Here are four pain management updates Becker’s has reported on since June 2:
Category: ROOT
How anesthesia techniques can help or hinder reimbursement for post-op pain blocks
When and how procedural anesthesia and postoperative pain blocks are administered often play a role in procedure reimbursements for care.
Home care critical to improving SDOH: Optum's chief nursing officer
Home visits enable providers to identify and address patient needs that might not be addressed in a traditional visit to a healthcare facility, Optum Health’s chief nursing officer told NEJM Catalyst in a recent discussion.
Viewpoint: Why this hospital administrator is pro-union
Workers’ interest in unionization is the highest it has been in decades. The healthcare industry is feeling the effects of such labor actions, and tensions can run high as systems seek to avoid strikes.
Cash-strapped Colorado hospital increases expenses, fails to file annual report
Financially troubled Delta (Colo.) County Memorial Hospital continues to suffer from hefty financial challenges as it reported an extended operating loss.
Cash-strapped Colorado hospital increases expenses, fails to file annual report
Financially troubled Delta (Colo.) County Memorial Hospital continues to suffer from hefty financial challenges as it reported an extended operating loss.
Idaho hospitals reopen clinics, start taking ambulances 2 weeks after cyberattack
Two Idaho hospitals continue to recover two weeks after a cyberattack.
California hospital to lay off 'over 100' employees
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Valencia, Calif., is making “a little over 100” layoffs amid financial challenges, spokesperson Patrick Moody confirmed to Becker’s.
29 physician specialties ranked by student debt burden
The emergency medicine specialty has the highest percentage of physicians who are still paying off student debt, according to Medscape’s “Physician Wealth & Debt Report” published June 9.
Physicians turn to ChatGPT for empathy, insurance denials
Physicians are turning to ChatGPT to craft more empathetic responses to patients, The New York Times reported June 12.
