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Editors note: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations require providers to offer ongoing training. As a service for our readers, were offering information on some unique educational programs that can help managers meet the staff training requirements.
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While a recently published review of Florida surgeries said that death or injury is 10 times more likely in the physician office setting,1 another recently published report indicates a high level of safety in physician offices, at least with oral and maxillofacial procedures.
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Because most sleep apnea cases have not been identified, it is not sufficient for same-day surgery providers to simply ask patients if they have sleep apnea, according to the Washington, DC-based American Sleep Apnea Association.
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Emergency practitioners must be well versed in the management of diabetic emergencies. New-onset diabetes discovered on presentation to the emergency department (ED) is not an infrequent occurrence.
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As pointed out in previous OB/GYN Clinical Alerts, about 1 in 4 patients in the United States are delivered by cesarean section, a procedure still classified as a major operation.
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The Womens Health Initiative (WHI) reports that estrogen-progestin therapy reduces fractures, but the number of gynecologic cancers observed precludes a definitive statement on the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancers.
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Weekly injections of alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate resulted in a substantial reduction in the rate of recurrent preterm delivery among women who were at particularly high risk for preterm delivery and reduced the likelihood of several complications in their infants.
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