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Those who work with senior citizens have a new tool to help them advise their clients on appropriate care or living decisions. CarePlanner is a web site and on-line tool to help people make decisions about care for the elderly or disabled, based on their situation and preferences.
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Sheila Brune, RN, CPHQ, CPUR, says the quality of direct patient care is the most important predictor of patient satisfaction.
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In recognition of the legal complexity and emotional breadth of the Schiavo case, the Alexandria, VA-based National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, and the NHPCOs development arm, the National Hospice Foundation, have provided documents below on the NHPCO web site to offer further insight into this case and help those interested in information about advance care planning.
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Control charts, quality tools that can help tighten the focus on process variations, increasingly are gaining acceptance among some health care quality professionals. In fact, a number of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requirements specifically mention the use of control charts.
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Responding to the growing cultural diversity of Missouris hospital patients, the Missouri Hospital Association (MHA), based in Jefferson City, has launched a new web site....
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A village in Tanzania has been found to have a decreased prevalence of P falciparum infections and an increased prevalence of wild type dihydrofolate reductase malaria parasites following the widespread use of permethrin-treated bed nets.
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The July 2003 edition of the Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter had received spontaneous reports of hypoglycemia (9) and hyperglycemia (7) associated with use of the fluoroquinolone, gatifloxacin (Tequin).
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Despite widespread debate and broad recommendations from professional organizations, careful risk and cost analyses do not support policies mandating the use of infant safety seats on commercial aircraft.
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While the cases remain under investigation, the deaths of some children due to influenza this year may be linked to underlying infections with community-acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conceded.