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An elderly man comes to your ED and is admitted to the hospital with severe dehydration and fever of unknown origin. Two days later, an X-ray reveals pneumonia.
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Airway management that results in a negligence claim usually involves a "difficult airway." Airways classified as difficult typically are compromised by an anatomical or other condition that makes intubation by the oral, nasal, or surgical routes difficult or impossible.
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A just-published report on state efforts to cover low-income adults without children found something encouraging. Researchers looked at all 50 states to see whether policies were in place to subsidize coverage for childless adults. They found that almost half of states had some type of program in place.
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Expanding coverage to more than 720,000 people who otherwise would not have coverage — this and other achievements were made possible because Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich made health care a top priority since he took office in 2003, according to Theresa Eagleson, the state's Medicaid director.
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It's a common misconception held by many Americans: If you're poor, Medicaid is available to you. In many cases, that's just not true.
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As infection prevention enters a new era of transparency, regulatory activity, and consumer activism, unprecedented demands are being placed on a profession that long labored in relative obscurity.
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Sometimes you have to work fast to keep up with a new infection preventionist in career transition.
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Concerns regarding patient safety have produced numerous pieces of new legislation focused on infection control surveillance and reporting of antibiotic-resistant organisms in healthcare facilities nationwide.
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The Joint Commission has strongly endorsed recently issued compendium infection prevention guidelines, announcing that the condensed, actionable recommendations may become required as accreditation standards by 2010.
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