, Medscape’s Physician Lifestyle Report, shows. […]
Read MoreIn the budget submitted to Congress on February 2, President Barack Obama is seeking almost $84 billion for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in fiscal 2016, about a $5 billion increase from the previous year. The funding would cover everything from a replacement of Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, to […]
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