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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is an illness that frequently presents with nonspecific symptoms, that affects people of all ages and stages of life, and that is difficult to diagnose with available tests. The first article in this two-part series will cover the epidemiology of PE, the factors that increase a patients risk for the disease, and the pathophysiology and clinical features of PE. In addition, complicated issues regarding the diagnosis of PE and the controversies involved will be addressed.
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Poll indicates hospitals feeling HIPAA burnout; Charity, bad debt costs up by almost $1 billion; CMS quality initiative participation increasing; ED volume increasing, most hospitals report
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A new preadmission program at the University of California Davis Health System is building a stronger link between hospital and physicians office and identifying issues much earlier in the process issues that might affect length of stay.
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When the director of medical records at the Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Medical Center-Presbyterian left for another position, it presented yet another opportunity for the hospitals proactive patient access department to take a leadership role.
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Even something as benign as a research symposium can cause a ruckus when the topic is ergonomics.
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A fight is brewing over requirements for annual fit-testing of filtering face-piece respirators to protect against TB. Opponents to annual fit-testing at hospitals have flooded the U.S.
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Two years after needle safety became a mandate nationwide, hospitals face what may be their greatest challenge: keeping the momentum.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has proposed a new infection control standard. As part of emergency management activities, organizations should prepare to respond to epidemics or infections likely to require expanded care capabilities over an extended period of time.
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The flu season may be coming to a close, but the push for hospitals to improve their preparedness to prevent the spread of emerging infectious diseases is just gathering steam.
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