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FDA Issues Black Box Warning Based on WHI Study; ALLHAT: Thiazide for Hypertension Treatment; Candesartan Effective Against Migraines; Cough! No Cold Relief from Echinacea; COX-2 Inhibitors and GI Benefits Could Be Overrated; FDA Actions;
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Conventional wisdom - and indeed, much literature - supports the idea that satisfied patients are impressed with short waiting times, good parking, convenient locations, and sophisticated equipment.
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The lofty vision of Baptist Health Care Corp. of Pensacola, FL, is to be the best health system in America. It may well be on its way. According to one authoritative source, Baptist Health may at the very least be the best health care employer in the entire country.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) have announced the formation of the Partnership for Human Research Protection (PHRP) to offer a new accreditation program that will seek to protect the safety and rights of participants in clinical trials and research programs in public and private hospitals, academic medical centers, and other research facilities in the United States and abroad.
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Conflict of interest is such an inherent flaw in the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations structure that the federal government should take over the responsibility and make the accrediting body a contractor, says U.S. Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA).
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Imagine promising that every patient who walks through the door of your emergency department (ED) will be seen in 15 minutes.
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Quality of care is improved significantly when emergency department (ED) physicians are allowed to deliver clot-busting drugs to appropriate stroke patients without waiting for dedicated stroke teams, according to a new study.
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Autopsies can detect clinically important diagnostic discrepancies and help an organization improve the quality of care, according to a new report released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).