-
Google glass is being tested by surgeons across the country and is in high demand. The device can be worn during surgery and used to teach, archive, and access other documents.
-
Results of a recent study indicate that when an anesthesiologist wears two sets of gloves during laryngoscopy and intubation and then removes the outer set immediately after intubation, the contamination of the intraoperative environment is dramatically reduced.
-
Storing dantrolene would save 33 lives per year at an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of nearly $200,000 (in 2010 dollars) per life saved, indicating that storing dantrolene at ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) is very cost effective, say malignant hyperthermia experts.
-
When at Longmont (CO) Surgery Center started collecting copays and deductibles up front, they were clueless about the process, says Angie Blankinship, BSN, CASC, administrator.
-
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is increasing its emphasis on discharge planning and has developed a worksheet for surveyors to use to determine if hospitals are in compliance with the Conditions of Participation (CoPs).
-
The JUPITER trial causes a stir; ACP practice guideline for antidepressant use; testosterone for low libido; continued shortage of Hib vaccine; FDA Actions.
-
Hypertension is one of the most common conditions that primary care physicians face on a daily basis in the office. Control of hypertension is one of the most important therapeutic actions that the physician can do to prevent the development of serious complications in his or her patients.
-
-
-