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Simulation Seeks the Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Anesthetics
ISSUE: AUGUST 2010 The physiologic profile of anesthetics is well documented, but the molecular mechanisms of these drugs are poorly understood. A group of researchers at the Institute for Computational Molecular Science at Temple University, in Philadelphia, is using supercomputers to simulate and analyze the effects of anesthetics on a cellular level. read more | ||||||||
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Government Finalizes EHR Rule
ISSUE: AUGUST 2010 Hospitals and health care professionals will have far greater flexibility in meeting the “meaningful use” requirements for certified electronic health record technology under a final rule issued last month by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. But under the terms of the provision, only anesthesiologists who provide at least 90% of their covered services in an inpatient setting or emergency department will duck the penalties—imposed in 2015—for failing to comply. read more | ||||||||
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Doctors Sue Over Identity Theft Regulations
ISSUE: JULY 2010 The American Medical Association and other organizations have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to prevent the Federal Trade Commission from extending its controversial Red Flags Rule to physicians. The rule requires creditors to implement safeguards against identity theft. read more | ||||||||
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Digital Handoff Smoothes Flow Between OR and ICU
ISSUE: JUNE 2010 When a patient in a cardiothoracic operating room is about to be sent to the intensive care unit, a nurse places a call to let the ICU know of the impending arrival. Sometimes this call is made hours in advance, and the unit might still have to scramble to find an available bed and put together the care team. read more | ||||||||
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FDA Pushes for Safer Infusion Pumps
ISSUE: JUNE 2010 Clinicians generally are pleased with recent FDA efforts to improve the safety and reliability of infusion pumps, including tougher oversight of engineering, software design and manufacturing. Some worry, however, that the FDA’s proposed regulations will delay the time it takes for improvements and innovations to become commercially available. Others say the proposed regulations do not go far enough, especially in reducing the possibility of user error, which can have disastrous consequences. read more | ||||||||
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Freedom To Roam
ISSUE: JUNE 2010 Continuous monitoring of vital signs has become a reality, feeding clinicians a steady diet of data on their hospitalized patients’ heart rate, oxygen status and other key markers of health status. read more | ||||||||
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Noises Off: Hospital Turns to Technology To Lower Decibels
ISSUE: JUNE 2010 With the buzzing and beeping of patient monitors, ringing phones and staff conversations, hospital wards often are noisy work environments, especially as traditional sound-absorbing materials like carpeting or acoustic ceiling tiles are prohibited because of their potential to harbor bacteria. read more | ||||||||
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New System Improves Dosing of Computed Tomography
ISSUE: JUNE 2010 New technology could help clinicians better assess how much radiation their patients are exposed to during imaging tests in the hospital, while improving the likelihood that patients will not receive unnecessarily high doses. read more | ||||||||
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