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The HIV community has been asking since 1982: "How might we go about encouraging condom use in discordant couples?" On the whole, our efforts have been a disappointing failure.
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In the world of HIV medication therapy and care, five years can make a world of difference.
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HOPS is an ongoing prospective, observational cohort study of HIV-infected patients at 10 participating HIV clinics in the United States. A total of 2,699 patients with HIV RNA > 1,000 copies/uL were seen from 1999-2005. Demographic characteristics, clinical factors, and GPT use were correlated with all-cause mortality.
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New guidelines, published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are available through the AIDSinfo web site to assist health care workers in preventing and treating the secondary infections that can afflict U.S. children exposed to, or infected with, HIV.
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By assigning an anticipated date of discharge to every patient within 24 hours of admission, the clinical resources management staff at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, FL, have been able to shave three hours off the hospital's average discharge time, freeing up beds and dramatically decreasing the amount of time patients wait for a bed in the emergency department.
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A mentoring program for staff members who have already completed orientation is seen as a key strategy in the programs of Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) in Charlotte, NC, which recently was named the winner of the 2009 Franklin Award of Distinction by The Joint Commission and the American Case Management Association.
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With a vaccine shortage projected for novel H1N1 influenza A, only the highest priority groups are likely to be offered the shot when initial lots are cleared for distribution this fall.
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In today's health care environment, hospitals are challenged on all fronts. The Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) are carefully scrutinizing hospital records, looking for inappropriate admissions, incorrect level of care, and inaccurate coding in the charts of Medicare patients.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted hospitals a temporary reprieve from a reduction in Medicare payments.
