Study finds that coordinating care of chronically ill patients does not increase liability
... of the patient's multiple conditions, encouraging compliance with recommendations of the specialists and taking steps to prevent future problems. But many primary care doctors don't try to coordinate care beyond recommending that their patients see specialists. "Persons with multiple chronic conditions ofte...Protecting human subjects focus of national FDA conference at UH
... subjects, identify opportunities and solutions to compliance issues in human research studies conducted by academia and the private sector, apply examples and definitions provided to complex and difficult research issues, and demonstrate knowledge of government initiatives such as the "critical path" of medica...Herb used to treat diabetes works like modern-day prescription drugs, study suggests
... people with diabetes," Hertzler said. "Also, poor compliance with diabetes medications often hinders the effectiveness of these drugs. It may be easier to get someone to take an herb with food or in a beverage, as opposed to a pill." The study appears in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic A...Electronic medical records reduce hours, cut cost
... Care Considerations. There was also a 42% higher compliance rate in the intervention group with the standards of care addressed by the system's recommendations to add new medications to the patient's regimen. "What's important is that while our government continues to support the adoption of electronic medic...Dedicated hospital stroke centers improve quality of acute care
...commendations. "We have three basic requirements: compliance with our standards, which really assures a quality...Oakbrook, Ill. While there were varying rates of compliance with sub-components of the criteria, tPA administration rates at certified hospitals have doubled, i...Rehabilitation can restore some vision after stroke
...third had strong or dramatic improvement. Patient compliance with the technique has been very good. Patients tend to continue with the therapy, even undergoing training for an extended period of time. The same training technique can be applied to vision loss due to trauma (including optic nerve damage) and t...Survivors who stop taking aspirin increase risk of another stroke
...hel said. This study reinforces the importance of compliance with aspirin therapy in patients with symptomatic atherosclerosis, including previous stroke. Patients and physicians should be aware of a possible increased risk of stroke when aspirin is stopped. Researchers selected 309 patients who had a stroke...Stroke patients receive better care when hospitals 'get with the guidelines'
...-like drugs or anticoagulants, had a high baseline compliance (90.7 percent) and continued to improve by the fou...hers, such as treatment with tPA, had low baseline compliance (32.3 percent) and improved substantially (61.1 percent). "Our data suggest a broad range of baseli...NHS Trusts meeting government target on stroke units 'in name only'
... three out of four hospitals had a stroke unit, in compliance with the government target for every hospital treating stroke patients to have a specialist unit by April 2004. This goal was set out in the policy document, the National Service Framework for Older People. However, no additional funds were set asid...Mayo Clinic discovers a key to 'low metabolism' and major factor in obesity
...ism as a way of providing researchers a measure of compliance that test subjects were eating only meals prepared for them by hospital staff. A dedicated kitchen staff to cook 20,000 meals over the test period, starting at 5 a.m. each day --without skipping a beat, food group or strange hankering. 150 million ...Study reports women don't experience undue pain, anxiety during mammography screening
...ings of pain and anxiety and thereby improve their compliance in undergoing routine mammograms. A total of 150 subjects were divided into three groups: those who listened to a relaxation tape, those who listened to music, and a control group, who were assigned a blank tape. The tapes were played both prior to a...Pharmacist review does not keep older people out of hospital
...actitioner, and informed the local pharmacist if a compliance aid was needed. After six months, 178 emergency hospital admissions had occurred in the control group and 234 in the intervention group, a statistically significant increase of 30% in the intervention group. This trial shows that home based medicatio...Study of CPR quality reveals frequent deviation from guidelines
...on," he said, "is difficult at best." And absolute compliance was not what they found. In 28 percent of the cas...which a second-generation device not only measures compliance but also provides immediate feedback, prompting the resuscitation team how to adjust compression spe...Some US soldiers returning from Afghanistan should be screened for malaria
...ent (521/725) of the task force, the self-reported compliance rate was 52 percent for weekly chemoprophylaxis, 41 percent for terminal (postdeployment) chemoprophylaxis, 31 percent for both weekly and terminal chemoprophylaxis, 82 percent for treating uniforms with permethrin, and 29 percent for application of ...Study suggests isolation of patients with MRSA does not reduce cross-infection in ICUs
...s' for spreading MRSA in hospitals. They note that compliance with hand hygiene in the centres taking part in this study was only 21 %. Dr Goldmann states: "The public, particularly in the UK, has focused on cleaning up "dirty" hospitals. While order and cleanliness probably are surrogates for overall attenti...Virtual colonoscopy shows significant promise as colorectal cancer screening option
...olonoscopy for patients with polyps impact patient compliance and health-system costs? One of the largest barriers to patient compliance for colorectal cancer screening is the bowel cleansing preparation required prior to the test. Pati...African-American heart attack patients fare worse long term
...a combination of socio-economic factors, including compliance with long-term drug therapy, mistrust of the medical system, and lack of medical insurance. According to Mehta, health professionals have assumed African-Americans with coronary artery disease suffer worse outcomes because of their higher prevalence ...... research." Currently, colorectal screening compliance in the United States among adults ages 50 and older is 40 percent--a figure that could increase to as much as 55 percent upon full implementation of the screening method. However, mass implementation of virtual colonoscopy for colorectal cancer scre...'Weekend' use matches daily drops for 'lazy eye'
...elieves some of this burden but may also encourage compliance with the treatment," Repka adds. "Compliance is very important, since timely and successful treatment for amblyopia in childhood can prevent lifelong visual impairment." The most common cause of vision loss in children and young adults, amblyopia af...DepoDur found to be innovative option for postoperative pain relief
...s and product launches may be achieved; successful compliance with extensive, costly, complex and evolving governmental regulations and restrictions; the availability on commercially reasonable terms of raw materials and other third party manufactured products; exposure to product liability and other lawsuits a...