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S Taravella

Publications and source records attributed to S Taravella.

At least 127 records · Page 7Linked to original sources
PubMed1991

Providers, vendors venture into the U.S.S.R.

As the Soviet Union begins to make medical care a higher national priority, American healthcare providers and vendors are entering the market in growing numbers. The business and clinical ventures--both for-profit and not-for-profit--include everything from alcoholism treatment and plastic surgery to facility design and professional education.

Commerce↗
PubMed1990

The rise of risk management.

Risk managers are playing a more prominent role in hospitals. Regulatory mandates and quality and liability concerns are prompting an increase in their numbers and an elevation in their positions. Along with the rise in income and respect come changes in the qualifications expected of them.

Female↗
PubMed1990

Experts disagree on new AIDS guidelines.

A Centers for Disease Control gathering address AIDS transmission by healthcare workers, but discussion was hampered by sketchy details of the case that triggered the meeting--a dentist reportedly transmitting AIDS to a patient--and by differing opinions among the 70 health profession representatives attending.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1990

Researchers urge AZT programs for hospital workers.

Administering zidovudine, also known as AZT, to healthcare workers immediately after they've been exposed to blood suspected of being infected with the AIDS virus is a realistic attempt to reduce their likelihood of becoming infected. That was the conclusion of one of some 2,500 presentations made at the recent international AIDS conference.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1990

Black hospitals struggle to survive.

There are only eight black hospitals left in the nation; last month there were nine. Their dwindling number reflects not only financial operating pressures, but a growing public indifference to their contributions. Even black physicians are opting for the better-funded non-black hospitals, executives say. Without major changes or mergers, observers warn that the remaining black facilities may not survive.

Black or African American↗