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Healthcare providers–and practice managers, in particular–would be wise to take advantage of the most recent ICD-10 delay, not by shifting their focus to other projects, but instead shoring up potential areas of weakness. Those who have turned off the engine altogether will likely regret that decision as new deadlines approach. To that end here are […]
Read MoreAnti-Fraud spoke to Sean McKenna, J.D., to learn how theFalse Claims Act–a federal law dating back to the Lincoln administration–helps combat today’s healthcare fraud. McKenna is a partner in the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone, LLP. His professional background includes 15 years in law enforcement, most of which he spent working for the federal […]
Read MoreThis is not about our specialty however it is very important to us so I wanted to share it More healthcare organizations are using bundled payments to lower costs, but they must supplement such arrangements with solid quality care guidelines. That’s why UPMC Health Plan in Pittsburgh has developed several parameters to judge the success […]
Read MoreIt’s a trend that’s been growing across the country. Hospitals listing prices for procedures on their websites. Some states are even mandating it. While New York isn’t one of them, handful of hospitals across the state are making their prices public. “We started this process in the fall of last year, so it’s about a […]
Read MoreTelephone-based pain management can improve symptoms in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, according to a study conducted at Veterans Affairs primary care clinics and published in JAMA. Some 250 patients with musculoskeletal pain lasting at least 3 months were randomized to a telecare intervention or usual care. The intervention included frequent automated symptom monitoring (via […]
Read MoreAuthors: Ilyas S et al., Anaesthesia 2014 Aug 2; Better laryngoscopic views with video laryngoscopy do not equal intubation success. Intubating a trauma patient with cervical spine immobilization can be difficult. Prior studies in this population have shown that video laryngoscopy improves laryngoscopic view and reduces intubation difficulty (NEJM JW Emerg Med Mar 14 2008). […]
Read MoreAuthors: van Loon K et al., Anesth Analg 2014 Jul 119:49 Hypoxic events occurred in similar numbers of patients with and without CO2 monitoring. Undetected hypoventilation is associated with complications in propofol sedation. To evaluate whether capnography reduces episodes of hypoxia during propofol sedation, researchers in the Netherlands randomized 427 healthy women undergoing deep sedation […]
Read MoreAuthors: Drake FT et al. Ann Surg 2014 Aug. In an observational study, oral contrast did not improve accuracy in patients who received intravenous contrast. In three single-center, randomized trials, oral contrast — given in addition to intravenous (IV) contrast — did not improve the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomographic (CT) scanning for suspected appendicitis. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lockey D et al., Br J Anaesth 2014 Aug 15; 113:220 Intubation was successful in 99% of patients, and all surgical airways were successful in this large retrospective series. To assess airway management of trauma patients in a physician-led prehospital system in England, researchers conducted a retrospective database review of 7256 prehospital trauma intubations […]
Read MoreAuthor: KRAIG S. DE LANZAC, MD A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Daily, and often several times a day, I am asked by patients about my role as a physician anesthesiologist. Occasionally the answer involves reiterating to patients that an anesthesiologist is a physician. Once we get into the discussion, patients are […]
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