How to Improve JCAHO Compliance

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Just say the word JCAHO and hospital administrators panic. JCAHO-(pronounced 'jayco')is short for Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Hospitals are evaluated for JCAHO compliance on the quality of care and safety they provide to patients. All Hospitals want to pass JCAHO C

Heal Bleeding Cracked Lips - What To Do About Angular Chelitis

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If you have bleeding cracked lips, this can make everyday activities, such as eating, speaking and drinking very painful. The problem is that for some people, this area can be very slow or seemingly impossible to heal and there are reasons why this is the case.

Nursing Home Contracts & Documents - Do Not Sign Under Influence of Staff

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Never sign anything under the influence of staff at a nursing home.Make sure that your family members or your own personal lawyer (from before you went into the nursing home) is there to aid you and witness all signings of any documents, forms, papers or releases.So many people have, unknowingly, si

Services Offered by the Emergency Air Ambulance

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It is not uncommon for us to quite suddenly find ourselves in a position where a family member or friend becomes seriously ill or injured in an area that is not close to an adequate medical care facility. Perhaps the nearest hospital does not have the correct equipment or staff available to deal wit

The Hospital With an Abundance of Services

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If you live in the Chicago area and ever need the services of a hospital for any reason, it is good to know that some of the best in the country are in your neighborhood.Whether you live in Chicago proper or in a suburb you may find a branch close enough for both emergencies and non-emergencies. The

Antibiotic Stewardship in the Emergency Department

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How can we get ED physicians to take up the mantle of antibiotic stewardship?

Incontinence Pads Can Be Your Solution To An Embarrassing Problem

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Incontinence pads are products designed to manage incontinence problems that can be incredibly embarrassing. There are various types of incontinence. Functional incontinence refers to the inability of a sufferer to reach a washroom fast enough as a result of mental illness or lack of mobility.

Selecting the Right Power Wheelchair

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People that use power wheelchairs are able to move around the house, go to work, and carry on most other routines with relative ease. When it comes to choosing the right wheelchair it is important to not only take the price factor in consideration but also the features which can help a disabled pers

Mom, It Is No Longer Safe For You To Drive

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This article focuses on the difficulties associated with the elderly losing driving privileges. Stopping driving is hard for all involved from caregiver to the person no longer able to drive.

Medicare Coverage For Long-term Care

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Millions of Americans over the age of 65 utilize Medicare health coverage. But very few fully understand what is covered and what is not.

CNA Training Programs

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The procedure confirmation of the diploma in CGFNS commission is one of the main stages of the program. To make commission confirming your CGFNS certificate, the number of listened theoretical and practical hours in your diploma should meet American standards.

How to Treat a Sinus Infection From Home

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Using over the counter drugs is not how to treat a sinus infection with any permanence of effect. See, these are actually only created to provide temporary relief of symptoms, advertising "up to 24 hours of relief" and such. These really do nothing to go after the cause of the problem. Ant

How to Choose the Assisted Living For Your Parents

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When person see the dependency of elders is increasing day by day, your decision of shifting them to such assisted living community will be long lasting. There may be a case when your elders were living in their independent home before and you might want to sell that house and this way it will compe

Design And Reserve Your Medical Device Prototype

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Today, we all can see the development and advancements in technology in every field. There has been a wide transformation in the technology and utility of various devices, gadgets and machines.

Incontinence Products- To Uphold Dignity While Providing Freedom

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Incontinence is a difficult and embarrassing condition which affects not just older people, but those with some medical conditions, and people who have had certain types of surgery. People struggling

Why Seek Human Medical Staff?

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It is indeed a high time to make your medical office automated. Since the world is getting globalized and everything is computerized, you should not seek or opt for skillful human staff for medical front office anymore. On the market, there are many medical management software tools offering assista

Assisted Living in Queens - The Most Difficult Decision We Ever Had to Make

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My father, Edward Russell, was a headstrong, self-sufficient man. He was born in Springfield, Illinois in the year 1920, the youngest of three brothers who were raised up to farm the rich, black soil of the fertile Midwest. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, my father, at 21 years of a

When It's That Time to Relocate an Elderly Family Member to Long Term Care

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Every day, families and care givers are faced with the task of beginning to consider alternative living arrangements for an elderly parent, loved one, or an elderly person in their care. The alternative living arrangements may include long term care considerations. The effort, stress, unhappiness, a

I Should Have Been A Bad Kid

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When I was a baby, Mom had a hard time keeping me still, and one day I did a back flip out of her arms and landed on my head on a silver box. The doc said that I was fine. The box, however, was not, which is a testament to the hardness of my head.

Some Head Lice Information to Know

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Knowing some head lice information is important for anyone trying to identify or get rid of head lice. Not much is known about head lice. Most people just know that it is all about little critters crawling in a person's hair and causing problems. However, most people do not really know how to i