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February 3rd, 2012 
JMB 
One of the many ways The American Heart Association promotes healthier lives is by supporting healthcare professionals’ quest for continuous quality improvement. The AHA suite of quality programs puts up-to-date treatment guidelines, tools and resources to work in hospitals and outpatient practices across the nation. Get With The Guidelines® is a program that helps ensure [...]
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Tags: American Heart Association, Heart Failure Guidelines, Stroke Guidelines 
No Comments » February 2nd, 2012 JMB Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Community Health, Emergency/Urgent Care, Family/General Practice, Home Care, Lab, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Ortho/Rehab, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Professions, Radiology, Respiratory, Specialties, Speech/Language/Hearing, Well Being, Women's Health Tags: Heart Disease, National Wear Red Day, NHLBI, Resources, Toolkit No Comments » February 2nd, 2012 JMB 
Heart failure is associated with a 30% increase in major fractures and also identifies a high-risk population that may benefit from increased screening and treatment for osteoporosis, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Osteoporosis and heart failure are common, chronic and costly [...]
February 1st, 2012 JMB 
The majority of nurses are spending one quarter of their twelve-hour shift on indirect patient care, which supports care delivery but does not require direct interaction with the patient. That is according to a recent study by Atlanta-based staffing and technology company Jackson Healthcare. The study also found the number of nurses reporting to spend [...]
February 1st, 2012 JMB Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have identified a genetic variation that raises the risk of developing serious necrotic jaw bone lesions in patients who take bisphosphonates, a common class of osteoclastic inhibitors. The discovery paves the way for a genetic screening test to determine who can safely take these drugs. Oral [...]
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