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Hospital Consult - September 2015
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Brief motivational interventions to reduce excessive drinking, intimate partner violence fail to positively impact outcomes
Investigators say results clarify the need for more intensive, long-term solutions for patients with multiple risk factors.
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Challenges remain for ED-based screening program adept at identifying hepatitis C
Experts suggest EDs with effective HIV screening programs in place are likely best positioned to offer hepatitis C screening, although frontline staff may resist additional tasks.
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Hourly rounding is key contributor to patient-centered care at high-performing hospitals
ED experts are big proponents of rounding, but note the practice must be done effectively and consistently to get results.
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Neurologic Emergencies
Neurologic Emergencies convers: Seizures, Encephalopathy, Migraine, Pseudotumor cerebri, Stroke, Transverse myelitis, Acute polyneuritis, Myasthenia gravis, Infantile Botulism, Periodic paralysis, Postviral Cerebellar Ataxia, Labyrinthitis, Sydenham chorea, Optic neuritis, Facial Nerve Palsy, and Neurogenerative Disorders. -
Oncologic Emergencies
Oncologic Emergencies convers: General information, Therapeutic complications, Leukemia, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin disease, Wilms tumor, Neuroblastoma, Central nervous system tumors, Retinoblastoma, and Sarcomas. -
Metabolic Emergencies
Metabolic Emergencies convers: Urea Cycle Defects, Organic aciduria, Galactosemia, Glycogen Storage Disorders, Other disorders.
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Warning signs: We’re becoming more bureaucratic
One of the major reasons I changed my career path to developing outpatient service facilities outside of the mainstream hospital market was the refreshing attitude of “let’s get it done.”
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Free infographic on robotics
A free infographic, Robotic Surgery, from ECRI Institute in Plymouth Meeting, PA, gives a view of the marketplace and shows purchasing trends, major procedure types, and information on future robots.
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Electronic Health Fairness Act passes Senate
The U.S. Senate recently passed the Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 (S 1347), according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.