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In spite of institutional education regarding appropriate use of prophylactic antibiotics, compliance was achieved only when hospital protocols that mandated specific antibiotic use were implemented.
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Although anemia was predictive of adverse outcomes in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, red blood cell transfusion was also associated with an increased risk of death, severe disability or delayed infarction. These results call into question the practice of liberal transfusion thresholds in patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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Some women with DVT may stop warfarin after six months; Vytorin and cancer; preventing recurrent stroke; and FDA news.
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Back pain is a ubiquitous complaint in the primary care setting. The evaluation and management of these patients varies based on several risk factors for serious disease called the red flags of back pain.
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The Planetree model is almost 30 years old but its essence is timeless, says Janet Powell Morin, RN, chief culture officer and former vice president, patient care services at Mid-Columbia Medical Center (MCMC) in The Dalles, OR.
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Dealing with too much data is "like drinking from a fire hose," says David A. Snyder, MD, vice president of patient care quality and safety at MCG Health in Augusta, GA.
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There's good news and bad news in a new study just released by the Health Research & Educational Trust, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association, and the Boston University Health Policy Institute: Of 470 hospital chief quality officers surveyed, 97% reported that QI activities had a positive effect on patient care outcomes. However, when that same group was asked about patient satisfaction, only 28% agreed it was at the level it should be.
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Patient satisfaction is higher at hospitals that embrace technology, according to the 10th Annual Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, which is published by the American Hospital Association.