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A recent study conducted in the Netherlands shows some positive results in the ICU when antibiotics are given to patients before any infection develops, but it also raises a question that the researchers are not prepared to answer: whether the strategy could have unintended consequences in the form of increased drug resistance.
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Hospitals that have pain management teams with pharmacists on board benefit from having a medication specialist help improve safety and improve patient outcomes, experts say.
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The transition from hospital to home health can be a rocky one, which is why hospital discharge planners need to make communication with home health staff a priority, experts say.
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The project was nothing if not ambitious; The Joint Commission assembled a blue-ribbon roundtable of experts hospital executives, clinical leaders, and experts in technology, health care economics, hospital design, and patient safety and tasked them with analyzing how socio-economic trends, technology, the physical environment of care, patient-centered care values, and ongoing staffing challenges will affect the hospital of the future.
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No doubt quality managers are eager to sign on to many of the goals outlined in The Joint Commission's white paper, "Health Care at the Crossroads: Guiding Principles for the Development of the Hospital of the Future," but in a number of cases, getting from "here" to "there" will require some detailed and well-thought-out strategies. Members of the roundtable who put the report together have some valuable insights to share in this regard.
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Hospitals could improve the overall care of patients who are admitted for surgery, palliative care, or for diseases that result in chronic pain if they employ a pharmacist to assist with medication utilization and develop defined medication plans for the more complex cases, an expert suggests.
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