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After the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) demonstration project ended, participating hospitals began looking for ways to minimize their risk and resources when the permanent RACs are rolled out.
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Before the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) issued its first requests for data, Sharp HealthCare in San Diego assembled a committee of stakeholders to determine what the process would probably be like, how to track requests, how to ensure that the health system responded in a timely manner, and what the appeals process should be.
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When its population of uninsured patients increased as more people lost their jobs, Ingham Regional Medical Center in Lansing, MI, developed a program to provide medication for people who can't otherwise afford it.
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In addition to their cholesterol-lowering properties, hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors, commonly referred to as statins, have been shown to modify inflammatory and immunologic pathways.
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Prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a key area of focus for promoting quality of care in the intensive care unit (ICU) and best patient outcomes.
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This article reports on a questionnaire study administered to medical students, residents in internal medicine and surgery, and staff physicians at the University of Toronto in the summer of 2006.
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This study's primary aim was to document the risk factors for stress ulcers and the use of stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) in patients upon ICU admission, transfer to the floor, and discharge home.
