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Results from an ongoing national quality improvement initiative examining adherence to American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) treatment guidelines for chest pain disorders, suggest that using a class of drugs known as glycoprotein (GP) IIb-IIIa inhibitors reduced in-hospital deaths by 46%.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. Thompson has launched the national Nursing Home Quality Initiative in an effort to improve the quality of care given to the millions of long-term care residents.
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Question: Our facility is not an acute-care hospital and does not provide emergency services, so we dont expect to provide care in any community disaster.
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Surveyors from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations no longer will be allowed to work as survey readiness consultants on the side after Jan. 1, 2004, according to a new rule.
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Editors note: Abdominal pain is a common presenting complaint in the emergency department (ED). The frequency of malpractice cases concerning abdominal pain is staggering. Due to the large volume of misadventures encountered and the unique disease processes in adult, pediatric, and obstetric/gynecologic emergencies, each will be covered separately. In coming months, ED Legal Letter will present a four-part series on abdominal pain.
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Foods to reduce the risk of cardovascular disease. Altern Med Alert 2002;5(12 Suppl):S1-S2
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La Puma J. Metabolife and safety. Altern Med Alert 2002;5(12):147-148.
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Marcolina ST. Nuts for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia: Seeds of Change? Altern Med Alert 2002;5(12):137-141.
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La Puma J. Ephedra for weight loss. Altern Med Alert 2002;5(12):148.
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La Puma J. Ephedra and adverse events. Altern Med Alert 2002;5(12):147.