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Health care providers are understandably concerned about the legal climate in which they live, observes Marshall B. Kapp, JD, MPH, professor in the department of community health at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio. But ICU physicians can rest easier than many. Even though malpractice cases abound, the reality is that very few medical malpractice claims or other adverse legal actions happen due to thoughtful decisions to withhold or withdraw treatment for dying patients in the ICU.
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Any change model that can transform a government agency successfully must be powerful stuff indeed, and it seems that the High Performance Development Model (HPDM) at the Department of Veterans Affairs/Veterans Health Administration (VHA), in Washington, DC, has done just that.
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A software application developed by the University of Michigan School of Nursing in Ann Arbor offers the promise of providing a means to collect comparable data for nursing care in the areas of diagnosis, intervention, and outcomes, resulting in far more accurate information both for self-evaluation and benchmarking across health care organizations.
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Even before the first spade was turned in the ground, the new St. Josephs Hospital building in Westbend, WI, was far safer than its predecessor. This was by design construction design, that is.
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The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and 16 Federal cosponsors have unveiled plans for an Institute of Medicine (IOM) study of the scientific and policy implications of the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by the American public.
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A program cosponsored by the Washington, DC-based National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Alexandria, VA, has placed a strong emphasis on physician-level quality measurement and reporting for diabetes treatment.
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Collection of baseline data was completed in spring 2000; the findings did not hold any major surprises, recalls Julie Jones, MA, director of resource development for the CHA.
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Vitamin-Mineral Supplementation and Acute RTI in Elderly; B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Outcome in Heart Failure; Companion Influence During Primary Care Encounters; Handrubbing with Alcohol-Based Solution vs. Standard Handwashing; Program To Prevent Functional Decline in Frail Elderly Who Live at Home; Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy with Isosorbide Dinitrate Spray
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Caspofungin acetate is a sterile, lyophilized, semisynthetic product for IV infusion. It is available as a hygroscopic white to off-white powder and is freely soluble in water and methanol, and slightly soluble in ethanol.
