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Behavioral health patients are put at risk if the players coming to the table are not coordinating efforts to make the most efficient use of available resources, notes Mark Catalano, LCSW, manager of admissions at Seton Shoal Creek Hospital in Austin, TX.
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O’Mathuna D. Ginkgo biloba and the progression of cognitive impairment. 2008;10:29-31.
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Kim YH. Health benefits of Tai Chi. Altern Ther Women’s Health. 2008;10:25-29.
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"Leadership and Business Strategies for Integrative Health Care" will be held May 15-17 at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix, AZ.
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The latest edition of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) National Healthcare Quality Report contained some disappointing news for quality professionals: The quality of health care improved by an average 2.3% a year between 1994 and 2005, compared with the 3.1% average annual improvement rate published in the 2006 reports.
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HealthGrades partners with Google for consumers, PHCQA launches new quality web site
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The implementation of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) by hospitals in Massachusetts could save each facility an estimated $2.7 million a year by reducing error rates, shortening length of hospital stays, and curtailing unnecessary drug tests and laboratory use, according to a study co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) and the New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI).
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A unique partnership between SSM St. Joseph Hospital of Kirkwood, MO, and six physician groups has created a separate new company to manage a pilot nursing unit designed to develop and test new patient care processes for the future SSM St. Clare Health Center.
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Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver has launched a Patient Navigator Program, becoming the fifth site in the state to participate in a nationwide effort to extend the reach of the American Cancer Society's (ACS) initiative, designed to assist individual cancer patients in negotiating the health care system.
