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Help Women Take Charge of Breast Cancer Risks
About one in three breast cancer cases could be prevented by lifestyle modifications such as weight management, exercise, diet, and alcohol consumption, according to a recent presentation at the North American Menopause Society 2019 Annual Meeting.
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Use the 4Ms to Educate Staff on the Needs of Older Patients
There is a simple tool to help healthcare providers understand how to create an age-friendly healthcare space.
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Surgery Centers Should Ask Patients About End-of-Life Issues
As surgery centers treat more older patients, this aspect of care is important.
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Surgery Centers Must Prepare for Older Patient Population Boom
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made changes to its inpatient-only list that will shift many older patients to the same-day surgery setting. This makes it important for surgery centers to develop age-friendly sites.
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Progesterone After Mifepristone to Halt Medication Abortion: Is It Safe?
Results of a new study indicated that women who initiate medication abortion but opt to stop in the middle of treatment may be at risk for serious blood loss.
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Revisiting the 5 Domains of High Reliability
For the past several years, there has been a keen focus in healthcare on high reliability. But how does the concept translate into actions that clinicians and administrators can use to make progress?
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Hartford HealthCare Touts Benefits of Storytelling in Quest to Reduce Serious Safety Events
Employees are working to learn from the mistakes of the past.
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Rapid Assessment Zone Re-Engineers Patient Intake Process, Expedites Care
The approach has proved beneficial, enabling the ED to make improvements in several operational metrics without the need to take on additional staff.
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Arriving at ‘Yes’ on Providing Treatment, Referral for Opioid Use Disorders
Bringing emergency physicians on board with the idea of initiating patients on medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders can present challenges.
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EDs in Smaller Communities Can Initiate Medication-Assisted Treatment Without Additional Resources
There are many reasons why EDs may choose to keep patients who present with opioid use disorders at arm’s length, preferring to hand them off to an addiction or behavioral health specialist whenever possible. One of the more frequent refrains is that they simply do not have the resources or expertise to treat addictions.