The majority of low-income patients visiting a primary care provider spend a significant amount of time talking about their pain, according to a study reported in Pain Medicine News.
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A transcranial magnetic stimulation device provided effective pain relief when tested on five fibromyalgia patients, according to a study reported in Family Practice News.
A new staff communications tool at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock has made communications between clinicians and staff easier and more efficient, according to an InformationWeek Report.
A study by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health found that 34 percent of patients hospitalized for at least one night in the past year felt that "nurses weren't available when needed or…
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology gave 12 infection preventionists the Heroes of Infection Prevention Award for successfully reducing infection, raising awareness and improving the health and well-being of patients, healthcare workers and the public.
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Robert S. Bray, Jr., MD, a neurosurgeon and the CEO of DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., discusses the past, present and future state of spine surgeon employment.
The following article originally appeared in HPAC Engineering and was written by Ron Rajecki, senior editor.
Robert S. Bray, Jr., MD, is a neurosurgeon and the CEO of DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif.
Increasing the rigor of surveillance may lower the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia independent of patient care, which may cause hospitals to focus less on their VAP prevention efforts, according to a commentary in the American Journal of Infection Control.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute announced a funding opportunity for comparative clinical effectiveness research that will aid patients and caregivers in making well-informed healthcare decisions.