Every good manager will tell you that conflict is part and parcel of the job. Whether it’s an issue within the team, or whether an external source is disrupting your progress, conflict happens. Dealing with the conflict will determine whether your project succeeds or ends up as a failure. Here are seven tips to addressing […]
Read MoreTreatment of postoperative pain after total hip arthroplasty: comparison between metamizol and paracetamol as adjunctive to opioid analgesics-prospective, double-blind, randomised study Published in Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2014 May;134(5):631-6 Authors: Oreskovic Z et al., INTRODUCTION: Metamizole use has been limited because of its risk of agranulocytosis. However, more recent literature seems to support […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requiring labels of all long-acting opioids to say they should be used strictly for patients in severe pain, a response to surging overdoses and deaths each year from the widely used pain medicines. The health regulator in September proposed the label changes, saying they were needed to highlight […]
Read MoreEarly Congress delayed the implementation of ICD-10 as part of legislation that provided a one-year patch for the sustainable growth rate formula, a move that took the healthcare industry by surprise. Healthcare providers spent years–and significant amounts of money–preparing for the new code set, which the government delayed by a year once before, and was […]
Read MorePatients aren’t as likely to have problems paying their medical bills if they get information such as out-of-pocket cost estimates up front, according to a recent TransUnion Healthcare survey. According to TransUnion, a medical necessity software program can provide real-time verification of patients’ insurance eligibility and benefits, allowing providers to avoid billing errors and give […]
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