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Pharmacy practice both in the community and in hospitals continues to change and evolve with some trends increasing as a result of the 2009 recession, a national pharmacy workforce survey finds.
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Hospital pharmacists have a variety of options now for the estimation of renal function for the purpose of drug dose adjustment, and it's sometimes difficult to decide the best approach.
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Smokers need not apply. That is the new policy of Memorial Health Care System in Chattanooga, TN.
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Mental health screening should be part of your overall plan to assess risk, implement interventions, and establish outcomes measurement strategies, says Nancy W. Spangler, MS, OTR/L, a consultant to the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health and president of Leawood, KS-based Spangler Associates Inc.
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Three factors depression, stress and obesity together account for about half of the variance in the average workers' compensation cost per case at PPG Industries.
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When you are developing a post-discharge care plan for patients who will need some assistance at home, make sure the patient and family understand what is required of them and that they are aware of all their options, including paying for private home care services.
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WellPoint Inc.'s disease management program, designed to improve care for members with bipolar disorder, reported a 22% increase in medication compliance and a 14% decrease in behavioral inpatient services for members during a recent outcomes revaluation.
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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.