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Perry, P. 8c S. Kuperman (1996). Pediatric Psychopharmacology Autism. Virtual Hospital, Electronic source, Accessed February, 2001. 

Perry, Paul. LSD Psychosis. University of Iowa Health Care Virtual Hospital. 1996. (February 15, 2002). . 

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) fills this void (Cooper et al. 1999). The strength of DEA is that it lets each hospital choose the set of weights that would maximize its performance ratio. However, it is ranked against a virtual hospital which has its attribute values as the convex combination of the attribute values of all real hospitals. As each of the real hospital chooses the best set of weights for itself, the virtual hospital becomes the benchmark that cannot be outperformed. 

It is estimated (99) that U.S. sales of clindamycin in 1989 were 45 million. Clindamycin was the seventh most widely used of all prescription products in U.S. hospitals (100). Figures are not available for worldwide sales of clindamycin, or for sales of lincomycin, which are virtually all outside the United States. 

It has repeatedly been shown that penicillin and tetracyclines retain their growth-promoting activity when used in the same agricultural surroundings for periods of 30 years or longer. Furthermore, tetracyclines continue to be effective in the treatment of both human and animal diseases. Atkinson and Lorian (19) found that coli. Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Staph, epidermidis showed "virtually the same susceptibilities" to tetracycline in 242 US hospitals, 1971 to 1982. 

Cost-minimisation analysis are performed when the clinical outcomes (e.g. efficacy and safety) of the comparator groups are virtually identical and for all practical purposes can be considered to be equal. Because no decision can be made based on differences in the clinical endpoints, decisions are based on the incremental costs of the treatment pathways. Such was the case in a study that assessed the cost-effectiveness of treating proximal deep vein thromboses (DVT) at home with low molecular weight heparin versus standard heparin in hospital therapy. A cost-minimisation approach was chosen for this analysis because the results from a comparative clinical trial confirmed that there were no statistically significant differences in safety or efficacy between the two treatment groups. The study authors concluded that for patients with acute proximal DVTs, treatment at home with low molecular weight heparin was less costly than hospital treatment with standard heparin. ... 

NFPA 99137 governs all health care occupancies, in conjunction with the Life Safety Code and the National Electrical Code. In fact virtually all hospitals, and the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), which regulates hospitals, use the combination mentioned earlier almost without any other consideration. 

In New Jersey s Center for Public Health Preparedness on the science campus of Burlington County College, patient simulators are being used in field hospital, virtual emergency room, and a home setting (Case Study 31.1) to train multidisciplinary groups in... 

Middlebrook, J., Franz, D. (2000). Botulism toxins. In Textbook of Military Medicine Medical Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, pp. 643-54. Virtual Naval Hospital. 

Is There No Place on Earth for Mel by Susan Sheehan [Boston Houghton Mifflin, 1982) is a vivid case history of a young schizophrenic woman who, during repeated hospitalizations, is "treated" with ever-mcreasing doses of virtually all the major tranquilizers currently in use. 

The official duties and responsibilities of hospital stewards were set down by Joseph Janvier Woodward (1833-1884) in The Hospital Steward s Manual - Because the hospital steward had, under the direction of the surgeon, general supervision over aU aspects of the entire hospital,23 the manual covers not only his duties but those for whom he was responsible wardmasters, nurses, female nurses, cooks, and laundresses. Virtually everyone, except physicians, reported to the steward, who served as the hospital s chief administrator. On the instractions of the senior medical officer, aU issues of order and security, light and ventilation, quality and quantity of food, cleanliness and orderliness of the wards and grounds devolved to the steward. In accordance with the breadth of his responsibilities, he was to receive obedience from all non-commissioned officers, enlisted men, and citizen nurses in the hospital. 24 As part of the steward s regular duties, he was also supposed to make thorough inspections of the entire... 

One thing is clear hazardous wastes are not ubiquitous. Virtually all industrial and commercial operations, research establishments, educational or hospital laboratories, and military complexes, as well as many retail establishments are likely to produce some type of hazardous waste. However, data suggest that about i percent of hazardous waste generators account for about 90 percent of the wastes natioii3 l v... 

She was a very successful owner of a small print shop and had a history of solid interpersonal relationships. Her depressive disorder occurred after her best friend had been tragically killed in a boating accident. After five days of hospitalization, she was discharged. Five weeks later, after twice weekly psychotherapy and antidepressants, she was virtually symptom-free. There was no hint of the primitive personality disturbance evident when she was first hospitalized. 

The development of a formulary system within an organization rests with a multidisciplinary committee. In the hospital and health system setting, this is typically called the P T committee. Virtually all hospitals and health-systems have a P T committee.P T committees usually meet six to eight times annually. An ASHP Position Statement on formulary management declares that decisions should be based on clinical, quality of life, and pharmacoeconomic factors that result in optimal patient care. - It advises against decisions solely based on economic factors. The Position Statement also recommends that decisions must include active and direct involvement of physicians, pharmacists, and other appropriate health care providers. This may include dieticians, nurses, administrators and quality management coordinators. 

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