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Nobody questions the seriousness of the nursing shortage, but so far no one has come up with a satisfactory solution. The American Academy of Nursing believes it is on the right track with a project called "Technology Targets," funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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For Cathy Sampson, CPHRM, manager of risk management for North Memorial Healthcare in Robbinsdale, MN, the new state policy concerning non-billing for never events is no big deal. In fact, her hospital has been practicing such a policy for years.
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What is your level of knowledge when it comes to genital herpes, its methods of virus transmission, risks to others, and appropriate treatment? If results of an online survey are any indication, many health care providers and patients with herpes are poorly informed about herpes.
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While you may be comfortable with menstrual suppression through use of continuous oral contraceptives (OCs), are your patients? According to results from a national survey, more than 66% of women say that they are interested in suppressing their menstrual periods, but many of them aren't sure if it's safe.
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New research indicates that a rapid test that uses self-collected vaginal swabs may be effective in diagnosing chlamydia.1 With its ability to deliver results in less than 30 minutes, the test, now in development, would give clinicians a same-day diagnostic and screening tool for chlamydial infection.
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Review the number of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) detected in your patient population over the last year.
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Could a new combined oral contraceptive (OC) be available to U.S. women? Organon is conducting two Phase 3a trials for the first monophasic oral contraceptive containing estradiol (E2) and a new progestin, nomegestrol acetate (NOMAC).
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Good news for your older female patients: Calcium, or calcium in combination with vitamin D, may prevent osteoporosis in those age 50 and older, results from a new meta-analysis show.
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When men leave your family planning clinic, they may leave with a supply of condoms in hand. But do they leave with good information on the importance of correct, consistent condom use?
