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When Steven Passik, PhD, slipped on the ice earlier this year and tore his supraspinatus tendon, he needed rotary cuff surgery and was given a prescription for opioids to deal with the pain — no questions asked. “They didn’t ask me who I am or what I do; they didn’t ask me a single question […]
Read MoreFourteen people have been arrested and charged in connection with the fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people and sickened more than 680 in several states in 2012. Charges included in the indictment include numerous counts of second-degree murder, racketeering, conspiracy and mail fraud, although not all defendants are accused of each count. Among the […]
Read MorePublished in Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Oct;30(10):689-93 Authors: Young TP et al OBJECTIVES: We sought to describe the doses of propofol used for sedation in our pediatric emergency department, along with the range of procedures performed under propofol sedation. We also planned to describe clinically important physiologic changes seen and physician satisfaction with propofol at […]
Read MoreA bill written to assist disabled persons that passed the U.S. House of Representatives could result in across-the-board Medicare payment cuts to physicians. The bill, H.R. 647, the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, would allow people with disabilities to create special savings accounts for education, housing and other needs without risking their government […]
Read MoreSeveral hospital associations, characterizing the twice-postponed implementation of the ICD-10 diagnostic coding set as “disruptive and costly,” are urging House and Senate leaders to avoid any further delays. The nation’s leading hospital associations want the lame duck Congress to avoid further delays of the Oct. 1, 2015 implementation date for the ICD-10 diagnostic coding set. […]
Read MoreA Change in Opioid Prescribing In the latest change to controlled substance prescribing, hydrocodone has moved to Schedule II among controlled substances. In recognition of well-publicized reports that 99% of the worldwide supply of hydrocodone in 2007 was consumed in the United States,[1] the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enacted the Final Rule on October […]
Read MorePublished in Clin Respir J. 2014 Oct 13 Authors: Aydın V et al BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has many advantages such as shorter hospital stay of patients, minimal postoperative pain, rapid recovery after the operation; however, systemic disadvantages because intra-abdominal pressure, position and general anaesthesia may also appear. In this study, pressure-controlled ventilation (PCV) […]
Read MoreWhether you’re managing a new team as a result of a promotion, job change or an organizational restructure, stepping in to lead a pre-existing team (and the established dynamics, group norms, systems and expectations they tend to possess) demands a sound management strategy. Here are a few expert tips on how to manage a team, […]
Read MoreEpidural steroid injections (ESIs) should be contraindicated under certain circumstances in the management of back pain, the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee has concluded. After 2 days of presentations and discussions, committee members agreed that injecting a particulate steroid in the cervical region, using the transforaminal approach, […]
Read MoreISSUE: Baxter International Inc. voluntarily recalled one lot of Highly Concentrated Potassium Chloride Injection, 10 mEq per 100 mL to the user level due to a complaint of mislabeling of the overpouch. Some containers of Product Code 2B0826, Highly Concentrated Potassium Chloride Injection, 10 mEq per 100 mL, Lot Number P319160, Exp. 06/30/2015, NDC 0338-0709-48 […]
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