Hospitals
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Salem County (NJ) Memorial Hospital cooperated in an areawide disaster drill and found that it took large doses of planning and cooperation to coordinate the effort.
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Important aspects and interpretations of JCAH standards on infection control are explained, and approaches to ensuring compliance are discussed.
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In this first of two articles, the origins and provisions of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 (P. L. 94-484), which restricts entry into the United States by foreign graduates, are examined.
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When a study showed that a hospital had enough beds for its service area but that one growing segment of this area needed faster access to emergency care, the Ambulatory Care Center/Emergency Services System (ACCESS) was established. Through its program and facility, ACCESS provides immediate ambulatory and emergency care in its community and, through referrals to the hospital's ED, ensures the provision of more extensive emergency or inpatient care, as needed. Telecommunications, coordination with the county rescue services and the hospital's ED, and cooperation with local private practitioners are vital elements of the program.
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Physicians, hospital administrators and trustees, other health care service managers, Blue Cross-Blue Shield plans, HSAs, government, and business corporations can participate in management of the health care system as a whole in order to ensure the delivery of high-quality care and to control health care costs. This participation can include many activities, such as education about management problems and methods, use of shared services and management improvement programs, implementation of incentive reimbursement, and promotion of hospitals' interaction at the local level.