This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Vital SignsHere are your weekly Vital Signs for week ending 12/20/13 Compiled and written by: Teresa Posthumus, RN MedPage Today: Putting Breaking Medical News Into Practice Medicare to Expand Telemedicine Use Telemedicine is the future of patient care.  What will be different ?  What will change?   Read the article below to get the latest information on Telemedicine. 3 Things to Know About the New Blood Pressure Guidelines Read about the new blood pressure guidelines.  See what will change if anything for bedside care or teaching for our patients.  Follow the link below and find out what is new. News-Medical.Net Observation services in hospitals result in large medical bills, says study Observation Services already a practice in a few hospitals.  Many more hospitals are planning to expand their practice to include observation units.  There is much controversy about this practice; many say it’s a way for hospitals to avoid fines for readmissions that are less than 30 days out from a hospital stay.  Read the article below and let us hear what you think of this up and coming hospital practice. CDC Center for Disease Control and Preventions FluView Where is the flu bug hitting the US the hardest this week?  Yes I have had my flu shot and the flu this season already.  So I should be good to go the rest of this season.  Keep track of the hardest hit areas this season.  Follow the link below to get the […]

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