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Accepted clinical therapies developed from embryonic stem cell research may be years away, but now is the time for health care providers to ask themselves where they stand on the use of treatments derived from human embryos.
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With the plethora of continuing medical education (CME) resources available to most physicians in the United States many of them free or paid for by employers it would appear that falsely reporting CME credits would be a pointless risk.
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Although the prevalence of defensive medicine unnecessary tests, referrals, treatments, or avoidance of some patients altogether out of fear of malpractice litigation has been the subject of debate, a new study reports hundreds of physicians in Pennsylvania say they practice defensive medicine regularly.
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Is your organization still struggling to comply with the Joint Commissions existing National Patient Safety Goals? If so, you may be bracing yourself at the thought of additional requirements, while at the same time, recognizing the need to address high-risk areas.
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Mock patient tracers probably are a key aspect of preparedness for unannounced JCAHO surveys at your organizations. But do yours really identify problem areas and help to prepare nervous or uninformed staff members?
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A pilot project under way at Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, NY, is assessing how likely patients are to adhere to their prescribed medication regimen, with the ultimate goal of helping them to become more compliant, says Tina Davis, RN, MS, CNS, senior director of continuum of care.
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Collaboration between key hospital departments is crucial to making sure discharge planning starts at the earliest possible point in the patient encounter, and the latest advances in technology certainly can facilitate the necessary interdepartmental communication.
