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If you were asked to list a reason why nurses choose to leave their workplace, benefits, salary, or work schedule probably would come to mind. However, a recent study reveals another reason that you might not initially suspect: conflict with physicians.
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Question: For our psychiatric transfers, the receiving facility generally accepts the patients via an authorizing staff person. Does a physician at our facility have to speak with a physician at the receiving facility?
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Meningitis is the most frequently missed diagnosis among sentinel events arising from delays in treatment in the emergency department (ED), according to a 2002 report from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and ED managers can expect surveyors to ask about strategies for handling the potentially fatal disease.
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Your hospital successfully earned accreditation a year ago. But how ready would you be today if a team from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations walked into your emergency department (ED) as part of a random, unannounced survey?
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An unpublished California study has found that more than half of new HIV infections came from sites that would not be able to use the OraQuick HIV rapid test as it is currently labeled.
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Hoping to refocus and re-energize the nations HIV prevention strategies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta recently invited more than 125 HIV prevention experts for a two-day brainstorming session.
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The U.S. Office of the Inspector General is conducting four audits of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one of which is about to be completed and another that is soon to start.
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After two days of putting their heads together, a diverse group of HIV-prevention experts came up with dozens of proposed strategies. Here are some suggestions offered from one of four topic areas covered at a recent two-day HIV Prevention Summit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
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An ongoing debate over the facts about condoms still is not settled, even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has posted an updated version of its on-line condom fact sheet.
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