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CIO: How data saves money, changes habits in the OR
Surgery might be one of the biggest drivers of volume and profit, but it's also an expensive service line--and one where there's lots of room to cut costs and improve efficiency without jeopardizing
States step in to define scope of practice
In response to the trend of more doctors performing procedures outside their specialty , a number of state legislatures are looking to reexamine the rules surrounding what physicians can and can't do,
Docs support enhanced NP collaboration
With a looming workforce shortage and a shift toward collaborative care, Virginia physicians support legislation that will include the role of nurse practitioners, while also better defining surgery.
Half of surgeons avoid discussing advance directives
Some surgeons may be reluctant to discuss with patients what should be done if a risky procedure goes wrong, according to a new survey published in the Annals of Surgery. Although 81 percent of the
Market a cash-based practice with price transparency, outcomes
Practices best-suited to a cash-only or direct-pay model are typically in specialties such as dermatology, psychiatry, or primary care. But a growing number of surgeons, even those traditionally
Can physician coaching improve care, bottom lines?
Atul Gawande is one of the most prominent healthcare journalists in the United States. He's a staff writer with The New Yorker magazine who also happens to be a Rhodes scholar and a Harvard-trained
Video, audio, web conferencing capabilities added to Rubbermaid workstations
Rubbermaid Healthcare, which produces mobile clinical workstations, is adding telehealth capability to those workstations according to TMCnet. Collaborating with CPort Solutions, Rubbermaid has
Wake up call: Sleepy residents don't make worse surgeons, study says
Tired surgery residents aren't worse surgeons than their better-rested peers, according to a study published in the Journal of Surgical Research. This finding, based on a review of the outcomes of
Blood clot risk after surgery higher than thought
Not only are blood clots after surgery much more likely than previously thought, they're a risk much longer after surgery, according to new research. A new study, which appears in BMJ, examined data
Unconventional treatments more common with cancer patients
Despite a growing trend among cancer patients to look for "natural" alternatives to traditional treatments, many doctors warn that such decisions could jeopardize any chance at all of beating the
