Health Care Professionals

Health care professionals in Arkansas and nationwide face numerous challenges -- geographic, economic and educational barriers to patient care; staying up-to-the-minute on the latest standards of care; and keeping up with changing policies, paperwork and payor requirements, to name just a few. And all while serving a growing and increasingly diverse patient population.

Because many of us are current or former clinicians and health care professionals, AFMC understands. We are here as a resource for you and the communities you serve -- helping you navigate the Medicare and Medicaid systems; providing information about national standards of care; and offering free tools, such as posters, brochures, chart stickers and fact sheets, that can make patient and staff education and communication easier and more effective.

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Feature Story

C. diff virulance and mortality rising, study shows

Keys to prevention: Judicious use of antibiotics, contact precautions, disinfection

A recent study has led to increased attention and media coverage for Clostridium difficile — a fairly common bacteria that can cause severe diarrhea and colitis. The related illness is still traced mainly to health care facilities, in patients who have recently taken antibiotics. Health care providers are on the front line in preventing a serious threat to patients and the public. Read on…