A doctor turned singing sensation [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! We sit down with Sydelle Ross, an anesthesiologist who has discovered the healing power of music in her practice. Join us as Sydelle shares her journey from a childhood dream of becoming a singing doctor to her current role, where she
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A doctor turned singing sensation [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Confronting colon cancer: a daughter ’ s regretful journey
My mother. 63 years old. Colon cancer. She first noticed rectal bleeding. She made excuses. Maybe it’s hemorrhoids. She put her physician on a pedestal. He said, “You’re too young to die,” and there was no need for further tests. Her daughters, both RNs (one an ICU nurse, the other an anesthetist), pleaded with her
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Confronting colon cancer: a daughter’s regretful journey originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 6, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Debbie Moore-Black, RN Tags: Conditions Gastroenterology Oncology/Hematology Source Type: blogs
In Other Words: What Being Unionized Means for Molecules
Did you know that molecules can be unionized? But it doesn’t mean they form a labor union. In chemistry, unionized (pronounced “un-ionized”) is the opposite of ionized, which means “electrically charged.”
Credit: NIGMS.
Unionized molecules don’t have electrical charges because they have the same number of electrons and protons. Ionized molecules, also called ions, become charged by gaining or losing electrons. Ions with extra electrons, known as anions, have a negative charge. Ions with fewer electrons than normal, called cations, have a positive charge.
Unionization’s Impacts
A molecule’s c...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 3, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacology Tools and Techniques In Other Words Source Type: blogs
Anesthesia is not my name: Knowing each other ’ s name improves results in the OR
As an anesthesiologist, I recall countless occasions when colleagues from the other side of the drape addressed me, like, “Anesthesia, did the patient receive antibiotics?” or “Anesthesia, I need more muscle relaxation here!” Especially in my first years as a young physician full of insecurities, it intimidated me, so I never complained and only spoke
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Anesthesia is not my name: Knowing each other’s name improves results in the OR originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dr. Zsuzsa Csik Tags: Physician Anesthesiology Surgery Source Type: blogs
Apella Devotes AI to Process Improvement in Operating Rooms
Artificial Intelligence can exploit fairly simple technologies to create significant efficiencies. For operating rooms, Apella Technology uses four cameras, placed around the walls, to collect data that saves precious time.
I recently talked to David Schummers, founder and CEO of Apella, about their new AI-based service for hospitals. He discussed the kinds of problems they are trying to solve.
Time Is of the Essence
In ORs as in many other areas of health care, too many tasks that could be done well by computers are being assigned instead to people, with resulting errors and inefficiencies. Schummers estimates that half...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - March 6, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Analytics/Big Data Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Apella Technology Cameras David Schummers Healthcare AI Healthcare Monitoring Healthcare OR Healthcare Video Cameras Operati Source Type: blogs
The ultimate guide to child dental sedation
Cavities in kids are common, and many children are unable to complete dental work without sedation. Dental anxiety must be balanced with safe and expedient dental treatment. Further information about early childhood caries can be found here. The prevalence of dental decay in children varies in different groups but is as high as 85 percent
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The ultimate guide to child dental sedation originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Emily Knipper, MD Tags: Conditions Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Why immigrant physicians struggle to bring their aging parents to the U.S.
In the United States (U.S.), immigrating physicians typically fall into three categories: those working temporarily on nonimmigrant visas, those permanently residing on immigrant visas, and those who have become U.S. citizens through naturalization. While immigrating physicians can easily move from their home countries to the U.S., they often encounter challenges when considering bringing their aging
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Why immigrant physicians struggle to bring their aging parents to the U.S. originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Deepak Gupta, MD and Sarwan Kumar, MD Tags: Physician Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Fetal aortic valvuloplasty
is considered for fetuses with severe valvar aortic stenosis and echocardiographic features suggesting a risk of progression to hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Though surgical options are available for infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, morbidity and mortality are high. So if progression to hypoplastic left heart syndrome can be prevented by fetal aortic valvuloplasty, that would be theoretically a great boon. But centers which offer fetal aortic valvuloplasty are very few and cases suitable for fetal aortic valvuloplasty are quite rare. Hence there is difficulty in attaining good case volumes for optimal proc...
Source: Cardiophile MD - February 22, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Structural Heart Disease Interventions Source Type: blogs
The hidden dangers of prioritizing patient happiness
The concept of patient-centered care has become pervasive in the health care industry over the last decade. However, as a health care provider, I often wonder if this approach is truly effective in improving patient outcomes and satisfaction. With the continuous emphasis on patient-centered care, I can’t help but question if it is actually a
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The hidden dangers of prioritizing patient happiness originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 7, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Myles Gart, MD Tags: Physician Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
The adversarial system in perioperative medicine
It is always assumed that the prosecution and the defense in the adversarial system may be searching for the facts that can then discover the truth. However, the whole truth may always remain undiscovered when the complete facts may not get uncovered due to competitive differences among the prosecution and the defense. This unbalanced competitiveness
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The adversarial system in perioperative medicine originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Deepak Gupta, MD Tags: Physician Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Health IT – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.
All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared):
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Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 18, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC 2024 Health IT Predictions Aasim Saeed Amenities Health Andrew Harding Ankit Gupta Anthony Hare Ash Wellness Availity Bicycle Health Source Type: blogs
From denial to redemption: a physician ’ s Medicare battle [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! We sit down with Catherine L. Chen, an anesthesiologist and health services researcher. Join us as she shares her personal story of facing a Medicare Part B enrollment denial for her mother during a vacation in Hawaii. Catherine’s unique perspective as a physician-scientist unveils
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From denial to redemption: a physician’s Medicare battle [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 12, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Podcast by KevinMD Tags: Podcast Medicare Source Type: blogs
Value Based Care – 2024 Health IT Predictions
As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. In fact, we got so many that we had to narrow them down to just the best and most interesting. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.
All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared):
John and ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 5, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Administration Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Regulations Revenue Cycle Management 2024 Health IT Predictions 9amHealth Andreessen Horowitz Anthony Hudson Anton Kittleberger Source Type: blogs
Sensitivity vs. sensibility in a modern world
There may be a distinction between sensitivity and sensibility; however, these lines often blur and even overlap rapidly. Conducting oneself sensibly both at and outside of work automatically assumes that one’s sensitivity is well-attuned to the present times. Simultaneously, regularly refreshing sensitivity presumably ensures that one always carries oneself sensibly, both at and outside of
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Sensitivity vs. sensibility in a modern world originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Deepak Gupta, MD Tags: Physician Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
Concerted Effort to Define Responsible Use of AI in Healthcare is Sorely Needed
The following is a guest article by Amy Hester, PhD, RN, BC, FAAN, Chairwoman and CEO at HD Nursing
The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) across a number of industries, particularly in healthcare, has shown both great promise as well as cause for alarm.
A perfect example of not only misusing AI, but also continuing to use a model to make decisions affecting individual care that can be error-prone involves a recent class-action lawsuit filed against one of the nation’s largest health plans and its subsidiary.
Both companies stand accused of illegally using an algorithm to deny rehabilitation care to seriousl...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - December 22, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Regulations Artificial Intelligence Dr. Amy Hester Ethical AI HD Nursing Healthcare AI Healthcare Automation responsible AI Source Type: blogs
