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Occupational back injuries are an ongoing hazard in healthcare, particularly among nurses who have to move patients and perform other tasks that could cause injury.
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After being a nurse for nearly 30 years and a case manager for 11 years, Cheryl Acres started her independent case management company specializing in managing the care of clients with complex needs.
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“Providing Quality Family Planning Services — Recommendations of CDC and the U.S. Office of Population Affairs” is the newest member in the “suite” of family planning recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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In the wake of the 2014 midterm elections, Congress has shifted decidedly to the political right. When the 114th Congress convenes in January 2015, Republicans will have their largest majority in the House of Representatives since World War II and will control the Senate for the first time since 2007.
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Eliminating distractions and standardizing the process for patient handoffs has helped a group of childrens hospitals reduce handoff errors by 69%.
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Hospitalized children were discharged sooner and were less likely to be readmitted when physicians followed the recommendations of an antibiotic stewardship program, researchers reported recently in Philadelphia at the IDWeek 2014 conference. The study is the first to show the benefits of drug stewardship on childrens health.
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The Affordable Care Act and other provisions of healthcare reform definitely have shone a bright light on utilization, care coordination, and case management interventions.