Medication error reports have the FDA warning providers about giving patients risperidone (Risperdal) when they should be receiving ropinirole (Requip) and vice versa.
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In a presentation at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 10, Jeff Blankinship, president of Surgical Notes, John Merski, executive director of Human Resources for MedHQ, and Jon Hamrick, executive vice president…
In a presentation at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 10, John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA, president of OrthoIndex, clinical advisor for Sg2 and an orthopedic surgeon, discussed the future of orthopedics.
Lisa Zamosky, a columnist for the LA Times, addressed a June 13 reader question about the ability of surgery centers to ignore advance healthcare directives.
In a presentation at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 11, John Marasco, AIA, NCARB, principal and owner of Marasco & Associates, discussed how the economic downturn has created an opportunity for…
A combination of hypnosis and local anesthesia could improve outcomes for certain types of surgery, in addition to reducing drug use and length of stay, according to a press release by the European Society of Anaesthesiology.
The Justice Department and physicians are at odds over a pending U.S. Supreme Court case that challenges Medicaid cuts to California providers, according to an American Medical News report.
Massachusetts lawmakers are discussing a proposed bill that would allow licensed medical videographers to tape surgical procedures if the patient pays for the taping, according to a My FOX Boston report.
The Texas Medicaid Women's Health Program is scheduled to expire this year, and the Texas Legislature has not yet decided whether to renew it, according to a Reporter News report.
Robert Browning, MD, has been appointed chief of anesthesia at Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital in Providence, effective July 1, 2011, according to a hospital release.