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Fire any manager who invents a new form was one of the written responses to a survey of nurses conducted by Bernard Hodes Group, a human resources company based in New York City.
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The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Bethesda, MD, recently announced several research studies that are focusing on CAM for cancer prevention and treatment. These studies may also look at whether CAM therapies may interfere with or enhance conventional treatments.
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O'Mathuna DP. Exercise and cardiovascular disease. Altern Ther Women's Health 2003;5(12):89-92.
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Hospices should work with their medical practice partners to develop a process in which patients are informed early about advance care directives.
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Even before the new accreditation survey process goes into effect, the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Organizations has created options to the self-assessment component
of the survey.
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Physicians who offer moderate, deep, or general sedation in their offices should be board-certified in the type of surgery they perform in the office setting, under new guidelines for office-based surgery approved by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Medical Association (AMA), both in Chicago.
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Who do we love? Our surgeons, of course! Who do we hate? Our surgeons, of course. What is it about this group of practitioners that can drive us all to extremes, often within one day?
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This column addresses specific questions related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) implementation.
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Low-stress, thorough, and focused on patient safety are a few of the adjectives same-day surgery managers use to describe their recent experience with the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organization surveyors looking at their endoscopy labs.