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December
14, 2007
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New!
Pharmacy Solutions
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Nursing
and pharmacy collaboration can make or break patient outcomes. This
new editorial supplement addresses patient safety topics related to
medication administration and care. More |
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HHS
Urges Congress to Revise Physician Payment Fix Bill |
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Secretary
of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt urged Congress
to include a requirement for doctors to use electronic health records
(EHR) as part of any proposed Medicare physician payment bill. Physician
groups hope to have this reversed before
Congress breaks for the holidays. More |
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Nursing Schools
Continue To Turn Away Qualified Applicants |
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Enrollment
in baccalaureate nursing programs grew 5% in 2007, but 30,709 qualified
applicants were turned away due to a shortage of faculty and other
resources, according to early data from the American Association of
Colleges of Nursing. More |
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Superbug
Infections Double Over Six Years
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Hospitalizations
related to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections
more than doubled from 127,000 to nearly 280,000 between 1999 and
2005, according to a new study. During that same period, hospitalizations
of patients with general staph infections increased 62% across the
country. More |
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Joint Commission
Adds Hospital Outpatient Measures |
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The
Joint Commission Board of Commissioners announced the addition of
an initial set of seven hospital outpatient measures to its current
complement of core measure sets that may be used to satisfy ORYX performance
measurement requirements. More |
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Millions of
Americans Can't Afford Needed Healthcare |
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Nearly
one in five U.S. adults--more than 40 million people--report they
don't have adequate access to the healthcare they need, according
to the annual report on the nation's health released by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More |
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Coming
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- Visionary Leader 2007
- What CNOs really want
- How reflective is our practice?
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