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Lithium can unmask latent Brugada syndrome by blockade of susceptible cardiac sodium channels.
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Women have a higher risk than men for atrial fibrillation related thromboembolism that is independent of the presence of other risk factors.
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The 79 CC and 46 AA alleles studied were found to be high long term survival, further validating pharmacogenetic targeting of b blocker therapy for improving ACS results.
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About one in five hospices in the United States operate an inpatient facility or residence, and the number of hospice homes is growing, hospice officials say.
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Hospices from coast to coast are expanding or building new hospice homes as part of a trend of providing inpatient or residential care to end-of-life patients.
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West Georgia Hospice in LaGrange, GA, decided eight years ago to answer the common questions clients and community members would ask about how to deal with children who've experienced a loss.
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Many providers generally are familiar with prohibitions against fraud and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, including Medicaid waiver programs. Fraud involving billing for services that were never actually provided may be especially familiar.
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Sometimes a hospice's client satisfaction and staffing problems stem from repeated and often unnecessary off-hour calls by patients and families.
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The biggest change made during the reorganization of Gaston Memorial Home Care in Gastonia, NC, was the multidisciplinary team approach in which nurses and therapists report to a clinical manager. Not only is this approach helpful for patient care management, but the streamlined approach makes it possible for the agency to file accurate Request for Anticipated Payments (RAPs) earlier than the old system that relied upon utilization review nurses to approve claims.
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Organizations accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations can see detailed implementation expectations for the 2006 National Patient Safety Goals on the Joint Commission web site.
