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Outcomes for older adults with AML are generally poor. Cytogenetics and outcomes of 635 adults 60 years and older from CALGB cooperative group treatment trials were evaluated.
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In a retrospective analysis from MacCallum Cancer Center in Melbourne, Australia, fludarabine-associated toxicities were examined in the context of patient age for those being treated for indolent lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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Blocking ADRB-mediated angiogenesis could have therapeutic implications for the management of ovarian cancer.
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When Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare looked at improving patient throughput, one of the issues that surfaced had to do with housekeeping, which historically had deployed its work force in a way that did not serve the facility.
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As hospitals struggle to improve patient throughput by streamlining their emergency departments and installing bed management software, they often discount one of the most basic tools at their disposal.
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This month, St. Joseph's Medical Center in Towson, MD, begins discharging patients by appointment, in the latest phase of a three-year effort toward capacity maximization.
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A centralized admissions area (CAA) at Elmhurst (IL) Memorial Healthcare handles much of the workups and assessments that unit nurses typically do, minimizing treatment delays and enhancing patient throughput.
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It's the philosophy at Elmhurst (IL) Memorial Healthcare to offer leadership opportunities to employees at all levels and in all areas of the organization.
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Gulf Coast in August 2005, the already challenging task of arranging discharges and communicating with post-acute providers became even more daunting.
