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Many hospitals in the United States have chosen to be designated as Baby-Friendly USA, even though it isn't an easy task to obtain this designation. The hospitals featured in this month's cover article have the designation or are obtaining it.
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Hospital policy needs to be supportive of the education process for breastfeeding for moms to be successful.
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If women have trouble breastfeeding, they will not continue, says Genevieve Preer, MD, a pediatrician in the Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center (BMC).
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How do you get patients to put into practice the steps for better disease management, prevention techniques, or adherence to a medication regimen?
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A new study finds that iPhone software applications designed to help people quit smoking fall short of the mark because they do not meet accepted standards, according to a report from Health Behavior News Service, part of the Center for Advancing Health. The study appears online and in the March issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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Seniors covered by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's Medicare Advantage plan are guided through the end-of-life processes by case managers who empower the members with the education, resources, and assistance they need to make their own decisions about what kind of what kind of care they want to receive at the end of life.
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Everyone agrees that health care workers should receive the influenza vaccine each year to protect themselves and their patients.
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It is notoriously difficult to convince surgeons to change their methods and tools in the operating room to improve sharps safety. But in Tennessee, intransigence is apt to lead to a citation from the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Do all of your employees know which personal protective equipment (PPE) to wear and when? A compliance directive from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration underscores the employer's responsibility to assess hazards and identify appropriate PPE and to train employees on each type of PPE.
