Latest Orthopedics News
Prescribing Fewer Tablets Can Cut Post-ACL Surgery Opioid Use
by modernClinician Editorial Team
For patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, prescribing fewer tablets is associated with lower postoperative opioid consumption, according to a research letter published in the June 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Medicare Drug Rebate Plan Withdrawn by Trump Administration
by modernClinician Editorial Team
A plan to let Medicare patients receive rebates that drug companies currently pay to insurers and middlemen has been withdrawn by the Trump administration.
Considerable Number of Patients Receive Surprise Hospital Charges
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Eighteen percent of all emergency department visits and 16 percent of in-network hospital stays have at least one out-of-network charge, according to a report published June 20 by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Americans Concerned About Clinician Burnout
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Nearly three-quarters of Americans are concerned about burnout among their clinicians, according to a survey released June 17 by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
2013 to 2024 Saw Decrease in Benzodiazepine Prescribing
Pediatricians Report Immigrant Families Avoiding Care for Their Children
Psychiatrists Only Agree 55 Percent of the Time on Diagnoses
Napping Opportunity May Improve Clinical Performance of Anesthesia Residents
Implant, Patient Survival Do Not Differ for Robotic and Conventional Total Joint Replacement
Ultrasound-Guided Hydrodissection Yields Improvements in Carpal Tunnel
Age-, Joint-Specific Ultrasound Reference Values Set for Healthy Joints
Physical Therapist-Supervised Exercise Improves Outcomes After ACL Reconstruction