‘Nudges’ effective in helping statin-takers stick to their regimen
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 14, 2019
A phone call, email or text successfully prompts statin-takers to fill their first prescription and stick with their medication regimen, say researchers.
Obama’s proposed Medicare and Medicaid cuts could negatively impact beneficiaries, experts say
Sep 22, 2011
The Obama administration says that proposed reimbursement cuts to Medicare and Medicaid providers shield beneficiaries from access-to-care difficulties, but some experts aren’t so sure.
Glove use tied to better infection control
By
Meg LaPorte
Oct 06, 2017
Certified nurse assistants who practice frequent glove use may be the key to hampering the spread of dangerous pathogens, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of...
CMS proposal includes mandatory antibiotic stewardship programs
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Jul 20, 2015
Nursing home regulation changes announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week includes a proposal that would require long-term care facilities to have an antibiotic stewardship program.
Ask the legal expert … about gun violence in facilities
By
John Durso
Jun 01, 2013
A resident smuggles a gun into our facility and shoots a worker who, she says, has been treating her harshly or disrespectfully. What’s our recourse?
Scholarship fund created for families of frontline healthcare workers felled by COVID-19
By
Danielle Brown
May 27, 2021
Family members of frontline healthcare workers who died due to COVID-19 now have an additional support tool for those planning to further their education.
Hollywood channels nurses in docu-play
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2020
Hollywood stars used the words of real-life nurses coping with the pandemic in a virtual docu-play “That Kindness: Nurses in Their Own Words.”
Simpson House chooses energy management company
Nov 24, 2015
Life plan community Simpson House is working with ENER-G Rudox Inc. in conjunction with their partners and clean energy specialists Blue Sky Power and MCFA Global to design a sustainable makeover of its...
Care improvements reduce amputations
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2013
Advances in diabetic foot ulcer treatments are helping reduce lower-extremity amputations, a new study finds. Researchers at the University of Iowa Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation studied...
Study: Aspirin is vital for cancer patients who have heart attacks
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Haymarket Media
Jan 23, 2007
Cancer patients who suffer heart attacks often do not receive aspirin due to the fear of lethal bleeding. But a new study found that without aspirin, these patients would die.