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Hospitals across the country are struggling to deal with a shortage of one of their essential medical supplies. Manufacturers are rationing saline — a product used all over the hospital to clean wounds, mix medications and treat dehydration. Now drug companies say they won’t be able to catch up with demand until next year. That […]
Read MoreAuthors: Al-Khatib SM et al., JAMA 2014 Jun 4; 311:2209 In a cross-registry cohort of patients with LVEFs between 30% and 35%, mortality was significantly lower in those who received a device than in those who did not. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in patients with cardiomyopathies have generally restricted enrollment to […]
Read MoreIn a cross-registry cohort of patients with left-ventricular ejection fractions between 30% and 35%, mortality was significantly lower in those who received a device than in those who did not. The findings were published in JAMA.
Read MoreThis is important no matter what department you practice in. Health care worker fatigue contributed to more than 1,600 incidents reported through the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS), with 37 considered harmful and four resulting in patient deaths, according the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority. An article released from the PPSA’s June advisory examined data […]
Read MoreHealthcare 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 […]
Read MoreA 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 […]
Read MoreAs 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 […]
Read MoreIf 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 […]
Read MorePublished 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 […]
Read MorePublished in Allergy. 2014 Jul;69(7):954-9 Authors: Reitter M et al BACKGROUND: Anaphylactic reactions to neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) can be severe and even fatal. Our aim was to evaluate mortality rate in France from anaphylactic reactions to NMBAs, to identify risk factors for a fatal outcome, and to describe management of the cases that proved […]
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