Articles Tagged With: joint
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The Joint Commission Revises Its Policy On Notification of Organization Changes
The Joint Commission has updated its policy regarding notification of changes within accredited organization. The updated policy took effect Oct. 1.
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Shoulder Trauma
MONOGRAPH: The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the human body. It's also a prime target for traumatic injury.
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Acute Knee Pain
MONOGRAPH: The physical exam of the knee in the ED and selected nontraumatic conditions causing knee pain.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Put a Lid on It; ESBL Is Blasé Compared with this Superbug; Cleaner Data on Cleaning Needed; All Those Fake Knees and Hips
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CMS launches mandatory joint replacement bundled payment initiative
Beginning April 1, approximately 800 hospitals in 67 geographic areas will begin participating in the first mandatory Medicare bundled payment initiative.
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Does Bacteremia Associated with Bone and Joint Infections Require Prolonged IV Antibiotic Therapy?
Two hundred sixty-five children with culture-proven acute bone or joint infections were studied. All patients received 2-4 days of IV antibiotics followed by PO antibiotics. Clinical outcomes and resolution of inflammatory biomarkers were the same whether the patient had positive blood cultures or not on admission.
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Osteoarthritis
MONOGRAPH: It's important to understand patients who come to the ED with undifferentiated symptoms, including joint pain.