Physician groups' opposition to doctors participating in death penalty executions has put a moratorium on prisoner executions in North Carolina for nearly a year.
Penny Romeo, RN, CPHQ, quality coordinator for Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN, may have as good an idea as anyone about the prospects for the Safest Hospital Alliance after all, for the last six months she has been installing the model at her facility.
Eye trauma is a common chief complaint among emergency department (ED) pediatric patients.
Where one lives clearly matters for access to care when it is needed, the quality of care that can be received, and opportunities to lead healthier lives, according to a new state-by-state scorecard issued by the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System.
Standard 10-day triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori may result in relatively low eradication rates.
The effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with stage III colon cancer is well established but it is less frequently prescribed in older patients.