Commercial-to-Medicare Hospital Price Ratios Stable 2012 to 2019
Trends in ratios varied considerably across hospital referral regions
Health, Economic Impact of COVID-19 Set to Lessen in Coming Years
Health care use projected to normalize after decline in 2020; remaining federal supplemental spending expected to decrease through 2024
Use of Injectable Local Anesthetics Up for Hip Fracture
Increasing use of injected local anesthetics may represent move away from opioid analgesia for hip fracture patients
Exhaustion-Related Burnout Higher in Underrepresented Medical Students
However, medical students who are underrepresented in medicine less likely to report disengagement
Many U.S. Adults Receive Opioids and Dual Anxiolytic/Sedative
Among U.S. adult prescription opioid users, 9.2 percent also prescribed dual anxiolytic/sedative therapy
U.S. Senate Narrowly Confirms Califf to Head FDA
Califf briefly served as FDA commissioner toward the end of President Barack Obama's administration
AI-Based Scheduling May Help Reduce Physician Burnout
Increase in physician engagement scores seen in the first six months after implementation of the AI-based scheduling software
Multimodal Nonopioid Protocol Eases Pain After ACL Repair
In second small study, authors show similar protocol provides postoperative pain relief for patients following primary rotator cuff repair
11.5 Percent of Under 65-Year-Olds Uninsured in 2020
Adults aged 18 to 64 years living in non-Medicaid expansion states twice as likely to be uninsured as those living in expansion states
Physician-Led Anesthesia Model May Optimize GI Endoscopy Cases
In-room to scope-in time decreased for combined, upper, and lower GI endoscopy procedures with monitored anesthesia care
