A recent cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open has uncovered significant differences in the quality of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans available to beneficiaries depending on where they live.
CDC budget cuts threaten fight against antimicrobial-resistant infections following COVID-19 pandemic
By
Donna Shryer
Jul 23, 2024
An alarming new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fact sheet reveals a 20% increase in hospital-onset infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant pathogens and a fivefold increase in candida...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, July 24
By
Donna Shryer
Jul 23, 2024
New fast method to determine if a virus is infectious … High brain scan score indicates lower risk of late-life depression … Brain’s support cells impact Alzheimer’s disease
Lawsuit slams staffing rule
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 23, 2024
A federal lawsuit filed by providers seeks to throw out the national nursing home staffing mandate, charging that it exceeds the authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and “creates...
Federal staffing rule’s 1st element kicks in
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
Providers were scrambling at deadline to meet the first requirement of the new federal staffing mandate: completing a beefed up facility assessment that gives more weight to residents’ behavioral health...
60 seconds with … Derek Prince
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
You’ve agreed to be party to a lawsuit seeking to throw out the CMS nursing home staffing rule. How does HMG pursue quality in the tough Texas staffing environment?
RSV mRNA vaccine gets OK for older adults
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 23, 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a messenger RNA-based vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for people aged 60 and older.
Ask the care expert … about antibiotic time-outs
By
Nancy Tuders
Jul 23, 2024
Can you tell me what is involved in an antibiotic time-out?
Patients susceptible to ulcers need education, legal sign-off
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
Providers should begin to educate certain patients and their families about “unavoidable” pressure ulcers to help fend off related litigation, two medical malpractice attorneys recommended in the National...
New model uses AI to find, care for DFUs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
A group of Chinese researchers has developed a new model to assess diabetic foot ulcers that they say could enhance identification and treatment.