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Promote womens health issues during the annual observance of National Womens Health Week, scheduled this year for May 11-17. Use the following web sites as resources.
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How many of your patients have insurance coverage for contraceptives? Get ready to see more of them, as 20 states have passed legislation requiring health plans to pay for contraceptive products.
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What if you could simplify your current protocol for emergency contraception (EC)? Results of a recent international multicenter randomized trial indicate that three effective options exist for emergency contraception.
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) has conducted a survey of open but unused single-use devices (SUDs) and has concluded that theres no need for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the handling of such devices.
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Question: How do I assess my readiness for the privacy requirements?
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In a report to be submitted this month to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) will recommend that ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) receive no inflation update for 2004 Medicare payments and that no surgical procedures be paid more in an ASC than a hospital outpatient department.
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As the liability insurance crisis comes to a head in many states and some surgeons are organizing walkouts, facilities are facing dire financial impact from those walkouts.
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Thomson American Health Consultants offers the Hospital Handbook on Smallpox Vaccination, a facilitywide resource for the information you need about smallpox vaccination in most health care facilities.