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Synopsis: Up to 7% of B burgdorferi infections in the United States are asymptomatic.
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Synopsis: Human metapneumovirus was found in 6.4% of respiratory tract specimens collected from children < 5 years of age who had no evidence of other respiratory tract pathogens.
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Management of Lipodystrophy in HIV: A Mini-Update; Yersiniosis Outbreak From Chitterlings; Compassionate-Use Daptomycin Now Available
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Its every quality managers worst nightmare: Your facility is the lead story on tonights news because the wrong person was operated on. These days, if you operate on the wrong patient or do the wrong procedure, youre going to be on the front page of the newspaper, warns DeNene G. Cofield, RN, BSN, CNOR, administrative director of surgical services at Medical Center East in Birmingham, AL.
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During a recent Joint Commission on Accredita-tion of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) survey at Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg (SC) and Calhoun Counties, surveyors were very impressed with the process developed to assess and improve physician handwriting, reports
Indun Whetsell, the facilitys director of quality management.
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You probably are keenly aware of the need to comply with Joint Commission on Accredita-tion of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) requirements for performance improvement.
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In response to recommendations from the Ameri-can Heart Association (AHA), in 1999 the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations added a requirement for review of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to the hospital performance improvement standard.
