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The Joint Commission has published the answer to a frequently asked question by hospitals, ambulatory centers, and office-based surgeons related to non-licensed, non-employee individuals.
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The Education Committee of the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) has developed a three-disc DVD/CD package for Medicare certification, titled the "Medicare Accreditation Assistant for Achieving AAAASF Medicare Accreditation/Certification," to assist ambulatory surgery centers with accreditation.
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In a "call to action," sharps safety experts are targeting gaps in needlestick prevention and seeking to spur a new commitment to make improvements.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed its guidance that women living with HIV or at high risk of HIV infection can safely use all hormonal contraceptives without restriction following a recent review of links between the contraceptives and HIV acquisition.
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Reaching young people with an HIV prevention message is important: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates young people ages 13-29 accounted for 39% of all new HIV infections in 2009.
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With relatively few contraindications to use, progestin-only pills might be a possible candidate for over-the-counter (OTC) use in the United States. But what will it take to move progestin-only pills to the drugstore shelves?
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Clinicians and researchers now have more comprehensive parameters to assess the stages of menopause with updated criteria known as the Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop +10 (STRAW +10).
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African-American women at risk for HIV are the focus of a new prevention program launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "Take Charge. Take the Test" is running in 10 cities where such women are especially hard-hit by the disease.
