This article reviews the history of the opioid epidemic from 1980 to today, methods and quality of pain management in the postoperative setting, risk factors for developing an OUD after surgery, the current treatment regimen for OUD, and the success ...
Smaller hospitals says it's a conflict of profit over treating populations needing access to the less-invasive TARV heart-valve procedure. Big hospitals say it's about volume and experience.
A study finds that seriously ill patients need special attention, instruction and a human touch when they are discharged from the hospital into other settings.
An investigation of outpatient centers finds a patchwork of state rules allows deaths to go unexamined and doctors exiled for misconduct to keep working.
This article examines the process of implementing an automated patient satisfaction survey within a busy specialty practice and outlines the recommendations for making the most of the data collected.