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For many patients dying of cancer, home is where they want to spend the last weeks of their lives. Their caregivers often spouses, life partners or children may be willing to give whatever care their loved one needs, but can find themselves overwhelmed, unsure, and at risk for depression and other health problems themselves.
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When hiring new physicians, health care practices might want to look beyond grade transcripts, according to a medical school professor in California who has determined that medical students who were disciplined in school for irresponsible attendance or patient care are nearly nine times more likely to be disciplined by their medical boards when they become practicing physicians.
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The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) plans to revise the sexual boundaries policy used by state medical boards in determining sexual boundary violations by physicians.
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The Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has begun an 18-month project to examine the field of vaccine development and use and to propose an ethical framework to help guide researchers, pharmaceutical companies, public health agencies, health care providers, and citizens regarding vaccines and their safe, effective, and ethical use.
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If youre not tracking outcomes that show the value of case management, youre missing a chance to show your hospitals administration how much case managers can improve patient care and have a positive impact on the hospitals bottom line.
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When an analysis of case management showed that physician advisors and clinical case managers often disagreed about attributing avoidable days to physicians, Judy Milne, RN, MSN, CPHQ, decided to turn the discrepancies into a learning experience for the entire team.
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An initiative that creates a care plan that directs frequent users of the emergency department (ED) to more appropriate levels of care has resulted in significant savings for Mercy Medical Center in Canton, OH.
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The neurosurgical unit at United Health Service Hospital in Johnson City, NY, has cut 15 to 30 minutes off its daily interdisciplinary team meetings by using a simple acronym that keeps staff on track when it comes to issues that affect their patients.
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When the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) speaks, people listen. That was certainly the case when it began to issue its National Patient Safety Goals. Health care professionals sat up, took notice, and immediately began designing processes for complying with the new standards.
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While nine out of 10 hospitals are using or considering using health information technology for clinical uses, most cite cost as a major impediment to broader adoption, especially for small or rural hospitals, according to a recent survey by the American Hospital Association (AHA).
