Pre- and post-operative care can be especially difficult because a good healing process is dependent on understanding and cooperation from the patient. Sandra Jones, executive vice president of ASD ...

BS&W's care navigator program spans a variety of care areas and connects patients with a dedicated nurse to provide pre- and post-operative support.

Surgery represents a significant life event that requires careful planning and preparation. Understanding why scheduling and post-operative care planning matter helps ensure better outcomes and ...

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Patient Safety Committee provides free, downloadable pre- and post-operative ambulatory surgery patient safety checklists. While the two, one-page ...

An expert explains the recent movement towards the use of immunotherapy for patients with resectable NSCLC. The recent approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) ...

Even mild pre-surgery stress can slow recovery in older adults. Multiple stressors raise pain, delirium risk, and hospital ...

The U.S. health system focuses an enormous amount of money and attention on post-acute care—the medical treatment patients receive after they have been discharged from a hospital. But it would more ...

A newly enacted law now requires insurance companies operating in Arkansas to cover critical weight loss procedures.

Imagine seeing the world through a foggy window for years, and then one day, that window becomes so clear that you start to wonder if there is a window at all. This is exactly what cataract surgery ...