Medical Malpractice – Who’s Being Sued and What Is It Costing
Shutterstock A baby is born. The delivery was rocky, with the infant’s heart rate showing occasional signs of distress. Later, the parents learn that their child has cerebral palsy, and may never walk normally. Was the obstetrician to blame and, … Continue reading →
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Source: blog.bioethics.net - October 31, 2017 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Peter Ubel Tags: Health Care healthcare costs Peter Ubel syndicated Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Contrary to popular belief, epidurals don ’ t prolong labor. Phew.
This study confirms what many of us suspected. Women don’t need the incentive or focus of pain to push a baby out. They need verbal support and guidance! There’s no other place in medicine where we would subject a woman to pain and not offer pain relief. And now we can do so without women feeling guilt or fault if they have a cesarean (not that they should ever feel that way — except they do).
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Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Hope Ricciotti, MD Tags: Health Pain Management Pregnancy Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Robotic-Assisted Surgery – Current Challenges and Future Directions: Interview with Dr. Mona Orady
During the last decade and a half, robotic-assisted surgery has led to smaller scars, less pain, and faster recoveries for patients. Concurrently, surgeons using this technology have benefited from being able to perform surgeries in a more comfortable position, while also experiencing greater visualization and enhanced precision. With all of these benefits, robotic-assisted surgeries are becoming increasingly common worldwide, particularly in the United States, where more than 67 percent of all of Intuitive Surgical‘s da Vinci robots are installed. Moreover, just yesterday we covered the FDA clearance of the Senhance...
Source: Medgadget - October 17, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Kenan Raddawi Tags: Exclusive Ob/Gyn Surgery Thoracic Surgery Urology Source Type: blogs
Despite Leaving Key Questions Unanswered, New Contraceptive Coverage Exemptions Will Do Clear Harm
On October 6, the Trump administration released an overhaul of federal regulations governing religious objections to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) contraceptive coverage guarantee. The move had been long expected. In early May, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on “religious liberty” that signaled his intent to undermine the guarantee; a few weeks later, media outlets published a leaked draft of the new regulations. The two regulations issued on Friday—which took effect immediately—closely match the draft from May by creating sweeping new exemptions from the contraceptive coverage guarant...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - October 17, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Adam Sonfield Tags: Following the ACA Public Health Contraception contraceptive coverage executive order moral objection preventative care religious exemptions Trump administration Source Type: blogs
Giving Urban Health Care Access Issues The Attention They Deserve In Telemedicine Reimbursement Policies
A May 2017 Wall Street Journal analysis highlights the plight of rural America: People there who are sick are getting sicker because health systems are struggling to deliver care in rural areas. The challenges are multifactorial, but a key driver is the availability of providers. Only 10 percent of physicians serve rural populations, and the number of specialists per capita is a third of the number that practice in urban areas. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) considers the per capita physician shortage to be an important health care access problem. In an effort to improve access to care, CMS has create...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - October 12, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Yash S. Huilgol, Aditi U. Joshi, Brendan G. Carr and Judd E. Hollander Tags: Featured Health Equity appointment timeliness health care access Medicare reimbursement Telemedicine Source Type: blogs
