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The American Medical Association (AMA) is urging its members to support pilot studies of whether presumed consent and mandated choice policies could increase organ donations, while the nations organ matching system continues to be skeptical of the success of such programs in the United States.
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An analysis of the prescribing practices of 29 internal medicine residents in an inner-city Minneapolis clinic indicates that residents with access to sample pharmaceuticals were more likely to prescribe heavily advertised drugs and less likely to prescribe over-the-counter (OTC) drugs than their peers.
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Being proactive about health has gained lots of attention from consumers as well as health care providers, and testing for certain risk factors is part of that proactive approach.
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Massachusetts General Hospital and Partners HealthCare System have created a center in Boston that will seek to address the deep division existing in medical status between racial and ethnic groups.
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On July 29, President Bush signed into law the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, which will create legal and confidentiality protections for patient safety information that providers share for educational purposes and create patient safety organizations to promote information sharing.
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Return to work can be challenging for any recovering or rehabilitating worker, but helping a new mother adjust to being back at work can require an occupational health nurse to be especially creative and understanding.
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Although home health agencies have focused on falls in the home for many years, their importance was brought into the spotlight when the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations included that category in the 2005 National Safety Patient Goals.
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In today's litigious society, it's more important than ever for case managers to take steps to protect themselves in case of a medical malpractice lawsuit, says Jacqueline Carolan, JD, an attorney with Fox Rothschild in Philadelphia.
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Faced with a legislative mandate to save $2.5 million over the 2004-2005 biennium, Montana Medicaid developed a three-pronged approach to helping its clients better manage their health.
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The Leapfrog Group, based in Washington, DC, has launched a new incentive program for hospitals that it hopes will do for the private sector what the Premier/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project appears to be doing for Medicare.
