Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006
Cancer Patients Are Skipping Treatments Due To Cost
The journal Cancer reports that a growing number of cancer patients are skipping or foregoing life-saving, expensive treatments because of concerns about putting their families at financial risk. According to the June issue of Cancer, one in five cancer patients have delayed or missed at least one treatment […]
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Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006
I have focused this week’s Across My Desk on some of the controversial trends and issues impacting our healthcare system. As case managers are central to streamlining care and ensuring quality and cost effective services for consumers, I urge you to take a few minutes out of your week, read the various news items shaping […]
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Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006
Medication Errors Cause 1.5 Million Injuries Annually
A report by the Institute of Medicine says more than 1.5 million Americans are harmed by drug errors in medical settings each year and calls for all prescriptions to be written electronically by 2010. The report said that despite recent initiatives to improve the administration of medicines, on average […]
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Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2006
I don’t know about you, but for me the summer is flying by! I hope you and your families have taken some time to enjoy each other and relax. We had a few responses from the Question of the Week: What are you reading this summer at the beach, the pool or in your backyard? […]
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Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2006
What are you reading this summer at the beach, at the pool, or in your backyard?
From: Susan J. Maraglino, RN, BSN, CRC, LNCC
Nurse Case Manager, Legal Nurse Consultant Certified
I am currently reading 3 books! They include: The Pull of the Moon by Elizabeth Berg (great narrative re: restlessness of menopause); Because I Said So: […]
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