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CMS flu shot reporting raises thorny issue of vaccination status of hospital workers
Patients will soon be able to check the influenza vaccination rates of healthcare workers at the nation’s hospitals through Hospitalcompare.gov, a website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). That specter of public reporting has helped spur the rising rates of flu vaccination in hospitals, but it will also reveal the continuing problem of tracking the vaccination status of doctors, advanced practice nurses and physician assistants who are not hospital employees. -
Web accreditation program promotes accountability
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Reports From the Field: Lipoprotein count can predict heart attack risk
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Reports From the Field: Support is a factor in how diabetics manage their disease
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Reports From the Field: Booklets offer support for Parkison’s patients, families
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Reports From the Field: Team approach works best in managing diabetes
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Reports From the Field: Online technology reduces risk of heart attack, stroke
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Reports From the Field: Out-of-pocket expenses burden those with chronic conditions
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HIV-AIDS disease management program cuts costs, increases quality of life
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Mortality, hospitalization cut for kidney patients