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Trending of resuscitation survival rates and other cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) measures of performance can help caregivers pinpoint potential problem areas. The Joint Commissions standards are somewhat vague with regard to what CPR factors should be monitored regularly. At a minimum, hospitals should be evaluating CPR survival rates; however, to ensure high-quality patient care and reduce liability concerns, all of the key issues affecting in-hospital resuscitations should be evaluated regularly.
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As legal arguments about the fate of Florida resident Terri Schiavo continue to work their way through the states court system, the new law allowing Gov. Jeb Bush to intervene in her case is prompting much debate in bioethics circles.
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Canadas drug shortage from U.S. Internet sales?
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If an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) were to occur in the United States this year, our health care and public health systems might have a significantly harder time detecting and containing spread of the virus than the countries that experienced cases last year, experts say.
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Over the past decade, obstetricians have noted an interesting phenomenon more women rejecting the concept of a natural birth and requesting elective cesarean deliveries, sometimes called patient-choice cesareans or cesareans on demand.
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CEJA Guidelines for Internet Use
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As new information technologies continue to make person-to-person communications easier and more varied, they also are transforming the way that health care can be provided.