Analysis Targets U.S. Hospitals With Highest Markups
In the 50 hospitals with highest charge-to-cost ratio, charges 10-fold above Medicare-allowable costs
Professional Guidelines Have Limited Impact on Pre-Op Testing
Drop in routine electrocardiogram testing, but not in plain radiography, hematocrit, urinalysis
Pain Care Providers at High Risk for Violence
A significant number of physicians carry firearms as a mitigation strategy
Pediatric Anesthesia Prior to Age 4 May Affect IQ Testing
General anesthesia during surgery at very young age may be linked to poorer brain development
AMA Offers Guidance for Physician-Hospital Relationships
Six principles of success described for integrated leadership between hospitals, physicians
Study IDs Surgical Never Events, Contributing Factors
Individual cognitive factors accounted for half of all contributing human factor nano-codes
Coaching Can Halve Radiation Dose for Pain Physicians
Knowledge of and real-time coaching with scatter dose profile cuts radiation dose by about half
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Formed
Formation of compact commission triggered by enactment of law in seventh state: Alabama
Withholding ARBs After Surgery Linked to Higher Mortality
Failure to resume ARBs linked to mortality risk, especially in younger patients
CMS: Hospital Charges for Common Procedures Up
And hematologists/oncologists and ophthalmologists top list of high earners
