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In an effort to clarify the requirements of its Universal Protocol, The Joint Commission has made several revisions and additions, effective Jan. 1, 2009.
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If a patient noticed a health care provider didn't wash his hands, or suspected she was being given an incorrect dosage of medication, would she hesitate to speak up about her concern?
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Medication errors harm roughly one out of 15 hospitalized children, according to a new study. Researchers reported an 11.1% rate of adverse drug events in pediatric patients. Of those, 22% were deemed preventable, 17.8% could have been identified earlier, and 16.8% could have been mitigated more effectively.
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Baxter Bioscience has developed a whole-virus, two dose vaccine against avian flu; warning label now on antipsychotics regarding an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis; vitamin D for men with heart disease on horizon? A new oral anticoagulant may soon be available for prevention of thrombotic complications of hip or knee surgery; FDA Actions
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Euthyroid sick syndrome is a reversible abnormality of thyroid function tests in the presence of an acute or chronic nonthyroidal illness (NTI) or an altered physiologic state such as starvation.
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When a patient discharged on a Friday is back in the hospital the following Monday, there can be many reasons. A few years ago, Boston Medical Center took on a project aimed at finding out whether discharge processes contributed to adverse events and rehospitalizations, and whether something could be done to turn that around.
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It's a fine line walked during discharge education marrying content with effectiveness of delivery, about which researcher Marianne Weiss, DNSc, comments, "A little key content delivered effectively is better than gallons of knowledge delivered in a way that overwhelms."
