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The challenges faced by home health managers when hiring nurse practitioners are many of the same challenges faced when hiring home health nurses.
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Medicare Advantage plans can specialize in serving Medicare beneficiaries who are dually enrolled in state Medicaid programs, are residents of nursing facilities or similar institutions, or who have severe or disabling chronic conditions.
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Health Plan of Nevada Inc. takes a multi-pronged approach to managing the care and services of its chronically ill members throughout the continuum of care.
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The final rule, Notification of Hospital Discharge Appeal Rights issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), requires hospitals to give patients a revised "Important Message from Medicare" (IM).
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Gavalda and colleagues reported their experience with treating 43 patients with E. faecalis endocarditis using a combination of intravenous ampicillin 2 g every 4 hours and ceftriaxone 2 g every 12 hours for 6 weeks.
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In anticipation of the 2007-2008 influenza season, The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) have updated their 2006 recommendations concerning the prevention and control of influenza.
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The FDA recently approved retapamulin (ALTABAX ) for topical treatment of impetigo due to Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes in adults and in children 9 months of age or greater.
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In the past decade, prolongation of the QT interval associated with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, or torsades de pointes (TdP), has accounted for the majority of withdrawals or restriction of the use of prescription drugs from the U.S. market.
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