Though heart transplants have an extraordinary potential to save lives, the number of viable heart organs for transplants cannot keep up with the need. Over the past decade, more hearts have become available to bolster the volume of heart transplantation that are undergone. Sadly, much of the boom in availability has resulted from early deaths due … [Read more...]
Heart Transplants May Work with Donors Who Suffered Circulatory Death
Is Anesthesiology Care Needed for Cataract Surgeries?
Anesthesiologists have been in higher demand in recent years, and it is estimated that there will be a shortage of between 10,300 and 35,600 anesthesiologists in the U.S. by the year 2034. At the same time, these physicians are experiencing higher rates of burnout and retiring early at higher rates than previous decades. It is therefore important … [Read more...]
Is becoming an REH, Rural Emergency Hospital, high on your hospital’s priority list in 2023?
In November 2022, CMS finalized a new Medicare provider designation for rural hospitals in its final Outpatient Prospective Payment System ruling. As outlined in the details, the ruralemergency hospital designation will be implemented in January 2023, allowing rural and critical access hospitals to receive a 5% payment increase for their services, … [Read more...]
OPYS Expands Nationally and Grows Leadership Team
Physician-owned and operated OPYS addresses physician shortages and medical placement challenges with double-digit growth. Expanding its national network, OPYS provides hospital-based physician management group outsourcing to emergency, inpatient, urgent care, and telemedicine centers, delivering a customized array of physician services. Original … [Read more...]
Should Fracture-Related Pain in Children be Managed with Oxycodone?
The Physicain and provider use of oxycodone to manage pain has been controversial because of the risks that opioid medications pose, including the significant risk for addiction. With growing recognition of the danger of oxycodone, there has become a higher burden of proof to justify the use of the drug to manage pain. A new study published in … [Read more...]