Overcoming Boarding Issues With Psychiatric ED Patients
It is estimated that between 6% and 9% of all ED visits are from patients presenting to the...
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Month: November 2013
Surgeon Convicted of Manslaughter for Delaying Operation
I’m a pretty staunch defender of surgeons. I tend to take their (our) side on most issues, but a recent case from England raised some conflicting thoughts for me. David Sellu, a consultant (attending) colorectal surgeon at...
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Obesity Week 2013: Gastric Bypass Decreases Stroke & MI Risk in Diabetics
The Particulars: Previous research has shown that many patients with diabetes who undergo gastric...
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Obesity Week 2013: Bariatric Surgery Trends Among Medicare Beneficiaries
The Particulars: CMS issued a national coverage determination (NCD) in 2006 that restricted...
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Obesity Week 2013: Gastric Bypass & Aging
The Particulars: Telomeres—genetic biomarkers that play a role in cellular aging and disease...
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Obesity Week 2013: Validating Bariatric Surgery Accreditation
The Particulars: Recent research has questioned the validity of bariatric surgery accreditation...
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Obesity Week 2013: The Effects of Delayed or Denied Insurance Approval for Bariatric Surgery
The Particulars: Previous studies have found that the insurance approval process may limit access...
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Managing Metastatic CRC: Coming to a Consensus
According to the National Cancer Institute, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of...
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Repeat Lipid Testing in CHD
For patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), current performance measures recommend annual...
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ICDs: Analyzing Patient Perception & Physician Communication
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have changed the way patients with cardiac...
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Medication Non-Adherence in Diabetes: A Look at Costs
Oral medications and insulin are cornerstones of diabetes management, but as many as one-third of...
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Capitalizing on Social Media to Enhance Diabetes Care
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn have emerged as important online meeting places for...
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Swedish Obese Subjects Study Findings on 15-Year Diabetes Remission and Relapse Rates After Bariatric Surgery
Overview • Nearly 72 percent of patients with obesity and diabetes achieved diabetes remission at...
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Bariatric Surgery Hospital Readmission and Infection Rates Drop Dramatically After Implementation of New Protocols
ATLANTA, GA – NOV. 14, 2013 – The bariatric program at Stanford University saw hospital...
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Improving Pulmonary Hypertension Care
The success of treatment for pulmonary hypertension (PH), including pulmonary arterial...
Read MoreNegotiating a Hospital/Physician Employment Agreement
As every young physician reads the dollar figure in their first employment agreement, he or she inevitably thinks the same thing—“this is low.” This thought is immediately followed by the belief that the employer is unlikely to...
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Phone Call Follow-Up and Smoking Cessation in the ED
Telephone follow-up after an ED visit is an important strategy for monitoring changes in health...
Read MoreWording on Charts That Drives Me Crazy
As I exist on the brink of extreme crankiness every day, it doesn’t take much to push me over the edge. Here are some things that do. Why do history and physical write-ups sound like transcriptions of interrogations?...
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