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Published in Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Apr;30(4):227-9 Authors: Turner AL et al., OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to compare the duration of analgesia, need for analgesic medications, and pain-related nursing interventions in patients who did and did not receive ultrasound-guided femoral nerve blocks for femur fracture pain. METHODS: This is […]
Read MorePublished in Anesthesiology. 2014 Mar Authors: Acosta CM et al., BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to test the accuracy of lung sonography (LUS) to diagnose anesthesia-induced atelectasis in children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS: Fifteen children with American Society of Anesthesiology’s physical status classification I and aged 1 to 7 yr old […]
Read MoreAmbulatory surgery centers, since their inception, have touted their lower-cost services as competitive advantage, and rightfully so. According to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, ASCs are currently paid less than 60 percent of what hospital outpatient departments receive for the same procedures — which results in savings to both the insurer and patient. While ASCs […]
Read MoreThe cost associated with reworking a claim is $15–nearly $11 of which is staff time. By reducing the amount of time it takes to rework a claim, you’ll reduce your cost and get your claims re-submitted faster. One of the most time-consuming steps in reworking a claim is comprehending the payer’s complex rejection messages. With […]
Read MoreHealthcare spending, which was mostly in check, hovering close to the general inflation rate in recent years, may be on the rise again–or not. Healthcare spending and prices may be on an unsustainable rise after years of slow growth during the Great Recession, Forbes suggests. But healthcare spending in March was 7.1 percent higher than […]
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