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Taking Time to Find the Right Technology Benefits ASCs
Legislation helped hospitals and physician practices purchase electronic solutions, but surgery centers were left out of the financial incentives. Fewer surgery centers use electronic medical records and other technological solutions, partly because of that omission, but this trend is changing.
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Creating a Smoke-Free Environment for Your Operating Room
Any surgery center can create a smoke-free OR at a relatively low cost when compared with the long-term health and workplace impact of surgical smoke.
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Surgery’s Not-So-Secret Problem: Operating Room Smoke Is Hurting Nurses’ Health
For more than three decades, safety advocates have warned of the serious health dangers caused by surgical smoke. There is a simple solution that involves installing smoke evacuation devices in operating rooms (ORs). Still, the problem persists because of a lack of urgency among regulators and OR leadership.
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In Pediatric Emergencies, Strong Correlation Between Readiness, Mortality
A new study is raising serious concerns about EDs that are not considered “pediatric ready” to manage emergencies involving children.
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Wisconsin ED Offers Acupuncture to Patients Presenting With Pain
Researchers found that patients were largely receptive to receiving acupuncture and that the treatment was effective in easing symptoms of pain, stress, anxiety, and nausea. However, lack of reimbursement for acupuncture remains a significant barrier.
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ED-Based ICU Delivers Improved Outcomes, Reductions in Admissions to Inpatient ICUs
As demand for critical care increases, EDs often find themselves overwhelmed with patients requiring ICU-level care, but no empty beds. The result is a boarding problem and potentially worse outcomes for patients.
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Public Health Authorities Deploy Interagency Response to Vaping-Related Injuries
The investigation underway is complex, involving several states, hundreds of cases, and many substances and products.
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CDC Calls on Clinicians, Public Health Departments to Help End Vaping-Related Injuries
As of late September, more than 800 lung injuries associated with vaping have been reported, including 12 patients who died and many others who spent several days in the ICU on breathing tubes.
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Dozens of Medical Groups Call for Prior Authorization Reform
Letter indicates physician practices spend nearly 15 hours per week handling more than 30 prior authorizations.
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Patterns Emerge in Vaping Lung Injury Cases
Latest federal report links possibly tainted THC products to injuries caused by e-cigarettes.