Articles Tagged With: surgery
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Researchers show rising opioid prescriptions following low-risk surgeries
Physicians are prescribing more opioid painkillers than ever to patients undergoing common outpatient surgeries, according to research.
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Total hip cases said safe and effective on the right patients at surgery centers
Outpatient total hip arthroplasty can be safe and effective when performed at an ambulatory surgery center when the procedure is performed on appropriately screened patients, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
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For All the World to See: Patients Seriously Burned in OR Fires
A Washington, DC, TV station reports on patients severely burned in OR fires. -
You can improve communication with your surgery staff — Here’s how
“The following sentence is true. The previous sentence is false.” Did you figure it out? Can you? These statements have driven compulsive individuals crazy over the years. It is the “liar’s paradox,” or pseudómenos lógos.
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Shorter surgery check-in saves $11,500 annually
Employees, supervisors, and managers at Seattle Children’s Hospital are constantly on the lookout for work that is no longer useful.
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Outpatient surgery field fights back after ban from insurance plans
Distressed. Alarming. Shortsighted. Troubling. These words are being used to describe a new trend of employers offering healthcare coverage that excludes outpatient surgery in all settings: hospitals, surgery centers, and surgeons’ offices.
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Shorter surgery check-in saves $11,500 plus a minute per case
Patient access employees, supervisors, and managers at Seattle Children’s Hospital are constantly on the lookout for work that is no longer useful.
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No link found between anesthesia after age 40 and mild cognitive impairment
A study of people who received anesthesia for surgery after age 40 found no association between the anesthesia and development of mild cognitive impairment later in life. The study was conducted by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
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Patients can safely shower 48 hours after surgery
Forty-eight hours after surgery, wounds that are clean and clean-contaminated can be safely showered, according to the results of a study just published in the Annals of Surgery.
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Ambulatory surgery centers are in OIG’s sights
Ambulatory surgical centers are among the many healthcare operations targeted for close oversight in the 2016 Work Plan from the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.