ASHA urges governors to advocate for independent living residents in vaccine plans … HHS renews public health emergency due to COVID-19 … CDC: Consider confirming COVID-19 status with a PCR test in...
SNF loses Medicare, Medicaid eligibility after not providing enough food to residents
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Sep 14, 2016
A Missouri nursing home is no longer eligible for federal funding after an inspection this summer found the facility did not provide enough food for its residents, and appears scheduled to close.
Brain health not a big priority for Americans, poll finds
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Haymarket Media
Sep 22, 2006
Americans sure like to exercise, but they are not overly concerned about working out their brains, a new poll finds.
Dangers of life after mechanical ventilators investigated
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Holly Petrovich
Jun 01, 2015
While the after-effects of mechanical ventilation vary greatly from patient to patient, research shows that health tends to decline over time.
CDC data reveal drug types most linked to emergency department visits among seniors
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 06, 2021
Emergency department visits for medication harm to older adults most frequently involve prescribed anticoagulants and diabetes drugs, according to a new federal study.
Ask the care expert: Can we limit med passes to three times a day?
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Sherrie Dornberger
Aug 01, 2012
This answer is directly from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: “We have no regulation that requires medications to be ordered for specific clock times. Our surveyors check to see if staff...
Study: Heart attack victims shouldn’t take NSAIDs
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Haymarket Media
Jun 21, 2006
The risk of dying from or having another heart attack is high among people who have survived a first heart attack and are taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), new research in the journal...
Medline touts evidence-based continence management program
Aug 10, 2011
Medline Industries recently introduced a continence management program for long-term care providers. The initiative will help providers understand and comply with the CMS revised F315 Surveyor Guidance...
Infectious disease experts call on clinicians to recognize threat of RSV in elders
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 28, 2022
It’s time for clinicians to get up-to-date on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and help address the threat it poses to older adults, according to a new report and call to action from the National Foundation...
Provider to pay $2.14 million after patient data made accessible through Google
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Oct 20, 2016
A California-based healthcare provider has agreed to pay $2.14 million to settle allegations that it violated HIPAA when protected health information was made publicly accessible through online search...