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If your practice includes care of pregnant women, be sure to review just-issued interim guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in regard to swine influenza A (H1N1) virus infection.
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Women who have been searching for the Today contraceptive sponge on pharmacy shelves can stop hunting: Mayer Laboratories now serves as the U.S. distributor for the over-the-counter contraceptive.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is complying with a federal judge's instruction and is directing the manufacturers of the dedicated emergency contraceptive pill Plan B to make the drug available to 17-year-olds without prescription.
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How is your facility coping with the current economic downturn? Look to the July issue of Contraceptive Technology Update for special focus articles that will report on such up-to-the-moment items as these:
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Findings from two parallel clinical trials in Rakai, Uganda, indicate that heterosexual men who undergo medical circumcision can significantly reduce their risk of acquiring two common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and human papillomavirus (HPV).
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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) remain a major U.S. public health challenge. About 19 million new infections occur each year, with almost half of them among young people ages 15 to 24.1 What are you doing to close the gaps when it comes to STD prevention in this age group?
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Case management outcomes can be a powerful tool for identifying the need for operational changes or process improvements throughout your hospital, as well as demonstrating the value of case management.
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A pre-admission screening and educational program for patients having elective surgery has helped slash readmissions among patients treated at Geisinger Health System from nearly 20% a year ago to about 10% today.
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A few years ago, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio was $80 million in the red and was compliant with medical necessity and appropriateness of care criteria only 62% of the time, according to audits by the hospital's quality improvement organization (QIO).
