Certain HeartStart automated external defibrillator devices made by Philips Medical Systems might be unable to deliver needed defibrillator shocks in a cardiac emergency, the Food and Drug Administration...
Simavita markets electronic brief after acquisition deal
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
Australian medical device company Simavita has introduced a new “electronic brief,” reflecting a growing interest of skilled nursing providers to be able to electronically monitor residents’...
Managers promoting fun can be harmful
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
While manager-approved “fun at work” activities lower turnover, particularly for younger employees, sales performance may suffer, according to a new report.
Researchers: Be careful with assignment of irregular shifts
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
The children of single mothers working a nonstandard shift are more likely to engage in delinquent behaviors, according to a new analysis.
Thomas: Additional pressure ulcer research trials a must
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
Nursing homes should adopt evidence-based approaches to pressure ulcer prevention and treatment, but significantly more research is needed to support this goal, a professor of geriatric medicine said in...
Quick antipsychotic withdrawal OK: study
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
A small Belgian study of people with dementia on low-dose antipsychotics found that abrupt stoppage of the medication, rather than tapering, is a possible solution. Eighty-five percent of 40 patients who...
Hope for stroke patients may lie in neurorehab treatments
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
Five neurorehabilitation treatments for those recovering from stroke were highlighted in a December Neurology Clinical Practice report.
OIG probes hospitalizations
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
A fourth of the 3.3 million Medicare beneficiaries who lived in a nursing home in 2011 were hospitalized for at least one day. This came at a cost of $14.3 billion, according to a Nov. 18 report from the...
Proposal for full LTC coverage
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
Congressional lawmakers have introduced a bill to launch a single-payer healthcare system that would include universal long-term care coverage.
Initiative cuts MRSA by more than a third in veterans’ nursing homes, report shows
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 07, 2014
A nationwide initiative to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in veterans’ nursing homes dramatically slashed the infection rate, and could provide a framework for other nursing homes...