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This is copied from today’s USA Today newspaper Orthopedic surgeon Jeffrey Stimac worked part of Thanksgiving and Christmas and expects to work part of New Year’s Day checking on patients in the hospital after their operations. ‘Tis the season for elective surgeries. “November and December are definitely my busiest months,” says Stimac, who works for […]
Read MoreWhile ICD-10 might have codes that seem excessive–like injury via turkey–without its comprehensive codes, doctors will never detect the one-in-a-million disease when it matters. With advanced computing power that can record human behavior in vital healthcare situations, we should be able to capitalize on that in a recent post for HIT Consultant. If a patient […]
Read MoreHealthcare professionals should not prescribe combination drugs that contain more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per tablet or capsule, the FDA advised on Tuesday in an effort to reduce patient risk for liver injury from accidental overdose. Nearly half of acetaminophen-related liver failure cases in the U.S. are caused by accidental overdose from prescription combination […]
Read MoreBitcoin wariness, anti-hacking measures key for health systems in this age of cyberthreats, experts warn. Between online marketplaces for Social Security numbers, data hijackings, from Sony to critical access hospitals, and bill-for-sham-services Medicare schemers, catching and preventing fraud is more important than ever. At the same time that technology is giving fraud perpetrators new tools […]
Read MoreThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved diclofenac sodium injection (Dyloject, Hospira Inc), a proprietary nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for the treatment of mild to moderate pain, and for the management of moderate to severe pain alone or in combination with opioids. “While not a replacement for opioids, Dyloject is another injectable therapy […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ebert TJ et al., Anesth Analg 2014 Nov 11; A crossover comparison of four nasal cannulae shows differences in oxygen delivery and ETCO2 measurement. To assess whether the design of nasal cannulae influences O2 delivery and detection of end tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2), researchers enrolled 45 healthy adults in a randomized, crossover study of […]
Read MoreThis was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. 1. Your next CEO could come from an unlikely place The most similar C-suite executive to the CEO in terms of leadership style, thinking style and emotional competency is chief human resources officer, with the exception of the COO, whose duties overlap with the […]
Read MoreThe Department of Justice has announced it recovered $5.69 billion in civil settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act in fiscal year 2014, with $2.3 billion resulting from false claims cases against federal healthcare programs. The 2014 fiscal year marked the fifth consecutive year the DOJ has recovered more than $2 billion in false […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jørgensen ME et al. JAMA 2014 Jul 16. Risk for postoperative adverse cardiovascular events was especially high during the first 9 months after stroke. Stroke is a known risk factor for adverse perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Whether this relation is time dependent is unclear. Researchers in Denmark examined a nationwide cohort […]
Read MoreThe proliferation of high-deductible health plans has not only caused hardship for patients, but has added a difficult layer of administrative and financial burden for physician practices and ambulatory surgery centers. The challenges of collecting balances from patients are multi-fold, with practice managers and consultants citing the following issues: 1. Despite the movement toward consumer-directed […]
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