• HIPAA: Every health care consumer is guaranteed privacy and confidentiality by HIPAA, the Health Information Portability & Accountability Act of 1996. (patientaction.com)
  • Historically, each health care facility in the United States has subscribed to a written Patient Bill of Rights that was created by the American Hospital Association in 1995. (patientaction.com)
  • The unresolved issue is that patient record architectures needed to support general practices and hospital-wide applications are not commensurable. (bmj.com)
  • After completing his residency at Pennsylvania Hospital, where he was chief resident during his third year of residency, two of his mentors, Dr. Edward Viner, MACP and Dr. Roger Daniels, FACP asked him to join their primary care practice. (acponline.org)
  • The hospital was heavily used, welcoming its 100,000th patient in 1960. (uncatoz.com)
  • In 1965 the hospital was the subject of an investigation under the Civil Rights Act. (uncatoz.com)
  • In response, the university announced that it would no longer segregate hospital patients by race. (uncatoz.com)
  • The major hospital services in Chapel Hill grew to include the Neurosciences Hospital (opened in 1995), the Women's Hospital (2001), the Children's Hospital (2001), and the Cancer Hospital (2009), home of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. (uncatoz.com)
  • IntroductionAga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. (co.ke)
  • Avenue Hospital was founded in 1995 for the purpose of managing the outpatient department at the Hospital, and to extend medical services to corporate clientele through an innovative concept of. (co.ke)
  • In the hospital, most patients are unaware that their records are accessible to almost any health care provider walking into their room or almost any hospital employee with a computer who can gain access to the hospital's computer system. (cptech.org)
  • Calling 9-1-1 at the first symptom of stroke can help you get to the hospital in time for lifesaving stroke care. (cdc.gov)
  • Once at the hospital, you may receive emergency care, treatment to prevent another stroke, rehabilitation to treat the side effects of stroke, or all three. (cdc.gov)
  • Stroke patients who are taken to the hospital in an ambulance may get diagnosed and treated more quickly than people who do not arrive in an ambulance. (cdc.gov)
  • One such limitation is the perceived need for mandatory HIV testing among hospital patients. (bvsalud.org)
  • Consecutive new stroke patients seen at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Lokoja over a 3-month period were studied. (who.int)
  • An article on sickle cell disease and thalassemia by Elliot Vichinsky, MD, and these accompanying milestones were published in December 2008 as part of the special ASH anniversary brochure, 50 Years in Hematology: Research That Revolutionized Patient Care . (hematology.org)
  • Charles Whitten establishes the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America to improve research, education, and health care for sickle cell patients. (hematology.org)
  • The Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea proves the usefulness of hydroxyurea in preventing complications in patients with sickle cell disease. (hematology.org)
  • Comparison of costs to the health sector of comprehensive and episodic health care for sickle cell disease patients. (cdc.gov)
  • It was at this time that disability rights advocacy began to have a cross-disability focus. (wikipedia.org)
  • We've engaged in discussions about the price of insulin with many different stakeholders in America's health care system: people living with diabetes, caregivers, advocacy groups, health care professionals, payers, wholesalers, lawmakers, and leading health care scholars," said David A. Ricks , Lilly's chairman and chief executive officer. (prnewswire.com)
  • The Committee met on November 30, 1994, to review the public hearing testimony, to receive reports, to discuss proposed legislation and to determine the 1995 legislative priorities. (scstatehouse.gov)
  • We have been briefed on numerous occasions by representatives from BISHCA, the Joint Fiscal Office, The Commission on the Public's Health Care Values and Priorities, The Lewin Group, and other organizations. (snellingcenter.org)
  • The priorities of the NHP are based on our common values like solidarity between people, equal opportunities and justice, access to high-quality health care services and increasing power of civil society. (who.int)
  • We believe that patient's rights are human rights. (planetree.org)
  • Conclusion: Care situations demanding moral courage focus on good and safe patient care and the patient's good is at the center of attention. (philpapers.org)
  • While the relationship between cancer pain treatment and patient satisfaction has gained considerable attention, there remains a paucity of empirical evidence documenting the influence a patient's age has on satisfaction with pain treatment. (hindawi.com)
  • We outline key principles and criteria laid out in Article 12 and the General Comment of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee) on this issue including the need to move away from substitute decision-making on the basis of 'best interest' assessments, to supported decision-making which respects the 'will and preferences' of the person needing support. (mhe-sme.org)
  • Principles of the rights of patients in Europe : a common framework. (who.int)
  • In our work we promote respect, inclusion and compassion towards all stakeholders in the healthcare enterprise. (planetree.org)
  • It is therefore paramount to follow correct procedures and incorporate the right stakeholders so as to enable a successful negotiation. (expertwritinghelp.com)
  • Mental Health Europe , 1 has put together this position paper on Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) to provide guidance to stakeholders, such as European States and the EU, on what legal capacity means to the lives of persons with psychosocial disabilities and how they can be supported to make decisions for themselves. (mhe-sme.org)
  • We'll not even require our members to select a primary care physician if they don't want to," said Richard Cook, CEO of MetraHealth's Dallas operation. (californiahealthline.org)
  • Download PDFs of council reports that advocate policies on emerging delivery systems that protect and foster the patient/physician relationship. (ama-assn.org)
  • Be sure to consult with your own physician to discuss any signs & symptoms, medical conditions, diagnoses, treatments and over-all-care. (patientaction.com)
  • In this context, digital scribes are automated clinical documentation systems that capture the physician-patient conversation and then generate the documentation for the appointment, enabling the physician to engage with the patient entirely. (bvsalud.org)
  • If you are a consumer who chooses to read this professional-level information on Clinical Education Alliance Sites, you should not use or rely on that information as professional medical advice or use it to replace any relationship with your physician or other qualified healthcare professional or any information they may have provided to you. (clinicaloptions.com)
  • It was my responsibility to leverage the trust that physicians had with pharmaceutical companies to corrupt the relationship between the physician and the patient. (nbcnews.com)
  • Pain is arguably the most common reason why patients seek treatment, especially in the emergency department (ED). The modern physician wields many tools to relieve pain, the most potent of which are opioids. (medscape.com)
  • Background:Nursing as an ethical practice requires courage to be moral, taking tough stands for what is right, and living by one's moral values. (philpapers.org)
  • This review focuses on technical issues (patient record architecture, terminology, interoperability standards, security, and developments in computer technology) which prevent what works for general practice working well in hospitals. (bmj.com)
  • Updated results from CompLEEment-1, a Phase IIIb single-arm trial of 3,246 patients in first-line setting evaluating Kisqali plus letrozole in an expanded and diverse population closely resembling real-world clinical practice. (epicos.com)
  • A person whose primary responsibility is to care of the patients, making sure that the doctor, to enable the doctor to practice the best possible medicine that science would allow at this point in time. (nbcnews.com)
  • This practice can violate the rights of the patient and foster stigmatization. (bvsalud.org)
  • RARITAN, N.J., February 8, 2021 - The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today results from the final analysis of the Phase 3 TITAN study, which demonstrated the continued statistically significant benefit of the addition of ERLEADA ® (apalutamide) to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), regardless of extent of disease, when compared to placebo plus ADT. (jnj.com)
  • Measures of satisfaction are prescribed at examining the extent to which patients' healthcare experiences complement their expectations of healthcare delivery [ 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Chancroid infection is also commonly seen in individuals co-infected by syphilis or herpes simplex virus, both inside the United States (approximately 10% of patients) and, to a great extent, outside the United States. (medscape.com)
  • B.4 The Director should maintain a list of A.4 Identifiable data may be provided to a staff members indicating the nature and clinician for use in the treatment of extent of their access to registry data cancer patients (section 6.3) observing (section 5.1). (who.int)
  • A. All Vermonters have a compelling personal interest in having physical and affordable access to the information and preventive care necessary to allow them to lead healthy lives. (snellingcenter.org)
  • This legislation is one of the many small steps that are needed to reform our health care system. (cptech.org)
  • This legislation is an opportunity for Congress to act in a bipartisan manner to resolve an important problem within our health care system. (cptech.org)
  • This legislation provides patients the right to limit disclosure of medical records for purposes other than treatment and billing and requires separate authorization forms for treatment, billing and other kinds of disclosures. (cptech.org)
  • This legislation will enable organizations and entities involved in providing health care, or who act as contractors or agents to providers, to abide by one standard for confidentiality. (cptech.org)
  • In addition, legislation to create prescription-drug monitoring programs has been enacted in 49 states[4] (eg, Kentucky HB1, which requires physicians to consult the state's online drug database before prescribing pain medication to a patient). (medscape.com)
  • In 1998 the North Carolina General Assembly authorized the creation of the UNC Health Care system, which recognized the statewide impact and importance of the UNC hospitals and health care services. (uncatoz.com)
  • It indicates processed that the congestive dragons of dreams of L-arginine can enter collecting in effects accomplished by such performance, that received Heart of Larginine as a amino for patients can be in EC heart untoward to extract of glucose 01-FEB-2001( SOA) and congestive adrenergic Ketoacidosis representatives and that Screening with radiopharmaceutical L-arginine can influence EC patient. (augenta.net)
  • A. On January 24, 2001, Governor Howard Dean issued an executive order establishing a Special Governor's Bipartisan Commission on Health Care Availability and Affordability. (snellingcenter.org)
  • Based on concerns that such drugs may have an abortifacient effect, some health care professionals refuse to prescribe or dispense the drug. (consciencelaws.org)
  • The situations are mostly related to the activities of other healthcare professionals. (philpapers.org)
  • In its bare form, however, the phrase gives no ical question: Are healthcare professionals obligated to indication of the precise nature of the duty, nor of its lim- care for patients during virulent epidemics of infectious its. (cdc.gov)
  • The phrase duty of care care) should state that healthcare professionals' duty to can thus be ethically dangerous by giving the illusion of care extends to a public health emergency in outbreak con- legitimate moral justification. (cdc.gov)
  • In their stead, we recommend the immediate investment in and development of viable alternatives and the provision of human rights training for professionals and users in order to ensure that mental health systems are consensual and free from the use of coercion. (mhe-sme.org)
  • Recommends that reforms in this area should be carried out with the meaningful participation of person with psychosocial disabilities , in line with Art 4.3 of the Convention, and accompanied by training for mental health care users and all professionals who might need it including social workers, health and legal professionals and law enforcement officials. (mhe-sme.org)
  • In pursuing this work, we held 16 regular commission meetings and numerous other hearings and meetings (including some on Vermont Interactive Television) to obtain testimony from care and coverage professionals, from employers, employees and their advocates, from consumers and their advocates, and from the general public. (snellingcenter.org)
  • Staffed by health care professionals, the Solution Center provides significant savings on Lilly insulins in multiple ways, including point-of-sale savings, access to donated Lilly insulin at more than 150 contracted free clinics, and options for people who have immediate needs. (prnewswire.com)
  • Each of us has a relationship with our doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals that is unique and privileged. (cptech.org)
  • What conduct of healthcare professionals treating incurably ill patients would constitute murder? (encyclopedia.com)
  • additionally, it can mean that the professionals (such as the health professionals and regulators) are not taking required action to protect patients because information, or the availability of information, can be compromised. (who.int)
  • Given this multidimensionality of having health and being healthy, Nursing has gained increasing prominence on the international scene, as they represent the largest share of health professionals, assuming an important role in universal health care coverage1-3. (bvsalud.org)
  • To partner with healthcare organizations around the world and across the continuum of care on a global mission to humanize the healthcare experience for everyone, everywhere, every time. (planetree.org)
  • Lilly also donates to charitable organizations that provide free medicine, including insulin, to patients meeting program eligibility requirements. (prnewswire.com)
  • ChangeMedEd® brings together leaders and innovators in medical education and related health care fields to accelerate change in medical education across the continuum. (ama-assn.org)
  • Planetree is a passionate not-for-profit healthcare leader setting the global standard for person-centered excellence across the continuum of care. (planetree.org)
  • In over 35 countries, powered by 50,000 voices, and impacting over 9 million lives across the care continuum. (planetree.org)
  • Kisqali has shown statistically significant overall survival benefit in two Phase III trials with two distinct patient populations(7,8). (epicos.com)
  • 8,9,10 Medical research requires careful analysis of patient populations, appropriate statistical technique and robust data collection. (intuitivesurgical.com)
  • Dr. Schwartz received her medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1995 and completed her residency training in the UR Primary Care Program in Internal Medicine in June 1998. (rochester.edu)
  • ACP advocates on behalf of internal medicine physicians and their patients on a number of timely issues. (acponline.org)
  • This helps to explain why most successful patient record systems have been limited to situations where the scope of use is well understood, such as general practices 6 or individual clinical units in hospitals. (bmj.com)
  • Download this slideset summarizing best practices for transgender patient interactions. (clinicaloptions.com)
  • The study enrolled 413 patients who were randomized to receive either KEYTRUDA (200 mg fixed dose every three weeks for up to 35 cycles of treatment [up to approximately two years]) plus best supportive care (including pain management and management of other potential complications including ascites per local standards of care) or placebo plus best supportive care. (merck.com)
  • Also, the right to protect one's health belongs to the basic human rights and the necessary prerequisites to achieve the best possible state of health must be guaranteed to everyone - every Estonian must have a possibility to live in an environment supporting health and an opportunity to make healthy choices. (who.int)
  • GOOD FOR PATIENTS & BUSINESS: MetraHealth believes that costs will not be higher in the open access plan compared to the gatekeeper plan because "the vast majority of members continue to go to their primary care physicians without being forced. (californiahealthline.org)
  • At URMC, we believe that patients should be empowered to make the right decisions regarding their personal healthcare. (rochester.edu)
  • URMC partners with Press Ganey, to survey our patients about all aspects of their care experience. (rochester.edu)
  • Patients in Europe with MSI-H/dMMR colorectal cancer have had only chemotherapy-containing regimens available to them in the first-line treatment setting and have historically faced poor outcomes," said Dr. Vicki Goodman, vice president, clinical research, Merck Research Laboratories. (merck.com)
  • Postoperative adjuvant randomised trial comparing chemo-endocrine therapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy for patients with stage II breast cancer: 5-year results from the Nishinihon Cooperative Study Group of Adjuvant Chemo-endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer (ACETBC) of Japan. (epnet.com)
  • Randomized adjuvant trial to evaluate the addition of tamoxifen and PSK to chemotherapy in patients with primary breast cancer. (epnet.com)
  • This information is not intended to serve as a substitute for the healthcare professional's clinical judgment. (clinicaloptions.com)
  • But the ethical dilemmas arising from medicine and its associated scientific disciplines have helped to humanize the law, providing a setting in which the central struggles of our times-of individual rights and the collective good, of liberty as against equity and equality, of justice and fairness, of personal wishes versus expert judgment or the will of the majority-are played out with unparalleled urgency and vitality. (encyclopedia.com)
  • KEYTRUDA is indicated for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma. (merck.com)
  • The TITAN final analysis further confirms that treatment with apalutamide can prolong overall survival and offer a clear long-term clinical benefit and established safety profile for patients with metastatic prostate cancer who are starting androgen deprivation therapy," said Dr. Kim Chi, Medical Oncologist at BC Cancer - Vancouver and principal investigator of the TITAN study. (jnj.com)
  • Toronto Observer has learned that Toronto's 9-1-1 emergency service receives from five to seven calls a day for missing elderly people with dementia or dementia-related illnesses, responding to an average of 1,200 calls for missing dementia patients in 2013 in Toronto alone. (torontoobserver.ca)
  • In Durham Region, the police force has received 159 calls so far this year asking for help with dementia or Alzheimer's patients. (torontoobserver.ca)
  • [ 9 ] The AAN suggests that neuroimaging may be most useful for patients with dementia characterized by early onset or an unusual course. (medscape.com)
  • Mr. President, today I am introducing the Medical Records Confidentiality Act of 1995. (cptech.org)
  • S. 1360 aims, first, to provide Americans with greater control over their medical records in terms of confidentiality, access, and security, and second, to provide the health care system with a Federal standard for handling identifiable health information. (cptech.org)
  • Protecting the confidentiality of our medical records is an expectation that is yet to be guaranteed as a right. (cptech.org)
  • Findings may be applied in developing ethical nursing care through basic and continuing nursing education. (philpapers.org)
  • Yet 1 in 3 stroke patients never calls 9-1-1. (cdc.gov)
  • Anterior and posterior segments, together with neuro-ophthalmic disorders were found among stroke patients in this study. (who.int)
  • Ocular disorders among stroke patients. (who.int)
  • With his Ph.D. and the title of doctor, Franklin says he became part of a broad mission to deceive, even entice doctors to prescribe drugs to patients whether it was scientifically justified or not. (nbcnews.com)
  • The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. (ama-assn.org)
  • It would be hard to imagine a worse time than during a global pandemic to be without health insurance, so physicians need to remind their patients about the open enrollment period on the HealthCare.gov platform created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) . (ama-assn.org)
  • The notable prevalence of opioids in current prescribing patterns, as well as recreational uses, mandates that physicians maintain a high index of suspicion when treating the patient who is unconscious for unknown reasons. (medscape.com)
  • KEYTRUDA, Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, plus best supportive care, for the treatment of patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who were previously treated with systemic therapy, did not meet its co-primary endpoints of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) compared with placebo plus best supportive care. (merck.com)
  • Initial results from the TITAN study presented at the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (ASCO GU) and simultaneously published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed the addition of ERLEADA ® (apalutamide) to ADT compared to placebo plus ADT significantly improved the dual primary endpoints of OS and radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) in patients with mCSPC. (jnj.com)
  • The capable animals of sequence in hormone are increased in Sundberg, S. Clinical cattle suffer used the optic polymorphisms of survival in core drug patients. (augenta.net)
  • Patients with visceral metastases generally face worse prognosis and a higher risk for treatment resistance, so the consistent overall survival results with Kisqali combination therapy for these patients is compelling. (epicos.com)
  • Superior overall survival with Kisqali is proven in two phase III trials, and this subgroup analysis shows that Kisqali could make a difference in survival even among patients with the most aggressive forms of advanced breast cancer," said Susanne Schaffert, PhD, President, Novartis Oncology. (epicos.com)
  • Planetree's core philosophy of kindness, caring and respect seeks to help realize and sustain human rights everywhere. (planetree.org)
  • Restraints shall not be applied to a patient in a treatment facility unless the head of the treatment facility, a member of the medical staff, or a licensed peace officer who has custody of the patient determines that they are necessary for the safety of the patient or others. (mn.gov)
  • May parents be paid for transferring to other persons the rights of custody and control over their children? (encyclopedia.com)
  • CHCF commissioned a study that listens deeply to Black Californians talking about their experiences with racism and health care. (californiahealthline.org)
  • We sincerely thank the patients and investigators for their participation in this study and are committed to helping patients diagnosed with this common and difficult-to-treat type of liver cancer. (merck.com)
  • The Prophylactic Penicillin Study (PROPS) finds that treatment of well sickle cell patients with penicillin could prevent death related to serious infections. (hematology.org)
  • Purpose: This study describes nurses' experiences of care situations demanding moral courage and their actions in these situations. (philpapers.org)
  • A study in 1998 showed that prices of many medicines more than doubled in comparison to 1995 prices. (cgpi.org)
  • To study data and information relative to increasing health care costs, cost shift, and availability of services. (snellingcenter.org)
  • This quantitative study had as its main objectives to survey: 1) the degree of fear of acquiring HIV at work among surgeons and surgical nurses, and 2) the impact of HIV/AIDS training and practical experience with HIV patients on support for a testing policy of admitted patient and those who would undergo surgery among the same sample. (bvsalud.org)
  • Dr. Chaudhary provides general cardiology services for patients in the Clinton Crossing Cardiology offices. (rochester.edu)
  • This Article explores whether legislating a language change from "owner" to "guardian" has any real impact on the way we make health care decisions for our animal companions. (animallaw.info)
  • An AP report from St. Cloud Minnesota, reports that members of the Minnesota Medical Association were unable to agree that doctors should be forced to provide sexual assault victims with the 'morning-after-pill', or refer patients to someone who will. (consciencelaws.org)
  • Learn how Geisinger's family medicine residency program trains doctors to care for patients in underserved areas with limited resources. (ama-assn.org)
  • Should doctors do everything in their staffs, which include duties to inform, protect, and their power to benefit their patients? (cdc.gov)
  • Doctors are under no moral obligation to donate one of the ethical issues raised by SARS in Toronto, briefly dis- their kidneys to one of their patients, for example. (cdc.gov)
  • Part I of this Article addresses the arguments that have been mounted against the campaign to change pet "owners" into pet "guardians," particularly those arguments that center around making choices regarding an animal's medical care. (animallaw.info)
  • Part II of this Article looks at medical care decision-making in human medicine as a background for exploring these questions in veterinary medicine. (animallaw.info)
  • There may come a time in your life when you will be unable to make your own decisions regarding your medical care. (patientaction.com)
  • Electronic systems are increasingly present in the healthcare system and are often related to improved medical care. (bvsalud.org)
  • 3. Trained emergency medical services personnel will carry out triage, provide first aid or stabilizing medical care, anddif necessaryddecontaminate casualties before patient transport. (cdc.gov)
  • Making Decisions About Our Animals' Health Care: Does it Matter Whether We Are Owners or Guardians? (animallaw.info)
  • Being denied legal capacity can mean being denied the right to make decisions in many aspects of life and as a result can negatively impact on a whole host of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. (mhe-sme.org)
  • This is why it's so important to recognize the signs and symptoms of stroke right away and call 9-1-1. (cdc.gov)
  • It is also advised that internists should refer hypertensive patients for routine ophthalmic screening. (who.int)
  • A major dilution in policy for pricing of essential drugs was done in 1995 which led to a big jump in prices of medicines. (cgpi.org)
  • Experience has shown that vulnerable patient groups who pay for medicines out of their own pocket are often the most affected. (who.int)
  • The goal of the Reimagining Residency grant program is to transform residency training to best address the workplace needs of our current and future health care system. (ama-assn.org)
  • We hope our announcement is a catalyst for positive change across the U.S. health care system. (prnewswire.com)
  • Our health care system grows more complex and sophisticated with each year. (cptech.org)
  • Having one standard will simplify the business of health care, reduce the cost of complying with 50 state standards and allow the continuation of research that will improve the efficiency of our health care system. (cptech.org)
  • To ensure continual y quick development, facilitation of health-behavioural choices, development of health-supporting environment and improvement of integration of the parts of the social protection and health care system have become more and more important in addition to former directions of priority. (who.int)
  • The National Health Plan details five thematic fields concerning increasing of social cohesion and equal opportunities, ensuring healthy and safe development for children, shaping an environment supporting health, facilitation of healthy lifestyle and ensuring the sustainability of the health care system. (who.int)
  • Care situations demanding moral courage: Content analysis of nurses' experiences. (philpapers.org)
  • Background: Nurses encounter complex ethical dilemmas in everyday nursing care. (philpapers.org)
  • It is important for nurses to have moral courage to act in these situations which threaten patients' safety or their good care. (philpapers.org)
  • although there are similarities because the countries belong to the same geographic region, differences can be seen in Primary Health Care, especially regarding to the health systems' structure financing and in some areas such as care management and nurses' role. (bvsalud.org)
  • [8] When the civil rights movement took off in the 1960s, disability advocates joined it and the women's rights movements in order to promote equal treatment and challenge stereotypes. (wikipedia.org)
  • [10] Today, disability rights advocates continue protecting those who are discriminated against, including work towards issues like law enforcement and treatment of people with disabilities. (wikipedia.org)
  • As monotherapy in second-line HCC, in addition to KEYNOTE-240 and KEYNOTE-224, KEYTRUDA is being investigated in the ongoing Phase 3, KEYNOTE-394 trial, a randomized, double-blind trial evaluating KEYTRUDA in combination with best supportive care, compared to placebo in combination with best supportive care, in Asian patients with advanced HCC who were previously treated with systemic therapy. (merck.com)
  • To date, published results on ERLEADA ® include data from more than 2,000 patients across Phase 3 clinical studies. (jnj.com)
  • To talk with employers and others concerned with rising health care costs and access to health care. (snellingcenter.org)
  • A coalition of employers, manufacturers, banks, health care providers and other businesses are so determined to stay out of court that, over the past eight years, they have killed dozens of legislative proposals to weaken mandatory arbitration. (consumerwatchdog.org)
  • On Feb. 12, Steinberg, D-Sacramento, the respected but untested chairman of the Assembly's judiciary committee, will hold hearings on charges that mandatory arbitration unfairly deprives workers, patients and consumers of their fundamental legal rights. (consumerwatchdog.org)
  • The decision to penalize groups that cause patients to switch providers was prompted by last week's announcement by Foundation Health and the University of California at Davis Medical Center that they were cancelling their contract. (californiahealthline.org)
  • The first Planetree patient unit opens at what is now San Francisco's Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center. (planetree.org)
  • Davis declined repeated requests to comment for this story, but spokeswoman Hilary McLean says he "has done more to strengthen civil rights in California than any of his predecessors. (consumerwatchdog.org)
  • Explore resources from CHCF that help health care, homeless services providers, government, and other systems work together so people are housed and healthy. (californiahealthline.org)
  • b) Restraints shall not be applied to patients with mental retardation except as permitted under section 245.825 and rules of the commissioner of human services. (mn.gov)
  • The details of cancer care including coordination of services, receiving treatment from multiple specialists, and management of coexistent behavioral and physical health symptoms make the delivery of cancer treatment an arduous task, particularly for those who simultaneously experience pain-related side effects. (hindawi.com)
  • 1. The Governor appointed former Human Services Secretary Cornelius Hogan to chair the commission and appointed current Human Services Secretary Jane Kitchel and Commissioner of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration Elizabeth Costle to serve on the commission. (snellingcenter.org)
  • Steinberg scheduled the Feb. 12 hearings after The Chronicle reported how tens of millions of Americans must agree to resolve disputes through binding arbitration as a condition of getting a job, health care and various goods and services. (consumerwatchdog.org)
  • Learn more about the important role emergency medical services (EMS) plays in improving stroke care . (cdc.gov)
  • The National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League of Pennsylvania is seeking mandatory insurance coverage for contraceptive chemicals and devices. (consciencelaws.org)
  • It is mandatory arbitration, a private system of resolving disputes without laws or juries or constitutional rights. (consumerwatchdog.org)
  • Disability rights is complex because there are multiple ways in which a person with a disability can have their rights violated in different socio-political, cultural, and legal contexts. (wikipedia.org)
  • American disability rights have evolved significantly over the past century. (wikipedia.org)
  • Before the disability rights movement, President Franklin D. Roosevelt 's refusal to be publicized in a position of vulnerability demonstrated and symbolized the existing stigma surrounding disabilities. (wikipedia.org)
  • Studies show that patients with ischemic strokes who receive tPA are more likely to recover fully or have less disability than patients who do not receive the drug. (cdc.gov)
  • Promotion of the rights of patients in Europe : proceedings of a WHO consultation. (who.int)
  • It is also envisioned as a positive mental health and as a human right. (lu.se)
  • Along with new interest in virtue ethics in healthcare, interest in moral courage as a virtue and a valued element of human morality has increased. (philpapers.org)
  • Examples of the Linkages between Health and Human Rights. (lu.se)
  • Health care workers (HCWs), being human, bring to their medical work their foibles, anxieties, and deficiencies that characterize the human species. (bvsalud.org)
  • All opioids have a prolonged duration of action in patients with liver disease (eg, cirrhosis) because of impaired hepatic metabolism. (medscape.com)
  • ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02702401 ) evaluating KEYTRUDA plus best supportive care compared to placebo plus best supportive care in patients with advanced HCC who were previously treated with systemic therapy. (merck.com)
  • The domains of patient satisfaction have received much attention in the treatment of patients, particularly those with a cancer diagnosis. (hindawi.com)
  • Is the money more important than your patients? (californiahealthline.org)
  • A key difference between using paper and computer based records is that the users of paper records do all of the work: "To use a paper-based patient record, the reader must manipulate data, either mentally or on paper, to glean important clinical information. (bmj.com)
  • THAT'S HOW ITS DONE IN TEXAS: In an effort to eliminate the complaint that "HMOs make it too difficult for patients to see medical specialists," MetraHealth's Dallas plan will begin offering an open access plan starting next week. (californiahealthline.org)