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Information technology can substantially reduce medical errors and translate into major cost savings, says Janet M. Marchibroda, MBA, Chief Executive Officer for the eHealth Initiative/Washington, D.C. Marchibroda, speaking at the Third Annual Health Legacy Partnership (HELP) Conference and eHealth Initiative Annual Meeting, The technology exists, she says, But it requires that the communities to work together to realize the greater good that can come from sharing information to support better patient care.
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In common discourse we use survival and mortality interchangeably to refer to death. In fact, survival and mortality have very specific, and very different, definitions to a clinical investigator.
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In this review of outcomes from cardiopulmonary resuscitation among non-ICU inpatients in 3 urban teaching hospitals, no patient who had an unwitnessed cardiac arrest survived to discharge.
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Chadda and Associates explored the hypothesis that noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) would unload the respiratory muscles and improve cardiac and hemodynamic function more effectively than continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
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Whether they want to lose a few pounds that were added over the holidays or develop a more comprehensive weight-loss goal, many of your patients will resolve to lose weight in the new year.
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La Puma J. Coenzyme Q10 and Parkinson's disease. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(1):12.
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O'Mathuna DP. Anabolic-androgenic steroids for athletes: Adverse effects. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(1):8-11.
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Ramalanjaona G. Ginkgo biloba for memory enhancement: An update. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(1):1-5.
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Nardino RJ. Chitosan for weight loss and cholesterol lowering. Altern Med Alert 2003;6(1):5-8.