Primary care office strategies may increase colon cancer screening
...t. "we believe that the clinicians would not have implemented changes as effectively without the facilitators' providing attention, support, and technical assistance," the authors wrote. "Overall, our results suggest that use of an office systems approach toward improving CRC screening behavior in real-world pr...Age shouldn't be a factor in kidney transplantation
...o matching have come about as a result of a system implemented by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) in October 2002 for allocating higher-risk kidneys that were once considered unsuitable for transplantation and discarded. These include kidneys from deceased donors over age 60 or those over age 50 with...Emergency clopidogrel could save thousands of lives46,000-patient heart attack trial results
...world every year, the findings from this study if implemented appropriately widely would make an important contribution to saving lives and reducing disability." Professor Rory Collins, co-chair of the study's steering committee and co-director of the CTSU, told the conference that giving three intravenous dos...Breakthrough in medical research: New chemotherapy gives hope to brain tumour patients
...the EORTC and NCIC Clinical Trials Group. Recently implemented new regulations in Europe with an increased administrative burden, complex liability and insurance issues as well as exploding costs have become a threat for future successful conduct of clinical trials. This example illustrates that progress in canc...Northwestern Memorial Hospital honored with one of the nation's top awards for quality
... employees have served on project teams which have implemented more than 40 improvement initiatives ranging from clinical programs, transportation services and bed management to financial reporting. In addition, Northwestern Memorial continues to develop and refine its comprehensive clinical information system...Computerized order entry systems can increase risk of medication errors
...ts that computerized order entry systems which are implemented in part to reduce prescribing errors can actually increase the risk of medication errors in certain situations, according to a study in the March 9 issue of JAMA . Adverse drug events (ADEs) are estimated to injure or kill more than 770,000 patients....... Recommendations As CPOE systems continue to be implemented and enhanced, Koppel advises institutions and governments to diligently consider the errors caused by such systems as much as the errors prevented. Indeed, he and his colleagues suggest, among other things, that IT-assistance programs focus primari...Medical technologies may hinder rather than help newborn survival
...oal for child survival, strategies will have to be implemented to improve birthweight and reduce preterm deliveries." In an accompanying commentary Anthony Costello (Institute of Child Health, UK) and colleagues conclude: "In middle income countries with high institutional usage, a focus on quality of perinatal ...Innovation prize finalists announced in 'Science of Better'
...od giant. The Edelman Award recognizes outstanding implemented operations research that has had a significant, positive impact on the performance of a client organization. The top finalist receives a $10,000 first prize. Last year, Motorola and Emptoris were recognized for achieving increased productivity and re...Pioneering nanosystems degree wins approval
...h's new Bachelor of Science degree program will be implemented this fall. According to the National Nanotechnology Initiative -- a federal coordinator of multi-agency efforts in nanoscale science, engineering and technology -- about 20,000 researchers are at work in nanotechnology today, and 2 million workers w...Folic acid recommendations have had little impact on birth defects
...for these results is that recommendations were not implemented widely enough to produce a sustained change in behaviour in a sufficiently large proportion of women to cause measurable effects, say the authors. These findings underscore the ongoing missed opportunities for prevention. In addition to recommending ...A new method for early detection of disease outbreaks
...ake the method more widely accessible, it has been implemented as a feature of the freely available SaTScan software ( www.satscan.org ). ...Gladstone Institutes rank high in the scientist survey of best places for postdocs
...iew of the program in 1998. In 2003, a program was implemented to develop the unique mentoring and management needs and leadership skills needed within a scientific environment. Training workshops, led by an organizational psychologist, focused on scientific management issues through case studies, best-practices...Campus can be effective site for anti-smoking efforts
... women smoking less after smoke-free policies were implemented at a German university, and 91 percent of nonsmokers and 68 percent of smokers approved of the new restrictions. Among adults in the United States, young people age 18 to 24 have the highest prevalence of cigarette smoking -- 28.5 percent versus 22.5...Services for children: Training needed to tackle complexity of new labour's joined-up approach
... major shift in policy is being conceptualised and implemented has scarcely been examined. The research found confusion, for instance, between the concepts of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency work. And it identifies lack of training in effective management of multi-agency teams and managing change as two key...Yale opens Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) in India
...ew office is an antiretroviral pilot program being implemented by the Tamil Nadu Care and Support Network, in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society. The program will involve government hospitals, nongovernmental and communitybased organizations, and networks of individuals living with HIV/...Stroke patients receive better care when hospitals 'get with the guidelines'
...oved dramatically over a short time when hospitals implemented "Get With The Guidelines StrokeSM" (GWTGStroke), an American Stroke Association hospital quality improvement program, according to two studies presented today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2005. The American ...Auditory screening for newborns can be successful, UT Southwestern researchers report
...rsal Newborn Hearing Screening can be successfully implemented in a public hospital with a larger number of annual births than many U.S. states and territories, including Rhode Island, New Hampshire, the Virgin Islands, and Guam," said Dr. Angela Shoup, assistant professor of otolaryngology head and neck surger...National Academies News: William H. Foege to receive Public Welfare Medal, Academy's highest honor
... first addressed the emerging problem of HIV/AIDS, implemented a childhood vaccination initiative that resulted in unprecedented immunization levels in school-aged children, and discovered the link between aspirin and Reye's syndrome. "Dr. Foege has spent his career using science and medicine to help patients -...Georgia Medicaid program saves $20 million by controlling use of anti-ulcer drugs
...tac®. After considering these factors, Georgia implemented the prior-authorization program in February 2002, ...tment of Community Health and Express Scripts have implemented to ensure clinically appropriate and cost-effective medications are available to our patient populat...