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Final CMS Policy Released on Global Codes Data Collection
CMS released in November an improved policy on global codes data collection. The changes will affect any surgeon or doctor who provides 10- and 90-day global code services, regardless of the setting.
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The Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2017
See the Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2017, a report from Health Devices and ECRI Institute.
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The Top Health Technology Hazards for 2017 Include Surgical Stapler Misuse
Surgery centers can improve safety by prioritizing efforts to reduce some of the more common and troublesome hazards.
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Combined Pediatric ED/Inpatient Unit Concept Catches On with Maryland Community Hospitals
Maximizing resources while pleasing patients and families takes high-level buy-in, sufficient staff, and plenty of resources, developers say.
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The Puzzle of Financing Effective Stroke Care
The somewhat tepid reception in the United States to mobile stroke units may have to do with the way such programs are funded.
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New Mobile Stroke Unit Programs Aim to Improve Outcomes
With just a handful of such programs operating in the United States, investigators hope to demonstrate the concept can deliver both clinical and financial rewards.
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An Alternating QRS with AV Block?
There is no 12-lead ECG on this patient, which means that our assessment of QRS morphology is limited to this single right-sided MCL-1 monitoring lead.
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: connecting asthma to obesity; finding the right treatment for uncomplicated gastroesophageal reflux disease; and better blood pressure control.
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Bezlotoxumab Injection (Zinplava)
Bezlotoxumab neutralizes the effect of toxin B and reduces the rate of recurrence of C. difficile infection.
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Is Yoga Effective for Treating Asthma?
Although the data on yoga in asthma are only of moderate quality, they suggest that yoga may improve quality of life and asthma symptoms.