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Over a 7-year period, there was a dramatic increase in the isolation of community-acquired MRSA in the San Francisco area. Molecular typing showed movement of community-acquired strains into hospitals.
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A new randomized trial using either a calcium channel blocker or an ACE inhibitor to lower systolic blood pressure to the low 120s prevented cardiac events in patients with coronary artery disease compared with systolic blood pressures around 130.
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Sleep restriction (to 4 hours a night) resulted in increased appetite, increased cortisol levels, lowered TSH levels, worsened glucose tolerance and lower heart rate variability compared with sleep extension (to 12 hours a night) in young healthy volunteers.
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The 2004 financial and operational survey conducted each year by the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) shows that accounts receivable days outstanding averaged 74 days the lowest reported in more than five years.
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Many elderly Americans still are being prescribed potentially inappropriate medications, according to a study published in the August issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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If you ask your longtime employees why they stay, they are likely to cite managers who are honest, respectful, and caring.
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Training new staff to follow the hospice team model requires a comprehensive approach that helps people new to hospice make the transition to the hospice philosophy, and that helps create a better understanding of the role of each hospice discipline.
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Every manager knows that it costs less to retain good employees than to constantly hire and train new employees, but what are the secrets to keeping good employees? One of the keys to success is hiring the right managers and supervisors, say experts.
