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Over the last 30 years, recommendations regarding weight gain and exercise in pregnancy have been inconsistent. With obesity rates skyrocketing, it is important to encourage pregnant women to be active and to set expectations for pregnancy weight gain at the first prenatal visit.
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In this case-control study, a well-established data-base of patients with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) was used to identify women with nocturia.
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In this issue: Apixaban could soon join the anticoagulation market; Chinese herbs for flu; chronic medication and discontinuation after hospitalization; and FDA actions.
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A year after Saint Joseph-London Hospital in London, KY, began a heart failure readmissions program, 30-day readmissions dropped from 27.7% to 15.9%. A similar program for patients admitted for acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) reduced the readmissions rate from 23% to 10% in a short time.
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When the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule for 2012 was issued, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) stated that its goal is to encourage hospitals to provide higher quality of care at a lower cost and to promote greater efficiencies across all care settings and throughout the entire health system.
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Most of the items in in the box "Characteristics and Core Competencies of Potential Candidates" (below) are inherent and/or learned over time.
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Your job descriptions should clearly define the minimum amount of education that you require for the role of case manager or social worker.
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