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With the flu vaccine supply cut almost in half this season, health care providers and officials are turning to antivirals to fill in the gap. No one knows, however, if the four antiviral medications amantadine (Symmetrel), rimantadine (Flumadine), zanamivir (Relenza), and oseltamivir (Tamiflu) can meet the demand either. Robert B. Couch, MD, once tried to find out from distributors about the amount of antiviral supply.
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Part 2 of 2: Availability and Cost, Clinical Studies, Critique of Studies, Recommendations/Conclusion.
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With the flu season upon us and only half the normal supply of vaccine available, ED managers are preparing and bracing for a greater influx of flu patients this year.
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If the flu vaccine shortage leads to a significant surge in flu patients, maintaining optimal staff health will be critical to providing adequate care for those patients, observers agree.
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Provide surgical masks to all patients with symptoms of a respiratory illness. Provide instructions on the proper use and disposal of masks.
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In our November issue, EDM featured strategies and methods employed at Grady Hospital in Atlanta and University Hospital in San Antonio, which made their programs successful. We continue our series with this article.
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Common wisdom may say that the nations EDs are being filled up with the uninsured, but a new study on EDs asserts that more than 80% of patients seen in EDs have health insurance and a usual source of health care such as a primary care physician.
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The final rule on hospital outpatient payment services for 2005 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has some good news for ED managers: Requirements for reporting diagnostics tests have become less burdensome.
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Families need to focus on a healthy lifestyle regardless if a child is overweight, says Beth Passehl, MS, program coordinator III for Fit Kids at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta.
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There seems to be no area of the country lacking in attention paid to patient education. Consumer activism could be prompting more medical facilities throughout the United States to hire patient education coordinators.
