Medical App Of The Week: Epocrates
The free version of Epocrates is considered by many to be an essential drug reference. Useful and easy-to-learn features like the pill identifier, several medical calculators, and drug interaction checker make Epocrates a favorite of clinicians and students alike. Epocrates RX – Free Version – Key Features: Drug Interactions – This features is one of […]
8 Tips To Improve Patient Experience At Spine Centers
Executive Director of Laser Spine Institute Arizona Patricia Graham, BSN, RN, talks about eight ways her spine center strives to make a better patient experience. 1. Develop a relationship with patients before the appointment. Don’t wait until the patient is sitting in the surgeon’s office to begin your relationship with them. Ms. Graham sends a welcome […]
Top 12 Cities and States For Practicing Physicians
Here are 12 best cities and states for physicians to practice, according to Medscape’s Best and Worst Places to Practice: 2013 report. The cities and states are listed by region. Here are the cities and states that topped the list for 2013: Southeast and South Central regions Best state: Texas, with low physician density and cost of […]
An In-depth Look Into Surgical C-Arms: Final Cost Considerations
Final Cost Considerations In addition to the components listed above, there are a number of other expenses to consider as part of your over-all C-arm installation cost. Although most of these are required to operate your C-arm safely and effectively, they may not be included or even sold by all C-arm re-sellers in the market. […]
ASC Success: 5 Things To Know In The Next 5 Years
Earlier this month at the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, Luke Lambert, CFA, CASC, chief executive officer of Ambulatory Surgical Centers of America, answered questions about the best strategies for ambulatory surgery centers to thrive in the next five years. 1. What still works today. One of the best strategies for […]
Medical App Of The Week: Heart Decide
Heart Decide is one of the top rated free medical apps for patient education. One of the keys to success for the iPhone is its form factor. Few apps take advantage of that fact in the way that the Decide series from Orca Health does. Here, we look at Heart Decide as an example of […]
An In-depth Look Into Surgical C-Arms: C-Arm Table
C-arm Table The most expensive C-arm accessory is the C-arm table. This price can range widely, and is a factor of style, weight capacity, and articulations. The high cost of these components stems from the requirement that they be completely constructed of X-ray-invisible materials. A brand-new, basic “diving board” style table will cost anywhere between […]
An In-depth Look Into Surgical C-Arms: Cost
Cost The final determinant for your purchasing selection will be how many rads are you planning to put out, and how much will it cost? Prices and rad levels vary widely, with price tending to depreciate almost immediately after purchase of new unit (much like an automobile) while functionality remains the same. The current price […]
Doctors Use 3-D Printer To Save A Child’s Life
3-D printers are now being used in the medical field. Doctors recently used a 3-D printer to create an emergency airway tube that saved a 20-month old boy’s life. After imaging the child’s faulty windpipe, doctors at the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital printed 100 tiny tubes and laser-stitched them together over the trachea. “Quite a […]
New Hope For HIV Vaccines Through Supercomputer Powered Research
While it is still an ongoing struggle for scientists to find an effective, safe HIV vaccine, a new supercomputer-aided discovery is offering new hope. Researchers from the University of Illinois and the University of Pittsburgh were able to accurately map the four million atoms that make up the HIV capsid (a protein shell that contains […]