The IV Drought: A Survival Guide for Healthcare Heroes

Feeling parched? Well, you’re not alone. Hospitals across the country are dealing with a saline shortage. Thanks to Hurricane Helene’s unwelcome visit to the Baxter International facility in North Carolina, your IV bags may be running low. Imagine a busy highway suddenly reduced to a single lane: that’s what this IV shortage feels like for impacted healthcare providers. During the next live edition of the long-running and popular live Internet radio program Talk Ten Tuesday, Dr. Nick van Terheyden will report on just about everything related to this topic, from switching to oral meds (because who needs a needle when you can swallow?) to challenging those pesky “keep the veins open” (KVO) orders (seriously, do you really need to keep those veins open all the time?) Join Talk Ten Tuesdays and leave feeling hydrated and empowered! Also part of the broadcast, these instantly recognizable panelists will report more news during their segments: • The Coding Report: Christine Geiger, Assistant Vice President of Acute and Post-Acute Coding Services for First Class Solutions, will continue with the final installment in her three-part series on the significant changes in the newly released ICD-10 codes. • RegWatch: Former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) career professional Stanley Nachimson will report on the latest regulatory news coming out of Washington, D.C. • Social Determinants of Health: Tiffany Ferguson, CEO for Phoenix Medical Management, Inc., will report on the news that is happening at the intersection of medical record auditing and the SDoH. • News Desk: Timothy Powell, ICD10monitor national correspondent and regulatory expert, will anchor the Talk Ten Tuesdays News Desk. • TalkBack: Erica Remer, MD, founder and president of Erica Remer, MD, Inc., and Talk Ten Tuesdays co-host, will report on a subject that has caught her attention during her popular segment.Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies - The Beltway Briefing Listen for of-the-moment insider insights, framed by the rapidly changing social and... Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify