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An independent panel ... has concluded that more rigorous scientific research is needed before strong recommendations can be made regarding multivitamin/minerals (MVMs) use to prevent chronic diseases.
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Kim YH, Kao M. Acupuncture and obesity. Altern Ther Women's Health 2006;8(7):49-53.
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Rapid response teams, one of the six initiatives in the Boston, MA-based Institute for Healthcare Management's (IHI) "100,000 Lives" campaign, have proven to be a valuable tool for quality managers looking for new strategies to get mortality rates under control.
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The implementation of rapid response teams in seven different facilities in the Seton Healthcare Network in Austin, TX, is a virtual "living laboratory" of the many different ways hospitals can create and implement rapid response teams and they all seem to be working, says Alice Davis, RN, BSN, senior project coordinator, medical staff services.
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Wrong-site surgery is extremely rare and major injury from it even rarer, according to a study supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and published in the April 2006 issue of Archives of Surgery.
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Half of the nation's emergency departments (EDs) are at or over capacity, and a majority of hospitals have reported time on ambulance diversion, according to the American Hospital Association's 2006 Survey of Hospital Leaders.
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Fifty-five percent of admissions to the nation's community hospitals for conditions other than pregnancy, childbirth, and neonatal care begin in the hospital emergency department, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports.
