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A multidisciplinary pain management program with a strong case management focus helps members of Kaiser Permanente with moderate to severe levels of pain receive effective care and avoid using treatments that don't work.
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Versatility, flexibility, and the ability to juggle many different responsibilities at once are included the basic job description of any outpatient surgery program manager.
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When Robert Bray, MD, was asked by a colleague opening a surgery center to move some of his spine procedures to his outpatient center eight years ago, Bray was willing to try a few simple procedures such as microdiscectomies.
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Your emergency preparedness plan identifies your plan of action for disasters related to weather, fire, and even pandemics, but if your plan only focuses on what you do within your own program, you may not meet surveyors' expectations.
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A set of recently added frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to tissue standards on The Joint Commission web site was developed when staff members noticed an increasing number of questions related to the tissue standards from accredited organizations rather than an increased number of recommendations for improvement related to tissue standards.
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A recent memorandum from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) allows, in some situations, the use of batteries for essential electrical equipment in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in the event of a power failure.
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'Lights camera:' Bill calls for videotaped surgeries; Medical researchers not as unbiased as they think
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Physician groups' opposition to doctors participating in death penalty executions has put a moratorium on prisoner executions in North Carolina for nearly a year, and now a group of nurses are following the lead of their state's physician licensing board.
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A 19-month-old toddler with no hope for recovery became the center for the most recent debate over laws on futility, but now that little Emilio Gonzales has died (May 19, 2007), the state of Texas continues to wrestle with what to do with its advance directives act.