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It can happen in any hospital. A cardiac surgery patient develops sepsis following a peripheral IV device-related infection. This infection ultimately contributes to the patient's death. Per Joint Commission standards, this event should undergo a root cause analysis (RCA).
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Patients, the press, and payers all eyes are on the topic of hospital-acquired infections. Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Medicare program will no longer provide reimbursement for the additional costs incurred for these conditions.
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Self-pay emergency department patients who have no primary care provider are being referred to a nearby primary care and specialty center under a program in place at St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson, AZ, part of the Carondelet Health Network.
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Researchers find flaws in CAM-use studies, CAM use common in older adults, and University of South Carolina establishes center to study CAM
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With the recognition that exercise must be part of any weight loss program, some attention has been given to the optimal role of dietary supplements.
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This nested, case-control trial was designed to assess the independent effect of maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels in early pregnancy on the risk of subsequent development of preeclampsia. Researchers were also interested in the newborns' vitamin D status.
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In a population-based, case-control study, women were asked about their use of "hormone-related" dietary supplements in an attempt to determine their association with risk of breast cancer.
