Articles Tagged With: HHS
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Federal Court Vacates HHS ‘Conscience Rule’
Rule could have allowed healthcare workers to refuse to participate in or administer certain procedures on religious or moral grounds.
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Discharge Planning Advisor: Homeless pose unique discharge challenge
In the wake of a first-of-its-kind settlement regarding the discharge of a homeless woman by a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Southern California, indications are that the disturbing issues it aims to address are far from unique. -
Varicella-Zoster Virus Vaccine (Zostavax)
Herpes zoster results from reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus (VZV) residing in the sensory ganglia of the cranial and spinal dorsal root ganglia. -
NC nurses examining policy on assisting in executions
Physician groups' opposition to doctors participating in death penalty executions has put a moratorium on prisoner executions in North Carolina for nearly a year, and now a group of nurses are following the lead of their state's physician licensing board. -
Full July 2007 Issue in PDF
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The FUTURE of Cervix Cancer Prevention?
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is recognized worldwide as the principal culprit in the development of cervix cancer and its precursor dysplastic lesions. Also increasingly recognized is its role in other anogenital disease such as vulvar, vaginal and perianal warts, dysplasia and cancer. -
Change of shift high-risk for ED patients
Both nurses and physicians are at high risk for communication lapses during change of shift, says Francis L. Counselman, MD, chairman and program director for the department of emergency medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School. -
Collaborative aimed at hospital communication
A new program from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) called "Effective Communication in Hospitals" is designed to aid hospitals in meeting the communication needs of individuals who do not speak English as their primary language, or who are deaf or hard of hearing. -
Response is mixed on CMS value-based purchasing paper
If the reaction to the options paper released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on value-based purchasing does anything, it points out clearly just how difficult if not impossible it will be to create a plan that makes everyone happy. The good news is there is still a lot of talking and responding to be done before the final plan is in place.