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Transparent Pricing Growing Trend in ASCs
The healthcare industry is undergoing a seismic shift as surgeries and procedures increasingly move to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and other outpatient sites. Consumer demand and greater efficiency are driving this change, but there’s a growing new trend that also could push even more business to ASCs: transparency in pricing.
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Emergency Providers Sound Alarm on Persistent Critical Drug Shortages
There may be fewer drug shortages than in other recent years, but some shortages are more severe, according to experts. Emergency providers report these shortages are affecting patient care. In particular, emergency providers are struggling to deal with a shortage of IV opioid analgesic drugs that has been in effect since the end of 2017. They are working with hospital pharmacists to conserve such drugs for patients most in need and to find alternative therapies.
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CDC: Suicide Rates Up By 30% in Some Areas
In 2016 alone, 45,000 people committed suicide. Data show suicide is one of only three leading causes of death that are increasing.
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Emergency Providers Play a Pivotal Role in Suicide Prevention
Experts point to insufficient mental healthcare resources in the United States as one of the key drivers of the rising suicide rate. However, these experts emphasize that emergency providers have a front-row seat to the problem, and can play an important role in prevention. To address the issue, a growing number of EDs are implementing universal screening to identify patients at risk for suicide. Such steps must be paired with effective protocols to connect at-risk patients with appropriate interventions.
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An Uncommon Cause of ST Elevation?
Are the ST-T wave abnormalities seen in the tracing with this article the result of early repolarization? Or is this likely to represent acute pericarditis?
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Amlodipine and Celecoxib Tablets (Consensi)
Consensi is indicated for patients for whom the treatment with amlodipine for hypertension and celecoxib for osteoarthritis is appropriate.
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Fish Consumption and Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
A cross-sectional analysis using baseline data from participants in the Evaluation of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease and Predictors of Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis (ESCAPE-RA) cohort study demonstrated biweekly consumption of fish significantly decreased pain and progression of RA sufferers.
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After the WHI: How Is Your Sex Life?
Women who discontinued systemic postmenopausal hormonal therapy following participation in the Women’s Health Initiative studies experienced an increase in vaginal and sexual symptoms.
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As-needed Inhaled Corticosteroid/LABA May Be Effective for Mild Asthma Control
In two randomized, double-blind, multicenter trials, symptom-triggered, twice-daily dosing of budesonide-formoterol was as effective in preventing severe asthma attacks as scheduled twice-daily dosing of budesonide-terbutaline, but not as effective in relieving symptoms.
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Providers Address Homelessness to Reduce ED, Hospital Use
Some hospitals are stepping up their game in the area of homeless patients, adopting a “housing first” philosophy — or, the idea that having a roof over one’s head is inextricably linked with better health, and is a critical first step to any effective treatment plan.