Older adults flocking to telehealth: comfort levels improve, but concerns remain
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 18, 2020
Older adults using telehealth this year are more comfortable interacting virtually and less concerned about privacy issues than they were in 2019, a national poll has found.
Many older patients in acute care have improper dosing of blood thinners, study finds
By
Donna Shryer
Apr 03, 2024
A first-of-its-kind exploratory study finds that over half of frail, older patients admitted to the hospital for acute illness and are on a blood thinner from the direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) class...
Elders with diabetes more likely to receive insulin, but less likely to benefit
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 24, 2020
Elders with diabetes and multimorbidity are more likely to hit low Hemoglobin A1c targets using high-risk medications, a new study finds.
Report: Caregivers must team up with workers to help people with Parkinson’s, dysphagia
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 08, 2023
A new report calls on clinicians, other healthcare workers and loved ones to provide better awareness of and care for people with Parkinson’s disease who have difficulty swallowing. The need is critical,...
Long COVID symptoms more likely following severe COVID-19 infection, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 30, 2023
The more severe COVID-19 is, the more likely a person is to develop long COVID, according to a new study. A team from Karolinska Institutet published a study in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe on Friday...
Program reduces missed workdays for COVID-exposed healthcare staff
Mar 24, 2022
Overall, 92% of workers successfully returned to work about 2 days early relative to a standard 10-day quarantine. This saved hundreds of work days over a six-month period, researchers reported.
Advance care planning rose dramatically among minorities through intervention, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 25, 2022
Older patients were more likely to record their end-of-life care wishes when they watched educational videos and received clinical counsel during the pandemic, a new study finds. Documentation among Black...
AMDA urges safe, thoughtful approach in new reopening guidance
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 02, 2021
A return to ‘normal,’ will not be immediate, says Executive Director Christopher Laxton in announcing new, proposed visitation guidelines.
Physical therapy group praises Congress for thwarting 3.4 percent doc pay cuts
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 13, 2024
The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) this week voiced its support of Congress for stopping a 3.4% cut to physicians’ pay that was included in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule...
Post-acute pulmonary rehab a net win for COPD patients, healthcare system: study
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 27, 2022
Universal use of post-acute pulmonary rehab could improve COPD patients’ health outcomes and result in Medicare savings of $1 to $1.25 billion annually, researchers say.