Four tips for improving safety programs in hospitals.
Medicare Physician Payment Cut Averted
A 27.4 percent Medicare cut was scheduled to begin Mar. 1.
Otolaryngologists Concerned about Online Consumer Hearing Test
A subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group has launched an online hearing test and a line of lower-cost hearing devices that are generating alarm about patient safety among otolaryngologists.
New Tool from the Joint Commission to Improve Surgical Consultations
Conflicting Evidence on Tobacco’s Effect on ESS Outcomes
Does smoking prevent sinus surgery from making patients feel better? Over the years, evidence and expert opinion have varied on this topic. As a result, some surgeons refuse to provide endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for active smokers, while others will operate because they believe surgery improves quality of life.
Review These Tips Before Leaving Your Medical Practice Job
Leaving a medical practice is never an easy decision. As you plan your exit strategy, be aware of these issues and address them proactively with your employer.
ICD-10 Implementation Delayed Indefinitely
Otolaryngologists may be wondering for a bit longer what their next step should be now that HHS has delayed the October 2013 implementation of the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases coding system (ICD-10).
There’s a (Medical) App for That
Five health care apps for mobile devices and tablets available to patients
Checklist Improves Communication During Patient Transfers
A standardized checklist and transfer protocol can reduce errors during patient handoffs following surgical or interventional procedures.
SM12: TRIO President Advises Colleagues Not to Neglect Personal and Family Time
Robert Ossoff, DMD, MD, said he “never in a million years,” as a young doctor, thought that he would be standing at a podium giving the presidential address to the Triological Society at its Combined Sections Meeting in January.
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