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State of the Industry 2006
Summarizing the Healthcare industry and the state of the precarious union between providers and payers is like trying to balance a gallon of fresh gelatin in hands. Healthcare is an industry perhaps more complex, fragmented and difficult to comprehend than any other. This article provides information on the various "Balancing...
Tags: Vertical Industries, Skyscape Inc., Health Care, Industry, Benefits, Healthcare, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Management
White papers 2005-10-01
New Guidelines Help Manage Chronic Heart Failure
Heart Failure HF is a major health problem and a leading cause of hospitalizations among the elderly. Keeping pace with the new treatment approaches, the American College of Cardiology ACC and the American Heart Association AHA task force released updated Guidelines for the Diagnosis and the Management of Chronic Heart...
Tags: Heart Failure, Skyscape Inc., Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
White papers 2005-09-26
Cost-Effectiveness of 4 Empiric Antimicrobial Regimens in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
This study compares the cost-effectiveness of the 4 most common empiric antimicrobial regimens used for the treatment of adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia CAP at a community health system during a 6-month period. Associations between initial antimicrobials and total hospital costs were determined. Cost-effectiveness ratios were determined by dividing the total...
Tags: Healthcare, Skyscape Inc., Regimen, Patient, Enterprise Software, Benefits, Vertical Industries, Software, Human Resources
White papers 2005-09-01
New 'Smart Pumps' Reducing IV Medication Errors
This article highlights that the next generation of "Smart" IV pumps is getting smarter. The new systems that are in place are designed to guard more rigorously against errors of administration, dosing, drug interactions, and other issues. This software allows the hospital to preconfigure appropriate dosing limits for intravenous drugs....
Tags: Healthcare, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Skyscape Inc., Error
White papers 2005-08-22
Innovative Approaches Help Improve the Managed Care Trifecta
It is no surprise that many healthcare organizations are content with the status quo. But is the status quo good enough? According a World Health Organization report from 2000, the United Status spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world, but only ranks 37th in health system...
Tags: Article, Health Care, Skyscape Inc., News, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
White papers 2005-06-01
The Power of Low-Tech Nursing
Research has shown that touching patients has several benefits. One study found that patients whose hands were held during cataract surgery reported less anxiety and had lower blood epinephrine levels than those who underwent cataract surgery without hand-holding. Another study found that elderly female nursing home residents who received comforting...
Tags: Patient, Surgery, Skyscape Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
White papers 2005-06-01
Higher Percentages of Americans Use Alternative Medicine
Consumers more and more are trying to take control of their own healthcare destinies. They are looking for more therapy alternatives so they can better manage their healthcare dollars. With more of that responsibility falling to consumers, many managed care organizations are realizing that they must offer choices that until...
Tags: Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Vertical Industries, Skyscape Inc., Health Care, Article, Benefits
White papers 2005-02-01
We Stop Aggression as Soon as It Starts
Hospitals are inherently stressful places, but no one should have to work in an abusive environment. When erratic behavior and the threat of physical violence become part of the clinical setting, staff RNs and nurse managers alike feel unsafe and uncomfortable, and everyone suffers. Though, equipping professionals with the skills...
Tags: Behavior, Skyscape Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Healthcare, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2004-10-01
Aging With Mental Retardation: Increasing Population of Older Adults With MR Require Health Interventions and Prevention Strategies
The second half of the 20th century vastly increased the life span of those with mental retardation MR. Today the average life expectancy of older adults with MR is 66.1 years and growing. As these individuals age, they present increasing challenges to the clinician. Primary care providers need to be...
Tags: Management, Software, Enterprise Software, Benefits, Skyscape Inc., Health Care, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Human Resources, Strategy
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The Changing Face of Locum Tenens Practice
The paper reveals that weekly; thousands of physicians pack their bags and travel across the country to work on assignments lasting from a few days to several months, or longer. They provide coverage at hospitals, community clinics, managed care organizations, single- and multi-specialty practices, government medical facilities, and large healthcare...
Tags: Health Care, Physician, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Government, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Skyscape Inc.
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Adolescent Patients and Their Confidentiality: Staying Within Legal Bounds
Optimizing adolescent health Providers who care for adolescents must recognize and respond to issues that lie at the intersection of medicine, law, and ethics. Respecting an adolescent's right to privacy reduces one barrier to care. When a patient trusts a physician, they are likely to delay medical care and more...
Tags: Patient, Health Care, Skyscape Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Confidentiality
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Pain Management: Delivering Culturally Appropriate Care
For many Americans, pain is the number one reason to visit their doctors. Until recently, healthcare providers had only the crudest understanding of the mystery of pain. But due to the innovations of genetic research, radiology, and neurology, dramatic advances are being made in determining its causes. Yet, while advances...
Tags: Healthcare, Leadership, Skyscape Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Strategy, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
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Eliminating Medical Errors Is Part of Every Nurse's Job
Flagging medical errors and near misses makes it possible to fix the problem that led to the mistake. The article displays how one hospital developed a system that works. It seems as though everyone's talking about the importance of reporting errors and near misses these days, but achieving that goal...
Tags: Job, Error, Skyscape Inc., Healthcare, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
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