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Improving Transgender Patient Care
The single most important thing a physician can do in caring for transgender patients, is to advise them where to find counselors who can provide appropriate gender dysphoria therapy. Why? The transgender population is at nine times the risk for attempted suicide as the general population. 
 

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McCain Votes No, Derails "Skinny Repeal' In Marathon Session

Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) cast the two other Republican “no” votes in a cliffhanger drama that ended just before 2:00 a.m. Friday.

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UV Case Study: Excela Health

In the fight against healthcare-acquired infections, today’s healthcare facilities face many challenges. To help meet these challenges and more, healthcare leaders are increasingly looking to automated, whole-room disinfection systems as an added measure to help ensure the safest possible environment of care.

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Be Prepared For Summer Patient Safety Hazards

Hospital EDs are extremely busy during the summer months because of accidents and injuries. While there’s no word yet on whether 2017 will break a heat record (though we hope not), you can expect it to bring a familiar brand of dangerous situations. But are you prepared for them?
Clinical Care, HIT, and Mike Trout
Clinical decisions made by physicians mimic, in many ways, the processes batters use to hit a baseball. Everyday clinical care requires a high level of pattern recognition. Physicians use a patient’s history, physical exam, and current diagnosis, combined with laboratory values and other tests, to determine the final diagnoses that paint a patient’s condition. 
 

Upcoming Industry Events
Sunday 8/6- 54th ASHE annual Conference and Technical Exhibition
Thursday 8/24- International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare: Asia
Thursday 9/14- ISMP Medication Safety Intensive
 

  

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 The CMS Compliance Crosswalk

The CMS Compliance Crosswalk, 2017 Edition, shows you how to comply with each Condition of Participation (CoP) set forth by CMS and highlights which requirements from The Joint Commission and other accrediting organizations correspond to individual CoPs. 
 
 

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