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Don’t Forget About Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea is a common but often overlooked cause of menstrual dysfunction that remains a diagnosis of exclusion.
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Maternal Mortality, Postpartum Hemorrhage, and Tranexamic Acid: The WOMAN Study
A multicenter study involving patients in 193 countries has shown a decrease in maternal mortality in women with postpartum hemorrhage who were given tranexamic acid once the diagnosis was made.
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Employee Health Research Steps Up Protection of HCWs
A common truism is that “you can’t have patient safety without worker safety” — which makes intuitive sense, but lacks definitive data. A potential landmark study attempting to link the two has drawn the support of some major agencies and organizations.
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ADT Nurses Can Help Ease Bed Constraints, Patient Volumes
Managing patient throughput can be one of the biggest challenges for nursing units, with patients often remaining in the ED because there are not enough beds available on the unit, or there are not enough nurses to care for all of the patients.
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Inside-the-box Strategy Helps With Medication Management
Optima Health recently began using a new technology that includes a pill box so sensitive to weight that it can determine precisely which pill, and how many, were pulled.
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Building Post-acute Relationships in ACOs Is a Complicated Journey
For accountable care organization arrangements to succeed, healthcare organizations need good working relationships and continual communication.
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Opioid Addiction in Medicaid Population Calls for New Case Management Strategies
In recent years, the opioid epidemic has created new challenges for healthcare organizations seeking to improve population health.
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Using Risk Analysis Model, Health System Cuts Readmissions
A risk stratification tool identifies members of a Medicaid population that need targeted case management interventions. The eventual goal is self-management, as well as reducing costs.
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Excessive Wait Times Common Issue in ED Malpractice Litigation
Attorneys allege patient should have been seen immediately.
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Unexpected Legal Risks of ED Patients With ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Orders
Patients or families could sue for unwanted interventions or for withholding resuscitative efforts.