M. A. Vogelsong, E. Staroswiecki, B. A. Hargreaves, E. Han, J. A. Fattor, A. L. Friedlander, O. Shah, J. M. Beaubien, and G. E. Gold Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, GE Healthcare Global Applied Sciences Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, Stanford Center on Longevity, St...

1 Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA 2Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA 3Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, USA 4Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center, Reade, 1040 HG Amsterdam, Th...

PURPOSE To describe the coding and documentation practices of nurse practitioners (NPs) when using evaluation and management (E & M) codes in an academic primary care center. DATA SOURCES A randomized retrospective review of ten charts from a nurse-managed primary care clinic affiliated with a midwestern research-intensive university. CONCLUSION The findings demonstrate that the documentati...

205. Antimicrobial Stewardship Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Healthcare Professionals in Utah Whitney R. Buckel, PharmD; Adam L. Hersh, MD, PhD; Andrew Pavia, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA; Peter S. Jones, MSLS; Josh Caraccio, PharmD; Dustin Waters, PharmD, BCPS; Ashli Owen-Smith, PhD; Edward Stenehjem, MD MSc; Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, UT; University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt ...

From the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, and the Center for Cognitive Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center — both in Nashville. Address reprint requests to Dr. Taylor at Vanderbilt University, 1601 23rd Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37212, or at [email protected].

OBJECTIVE Healthcare providers and other employees, especially those who do not work in a hospital, may not easily find help after the occurrence of a blood exposure accident. In 2006, a national call center was established in The Netherlands to fill this gap. METHODS All occupational blood exposure accidents reported to the 24-hours-per-day, 7-days-per-week call center from 2007, 2008, and 2...

BACKGROUND Disease burden of malaria in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the highest in Asia and the Pacific, and prompt access to effective drugs is the key strategy for controlling malaria. Despite the rapid economic growth, primary healthcare services have deteriorated in rural areas; the introduction of non-professional health workers [village health volunteers (VHVs)] is expected to improve antim...

BACKGROUND HIV disease itself is associated with increased healthcare utilization and healthcare expenditures. HIV-infected persons with lipodystrophy have been shown to have poor self-perceptions of health. We evaluated whether lipodystrophy in the HIV-infected population was associated with increased utilization of healthcare services and increased healthcare costs. OBJECTIVE To examine uti...