Anyone who wants to motivate people must be able to give a speech in front of an audience, but just the thought of this brings many talented people to their knees. They get embarrassed and unnecessarily worried about how the audience might respond.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned healthcare providers and patients about counterfeit surgical mesh being distributed in the United States under the C.R. Bard/Davol brand name, according to an FDA news release.
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A team led by physicians at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., reported a national trend toward younger, more diverse patients having total knee replacement surgery, according to a Mayo news release.
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When community hospitals go up for sale, the price is based primarily on current earnings, so it is important to maximize those earnings before sale, according to Jim Rolfe, a managing director for transactions at Dallas-based VMG Health.
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Officials from Healthcare Management Associates are meeting with planners and hospital administrative staff to decide how to invest $20 million in Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith, Ark., according to a report in the Times Record.
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Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center (Warner Robins, Ga.). Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center is home to four orthopedic and sports medicine specialists and one spine surgeon. The ASC consists of two operating rooms, a sub-sterile area, four preoperative rooms and five PACU beds. The center performs a variety of orthopedic procedures, including anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, carpal tunnel release, trigger finger release and surgery for tennis elbow. The center's spine program performs cervical disc replacement, multi-level anterior cervical disc fusion, endoscopic spine procedures and minimally invasive spine fusions, among other procedures. Becky Mann, director of Houston Orthopedic, attributes the center's success to its dedication to patient care and cost-consciousness. "Our goal at Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center is to always put our patient first," she says. "Service is given with professional competence and a smile. No one in the center is too busy to stop and answer a question or lend a helping hand."
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A Texas jury found that Houston-based Memorial Hermann Healthcare did not violate antitrust laws in regard to a suit brought forth by six physician-owners of the now defunct Town & Country Hospital, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle.
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An overnight recovery area opens a whole new world for ASCs looking to build volume with a wider array of procedures, says Joseph Banno, MD, a urologist and founder of the Peoria (Ill.) Day Surgery Center, a four-OR, multispecialty ASC.
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How often have you heard this phrase, "If it wasn't documented, it wasn't done?" The first concept I convey to physicians is that each specific medical record is unique in its own way and must withstand legal questioning. The medical record is used to create an infrastructure that supplies the necessary personnel with imperative information to deliver the best patient care. Legible and accurate documentation within the patient's medical record is an essential step in supplying vital information. Communication between physicians is also driven by the patient's medical record. Without readable documentation, the patient's health can be in jeopardy. The physician has an opportunity to increase revenue through educational sessions regarding "best practice documentation."
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