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The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has launched Time to Talk, an educational campaign to encourage patients particularly those age 50 or older to openly discuss the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with their health care providers.
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Cayell M. Vitamin D in the Treatment of Breast Cancer. Altern Ther Women’s Health. 2007;10:57-60.
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Automation and high-tech systems often are touted as the solution for medication errors, but the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) in Horsham, PA, is warning that you could be substituting one type of medication error for another when you use automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs).
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When MCGHealth was planning a new neuroscience unit at its Augusta, GA, facility, patients and family members were involved every step of the way.
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Cholesterol is a common word. Most people easily connect it with heart disease. Yet in spite of this familiarity, many Americans have cholesterol in the high-risk range.
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Clinical pathways, multi-disciplinary plans of care for patients with a particular diagnosis, are not only for members of the medical team. Simple versions of these pathways, written in lay language, help to empower patients and their families, and also initiate involvement in the management of their care.
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Within a group purchasing organization, work with specific vendors, suggests Terry Hawes, RN, vice president of Dallas-based National Surgical Care.
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Handoff Communications: Toolkit for Implementing the National Patient Safety Goal will help providers use handoff practices to reduce the risk of medical errors and comply with the National Patient Safety Goal, according to Joint Commission Resources (JCR), which developed the toolkit.
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Under the 2009 National Patient Safety Goals, ambulatory surgery programs will be required to implement best practices on prevention of surgical-site infection.
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