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Welcome to Knowledge Point, the quarterly eNewsletter for health care
providers. Our mission is to share clinical and regulatory expertise from the
health care community with you.
July 2007
PQRI Creates “Buzz” and Bonuses
There’s nothing quite like another quality incentive to get health care providers talking. Nothing, that is, except the possibility of bonuses paid to providers who participate. And that’s exactly what’s happening with the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative.
Few other regulatory initiatives in recent memory have created the stir that PQRI has. Fortunately, though, few others have been accompanied by the wealth of supportive and educational resources that accompany this one.
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April 2007
Reduce Patient Care Errors to Improve Safety
Improving patient safety will help reduce patient care errors. Reducing errors can only be achieved through the coordinated efforts of many individuals, including the patients, their families or caregivers, the physicians and their staff.
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March 2007
Preterm Birth: The Leading Cause of Newborn Death in the United States
Preterm birth is one of the most common, costly and serious problems that face American infants today. Preterm is defined as birth prior to 37 weeks gestation, and it affects more than 500,000 babies in the United States every year.
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February 2007
How to Curtail the Negative Effects of Advertising on Children
Pediatric physicians and specialists are dedicated to the health, safety and well being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. As a provider are you doing everything possible to assess, evaluate and educate your patients and their families to promote health, safety and well being? How do you address the issue of TV, radio, magazines, video games, Internet and other media outlets with your patients and families?
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January 2007
Preventing a Pandemic — Preparing for the Next Deadly Flu Outbreak
Report conclusions from the National Institute of Health on how to prevent a pandemic and how to be prepared for the next deadly flu outbreak.
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November 2006
Study: Medical Instructions Stump Many
“Intermediate skills means that a majority of U.S. adults will have some difficulty using health-related materials with accuracy and consistency” …
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