By Christina Frangou A new study reveals vast discrepancies in surgeons’ hourly payment for some common general surgery procedures—a finding that demonstrates significant failings in the current reimbursement formula. Researchers ...
Continue Reading...By David Douglas Parathyroidectomy may be better than calcimimetics at improving bone mineral density (BMD) and other parameters in primary hyperparathyroidism, researchers in New York say. Dr. Rasa Zarnegar, senior author of a ...
Continue Reading...By Victoria Stern The number of inpatient deaths within 30 days of surgery in the United States has declined by just over 15% between 1996 and 2006, according to a nationwide report published in Surgery (2012;151:171-182). Before t ...
Continue Reading...By Linda Searing THE QUESTION When a hernia occurs in the groin, it can be repaired with traditional open surgery or minimally invasive laparoscopy. Might one option yield better results than the other? THIS STUDY involved 660 pe ...
Continue Reading...By Christina Frangou Female surgeons are now being called on to write and submit stories for a new book that will highlight the experiences of women surgeons.Preeti John, MD, project organizer and critical care surgeon in Baltimore, said ...
Continue Reading...By Sheryl Ubelacker Getting people who suffer an upper spinal cord injury into the operating room for decompression surgery sooner rather than later can have a significant payoff, even reducing the likelihood of permanent para ...
Continue Reading...By Dan Bowman Bar codes for sponges and electronic radiology orders are just two of the ways surgeons at the University of Michigan Health System are keeping track of tools used during operations. The effort is an attempt to cut do ...
Continue Reading...By Jane Anderson Physicians in eight countries agree that health information technology has the potential to improve clinical data and care coordination while reducing medical errors, according to a new survey. However, physicians in the ...
Continue Reading...By Mary Ann Moon Low body mass index is a significant predictor of mortality within 30 days of surgery, according to a large analysis based on the the American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data set. ...
Continue Reading...By Christina Frangou San Francisco—An elderly person’s walking speed can predict how well he or she will fare after an operation, according to a report at the 2011 Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).Rese ...
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