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Uncategorized Published - 27 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Bundled payments need quality guidelines

This is not about our specialty however it is very important to us so I wanted to share it More healthcare organizations are using bundled payments to lower costs, but they must supplement such arrangements with solid quality care guidelines. That’s why UPMC Health Plan in Pittsburgh has developed several parameters to judge the success […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Growing Trend: Hospitals Post Procedure Prices Online

It’s a trend that’s been growing across the country. Hospitals listing prices for procedures on their websites. Some states are even mandating it. While New York isn’t one of them, handful of hospitals across the state are making their prices public. “We started this process in the fall of last year, so it’s about a […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Telephone-Based Intervention Improves Pain Symptoms

Telephone-based pain management can improve symptoms in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, according to a study conducted at Veterans Affairs primary care clinics and published in JAMA. Some 250 patients with musculoskeletal pain lasting at least 3 months were randomized to a telecare intervention or usual care. The intervention included frequent automated symptom monitoring (via […]

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Uncategorized Published - 26 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Video vs. Direct Laryngoscopy in Patients with Cervical Spine Immobilization

Authors: Ilyas S et al., Anaesthesia 2014 Aug 2; Better laryngoscopic views with video laryngoscopy do not equal intubation success. Intubating a trauma patient with cervical spine immobilization can be difficult. Prior studies in this population have shown that video laryngoscopy improves laryngoscopic view and reduces intubation difficulty (NEJM JW Emerg Med Mar 14 2008). […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 August, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Continuous Capnography During Propofol Deep Sedation

Authors: van Loon K et al., Anesth Analg 2014 Jul 119:49 Hypoxic events occurred in similar numbers of patients with and without CO2 monitoring. Undetected hypoventilation is associated with complications in propofol sedation. To evaluate whether capnography reduces episodes of hypoxia during propofol sedation, researchers in the Netherlands randomized 427 healthy women undergoing deep sedation […]

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