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Full May 1, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Full May 2008 Issue in PDF
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Accreditation Field Report: What surveyors found in patient, system tracers
During a February 2008 Joint Commission survey at Temple East/Northeastern Hospital, a 187-bed community hospital in Philadelphia, surveyors asked several staff members if they knew how to contact The Joint Commission about quality or safety concerns. -
Surveyors finding problems with medication standards
Nearly half (43%) of hospitals surveyed in the first half of 2007 were not compliant with The Joint Commission's standard requiring medications be properly and safely stored, and 20% were non-compliant with the requirement for medication orders to be written clearly and transcribed accurately. -
Patient flow getting increased scrutiny during surveys: You'll need these data
Seasonal increases in respiratory illnesses. Overflowing emergency departments (EDs) when other hospitals go on ambulance diversion. Scheduling issues with the operating room. Physicians failing to make timely decisions on transferring patients. Your facility failing to grow in response to the needs of the community. -
Full April 28, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Emergency Department Care of Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patients
With advances in medical science, patients with serious congenital diseases are living into adulthood. Where once cystic fibrosis patients died in infancy, patients now live into their 40s. Although many of the standard treatments for COPD apply to cystic fibrosis, there are specific differences in management, which this monograph highlights. -
Trauma Reports for May/June 2008
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Full April 29, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD
The adenomatous polyp (ADP) is recognized as the primary predecessor of colon cancer (CCA), prompting management strategies to identify and remove ADP.