Clinical Clues to Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in a 53-year-old Man – EXPIRED
Jul 13, 2012
A 53-year-old man with type 2 diabetes presents to his internist with erectile dysfunction, increased appetite, and blurry vision. At his last visit 6 months ago, his LDL-C was borderline high.
Use of electronic health records by post-acute providers improves care transitions, experts say
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McKnight's Staff
Jul 05, 2012
Long-term and post-acute care providers aren’t eligible for federal meaningful use incentives for electronic health records, but failing to pursue EHRs would be unwise, experts stress.
Electronic brain stimulation improves stroke-related swallowing difficulties, study finds
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McKnight's Staff
Jul 03, 2012
Transcranial brain stimulation can help improve outcomes for individuals who have difficulties with swallowing following a stroke, results of a pilot study suggest.
Bionic lower limb system helps amputees walk better
Jun 26, 2012
iWalk recently announced the availability of its BiOM bionic lower limb system for above-knee amputees. The device is an ankle system that works with select microprocessor knees to restore natural motion....
CAST offers free tools for making electronic health record selections
Jun 13, 2012
LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies has released several free tools designed to help operators identify electronic health records products that might meet their needs. The portfolio...
Omnicare CEO steps down
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 12, 2012
Omnicare’s Chief Financial Officer John Workman has been appointed as the company’s interim chief executive officer following the resignation of John Figueroa as CEO.
Overnight breathing therapy holds promise for chronic heart failure, research finds
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 12, 2012
An overnight breathing treatment called adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) therapy was shown to be helpful in individuals with chronic heart failure, new research suggests.
Clinical Challenges and Renal Considerations in Managing Gout: Part II – EXPIRED
May 31, 2012
This is part II of a three-part series of case-based articles on optimal, evidence-based approaches to the management of gout, an inflammatory arthritis that over the past two decades has doubled in prevalence...
Omnicell acquires MTS Medication Technologies
May 30, 2012
Omnicell has completed the acquisition of MTS Medication Technologies Inc., a leader in medication adherence packaging systems. Omnicell can better integrate medication management across that broader spectrum...
Omnicare will pay $50 million over controlled substances charges
May 14, 2012
Long-term care pharmacy provider Omnicare has agreed to pay the government $50 million to settle charges that it illegally dispensed controlled medications to long-term care residents.