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Case Managers Help Patients Bridge the Digital Divide Before Discharge
Since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down in-person social life across the world, digital solutions in healthcare exploded in use. Healthcare providers found that some patients struggled with digital health literacy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The author answers recently submitted questions from readers.
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Affordable Care Act’s Changes Reduced Surgery Costs for Low-Income Patients
Obtaining insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges was associated with better financial protection among low-income surgical patients eligible for both cost-sharing and premium subsidies, but not for middle-income patients eligible for only premium subsidies.
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Conversion from Hip Arthroscopy to Total Hip Is High for Certain Patients
A surgery that results in another surgery within two years is a low-value procedure. Leaders in the field of hip arthroscopy should help surgeons define the patient population that will benefit from this procedure.
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Engineer Offers Solution to Alleviate Surgeons’ Back, Neck Pain
Technology and other methods to reduce surgeons’ pain in the operating room could help extend careers and prevent staffing shortages.
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Surgery Patients Infected with COVID-19 Experience Poor Outcomes
Researchers found patients infected with COVID-19 die at a rate of 23.8% within 30 days after surgery.
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Managing Surgical Risk, Budgets Is Trickier Than Ever
Surgery centers face multiple challenges as they navigate the new landscape of fewer cases, risk from COVID-19, and little government help.
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Emergency Providers Identify Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19 Patients
A new study highlights the critical role emergency providers play in identifying the incidence of pulmonary embolisms (PE) in patients who present with COVID-19. Researchers have delineated some factors that either heighten or decrease the risk that a patient has or may develop a PE so that treatment can be optimized at an early stage.
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Chicago ED Accelerates Care, Improves Behavioral Health Prescribing Practices
The emergency department at St. Joseph Hospital in Chicago has implemented a two-pronged approach aimed at improving the way behavioral health patients are managed. This includes a new risk-stratification process that categorizes patients as low-, moderate-, or high-risk based on their diagnosis, and also promotes using newer-generation antipsychotic drugs.
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Advocacy Groups Call for Removing Barriers to Mental Healthcare for Clinicians
Considering the unprecedented strain they face while working on the COVID-19 frontline, leading U.S. medical associations have outlined a series of steps intended to ensure all clinicians can access the self-care resources they need.