Mandatory Reporting
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13. Evidence of effectiveness of clinical audit in improving histopathology reporting standards of mastectomy specimens.
AIM: To assess the effectiveness of clinical audit in improving standards in histopathological reporting of mastectomy specimens. METHODS: Reports on mastectomy specimens containing tumour issued by non-specialist histopathologists in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1996 were scored for their information content. There were 10 reports evaluated from each year. Before
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14. Mandatory error reporting in Saskatchewan
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15. Mandatory reporting of gunshot wounds: rebuttal
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16. Saskatchewan first with mandatory reporting of medical errors
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17. Shooting ourselves in the foot: why mandatory reporting of gunshot wounds is a bad idea
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18. Mandatory reporting of HIV infection and opt-out prenatal screening for HIV infection: effect on testing rates
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19. Why mandatory reporting of gunshot wounds is necessary: A response from the OMA's Executive of the Section on Emergency Medicine
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20. Medical errors: how the US Government is addressing the problem
November's Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on medical errors has sparked debate among US health policy makers as to the appropriate response to the problem. Proposals range from the implementation of nationwide mandatory reporting with public release of performance data to voluntary reporting and quality-assurance efforts that protect the confidentiality
BioMed Central.
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21. Transmission and postexposure management of bloodborne virus infections in the health care setting: Where are we now?
THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE DEBATE ABOUT THE NEED for mandatory serologic testing of individuals who are the source of bloodborne pathogen exposures in health care and other occupational settings. The transmission of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV) and HIV between patients and health care workers (HCWs) is related to the frequency of exposures capable o
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22. Chelation therapy in workers with lead exposure.
Occupational lead overexposure remains a major problem. To evaluate the settings in which physicians appropriately prescribe chelation therapy for lead exposure, 7 cases were identified from physician phone calls and mandatory laboratory reporting of elevated blood lead levels to the California Department of Health Services. In the 2 workers with the highest
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23. Sternitis and mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass grafting. Analysis of risk factors.
As part of a quality control program, we analyzed possible risk factors in the development of sternitis and mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass grafting. From 1 January 1990 through 31 December 1991, 1,368 consecutive coronary artery bypass grafting procedures were performed at our institution, either alone or in combination with other procedures. Twe
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24. Active Surveillance for Scrapie by Third Eyelid Biopsy and Genetic Susceptibility Testing of Flocks of Sheep in Wyoming
Control of scrapie, an ovine transmissible spongiform encephalopathy or prion disorder, has been hampered by the lack of conventional antemortem diagnostic tests. Currently, scrapie is diagnosed by postmortem examination of the brain and lymphoid tissues for PrPSc, the protein marker for this group of disorders. For live, asymptomatic sheep, diagnosis using
American Society for Microbiology.