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BP response of atenolol vs HCTZ; Ipratropium and CV events in COPD; Kidney function, proteinuria, and adverse outcomes; Remission of diabetes with bariatric surgery; Inhaled cortico-steroids and COPD exacerbations; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Japanese patients
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In November 2009, recommendations for changes in screening guidelines for breast cancer made headline news. Shortly thereafter, new guidelines for cervical cancer screening also became news.
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Now is the time for health care facilities to evaluate communication practices between patients and providers at the point of care to make sure they comply with new Joint Commission standards, says Amy Wilson-Stronks, MPP, project director in the Division of Standards and Survey Methods.
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Every medical facility needs to have a plan in place for accessing qualified medical interpreters when a patient has limited English proficiency. There are many ways to make sure there is good communication between medical staff and patients or family members with limited English proficiency.
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Now is a good time to be a case manager, leaders in the field report. New opportunities are opening up for case managers as the country struggles with ways to provide optimal health care for everyone while minimizing soaring costs for care.
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Case managers went to nursing school to take care of people, something they find themselves doing less and less in most practice settings, Catherine Mullahy, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM, points out.
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An effective and simple discharge checklist is the ideal tool for hospital nurses and others who handle the patient discharge process.
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It is no easy task to be an occupational safety and health practitioner in the health care industry. Longstanding and deeply embedded assumptions are always difficult to shake, even when the need to do so becomes increasingly apparent.
