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Sheila Brune, RN, CPHQ, CPUR, says the quality of direct patient care is the most important predictor of patient satisfaction.
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Those who work with senior citizens have a new tool to help them advise their clients on appropriate care or living decisions. CarePlanner is a web site and on-line tool to help people make decisions about care for the elderly or disabled, based on their situation and preferences.
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Pinellas Park, FL, a suburban enclave nestled between Tampa Bay and the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, has become the epicenter of the debate over euthanasia.
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One of the more intriguing prospects for hospices participation in a broader continuum of palliative or end-of-life care is collaboration with PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) sites.
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Will that new supply of coffee mugs, calendars, note pads, and pens engraved with your hospices name and phone number make physicians or their nurses refer to you? Probably not, according to experts.
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CMS unveils cyber-help to assist providers; Nursing group offers
hospice grant; NHS spends £50M more on terminal cancer care; CMS begins effort to stop wheelchair benefit abuse; Agencies not prepared for HIPAA transaction rules
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Despite widespread debate and broad recommendations from professional organizations, careful risk and cost analyses do not support policies mandating the use of infant safety seats on commercial aircraft.
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The July 2003 edition of the Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter had received spontaneous reports of hypoglycemia (9) and hyperglycemia (7) associated with use of the fluoroquinolone, gatifloxacin (Tequin).
