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So much attention is paid to whether employees are “engaged” in their jobs or not. But managers at all levels need to periodically ask themselves a similar question: Are YOU engaged in managing your employees? In an effort to “empower” their staffs, too many managers take a completely hands-off approach, leaving employees alone unless they […]
Read MoreI thought this was an article our followers would like to read. That which walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, is not always actually a duck. That’s the argument the American Medical Association has been using for decades to block public access to doctors’ Medicare billing records. The AMA worries that people […]
Read MoreDelayed administration of epinephrine for patients with in-hosptial cardiac arrest is associated with increased mortality, according to a retrospective study in BMJ. Using a resuscitation registry, researchers identified 25,000 inpatients who had a cardiac arrest with a nonshockable rhythm (e.g., asystole or pulseless electrical activity). Only 10% survived to discharge. Mortality increased in a stepwise […]
Read MoreGood employers and leaders will create and foster more engaged employees, who help make organizations more productive and successful, according to the Gallup Business Journal. Gallup examined 32 companies that employed a collective 600,000 people across seven industries, including healthcare, and found engaged employees outnumber disengaged employees nine to one at these companies. As employee […]
Read MorePatients aren’t as likely to have problems paying their medical bills if they get information such as out-of-pocket cost estimates up front, according to a recent TransUnion Healthcare survey. According to TransUnion, a medical necessity software program can provide real-time verification of patients’ insurance eligibility and benefits, allowing providers to avoid billing errors and give […]
Read MoreThe wheels of regulation grind slowly, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week finally declared that the maker of the da Vinci robotic surgical system has satisfactorily addressed violations listed in an agency warning letter from July 2013. Among other things, the FDA faulted Intuitive Surgical, the manufacturer of the robotic surgical […]
Read MoreOn this Memorial Day, we pause to remember the 1.3 million American soldiers who have died in war since our founding, and the 1.5 million who have been wounded. Thank you. Thank you again, to all who have served and sacrificed, and to those who now serve and sacrifice.
Read MorePublished in Anesth Analg. 2014 May;118(5):946-55 Authors: Le Guen M et al., BACKGROUND: The α2-adrenergic agonist dexmedetomidine is a sedative and can be used as an adjunct to anesthetics. Our primary goal was thus to determine the extent to which dexmedetomidine reduces the requirement for propofol and remifentanil. METHODS: This double-blinded, randomized study […]
Read MorePublished in Allergol Int. 2014 Apr Authors: Saito M et al. Background: There are problems in diagnosis of allergy to amide-type local anesthetic agents (ALAs), because definitive diagnosis is not obtained by in vivo tests, which are used for the diagnosis. Consequently, patients may be exposed to risk. There are few diagnoses based […]
Read MoreAuthors: Abroug F and Krishnan JA., Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014 May 1; 189:1014 Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations who require intensive care admission do better with low-dose steroids. A 2010 observational study suggested that relatively low-dose oral corticosteroids were as good as — or better than — high-dose parenteral steroids […]
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