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Medical App Of The Week: Skyscape
The Skyscape Medical Resources app is used by more than 2.5 million healthcare professionals to access the medical resources they know and trust at the point of care. This valuable decision-support tool helps physicians, nurses, students and other HCPs find the right...
New Smart Diapers Monitor Babies Health
Always looking for new ways to prevent health problems, new mobile health technologies have come up with embedded sensors that track a baby’s health condition. New York-based Pixie Scientific developed urine-tracking Smart Diapers. The diapers have a code on the...
New ASC Legislation Introduced in the US House
US Representatives Devin Nunes (R-CA) and John Larson (D-CT) introduced the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 (H.R. 2500) in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. This bill is the companion legislation to S. 1137, which was introduced by US...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...