Shock Wave Therapy & Scar Tissue Elasticity
“Hypertrophic burn scars often lead to functional impairment in patients due to the loss of...
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Interview Strategies for Hiring Medical Staff
Turnover on a medical administrative staff can be devastating. Workflow is disrupted, tasks need to be retaught, and finding a good fit can be elusive. For this and many other reasons, you should have a clear plan in place for...
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Understanding Captain of the Ship & How it Applies to All Physicians
The term “captain of the ship” is one of the most misunderstood in medical malpractice law. Most...
Read MoreHigher Volumes at Plastic Surgery Center Improve Burn Outcomes
Patients with acute burns treated at high-volume plastic surgery centers were more likely to undergo flap procedures and less likely to experience complications, according to research published in Plastic and Reconstructive...
Read MorePhotographing Patients
As phones turned into cameras, HIPAA created national standards to protect a patient’s sensitive health information, including their image, from being disclosed without consent. We can capture anything easily…but are we allowed...
Read MoreFactors Linked With Acute Stress Disorder in Burn Patients
Acute stress disorder (ASD) is frequent in the hospitalized burn population and is more frequent than in other types of trauma, according to a study published in Burns. Researchers note that associated factors with the...
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Impact of Intoxicants on Patients With Burn-Related Injuries
“The use of nicotine, alcohol, and illicit substances, alone or in combination, may predispose...
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Healthcare Gamification: An Opportunity to Diversify Your Revenue Stream?
Although only in its beginning stages, the global healthcare gamification market is anticipated to...
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What Financial Relief Options Are Available to Struggling Practices?
Physicians have averaged a 32% drop in revenue since February 2020, and the average number of...
Read MoreUnderstanding the Recent Supreme Court ACA Decision
We spoke with Dr. MedLaw to discuss the recent 7:2 decision that the Supreme Court issued in its third holding on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). What was the history of this case? In 2017, the individual mandate penalty was re-...
Read MorePW PODCAST: The Evolution of CME
During a recent PW Podcast, Rachel Giles, MD, from Medicom Medical Publishers, spoke with Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)...
Read MoreIncreased Sleep Disorder Risk In Patients With Burn Injuries
Burn injuries have long-term negative effects on sleep during both the first year of the injury and during the subsequent 14 years, according to a study published in Burns. Among 10,289 patients with burns in a population-based...
Read MoreMinimizing Sedative Infusion May Promote Early Mobilization
Maintaining sedation and agitation scores with in the optimal range and minimizing sedative infusion and inotropic support enhances the likelihood of early and frequent mobilization in patients with burns admitted to the ICU,...
Read MoreFLIR ONE A Smartphone-Based Camera For Assessing Burn Wound Depth
Laser Doppler imaging (LDI) has been considered the gold standard for assessing wound depth in patients with burn injuries. By analyzing the blood flow in a burn wound, Moor LDI can predict healing time and has been shown to...
Read MoreScreen Viewing Aids With Pain Tolerance for Pediatric Burn Patient
Providing children with a medical screen com-bined with the touchscreen computer to view during dressing changes can relieve the pain of children aged 1-3 suffering from burns, according to a study published in Burns. The use of...
Read MoreBurn Patient Insurance Status Influences Post-Discharge Care
Post-discharge services, such as outpatient wound care, may affect long-term health outcomes and post-recovery quality of life for patients with burns, according to a study published in the Journal of Burn Care & Research....
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Gender Linked With Outcomes in Acute Burn Injury Patients
“In high-income countries, men more often sustain burn injuries than women,” explains Lincoln M....
Read MoreVirtual Reality Game May Ease Pain in Pediatric Burn Patients
Zinc oxide/dimethicone, a “touchless spray,” had a significantly lower healing time than the widely used silver sulfadiazine in the treatment of pediat- ric burn patients and may prove to be a useful tool for treating burn...
Read MorePW PODCAST: The Importance of Empathy in Shared Decision Making
During a recent PW Podcast episode, we spoke with micro- and plastic surgeon Minas Chrysopoulo, MD, FACS, who is also the founder of Toliman Health and author of the PW feature article “Empathy, The Best Medicine?” Following is...
Read MoreMaking the Case for Withholding Preoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics in Patients With Non-Severe Burns
Data indicate that overuse of antibiotics is a main driver of antibiotic resistance, with every exposure to antibiotics creating a selection event with each patient’s microbiome, in turn, giving rise to more resistant bacteria,...
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