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The Right Care at the Right Time: Expanding Our Centers of Excellence Network
Oct 13, 2016Starting next year, Walmart will double the number of world-class medical facilities available to our associates who have been told they need a spine surgery. Whether you’re a cashier in Wyoming who’s been with the company for ...
Tags: world-class medical facilities, spine surgery, Walmart health insurance
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AACN Has Identified Five Routine Critical Care Practices That Should Be Questioned
Feb 7, 2014The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) — as part of the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC) — has identified five routine critical care practices that should be questioned because they may not always be ...
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ASA Released Its Second List of Five Targeted, Evidence-Based Recommendations
Jan 22, 2014Not prescribing opioids first or as a long-term therapy for chronic, non-cancer pain and avoiding MRIs, CTs and X-rays for low-back pain are among the tests and treatments identified by ASA that are commonly ordered but not always ...
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The Elimination Represents an Area of Potentially Large Health Care Savings
Dec 28, 2013The elimination of extensive routine preoperative tests and consultations represents an area of potentially large health care savings across many disciplines, particularly for low-risk patients being evaluated for cataract surgery. It is ...
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A Planned Early Delivery and Inducing Labor Without a Strong Medical Reason
Feb 22, 2013Don't rush things. That's the bottom-line advice to expectant mothers from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Family Practitioners. Asked to identify five tests or procedures that were ...
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The Societies Themselves Say Are Often Performed But Often Unnecessary, and Even Harmful
Feb 22, 2013Think your kid really needs antibiotics for that sore throat? That a Pap smear every year is a good idea? That testosterone will restore your love live? The answers for most people: nope, nope, and nope. That's the word from, ...
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New Light Bulb Standard Gives Consumers More Choices When Selecting a Bulb
Dec 8, 2011New Britain, CT - Did you know that the light bulb standard is changing? It’s true. A new light bulb standard is encouraging energy efficient innovation in lighting and giving consumers more choices when selecting a bulb. Sometimes ...
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A New Light Bulb Standard Is Encouraging Energy Efficient Innovation in Lighting
Dec 8, 2011New Britain, CT - Did you know that the light bulb standard is changing? It’s true. A new light bulb standard is encouraging energy efficient innovation in lighting and giving consumers more choices when selecting a bulb. Sometimes ...
Tags: Market View, LED