Strong leadership, communication and teamwork are essential to successful organizations, especially health care facilities. However, how those organizations achieve improvement is not clearly understood, says a University of Missouri researcher. Amy Vogelsmeier, assistant professor in the...
Insured and still at risk: Number of under-insured increased 80 percent between 2003 - 2010 The number of underinsured adults - those with health insurance all year, but also with very high medical expenses relative to their incomes - rose by 80 percent between 2003-2010, from 16 million to 29...
Yesterday I found a baby mouse laying in my drive way. I do not know how old it is or what type of mouse it is but it looks like its only a couple days old. I have been keeping it in a container filled with one sock to keep it warm and also some grass. I also will keep it in my hand for a bit to...
Plan? I was just wondering, If i buy an iphone off of craigslist or ebay could I buy Apple care protection plan since I know i will not be able to have a warranty.
To overcome the unique challenges faced by a growing segment of the HIV-positive population young men of color who have sex with men (YMSM of Color) novel intervention strategies for providing HIV testing, medical care, and prevention services were recently evaluated. The innovative outreach and...
New parents have one more reason to pay attention to the oral health of their toothless babies. A recent University of Illinois study confirms the presence of bacteria associated with early childhood caries (ECC) in infant saliva. ECC is a virulent form of caries, more commonly known as tooth...
A pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service improves the coordination of care from the hospital to an outpatient clinic for patients treated with the anticoagulant drug warfarin, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. The study, published online today in the July/August issue of the Journal...
People mistakenly think hospice care is about dying... you call hospice when nothing more can be done. Nothing could be further from the truth. Hospice of the Western Reserve focuses on life by bringing comfort, dignity and peace to those facing serious illness. Hospice is about living life to...
Back in 1969, the Apollo 11 mission put mankind on the moon. It was a massive accomplishment. Two years later, though, people were getting bored. 40 years ago today, it become the moon buggy's job to make space fun again. More »
Children who are excluded from discussions about their hospital care often feel scared and angry that no-one is listening to them or telling them what is going on. That's why health professionals and parents need to do more to consult them and include them in decisions, according to research...
Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS) announced a partnership with the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), to deliver a series of critical care nursing and nurse management online training courses delivered on HCCS Learning Management Systems. This training includes...
Research into how Scottish health boards are adhering to mandatory standards of care for children and young people with asthma reveals a 'shocking' complacency, according to Asthma UK Scotland. The survey, published yesterday (27 June), was carried out by Healthcare Improvement Scotland and...
If that's hissing you're hearing, it's probably coming from the O.C. The catfighting appears to be on an endless loop over there in the land of The Real Housewives of Orange...
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most prevalent pathogens in hospitalized patients and is a common cause of infection. It is annually associated with 2.7 million additional days of patient hospitalization, 12,000 additional inpatient deaths, and excess costs of $9.5 billion in the United...
Demands for critical care services are increasing, but the supply of qualified physicians is not. Moreover, there are mounting national expectations for continuous on-site senior providers and adherence to quality and safety practices. In teaching institutions, manpower shortages are exacerbated...
It actually is fun (and once in a while, enlightening) to either attend press conferences or watch them on TV. Asking athletes to crystallize their thoughts on a game that just ended less than an hour before rarely lends itself to significant insight, but these things are still a deserving...
EyeMed Vision Care, one of the nation's leading vision benefits companies and part of Luxottica (NYSE: LUX), a leader in vision care and eyewear, introduces a first-to-market vision benefit that is tailored to meet the unique needs of children 18 years and younger and supports their active...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a final Affordable Care Act rule that will reduce or prohibit payments to doctors, hospitals and other health care providers for services that result from certain preventable healthcare acquired illnesses or injuries. This rule...
I am writing to alert you to a story that has been grossly under-reported but is vitally important to infant health and the fight against meningitis. Meningitis is a rare disease, but it's a leading cause of preventable deaths in infants. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already...
Today the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) has launched the NRAS Care Plan, a patient-held record designed to improve a patient's ability to self-manage their Rheumatoid Arthritis...
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