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Cloud-based network reduces repeat trauma imaging
Major finding: The number of patients who underwent repeat imaging declined from 62% to 47% in the 6 months after the network was implemented (P...
Practice Economics
Testing now is critical to ICD-10 readiness
Practice Economics
SGR fix could cost as much as $150 billion
Original Research
Patterns of Costs and Spending Among Orthopedic Surgeons Across the United States: A National Survey
Due to rising medical costs, the purpose of this study was to investigate the spending patterns of orthopedic surgeons across the United States...
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Inpatient safety efforts yield mixed results
Major finding: At least 81,000 adverse events were avoided in a single year in patients hospitalized for acute MI and heart failure.Data source: A...