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To make the health information resource center at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle an inviting place, it was designed with input from people who had been patients, as well as their family members.
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List the components of patient- and family-centered care and many would think it was the formula for good education. The four core concepts include "dignity and respect," "information sharing," "participation," and "collaboration."
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A pilot program under way in Tucson, AZ, aims to direct uninsured patients who show up for care in the hospital emergency department to a nearby primary and specialty care clinic where they can find an ongoing medical home.
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As manager of cancer services at Riverside Methodist Hospital, an 800-bed institution in Columbus, OH, Mary Szczepanik, MS, BSN, RN, oversees cancer research, cancer registry, and cancer education support and outreach.
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Hospitals are ill-prepared to cope with even a mild pandemic and are likely to face shortages of staff, protective equipment, bedspace, and other supplies.
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Massive stockpiling of N95 respirators by major corporations preparing for pandemic influenza has caused supply problems for hospitals, which need N95s for current infectious disease hazards such as tuberculosis.
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About one in four health care workers who are offered the hepatitis B vaccine decline to take it, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The state of New York has taken a step toward ensuring consistency in the provision of language assistance services to hospital patients with limited English proficiency (LEP).
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Many health care quality proponents are under the impression that, while there is much they can do within the hospital setting to improve patient safety and quality, their impact is limited when it comes to much-needed changes in public policy.
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One of the EMTALA-related questions he hears most frequently from providers is whether it is permissible to send patients to an urgent care setting following triage in the emergency department (ED).