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Violence in the emergency department (ED) is such a common occurrence that staff can become complacent about the risks they face daily.
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Angry, violent individuals need specialized attention, and improperly handling a crisis can mean years of litigation, warns Robert Siciliano, CEO of NurseSecurity.com and a personal security expert in Boston.
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The national focus on patient-centered care isn't just about teaching patients to become more engaged in self-management of their careit also means putting patients on committees and advisory boards to participate in the process of developing quality programs.
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A growing number of organizations are disclosing errors to patients, but this can be disastrous if handled poorly.
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Pharmacy leaders across the United States have created a model that makes it easier for hospital pharmacies to create a high-performance pharmacy practice within their own institutions.
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Since evidence-based prescribing practices and consistency in a health care setting can lead to better quality and safety outcomes, the key is in developing a strategy for achieving these goals.
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Health care organizations increasingly are realizing that pharmacists should be included in collaborative medical decisions, and one collaboration with particular potential is the one between hospitalists and pharmacists.
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Hospital-acquired infections with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) have increased tremendously in recent years, with one study finding that MRSA-related hospitalizations in the United States more than doubled between 1999 and 2005.
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The Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA) report that the Tennessee Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation has received a total research grant of $425,040 from Roche Diagnostics.
