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Faced with a shortage of hospital beds that extends throughout the state of Washington, St. Joseph's Medical Center in Tacoma has embarked on an "express discharge" initiative, which alerts the treatment team a day in advance when physicians anticipate the patient is almost ready for discharge.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has not yet issued its final rule for fiscal year 2008, but it'sï
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Morton Plant Mease Health Care in Clearwater, FL, has found an effective way to fill case management vacancies with qualified candidates.
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An accident has left John, 52, with a C-4 cervical-level fracture, and the prognosis is that he will remain a quadriplegic. Hospitalized in the intensive care unit, John has been assigned a catastrophic case manager, who has met with him and his wife, Mary.
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A two-pronged initiative under way at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, CA, aims to provide interim housing for homeless patients who need home support services or assistance with medications as well as reduce the use of the hospital emergency departments (EDs) for primary care among homeless patients.
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Until recently, available information supported the notion that the transdermal route of administration of estradiol has less hepatic impact than the oral route.
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Aspirin, Higher Doses No More Effective, Risky; Subclinical Hypothyroidism Treatment Benefits; FDA approvals
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The Million Women Study reported a small increase in the incidence of ovarian cancer and ovarian cancer mortality in current users of postmenopausal hormone therapy.
