General Surgery
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<ѻýҕl>Fast-Acting AMA Group Hopes to Fix SGRѻýҕl>
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- A large coalition of American Medical Association members met in seclusion Sunday morning here at the interim meeting of the House of Delegates and rapidly found consensus on a proposed resolution for the repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.
Nov 18, 2013
<ѻýҕl>Feds Finalize Next Stage of 'Meaningful Use' Guidelinesѻýҕl>
LAS VEGAS -- Doctors now have an extra nine months to prove to the federal government that they've accomplished the early stages of "meaningful use" of health information technology, National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari announced Thursday.
Feb 23, 2012
<ѻýҕl>Post-Ear Tube MRSA Infections Not Seriousѻýҕl>
Among children with ear infections following tympanostomy tube placement, infections associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) did not result in worse outcomes than those caused by other pathogens, a single-center study showed.
Dec 21, 2011
<ѻýҕl>Go With the Flow When Treating LAD Stenosisѻýҕl>
Medical treatment was as effective as surgery for patients with moderate to severe isolated stenosis in the proximal left anterior descending artery who had fractional flow reserve of 0.80 or greater, according to results from a single-center study.
Oct 28, 2011