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Category: Patient Care & Quality

Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Online Resources Help Physicians Screen for Prediabetes and Connect Patients to Prevention Programs

More than 86 million Americans have prediabetes, and nine in 10 people don’t even know they have it. And, according to an American Medical Association … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

12 Things You Can Do To Prevent Transmission of Influenza within a Health Care Setting

The 2013 flu season appears to be making its appearance early, and based upon reports is severe. As a physician, you have the responsibility to … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Proposed Immunization Changes Could Provide Greater Protections, Says PAMED President

The Pennsylvania Departments of Health and Education announced proposed changes to immunization requirements for schoolchildren during a state news conference Thursday morning, Nov. 5. “Pennsylvania … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

PennDOT Permitting Select Facilities to Issue Temporary Parking Placards

Under a new PennDOT program, hospitals, medical specialist centers, and physician therapy centers can now issue temporary parking placards for patients before they leave the … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Recommendations for New Pneumococcal Vaccine Released

The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices has released recommendations for use of the new 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13). The vaccine is recommended for all … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Your Child’s Caregivers Can Give Medical Authorization with Consent Card

Our quick and easy medical consent card allows you to give a grandparent or other caregiver the authority to sign off on emergency medical treatment … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

Guidance Issued to PA Physicians for Collecting and Testing Specimens for MERS

On May 22, 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) sent an advisory through its PA Health Alert Network (PA-HAN) to provide guidance to physicians … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022
Health Issues, Patient Care & Quality

CDC Issues Guidance for the Public and Health Care Providers on MERS-CoV

On Jan. 30, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an update on the epidemiology of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) … Read More ›

Posted on 08.05.202208.05.2022

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