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TJC: Time to curb patient falls in healthcare settings
While falls in the ED are not uncommon, experts note that the environment presents some unique challenges.
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DOJ turns up heat on individuals for illegal coding/billing practices
By extending accountability to individuals who knowingly participated in corporate misconduct, the Department of Justice hopes to increase the amount of employee participation in corporate investigations.
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Adequate number of clinicians on usability tests lacking, says study
Experts say more clinicians need to be willing to participate in EMR usability tests, document and report challenges to vendors.
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A New Focus on Diagnostic Errors
A lengthy report calls for large, systemic changes, including liability reforms, new mechanisms to facilitate provider feedback.
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When It Comes to Anxiety, Words Beat Pills
Anxious patients heading into surgery often receive medication to ease their fears, but a few calming words from their physicians might be more effective medicine. -
Hospital to Pay $72.4 Million over 'Secret Sweetheart Deals'
Secret sweetheart deals between hospitals and physicians? That’s how the Justice Department is describing a case settled with one healthcare system. -
Most Americans Take Prescription Drugs
The number of individuals taking more than five drugs has nearly doubled since 2000.
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Results in your hand: Scientists develop hand-held chlamydia test
Researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University are testing a low-cost diagnostic tool that detects chlamydia within 30 minutes. The tool, tentatively called mobiLab, is made of a disposable cartridge for a genital swab sample and a heating unit that incubates the DNA to facilitate a reaction.
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Young men who have sex with men have highest HIV infection risk — Just 1 in 5 is tested
Young men who have sex with men have the highest risk for HIV infection, but only one in five has ever been tested for HIV, according to new research.
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Commercial sexual exploitation of children: What can healthcare providers do?
Commercial sexual exploitation of children is a serious public health concern that results in immediate and long-term negative health consequences for affected youth. According to the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act, sex trafficking of a minor does not require the use of fraud, force, or coercion to be deemed illegal.