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Research on racial and ethnic health disparities has greatly expanded in recent years, and the existence of disparities in health and health care cannot be denied. Thats the view of a researcher who conducted a literature review in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and is quoted by Commonwealth Fund senior program officer Anne Beal in a recent Health Affairs article.
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A synthesis of 14 research studies by the Lewin Group for Americas Health Insurance Plans indicates that Medicaid managed care provides significant cost savings and high-quality medical care.
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State spending on Medicaid is poised to surpass the percentage spent on elementary and secondary education, according to a new report from the National Association of State Budget Officers and the National Governors Association.
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When ED patients at Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, CA, needed transportation home, busy nurses typically handed out taxicab vouchers a practice that cost the ED up to $1,200 per month, says Stephanie J. Baker, RN, BSN, CEN, MBA/HCM, director of emergency services.
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Are physicians in your ED skeptical about the use of thrombolytics for stroke patients? If so, this may soon change, as a result of new recommendations from the Northbrook, IL-based American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP).
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If a patient comes to your ED with multiple rib fractures after a fall, would you be worried that the injury is life-threatening? The answer largely will depend on the patients age, says Kathleen Emde, RN, CCRN, CEN, trauma service coordinator at Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue, WA.
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Although ED nurses at Towson, MD-based St. Joseph Medical Center had treated two flu-related cases as of press time, neither patient had the flu. The story underscores what most ED nurses are anticipating: Due to a shortage of the flu vaccine, this flu season is going to be anything but ordinary.
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Investigators analyzing data obtained from at-risk populations in the Western United States found a decline in HIV infection between 1989 and 1999, a new study shows.
