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Most health care professionals would agree that patient safety continues to be a high priority for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
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The privacy regulations enacted as part of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) have caused some unforeseen complications for hospitals trying to ensure patient safety and improve communication between providers and patients, say health care professionals and legal experts.
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Eight years ago when the opportunity to create a learning center at The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia came up, Linda S. Kocent, RN, MSN, coordinator of patient-family education, applied for the job and got it.
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While some hearing loss is inevitable as people age, there are steps that people can take to help protect their hearing. The most important, as would seem obvious, is to avoid exposure to excessive noise, says Robert Dobie, MD, professor of otolaryngology at the University of California, Davis.
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JCAHO revises performance areas for some surveys; SARS audio program updates guidelines
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To introduce Ask Me 3, a new patient education program created by the Partnership for Clear Health Communication and designed to promote communication between health care providers and patients, Sharon Allison-Ottey, MD, CEO of COSHAR Medical Inc. in Lanham, MD, and Baltimore invited staff to a brown-bag lunch.
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Interventional therapies, and drug-eluting coronary stents in particular, have had a major impact on the management of cardiovascular disease over the past decade. In 2003, the number of patients treated with coronary stents worldwide is projected to be three-fold higher than the number of patients who have coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
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Procalcitonin concentrations have been shown to be elevated in severe bacterial infections, but remain low in viral infections and non-specific inflammatory diseases. The objective of this study was to
assess the capability of a new, rapid, and sensitive procalcitonin assay to identify bacterial lower respiratory tract infections needing antimicrobial treatment.
