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Uncategorized Published - 25 June, 2014    By - dc2uh
Anesthesia Management: Continue training, testing to maintain ICD-10 momentum

Healthcare organizations should use the extra time afforded by the delay of ICD-10 to conduct more testing and training and to maintain the momentum they’ve developed thus far, according to AHIMA officials, CIOs and consultants. “I think the biggest concern that I have involves most of our clients keeping that level of engagement,” Mary Beth […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 June, 2014    By - dc2uh
Anesthesia Management: 4 Traits of “Invisible” People — And Why Your Organization Needs Them

A new book profiles ambitious professionals who find the most satisfaction in work that is critical to their organization’s success, but goes largely unnoticed by the public. David Zweig worked as a fact checker at Conde Nast for five years. In an interview with Mr. Zweig says he enjoyed “slaving away on the minutiae of […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 June, 2014    By - dc2uh
Anesthesia Management: Bundled Payment Program Progress: 6 Things to Know

As healthcare providers and payers face seek to move from fee-for-service to value-based payment, a considerable number of them are implementing bundled payment plans. According to a study commissioned by the nonprofit Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute and conducted by Bailit Health Purchasing, some public and private healthcare payers are beginning to commit to bundled […]

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Uncategorized Published - 25 June, 2014    By - dc2uh
Anesthesia Management: Employer health costs to rise in 2015

If health plans stay unchanged, PwC sees medical costs rising by 6.8 percent in 2015 Health costs will accelerate next year, but changes in how people buy care will help keep them from attaining the speed of several years ago, PricewaterhouseCoopers says in a new report. The prediction, based on interviews and modeling, splits the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 June, 2014    By - dc2uh
Anesthesia Management: Comparison of the effect of propofol and sevoflurane anaesthesia on acute and chronic postoperative pain after hysterectomy

Published in Anaesth Intensive Care. 2014 May;42(3):365-70. Authors: Ogurlu M et al Abstract There is some evidence that propofol may reduce acute postoperative pain; however, the results are inconsistent. Furthermore, there is a paucity of information about the type of anaesthesia and chronic pain. This study was designed to evaluate the hypothesis that propofol reduces […]

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