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The list of people awaiting solid organ transplants grows, and more hospitals are turning to interdisciplinary teams of medical professionals, social workers, organ procurement experts, and family support personnel who are trained to work with families of potential organ donors to ensure that opportunities for donations are not missed. Research has shown that such efforts increase consents for organ donation.
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The nations spending on prescription drugs for children and young adults has soared 85% over the past five years, with spending in some categories of pediatric prescriptions jumping more than 600%, according to a report released by the pharmaceutical benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc., located in Franklin Lakes, NJ, and a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical giant Merck Inc.
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For years, professional medical societies have warned their members that accepting the free meals, trips, and other gifts offered by pharmaceutical sales personnel can compromise physician-patient relationships and should be avoided.
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A hospital construction project is never easy for staff, patients, or administration, but as a facility in suburban Atlanta is demonstrating, planning ahead and focusing on details can help minimize the impact on patient care and safety.
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While hospitals have not exactly fallen over themselves to install computerized physician order-entry systems (CPOEs), a growing number are beginning to recognize their value, says Nick Beard, MD, MS, vice president of Health Informatics for Seattle-based IDX Systems Corp., a provider of CPOE systems.
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Montefiore Medical Center, based in Bronx, NY, has achieved a rare milestone; all inpatient orders including medications, lab tests, diagnostic tests, and all other clinical care orders are being entered electronically.
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