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An additional $140 million in payments to home health agencies will be made in 2008 if the rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is approved.
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A program that targets women at risk for premature deliveries for case management has paid off for ConnectiCare, a regional HMO based in Farmington, CT.
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The rate of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in dialysis patients is higher than for any other known patient population, and is 100 times higher than for the general population, ...
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Pharmacists in hospitals and health systems continue to make significant contributions to the overall safety and effectiveness of medication therapy, according to results of the 2006 ASHP National Survey of Pharmacy Practice in Hospital Settings.
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A study released by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) says perioperative patients face an increased risk of harmful medication errors throughout the surgery process due to a lack of comprehensive oversight of medications.
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It is projected that by 2025 the population of people in the United States over the age of 65 will be six times higher than it was in 1990. This is because of both the "baby boomer" population aging and overall life expectancy increasing. As patients age they may begin to experience a loss of vision via macular degeneration.
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Fluoroquinolones, a broad class of antibacterial agents, were historically used in the treatment of gram negative infections; however, with the development of later generation quinolones, use for coverage of gram positive infections such as with Streptococcus pneumoniae has become commonplace.
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Using a PDA-based system to document clinical interventions at a military treatment facility increased intervention reporting across all pharmacy points of service and yielded data pharmacy leadership could use to document the impact of pharmacist interventions on safety and quality of pharmacy care provided.
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The Food and Drug Administration has alerted health care professionals and consumers to availability of audio broadcasts providing emerging drug safety information. The broadcasts, commonly known as "podcasts," can be transmitted to personal computers and personal audio players.
