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Despite the continued high burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States, an analysis of 2009 national data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows some signs of progress on the prevention front:
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Results of a new study suggest that nearly one in 10 sexually active teens have same-sex partners, which is almost twice as many as previous research studies have found.
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Results of a new study indicate fasting glucose and insulin levels remain within normal range for women using injectable or oral contraception, with only slight increases among women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA).
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Clinician office phones might be ringing following news reports of women in the United Kingdom (UK) who experienced unintended pregnancies while using the contraceptive implant Implanon. How do you counsel women on this form of long-acting contraception?
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Aspirin overdose may be thought by some to be an "old" problem. While there are many other pain relief products on the market, and aspirin is generally avoided in children, aspirin overdose remains a serious problem.
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By redefining the roles of case managers and social workers and working with physicians on patient throughput and length of stay, Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton, VA, significantly reduced its Medicare length of stay by almost a day and decreased the revenue lost because of denials by medical necessity by 70%.
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[This quarterly column on coding in the ED is written by Caral Edelberg, CPC, CPMA, CAC, CCS-P, CHC, president of Edelberg Compliance Associates, Baton Rouge, LA. If there are coding issues you would like to see addressed in this column, contact Edelberg at phone: (225) 454-0154. E-fax: (225) 612-6904. E-mail:
[email protected].]
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If highly religious nurses or physicians feel that it is appropriate to pray with patients and to share their faith, some patients will appreciate this, while others might not. However, it's unlikely this practice will lead to a lawsuit.