JCAHO Challenges Michigan Study
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAHO) "categorically rejects" the findings of University of Michigan researchers regarding the relevance...
Shortage of ICU Professionals Jeopardizes Patient Safety
In response to The Leapfrog Group's survey of urban hospitals (Click here to see the survey), the Society of Critical Care Medicine questions the feasibility...
FamilyPractice.com Offers New CME Program On Drug Diversion and Abuse
FamilyPractice.com announces the addition of a four-part Lecture Series titled ``Drug Diversion and Abuse: The Facts'' to be featured in the Virtual Lecture...
New Study: High JCAHO Scores Mean Little
Hospital accreditation is a poor predictor of the quality of patient outcomes, according to a new study by two University of Michigan School of Public...
American Cancer Society A Winner In Web Site Excellence Awards
The second annual eHealthcare Leadership Awards have been announced by eHealthcare Strategy & Trends, Inc., an Internet-based publication. More than 700...
American Heart Association Accelerates Publication Of Research Articles Via Web
The American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, has launched Rapid Access Publication, a new process providing Internet publication ahead of print for...
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons To Meet In Dallas In February
The 69th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons will take place in Dallas, February 13-17, 2002. The scientific program features...
New Pharmaceutical Expo To Precede American Chemical Society Meeting; Seeks Speakers Now
Pharmaceutical and biotech companies will convene at the ``New Pharmaceutical Chemistry Accelerating Drug Discovery'' Conference & Exposition in Orlando,...
Red Cross Chief to Speak at Minnesota Nurses Association-Sponsored Conference On Terrorism
Members of the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) have coordinated a ground-breaking conference on terrorism geared to prepare the nursing community and...
AAFP Kicks Off "Evidence Based" CME Courses
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has become the first accredited provider of continuing medical education to have course offerings that...
ePharma Marketing & eDetailing Conference & Exposition, Feb. 4-6
The e-Pharma Marketing & e-Detailing communities will be convening in Princeton, NJ from Feb 4-6, 2002 to attend and exhibit at the e-Pharma Marketing...
Health Learning Systems Promotes Two Within Its Management Team
Health Learning Systems (HLS), Parsippany, N.J., a medical communications company, has announced two managerial promotions. Jennifer Delaney has been...
Medscape Sold To WebMD As MedicaLogic Exits Internet Portal Business
MedicaLogic/Medscape, Inc., a provider of digital health records and online health information, announced last week that it will sell the assets and operations...
Happy Holidays!
Daily Capsules will return on January 2, 2002, with more healthcare news and ideas for medical conference organizers. Happy holidays!...
John Tooker, MD, Named EVP and CEO of ACP-ASIM
John Tooker, MD, MBA, FACP, deputy executive vice president and chief operating officer of the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 'CAPS' Courseware Available On CD-ROM
66K Interactive, Inc., an interactive multimedia software development company based in Huntington, N.Y., today announced their completion of an eLearning...
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Announces Venue Change For 18th Annual Scientific Meeting
Due to unexpected construction delays at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood, Florida, The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) will...
And Now..."Medutainment"
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center's Center for Continuing Medical Education today announced the launch of its innovative medical...
New Study: Only About Half Of Physicians Ask Women About Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has released a new study indicating that 54 percent of OB/GYNs and 57 percent of family practice physicians report...
Nurse Practitioner Journal Abandons Print For The Web
Medical Economics/Thomson Healthcare yesterday announced that its journal, Patient Care for the Nurse Practitioner will now be offered exclusively online...
AHRQ Study: Some Seniors Prescribed Inappropriate Medicines
A new study from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) highlights the problem of inappropriate prescribing in elderly patients in...
Calling All (Future) CME Leaders
Does the challenge of developing quality CME with a measurable impact on patient care seem daunting to you? Here’s a conference that can help you bring...
AAFP Holds National Press Conference on Bioterrorism
Representatives of the American Academy of Family Physicians (www.aafp.org) will hold a press conference at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.,...
Surgeon General Wants Physicians To Talk To Mentally Retarded Patients
In a report issued earlier this week, Surgeon General David Satcher called for better healthcare for the mentally retarded. The report was the product...
AMA Votes to Admit Gay and Lesbian Medical Society
The American Medical Association (AMA) voted earlier this week at its Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates to include the Gay and Lesbian Medical...
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