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The nation got an overall grade of C minus in a recent report by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) assessing support for emergency care and prevention in each state.
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Use of an automated point-of-care wristband bar code system for patient identification at Houston Healthcare in Warner Robins, GA, has reduced information systems errors ...
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Hospitals and other health care providers could benefit greatly from incorporating the concepts and strategies prevalent in other industries, ...
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There is no shortage of ideas when members of the Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center's Toccare Lo Spirito committee start brainstorming, ...
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The 10-bed holding unit was initiated at the end of 2003, Morris explains, to improve ED throughput by accommodating patients still being screened for various conditions,...
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Improvements in communication and placement strategies gained by moving bed management oversight from the admitting department to nursing are facilitating patient throughput ...
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The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) West Coast Office has told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) it is concerned about an issue in direct-to-consumer (DTC) medical marketing ...
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says a state Medicaid agency and Medicare Advantage plan may share protected health information to identify dually eligible enrollees.
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... 67% of Americans still are concerned about the privacy of their personal health information and are largely unaware of their rights.
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When Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center conducted a successful customer service course - encompassing not only its own staff but community members and health care workers ...