Sentences with phrase «control in a hospital setting»

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Because this scenario showcases a slew of problems that are endemic to our modern healthcare system — from the utter lack of bacterial control in clinical settings and the associated infections that result... to a process that shuttles vulnerable patients in and out of emergency rooms for piecemeal diagnosis and treatment... to overcrowded, overburdened hospitals that still mindlessly cling to patient - management processes that haven't worked for decades.

Even the CDC, on a webpage explaining its 2010 Breastfeeding Report Card project, emphasizes that in our country, «too few hospitals participate in the global program to recognize best practices in supporting breastfeeding mothers and babies, known as the Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative,» an initiative that puts heavy controls on the use of formula in institutional settings - even if the parents have expressed no intention to breastfeed.

Concern that it would be less easy to retain control over what was happening in a hospital setting was the most frequent theme of the spontaneous comments before delivery and also the most strongly endorsed statement in the attitudinal questionnaire.

According to the latest Centers For Disease Control statistics, 1 in 25 patients end up with a hospital - acquired infection in a setting where those who are actively ill mingle with care givers and other patients.

If all low risk women were being cared for by midwives in out of hospital settings, we would see better outcomes, healthier mamas and babies, and women would be able to tell their birth story with confidence that they had control.

For the other six studies undertaken in settings with Baby Friendly accreditation, study interventions were additional to care that met Baby Friendly standards and were received by everyone at the hospital including all the study participants in the intervention and control groups.

He also proposes that the rates by which hospitals are reimbursed be set in a non-political way, not «micromanaged» by legislators, that the state «control costs through programs that identify those individuals whose complex needs utilize many expensive resources and more carefully manage and coordinate their services,» working to consolidate where possible with the federal Medicare program and negotiating to buy pharmaceuticals in bulk.

With Public Health England figures showing 70 % of MRSA and Clostridium difficile infections now attributed as being acquired in the community setting, the focus given to the hospital setting needs to be directed at infection prevention and control in the community.

Such human - to - human transmission is thought to be rare for Lassa, unlike Ebola, except in hospital settings without proper infection control.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that, in 2012, there were more than 75,000 cases of life - threatening MRSA infections in the United States, including nearly 60,000 that were acquired in health care settings, such as hospitals.

In his breakthrough 2009 feature, Dogtooth, a controlling father set out to constrain his three grown - up children within a cultural and linguistic alternative universe, while his 2011 follow - up, Alps, featured a mysterious coterie of hospital workers impersonating lost loved ones to heal grieving families.

The U.S. Congress has expanded a set of policies that began as the Patriot Act so that pregnant women can be «sequestered in hospitals in order to give birth under controlled circumstances.»

The Canines and Childhood Cancer (CCC): Examining the Effects of Therapy Dogs with Childhood Cancer Patients and their Families study is a multi-year, randomized controlled trial taking place in children's hospital settings across the U.S..

In reality, marijuana is illegal federally because it was classified by members of Congress in 1970 as a Schedule I prohibited substance, which means by definition Congress says that cannabis possesses the highest potential for abuse of any controlled substance available, that it is so unsafe for healing consumption that it could not be administered safely even within a hospital settinIn reality, marijuana is illegal federally because it was classified by members of Congress in 1970 as a Schedule I prohibited substance, which means by definition Congress says that cannabis possesses the highest potential for abuse of any controlled substance available, that it is so unsafe for healing consumption that it could not be administered safely even within a hospital settinin 1970 as a Schedule I prohibited substance, which means by definition Congress says that cannabis possesses the highest potential for abuse of any controlled substance available, that it is so unsafe for healing consumption that it could not be administered safely even within a hospital setting.

Nowadays, apart from general medical practices, doctors equally participate in others activities as well, such as, managing other hospital staffs, setting up all medical policies and standards for the organization, controlling administrative functions and many more.

Director of Business — Duties & Responsibilities Recruit and train staff of 30 in hospital policies, procedures, best practices, and corporate branding Design and implement staff development, recognition, and disciplinary policies and procedures Oversee admissions, utilization review, PB X, imaging center, billing, collections, and wound center registrations Set and strictly adhere to departmental budgets and schedules Author and present financial reports concerning revenue, expenses, and outstanding collections Identify performance indicators and benchmarks for integration into reporting systems Conduct surveys regarding patient / staff satisfaction, benchmarks, accreditation, and employee benefits Maintain a 99 % patient satisfaction score through attentive and professional standards of care Negotiate contracts and claims with insurance carriers, Medicare, Medicaid, and other payer sources Increase revenue by 30 % through effective contract renegotiation with suppliers, carriers, and other parties Implement policies, procedures, and equipment to cut hospital costs while enhancing patient care Utilize strong management experience to drive operations in an efficient and professional manner Develop and implement billing controls, cash processing measures, lockboxes, and other financial processes Coordinate and oversee internal and external audits ensuring compliance with industry and legal standards Recruit physicians through successful marketing, networking, and other tactics Implement automated Chargemaster financial application (Craneware) and maintain patient accounts Responsible for HCAHPS and the yearly Quality Assurance Plan Appeal claims when appropriate resulting in $ 400,000 reimbursement from PPO insurance over the last year Build and strengthen professional relationship with community leaders, coworkers, and industry figures Consistently promoted for excellence in financial management, team leadership, and dedication to mission Develop working knowledge of hospital operations from patient admission to senior level strategic planning Represent company with poise, integrity, and positivity

In fact, controlling for a broad set of socioeconomic and relationship factors, only father doubting the child's paternity significantly predicts the failure to establish paternity among those at the hospital.

Design, Setting, and Participants Randomized controlled trial of heterosexual and same - sex couples (n = 40 couples; n = 80 individuals) in which one partner met criteria for PTSD according to the Clinician - Administered PTSD Scale, conducted from 2008 to 2012 in a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient hospital setting in Boston, Massachusetts, and a university - based research center in Toronto, Ontario, Setting, and Participants Randomized controlled trial of heterosexual and same - sex couples (n = 40 couples; n = 80 individuals) in which one partner met criteria for PTSD according to the Clinician - Administered PTSD Scale, conducted from 2008 to 2012 in a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient hospital setting in Boston, Massachusetts, and a university - based research center in Toronto, Ontario, setting in Boston, Massachusetts, and a university - based research center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The relationship between PHNs in rural areas, and hospitals, Multi-Purpose Services and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services can reflect the natural «closeness» or visibility of agencies in rural communities and the fact that many of the same professionals are involved across multiple settings.

Of these, coercive controlling violence (CCV; also called intimate terrorism and commonly referred to as domestic violence, spousal abuse, or battery) is the type of intimate partner violence that workers in community or agency settings — hospitals and clinics, domestic abuse or homeless shelters, public safety or law enforcement departments, courts and the legal system — are most likely to encounter (Coker, Smith, McKeown, & King, 2000; Graham - Kevan & Archer, 2003; Johnson, 2006).