Examining the three arms of the ACCORD trial; and FDA Actions: clopidogrel, dexlansoprazole, and tamsulosin.
Health care clinicians and organizations likely will find that the new health care reform bill's positive features outweigh its drawbacks, experts say.
When patients don't follow their discharge instructions and end up back in the hospital, it may be that they simply don't understand what they were supposed to do at home.
A project in British Columbia has resulted in a list of strategies that can be used in a primary care physician office and an adult literacy program to improve health literacy among patients.
By working closely with a carefully chosen network of skilled nursing facilities, The Methodist Hospital in Houston has smoothed the transitions in care for patients being discharged to the facilities.
Whether patients are being discharged from the hospital to home, another level of care, or transferred to the care of another health care provider, communication is crucial to ensure a safe discharge or transition, says Hussein Tahan, DNSc, MSN, RN, CNA, executive director, international health services at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.
To manage chronic headaches, the sufferer must play a key role.