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If you haven't included expedited partner therapy (EPT) in your practice of treating patients with gonorrhea and chlamydia, more support for the measure has arrived in the form of a new committee opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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While vasectomy is a safe, simple, effective form of contraception, female sterilization is the preferred method of sterilization among couples in the United States. About 17% of women between ages 15-44 have had tubal sterilizations, while only 6% rely on male sterilization for birth control.
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At the federal and state levels, cutting government spending has led the political agenda in 2011, and conservative policymakers have specifically targeted Medicaid.
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Are you implementing guidance from the US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010, (US MEC) released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
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Results from an analysis presented at the recent 2011 International AIDS Society conference in Rome suggest that using certain methods of hormonal contraception particularly injectable contraception might double the risk of HIV acquisition in a previously uninfected woman and also might double the risk that an HIV- infected woman will transmit HIV to a previously uninfected male sexual partner.
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Most accredited hospitals have been reporting ORYX performance data to The Joint Commission (TJC) on a monthly basis since 2002.
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One of the common challenges faced by healthcare quality professionals is being able to make a business case to administrators that is, to demonstrate their QI programs will save the hospital money.
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The Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, PA, was one of 18 recipients of The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) 2011 Achievement Awards, given in recognition of innovative programs.
