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Effective Combination Therapy for Acne; Genotypes associated with CRP elevations; Benefits of Extended Duration Detoxification; CPAP for OSA in Metablolic Syndrome; Uric Acid and CV Risk: Not Ready Yet; Documentation of Coronary Ischemia Prior to PCI
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Medical researchers are coming up with new discoveries at such a rapid pace it's difficult to keep up with them all, but physicians and consultants at The Cleveland Clinic try to sharpen our focus by shining a light on those that hold the most promise.
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Citing improved efficiency and consistency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun transitioning the handling of hospital claim reviews from quality improvement organizations (QIOs) to fiscal intermediaries (FIs) and Medicare administrative contractors (MACs).
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Sometimes the best response to regulatory and payer changes in health care is to improve the discharge planning process.
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When behavioral health patients who have been hospitalized receive interventions in their home, their compliance with treatment recommendations increases and hospital readmission drops, a study by PsycHealth Ltd.'s Home Intervention Program has found.
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At DCH Health System, the clinical documentation improvement team takes a proactive approach to changes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) documentation requirements.
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A study initiated by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), has shown that 13 of every 1,000 inpatients surveyed were either infected or colonized with Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), an infection associated with severe diarrhea, colitis, toxic megacolon, sepsis, and death.
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For the past two years, the ED at Avera Weskota Medical Center, a small, rural critical-access hospital in Wessington Springs, SD, has been using a new "Emergency Services Aftercare" instruction form to help patients remember vital information about the care they received and instructions to follow once they get home.
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The Endoscopy Center of Colorado Springs (CO) has won a national award for its improved system of reporting and explaining pathology results to patients.