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Published in J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Sep 13 Authors: Turner JA et al BACKGROUND: Urine drug tests (UDTs) are recommended for patients on chronic opioid therapy (COT). Knowledge of the risk factors for aberrant UDT results could help optimize their use. OBJECTIVE: To identify primary care COT patient and opioid regimen characteristics associated with […]
Read MorePublished in Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Sep 10;9 Authors: Prasad M BACKGROUND: Status epilepticus is a medical emergency associated with significant mortality and morbidity that requires immediate and effective treatment. OBJECTIVES: (1) To determine whether a particular anticonvulsant is more effective or safer to use in status epilepticus compared to another and compared to […]
Read MorePublished in Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Sep;32(9):1011-5 Authors: Farahmand S et al OBJECTIVE: Intravenous morphine has been used as a common method of pain control in emergency care. Nebulized fentanyl is also an effective temporary substitute. This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of nebulized fentanyl with intravenous (IV) morphine on management of acute […]
Read MoreThe recent high-profile death of Joan Rivers after an outpatient endoscopy procedure has brought more attention to safety concerns at surgical centers and other ambulatory settings, though it’s an issue that has been on regulators’ radar for some time, according to an article from Crain’s New York Business. Although data on adverse events occurring outside […]
Read MoreFor managers, negotiation comes with the territory. You may have to negotiate with employees to improve performance, with clients about contracts, or with senior management on department goals. Here are four principles for successful negotiations. We all negotiate every day – over everything from million-dollar contracts to where to go for dinner. Some deals involve […]
Read MoreThis is important because most of us work in a hospital and while our department might not be experiencing drug shortages overall if the hospital decreases it’s profits it will affect us. It costs U.S. hospitals $230 million annually just to purchase more expensive generic drugs for shortage drugs Hospitals and health systems try their […]
Read MoreI thought this was interesting so I wanted to share it with our readers. The attorneys general (AGs) of 16 states warn that hospital employment of physicians, which is considered in many quarters to be the inevitable fate of medical practice, is driving up healthcare costs without necessarily improving the quality of care. The AGs […]
Read MoreFailing to effectively communicate with your employees isn’t just bad for business. It also can create a work environment that’s ripe for legal trouble. If you take time to communicate, explain your actions, stay involved and make the workplace seem rational to employees, you will increase your chances of staying out of the courtroom. Below […]
Read MoreAmerica spends a lot of money on the paperwork that makes hospitals run— $218 billion per year, to be exact. That works out to 1.43 percent of the entire American economy is spent on hospitals’ administrative costs. Of every $100 spent in America, that means $1.43 is going toward the billing specialists and schedulers that […]
Read MoreU.S. healthcare spending grew at a moderate rate of 3.6% in 2013, but spending will likely increase at a faster clip in years to come, outstripping growth in the gross domestic product (GDP), according to an analysis released on by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Calling the rate of growth for […]
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