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Health care workers are more likely to receive post-exposure treatment after a bloodborne pathogen exposure than they were 10 years ago.
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As the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina so dramatically showed, the initial community response to a natural disaster or terrorist attack has to be local.
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A recently published planning document by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations outlines 13 essential components of an effective community-based emergency management planning.
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Patients with heart failure may be among the most challenging for case managers who are coordinating their care. Patients with heart failure must take multiple medications, eat a low-salt diet to keep their condition under control, and monitor their condition constantly.
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A telephonic case management program for heart failure patients who have been discharged from New Hanover Regional Medical Center has resulted in a 77% decrease in readmissions ...
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Members with congestive heart failure experienced fewer hospitalizations and emergency department visits and better medication compliance after they began participating in a comprehensive care management program offered by Health Alliance Plan (HAP).
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Major revisions to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for HIV screening are either a boon to the task of identifying the 250,000 Americans who carry the virus but don't know it or a blow to patient autonomy and privacy.
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The ICU at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Desoto, MS, has reduced its rate of ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAPs) from 7.6% to 0.73%, has had only three in the last 24 months...
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A report offering guidelines to help health care organizations ensure effective, patient-centered communications with patients of diverse backgrounds has been released by the American Medical Association (AMA) Ethical Force Program.
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When asked about financial issues that affect their agencies, many home health managers might talk about billing, rejected claims, or collection of past-due bills.
