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Unplanned 30-Day ER Visit Rate and Factors Associated With ER Visits After Ambulatory Sinus Surgery
CONCLUSION: The most common reason for ER visit after ambulatory sinus procedures was bleeding. An increased ER visit rate was associated with certain demographic factors and medical comorbidities but not with procedure characteristics. This information can help us identify the patient populations who are at higher risk for ER visits to improve their postoperative recovery.PMID:37198899 | DOI:10.1177/19458924231174686
Source: American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy - May 18, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Alison J Yu Dale Rice Marshall Ge Bozena Wrobel Tyler Gallagher Stephanie Smith Elisabeth Ference Source Type: research
Predictors of Prolonged Length of Stay After Pituitary Adenoma Resection: A Large Cohort Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample (2016-2019)
CONCLUSIONS: Black and Hispanic patients, patients with Medicaid insurance, and patients of low socioeconomic status patients are at significantly higher risk of emergent PA resection and PLOS. Efforts to prevent emergent surgeries and shorten hospitalization after pituitary surgery may need to primarily focus on patient groups with select sociodemographic characteristics.PMID:37550993 | DOI:10.1177/19458924231193527
Source: American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy - August 8, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Vikram Vasan Jonathan T Dullea Alex Devarajan Devarshi Vasa Muhammad Ali Noah Nichols Philip Henson Christian Porras Christine Lopez Diego Luna Lathan Liou Alfred Marc Iloreta Satish Govindaraj Joshua Bederson Raj K Shrivastava Source Type: research
What to Know About the Latest Advances in Managing Severe Asthma
Graphs and charts don’t always tell the whole story. Numbers can be deceiving. But anyone who looks at U.S. trends in asthma mortality can see, without squinting, that things are moving in the right direction.
A 2019 analysis in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine found that from 1999 to 2015, asthma mortality fell by 43%. “The decrease in asthma-related mortality was consistent in both sexes and in all race groups, with the largest decrease in patients older than 65 years,” the authors concluded. Figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that the...
Source: TIME: Health - June 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized Disease freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Cost of Subcutaneous Immunotherapy in a Large Insured Population in the United States.
CONCLUSIONS: This study showed 15% of patients may have costly inconsistent SCIT treatment. Greater understanding is needed regarding the reasons for inconsistent use of subcutaneous allergy immunotherapy.
PMID: 30091647 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - August 10, 2018 Category: Research Tags: Curr Med Res Opin Source Type: research
A Temporary Fix for the EpiPen Crisis?
The ongoing saga of the EpiPen shortage crisis took a new turn today as FDA made a move to extend the expiration dates of certain lots of the allergy drug-device combo by four months.
The recent EpiPen shortage has caused FDA to extend the expiration dates of certain lots of the allergy drug-device combo by four months. The products effected are the EpiPen 0.3 mg Auto-Injectors and its authorized generic version. This measure by FDA was made after a review of stability data.
Mylan's product treats life-threatening allergic reactions by automatically injecting a dose of epinephrine, also known as adrenaline. The...
Source: MDDI - August 21, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Source Type: news
Primary care and upfront computed tomography scanning in the diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis: A cost‐based decision analysis
ConclusionsIn all scenarios, confirming diagnosis with CT scanning prior to treatment or referral is more cost‐efficient than presuming a diagnosis of CRS based on symptoms alone.
Level of Evidence2c. Laryngoscope, 2013
Source: The Laryngoscope - August 5, 2013 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Randy M. Leung, Rakesh K. Chandra, Robert C. Kern, David B. Conley, Bruce K. Tan Tags: Allergy/Rhinology Source Type: research
Deadline Extended to Report 2013 EHR Meaningful UseDeadline Extended to Report 2013 EHR Meaningful Use
Physicians now will have until March 31 to tell Medicare they achieved meaningful use in 2013. At stake — earning an incentive payment and avoiding a 1% penalty in 2015. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 7, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Alert Source Type: news
Physicians Are Talking: Medicare Payments Go PublicPhysicians Are Talking: Medicare Payments Go Public
For the first time in history, how much physicians, nurses, and technicians are paid by Medicare has been made public. Medscape members voiced their concerns leading up to the release. Medscape Business of Medicine
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 10, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Internal Medicine Article Source Type: news
Medicare Releases Individual Physician Payment DataMedicare Releases Individual Physician Payment Data
Almost 4000 physicians were paid more than $1 million each in 2012 by Medicare, according to data showing how much the government paid individual physicians and other healthcare professionals. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 9, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Non-viral opportunistic infections in new users of tumour necrosis factor inhibitor therapy: results of the SAfety Assessment of Biologic ThERapy (SABER) Study
Conclusions
In the USA, the rate of non-viral OI was higher among new users of TNFI with autoimmune diseases compared to non-biological DMARD users.
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - October 5, 2014 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Baddley, J. W., Winthrop, K. L., Chen, L., Liu, L., Grijalva, C. G., Delzell, E., Beukelman, T., Patkar, N. M., Xie, F., Saag, K. G., Herrinton, L. J., Solomon, D. H., Lewis, J. D., Curtis, J. R. Tags: Inflammatory bowel disease, Immunology (including allergy), Bone and joint infections, Biological agents, Connective tissue disease, Degenerative joint disease, Drugs: musculoskeletal and joint diseases, Musculoskeletal syndromes, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ca Source Type: research
When do the risks of repeated courses of corticosteroids exceed the risks of surgery?
ConclusionThis represents the first rationalized evidence‐based analysis for when surgery should be considered in place of repeated courses of oral corticosteroids. This threshold provides a guide for otolaryngologists to use when making clinical decisions with patients.
Source: International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology - August 21, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Randy M. Leung, Keith Dinnie, Timothy L. Smith Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Medicare expanding coverage of telehealth services
Medicare will begin paying for more care delivered by telehealth next year, but restrictions could limit the growth in these virtual or remote visits.
The program pays for telehealth services only when provided in designated Health Professional Shortage Areas; additionally, patients must receive...googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-cta');
Source: Skin and Allergy News - November 12, 2014 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Practice Economics CHEST Practice Economics CEN Practice Economics CNN Practice Economics CPN Practice Economics FPN Practice Economics IMN Practice Economics PED Practice Economics RHEUM Practice Economics SAN Practice Economics Source Type: news
PODCAST: Time running out for year-end SGR fix
As the 113th Congress gets ready to make way for the 114th, physicians are watching the chances getting slimmer for a repeal of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula before the end of the year.
In an interview, Dr. Robert M. Wah, president of the American Medical Association, said that...googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-cta');
Source: Skin and Allergy News - November 24, 2014 Category: Dermatology Tags: CARD Podcasts CARD Practice Economics CHEST Podcasts CHEST Practice Economics CEN Podcasts CEN Practice Economics CNN Podcasts CNN Practice Economics CPN Podcasts Source Type: news
