Discharge redesign: Training program translates to staff buy-in, lower rehospitalization rates
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 17, 2021
A program shown to improve resident discharge in nursing homes and cut readmissions works best when it is implemented gradually, according to a new study.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 17
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 17, 2021
Nursing home PPE shortages decline, but staff shortages remain unchanged: AARP … $450 million for infection control, strike teams for nursing homes in House bill that advances … ‘Low-value’ Medicare...
Fauci: ‘Pan-viral’ vaccine may be needed to tackle tenacious COVID-19 long-term
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 16, 2021
The virus that causes COVID-19 likely is here to stay, and its success in humans means that stronger defense measures will be needed, say Anthony Fauci, M.D., and colleagues from the National Institute...
CDC’s 2021 adult immunization schedule released with pandemic-era guidance
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 16, 2021
Clinicians should encourage all adults to continue receiving recommended immunizations of all kinds, including catch-up vaccines — even if they are following COVID-19 mitigation measures such as mask-wearing...
Factor in chills, lesser-known symptoms to better detect COVID-19, study shows
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 16, 2021
Factoring four overlooked COVID-19 symptoms into testing efforts significantly improves detection, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 16
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 16, 2021
Hawaii’s LTC facilities outpace mainland counterparts in COVID vaccination … CMS: Visitation restrictions must remain; prepare for return of less-collaborative surveys … Antibiotic prescribing in...
To quarantine or not? CDC’s post-vaccine guidance for exposed workers gives nod to staff shortages
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 12, 2021
Fully vaccinated individuals may now skip quarantine after exposure to an infected person. But that doesn’t go for healthcare workers in facility settings — except as a last option.
Triple antibiotic resistance occurs in 13 percent of serious UTIs, analysis finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 12, 2021
Resistance to three or more antibiotics occurs in one in eight patients hospitalized with a severe urinary tract infection, according to a large multicenter analysis of U.S. hospital data.
High falls risk doubles odds of developing dementia: study
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 12, 2021
The risk of falling appears to have an outsized effect on the eight-year prognosis for dementia in cognitively healthy older adults, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Friday, Feb. 12
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 12, 2021
Stroke incidence falling in older Danish adults for reasons that could translate to U.S. … Doctors, lawmakers to FDA: Address racial disparities in pulse oximeters … Patients with obesity lose 20%...