Tag: Surgery
Female Docs Rarely Earn Highest Drug, Device Payouts: Study
Female physicians received lower financial compensation from drug and medical device companies than their male counterparts, and...
Improved Screening for Post-op Delirium Holds Promise
A new screening method could help identify older people at increased risk for delirium after surgery, a...
More Problems Accessing Healthcare in Canada Than in US
A new cross-border analysis from the Angus Reid Institute (ARI) shows that Canadians experience more difficulties accessing...
Reconstruction Options for Lower Extremity Traumatic Wounds
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En Masse Excision and Curettage for Gouty Tophi of the Hands
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AMA Joins in Lawsuit Accusing Cigna of Underpaying Physicians
Three large physician groups joined a class action lawsuit against Cigna Corp, arguing that there has been...
Fewer Retained Surgical Items With RF Chips and TeamSTEPPS
Surgical teams who use radiofrequency (RF) identification chips and the TeamStepps protocol dramatically decrease the chance of...
Physicians’ Medicare Pay Keeps Dwindling ― How Bad Will It Get?
John Ratliff, MD, a neurosurgeon at Stanford University, is tired of the way the Medicare program keeps...
Six Specialties Attracting the Highest Private Equity Deals
While tracking the extent of physician practice acquisition by private equity firms may be difficult, new research...
