Meet Cindy Longfellow, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Aug 03, 2023
Learn more about Cindy Longfellow, Vice President, Business Development, Sales and Marketing, Juniper Communities, Bloomfield, NJ.
Meet Rose Trevino, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 03, 2023
Learn more about Rose Trevino, Director of Operations, Help at Home, Chicago.
Rethinking the role of nebulization in the maintenance treatment of COPD
Join us to learn more about a nebulized maintenance therapy for the treatment of COPD.
Embracing data and technology to help slow Alzheimer’s and dementia
By
John Q. Walker
Aug 02, 2023
Alzheimer’s is a disease of data. The disease doesn’t have what we typically react to quickly: There is no pain, no blood, no pus, no rash, no dry mouth, nothing is visibly out of kilter. Yet,...
Quick tests, algorithms can cut antibiotic use in Staph infections
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 02, 2023
Using rapid diagnostic tests and algorithms to make suggestions on how to best use antibiotics helped reduce the amount of days people needed to stay on them, a new report finds.
Infection control course for assisted living workers
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 02, 2023
A new infection prevention course aims to bring more awareness about, and practical tips to stop, the spread of infections in assisted living communities.
Study: Kombucha may lower blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 02, 2023
Kombucha tea, a fermented beverage commonly sold in stores, reduced fasting blood glucose levels better in those who drank it compared with those who didn’t, according to a new study.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 2
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 02, 2023
Researchers studying headband device for Alzheimer’s disease … Some older brains have changes in oxygen levels, neural activity … More than 2M people have inflammatory bowel disease … Feds release...
Foreign-born nurses bring more ‘human capital,’ compassion to work: study
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 02, 2023
Foreign-born nurses provide more “human capital” to long-term care settings than nurses born in the US, according to new research that aimed to better quantify the value of immigrants working in healthcare.
Medicare Advantage plan settles upcoding allegations for $22.5M
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 02, 2023
A Medicare Advantage plan will pay $22.5 million to settle allegations that it systematically reviewed patient charts to tack on additional charges before submitting claims to Medicare, federal law enforcement...