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HHS announced that HRSA has updated comprehensive preventive care and screening guidelines for women and for infants, children, and adolescents.
Research fails to show that screening primary care patients for depression leads to improvements in patient outcomes.
Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas As a Joint Commission-accredited facility, Coffeyville Regional Medical Center in Coffeyville, Kansas, recognizes the importance of assessing and identifying patients at risk for suicide. THE PROBLEM While working to create documentation on the matter, staff learned about their electronic health record vendor Meditech's impending Depression Screening and Suicide Prevention Toolkit. In addition to satisfying the Joint Commission's requirements, staff learned this toolkit would help its clinicians make informed decisions about suicidal ...