This Patient-provider agreement records the discussion about the patient’s rights and consent to treatment for chronic pain, particularly when the treatment involves using a controlled substance or any opioid drug.
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Oral Care Measures for Preventing Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia
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Pneumonia occurring in residents of long-term care facilities and nursing homes can be termed 'nursing home-acquired pneumonia' (NHAP). NHAP is the leading cause of mortality among residents. NHAP may be caused by aspiration of oropharyngeal flora into the lung, and by failure...
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Medical-Legal Partnership
In Oklahoma, 1 in 5 people live in poverty and also have at least one health-harming civil legal need. Creating a system to screen for these legal needs will allow us to address problems not otherwise attended to, reducing patient stressors and saving health care partner’s money in terms of...
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis Investigation
- CDC is concerned about AFM, a serious condition that causes weakness in the arms or legs.
- From August 2014 through August 2018, CDC has received information on a total of 362 cases of AFM across the US; most of the cases continue to occur in children.
- Even with an...
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Managing Prescription Refills
Several years ago, OKPRN clinicians identified two key principles and several techniques that make management of prescription refills much easier for practices.
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Unilateral Strength Training Leads to Muscle-Specific Sparing Effects During Opposite Homologous Limb Immobilization
Cross education (CE) occurs after unilateral training whereby performance of the untrained contralateral limb is enhanced. A few studies have shown that CE can preserve or “spare” strength and size of an opposite immobilized limb, but the specificity (i.e., trained homologous muscle and...
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Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure with DASH
A condensed version of "Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure With DASH" this easy-to-read fact sheet includes an overview of DASH research findings and suggestions on how to start and stick with a eating plan.
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Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines
Groups Recommended for Vaccination
- Routine annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all persons aged ≥6 months who do not have contraindications.
- A licensed, age-appropriate influenza vaccine (IIV, RIV4, or LAIV4) should be used. Consult package information for age...
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Management of Outpatient Test Results
From published literature, we identified four key steps in the management of test results:
1. Tracking all results to make sure they are received and reviewed by an appropriate person in the practice.
2. Notification of all patients of both normal and abnormal test results in a...
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