Articles Tagged With: patient
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Spotlight on chlamydia: Boost your screening rate in young women
If adolescents and young women are not being routinely screened for chlamydia at your facility, it is time to reverse the trend, says the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). -
'Shocking' difference among states on quality, access, other indicators
Where one lives clearly matters for access to care when it is needed, the quality of care that can be received, and opportunities to lead healthier lives, according to a new state-by-state scorecard issued by the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System. -
Hepatitis C Virus And Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma: VA Study Confirms Association
In a retrospective case-control analysis conducted within the U.S. Veterans Affairs hospitals, the incidence of cryoglobulinemia, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were each found to be significantly increased in patients with hepatitis-C viral infection. -
Prognosis of Normal Coronary Arteries
Up to 20% of patients undergoing coronary angiography have normal arteries or mild luminal irregularities. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Attorney: Openness can actually reduce lawsuits
A former trial attorney who has represented hospitals in numerous malpractice claims seems the unlikely source of a call for transparency and full disclosure with regard to nosocomial infections and other adverse patient outcomes.