As ambulatory surgical centers continue to grow in number and popularity, new challenges seem to crop up each year. In this article, Becker’s ASC Review interviewed three ASC administrators in Ohio, Minnesota and Washington State.
These administrators were asked what their biggest challenges have been so far in 2014. Concerns with staffing issues, changes from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and operational procedures are discussed.
Are your patients following a low-dose aspirin regimen thinking it will reduce their risk of stroke, heart attack or heart disease? According to researchers and the 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, they should stop immediately. Three recent studies have found that aspirin therapy may not be benefiting them. And, in some cases, it could be doing harm.
As healthcare professionals, we hear a lot about hypertension and its negative effect on overall health. But, we don’t talk as much as we should about pulmonary hypertension (PH) — the type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries that run between the lungs and heart. Because PH is a progressive condition that if untreated can result in death in as little as two years, it deserves its own spotlight.
The majority of men are still so private when it comes to their health concerns, they don’t even discuss them with a doctor. That’s one of the revelations reported by the Cleveland Clinic in their newest nationwide survey of male patients.
