Routine antibiotic treatment in primary care setting offers little clinical benefit, and is associated with adverse effects including antibiotic resistance
Medicare Approves New Measure Groups in PQRS for Otolaryngology
Individual measures added for adult sinusitis, acute otitis externa will help otolaryngologists participate in Physician Quality Reporting System
Patients Demand Greater Access to Their Medical Information
Software developers of smartphone apps scramble to enhance patient access without sacrificing functionality, data security
Rise of Personal Health Records Stresses Need for Access to Complete Patient Information
Online portals, Apple’s HealthKit, other systems being developed to sync multiple electronic health records into a comprehensive patient profile
Utility Measure Choice Affects Cost-Effectiveness Perception for Second Cochlear Implants
Does the choice of health utility measure affect the incremental cost-utility ratio (ICUR) when assessing the cost-effectiveness of bilateral cochlear implantation (CI)?
Intraoperative Nerve Latency Measurements Can Indicate Post-Op Neural Function
What is the normative amplitude and latency of the vagus, the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), and the external branch of superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN), and how do they indicate post-operative neural function?
Revisit Diagnoses, Rates Similar for Ambulatory and Children’s Hospital Tonsillectomies
How frequent are revisits following ambulatory pediatric tonsillectomy/adenotonsillectomy, and what are their characteristics?
Chemoprophylaxis for VTE following Head and Neck Surgery
Does venous thromboembolism prophylaxis reduce the incidence of venous thromboembolism after head and neck surgery?
Perioperative PPI Therapy Reduces Incidence of Pharyngocutaneous Fistula
Does perioperative proton pump inhibitor therapy reduce the incidence of pharyngocutaneous fistula?
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