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Both vincristine and doxorubicin and their metabolites have been associated with allergic reactions when given to patients. The aerosolization of the drug present in the urine may have provided enough exposure for symptoms to develop.
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A U.S. congressman caused a stir in public health and sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention circles in December by accusing federal health officials of failing to comply with federal law and asking them to testify at a special hearing.
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With a significant percentage of the U.S. population deemed overweight, surgical treatments for obesity have become much more widespread.
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In a complex and often confusing health care arena, case managers are an important resource for patients who need access to the right care at the right time. As they provide services for catastrophically ill or injured individuals or those with chronic illnesses, including elderly patients, case managers may be working more frequently with another group of specialty practitioners: life care planners.
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As she takes office as the 14th president of the Case Management Society of America, Sherry Aliotta, RN, BSN, CCM, is determined to make sure case managers no longer are the best kept secret in health care.
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At Integrated Home Care, nurse case managers provide hands-on care as well as handling the traditional case management duties, such as evaluating patients, developing a customized plan of care, coordinating with other members of the health care team, and arranging services such as social work or dietitian services.
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At Humana Inc., specially trained registered nurses called Personal Nurses fill the gap between the companys traditional case management and disease management programs. The nurses, who work from home-based offices, call members identified by a predictive model as likely to need health care interventions in the future, says Trish Whitt, RN, director of clinical product management for the Louisville, KY-based health benefits company.
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Achieving ISO 9001:2000 registration has helped Humana Inc.s Personal Nurse service move quickly to respond to customer feedback and improve services.
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When it comes to EMTALA, you dont want to just toe the line, says Bryan Liang, PhD, a professor of law, medicine, and public policy at California Western School of Law in San Diego. You want to be so far away from the line that no one could even suggest you crossed it.
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Even if your hospital was not named in the recent wave of lawsuits against charitable providers, the alarm bell is ringing and you need take action now.
