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Analysts cite three mutually reinforcing errors that have dogged and delayed the governments national smallpox immunization campaign:
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The Institute of Medicine committee on smallpox vaccination recently recommended the following to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
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A letter from a mother who was upset by the treatment she had received while her baby was in the neonatal intensive care unit at Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital in Nashville, TN, triggered a change in the way the hospital provides health care.
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Family-centered care, a partnership between health care providers, patients, and families in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of health care, is characterized by four principles according to the Institute for Family-Centered Care in Bethesda, MD, which include:
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The Institute for Family-Centered Care, a nonprofit agency in Bethesda, MD, provides consultation, training, and technical assistance to hospitals embarking on a process of family-centered change.
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Our leadership and our system really puts a lot of emphasis on our education as well as that of our patients and families, says Kathy Ordelt, RN-CPN, CRRN, patient and family education coordinator for Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, which is comprised of two campuses, Childrens at Scottish Rite and Childrens at Egleston, as well as 16 satellite facilities throughout the metro Atlanta area.
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Patient safety is a concern at all health care facilities. However, the issues at a medical clinic are not the same as at an acute care hospital, and neither institution mirrors the concerns of a rehabilitation center.
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When health care providers refer parents or caregivers of pediatric patients to the learning center at The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia to be taught nasogastric (NG) tube insertion, they can be sure that the education is thorough.
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Having expertise in patient education management is no longer enough to do well in the field. Having well-developed management and health care leadership skills has become increasingly important.
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