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A scoring system designed to provide an early warning of patients who may need prompt care has helped a hospital decrease its code blue calls outside the intensive care unit (ICU) by 50% and increase rapid response team (RRT) calls by 110%.
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A pregnant woman exhibiting bleeding caused by placenta previa was hospitalized. Twelve days later, while walking to the bathroom, the woman experienced a massive hemorrhage, resulting in the premature birth of her twins. The hospital staff allegedly failed to adequately monitor the mother and confine her to bed, a necessity for women suffering from placenta previa. The resulting injuries to one of the infants have required multiple surgeries and rehabilitative sessions throughout her life, and she suffers from a continual debilitating condition.
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This is the first of a two-part series that looks at the increasing importance of volunteers to hospice programs. This month, we look at how volunteer programs can positively affect hospice outcomes with innovations such as a Tuck-in Program and attention to volunteer expertise.
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Before making her call to the patient each week, the volunteer makes sure she has a new joke to tell by checking the Internet for jokes she hasn't shared.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the City of Hope, a biomedical research, treatment and educational institution located just outside of Los Angeles, a three-year contract to educate nurses on how to provide better palliative care for veterans with life-threatening illnesses.
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In a study published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, researchers evaluated the use of five medication classes to determine trends in the use of pain medications.
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Healthcare Risk Management, also published by AHC Media, took first place honors in the best instructional reporting category of the Specialized Information Publishers Association's annual journalism awards announced recently.
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The use of volunteers to enhance hospice services has grown and will continue to grow, according to Greg Schneider, founding director of Hospice Volunteer Association in Occidental, CA.
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A new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert warns that health care providers today are being confronted with steadily increasing rates of crime, including assault, rape, and murder.
