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The 12-lead ECG and accompanying rhythm strip in the Figure were obtained from an asymptomatic and otherwise healthy 53-year-old man. What two things are unusual about the beat marked X? Did first degree AV block suddenly develop for the following sinus-conducted beat (beat Y)?
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Another study has shown an increase in mortality associated with the use of an oral IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist.
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The effect of Home Health Compare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services web site that publicizes results of 11 home health quality indicators, has been minimal for agencies located in the eight pilot test states.
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The phrase adverse event outcome reports might make you want to run and hide, but these reports can be a wealth of information and require constant attention by all home health agencies, according to experts interviewed by Hospital Home Health.
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During initial implementation of the Medicare prospective payment system, many agencies faced a number of challenges that made it difficult to devote resources to key legal issues. Since many providers are functioning effectively under existing reimbursement systems, now is the time for agencies to focus on legal issues of particular importance in the continuing development of the home care industry.
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There is nothing like an emergency to test your emergency plan, as agencies in an area east of New York City, north to Toronto, and west to Detroit discovered on Aug. 14 as a rolling blackout affected almost 50 million people.
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Burnout is a hard state of mind to define, but many times it is one reason that good employees leave, says John Henry Pfifferling, PhD, director of the Center for Well-Being in Durham, NC.
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Helping employees deal with problems, illness, and even death in their own families is one tactic used by Riverways Home Care Services of Ozarks Medical Center in Westplains, MO, to retain employees.
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JCAHO announces new quality reports for 2004; OIG reports on transaction and code set compliance; Free caregiver resource available on-line
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