Policy Making
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Clinical policy: critical issues in the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with community-acquired pneumonia.

30 Oct 2009 This clinical policy from the American College of Emergency Physicians focuses on critical issues concerning the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department (ED)with community-acquired pneumonia. It is an update of the 2001 ... Read more...

Online posting of unprofessional content by medical students.

21 Sep 2009 CONTEXT: Web 2.0 applications, such as social networking sites, are creating new challenges for medical professionalism. The scope of this problem in undergraduate medical education is not well-defined. OBJECTIVE: To assess the experience of US ... Read more...

Joint policy statement--guidelines for care of children in the emergency department.

19 Sep 2009 Children who require emergency care have unique needs, especially when emergencies are serious or life-threatening. The majority of ill and injured children are brought to community hospital emergency departments (EDs) by virtue of their geography ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Policy Making'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Clinical policy: critical issues in the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with community-acquired pneumonia. 30 Oct 2009
• Who should administer insulin in schools? Sorting out the controversy. 26 Sep 2009
• Online posting of unprofessional content by medical students. 21 Sep 2009
• Joint policy statement--guidelines for care of children in the emergency department. 19 Sep 2009
• Bending the cost curve: a critical component of health care reform. 14 Sep 2009
• The international response to climate change: an agenda for global health. 14 Sep 2009
• Canadian health care slurs dismissed as "rhetoric". 12 Sep 2009
• Eight rights of safe electronic health record use. 7 Sep 2009
• Policy statement--recommendations for the prevention and treatment of influenza in children, 2009 -2010. 5 Sep 2009
• Uncompensated unrest. AHA, HFMA oppose CMS' plan on reporting. 5 Sep 2009
• Cost shifting does not reduce the cost of health care. 31 Aug 2009
• Slipping through the net: social vulnerability in pandemic planning. 30 Aug 2009
• Understanding clinical nurse specialist regulation by the boards of nursing. 30 Aug 2009
• A 'Lion'-sized loss. Kennedy's death could have impact on reform. 29 Aug 2009
• Setting priorities for patient safety: ethics, accountability, and public engagement. 24 Aug 2009
• Demo derby. CMS quality initiatives find support... if pay's OK. 22 Aug 2009
• The co-op compromise? No clear support because details are lacking. 22 Aug 2009
• Child-rearing ability and the provision of fertility services. 3 Aug 2009
• National variation of ADHD diagnostic prevalence and medication use: health care providers and education policies. 30 Jul 2009
• State mental health policy: implementation of computerized medication prescribing algorithms in a community mental health system. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Policy Making'

Definition: The decision process by which individuals, groups or institutions establish policies pertaining to plans, programs or procedures.

Descriptor UI: D011050

Alternative terms: Policy Making; Making, Policy; Policy Development; Development, Policy; Developments, Policy; Policy Developments; Policy Analysis; Analysis, Policy; Analyses, Policy; Policy Analyses;

Related Mesh Headings: Health Policy; Public Policy; Dissent and Disputes;

Tree Number: N03.706.742;

History Note: 80

Technical Notes: no qualif