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On April 14, 2002, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a regulation that will change forever the operation of EDs.
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The patient Jan Daugherty was visiting at an Arizona long-term care facility was very near the end of his life. Barely able to move and unable to speak, he communicated only with his eyes, which brightened when she gave him a drink of water. Later during the visit, she was able to feed him three glasses of juice and two cups of ice cream.
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The list of people awaiting solid organ transplants grows, and more hospitals are turning to interdisciplinary teams of medical professionals, social workers, organ procurement experts, and family support personnel who are trained to work with families of potential organ donors to ensure that opportunities for donations are not missed. Research has shown that such efforts increase consents for organ donation.
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The nations spending on prescription drugs for children and young adults has soared 85% over the past five years, with spending in some categories of pediatric prescriptions jumping more than 600%, according to a report released by the pharmaceutical benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc., located in Franklin Lakes, NJ, and a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical giant Merck Inc.
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For years, professional medical societies have warned their members that accepting the free meals, trips, and other gifts offered by pharmaceutical sales personnel can compromise physician-patient relationships and should be avoided.
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