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This is the first of a two-part series covering strategies home health agencies can use to successfully recruit and retain qualified employees. This month, we look at how a home health agency can establish itself as the employer of choice within its community. Next month, we will examine how hiring the right supervisor or manager can greatly help with successful retention of employees.
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Chemotherapeutic agents are colorless, odorless, and hazardous. How do you know if your employees have been exposed as they prepare or administer the drugs or clean in contaminated areas?
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Screening techniques for the early detection of breast cancer in women at high risk commonly include clinical breast examination and conventional mammography. In the current report from a single institution, the added value of annual magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound were examined. Among 236 women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations, twenty-two cancers were detected.
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Barb Maxwell, RN, MHA, COHN-S, CCM, CWCP, and her colleagues had braced themselves for the new survey process of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). They knew they had to be ready for the unexpected.
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The levels of circulating tumor cells at baseline and at the first follow-up visit after the initiation of therapy were the most significant predictors of progression-free and overall survival in women with metastatic breast cancer.
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Red rules have earned Sentara Norfolk (VA) General Hospital a golden award. The hospital won the American Hospital Quest for Quality Prize from the American Hospital Association for creating an institutionwide cultural transformation with a commitment to safety. The prize: $75,000.
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Viagra: Maximum Capacity at High-Altitudes?; FDA Actions.
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You cant manage workers compensation costs if you cant track those costs. That basic truth led OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria to rethink its system, beginning with the first report of a work-related injury.
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CDC: Mismatched flu vaccine still effective