Pharmaceutical Industry To Tackle Patient Compliance Issues 

Mar 29, 2002, David Erickson

Non-compliance costs the pharmaceutical industry an average of $150 billion a year. About 20 percent of all prescriptions are never filled. Fifty percent...

NACH Announces Formation of National Advisory Panel on Terrorism and Children's Hospitals 

Mar 28, 2002, edited by Dave Erickson

To ensure pediatric health issues are addressed rather than inadvertently overlooked in federal disaster planning, the National Association of Children's Hospitals (NACH) has formed a National Advisory Panel on Terrorism and Children's Hospitals....

Preventing Potentially Deadly Drug Errors 

Mar 27, 2002

Physicians, and the healthcare systems in which they work, could use something like a "watch list" to more efficiently identify medication errors that are likely to lead to injury to elderly patients....

New Study: Physicians Must Be Aware Of Heart Patients Trying Alternative Medicines 

Mar 27, 2002

Nearly three-quarters of heart patients surveyed in a new University of Michigan study used some kind of alternative medicine approach to help them heal, but dietary supplements chosen by one-third of them could actually interact with their heart medications to raise their risk of further health problems....

American Association Of Neurological Surgeons 70th Annual Scientific Meeting In Chicago 

Mar 25, 2002, David Erickson

The American Association Of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) will hold the world's largest annual scientific meeting for neurosurgeons, neurological residents...

Hot CME Topic: Patient Safety 

Mar 22, 2002, Edited By Dave Erickson

Beginning with the 2003 year, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) will annually establish six National Patient Safety...

What's Next? 

Mar 22, 2002

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Needs Assessment Update: AHRQ’s Online Hospital Statistics Tool Adds Data 

Mar 21, 2002, Edited By Dave Erickson

The Federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) today announced that it has enhanced its free, online hospital statistics tool, HCUPnet,...

Coming In May: The 10th Anniversary Congress on Women's Health 

Mar 20, 2002, Edited By Dave Erickson

The Tenth Anniversary Congress on Women's Health will be held at the Crowne Plaza Resort on Hilton Head Island on May 18-21, 2002. The Congress is jointly...

Nation's Largest Occupational Health Conference to Meet in Chicago 

Mar 18, 2002, Edited By Dave Erickson

The 2002 American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC), the nation's largest conference of occupational and environmental health professionals, is expected...

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