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Pharmacist Offers Tips on How ASCs Can Prevent Drug Diversion
Amid a nationwide opioid epidemic, ASCs are not immune to problems related to misuse of controlled substances. Drug diversion should be a chief concern.
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CMS Makes Regulatory Changes; ASCs Might Benefit From Trend
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed several surgery payment changes in recent months, suggesting that Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is following through on his stated goals of rolling back regulatory burdens for doctors.
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Is This 4:1 Flutter?
The rhythm in the figure was diagnosed as atrial flutter with 4:1 AV conduction. Do you agree? How would you confirm your answer?
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Clinical Briefs
In this section: treating hypothyroidism in seniors; revisiting penicillin allergies; and new diverticulitis guidance.
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Sofosbuvir, Velpatasvir, and Voxilaprevir Tablets (Vosevi)
Vosevi is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with chronic hepatitis C infection without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis who are infected with genotype 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, and have been treated previously with a hepatitis C regimen containing an NS5A inhibitor.
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Eat Right, and Live
An improvement in diet over 12 years in middle-aged nurses and other health professionals resulted in a decreased risk of death.
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Glucose Self-monitoring Not Helpful for Non-insulin-treated Type 2 Diabetes
In this pragmatic randomized trial, self-monitoring blood glucose did not lead to lower hemoglobin A1c levels or improvement in health-related quality-of-life measures.
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What’s Old Is New Again: The History of Case Management
This month, we will review case management’s long and rich history from a community-based model to an acute care model and beyond.
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High-needs Patients Require Focus to Avoid Readmissions
Hospitals can make significant headway in reducing readmissions by addressing high-needs patients, according to a new National Academy of Medicine special publication, which notes that nearly half of the nation’s spending on healthcare is driven by just 5% of patients.
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CMS Cuts Bundled Payment Program, Tweaks Quality Initiatives
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed sweeping changes in three bundled payment initiatives, and tweaked some of the pay-for-performance measures that affect hospital reimbursement.