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Bleeding is a common chief complaint in the emergency department. Recognizing excessive bleeding and treating bleeding disorders may be challenging. Awareness of the differential, diagnostic strategies and treatment options is critical. This article presents a comprehensive approach to the patient with a bleeding disorder.
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More than 200 organizations have joined in a national patient safety and pharmacy collaborative, and federal officials say the program remains popular as it enters its second year.
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Paynesville (MN) Area Health Care System is proof that it doesn't take a large hospital system to become a model for high performance.
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Although research supports having pharmacists involved in clinical care, hospital executives still might balk at the cost of these programs.
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The El Rio Health Center in Tucson, AZ, already had collected some outcomes data before the site was selected as a high-performance site with regard to the new national patient safety and pharmacy collaboration.
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A recent study provides hospital pharmacists with evidence that suggests having a pharmacist providing direct care to patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) can improve patient outcomes.
