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Could efforts to stop opioid abuse harm patient/physician relationship?
Due to a growing epidemic of opioid addiction, it’s possible that physicians will react to statements skeptically.
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Proposed changes on human subjects research raise some ethical concerns
Reduced administrative burdens and greater protection for human subjects are the goals of proposed revisions to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, also known as the Common Rule.
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Conflicts can result in clinicians’ moral distress
Ethical conflicts within a care team are not uncommon — nor are they particularly surprising.
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Significant Savings Come With Early Palliative Care
A new study says early intervention is the key.
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$9.5M settlement in lawsuit over out-of-network centers
On behalf of out-of-network California ASCs, a Los Angeles law firm has filed a motion for preliminary approval to settle a class action complaint it filed more than six years ago.
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The Joint Commission posts changes for 2016, alters office-based requirements
The Joint Commission has approved the 2016 accreditation and certification decision rules for all accreditation and certification programs.
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Until Nov. 16, ASCs can suppress certain public data
ASCs may choose through Nov. 16 to have 2013 and 2014 data for five claims-based measures suppressed from the Hospital Compare website, the American Hospital Association reported. The five measures are ASC-1, Patient burn; ASC-2, Patient fall; ASC-3, Wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient, wrong procedure, wrong implant; ASC-4, Hospital transfer/admission; and ASC-5, Prophylactic IV antibiotic timing.
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Evidence for a preadmit showering regimen
A standardized preadmission shower regimen results in maximum skin surface concentrations of chlorhexidine gluconate that can inhibit or kill surgical wound pathogens. -
Retirement system saves $7 million: Coverage adjusted for hospital colonoscopies
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) saved $7 million on spending for colonoscopy two years after it implemented a reference payment initiative that offered full insurance coverage at low-priced facilities but required substantial cost sharing if patients picked a high-priced alternative, according to an article published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.
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A blurred line between hospitals and surgery centers
The line between hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers is becoming more and more blurred.