Physician practices must start preparing now for the implementation of ICD-10 codes, according to an article published in the March edition of Physicians Practice Options.
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A discovery by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine could make morphine a safer and more effective drug, according to a report in the March 25 issue of Brain, Behavior and Immunity.
Findings from a nationwide survey suggest many patients suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease rarely discuss their conditions with a healthcare provider, pointing to the increasing need for dialogue between physicians and patients, according to a news release.
Physicians and patients have discovered a patch made in Utah for numbing skin surfaces prior to injections may also have an "off-label" pain-relieving effect, according to a Deseret News report.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins found coupling an electronic prescription drug ordering system with a computerized method for reporting adverse events can dramatically reduce the number of medication errors in a hospital's psychiatric unit, according to a hospital news release.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists published updated guidelines on preoperative fasting in the March issue of Anesthesiology, adding a requirement that anesthesia departments oversee all sedation and anesthesia delivered in a facility or hospital.
Although contact precautions are necessary in some circumstances, some infection prevention specialists and healthcare providers believe there are limitations to the contact precautions approach and that the practices may actually be harmful to patients in some cases, according to an…
Pain researchers from the University of Utah suggest that by applying the trajectory approach to post-operative pain management, it is possible to develop interventions that target rapid pain resolution, according to a news release about the American Pain Society.
Smoking, diabetes mellitus and obesity may be risk factors for developing sessile serrated adenomas, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
A new study from Rhode Island Hospital found a significant increase in the occurrence of MRSA infections in the summer and autumn months, with a more pronounced increase in the pediatric population, according to a hospital news release.