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With one death every day and about 1.3 million people injured annually due to medication errors, it is no surprise that reducing the risk of patient injury due to medication error is a National Patient Safety Goal for The Joint Commission.
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Researchers at a large children's hospital found that nurses who were comfortable working with dying children and their families were also nurses who reported high levels of hopefulness.
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Time is running out for hospices to prepare for the new Medicare conditions of participation (CPs), and experts say the best strategy is to make quality improvement changes now and not wait until sometime in 2008 when it will become the law.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the bid submission, registration, and accreditation deadlines for the first round of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program.
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In the latest issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology there were 3 papers, loosely tied together, that should provide important guidance to clinicians dealing with preterm labor (PTL). One article will be the source for the primary review, but the others will be folded into the comments sections.
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Glass and colleagues from the Kaiser Permanente Northwest Center for Health Research compared breast cancer incidence rates with use of screening mammography and postmenopausal hormone therapy prescriptions between 1980 and 2006.
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High-Dose Statin Therapy, Value for Older Adults; Simvastatin, Best for Parkinson's Disease; Polyethylene Glycol for Chronic Constipation; FDA Actions
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