The Department of Veterans Affairs provides two free, downloadable posters providing information on the use of personal protective equipment to help prevent influenza.
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Sheldon S. Sones, RPh, FASCP, is president of Sheldon S. Sones and Associates, a pharmacy and accreditation consulting firm based in Newington, Conn. Q: What is the accepted and recommended process for disposing expired medications? Sheldon S. Sones:…
More physicians and surgeons are opting out of contracts with Medicare and private insurers, saying the system creates "too much hassle and not enough satisfaction," according to a General Surgery News report.
The past 20 years of pain management treatment have focused on prescribing more — and often stronger — pain medication. However, there has been a return to the biopsychosocial method of pain management that John Bonica, MD, developed in the…
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A new report issued by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics showed that while 168 drugs are currently in short supply, most of the shortages center around four key areas, according to a Medscape report.
Pneumonia — not deep incision surgical site infections — is the most common serious infection after heart surgery, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2011.
CMS has extended the Medicare revalidation deadline for providers and suppliers until 2015, according to an American Medical News report.
Massachusetts is still fully planning to implement the federal requirement that most Americans buy health insurance, despite the ongoing debate over the constitutionality of the mandate, according to a Boston Globe report.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has announced it has accredited its 5,000th organization, according to a news release from AAAHC.