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Physician-Pharmacist Collaboration Keeps Asthma Patients Out of Hospitals
Pharmacy Times In a study that will be presented next month at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, implementing physician-pharmacist collaborative management (PPCM) methods reduced asthma-related emergency department visits … |
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Denver hospitals see virus spike in kids
9NEWS.com DENVER – Denver hospitals and pediatricians offices are seeing a spike in a respiratory virus that is hitting kids hard who have histories of asthma and wheezing. "We have five kids in the intensive care unit which is a much higher number than we would … Colorado children's hospitals see spike in severe respiratory illness Hospitals across Denver are on alert for a respiratory illness that can leave … Severe respiratory virus impacting hundreds of kids reaches Colorado |
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US hospitals increased number of asthma centers since 2004
Healio Among 48 US hospitals surveyed, the number of reported asthma centers increased between 2004 and 2013, according to recent study results. Researchers conducted surveys of US asthma centers in 2013 and compared findings with previous surveys in … |
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Acute asthma ICU admissions often occur in low-, medium-volume hospitals
Healio Researchers have discovered a relationship between hospital volume and lengths of stay in an intensive care unit for children with acute asthma, according to recently published data. “The prevalence of asthma in children has increased in recent years … |
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Hospitals bringing asthma attack prevention into the home
Newsworks.org Children's hospitals across the region are sending workers into patients' homes to help save kids from frightening — and costly — trips to the emergency room. Coaching parents through changes at home may keep wheezing and inflammation at bay when … |
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Ohio's children's hospitals to collaborate on asthma and drug-addicted babies …
Plain Dealer By Reginald Fields, The Plain Dealer Cleveland's Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital is partnering with the state's other five children's hospitals to perform joint research in two areas: childhood asthma and caring for drug-addicted newborns. Children's hospitals to tackle research projects on low-weight babies |
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 New York Daily News |
City paid out $135 million in medical malpractice lawsuits at its public hospitals
New York Daily News She died after being mistreated for an asthma attack. The city doled out $135 million this year for medical blunders at its public hospitals — up 5% from 2010, records show. For many patients, the screw-ups were catastrophic, and it's city taxpayers … |
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 Empowered News |
Study: Hospitals' asthma care standards are Ineffective
Empowered News New York – A new research was published after conducting a study among kids with asthma. The study discredits the relationship between being properly treated in the hospital and having lesser chance to get confined again for the same illness in the … |
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Family sues, asks why asthmatic boy sent to 3 hospitals in 11 hours
Chicago Sun-Times Aaron Pointer, who died last year at the age of 7, suffered from bronchial asthma, but his family said they felt they had it under control. Seven-year-old Aaron Pointer … |
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 International Business Times |
Best Hospitals in the U.S. Named, 7 Are Good for Children's Asthma
International Business Times By IB Times Staff Reporter | September 15, 2011 5:24 PM EDT The hospitals all scored 90 percent or more and are recognized for their performance in the areas of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical and children's asthma. … Joint Commission Top Hospitals List Shuns Academic Medical Centers Top Performing Hospitals Listed in Joint Commission Report National report cites Southern Hills, MountainView hospitals as top performers |
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