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The American Heart Association (AHA), in collaboration with federal agencies and private organizations, focuses its efforts in February on spreading awareness and sharing prevention strategies related...
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What Is Patient Satisfaction? It is difficult to define a multidimensional and complicated concept such as patient satisfaction. In general, patient satisfaction is a measurement derived from surveys...
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No one plans to get sick on a trip, but that could be part of the problem: without proper packing and precautions, you’re leaving yourself vulnerable to some fun-dampening illnesses. There are exotic...
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Each day, 2,000 rural community hospitals across the United States face unique challenges as they serve the needs of the 72 million Americans living in surrounding communities. Though rural hospitals...
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What if the diagnosis you receive is wrong? According to the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF), up to one in every 10 diagnoses are wrong, delayed or completely missed and may account for...
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