No home health manager looks forward to any type of survey but agencies that elect to undergo a deemed status survey by The Joint Commission can take care of two surveys in one visit.
Faced with a complex, difficult-to-negotiate health care system, multiple providers, and myriad treatment options, many health care consumers are looking for somewhere to turn, and that means opportunities for case managers, says Catherine M. Mullahy, RN, BS, CRRN, CCM.
'Smart rooms' provide patient safety info at the bedside
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This study from the California collaborative treatment Group examined renal function over time in 146 patients included in the CCTG 578 prospective, randomized clinical trial of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM).
Over the past decade, tremendous progress has been made to increase the tolerability of treatment regimens and to reduce the pill burden for HIV-1 infected patients.
