Study: Isolation raises risks for dementia, disability and death
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 24, 2024
The more isolation an older adult experiences, the higher their risks are for dementia, disability and/or death, a new study finds. This is true regardless of isolation level at the start of the study,...
Artificial intelligence doesn’t beat doctors in diagnosing medical issues based on images, study reveals
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 24, 2024
An artificial intelligence (AI) model solved quiz questions testing doctors’ abilities to diagnose patients based on images and text summaries accurately. However, it made mistakes when trying to describe...
Providers looking for more Medicaid ‘pie’ might be surprised by state conversions to case-mix system
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
Skilled nursing providers looking to capture the best available pay rates must act quickly as more states finalize their transitions to case-mix adjusted payment systems, experts with Zimmet Healthcare...
MA quality gap revealed in vulnerable communities
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Donna Shryer
Jul 23, 2024
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.
Older adults skip doc appointments due to extreme weather, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 22, 2024
Extreme heat is causing more older adults over the age of 65 to miss doctors’ appointments, especially among those with chronic diseases, a new study finds.
Study: Depressed older adults had fewer days alive and at home after hip surgery
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 22, 2024
People enrolled in Medicare who had depression before their hospitalizations for hip fractures had fewer days alive and at home after hip surgery compared to those who weren’t depressed before their...
Report reveals slight connection between stroke risk, flu shot among older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 22, 2024
A new study did not uncover evidence of heightened stroke risk among those 65 and up after they received COVID-19 shots. However, it did reveal a link in this population between flu shot and stroke, though...
CDC report: Cognitive disability tops list of disabilities in US adults
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Donna Shryer
Jul 21, 2024
Cognitive disability emerged as the most prevalent disability in the United States in 2022, affecting 13.9% of adults. This is according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual update...
Study: Despite decline in long COVID risk, people need to remain vigilant
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Donna Shryer
Jul 21, 2024
A new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reveals a significant decrease in people’s risk of developing long COVID over the course of the pandemic — from 2020 to 2022....
White House hosts nursing home leaders, invites perspectives ahead of looming respiratory illness season
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 19, 2024
Nursing homes were in-focus at a White House summit Thursday, as individual providers from North Carolina, Minnesota and New Jersey were invited by the Biden administration to present their strategies...