The head of the New Jersey Health Care Institute, the health policy committee for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's transition team, has criticized a proposal that would set up state health insurance plans directing government workers to seek in-state care,…
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A group of anesthesiologists at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, Canada, believe a new surgical method involving local anesthesia could speed up orthopedic operations by more than 50 percent, according to a Winnipeg Free Press report.
The use of neuraxial analgesia during labor and vaginal delivery was not independently associated with learning disabilities diagnosed before age 19, according to a study published in the June 2011 of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree, Calif., which has been embroiled in lawsuits and administrative penalties over its quality over care, has turned to a software system that would help the hospital improve patient satisfaction and patient safety, according to…
A San Francisco Superior Court judge has denied the California Hospital Association's objections to new rules regarding the public reporting of surgical infections at California hospitals, according to a San Francisco Chronicle news report.
Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Bright began his career as a pilot in the Marine Corps and is now an executive life coach and motivational speaker working with clients from several industries, including healthcare. He enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in…
Two owners of a Houston healthcare company have pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to bilk Medicare of more than $800,000 by submitting claims for durable medical equipment, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of…
The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey is the first national, standardized, publicly reported (on the Hospital Compare website at www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov) survey of patients' perspectives of hospital care.
The following is written by Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, President, Sheldon S. Sones and Associates. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO inhibitors or MAOIs) are drugs which, by virtue of their pharmacological mechanisms of action, may lead to an exaggerated…
Comprehensive pain management clinics are very different from pill mills, which have been linked to the nationwide epidemic of prescription pain medication abuse. "Pill mills market themselves as 'pain clinics' but operate in a manner far different from the balanced…