Many Spinal Manipulation Trials Don’t Report Adverse Events
Significant increase in reporting of adverse events post-CONSORT statement of 2010
PCN, PRF Both Relieve Pain in Cervical Disc Herniation
No significant difference in pain relief for percutaneous nucleoplasty, pulsed radio frequency
Orthogeriatric Model of Care Cost-Effective in Elderly With Hip Fx
Orthogeriatric-led service most effective, cost-effective model of care for men, women aged 83
Hyperbaric O2 Therapy Effective in Maxillary Osteoradionecrosis
Positive clinical outcome with HBOT for 85.7 percent of patients with maxillary bone osteoradionecrosis
AMA: Practicing Empathy May Lead to More Joy in Medicine
Doctors should take advantage of first few minutes of clinical encounter, give full attention to patients
Facet Utilization Up From 2000 to 2006, Plateaued to 2012
Largest decrease in facet injections came in 2010 with bundling of CPT codes with image guidance
Greater Drop in Payments at BPCI Hospitals for Joint Replacement
Findings for lower extremity joint replacement at Bundled Payments for Care Improvement hospitals
CDC: Falls Leading Cause of Injury, Death in U.S. Seniors
Falls cause millions of injuries and soaring health care costs, CDC report shows
Art Therapy, Clown Visits Cut Children’s Preoperative Anxiety
Intervention based on art therapy and clown visits can reduce pre-op anxiety at separation from parents
Hospitals Increasingly Employing Doctors, Effects on Care Uncertain
Switch to employment model not linked to improvement in any of four composite quality metrics
