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Surgeons, Anesthesiologists Raise Alarm Over Medicare Fee Cuts
The cuts could hurt several healthcare sectors at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy financial toll.
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Poor Leadership Produces Shocking Outcome
A cautionary tale about how not to be a leader.
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The Best Qualities of a Good Administrator
Surgery center leaders must develop specific skills to help them navigate the difficult line between collegiality and staff management. One of the biggest mistakes a surgery center administrator can make is talking and sharing too much. Learn to communicate better by sharing less and listening to employees’ needs.
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Overcoming Vaccine Misinformation to Secure Staff Buy-In
Convincing staff a vaccine is important and safe will take a robust educational plan. Administrators can start by meeting with staff and encouraging them to ask questions. Leaders should emphasize the safety and efficacy data to dispel misinformation.
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Rolling Out a COVID-19 Vaccine at Surgery Centers
Surgery center leaders should start educating staff about the vaccine candidates and create vaccine policies for employees and patients. Because vaccine demand is high, leaders also should prepare in case their facilities become designated vaccine administration sites.
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AAFP, CDC Promote Immunizations Among Minority Populations
Groups recruiting family medicine practices for two initiatives.
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Fewer Diabetes Cases, Lower Blood Pressure Among Mediterranean Diet Adherents
Researchers continue discovering benefits of this healthy nutrition program.
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Delayed Screenings Correlate with More Severe Lung Cancer Malignancies
COVID-19 led to canceled or delayed care in 2020 — with consequences.
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Acupuncture as a Pain Management Alternative
The goal is to provide data that will convince payors to reimburse acupuncture treatment in the emergency environment, a stumbling block that has thus far prevented larger-scale implementation. Additionally, researchers hope their work leads to fewer unnecessary opioid prescriptions.
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Excessive Urine Testing Drives Unnecessary Antibiotic Use, Elongates Length of Stay
Investigators suspect this pattern may be related to the desire to establish an explanation for whatever symptoms have prompted patients to seek care. Clinicians and patients alike want clear diagnoses and definitive solutions to fix problems.