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In 1997, the emergency department (ED) at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN, was in the 45th percentile in South Bend, IN-based Press Ganey Associates satisfaction rankings. That same year, Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, languished in the ninth percentile.
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The following is the first of a two-part series on the Government Accountability Offices (GAO) recent report on the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
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Titan Pharmaceuticals has announced that the FDA has granted fast track designation for Spheramine for the treatment of advanced Parkinsons disease. Spheramine consists of normal, human retinal pigment epithelial cells adhered to spherical microscopic carriers.
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JCAHO posts 2005 National Patient Safety Goals; ISDA appeals to lawmakers for antibiotic development; HHS gives details of Medicare reform proposal; FDA establishes new cancer office, program.
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Two studies published in the July 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine have found high efficacy rates among patients coinfected with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV who were treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin.
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Health care providers now have another choice of cholesterol-lowering treatments. The FDA recently approved the combination of two cholesterol drugs, ezetimibe (Zetia) and simvastatin (Zocor), into a single pill. The product is being marketed under the name Vytorin. It is administered as a once-daily tablet and should be taken in the evening with or without food.
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The National Cholesterol Education Programs (NCEP) clinical practice guidelines on cholesterol management have been updated to set even lower treatment goals for low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol for patients at high and moderately high risk for a heart attack. The guidelines, for example, offer a new therapeutic option for very high-risk patients to achieve levels of less than 70 mg/dL.
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You dont always know which experiences might prove beneficial when it comes to building a successful career in access services.
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A new registration report card at Childrens Health Care of Atlanta provides access managers with key information on the performance of individual employees in a convenient, easy to read format.
