Distractions within operating rooms are common and may have detrimental effects on surgeons’ performance, research suggests
A new study has explored whether older patient mortality increased post-surgery on surgeons’ birthdays compared to other days of the year
The researchers analysed the post-operative outcomes of 980 876 procedures on a sample of individuals aged 65 to 99, the study states
A new study investigated the role of distractions, particularly a surgeon’s birthday, on their overall performance.
Distractions due to noise, problems with surgical equipment and personal events are common within hospital operating rooms. According to previous studies, these distractions can impact a surgeon s performance, such as task completion and surgical accuracy.
Crush of Obamacare signups expected before deadline By Audrey McNamara Millions lose health coverage during pandemic
Tuesday is the last day to sign up for Obamacare in 36 states, while another 14 and Washington, D.C. have later dates. The federal health insurance program accessible at healthcare.gov has seen a crush of signups as the open enrollment deadline approaches, and coronavirus cases continue to surge.
Over 915,000 people signed up for Obamacare from November 29 to December 5, the fifth week of open enrollment and most recent data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services weekly enrollment snapshot. That s nearly double the week prior, when 523,020 people selected plans, which itself was about a 50% increase from the same time period last year.
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APTQI Commends US Senators for Introducing Legislation to Protect Providers from Medicare Cuts
The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) applauds Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Tom Cotton (R-AR), for introducing S. 5007.
If enacted, the legislation would provide critical relief to dozens of specialty providers scheduled to incur severe payment cuts starting in 2021, including physical, occupational, and speech language therapists.
As companion legislation to the bipartisan Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020 (H.R.8702), which was introduced in the US House of Representatives in October, S. 5007 would hold providers harmless from cuts for Medicare services provided through 2022.