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An "enhanced recovery after surgery" program is associated with a significant reduction in opioid consumption after gynecologic surgery with no increase in pain scores

Opioid Use Down With ‘Enhanced Recovery After Surgery’ Program

Opioid consumption drops for women undergoing gynecologic surgery, no increase in pain scores
Medical residents should start budgeting and save for the future

Tips Provided for Budgeting in Medical Residency

Medical residents should understand their income, create a budget and stick to it, save for the future
Just over three-quarters of health care personnel received a flu vaccine last season

Three-Quarters of Health Care Workers Got Flu Shot Last Year

Lowest rates seen among health workers in long-term care settings
A small but growing subset of generic drugs experienced sudden large price increases from 2007 to 2013

Price Hikes Noted in Small Subset of Generic Drugs

Small but growing proportion of drugs experiencing at least doubling in price
In the first quarter of 2018

Uninsured Rate at 8.8 Percent in First Quarter of 2018

Rate remained steady compared with 2017 but was substantially lower than rate of 16 percent in 2010
Among Medicare patients with six major diseases

Medicare Patient Readmit Rates Higher in Proprietary Hospitals

For six major diseases, readmission rates up in for-profit versus government, nonprofit hospitals
In preparing to interview to hire a new physician

Interviews Can Help Ensure Physician Candidates Fit Culture

Medical practices must understand their own cultures before interviewing, pick questions beyond résumé
The number of health data breaches has steadily increased since 2010

Number of Health-Related Data Breaches Increasing

Health plans had most records breached from 2010 to 2017, but providers breached most often
Almost 43 percent of patients diagnosed with breast cancer presenting to a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center for a second opinion have a change in diagnosis

Second Opinion at NCI Center Valuable for Breast CA Patients

Almost 43 percent of those presenting to NCI center for second opinion have change in diagnosis
Preventable cardiovascular events place a considerable health and economic burden on the United States

Preventable Cardiovascular Events Are Big Economic Burden

About 16.3 million events, totaling $173.7 billion in hospitalization costs, could occur in 2017 to 2021